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Coffee and CauldronsWord Witchery 101This week, Maria and Robyn dive into the power of words! We discuss word witchery, and the utility that they serve within magic.
We explore the upcoming New Moon in Taurus and do a collective reading featuring the Four of Pentacles.
Creatives we are loving this week are:
Robyn’s choice: @moon_bright.kz
Maria’s choice: Poetry as Spellcrafting by Tamiko Beyer, Destiny Hemphill, Lisbeth White
Listener Choice: @sillysculptures
Be sure to join us at this June's Windy City Paranormal Festival!
Remember to join us on April 26th at 12pm PST f...2025-04-1845 min
Of Poetry Podcastupfromsumdirt (Of Fayre Gabbro, Myth and Romance, and the Role of Counterculture)Of Poetry is hosted by Han VanderHart, author of Larks (Ohio UP, 2025).--Purchase: The Second Stop Is Jupiter (Wayne State University Press, 2023), To Emit Teal (Broadstone Books, 2020), Deifying A Total Darkness (Harry Tankoos Books, 2020)Read: poems from "Fayre Gabbro Suite" (Ice Floe Press)upfromsumdirt is a speculative poet & visual artist dreaming of romanticisms and revolutionary coups. he is the author of 3 chapbooks and 3 full-length collections of poetry, Deifying A Total Darkness (Harry Tankoos Books, 2020), To Emit Teal (Broadstone Books, 2020), and The Second Stop Is Jupiter (Wayne State University Press, 2023); a fourth...2025-03-041h 31
Durham Artist ArchiveEp 7: Poetry as Spell Casting with Destiny HemphillIn this episode of the Durham Artist Archive, I had the pleasure of chatting with Destiny Hemphill, a vibrant poet, activist, and ritual worker whose contributions are woven into the fabric of Durham’s community.I first met Destiny on a sunny Sunday afternoon after “church.” I put church in quotes because if you’ve attended a Sunday Service at North Star Church of the Arts, you know it’s anything but traditional. Their gatherings often take the form of workshops, inviting us to explore ourselves and discover how we can best serve our community—whether through dance, craft...2024-11-191h 04
Liberatory Imagination with TiffanyCultivating my Voice and ConfidenceFirst, I want to state that I immediately want to qualify this post to convince you that I’m down to earth, humble, and flawed. BUT WHY? As a femme of color, that conditioning is so strong. I know for a fact that white men do not think like this! So instead of using this first paragraph to not seem arrogant, I’m going to jump straight into it.There’s this great quote from Prentis Hemphill from Holding Change by adrienne maree brown: “Perfection is a commitment to habitual self-doubt.”I was born to shine like...2024-03-0508 min
Missing WitchesWF Tamiko Beyer, Destiny Hemphill and Lisbeth White: Poetry As Spellcastingwww.missingwitches.comPoetry As Spellcasting
About Missing WitchesAmy Torok and Risa Dickens produce the Missing Witches Podcast. We do every aspect from research to recording, it is a DIY labour of love and craft. Missing Witches is entirely member-supported, and getting to know the members of our Coven has been the most fun, electrifying, unexpectedly radical part of the project. These days the Missing Witches Coven gathers in our private, online coven circle to offer each other collaborative courses in ritual, weaving, divination, and more; we or...2023-10-051h 09
Read AppalachiaEp. 13 | Poetry Corner: Marlanda DekineIn the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by special guest Marlanda Dekine.Books MentionedThresh & Hold by Marlanda DekineMotherworld: A Devotional for the Alter-Life by Destiny HemphillRiver Hymns by Tyree DayeCardinal by Tyree DayeGossypiin by Ra Malika ImhotepRice by Nikki FinneyGuest InfoMarlanda DekineTwitter | Instagram | Website---Show Your Love for Read Appalachia! You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store, tipping us over on Ko-fi, or by sharing the...2023-09-1421 minOf Poetry PodcastDestiny Hemphill (Of Ritual, Tenderness, and Speculative Nonfiction)Listen: On Apple, Spotify, Google and elsewhereRead: "we ask mama-n-em, 'where is the motherworld?'" (Split This Rock)Purchase: motherworld: a devotion for the alter-life (action books, 2023)Destiny Hemphill (she/her) is a ritual worker and poet based in Durham, NC. A recipient of fellowships from Naropa University’s Summer Writing Program, Callaloo, Tin House, and Kenyon’s Writers Workshop, she is the author of the poetry chapbook Oracle: a Cosmology (Honeysuckle Press, 2018), and her debut Motherworld: a devotional for the alter-life (Actionbooks, 2023). More reading recommended from this episode:2023-07-2658 min
Dark Side of the LibraryDark Non Fiction Books Released in May 2023Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #125: Dark Non Fiction Books Released in May 2023 (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you) The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth, by John Robb (May 16) https://amzn.to/4478rPl The Art of Peter Bergting, by Peter Bergting (May 9) https://amzn.to/426jZQY Death Lines: Walking Lon...2023-05-2418 min
Escape Reality, Dive Into a Full Audiobook's FantasyPoetry as Spellcasting: Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power Audiobook by Destiny HemphillListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 618771
Title: Poetry as Spellcasting: Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power
Author: Destiny Hemphill, Lisbeth White, Tamiko Beyer
Narrator: Henriette Zoutomou
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:25:28
Language: English
Release date: 05-16-23
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Social Science, Naturopathy & New Age
Summary:
Poems, essays, and prompts to sing a new world into being--Queer & BIPOC perspectives on poetry as an insurgent ritual for manifesting liberation and reclaiming power.
For poets, spellcasters, and social justice witches, Poetry as Spellcasting positions poetry as a vehicle for heal...2023-05-165h 25
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social SciencePoetry as Spellcasting: Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power by Lisbeth White, Destiny Hemphill, Tamiko BeyerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618771to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Poetry as Spellcasting: Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power
Author: Lisbeth White, Destiny Hemphill, Tamiko Beyer
Narrator: Henriette Zoutomou
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes
Release date: May 16, 2023
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
Poems, essays, and prompts to sing a new world into being--Queer & BIPOC perspectives on poetry as an insurgent ritual for manifesting liberation and reclaiming power. For poets, spellcasters, and social justice witches, Poetry as Spellcasting positions poetry as a vehicle for healing-justice transformation. It asks: If ritualized violence upholds white supremacy, what ritu...2023-05-165h 25
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social SciencePoetry as Spellcasting: Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power by Lisbeth White, Destiny Hemphill, TamikPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618771 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poetry as Spellcasting: Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power Author: Lisbeth White, Destiny Hemphill, Tamiko Beyer Narrator: Henriette Zoutomou Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: Poems, essays, and prompts to sing a new world into being--Queer & BIPOC perspectives on poetry as an insurgent ritual for manifesting liberation and reclaiming power. For poets, spellcasters, and social justice witches, Poetry as Spellcasting positions poetry as a vehicle for healing-justice transformation. It asks: If ritualized violence upholds white supremacy, what...2023-05-1610 minListen to New Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Medicine & NaturopathyPoetry as Spellcasting: Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power by Lisbeth White, Destiny Hemphill, Tamiko BeyerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618771to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Poetry as Spellcasting: Poems, Essays, and Prompts for Manifesting Liberation and Reclaiming Power
Author: Lisbeth White, Destiny Hemphill, Tamiko Beyer
Narrator: Henriette Zoutomou
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes
Release date: May 16, 2023
Genres: Medicine & Naturopathy
Publisher's Summary:
Poems, essays, and prompts to sing a new world into being--Queer & BIPOC perspectives on poetry as an insurgent ritual for manifesting liberation and reclaiming power. For poets, spellcasters, and social justice witches, Poetry as Spellcasting positions poetry as a vehicle for healing-justice transformation. It asks: If ritualized violence upholds white supremacy, what ritu...2023-05-165h 25
Zora's DaughtersS3, E14 Reimagining ZoraThis is our fiftieth and final episode! Thank you everyone for your support over the past three years, we could not have done this without you. In this episode, you will hear our incredible conversation with Professors Ryan Jobson and Jennifer Freeman Marshall, PhD Candidate Delande Justinvil, and poet and ritual worker Destiny Hemphill from Wednesday, May 3rd.
We spent an hour and a half thinking together on tending to the past and honoring our ancestors as we imagine new futures. As you listen, consider: What will you leave behind for your descendants? What gifts will you...2023-05-101h 46
The Nerve! Conversations with Movement EldersCommunity Is Essential: Aljosie Aldrich Harding & Destiny HemphillAljosie Aldrich Harding talks with young organizer Destiny Hemphill about the importance of inner heart work and healing justice, the power of great teachers, and how community is essential to organizing. Reared in segregated North Carolina, Aljosie Aldrich Harding began learning, teaching, and building social justice skills along with organizing in the 1960s as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lome, Togo, West Africa. She has been a servant-leader at the Institute of the Black World (Atlanta), a think tank and advocacy organization, and the Learning House (Atlanta) an independent Afrocentric freedom school. She has worked in community organizing in se...2023-03-1534 min
Poem-a-DayDestiny Hemphill: "our own names"Recorded by Destiny Hemphill for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 24, 2023. www.poets.org2023-01-2403 min
Soteriology 101 w/ Dr. Leighton FlowersUNLIMITED: Guest Dr. Ken HemphillDr. Ken Hemphill, former President of SWBTS and SBC Presidential Nominee joins Dr. Leighton Flowers to discuss Dr. Hemphill's new book UNLIMITED. You can purchase your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Unlimited-Gods-Love-Atonement-Mission/dp/0578095734 The unlimited character of God is seen in His unlimited holy love, which is expressed in His unlimited atonement, Mandating an unlimited mission for His church that is empowered by His unlimited resources and assured by His unlimited presence! Is a person's eternal destiny sealed before he or she is ever born? Did God create some persons to spend et...2018-05-1445 min
Women Taking the LeadOn-Air Coaching: Christina Mathis on Not Waiting to Pursue the Big DreamFirst, let's talk about money. Ugh! I have for you another on-air coaching call all around how to still pursue a long-term goal even if you know you have to wait before everything will fall into place. There’s always something we can do and that makes us feel good, more empowered in our own destiny and our day-to-day. Before we dive into that I wanted to tell you about a special call that is happening for this community. Let me give you some background on this call. Starting on January 1 and running until January 10 I lead a...2018-01-2258 min