Ostara 104: Weather Magic

Greeting’s heathens and witches, Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast… Ostara is held on the Vernal or Spring Equinox, which is the beginning of astronomical spring. On this day, night and day are equal, and each day after it is longer than the last until the summer solstice. Festivals for the spring equinox are associated with new beginnings, eggs, rabbits, flowers, and rebirth. Spring is also a season where in the span of a week, you can experience sunny, windy, and rainy days—so let’s find a way to harness that and add it to our magical repertoire! In this episode, we discuss the history of the Tempestarii, who were weathermancers in the middle ages, and some of the spells they were reported to have used. We also give you a bunch of ideas for you to incorporate weather magic into your practice, and talk about our own experiences using weather magic. Related Episodes: Ostara 101, episode: https://youtu.be/6_XuVpLtDm4?si=Z_IGb28vR4cS-T41 Ostara 102, episode: https://youtu.be/diLSXxD4NeM?si=AV_pNZfnoIArpsNc Ostara 103 Plant Magic, episode: https://youtu.be/VtHI9C8qYGA?si=yxQm-yanmKpQJWMn Hidden Heathenry in Modern Holidays, episode 26: https://youtu.be/bzm9NkGLF5s?si=IJJlvARBYdKM1H-Z Mabon 103 Living with the Seasons, episode 63: https://youtu.be/93T1NFl8DNc?si=q6qGNBuoLI29cq5c Sources: https://www.almanac.com/topics/weather/weather-references/weather-lore https://druidryblog.wordpress.com/2019/09/01/old-spells-weather-magic/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agobard https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/agobard-onhailandthunder.asp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_lore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_god https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_solar_deities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_thunder_gods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rain_deities https://occult-world.com/tempestarii/ https://occult-world.com/storm-raising/ https://esoterx.com/2014/08/26/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-tempestarii-witches-warlocks-and-weather-control/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempestarii https://www.learnreligions.com/weather-magic-and-folklore-2562497 ===== Links ===== Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NerdJive Website: https://www.nerdjive.com/ Etsy Shop: https://norgroveenterprises.etsy.com Jon’s Social: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@NerdJive Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NerdJive Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdJive Julie’s Social: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goddessjuless Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goddessjules/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/goddessjuless