Posts in Spirituality
The Beauty of Simple Daily Rituals | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 22

You know, magic and ritual doesn’t always have to involve long prayers, lighting twenty candles, and standing in front of your altar - it can be much simpler, and much more domestic… if you let it. In this episode I share my little daily ritual to start each morning, and give some suggestions for how to think about your own.

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Is All Spirituality a Cult? What Critics Get Wrong | The Secrets of a Witch Podcast with Sabrina Scott episode 17

In the last few years, as we’ve seen the rise of anti-science stances among adherents of alternative spirituality, there’s also been an increase of critiques of things like reiki, witchcraft, and everything new age woo as being conspiracy theories or cults. In this episode I argue that many of the current critiques of contemporary fringe spirituality are fuelled by cynicism and contempt, and incorrectly lump everything into the ‘conspiracy’ category, often displaying as much paranoia as those they claim to critique - a hilarious and yet sad hypocrisy. I discuss what I believe led us here, including the death of expertise, lack of discernment, and perhaps the disillusionment of today’s critics.

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