(TLDR: Episode links at the bottom of the page)
Welcome to the Liminal Witch podcast, where I dive headfirst into the raw, transformative edges of personal empowerment, shadow work, magic, witchcraft, and animism - without sugarcoating or gatekeeping.
I’m Summer Star, a liminal witch, intuitive reader, and eco-conscious ritual goods crafter based in Salem, MA. I created this podcast as a place where real talk and deep magic meet a space for candid insights and my unfiltered perspective on walking a liminal path.
I’ve never fit neatly into a single tradition or followed a rigid rulebook. My soul has always been drawn to the thick, humming energy of liminal spaces: caves, dense fog, tree portals, twilight, staircases descending into darkness, deep forests. These are the in-betweens where all pretense is stripped away and you’re left with nothing but what’s real.
No noise. No distraction. No excuses.
Only your breath. Your thoughts. Your rawest truths.
For me, liminal spaces are where self-empowerment lives. They can be intimidating, but they hold an unmatched potency for transformation. And that’s what this podcast is all about.
Liminal Witch is part experiment, part conversation, and part living, breathing thing. Some episodes will be deep dives into my approach to chthonic magic or practical ways to connect with the living world around us. Others might explore the intelligence of the body, ancestral connections, or the cycles of life and death. And sometimes, it’ll just be me rambling about that one strange experience I had in the woods.
You won’t find perfection here. I’m not an expert, and I’m not here to tell you how to practice. What I offer is a messy, evolving take on magic. One that asks you to bring your curiosity, your courage, and a willingness to get your hands dirty.
My goal is to create a space where you can step away from the noise of everyday life and into a threshold between presence and immersion. A liminal space..... :) I want you to walk away from each episode feeling empowered, seen, and inspired to explore your own path.
You can find Liminal Witch wherever you listen to podcasts. I’d love for you to join me on this journey through the shadows, the thresholds, and the wild, liminal spaces where I believe real magic lives.
Below, I will post current available episodes and links to Spotify. But again, you can find my episodes wherever you listen to podcasts including my Chthonic Star Channel on YouTube!
Full Length Episodes
S1E0: Expectations, Provocative Edges, and the Hum of Thresholds. An Introduction to the Liminal Witch Podcast.
In this episode, I dust off my mic and introduce myself and the intention behind this podcast.
S1E0 on Spotify
S1E1: The In-Between: Witchcraft, Transformation, and the Magic of Liminal Spaces.
What does it mean to be liminal? To tap into in the spaces between? To float around the edges of what is known and what is waiting to be discovered?
If you feel drawn to liminal spaces - if you come alive in the hush before a storm, love to steep in the glow of twilight, are drawn the pull of an untouched path or feel the intense and sometimes intimidating power when looking into a dark forest or a deep cave - you are already sampling liminal energies.
In this episode, I discuss the power of liminality, the energies of transition, and what it means to embrace the in-between in my practice.
S1E1 on Spotify
S1E2: February: A Liminal Threshold of Introspective Power.
February is a strange month. It's half-asleep, half-stirring, caught in the space between winter and spring. The surface can look frozen, empty, motionless. It can feel like a graveyard of New Year’s resolutions, the world outside sucked dry of color. A restless, dragging energy, like a slow trudge through dirty snow before spring.
But let’s challenge that.
Because while February might feel like a void between winter and spring, we like voids here in the Liminal Witch podcast. We celebrate them. We thrive in them. Because, voids are, what? you guessed it: liminal spaces.
It’s a month between pulses. A month of preparation, but without pressure. A threshold month. The point between winter and spring, where everything - the land, the spirits, even you - is stirring beneath the surface.
In this episode, I unravel the deep liminal energy of February. A month that many make the mistake of overlooking in their rush toward spring. If you want to work with the deep and introspective power of this month instead of resisting it, this one’s for you.
S1E2 on Spotify
S1E2.5: Fear Of Judgment Is A Seductive Beast With A Siren's Song
Fear of judgment has a way of pulling you under, whispering every reason to stay small, stay silent, and stay invisible. It convinces you to wait - until you’re “ready,” until it’s “perfect,” until the risk of rejection magically disappears.
Spoiler alert: it never does.
What happens when we let the fear of judgment dictate our choices? We hand over our power. We dim our voice for people who wouldn’t do the same for us. We hesitate, overthink, and stall, feeding the very forces or people that keep us stuck. And some of these energy vampires thrive on our hesitation. They drain us, knowingly or not, using our doubt to fuel their own comfort.
But what if, instead of waiting, we just did the thing? What if we let go of the need for approval and stepped forward—messy, imperfect, and free?
If fear has been keeping you small, if you’ve been feeding people who don’t feed you back, this episode is for you. It’s time to take your power back.
🎙️ Listen now. And then? Do the damn thing.
S1E2.5 on Spotify
S1E3: 2025 - An Alchemical Year of Shedding Skins and Illuminating Your Truth
2025 carries the potent energies of the Snake, the Hermit, and the Number 9.
Three powerful symbols of transformation, introspection, and closure. This is the year that unrolls an introspective 'red carpet' for those willing to dive deeply and finally hear their own unfiltered truths.
The Snake invites you to shed what no longer serves you, the Hermit calls you to hold your own lantern and find wisdom in the quiet, and the Number 9 dares you to close old chapters with courage. Together, they create a superpower for honesty, growth, and radical alignment with your truest self.
This episode is for those who are done with old cycles, who are ready to choose themselves, and who are willing to step into the mist with only their own light to guide them. The work you do this year will decide whether the Wheel of Fortune turns in your favor in 2026, or drags you through the same, worn-out, tired cycles.
Give this a listen and let's dive in together!
S1E3 on Spotify
S1E4: Animism in a World of Concrete & Consumerism
Animism isn’t just for those living deep in the wild. It exists everywhere - woven into the cracks of the sidewalks, humming in the steel of skyscrapers, lingering in the materials that shape our daily lives.
In this episode, we explore animism in a modern world dominated by concrete and consumerism. What happens to the spirits of place and substance when forests are cleared, mountains are hollowed out, and rivers are rerouted? How do we honor the essence of objects that have been displaced, transformed, or repurposed? Whether you live in a city, a suburb, or a rural landscape, the spirit of the land is still speaking, waiting for acknowledgment.
This episode is for those who want to deepen their awareness of the materials they interact with daily, for those who feel disconnected from nature due to their surroundings, and for anyone seeking to build an animistic practice that aligns with the realities of modern life.
You are already in relationship with the world around you. The question is - how will you engage?
Listen on Spotify (or anywhere you listen to podcasts!)
Liminal Shorts
LS1: The Most Important Sigil in Your Life: Your Name.
Your name isn’t simply a collection of letters and pen strokes. It is a powerful sigil that you infuse with your energy and intention every time you replicate it, consciously or not.
It is an invocation and a summoning of YOU.
In this short, I explore how the simple act of writing your name can become a mindful ritual, where each stroke of your pen is an opportunity to infuse a moment or a document with specific energy as well as control how you are perceived by the world.
In a way, your name is sort of your own secret magical weapon because you can do this any time, any where, without having to be openly magical in front of whomever you're with.
The act of writing your name is a potent form of discrete spellcasting that can evoke real, tangible results, and can be catered to fit each unique moment of replication.
🎙️ Tune in today and let me know what you think in the comments!
LS1 on Spotify
LS2: Spring’s Underground Alchemy: The Liminal Power of Seeds
Not everything begins the moment we notice it. Some things are already in motion, deep below the surface, waiting for the right conditions to emerge.
Right now, beneath the soil, billions of seeds rest in a state of dormant liminality, holding their potential until the time is right. Before they can break through, they first form an embryonic connection to the underworld, anchoring themselves in the depths that will sustain their growth.
In this Liminal Short, I explore the journey of seeds, the force they exert just to breach the surface, and what they reveal about tending to our own transformation.
If your goals feel stalled or stuck, maybe they aren’t stagnant. Maybe they’re waiting for you to ask what they need to come out of dormancy.
And for some? That moment won’t come until fire clears the way. 🔥