season 1, episode 3 - real life witching with winifred costello

our guest for episode 3 is winifred costello! winifred is an visionary healer, reiki master teacher, tarot reader, mentor and witch. she is the founder and facilitator of the witching well, an online magickal community for earth-centered seekers who are ready to grow their spiritual practice in sustainable, accessible and authentic ways. she is the proprietress of awentree, an online witch shop, that was originally founded as a brick & mortar back in 2006 and recently transitioned to be fully online during the pandemic.

she views witching as a mystical path and craft that facilitates deep healing and transformation through direct encounter and embodiment practices. winifred identifies as an earth witch. she has experience and training in goddess traditions, old world witchcraft, faery seership, folk magick and tarot. she is a national guild certified hypnotherapist, past life regression facilitator and is currently studying nlp. winifred is an avid outdoors-person active in hiking, camping and organic gardening. she lives with her husband, dog and two cats in western massachusetts. you can find her online at awentree.com, on instagram @awentree, and on facebook as awentree. join the witching well here.

winifred has a freebie just for us! check out the 3 biggest mistakes witches make (and how to overcome them) when cultivating a daily spiritual practice.

each season we read a new book about witchcraft practices around the world with the #snortandcacklebookclub, with a book review by ash and the occasional guest helping us close out the season. this season's #snortandcacklebookclub read is witchcraft in early modern poland 1500-1800 by wanda wyporska.

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seasons 1-3 of snort & cackle are generously supported by the manitoba arts council.