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Oct 2023
1h 6m

Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 2...

ALIE WARD
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More witches! History! Lore! Wardrobes! Movie trivia! And some advice from your elders? Part 2 is here with the wonderful, informed, and charming writer, speaker, spirit-worker, witch, and witchologist, Fio Gede Parma, who has most recently authored the book “The Witch Belongs to the World.” We chat cats, commercialization, witch trials, environmentalism, fa ... Show More
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