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In this episode of Coffee and Divination, I’m joined once again by Irene Glasse — Heathen Witch, teacher, author, and spiritworker.

Irene is the co-author, with Caine Dreamwalker, of the newly released Foundations of Witchcraft: A Blackfeather Mystery School Training Manual, from Crossed Crow Books, as well as Blackfeather Mystery School: The Magpie Training. She is also a contributing writer to Llewellyn’s Witch’s Sun Sign series and Sabbats Almanacs, a Commissioned Lay Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick, and the lead organizer of Frederick CUUPS.

We begin our chat discussing the divinatory experience that inspired Blackfeather Mystery School, and the question at the heart of Foundations of Witchcraft: what skills and practices actually help someone become a capable, grounded Witch?

Irene and I talk about spirit communication and discernment, knowing your own internal voice, and using divination to help confirm and clarify messages you've received. We also explore Elemental Life Sculpting, magical agency, guising and altered energetic states, trance states, and the importance of maintaining foundational practices even as our magical work becomes more advanced. 
It's always lovely to speak with Irene, and this conversation went in some wonderful directions. I hope you enjoy, and let me know your thoughts, as always!

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Find Irene Glasse online:

Glasse Witch Cottage: https://glassewitchcottage.com/
Blackfeather Mystery School: https://blackfeathermystery.com/
Signed copies of Foundations of Witchcraft: A Blackfeather Mystery School Training Manual: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/286E8M5RCXXYJ/checkout/FCJQ6DHZABVLPY2ICUXQQLVF

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The Diviner’s Pathway — Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for the founding cohort of The Diviner’s Pathway, my new six-week live course in nature-led divination.

This intensive course will meet weekly beginning November 10, 2026, working across tarot, runes, pendulums, dreams, and the basics of omen recognition, while developing the deeper skills that connect those practices: asking better questions, cultivating spiritual relationships, and learning to listen more clearly.

This first cohort will be a small, close-knit group — only eight students total — so if you’ve been interested in studying divination with me in a more hands-on way, take a look at the full course information and registration here:

The Diviner’s Pathway — course details and registration

You can also find information about upcoming classes, events, private divination sessions, and free resources at www.CoffeeAndDivination.com

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In this episode of Coffee and Divination, I’m joined by Deborah Lipp — author, Witch, High Priestess, tarot reader, and teacher who has been practicing and teaching Wicca, magic, and occult subjects for more than forty years.
Deborah is the author of numerous books on Witchcraft, ritual, magical practice, tarot, and polarity, including The Elements of Ritual, Tarot Interactions, Bending the Binary, and her newest book, Roadmap by Moonlight: A Guide to Wicca for Life.
We begin by talking about what it means to build a magical and spiritual practice that can actually last for decades — not simply a collection of techniques, correspondences, or rituals. We also talk about experimentation, adapting to new situations and needs, and how we create vibrant new things, without losing the structure that makes it all work.
And of course, we spend quite a bit of time on divination: Learning to see a spread as a complete image; psychic perception and the ways it can become suppressed; intuition versus projection; prediction; and the importance of becoming willing to take risks.
We also talk about magical polarity beyond simplistic male/female binaries, the ideas behind Deborah’s book Bending the Binary, and what happens when inherited magical structures are examined more deeply instead of simply discarded or repeated. 
It was a lovely conversation to have, and I appreciate all the care that Deborah puts into all of her books and teachings.
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Find Deborah Lipp online:
Deborah’s website:
https://www.deborahlipp.com/
Deborah’s books:
https://www.deborahlipp.com/in-print/
Deborah’s Bookshop.org store:
https://bookshop.org/shop/deborahlipp
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Upcoming Events with JoAnna:
Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 7 p.m.:
Book signing and talk with JoAnna at Phoenix Books in Burlington, Vermont.
Nov - December 2026: Registration is now open for The Diviner’s Pathway - a live, small-group divination container beginning Nov. 10. Over six weeks, we’ll work with multiple forms of divination - including tarot, runes, pendulums, dreams, omens, and trance divination - to develop discernment, relationship, and spiritual connection with nature spirits and our intuitive abilities.
Spaces are limited to only eight people for this cohort. Learn more and register here: https://www.coffeeanddivination.com/divinerspathway

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Support Coffee and Divination:
The Diviner’s Path: A Nature-Led Approach to Divination with Tarot, Runes & Pendulums is now available from Llewellyn Publishing and through your local bookstore.   To find it online:
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Thank you so much for the support the book and podcast have already received. If you’ve read and enjoyed The Diviner’s Path, even a brief review on Amazon, Goodreads, or the site where you purchased it can make an enormous difference in helping other readers discover the work.
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In this episode of Coffee and Divination, I'm joined by Leandra Witchwood — modern witch, wortcunner, herbalist, author, teacher, and founder of The Magick Kitchen podcast.
Leandra's work brings together witchcraft, herbalism, plant-spirit relationships, shadow work, divination, and decades of magical practice. She is a Master Herbalist and Reiki Master, and through The Witchwood Teahouse, she creates intentional hand-blended teas rooted in her work with plants and herbalism.
We begin with Leandra's earliest experiences with divination, as well as her path into herbalism and the practice of wortcunning. We also dive into dendromancy -- divination and communication with trees -- as well as ways of listening to the spirits of land and place.
If you're listening as this episode comes out, Leandra has several classes and offerings happening very soon — and Leandra and I will both be teaching at TempleFest in Massachusetts, September 4–7. If you're finding this episode later on, visit her website to see what she's currently teaching and offering.
A quick note on herbalism: This episode includes general discussion of herbs and herbal practices for educational and spiritual purposes only. Neither myself or Leandra are providing medical advice, and please always consult a qualified healthcare professional before using or ingesting any herbs or plants, especially if you are pregnant or nursing, have a medical condition, or take prescription medications, as herbs can have contraindications and interactions.
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Find Leandra Witchwood online:
Leandra's website: https://LeandraWitchwood.com
Leandra on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LeandraWitchwood
IG: https://www.instagram.com/leandrawitchwood/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leandrawitchwood
To listen to The Magick Kitchen podcast: The Magick Kitchen Blog 
Upcoming Events with JoAnna:
September 4–7, 2026: TempleFest at Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, Massachusetts - https://templefest.templeofwitchcraft.org/
Book Signing and Talk with JoAnna - Sept. 10, at 7pm, at Phonenix Books, in Burlington, VT: Joanna Farrer | The Diviner's Path: A Nature-Led Approach to Divination with Tarot, Runes & Pendulums | Phoenix Books
Check the website (www.coffeeanddivination.com) for information and pre-registration for upcoming online divination and nature-led divination courses coming this fall and winter, as well as free resources.
Support Coffee and Divination:
The Diviner's Path: A Nature-Led Approach to Divination with Tarot, Runes & Pendulums, is now available from Llewellyn Publishing and in all your local bookstores. To find it online:
https://amzn.to/4e6EXH9
Thank you so much for the support the book and podcast have already received. If you've read and enjoyed The Diviner's Path, even a brief review on Amazon, Goodreads, or the site where you purchased it can make an enormous difference in helping others discover the work.
Reviews of Coffee and Divination are enormously helpful as well and please feel free to reach out to me on Instagram at @coffeeanddivination.
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Instagram: Divination Podcast | Hosted by JoAnna Farrer (@coffeeanddivination) • Instagram photos and videos 
Support the show, and access online meet-ups via our Patreon: patreon.com/coffeeanddivination
Thank you for listening, and, as always, see you between the worlds...

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In this episode of Coffee and Divination, I'm joined once again by Dr. Gwendolyn Reece — Pagan priestess, Theosophist, librarian, and author of "The Waters of Mnemosyne: Ancient Greek Religion for Modern Pagans" 

This time, we go deeper into Neoplatonism: what it actually is, how the gods fit into a monistic cosmos, and what any of that has to do with recognizing an omen (for divination) when you see one. 

We talk about the difference between superstition and actionable intelligence, why academia keeps the occult at arm's length, and what it would look like to bring real philosophical life — symposia, hard questions, communal thinking — back into modern Pagan practice. 

I completely agree with Gwendolyn about the importance of philosophy, in-person discussion, and philosophy as a LIVED experience in the modern day. Every one of us has something important to contribute to this conversation... If you're passionate about this as well, reach out to me via email on my website, www.coffeeanddivination.com 

It's always a true pleasure to have Gwendolyn back on the show, and I'm sure you'll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

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Find Dr. Gwendolyn Reece online - Gwendolyn's website: https://gwendolynreece.net/ 
Buy 'The Waters of Mnemosyne: Ancient Greek Religion for Modern Pagans': The Waters of Mnemosyne a book by Gwendolyn Reece - Bookshop.org US

Upcoming Events with JoAnna:

September 4–7, 2026: TempleFest at Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, Massachusetts
Check into the website ( www.coffeeanddivination.com ) to get on the pre-list for the upcoming online divination and nature-led divination container course, coming this fall.

Support Coffee and Divination:
The Diviner's Path: A Nature-Led Approach to Divination with Tarot, Runes & Pendulums, is now available, from Llewellyn Publishing: https://amzn.to/4e6EXH9
Join the Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/coffeeanddivination
The Coffee and Divination YouTube channel: WHAT MAKES AN OMEN? Dr. Gwendolyn Reece on Theurgy, Neoplatonism, and Divination 

Thank you so much for the support the book has already received. If you've read and enjoyed it, even a brief, honest review on Amazon, Goodreads, or the site where you purchased it can make an enormous difference in helping other readers discover the work. And share this podcast with friends, if you find it helpful and interesting!

Coffee and Divination: https://www.coffeeanddivination.com/ Instagram: @coffeeanddivination 

Thank you for listening, and, as always, see you between the worlds...

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In this episode, I’m joined once again by John Michael Greer, this time to discuss his newest Aeon Books volume, The Magical Writings of W. B. Yeats.

Together, we discuss Yeats as a poet, magician, and highly-trained occult philosopher, with a special focus on the original 1925 edition of his great work, A Vision. We talk about George Yeats and the automatic writing that helped shape the system, as well as the works of Tolkien and Jung, the nature of Imaginal Realms, creative masks, and much more.

It's always a true pleasure to have JMG back on the show, and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

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Find John Michael Greer online -

JMG's works on Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/jmg
Buy 'The Magical Writings of W.B. Yeats': https://spirit.aeonbooks.com/product/magical-writings-of-wb-yeats/95401
JMG's Dreamwidth page: https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/
JMG's website - Ecosophia: https://ecosophia.net/

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Upcoming Events with JoAnna:

Aug. 15, 2026 - 10am-2pm:
The Diviner's Path Book Event at The Serpent's Key in Hanover, PA   - https://serpentskeyshoppe.com/

Aug. 20, 2026 - 6pm:
Free Workshop and Talk at Barnes and Noble in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY.  -
https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062217464-0

September 4–7, 2026:
TempleFest at Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, Massachusetts

Support Coffee and Divination

JoAnna's book, "The Diviner’s Path: A Nature-Led Approach to Divination with Tarot, Runes & Pendulums", is now available, from Llewellyn Publishing:
https://amzn.to/4e6EXH9

Thank you so much for the support the book has already received. If you’ve read and enjoyed it, even a brief, honest review on Amazon, Goodreads, or the site where you purchased it can make an enormous difference in helping other readers discover the work.

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