Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power Audiobook (Free)

A whip-smart and illuminating exploration of the world’s desire for witches from podcast web host and practicing witch Pam Grossman (The Witch Wave), who delves deeply into why witches have intrigued us for centuries and just why they’re more relevant now than ever before.

When you think of a witch, what do you picture? Pointy dark hat, maybe a broomstick. But witches in various guises have been around for millennia. In Waking the Witch, Pam Grossman explores the ethnic and historical influence from the about Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power world’s most magical icon. From the thought of the femme fatale in group using the devil in early contemporary European countries and Salem, towards the bewitching pop culture archetypes in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Harry Potter; through the spooky ladies in fairy stories and horror movies to the rise of feminist covens and modern witchcraft, witches reflect the power and potential of women.

With this fascinating browse that is part cultural analysis, component memoir, Pam starts up about her own journey on the path to witchcraft, and how her personal embrace of the witch helped her find strength, self-empowerment, and a deeper purpose.

A comprehensive meditation using one of the most mysterious and captivating numbers of all time, Waking the Witch celebrates witches past, present, and future, and reveals the critical part they have played—and can continue to play—in shaping the world as we know it.