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How To Be Magical is an East Coast-based podcast where host Nikki Buchanan of Soul Things Botanica sits down with priests, healers, and practitioners across the African Diaspora to unpack the realities of spiritual traditions—far beyond the aesthetics.Since 2020, we’ve recorded 40+ episodes with Lucumí priests, Isese initiates, Hoodoo rootworkers, Espiritistas, Reiki masters, astrologers, and tarot readers. No fluff, no dogma—just raw conversations ✨Let's Connect 🔮IG: @howtobemagicalpodcast X: @howtobemagicalFor show notes and exclusive content, head over to soulthings.substack.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchHow To Be Magical is an East Coast-based podcast where host Nikki Buchanan of Soul Things Botanica sits down with priests, healers, and practitioners across the African Diaspora to unpack the realities of spiritual traditions, far beyond the aesthetics. Since 2020, we’ve recorded 40+ episodes with Lucumí priests, Isese initiates, Hoodoo rootworkers, Espiritistas, Reiki masters, astrologers, and tarot readers.
How To Be Magical is hosted by Soul Things Botanica. The show has published 51 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "State of The Union: Sacral Summer" (26 June 2026, 48 minutes), "The Spiritual Art of Tea with Tea of Grandma Baby Apothecary" (29 May 2025, 48 minutes), and "Bad Dominicana Decoded: How Zahira Cabrera Rewrites the Rules" (22 May 2025, 67 minutes).
How To Be Magical publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 68 minutes across 51 episodes.
Booking probability for How To Be Magical is 22%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. How To Be Magical requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. How To Be Magical's contact route on record: verified email.
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Soul Things Botanica hosts How To Be Magical, a religion podcast with 51 episodes published.
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Episode #1
After a year-long hiatus - we're back!! In this episode, host Nikki Buchanan shares what she's been up to, from school to merch drops to spending time with family. Now more than ever, community and joy are a necessary...
<p>In this captivating episode of How to Be Magical, host Nikki Buchanan sits down with Tea, the visionary behind Grandma Baby Apothecary and creator of the Black Gold Lenormand and 52 Blues Oracle decks. Tea shares her...
<p>In this compelling episode of How to Be Magical, host Nikki Buchanan welcomes Zahira Cabrera—activist, artist, and the voice behind Bad Dominicana—for a candid and thought-provoking conversation about survival...
Episode #9
<p>In this profound episode of How to Be Magical, host Nikki Buchanan sits down with Rish De Terra, a cultural memory keeper, curator of The Annual Hoodoo Conference, and creator of Nine Minds Radio. The conversation...
<p>In this deeply enriching episode of How to Be Magical, host Nikki Buchanan sits down with Gerard Miller—hoodoo practitioner, herbalist, doula, and textile artist—for a conversation that bridges ancestral wisdom...
<p>In this captivating episode of How to Be Magical, host Nikki Buchanan sits down with her lifelong friend and unconventional thinker, Giovanni Luna, for a deep dive into spirituality, dreams, and the unseen...
<p>In this enlightening episode of How To Be Magical, host Nikki Buchanan sits down with Mel of Luminary Wings to explore the power of an abundance mindset, spiritual healing, and the transformative journey of...
<p>In this electrifying episode of How to Be Magical, host Nikki Buchanan sits down with the visionary Ace Blackwood of Hip Hop and Hoodoo for a conversation that blends spirituality, pop culture, and unapologetic Black...
<p>Host Nikki Buchanan (Soul Things Botanica) sits down with priestess and spiritual practitioner Iya Ajewole Osundara for a lively discussion blending spirituality, pop culture, and real talk...
Episode #1
<p>Happy Women's History Month, yall!</p><p>In this episode of How To Be Magical host Nikki Buchanan unpacks what it means to be a Black woman in America, how stereotypes about Black women harm the collective and...
Episode #2
<p>Happy Black History Month Yall! Welcome back to the How To Be Magical podcast!</p><p><br></p><p>In this week's episode host Nikki Buchanan shares some tips and methods for staying cool, centered, and focused amid...
Episode #1
<p>Happy 2025! New year, new season of HTBM. </p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode of HTBM host Nikki Buchanan discusses current events, the transit of Pluto in Aquarius, liberation, and what it means to be free in a time...
Episode #14
<p>In this episode host Nikki Buchanan has an intimate chat with Midwest Hoodoo, spiritualist, early childhood educator and coffee lover, Miss Honey aka H.H. Jupitera. Author of "The Guide To A Sweet Life", Miss Honey...
Episode #12
<p>Happy Hoodoo Heritage Month, y'all!! In this episode of The How To Be Magical Podcast host Nikki Buchanan of Soul Things Botanica sits down with Hoodoo, conjurer, pythoness, and love witch Nessy Whitmire. Listen in...
Episode #11
<p>In this episode of the How To Be Magical Podcast host Nikki Buchanan of Soul Things Botanica sits down with Loli Moon of Mystic Moon Medicine about her work as an astrologer, ancestral roots in Jamaica, and women's...
Episode #10
<p>In this episode of How To Be Magical host Nikki Buchanan has a chat with Bronx native Angelica Crespo aka Angie Thee Brujx. Angie is multidisciplinary brujx that specializes in herbal medicine, reiki, tarot, sound...
Episode #9
<p>Host Nikki Buchanan talks about her new book "The Lil Book of Glamour Baths" and the importance of using glamour magic in our everyday lives. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Download a free digital version of the book at...
Episode #7
<p>In this episode of How To Be Magical, host Nikki Buchanan sits down with singer, author, and Hoodoo Jay St. Flono to discuss about their new book "Black American Magic: A Feast of Food & Folklore". Available for...
Episode #6
<p>In this last installment of "The Good Spirits Return" and the second half of host Nikki Buchanan's conversation with Alex and his Yayi Mercedes, Alex continues his tale of discovering which house was best for him...
Episode #6
<p>In the final installment of The Soul of Masquerade host Nikki Buchanan speaks with her good friend - native Brooklynite, Orisha devotee, carnival enthusiast, and flight attendant, N'ima Alston.</p> <p><br></p>...
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