The Unbundled Witch Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rachel & Jackie
Two Xennial witches from Indiana, with differing beliefs, discuss lessons learned from decades trying to figure out what to believe. Listen as Rachel and Jackie cackle about ethics, lifestyle, and their magickal philosophy, Unbundled Irreverence.
Jackie and Rachel discuss the intersection of witchcraft, body positivity, and diet cult....oops ... we mean wellness.
Show notes:
TikTok: Pondpajamas (Alice)
Sonya Renee Taylor
The Body is Not An Apology
Aubrey Gordon Book
Lizzo on body positivity
"Eat, Prey, Learn Magic: Alex Mar's Spiritual Tourism" by Rhyd Wildermuth
"A Tragedy Creates Potential for a National Pagan Discussion on Health"
Dowsing for Divinity: In Praise of the Body
Silvia Federici Book
**On this episode Jackie and Rachel discuss the intersection of witchcraft and political activism, intertwining with the women's liberation movement of the 1960's, modern witch response to the alt-right, and what it means to combine social justice and magick.
Show Notes:**
Wicked W.I.T.C.H: The 60s Feminist Protestors Who Hexed Patriarchy
By: Mary McGill
Witchcraft becomes a political stance — and a booming businessBy: Tara Isabella Burton (The Rise of Progressive Occultism)
Witchcraft as Political Resistance: Magical Responses to the 2016 Presidential Election in the United States
By: Sabina Magliocco (professor of Anthropology and Religion at the University of British Columbia and formerly at California State)
Three. Count them, three takes. Third time's a charm...and stuff. On this episode, Jackie and Rachel discuss their thoughts on Wicca and author Thorn Mooney's latest YouTube upload, titled "Why I'm Still Wiccan." Find out what these witches think of her reasons.
Show Notes:
Thorn Mooney Video- Why I'm Still Wiccan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdLUHtzJ7yI
Thorn Mooney Website
https://thornthewitch.wordpress.com/
Thorn Mooney Video- Baby Witches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIsSLfNPfd4
Traditional Wicca: A Seeker's Guide by Thorn Mooney (2018)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0738753599?pf_rd_p=d1f45e03-8b73-4c9a-9beb-4819111bef9a&pf_rd_r=A7MVMYJM8TKG5XYP2TKQ
Just two witches deep diving into their own psyches and laying them on the table for you to peruse.
In the final episode of the season, Jackie and Rachel discuss what makes their friendship tick and what allows for so much honesty and understanding between them. They review the seven lessons and what makes their friendship so magical.
Show notes:
We fangirled Dax and Monica of Armchair Expert: https://armchairexpertpod.com/
John Mulaney and Stephen Colbert Explore Each Other's Deepest Anxieties https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGf6CGBbWFU
Seven Lessons of the Unbundled Witch: http://www.unbundledirreverence.com/7-lessons
Jackie and Rachel delve into all those times they said "that's another podcast" and revisit their beliefs from episodes 1 and 2. How have they changed. How has doing a podcast affected the way they see their practice?
Show notes:
Contrapoints:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1afqR5QkDM&t=683s
Medium article on Tumblr Witch:
https://medium.com/the-establishment/a-brief-history-of-the-tumblr-witch-8f30657849f
Sephora Magic Kit:
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/10/31/18042850/sephora-witch-kit-sage-urban-outfitters-magic-tarot
On this episode, Jackie and Rachel discuss what being witches looks like in their daily lives. They take one giant tangent and they psychoanalyze Rachel. You know, like every episode.
Show notes:
ADHD in Adults:
https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-in-adults/
Example of how to be a witch day to day:
https://exemplore.com/wicca-witchcraft/50-Ways-To-Be-Witchy-Every-Day
Interior Design Psychology:
https://freshome.com/inspiration/how-your-interior-design-is-influencing-your-subconscious/
On this special Easter episode, Jackie and Rachel venture down the rabbit hole (sorry) to discover the origin of the holiday's name. Are the bunny and eggs really a pagan symbol appropriated by early Christians?
Invented Religions: https://books.google.com/books?id=tCaLNrhkaokC&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=carole+cusack+invented+religions+archive.org&source=bl&ots=LOu8Fyt6sG&sig=ACfU3U1yr6J76z-5DAr5yXYbiADfv1TUVA&hl=en&ppis=_e&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-loja-N7oAhUZCM0KHRktCdIQ6AEwAHoECAsQKQ#v=onepage&q=carole%20cusack%20invented%20religions%20archive.org&f=false
Eostre: Spring Goddess or Neo-Pagan Assumption:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI0N-QwZtRU
Eostre on Le Parisien: http://dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr/EOSTRE/en-en/
The Burney Relief:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burney_Relief
Samuel Noah Kramer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Noah_Kramer
United Shades of America:
https://www.cnn.com/shows/united-shades-of-america
On this episode Jackie and Rachel discuss their definitions of magickal powers, what makes an expert, and what dangers lay in mixing the mundane and the magickal. Do these witches believe in magickal powers?
Show notes:
Definition of Magick:
https://www.learnreligions.com/magic-and-magick-95856
Rachel's Definition of a power: a technique cultivated or honed by an individual that helps fulfill their will.
Jackie's Definition of an expert: Someone who’s able to process the information that they are taking in both solid facts experiential and psycho-social information and blend them into an experience that someone else can appreciate from a magical stand point.
Owning a horse makes you live longer:
https://optimalpositivity.com/science-says-horse-will-live-longer/
On this episode, Jackie convinces Rachel to spontaneously record an episode with no planning what-so-ever. The witches discuss labels, where they might come from, what they mean, and how they play out in their craft. Also, Rachel is very unconformable with the lack of control and planing. WHERE ARE THE BULLET POINTS? But to her surprise, they actually manage to make some points.
Which Witch From "The Craft" Are You: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexalvarez/light-as-a-feather
On this episode Rachel tries to find what it means to be a witch in Indiana and Jackie brings reality crashing down on Rachel's need to find meaning and order where there probably isn't any.
Rachel's exasperated sigh
Rachel's research:
Tecumseh's brother the Prophet- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenskwatawa
The Witch of Fort Wayne and The Three Fawns- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13092424-spooky-indiana?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=z861GGvIll&rank=1
The Story of Irene Rey- https://blog.history.in.gov/tag/witchcraft/
Interview with Daun Evema, owner of Sunrise Hive- https://www.idsnews.com/article/2017/04/bloomington-witches-discuss-misconceptions-and-reality-of-magic-witchcraft
The difference between the Satanic Temple and the Church of Satan- https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/what-is-the-difference-between-the-satanic-temple-and-the-church-of-satan
On this episode we discuss the seven lessons we learned from a season of intense personal and social over analysis.
The 7 Lessons
https://www.unbundledirreverence.com/7-lessons
References:
Ego, Id, Superego: https://www.unbundledirreverence.com/eis
Untrustworthy memory: https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/idea-happened-memory-recollection
History of Nutritional Science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JOQUpATCXA
Loftus and Palmer, Reconstructive memory: https://www.simplypsychology.org/loftus-palmer.html
In this episode, Rachel and Jackie discuss the transitions between New Age spirituality, 90's Paganism, and Modern Millennial Witchcraft. Part history lesson, part spilled tea.
Show Notes:
New York Post: “According to the Pew Research Center, about 1.5 million Americans identify as Wiccan or pagan. A decade ago, that number was closer to 700,000. Presbyterians, by comparison, have about 1.4 million votaries.”
https://nypost.com/2018/11/20/witch-population-doubles-as-millennials-cast-off-christianity/
Origin of “New Age”
https://www.britannica.com/topic/New-Age-movement
How Louise Hay’s Spiritual Pseudoscience Harmed a Generation of Gay Men By DAVID GROFF
https://slate.com/human-interest/2017/09/new-age-guru-louise-hays-pseudoscience-harmed-the-aids-generation-of-gay-men.html
The Witch Wave Podcast: Episode 31- Janaka Stucky, Occult Poet
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/pam-grossman/the-witch-wave/e/59948553
Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power By Pam Grossman
https://www.amazon.com/Waking-Witch-Reflections-Women-Magic/dp/1982100702/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1PQWFI5QA41KR&keywords=pam+grossman+waking+the+witch&qid=1575990199&sprefix=pam+grossman%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-2
Eirca Feldmann (HausWitch) and Melissa Nierman (Now Age Travel) Quotes
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/modern-witches-in-salem/1957956/
In this episode, Rachel and Jackie dive into what constitutes their individual beliefs, what makes them witches, and why they're irreverent. Joking through their tales of religious transformation and escaping reverent ways, these recovering eclectics share their experience on the path to unbundling.