Episode 98: Samhain Musings with Susan Demeter and Kiki Dombrowski

“It’s the Witchiest Time of the Year!” Mixed Media Collage by Barbara Fisher 2022.

It’s the Witchiest time of the year! Halloween! Samhain! All Soul’s Night!

And in celebration, Susan Demeter and Kiki Dombrowski return to 6 Degrees of John Keel to talk with Barbara about what they as Witches like to do to celebrate the season!

We had fun, we laughed, talked about food, art and holiday traditions.

And divination, costumes and rituals

And then, we had some heavy talk about honoring the ancestors, death, funerary traditions and grief.

We didn’t really plan to get that serious, but you know, the holiday goes there. So, we followed the path laid before us, and went with the flow.

But then, we came back from the brink of darkness with some talk of jack-o-lanterns, runaway pumpkins and a trebuchet.

We didn’t really talk about books, but we have a Tik Tok and a YouTube channel to suggest.

First, we have Hospice Nurse Julie, suggested by Kiki. Julie brings the real talk and discusses things that lots of us don’t want to hear, but we should listen.

And second, Susan and I suggest Ask A Mortician, Caitlin Doughty’s YouTube channel where she talks about everything you want to know about death, funerals, the history of the funeral industry, And even if you think that this channel is going to just be dark, heavy and said, or morbid—it isn’t. It’s really interesting, entertaining and educational.