21st Century Alchemy: LITHA 2026 with Tree Carr and Eliza Swann

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Happy Litha! Happy Summer Solstice! Happy longest day of the year!! Today we gather with Eliza Swann and Tree Carr to explore a galaxy of 21st Century Alchemy, shining light on a technology of magic, a science of craft. Together we discuss the Witchcraft/Quantum Physics pipeline, telephone magic, consciousness, the creative process, dreams as source, art as prayer, the power of collective belief, imagination, and ideas about god(s). For the solstice, Tree and Eliza suggest noticing that Litha falls on Father's Day this year, and creating a Wake Up spell. Eliza Swann is artist, writer, and alchemist whose work explores mysticism and its relationship to contemporary arts practice. Eliza's latest book is The Alchemical Imagination: Creativity as Catalyst for Radical Transformation. Tree Carr is an author, educator, creative Witch who works in the field of Transpersonal Psychology with a focus on dreams, death, altered states of consciousness, and psychedelic-assisted therapy. Tree's latest book is Technomancy: Tech Magic and Spells for the 21st-century Witch. Tree wrote, “The more I explored, the clearer it became: ancient magic and modern tech weren't so different [...] Magic is all about energy, and I realized tech could amplify it, aligning perfectly with intention.” Eliza wrote, "The violence that capitalism enacts on time, nature, and our sense of connection is completely incompatible with alchemy and magic, which ask us to slow down, listen, and actually feel the soul of things." So let's take some time this Litha to slow down, listen to these Witches, and try to actually feel the soul of everything. https://www.missingwitches.com/21st-century-alchemy-litha-2026-with-tree-carr-and-eliza-swann