THE MAGICK HOURZ PODCAST

Wow. A lot has happened since the last time we spoke! Let's talk about it.

Healing after a crisis

Hey everyone!! It's been awhile!!! I want to share a little bit about a project I've been working on. While much has been written about cults like NXIVM, Rajneesh, The Children of God and more, the experiences of Black women and femmes in these communities is often underrepresented or completely left out of the conversation.I've been speaking with Black women across the country about the ways race, gender, and socio-economic status make Black women susceptible to recruitment and the tactics cult leaders use to target them.My latest interview with Rev Sandy inspired me to make it a podcast episode. I hope you find it helpful!Rev Sandy is a Zen master in holistic living and personal development with a keen understanding of the special challenges of healing the self with food. She's been a Holistic Advocate for past 12 years. She says "I can turn the girl next door into the woman everybody wants to know."

It is always a blessing to meet someone and your souls recognize each other. When you know you both existed in a time before time. This is the experience I had with Christina Love. Christina is an Alutiiq/Sugpiaq woman (she/her) from Egegik village who was raised in Chitina, Alaska. She is a consultant, recovery coach and civil and human rights activist. She is a formerly incarcerated person in long term recovery and has dedicated her work and energy to systems change for targeted and marginalized populations. I hope our conversations enlightens you as much as it did for us.

Ramona Coleman has been a Lukumi Priestess, Spiritualist, Spiritual Mentor and Spiritual Coach for over 35 years. She took time forom her busy schedule to talk manifesting, transformation, and leading people back to themselves.

Meeting Granddaughter Crow (GDC) was like reuniting with a long lost family member. There was so much resonance and an easy flow to our conversation. GDC is an award-winning author of three books entitled, The Journey of the Soul, Wisdom of the Natural World, and Belief, Being, and Beyond. She stopped by the Magick HourZ during the Libra New Moon to discuss her journey, the importance remaining curious, and her life's work of inspiring people to be their authentic selves. ​​

Today, I got to chat it up with my Aussie pal Sasha. She told how she's changing her life one dream at a time.

Ada Reso was born in Tirana, Albania and grew up in small cities and towns in Massachusetts, New York, Maine, and Virginia. She received her B.A. in Fine Arts-Art History from the University of Virginia and her Masters in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She has worked as a health educator in Guatemala City and as a qualitative researcher in New York City. As an artist, she works in photography, performance and mixed media. Her work explores belonging, displacement, identity, femininity, queerness/sexuality, the body, and socio-political dynamics. She also practices performance, mixed media, and conceptual art. Ada currently lives in Brooklyn and is working on a project that exposes the legacy of slavery in New York City with her girlfriend Elsa Eli Waithe and co-conspirator Maria Robles called Slavers of NY.

Hoodoo is a liberatory-centered folklore tradition and practice that was created by and for enslaved African Americans in the southern United States. Sherry Shone, aka That Hoodoo Lady, is a Black, Lesbian Hoodoo worker with years of experience helping clients receive deliverance using Hoodoo rituals, products, readings, clearings and classes. She has presented her knowledge of Hoodoo in various media, as well through classes and events across the U.S. Shone is also the author of Hoodoo Guide to the Bible.

Ron Ragin is a researcher, strategist, organizer, coach, and interdisciplinary artist. He sustains a vibrant performance and creative writing practice, rooted in music of the African Diaspora, improvisation, and cultivation of spiritual technologies. He is ever-curious about the role of sound, and the unamplified human voice in particular, in transforming our environment, our selves, and each other.Alongside his creative work, Ron partners with artists, organizations, and grantmaking institutions to help them move in deeper alignment with their values, goals, and principles. For nearly a decade, he worked in the field of arts and cultural philanthropy, with program officer posts at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. He currently serves as the director of MAP Fund’s SPA Program which offers coaching and gathering opportunities to artists. Ron makes a mean red velvet cake, can throw down on some biscuits, and makes home in New Orleans. It was so great to talk with him!!!