Hello and welcome to Diary Of A Folk Witch! My name is Zanna, and I am a practicing Priestess, Doula and Animistic Folk Witch living in Lancashire. Here I will share with you a blend of essays and diary entries that allow you to peer into the very real world of a modern practicing traditional style folk witch and wise woman. You are invited into my innermost world of actual every day living witchcraft. Everything from folklore to foraging. Herbalism to urban homesteading, divination, spells, ...
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The podcast which examines the stranger elements of life, society, international culture, and the media from a rational perspective.
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Episode 11: 'Whistle and I'll come to you': Whistling in folk ways and folk magic
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Join me as I discuss the use of whistling within folk witchcraft, storms, spirits and workings. This week's episode title was inspired by the brilliant ghost story by M.R.James, 'Whistle and I'll come to you' and this week's storm.Von Zanna
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Episode 10: Too Many Spoons, Dropped Knives, And Open Scissors: A Journey through Folk Witchcraft In The Kitchen
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Join me as I discuss practical magic from the kitchen during times of illness, the Goddess Brigid, and explore some of the many folk way and folk witch customs that pop up within Folk Witchcraft. Warning: Contains mentions of bodily fluids, miscarriage and a term that some might consider as swearing.…
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Episode 9: New Brooms and Harvests
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I've lost my broom! And this witch needs a new one, especially as it is harvest time and the equinox is drawing near. Join me as I discuss harvests and the importance of brooms, caring for them, blessing them and ritually using them.Von Zanna
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Episode 8: Gaps In Psychic Protection And A Trip To Men An Tol
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Join me as I sit with a warm mug of hot oat milk cacao and reflect back to an experience that led me to examine the consequences of leaving gaps in ones psychic protection, as well as discussing a beautiful healing initiation which occurred when visiting Cornwalls Men an Tol.Von Zanna
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Episode 6: Keeping House: An exploration of folk witchcraft in the home around the autumn equinox.
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Episode 5: Not all harvests look the same.
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Join me this week as I discuss the cyclic nature of folk witchcraft and why at the harvest phase of the wheel of the year, so many feel compelled to reflect upon their own personal harvests!Von Zanna
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The Creep of the Para-Parasocial (2023)
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The Spooktator is back! In this episode, Hayley, Paul, and Charlie talk about parasocial relationships in paranormal media, asking whose interests are being served, and who is really your spooky friend?
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Episode 4: Sacred Springs, Healing, And St Winefride.
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Join me this week as I discuss experiencing healing at the sacred site of St Winefride's well in North Wales. Trigger warnings: This podcast briefly touches upon death, birth trauma, and grief.Von Zanna
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Episode 3: Ten Ways You Can Explore Folk Witchcraft Today.
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Join me as I discuss ten ways in which you can explore folk witchcraft today! some of the suggestions may even surprise you!Von Zanna
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Episode 2: A Rose At Midnight.
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Join me as I take you on a journey of divination using roses, the full moon, and the spirits of nature and the Ancestors.Von Zanna
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Episode 1: Speaking With Spearmint.
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In this episode, I take you on a journey with spearmint though the lens of one of my folk witch diary entries!Von Zanna
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Breaking out of quarantine to ask: does the Black Lives Matter movement affect paranormal research? Was there an increase in paranormal activity during lockdown? Was a ghost cyclist really caught on camera? Where did all of those UFOs come from? This episode also features an interview with Lancashire Anomalous Phenomena Investigation Society…
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Exploring Hellier with Blake Smith & Jeb Card
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Hayley is joined for this episode by Blake Smith and Jeb Card to discuss S1 & S2 of Hellier (produced by Planet Weird), and the shifting landscape of paranormal research.Blake Smith is a writer, researcher, and podcaster and hosts the MonsterTalk Podcast and the In ReSearch Of Podcast which he co-hosts with Jeb Card, an Archaeologist and author of …
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"What about Sam?"
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Did you miss us? The Spooktator is back in this extra long episode. The team discuss the latest in the Dear David saga, the ghost of Lauriston Castle, an update on a haunted Witches Prison and the death of Derek Acorah...Von The Spooktator
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Stephen Volk Drops By for Halloween
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What's a paranormal podcast to do to celebrate Halloween? Why, sit down and interview award-winning horror and paranormal writer Stephen Volk of course!Von The Spooktator
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Spooktator Mini: The Lancashire Witch Trials
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Welcome to this Spooktator Mini in which Hayley interviews Julie Aspin about her work to eradicate the myths and mistruths that surround the 1612 Lancashire Witch Trials. This is part of The Spooktator collab. with LAPIS Paranormal ahead of their LAPIS conference 2019. Check out www.lapisparanormal.com for details.…
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S5E3: Phantom Hitchhikers
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What's with all the houses with infamous histories in the news this month? Including one which is... legally haunted? PLUS we interview Rob Gandy about Phantom Hitchhikers!Von The Spooktator
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This episode features the first collaboration between The Spooktator and LAPIS. Hayley interviews Peter Laws ahead of the LAPIS Paranormal Conference in November. Laws is the author of 'The Frighteners: Why We Love Monsters, Ghosts, Death & Gore'. PLUS: Wrinkles The Clown, Eels in Loch Ness and much more!…
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S5Ep1: Myra Hindley's Ghost
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Should you go hunting for the ghost of Myra Hindley? What do YOU believe about UFOs? These are some of the questions we ponder in this episode of The Spooktator!Von The Spooktator
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From The Cutting Room Floor
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Surprise! While we're on a between-season break, we thought we'd share this episode full of bits that didn't make final episodes, including real-life spooky experiences from listeners. Enjoy! We'll be back in September, until then remember - spooky is in the eye of the beholder.Von The Spooktator
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S4E8: Return Of The Minerva Monster
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While Nessie makes waves in Scotland, there's something creeping through the woods of Minerva, Ohio... and it has a pet cat? The Spooktators explore the resurfacing of the legend of the Minerva Monster...Von The Spooktator
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S4E7: The FBI stans Bigfoot?
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What do the FBI reaaaally know about Bigfoot? What might they be covering up? Why? What happens to a house when somebody dies there? How easy is it to sell a haunted house... what about a cursed one? The Spooktators discuss all of this and much, much more...Von The Spooktator
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S4E6: Gannon's Ghoulish Gossip
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Gannon brings us up-to-date on all the latest ghoulish gossip from the paranormal media, plus the spooks discuss things that prowl in the wilds of England... and Hayley's shed...?Von The Spooktator
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We look to the weird skies over America in this episode with news of flying humanoids and military plans to investigate UFOs...Von The Spooktator
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S4E4: Frogman and the Vampire Hunter
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Join us as we explore the legend of The Loveland Frogman and it's connections to Kentucky Goblins. This episode also features a discussion about Ed and Lorriane Warren, and an interview with the late David Farrant about the Highgate Vampire.Von The Spooktator
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S4E3 The Spooktator Goes True Crime
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As the first issue of a new True Crime magazine hits the shelves in the UK, here at The Spooktator we couldn't help but wonder what exactly it is that makes societies around the world so obsessed with True Crime in the first place. With this question in mind, welcome to The Spooktator goes True Crime (aka. Making Gannon a Murderer.)…
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S4E2 La Llarona & The Holograms
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Hayley and Charlie discuss listener feedback, upcoming 2019 horror movies, the legend of La Llorona, and holographic ghosts of the future. PLUS something spooky happens during the recording which is picked up by the mic! With cursed Maria coming for your children, it's another episode of The Spooktator podcast!…
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S4E1: ...is that a Thylacine???
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This episode we discuss the return of Dear David, Ghost divorce, the latest drama in the Rendelsham Forest UFO case, and our predictions for 2019. With Tasmanian Tigers on the prowl, it's another episode of The Spooktator!Von The Spooktator
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S3E5: Lotsa Lake Monsters...
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In this episode, we discuss the haunted accident hotspot on the M6, the latest Lake Monster sightings from around the globe, and revisit listener feedback with an update.Von The Spooktator
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S3E4: The Birmingham Beast!
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The Spooktators discuss Killing people for science, ghosts on the battlefront, the Angel of Mons, Big Cats roaming the British countryside. Plus, it's Round 2 of X is for the Unexplained!Von The Spooktator
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S3E3: Bigfoot Legal Victory
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In this episode, The Spooktators discuss listener feedback about trickery on Most Haunted, Psychic Sally in the Big Brother House, the latest news about Bigfoot, Plans to catch the Loch Ness Monster and much more! Remember, you can find all the links to stuff we discuss at www.spooktator.co.ukVon The Spooktator
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S3E2: Ghost Planes and Fred West
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In this episode, The Spooktators discuss Dark Tourism, Creepy torture museums, Fred West's jumper, the latest ouija board research and much more. Plus, we interview CJ Romer about a current British haunting and his investigation into it!Von The Spooktator
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S3E1: A Ghost For Everyone?
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Season 3 of The Spooktator is here! In this episode, we discuss dodgy advice on haunted houses, an update to The Watcher case and much more. S3E1 also includes an interview with Jon Downes - the director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology.Von The Spooktator
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Season 2 Episode 5
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In the final episode of Season 2, The Spooktator team discuss insects caught on CCTV, Angelic apparitions, the show's new rating system for Ghost Hunting TV, and introduce the first round of X is for the uneXplained.For links and more, visit www.spooktator.co.ukVon The Spooktator
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In this episode, we talk about the death of Guy Lyon Playfair, the legacy of the Enfield Poltergeist case, listener feedback, and Hayley goes on a rant. Plus, this episode features a 2010 interview with Guy Playfair from Hayley's previous podcast - the Righteous Indignation podcast.Von The Spooktator
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The Spooktator team discuss the story of Ruth Ellis and the portrayal of real-life people in paranormal media, the Winchester Mystery House, haunted items, living in haunted houses, murder houses, and much more in this episode of The Spooktator podcast! Episode notes at spooktator.co.ukVon The Spooktator
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The Spooktator team discuss surviving the Swansea earthquake, the Most Haunted movie, the resurgence of Mothman, and Unsolved Mysteries From History! Find details at spooktator.co.ukVon The Spooktator
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Season 2 Episode 1
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Paul travels back in time to bring us eyewitness reports of time portals, Charlie explores dark tourism and the blurred ethical lines, and Hayley talks about tsunami ghosts in this episode of The Spooktator!Visit www.spooktator.co.uk for the links to stories discussed this episode!Von The Spooktator
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In this episode, The Spooktator team discuss the recent media controversy over dowsing, a death at The Ancient Ram Inn, and ghost sex. Lots and lots of ghost sex...Von The Spooktator
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In this episode, Hayley goes ghost hunting in a haunted prison, Paul dissects the Dear David story, and Charlie discusses a dodgy film based on the Borley Rectory haunting, and much more...All links can be found here: http://www.spooktator.co.uk/episode-22/Von The Spooktator
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In Episode 21, The Spooktators discuss Electronic Voice Phenomena with Claire Elliott whose Masters looked at the phenomenon. The team also discuss evidence-based news, and the death of Ian Brady.Von The Spooktator
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Hayley and Charlie are joined by Ben Radford to discuss the 2016 Killer Clowns urban legend and the numerous reports to law enforcement about people dressed as clowns trying to "get" children. Was there any fact to this, or was this just a moral panic? Plus, we discuss the latest controversial evidence to be presented by UK TV show 'Most Haunted'.…
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In this live show, the team discuss updates on the Harper Kurtz ghost photo and the haunting at 30 East Drive, plus a dodgy casting call for a ghost TV show... and somehow a certain masturbating monkey makes a reappearance.Von The Spooktator
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During this live show on Youtube we asked: What did Brian Cox say about ghosts? Do people who believe in ghosts have worse comprehension skills? What's the hype with Paranormal Lockdown? and, Did police really evacuate a haunted house in Chile?Von The Spooktator
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In the first episode of 2017, The Spooktators discuss ghost beards, historic time slips, that Maine theatre ghost photo, men chasing werewolves, and everything that's wrong with Cannock Chase. Also, Alistair gets angry in local news and we ask, is Hayley stalking Slenderman investigator, Lee Brickley? (No.)Find the links at spooktator.co.uk/episode…
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Live Christmas Special 2016
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This is the raw audio of the Christmas episode that was broadcast live on Youtube. It hasn't been edited. A number of people requested it in audio form. You can watch the video at spooktator.co.uk - Enjoy!Von The Spooktator
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Ghosts getting impatient and trashing bars, psychic papers being retracted from journals for bad science, a ghost photobombing a selfie in a car, a chat about that upcoming Slenderman documentary, and a field trip to Bachelor's Grove Cemetary in Chicago, it's episode 15 of The Spooktator!Von The Spooktator
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To celebrate Halloween, the Spooktator team have each created a horror story and this episode is a showcase of their original works, some of which are based on real-life stories and experiences.The stories are: In The House by Hayley Stevens (00:01:21)A horrible Thing Happened To Me On The Way To The Afterlife by Ash Pryce (00:10:00)The Writer's Ta…
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We are joined by US investigator and blogger, Kenny Biddle for episode 14 in which we discuss ghosts caught on camera, ghosts throwing plates, a ghost monkey behaving badly, a celebrity ghost, a discussion about the Rutherglen poltergeist and more! Check out spooktator.co.uk for all of the links to content we discuss!…
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