Daemons Domain – All Souls Trilogy & Universe Fan Site + Podcast: Wicca
Description: Time to talk about Diana’s people! The Witches! In A Discovery of Witches, witches either fell into the category spell-casters, or elemental witches. Turns out there were more types of witches (weavers!), as there are many types in the ‘realm’ we live in. We discuss the pagan practices that Deborah Harkness may have drawn from when she imagined the All Souls Trilogy. What is myth and what is fact when it comes to neo-pagan belief systems? Let’s discuss!
SPOILER ALERT! We (The Daemons) approach this podcast with an assumption that the listener has read The All Souls Trilogy, including A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and The Book of Life. If you haven’t, and you don’t mind, we certainly don’t mind! 🙂 Let’s do this.
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For newcomers to the All Souls Trilogy:
We’ll start with the basics: The books in discussion are A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night The Book of Life. Together they make The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness.
– Our Daemon Guides to the All Souls Trilogy are available for download: ADOW, SON, TBOL
– If you’d like a ready-reference from the author herself, be sure to download the All Souls Real-Time Reading companion (free e-book at online booksellers via Penguin and Headline books).
– Deborah Harkness usually conducts a real-time reading on her Facebook Page (starting in September), and shares her posts across social media. Check out her website for all of her social media links, and of course all that she has to offer her readers!
– To see what’s available on the web as far as the All Souls universe fandom, check our links page.
In this episode – a lot of info, bear with us!
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* If you are interested in Wicca for your own practice, Val suggests going local. Reach out to local gatherings in your area (if there are any available). Decide if it’s the correct path for you; you are the only one who can decide. There are different traditions within Wicca, it’ll also be good to research. Like any other religion, practices vary! For more on Wicca you can check this website: Wicca for the rest of us. It’s a good practical resource and a suitable starting point.
* Agnes Sampson (02:34). Mentioned in the All Souls Trilogy, read about her –> here
* Coven – Explained in the trilogy as a group or gathering of witches, but here’s a good link on what it is to modern day witches (hint: it’s the same!): http://bluemoonwicca.org/coven.html
* What is Obeah? Article on BBC website: Obeah: Resurgence of Jamaican ‘Voodoo’. Wikipedia link on Obeah here.
* Gramerye, (32:32) mentioned in both Shadow of Night and The Book of Life as a way to put a spell down in words from a weaver so other witches can follow the spell. Actual definition –> here.
* Discussers, thanks for your answers to the open question: “Because of the All Souls Trilogy…” … you fill in the blank. Thanks to Jennifer, Aly and Milana! One of our Discussers is Aly! You’ll remember her from this post: Yoga and the All Souls Trilogy. Find her on Instagram. Milana … our new fan (and author), can be found —> here. For people reading this, you can answer that question below (scroll down) and also sign up to be a Discusser!
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