Eclipse Season Survival Guide

Aradia (0:00)

Eclipses are astronomical events in which the sun or the moon become obscured and then revealed in the sky. But they're also important events astrologically and spiritually too. They're seen as deeply transformative periods of sudden intense change in a person's life. Today, we talk about the spiritual and magical significance of eclipses, why they're important, and how we can work with them in specific and accessible ways.

Welcome to Two By Torchlight, where we dive deep and get real about magic and witchcraft, its relationship to science and pop culture, and what it's really like to build a modern practice that's accessible, effective, and unique to you. I'm Aradia, your veteran witch. And I'm Liz, a newer practitioner. Hang out with us around the torchlight as we talk all things woo and witchcraft.

Hello, and welcome to Two By Torchlight, a modern witchcraft podcast. I'm Aradia, your host, and I need to apologize for the unintended hiatus.

You see, my amazing bestie and co-host Liz decided a few months ago, actually it might have been back in December, that it was time for her to step away from this project. Now, if you're in our Discord, you might have seen her post.

Her life was getting crazy, their candle business was taking off, and she couldn't dedicate the time to this show that it and our listeners deserved. So I took the opportunity to sit with the change in all of its magical discomfort and really decide what I wanted the show to look like going forward without her. See, we had designed the show to be about two witches, one newer and one veteran, sharing their beliefs and experiences and teaching each other. I tossed around the idea of bringing on a new co-host or just going solo or even ending the show altogether, honestly, but it didn't feel right. Nothing really felt right. And ultimately, I think I settled somewhere in the middle. So I took this break to restructure the future of the podcast and it got away from me. It took a little longer to figure out what I wanted. It took a little longer to really get back to writing and scripting and planning and structuring because of just sort of everything else going on in my life in the beginning of the year.

And so ultimately, I decided, because I had so much going on, that I would restructure the podcast to be based on work I was already doing on TikTok and on YouTube and on my website. But with this added opportunity to bring on various guest hosts and do witchy interviews, and I have some really cool stuff coming up that I am so super stoked about, so stay tuned. I got a couple emails about a month ago and excitedly texted them to Liz because I was so excited about some cool things that we can do with this show. So it's not over for sure. We're back, just a little different. So as of next episode, you're gonna see some new branding. I truly, I love the name of this show. Two By Torchlight was gifted to us by my partner in a stroke of genius, but it sadly doesn't really fit anymore with only a single host. So moving forward, I'll be calling the show Modern Day Magic, which some of you may already know as the name of my business, and bringing the podcast under that umbrella. Honestly, this is gonna give me greater freedom to do some new and interesting things in the future that I'm really excited about, including bringing Liz back on for guest episodes. She agreed because I know how much y'all love our dynamic and honestly, so do I. She's still my bestie and she's not going anywhere, I promise. If you miss her too much, you can always jump into the Discord server where she's still engaging with the community. So she's not gone forever.

The Two By Torchlight website will be up for a while longer while I migrate all the past episodes and content to its new home on my own website, moderndaymagic.com. Future episodes and show notes will be archived there.

I know change is hard and I know it's scary sometimes. If you have any questions about any of this transition, I want to be totally transparent and clear with all of you because the show is a labor of love, right? So you can chat with me in the Discord or you can email me at deararadia.gmail.com. And you can always still reach me at twobytorchlight.gmail.com too if that's easier because Gmail addresses are free, so I'm not gonna get rid of it. So thanks for sticking by the show as I worked through It's Uncertain Future. I can't wait for y'all to see what's coming. But for now, let's get on to the episode.