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Witchin' and Bitchin'
Witchin’ and Bitchin’ is a cozy, irreverent folk magic podcast where Juan and River dive into nature lore, seasonal wisdom, ancestral traditions, and everyday enchantment. Blending down-to-earth witchcraft with humor, storytelling, and a healthy dose of sass, each episode explores the magic woven through ordinary life — and the moments that make us want to cackle, cast, or complain.
This podcast is created and hosted by Juan of Descendants of the Moon and River DragonStar of Moonlight and StarShadows, two natural witches with over 60 years of combined experience in folklore and magick. Now for the required legal stuff: all information is for "entertainment purposes only."
Witchin' and Bitchin'
Salt: The Witch’s Swiss Army Knife
🌙 Episode 2 — Salt: The Witch’s Swiss Army Knife
In this delightfully salty episode, Juan and River dive into one of the oldest, most universal tools in the witch’s arsenal: salt. From ancient purification rites to modern kitchen-witch spells, salt has been a protective powerhouse across cultures for thousands of years — and today your hosts are unpacking all its magical, practical, and occasionally chaotic uses.
Join us as we explore the folklore of salt, its role in folk traditions around the world, and how witches today use it for protection, cleansing, boundary-setting, and potent kitchen magic. You’ll also get a simple at-home salt bowl blessing ritual, a listener story, and (of course) a full Bitchin’ Break about the gatekeeping around “fancy” salts.
Grab a pinch, a handful, or the whole damn shaker — this is one elemental deep dive you won’t want to miss.