Inside the Witch Depot — Crystals, Snakes, and Finding a Teacher | Astrology Ride of the Day

Harry Potter opens the door to a bigger question — how much of witchcraft's "magic" is actually real, and how does someone even start learning it? Lindy's answer: "when the student is ready, the teacher will come," the same way she found her own path after walking into a New Orleans shop years ago. From there, she takes us inside the Witch Depot itself — candles, over 250 herbs, close to 300 crystals, and her favorite item in the whole store: a Mexican black king snake. She's been collecting crystals since she was 12, black tourmaline is still her favorite, and she breaks down the real way to choose and cleanse a crystal — matched to the element it actually came from, not just left under the full moon. Know thyself. Balance your energy. TakeawaysLindy is honest about the limits of her own tradition — assessing Harry Potter's spellwork accuracy would take insight from an English witchcraft lineage she isn't personally trained in.To her knowledge, J.K. Rowling wasn't a practicing witch — just an author whose books for children became a worldwide phenomenon.On becoming a practitioner: "when the student is ready, the teacher will come" — Lindy found her own mentor by walking into a New Orleans shop early in her path.The Witch Depot carries over 250 herbs and close to 300 crystals — her personal favorite item in the store is a Mexican black king snake.Lindy has collected crystals since age 12; black tourmaline remains her favorite for its calming, protective feel.Her approach to crystal cleansing: match the method to the stone's origin element — fire for volcanic stones like obsidian, earth for grounding stones — rather than defaulting to a full moon cleanse.Links referenced in this episode:• The Witch Depotiamastrologyreadings.comCompanies mentioned in this episode:IamastrologyreadingsPayPalVenmoCash AppSupport the mythic classroom: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/supportBook a Reading: https://i-am-astrology-readings.captivate.fm/book-reading#astrologyrideoftheday