Join me in welcoming word witch, Kate Belew, to the pod!

Kate Belew is an author, poet, and Witch. Her work exists at the crossroads of creativity and magic. She has taught and facilitated circles and workshops worldwide since 2017. She is dedicated to the spirit of poetry, the sacred wild of the planet, and seeks enchantment in all she does. She is a forever student of the plants and the stars. She has an MFA in Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College and is an initiated Green Witch. Her roots are in Michigan, and her wings are in Brooklyn, two places she calls home.

Here is the link to her website, where you can find her book as well as how to work with her. The whole website is pasted below as well.

https://katebelew.com/

Post- Episode Correction: I stated that the author of a quote was a black queer activist. I was incorrect in that this was a queer activist, but they are not black. Here is the quote from Dan Savage, speaking on resilience during the AIDS crisis: "We buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night."

Link to "Gravy" poem by Raymond Carver here

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What a whopper I have for you today! This one is especially poignant if you have Saturn in Aries because your (OUR) return is coming babe. February 13th, Saturn officially re enters Aries after 29 years absentia.

In today’s episode we explore the Kronos wound, adultism - the resentment adults feel towards the young- and generally how to avoid becoming a crotchety old person and instead someone at peace with time!

Shared @ end: did you take my dare? Share in the comments how it went! Or as always feel free to email me at JENAOCEAN@GMAIL.com

I’m off Instagram right now talk to re-establish my relationship with the ap through some time apart. In the MEANTIME:

- you’re invited to my show, When the Rain Stops Falling tickets linked there!

- my episode of Naked and Afraid comes out March 1st! Preview is linked here

Like this? Make sure you’re Following the show! Next week I have a special guest on for V Day! You won’t want to miss. Clue: Word Witch 😘🐦‍⬛

How I survived a silent Buddhist retreat, and other thoughts on the commodity of our attention!

Welcome back to another episode, if you enjoy this, please send it to a friend and consider leaving me a review ♥️

I will be off of Instagram for the foreseeable future perhaps until spring perhaps longer. If you want to get in contact, please email me at Jena ocean@gmail.com. I will still be accepting bookings for one-on-one work at Joyplay.org/bookings.

Join me as we talk way more about snakes than you planned to today!

Have mixed feelings about New Year’s resolutions but still want to honestly reflect on the year?

This episode is a loving nudge to stop hoarding past experiences and gripping onto past karma, in order to grow into something bigger.

Don’t miss the value of this potent time of the year! Grab a cup of tea and join me for today’s year end episode.

Link to FEMMES AND THEMS COMEDY think tank January 15th at Reedmor in Portsmouth:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SSN2VHS

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Merry solstice! The light returns little by little until June!

Join me for a cozy episode of appreciation for my witchcraft practice, as well as reflections and thoughts for the astrology and lunation of this time of year.

Please leave a comment and share this with a friend! I read every one and it is an easy way for you to share warmth with me this winter season.

Xoxo

Jena

This week I discovered the trifold meaning of the popular phrase Wabi Sabi! Join me in exploring how the concept of imperfection can enrich our lives this holiday season. This episode is packed with quotes, poems, and grounding intentions for how you might release control of outcomes during the holidays and beyond. How can focus focusing on the soil of your own garden instead of the exact yield or outcome of situations help you to be a better witch for yourself and for your community? Let’s dive in.!

Let me know when the comments: how are you embracing the concept of Wabi Sabi during your holiday season and your New Year’s resolutions? Also, what would you like to hear next on the podcast? Help me think of ideas as I embark on trying to be consistent and let go of the need for perfection in my own podcast.

Are you afraid of the dark? If so, congratulations! You are human! Join me in this episode as we explore how the darkness, though we try our hardest to avoid it has gifts within it if we are willing to work through our shadows.

Sign up for my in person workshop December 3 with my friend Libby Duffy. We will be at Bearwolf brewing from 6 to 8 PM. The workshop will focus on using Tarot as divination when looking ahead to the new year, 2026 the year of the magician and the pool. Sign up for the workshop, fools magic on my website at Joy play.org/events

Join me in this conversation about ADORNMENT! Let’s talk all things style and self expression from the lens of witchcraft and my own personal journey.

We will talk about why the phrase “I could never pull that off” drives me nuts, how style has no rules, and why anyone who says it does is wrong.

My libra moon had a field day on this one! I end the episode with a handful of practical tips on how to lean into style as ADORNMENT and Magick. I hope you like it! Let me know how you got on in the comments ♥️