{"podcast":{"title":"The Bell Witch Podcast: Wholesome Spirituality for Magical Folks","slug":"the-bell-witch-podcast-wholesome-spirituality-for-magical-folks-6274136","podcast_index_feed_id":6274136,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166795.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5166795","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43687555.png","author":"Swailes Friendly Green Witch","episode_count":139,"summary":"Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast: \"Witching in the 21st Century\" Fortnightly, easy to consume, fun and informing. TBWP offers wholesome magical insights, folklore stories, poetry and modern witch tips from the perspective of a busy Yorkshire witch-Swailes. Known as the 'Friendly Green Witch' of Leeds, Swailes shares her insights into living an authentic magical life that heals and nourishes us. There is no gate keeping here, this podcast aims to enrich your confidence and feed your soul with a heartfelt passion for learning about spirituality and modern witchcraft. Whether you're drawn to the witchy life, a novice in the craft or an experienced wiccan seeking to deepen your practice, TBWP offers invaluable resources for living a vibrant pagan life. The only Podcast that features alternating segments: 'Solitary Witch' for personal explorations and 'MootLoot' episodes featuring dynamic pagan guests as well as a chilling monthly bonus episode with The Yorkshire Ghost Tours! https://yorkshireghosttours.com/ Dive into a diverse array of topics, including witchcraft, spells, sigils, folklore, mythology, paranormal investigations, manifestation techniques, ghosts, reiki, herbalism, femi…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T12:20:00.548854+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bell-witch-podcast-wholesome-spirituality-for-magical-folks-6274136"},"episode":{"title":"84: Celebrating Ostara & The Spring Equinox w/ the March Hare/Pooka","slug":"84-celebrating-ostara-the-spring-equinox-w-the-march-hare-pooka","published_at":"2026-03-16T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bell-witch-podcast-wholesome-spirituality-for-magical-folks-6274136/84-celebrating-ostara-the-spring-equinox-w-the-march-hare-pooka","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bell-witch-podcast-wholesome-spirituality-for-magical-folks-6274136","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8872830","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8872830.mp3?modified=1773271639&sid=5166795&source=rss","summary":"Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast- 'Witching in the 21st Century' In this 'Solitary Witch' episode of The Bell Witch Podcast, Swailes the Friendly Green Witch of Leeds England, celebrates Ostara AKA the Spring Equinox. She explores the folklore, mythology, and pagan/wiccan history of the sabat as well as the goddess Eostre. Swailes shares a magical story inspired by Ukrainian legend, and discusses the symbolism of hares, eggs, and spring renewal. Swailes offers practical rituals, altar ideas, and natural egg-dyeing tips, while highlighting the evolution of Ostara in modern witchcraft. Listeners are encouraged to embrace the season’s energy of balance, growth, and transformation, and to celebrate the awakening earth with creativity and intention, sprinkled with a little bit of Yorkshire humour! Online Sources- Pooka / Púca in Irish Folklore - Legends in Irish Mythology All About Ostara, the Spring Equinox Suggestions for Setting Up an Ostara Altar Ostara: How to Celebrate the Spring Equinox | The Pagan Grimoire (99+) Academia.edu Book Sources -Llewellyn's Sabat Essentials: Ostara Rituals, Recipes and Law for the Spring Equinox -The Wiccan Year by Judy Ann Nock -Sacred Animals by Gordon MacLellan -Magical Beasts by Marie Bruce -Britons Folklore Year by Mark Norman Podcast Pals Yorkshire Ghost Tours Witch Way Next? Podcast Demystify Magic episode on Gerald Gardener Email thebellwitchpodcast@yahoo.com to collab follow TBWP instagram.com/the_bell_witch_podcast Join the Patreon to support the show and get bonus content- https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheBellWitchPodcast Tip your witch via PayPal- https://paypal.me/EmmaMarieSwailes?locale.x=en_GB&country.x=GB PLEASE HELP THE SHOW SURVIVE BY LEAVING RATINGS AND REVIEWS TY Discount code 'BELLWITCH' at ve-cosmetics.com ---------…","meta_description":"Welcome to The Bell Witch Podcast- 'Witching in the 21st Century' In this 'Solitary Witch' episode of The Bell Witch Podcast, Swailes the Friendly Green W…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2967,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bell-witch-podcast-wholesome-spirituality-for-magical-folks-6274136/episodes/84-celebrating-ostara-the-spring-equinox-w-the-march-hare-pooka/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bell-witch-podcast-wholesome-spirituality-for-magical-folks-6274136/84-celebrating-ostara-the-spring-equinox-w-the-march-hare-pooka.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}