Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit relationship, folk magic, land veneration, and mediation between the world of the living and the next. Your host, Mahigan Saint-Pierre, is comfortably seated in increasingly odd corners of the woods chatting with god-knows-what critter as they sip on strange brews and chat about all things witchcraft, occult, and spiritual.
Working with the Witches' Devil -- Charlot, Part Two
In this episode:
What powers does the Devil grant his witches?
Flying in spirit
Shapeshifting
Dreamwalking
Bilocation
Hagriding
Mediumship
Speaking with the Dead
Divination
Enchantment
Language of birds or of plants or of beasts
How does the Devil initiate his witches?
Initiation at the hands of the Devil
Initiation at the hands of Witches
Initiation at the hands of Faerie Queens
How is he called upon?
Calling at the crossroads
Auction of hens
Fire in the woods
Shooting at the Moon
The Witches' Compass
Coins into the water
Blasphemy
Denouncing God
Heretical acts
What is owed to him?
The difference between being taken and selling yourself
The "sacrifice" of the soul
Offerings made
Renewal of pacts
Dedication
Reversal of baptism
Favours owed
Important dates
Walpurgisnacht
Midsummer night's eve
Yuletide
How does he act?
What is the "familiar spirit"?
Imps, goblins, etc
Animal spirits
Advisors
How do we bring him into the home?
More of an outside thing than an indoor thing
Vessel of the Land
Witchcraft vs sorcery and what roles they play in a witches' life
Witchcraft as a spectral practice and mode of living vs sorcery as the casting of spells
"Traditional Witchcraft", "traditional witchcraft", "folk witchcraft", and "witchcraft"
Further reading
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4 Jul 2026
Who is the Witches' Devil? - Charlot, Part One
In this episode:
The importance of Christianity in the context of the Devil; conflict between good and evil
The conflict between man and nature, self and alien
The nature of dichotomy and how it allows the devil to exist by creating a space between
A note about subjectivity
The concept of the Devil in history
Satan and Lucifer (christian devils)
Goetia, Faust, etc (grimoire "devils")
Satanael vs demiurge (gnosticism)
Cernunnos and Pan and Bucca and the Black Goat of Basque country (wild gods)
Oberon (fairy devils)
Charlot, the Man in Black, the Rider, the Devil (folk devils)
My own experience with the Witches' Devil
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19 Feb 2026
Curse Work That Sticks
In this episode, Mahigan discusses curse work and all of its intricacies — from selecting the kind of work, through divination and casting the working, all the way to cleansing and protecting the space afterwards.
Check out our new booklet, Malefice & Sorcery; Workings for Harm and Retribution. (https://www.kitchentoad.com/classes-akxxn)
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