Join Mahigan and Austin as they sit in the light of a fireplace waiting for their ominous alembic to come to a boil, as they discuss witchcraft, its intersection with self-care, the trap of consumerism, American attitudes towards spirituality, and the point of purchasing spiritual goods from witches and workers. Make sure to check out Austin's work at Bane x Bramble, and give him a follow on Instagram ! Austin is curating a monthly event in Tampa, FL, that is absolutely worth checking out, and a...
Jun 10, 2025•59 min
Topics covered in this episode: Weather proverbs for the month of June The talisman of Al-Nathrah, for victory The talisman of Al-Tarf, for illness and injury Major celestial events of the month of June A Mercury-Jupiter in Gemini election A Venus in Taurus election Fixed Star Conjunctions for the month of June The feast of Saint Anthony of Padua Midsummer's Eve The feast of Saint John the Baptist The feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus The feast of Saint Peter St John's Wort Honeysuckle Hyacinth...
May 28, 2025•12 min
In this episode: Weather proverbs A talisman of Gemini A Jupiter-Capella conjunction Saint Joseph the Worker's Feast The Death of the Winter Mother The Feast of Hawthorn Rabbit Hen/Rooster Instagram Patreon KitchenToad.com
Apr 30, 2025•11 min
Sit down for a chat with Dr. Finch and Mahigan as they touch on sachet powders, foot track magic, good ol' rootwork, and modalities of work in North American folk magic. Find Dr. Finch on her website and socials to book a consultation! https://www.phoebehildegard.com/ Instagram The New Moon Occult Salon Check out Mahigan's work! https://www.kitchentoad.com/ Instagram Patreon Join the newsletter....
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Looking forward to 2025 with you all <3 Cheers, Mahigan kitchentoad.com Join us over on Patreon!
Dec 24, 2024•9 min
Covered in this episode: A talisman for the trade of cattle. Major celestial events of the month. The heliacal rising of Fixed Star Antares. The 4000 Avés. The Feast of Saint Lazarus. Yule and Yuletide. Christmas-time divinations. Holly, Mistletoe, and Hellebore. And a recipe for traditional French-Canadian style donuts! The full episode is available on our Patreon ....
Dec 07, 2024•6 min
In this episode: A talisman of war. The Heliacal Rising of Spica. The sourdough familiar. Ritual vessels for Spica. Halloween! A candle dressing for protection. Yew. Pumpkins. Buckeyes. Usnea. The Dead: Local, Familial, Heroic. Dumb suppers. Pots for the Local Dead. A wash against miasma. A working to welcome in the Ancestors. Offerings to the Devil's Plot. A Saint Lazarus ritual against illness. A lot of dirt. Preparing the way for the Winter Mother and the First Snows. The full episode is avai...
Oct 06, 2024•17 min
Join Frankie and Mahigan as they soak at the bottom of Mary's Well and chat about dual-faith, what it means to see Saints through the lens of local culture and belief, and delve into what a practice at the crossroads of heresy and religious culture may look like. Topics covered this episode include: Italian-American folk magic French-Canadian folk Catholicism Balancing witchcraft and Catholicism Dual-Faith as an ethnographic term and as an online label Dominant religion, counterculture, and sorc...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Howdy y'all and welcome to Sat Upon a Toadstool, a podcast on all thing witchcraft, crooked ways, and occultism. I am your host, Mahigan Saint-Pierre, and twice a month I sit down to discuss a topic dear to my heart, whether it is magic or commentary on occultism at large, and to answer listener questions. I am currently hanging out with the troll under the stone bridge that leads to the fairy glen — she doesn't speak English, but I'll be doing the talking for the both of us. Join us today for a...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Howdy everyone, how's your Summer been? We're breaking heat records up here in Montreal, but the winds have been kind, sweeping storms across the region to cool the air every few days. Life has been hectic, and perhaps it's the effect of the Dog Days, or something else altogether, but I have been busy as a woodchuck! I'm currently perched high on the corner of a church tower, counting the Swallows' nests below. Join me for a discussion on saint magics, oil formulations, necromancy, dissatisfacti...
Aug 06, 2024•52 min
Today we are supping in the burrow in a luxurious Hedgehog's burrow, joined by Sfinga, Salt, and B. Key from the Frightful Howls You May Hear podcast to discuss the etiquette, ethics, and traditions of hiring and providing magical services. Join us as we discuss the vetting process, the diviner's toolkit, respect, community, mutual aid, and our personal ethics and morals when it comes to hiring and providing magical services. Make sure to check out the Frightful Howls You May Hear podcast on Spo...
Jul 04, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Join us as we chat about the upcoming month of July and all of its wonder! In this episode, we touch on the feasts of Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Martha, as well as the Heliacal Rising season of Sirius. We also get into some neat weather magic, apotropaic magics against storms, practices pertaining to the first harvest of wheat, as well as the magics of Oak, Sunflower, and Self-Heal! Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft throu...
Jul 02, 2024•7 min
In today's episode: What is a spiritual ecosystem? How to connect with land spirits while honoring Indigenous people? How to deal with lack of faith, and feelings of unworthiness? Magical resistance practices for social justice work! Should Hekate altars and rituals be done strictly outdoors? How to deal with fatigue in one's practice? How to petition Saint Expedite for love? Is the devil a god or a spirit? How do they differ? How to better accumulate/cultivate knowledge as a student? Sat Upon a...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Let's talk all about offerings! How to not overfeed your spirits, how to make sure you build reciprocity, and how to heat and cool them down. Join Mahigan as they discuss all things pertaining to the process of choosing, making, and disposing various offerings to the various types of spirits out there, as they escape the heat beneath the ferns. Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit relationship, folk ma...
Jun 06, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode of the Sat Upon a Toadstool Almanac, Mahigan shares beliefs, practices, and rituals concerning the feast of Saint John the Baptist, the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, as well as Rusal'naia, or Trinity Week. Join us as we discuss herbal magics including that of Saint John's Wort, Hawthorn, Mugwort, Rose, Vervain, Elderflower, and Broom, and touch on various herbal concoctions, recipes, charms, and cantrips for spirit flight, conjuring storms, and separating lovers. Sat Upon ...
May 23, 2024•6 min
Hey y'all, I hope the shifting winds of May have kept you warm, and that wildflowers are finding their way to you wherever you may step. I am currently holed up in the trunk of a Rowan tree, counting the petals on a daisy; join me as we speak of graceful Juniper, of spiritual purity, of blessed oils, and of the dynamics of the witch and the shaman in this episode of the Sat Upon a Toadstool Advice Column. Questions covered in today's episode include: "Juniper's uses outside of cleansing?" "How i...
May 23, 2024•57 min
On this month's episode of the Sat Upon a Toadstool Podcast, Mahigan chats about their upcoming relocation and their magical routine for settling into a new space. Join them as they process Coltsfoot down and share recipes for floor washes, house blessing oils, spiritual baths, and candle fixings, as well as a little bit of lore on all manners of household spirits. Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit ...
May 08, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Join Mahigan as they nestle beneath a cemetery gate and chat about the upcoming events, tides, and blessings of the month of May — with a focus on house blessings and cleansings! In this episode, we talk about the various herbs that can be collected in the month of May, perform some weather divination, chat love spells and fertility workings, and discuss various Saints' feasts! Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the le...
Apr 24, 2024•6 min
Join your host, Mahigan Saint-Pierre, for a Solomonic magic mini-class on the Pentacles of Solomon. Learn how to activate them, to apply them, and to utilize them in magic. Learn also about the various astrological placements that indicate a proclivity for witchcraft, discernment in mediumship, and lazy magic! Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit relationship, folk magic, land veneration, and mediation...
Apr 24, 2024•38 min
Is ceremonial magick better than witchcraft? Is one better than the other? Why is elitism such a pervasive problem in this community? Join me as I sit in the crook of a Juniper tree and talk about ceremonialism, folk magic, devilry, and moral superiority, and share some methods on how one can bridge the two in their own practice. Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit relationship, folk magic, land vener...
Apr 10, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Join your host, Mahigan, as they whip up a sumptuous rose enfleurage and answer listener questions touching on operating a home filled with spirits, learning to discern between spirits, setting up shrines and altars, and learning to let go of one's own limitations. Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit relationship, folk magic, land veneration, and mediation between the world of the living and the next....
Mar 27, 2024•25 min
Join your host, Mahigan as they perform divination on the weather to be had in April and talk about the solar eclipse, Lyrid meteor shower, upcoming astrological elections, the feasts of Saint Expedite and Saint George, and Walpurgisnacht in this inaugural episode of the Sat Upon a Toadstool Almanac. Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit relationship, folk magic, land veneration, and mediation between t...
Mar 27, 2024•4 min
Can anyone truly be a witch? Should anyone be a witch? And how do I know if I should become one? Join me for our maiden voyage into the realm of snakes and toads as we answer these questions and touch on taboos, initiation, research, spirit sickness, and provide pointers on where to start. Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit relationship, folk magic, land veneration, and mediation between the world of...
Mar 13, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1
