#169 - Aidan Wachter, Animist Magician

The Witch Wave

Pam Grossman

Arts, Religion & Spirituality, Other, Spirituality, Visual Arts

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Aidan Wachter is an animist magician who has been actively involved in magical practice since the 1980s. His work reflects a wide ranging, eclectic, and non-dogmatic approach, with influences from many paths. His books include Six Ways: Approaches and Entries for Practical Magic; Weaving Fate: Hypersigils, Changing the Past, and Telling True Lies; and Changeling: A Book of Qualities. Aidan’s writings and extensive Patreon teachings focus on the practice of the craft as a learnable set of skills that can be developed rather than innate talents that must be inherited or granted to the seeker. His books are field guides rather than philosophy. He is based in the Pacific Northwest.On this episode, Aidan discusses his practice of “dirt sorcery,” the romance of animism, and how magic can help us conjure a better world.Pam also talks about how she’s making space for new energy, and answers a listener question about working with bird deities.

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