Lairt Hctiw…Reversing Speech, the Wheel of the Year and More

In this episode, Lex and T dive into Charmed Season Two, Episode One: “Witch Trial.” They examine key moments from the episode, like the Charmed Ones facing their first major challenge after Andy’s death and the Book of Shadows being stolen. Their research takes them to discovering more about topics like the Wheel of the Year, to be nude or not while practicing witchcraft skyclad, the demon Abraxas, reverse speech, and so much more! Feasts, dancing naked, subliminal messages, there’s lots to cover in this engaging episode!Corrections* At one point Lex refers to Ostara as Spring Solstice, when she meant Spring Equinox. Apologies 🙂 TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes references to suicide, an assassination, and sexual assault.Learn More: Buckland, R. (2018). Buckland’s complete book of Witchcraft. Llewellyn Publications.Eason, C. (2017). A little bit of Wicca: An introduction to Witchcraft. Sterling Ethos. Starhawk (2011). The Spiral dance: A Rebirth of the ancient religion of the goddess: 10th Anniversary Edition. HarperCollins. Back Masking. (2016). Back masking. https://www.backmasking.com/ Bustamante, N. (2023, September 7). What is Gestalt Psychology? Theory, principles, & examples. Simple Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/what-is-gestalt-psychology.html Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2025, February 17)). Abraxas. In Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/abraxas-sequence-of-Greek-letters Ferre, L. (2017, June 11). Abraxas (Abrasax, Abraxis). Occult World. https://occult-world.com/abraxas-abrasax-abraxis/ Newbrook, M. & Curtain, J. (1998). David Oates’ theory of reverse speech. Australian Skeptics. https://web.archive.org/web/19980207000019/http://www.skeptics.com.au/journal/revspeech1.htm Norman, M. & Byrne, T. (2000). The demon-haunted sentence: A skeptical analysis of reverse speech. Skeptical Inquirer, 24(2). https://skepticalinquirer.org/2000/03/the-demon-haunted-sentence/ Oates, D.J. (2001). Reverse speech: Voices from the unconscious. Reverse Speech. https://web.archive.org/web/20090224145854/http://www.reversespeech.com/article0903.htm Prof. Geller. (2016, October 30). Abraxas. Mythology.net. https://mythology.net/greek/greek-concepts/abraxas/