• With respect to all you morning people… Weekly Recap 8/18/2025

    I feel like I’ve said this before, possibly multiple times, but my favorite time of “day” is the night. And I say this with respect to all of you morning people. Honestly, I admire your morning routines. They seem really great! But I don’t want to be a part of them. The night always feels…

  • Coby Michael and The Poison Path Grimoire – Ep. 9

    Coby Michael is an author and an expert on the Poison Path. In this episode, he returns to M3 to discuss his latest book, The Poison Path Grimoire, and we dive into the nature of poisons themselves.

  • Pen and paper… Weekly Recap 8/11/2025

    There are so many physical sensations that are associated with writing. There’s the smell of ink, the feel of paper against the side of your hand, and the scratching noise that the tip of the pen makes when it writes. All of those things are incredibly distinct… quite unlike anything else… and if you change…

  • Alchemy: The Philosopher’s Stone (Lapis Philosophorum) – Part 1

    The Philosopher’s Stone, or Lapis Philosophorum, is a legendary alchemical substance that can transmute lead into gold, heal illness, and grant immortality… but it’s almost as mysterious as it is powerful. Has anyone ever really created it? Let’s find out.

  • That changes depending on the year… Weekly Recap 8/4/2025

    My idea of a “daily carry” has changed over the years. Let’s leave out the obvious answers here like “cell phone” and “wallet” or anything related to money. For some years of my life, it was important to always have a lighter in my pocket. Even after I quit smoking, I still carried a lighter…

  • Bindrunes and Runewords – Elder Futhark Magick

    The creation of a bindrune is an incredibly personal and powerful process in which multiple letters of a runic alphabet are combined into one symbol in order to suit a specific intention. Doing magick with the Elder Futhark runes is easier than you might think!

  • Do you remember the way to the Great Valley? Weekly Recap 7/28/2028

    I don’t think I’d personally bring any dinosaurs back. Haven’t you guys seen Jurassic Park? And while I currently can’t even say that I have a favorite dinosaur, I was pretty obsessed with Littlefoot from The Land Before Time when I was a kid. I probably watched that movie a hundred times — the cumulative…

  • Kamden Cornell, Invasive Plants, and The Tameless Path – Ep. 8

    Kamden Cornell is an apothecarist, wortcunner, and the author of the book The Tameless Path, which gives special attention to plants we might call “weeds.” In this interview, we discuss invasive plants, including their often-unseen value to us and the surrounding environment.

  • I need silence… Weekly Recap 7/21/2025

    If I’m doing something mechanical or physical, like packing items from our Etsy shop, I’ll sometimes have a fun podcast or my Spotify daylist playing in the background. More often than not, though, it’s an audiobook — I’ve listened and re-listened to tons of my favorite books this way. As time goes on, however, I…

  • Athena, Medusa, and the Birth of the Flute

    The aulos, or “double flute” was an ancient reeded instrument with a penetrating sound. According to Greek mythology, it was created by Athena to mimic the cries of the Gorgons after their sister, Medusa, was murdered.

  • Well, if I had to choose… Weekly Recap 7/14/2025

    It’s not really fair to make someone choose between animals, but if I must… then I will always pick cats over dogs. I joke with Selene that we are becoming more catlike as time goes on. I’ll frequently send her terrible selfies of me with our cats throughout the day as they jump up on…

  • Jason Mankey and High Priest: Raymond Buckland – Ep. 7

    Jason Mankey is a high priest, author, and my very first returning guest. In this episode, Jason tells me all about his latest book — a biography on Raymond Buckland called High Priest.