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Back on the Broomstick: Old Witchcraft, New Path

Laylla & Chelle

"Back on the Broomstick" is your magical podcast hangout where the world of witchcraft and the modern-day collide. Hosted by witchy best friends, Laylla and Chelle, this podcast is a cauldron bubbling with the latest spells, rituals, pagan wisdom, divination insights, and mystical musings. Born from a deep-rooted friendship and a shared passion for the witchy life, Laylla and Chelle weave their decades of pagan practice into each episode while learning new theories and chatting with today"s pagan

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137: Deity Series - The Young God

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2025/10/31

In this first episode of a brand-new seven-part series, Laylla and Chelle begin their exploration of the Aspects of Deity. Their discussion explores the living faces of the God and Goddess as seen through the Witch’s Wheel of the Year. This week, they turn their gaze toward the radiant Young God, the vibrant spark of life, desire, and potential who dances at the dawn of creation. Where did the idea of the Triple God come from? The Youth, the Father-Warrior, and the Sage? And how did this mod...

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136: Ghost Stories, Green Ladies, and Samhain Plans

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2025/10/24

In true Halloween fashion, the witches are conjuring up some ghost stories! In this spirited episode of Back on the Broomstick, Chelle and Laylla share some of their favorite hauntings. Two of them were chosen to honor a fabulously witchy woman, Helen JoJo, who maintains their Facebook community. Chelle and Laylla absolutely love her witchy soul! Chelle shares stories tied to Helen’s home turf, including Ohio’s eerie Hopewell Cemetery and the elegant ghost known as the Lady in Green who haun...

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135: Samhain and Celebrating your Shadow

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2025/10/17

This Samhain, the veil is thin and so is our patience. Join Laylla and Chelle as they throw open the ancestral gates and step boldly into the shadow with the Dark Goddesses at their side. From Hekate’s unwavering torchlight to the Cailleach’s icy wisdom and Baba Yaga’s bone-deep truths, this episode honors the sacred power found not just in grief and endings, but in rage, rebellion, and raw transformation. Our witches aren't here to pretty it up. They’re unpacking how rage can be a teacher, ...

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134: Amateur Ghost Hunting at the Haunted Fallbrook...

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2025/10/11

In this haunted October episode, your favorite witchy besties try their hand at ghost hunting and bring along a very special gift! At CNY Pagan Pride, the witches were gifted a vintage Ouija board from listener Vik (thank you!). Naturally, they had to take it for a spin, and where better than one of the most haunted cemeteries in their neck of the woods (and a place Chelle has had some ghostie experiences in the past), Fallbrook Cemetery in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Fallbrook cemetery is a...

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Solarium XIII: Salem - Streets too Witchy, Hotel too...

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2025/10/08

In this special thirteenth Solarium episode, the witches have decided to cackle through something a little different. Inspired by the podcast Beach Too Sandy, Water Too Wet, Laylla and Chelle cozy up with a cup of tea and a toke to read out loud some of the most hilariously unhinged one-star reviews of their favorite haunts around Salem, Massachusetts. No spot is safe from the sass! From The Salem Witch Museum, The Witch House, Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery, to the Peabody Essex Museum, an...

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133: Super Size Season of the Witches Answer

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2025/10/03

Grab your favorite autumn brew and settle in, witches! Laylla and Chelle are back with another magickal installment of Witches Answer, where they dive into YOUR questions about all things witchcraft. This episode is packed with practical magick and insider wisdom! The hosts share their personal recommendations for navigating Salem during the enchanting chaos of October. From must visit shops and hidden gems to the best places to stay and tastiest places to eat. Questions from listener...

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132: Life Paths and Cosmic Codes - Demystifying...

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2025/09/26

Numbers are math and magick. In this episode Laylla and Chelle have a conversation on the mystical language of numbers and how they weave into modern witchcraft. From ancient Pythagorean teachings to Kabbalah, Tarot, and spirit numbers (angel numbers), they discuss the history of how numbers become woven into magick. For many witches, numbers are sigils, omens, archetypes, and magical blueprints for our lives. You’ll learn how to calculate your Life Path, Destiny, and Soul Urge numbers, and ...

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131: The Dark Side of Autumn - A Conversation With...

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2025/09/19

"Not just about crowns and glitter and farting unicorns" This episode is a dark conversation for the dark half of the year. The witches sit down with Iberian Shamaness, Priestess, and author Ness Bosch to talk about her work, her book Sacred Bones, Magic Bones, and the deep magick of inner work and symbolic sacrifice. Living in Scotland and teaching internationally, Ness brings a grounded and ancient perspective to the conversation. Together, they explore powerful mythic figures like...

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Water Meditation - Journey to the Well of Power Within

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2025/09/17

As a companion to episode 129: Water Energy – Emotion, Intuition, and the Sacred Self, this guided meditation carries you deep into the flowing current of the water element. Through breath and visualization, you will journey inward to the divine, the sacred well of the subconscious, the liminal place where the old Gods dwell and the magick of our inner witch stirs. Here, you’ll touch the currents of emotion, psychic ability, and ancestral power, allowing the protective energy of the deep to r...

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130: Spirit Energy – The Sacred Thread That Connects All

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2025/09/05

In the final episode of our five-part Elemental Energy series, the witches turn their attention to the most mysterious element of all, Spirit. Unlike earth, air, fire, or water, Spirit isn’t something you can touch or see. It’s the invisible force that connects everything, the energy that breathes life into matter, and the current that runs through all magickal work. Join Laylla and Chelle as they try to define the undefinable. What is Spirit? How does it show up in our practices? And how is...

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129: Water Energy - Emotion, Intuition, and the...

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2025/08/29

In this immersive episode hosts Chelle and Laylla dive deep into the sacred waters of witchcraft and explore the mystical realm of the Water Element. Flowing through ancient myths and modern magick, the witches wade into the emotional, intuitive, and transformative powers of water. From sacred springs and holy wells to the River Styx and moonlit oceans, water has long been revered as a liminal force. It is a portal between worlds, a vessel of healing, and a mirror of the soul. The witches ex...

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Fire Meditation - Fueling the Spark of Transformation

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2025/08/28

This companion meditation designed to accompany the Fire episode of the Elemental Series, invites you to tap into the heat of passion, confidence, power, transformation and the sacred flame that fuels your will. Using breathwork, visualization, and hypnotic techniques, Laylla guides you to awaken your personal flame. Fire is movement, ignition, purification, and courage. Whether you need to release, to burn away what no longer serves, or to stoke the embers of your creative spirit, this medi...

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128: Fire Energy - A Sacred Spark of Transformation

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2025/08/22

In the third episode of their five-part elemental series, the witches bring the focus to Fire; the element of transformation, will, passion, and creative spark. Laylla and Chelle explore how Fire lives in the body, in the hearth, and in the heart of every magical working that calls for courage and momentum. From candle flames to blazing bonfires, Fire asks us to show up, burn bright, and let go. They talk about classic Fire correspondences like action, desire, destruction, and inspiration; a...

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Air Meditation - Tranquility, Inspiration, and Clarity

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2025/08/19

In this companion meditation episode to our Air Element discussion we’re slowing things down and tuning in to the most natural and magical tool we have, our breath. Laylla leads you through a gentle guided meditation with the element of Air, using two breathwork techniques to help you connect with the energies of tranquility, inspiration, and clarity of communication. Through a blend of witchy visualization and intentional breathing; this practice is designed to calm the chaos, sharpen the m...

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127: Air Energy - More than Inspiration, Incense, and...

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2025/08/15

In the second episode of their five-part elemental series, the witches turn their attention to Air; the whispering wind, the breath of life, and the spark of inspiration. Chelle and Laylla explore how this often underestimated element shows up in magical practice and daily life. From the feather-light qualities of thought and intention to the power of voice and communication, the witches talk about the qualities of and ways to work with air. They discuss the correspondences of Air like intel...

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Earth Meditation – Rooted in Magick

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2025/08/11

As promised in Episode 126: Earth Energy – Rooted in Magick, this guided meditation is a grounding journey into the steady strength of the Earth. Through breathwork, vivid sensory imagery, and earth-honoring practices, you’ll connect deeply with the land beneath you, root yourself in stability, and draw up the nourishing energy that sustains life. This meditation invites you to gather that power, hold it within, and carry it into your daily life. Whether you seek balance, resilience, or...

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126: Earth Energy – Rooted in Magick

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2025/08/08

In the first episode of our 5-part Elemental Series, Chelle and Laylla get grounded (literally!) as they explore the magick of Earth. From the dirt underfoot to the bones in our bodies, Earth is the element of centeredness, home, transformation, deep ancestral wisdom, and so much more. The witches talk about how to connect with Earth energy in your daily practice, why Earth is more than “just grounding,” and how this element shows up in spellcraft, divination, and ritual. Whether you're a gr...

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125: Lughnasadh 2025 - Sacrifice is good and all, but...

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2025/08/01

In this Lughnasadh 2025 episode, the witches celebrate the first harvest and the lessons woven into this sacred turning of the Wheel. They honor Tailtiu, the earth goddess whose hard work cleared the land for future generations, and reflect on how her story calls us to roll up our sleeves and tend our own lives with care and intention. But this year we remember that Tailtiu worked herself to death, and that honoring her means not only embracing hard work, but also learning the sacred art of ...

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124: "Live" from Brushwood Sirius Rising Festival...

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2025/07/25

This week, Back on the Broomstick is coming to you live from the legendary Brushwood Folklore Center during the Sirius Rising Festival! Laylla and Chelle share what it’s like to spend a week steeped in magic, music, and community at one of their most beloved pagan gatherings. The witches talk about the workshops they presented (yes, there were tarot cards, spellcraft, and more than a little laughter) and what it’s like teaching and sharing magic with an open, vibrant festival crowd. They giv...

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Solarium XII: Mail Call!

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2025/07/18

In this cozy Solarium episode, the witches are feeling all the love and a little bit spoiled as they open up their mail and share the beautiful letters and magical gifts sent in by you amazing listeners. From gorgeous candles with hidden gemstones, to signed poetry books that stirred our spirits, and even cleverly crafted tarot-card-themed cooking spices (yes, you read that right), this episode is a joyful unboxing of witchy generosity and creativity! Laylla and Chelle read a few heartfelt n...

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