Dive into the mystical arts with Larry Evans on Your Average Witch! Discover Appalachian witchcraft, the alchemy of jewelry-making, and tarot insights.
When you step into the world of witchcraft and the occult, you’re not just stepping into a realm of spells and potions—you’re entering a dance with the rhythms of the earth itself. Larry Evans, a witch and occult artist from the Southern wilds, brings this vividly to life in the latest episode of Your Average Witch. Through the art of storytelling, he takes listeners on an enthralling journey that merges tradition with transformation, and the arcane with the artisan.
Larry’s enchanting intersection of nature and disruption manifests in his unique craft: jewelry-making from reclaimed copper. His work is not only a physical creation but a mystical practice that blends his Southern upbringing with his family's herbal remedies and hunting traditions. His approach to witchcraft transcends the casting of spells—it's a lifestyle deeply rooted in an awareness of the natural world and an embrace of the unpredictable.
The episode also ventures into the clandestine practices of snake handling churches and the profound connections between ancient lunar cycles and human awareness. Larry's personal rituals and the power of symbolic objects, like magical rings and tarot cards, highlight the alchemy of self-discovery and universal alignment. His journey into the occult draws from a well of knowledge including historical texts like the "Four Books of Occult Philosophy" and the secrets of the Emerald Tablet, providing a rich context for modern mystics.
As we delve deeper into the episode, the tarot's rich tapestry unfolds. The visionary Pamela Colman Smith and the profound influence of decks like the Rider-Waite-Smith, Crowley's Thoth, and the classical Marseille are honored. Larry's perspective on tarot reading as a focus for intent and a means for spellcasting, rather than just divination, opens a new dimension for listeners to explore.
In an age where information is at our fingertips, Larry encourages a return to the archival depths where magic intertwines with knowledge. His engagement with ancient artifacts, such as the Venus of Lascaux and the Sorcerer painting, reveals the historic understanding of shamanistic elements and lunar cycles. The evolution from nomadic hunter-gatherers to settled agrarian societies suggests that the cultivation of grains for ritualistic beer brewing might have influenced the development of complex societal structures.
The episode closes with a look ahead to a conversation with psychic medium Melissa Saint-Hilaire, teasing a future dive into contemporary tarot. This is but a taste of the magic that Your Average Witch brings to its audience—stories where the extraordinary meets the everyday.
Listeners can follow Larry’s magical musings at dragonflymoon-studio.com and join his daily enchantments on Instagram. As for Your Average Witch, the community thrives across platforms, from Instagram to Facebook, to podcast services everywhere. Each episode is a promise of discovery, an invitation to explore the spaces where magic breathes life into the mundane. Tune in next Tuesday for more enchanting narratives that connect the dots between the seen and the unseen.
