Hex Rated
133 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsWelcome to Hex Rated, a weekly podcast where a few witches will take you on a hilarious journey through their unique flavor of witchcraft, feminism, and activism through magic. Check us out at hexratedpodcast.com, @hexratedwitches on Instagram, and facebook.com/we3witches.
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Episode 61: Throwback! Hex Rated Episode 24 or 54: Scarlet's Wasteland Ritual 2021
May 24, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBWhile the witches were trying to figure out what number this episode should be, they noticed there is no 24 or 54. So here we are! This is from last summer, and Blackbird quizzes Scarlet about her trip to Atomic Falls in Oklahoma, where she officiates her first public ritual! You'll want to listen to this one more than once, so grab your sunhat, lounge chair, and black nail polish and enjoy!
Episode 60: Hex Rated Episode 60 - Extraordinary Witches Series: Palace Intrigue Witchin'
May 16, 2022 00:00 - 49 minutes - 28.6 MBJoin Blackbird and Scarlet as they discuss the hot goss of the mid-1600's and take you into the court of the Sun King. Just a little murder, light poisoning, and entrepreneurial witchin' afoot! Get your favorite late Spring beverage (break out that cucumber-mint combo!) and settle in that patio chair for a listen!
Episode 59: Hex Rated Episode 59 - Extraordinary Witches Series: Fanatical Independence
May 08, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBJoin Scarlet and Blackbird as they begin a series that has been on a spreadsheet of Scarlet's for a long, long time - famous (and infamous!) witches in history. We start the series with a fascinating dive into an artist's life in the 1940's, very much cutting edge for her time and 100% a rad witch. Please light some incense and settle in for the first installment of Extraordinary Witches!
Episode 58: Hex Rated Episode 58 - Scarlet and Blackbird's Funeral Party
April 04, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBWe know you are all just dying to join the witches as they discuss funerals, wakes, visitation AND MORE! The Middle Ages were bonkers, cool shit you can plan for your corpse, Victorian hair jewelry - these are just a few of the topics the witches get into. Get your favorite beverage and hang with us!
Episode 57: Hex Rated Episode 57 - Super Sorceress Sunday with Scarlet and Blackbird
March 27, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBJoin the witches as they delve into the many and varied witchy aspects of dancing. How and what they've learned throughout their formal and informal training, what music they use or love for ritual dancing, and where you yourself can begin to work this into your practice are all part of this fun discussion! Grab your tea and a treat and listen in.
Episode 56: Hex Rated Episode 56 - Super Sorceress Sunday with Scarlet and Blackbird
March 21, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBWE. ARE. BACK. Like, we are really excited. Please get excited with us as Scarlet and Blackbird pick up where they left off regarding magical uses of perfume and scent! Find out how the witches use scent in their magical workings and daily routines - it's not just perfume, y'all. Pro Tip: GO SMELL ALL THE SMELLS!! You won't regret it.
Episode 55: Hex Rated Episode 55 - The Season of Dying with Lily and Blackbird
October 04, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBStrap in for a roller coaster of emotions: Shopping, introspection, boobs, feelings, and what Autumn means to the witches. Grab a cuppa and a box of tissues maybe, the water is a little deep!!
Episode 54: Super Sorceress Sunday with Blackbird
July 18, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 12.6 MBJoin Blackbird (REAL QUICK-LIKE!) as she checks in and lets you know what kind of stuff she's manifesting for the week. Get out of the heat, get a cool beverage, and do some resting this Sunday!!
Episode 53: Hex Rated Episode 53: We've Got Lots of Feelings
July 11, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBJoin Lily and Blackbird as they go solo (nope, duo) and talk about being exhausted, depleted, and drained - and how to still weave magic when challenging times feel like they will never end. Grab a cup and siddown, this is one that might hit close to home.
Hex Rated Episode 52 - Super Sorceress Sunday with Blackbird
June 27, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBJoin Blackbird as she walks through what a normal week looks like for her, and what she tries to do magically to interact with and be a part of both the mundane and magical worlds she inhabits. Bonuses: The holy power of words, the vitality of rest, and the mind-blowing knowledge that YOU INDEED CAN WRITE A LETTER AND SEND IT. Get your beverage of choice and your listening apparatus ready!
Hex Rated Episode 51 - Super Sorceress Sunday with Scarlet and Blackbird
June 21, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBPart one of a two part series, this episode is all about the history of perfume, some scent science, S and B's favorite eaux of all time, and a heady detour about all things Opium-- both the YSL fragrance and the illicit narcotic.
Hex Rated Episode 50 - Super Sorceress Sunday with Scarlet and Blackbird
June 13, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBScarlet inundates Blackbird with her encyclopedic knowledge of all things absinthe: how to drink it, what it's made of, and how to use it in magic, plus even more! A truly epic-sized SSS.
Hex Rated Episode 49 - Are You Familiar with Familiars?
June 06, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBPour a cup of tea and get those pods in your ears, it's the witching hour! Join Lily, Scarlet, Blackbird, and Brandon as they discuss familiars: Do you need one? How do you get one? What do they do? Some REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS and a few answers, plus you'll get to know more about your favorite witches' familiars and magical encounters with non-human totally sentient beings.
Hex Rated Episode 48 - Super Sorceress Sunday with Scarlet and Blackbird
May 23, 2021 20:51 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBAt long last, Blackbird's Sourdough Episode in all its yeasty glory: the process, the tools, and all the witchiness of baking. Plus, Scarlet pitches her spinoff kitten bakery book idea.
Hex Rated Episode 47 - Super Sorceress Sunday with Scarlet and Blackbird
May 16, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBJoin Blackbird and Scarlet as they catch each other up on their week - an acupressure mat review from Scarlet, LIZARDS! inside the house, cat situations, and half-finished books because pobody's nerfect. Scarlet also shares her "recipes" for just putting a select set of core food groups in a crock pot. Hot take, no one can replicate her creations (by design!?!!)
Hex Rated Episode 46 - Super Sorceress Sunday with Scarlet and Blackbird
May 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBJoin Scarlet and Blackbird as they discuss Scarlet's visit to a local public ritual for Beltane, Blackbird's acupressure mat, and ice cream flavors that might make you punch a wall they sound so good.
Hex Rated Episode 45 - Lunar Magic Madness! Moon Magic with the Witches
May 07, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBJoin Lily, Scarlet and Blackbird as they talk about how they interact with that surprising rock in the sky - what their relationships are with the it, what kind of magic they do with it, what they did this last full moon, MIND-BLOWING DAYTIME MOON and ya know, a decent discussion of Nicolas Cage. Like ya do.
Hex Rated Episode 44 - Super Sorceress Sunday with Scarlet and Blackbird
May 02, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBJoin Scarlet and Blackbird for recaps of what they have been doing - SUPER COOL SHIT, that's what! Treehouses outside of Austin, and a seriously deep dive into making croissants (so much butter, y'all.) As usual, the witches are bringing the lols and the introspection all up into your earholes.
Hex Rated Episode 43 - Witch Gardens: It's About To Get Pretty!!
April 10, 2021 23:26 - 1 hour - 54 MBJoin Scarlet, Blackbird and Brandon as they discuss their personal gardens, their go-to plants, plant energy and meditation, and a little bit of Kong vs. Zilla to sum up the ever-important balance of nature. And birds.
Episode 57: Witch Gardens: It's About To Get Pretty!!
April 10, 2021 23:26 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBJoin Scarlet, Blackbird and Brandon as they discuss their personal gardens, their go-to plants, plant energy and meditation, and a little bit of Kong vs. Zilla to sum up the ever-important balance of nature. And birds.
Hex Rated Magical Meditation Series - Manifestation 3: The Cave
April 03, 2021 09:06 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBYou will descend into the bowels of the earth to look into the flames of twin torches. There you will receive an answer to your question, and give away a piece of yourself. You will continue.
Hex Rated Magical Meditation Series - Manifestation 2: The Path
April 03, 2021 09:03 - 11 minutes - 8.01 MBYou travel down a dirt path through fields of grain to a crossing of three ways. There you will choose and receive. Will you continue?
Hex Rated Magical Meditation Series - Manifestation 1: The Gate
April 03, 2021 08:59 - 11 minutes - 8.11 MBYou will travel to an ancient, mossy, and vine-covered garden. There you will make a choice. Will you continue?
Episode 56: Hex Rated Magical Meditation Series - Manifestation 3: The Cave
April 03, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 9.59 MBYou will descend into the bowels of the earth to look into the flames of twin torches. There you will receive an answer to your question, and give away a piece of yourself. You will continue.
Episode 54: Hex Rated Magical Meditation Series - Manifestation 1: The Gate
April 03, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 6.42 MBYou will travel to an ancient, mossy, and vine-covered garden. There you will make a choice. Will you continue?
Episode 55: Hex Rated Magical Meditation Series - Manifestation 2: The Path
April 03, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 6.32 MBYou travel down a dirt path through fields of grain to a crossing of three ways. There you will choose and receive. Will you continue?
Hex Rated Episode 42: Witch Trends of the Decade Pt II
March 13, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBScarlet and Lily are back and joined by Brandon to bring you even more hot takes on what we think are the worst trends in the last decade in the witch community. Hot take of this episode: you are the gatekeeper of your own butt!
Episode 53: Hex Rated Episode 42: Witch Trends of the Decade Pt II
March 13, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBScarlet and Lily are back and joined by Brandon to bring you even more hot takes on what we think are the worst trends in the last decade in the witch community. Hot take of this episode: you are the gatekeeper of your own butt!
Hex Rated Episode 41 - Witch Trends of the Decade
December 14, 2020 03:07 - 1 hour - 247 MBScarlet, Lily and Jaye are back at it with hot takes on the best and worst trends in the last decade in the witch community. Buckle up, witches!
Episode 52: Hex Rated Episode 41 - Witch Trends of the Decade
December 14, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBScarlet, Lily and Jaye are back at it with hot takes on the best and worst trends in the last decade in the witch community. Buckle up, witches!
Hex Rated Episode 40: Grief and Witchcraft
November 30, 2020 00:31 - 1 hour - 186 MBOn this episode, Lily and Jaye dig deep into their stories of personal loss and share how their grief has influenced their witchcraft. Make some tea, grab a blanket and some tissues, witch friends.
Episode 51: Hex Rated Episode 40: Grief and Witchcraft
November 30, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBOn this episode, Lily and Jaye dig deep into their stories of personal loss and share how their grief has influenced their witchcraft. Make some tea, grab a blanket and some tissues, witch friends.
Hex Rated Episode 39: Ranty Rant Rant Times
October 17, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBJoin your favorite foul mouthed witches as we discuss why you SHOULD absolutely vote! There will be ranting, raving, and so much more. See you next Tuesday, y'all! Or vote early, you should definitely vote early.
Hex Rated Episode #39: Ranty Rant Rant Times
October 17, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBJoin your favorite foul mouthed witches as we discuss why you SHOULD absolutely vote! There will be ranting, raving, and so much more. See you next Tuesday, y'all! Or vote early, you should definitely vote early.
Lily's Dark Elements Pathworking
September 12, 2020 00:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBLily's first recorded pathworking. As discussed in episode #38, this is a pathworking Lily wrote in order to begin unlocking her own will and accepting her divinity.
Hex Rated Episode 38 - Dark Elements
September 07, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBJoin the Hex Rated Witches as they talk about working with an alternative "dark" element. Jaye, Lily and Scarlet each break down their experiences, invocations, journey and crafts to call on their chosen dark element.
Hex Rated Episode 37 - Witch Book Club: Journey to the Dark Goddess pt. II
August 09, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBDive back in with Lily, Scarlet and Jaye as they continue their discussion of Jane Meredith's book, their sacrifices at the seven gates, and personal experiences with the rituals and exercises.
Hex Rated Episode 36 - Witch Book Club: Journey to the Dark Goddess pt. I
July 12, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBJoin Lily, Scarlet and Jaye on their first Book Club talk! The witches begin to review Journey to the Dark Goddess by Jane Meredith and talk about their past with the Underworld and preparing for descent. **Trigger warning: this episode talks about experiences with abuse. It also is a NSFW episode, so make sure to use those headphones.**
Hex Rated Episode 35 - Witch Tools
June 08, 2020 00:03 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBOn this episode, Scarlet, Lily and Jaye dig into their witch tool boxes to look at the witch tools they use most in their craft.
Hex Rated Episode 34 - Divination Hoe Down
May 13, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBThe Witches get their Divination Hoe Down on and spill the tea leaves on their experiences with salt, needles, paper and more!
Hex Rated Episode 33 - Patron Deities
April 14, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBJoin Jaye, Scarlet and Lily while we talk all about patron deities and spirits!
Hex Rated Special Pantheacon 2020 - Day 3
February 28, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBJoin Blackbird, Brandon and Scarlet for day 3 coverage of Pantheacon in San Jose, California! The witches talk about channeling roulette, cultural appropriation, uncrossing yourself, and all the other talks and rituals that they attended on their last day of con activities. We really had a great deal of food for thought to take away from this year - join us!
Hex Rated Special Pantheacon 2020 - Day 2
February 26, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBJoin Scarlet, Brandon and Blackbird for a full takeaway from their day 2 at this year's Pantheacon in San Jose, CA. The witches discuss a ritual that is neither tantric or shamanic, awesome dark goddess work, growing mandrakes, and loads of other great (and less great) moments and rituals from the weekend.
Hex Rated Special Pantheacon 2020 - Day 1
February 24, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBJoin Scarlet, Blackbird, and special guest Brandon as they recap their daily goings-on at the last Pantheacon in San Jose, California. On Day 1, the witches cover Aphrodite rituals, Druids, trees, shadow dancing, caucuses, and oracles. There's a lot going on, y'all. Special episode recorded daily during the Con!
Episode 32 - Intro to Channeling with Scarlet and Special Guest!
January 12, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBJoin Blackbird as she interviews Scarlet and special guest and witch friend Brandon about their particular way of channeling, their experiences, and how and why they do it. Talk to deities! Learn their favorite songs! Maybe don't have unlimited alcohol present when Thor is around though.
Hex Rated Episode 31 - Ritual of Vengeance and Justice Revisited
December 22, 2019 00:00 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBJoin Lily, Jaye and Scarlet as they break down their most recent Ritual of Vengeance and Justice. Hear how the witches crafted and wrote, what they had in mind, and all the feels they had during this powerful ritual.
Hex Rated Episode 30 - The Witches Answer Your Questions, Part II
November 13, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 94 MBJoin Lily, Scarlet, and Blackbird as they answer awesome questions from Hex Rated listeners, like what they do when things get overwhelming, to what the witches identify as some of their go-to witchy tools! As always, join in for a magical journey through silly songs, naked dancing, and basically being rad AF. Thank you, listeners, for such great questions!
Hex Rated Episode 29 - What Is a Death Doula?
September 11, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBJoin Scarlet as she interviews Blackbird about a recent conference she attended to learn more about becoming a death doula. The witches talk about what the definition of a death doula is, and what specific roles a doula fulfills for a dying person and the family of that person. Learn about how to explore meaning, how to incorporate legacy projects, and how to approach the sacred space that exists while helping dying people transition.
Hex Rated Episode 28 - The Witches Answer Your Questions, Part I
July 28, 2019 22:36 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBJoin the witches for their summer catch-up and a Q & A!! Hear what the witches have been up to so far this summer - trips taken, moves made, babies being grown! Listener questions are answered, plus stay tuned at the end for a special song from Lily and Scarlet.
Hex Rated Episode 27 - Hexennacht Ritual
May 31, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBGather with Scarlet, Lily, and Blackbird as they go through their Hexennacht ritual that they were able to celebrate together in Texas recently. The witches all wrote incantations for one another, and added a bonus divining workshop. Get your fancy tea and poetic licenses out!