Podcasts about Luisah Teish

 Are you curious about different folk traditions? Would you like to learn more about the meaning of rituals? Today's guest,  Luisah Teish, was born and raised in New Orleans and is a priestess of Oshun in the Yoruba Lucumi tradition. She teaches classes on African goddesses, shamanism, and the Tambala tradition. She experienced several initiations in Africa and is also a Chieftain. Today she talks about intergenerational storytelling, as well as the importance of extended families and intentional communities. She shares about raising children and how they are teachers. She works with elders and has a massive body of folklore which she uses in her practice. She teaches classes and consults with spiritual seekers. As a priestess of Oshun, she shares what she represents. Luisah specializes in body image issues and sexual dysfunction and works with women to invoke the powers of the feminine. Luisah talks about how we carry the cells of our past ancestors. She works with various multi-cultural women's groups and aims to take time with each woman of each culture and explains how together various people comprise a beautiful bouquet. She talks about sexuality, the media, and challenges of youth today. She shares her thoughts about the relationship between sex and death and how we need to consider the threat of AIDS and other risks. It can happen to anyone. She shares ways to solve these problems by raising awareness first. You do not target people; you address the situation. She talks about the “Pouring Money Ritual” which can be conducted on the New Moon. She explains about the particular chants used which are based on a ritual from Cameroon. The idea is about how the flow of wealth moves around the circle. It's not selfish, as it's based on the energy of moving wealth around to others. It can help with mind shifts and building community. In certain African villages, they work together to help each other. For example, everyone pitches in so a particular student can go to school to learn a certain skill, then come back and help the community with that skill. It's about giving and receiving. Luisah teaches the elements of ritual at various schools and one of her students does rituals in maximum security prisons. Through her work as an actress, storyteller, and priestess, Luisah dramatically re-creates centuries-old African American traditions with music, memoir, and folk wisdom and tells us how we can adopt and adapt traditions and make them personal to each of us. Today she talks about her book,  “Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals.” Info: yeyeluisahteish.com.

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Luisah Teish, a writer and extraordinary storyteller, internationally known for her performances of African, Caribbean, and African-American folklore and feminist myth. She is author of Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World and Carnival of the Spirit. Teish connects us with the ancestors, bringing wisdom traditions and rituals to life. Her stories teach us what the ancients knew about the natural rhythms of the seasons, how cultures thrive and communities prosper. Teish says, “Stand knowing that you are an ancestor of the future.” What will your story be? Join the conversation for a magical hour with Luisah Teish!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Luisah Teish, a writer and extraordinary storyteller, internationally known for her performances of African, Caribbean, and African-American folklore and feminist myth. She is author of Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World and Carnival of the Spirit. Teish connects us with the ancestors, bringing wisdom traditions and rituals to life. Her stories teach us what the ancients knew about the natural rhythms of the seasons, how cultures thrive and communities prosper. Teish says, “Stand knowing that you are an ancestor of the future.” What will your story be? Join the conversation for a magical hour with Luisah Teish!

Inspired by an exerpt from Jambalaya by Luisah Teish , Papa Seer uses this riveting dialogue as the platform for today's show warning against the misuse of magick. Support the show Follow @PapaSeer On IG Book A Reading With Papa Seer Join The Discord Server (Conjure Square Group Chat ) Classes Shop Follow Us On Clubhouse Donate To Our Podcast Show Credits Producer - @PapaSeer Writer - @PapaSeer Editor- @Papa Seer

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Luisah Teish, a writer and extraordinary storyteller, internationally known for her performances of African, Caribbean, and African-American folklore and feminist myth. She is author of Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World and Carnival of the Spirit. Teish connects us with the ancestors, bringing wisdom traditions and rituals to life. Her stories teach us what the ancients knew about the natural rhythms of the seasons, how cultures thrive and communities prosper. Teish says, “Stand knowing that you are an ancestor of the future.” What will your story be? Join the conversation for a magical hour with Luisah Teish!

*** IAYAALIS & Zaahruq share experiences and insight on working magick ***So -let's get back to some more story time stuff, y'all..!

You can learn more about Kimberly, her podcast and her work at www.motherhouseofthegoddess.com.I also referenced a prior Home to Her episode with Lilith Dorsey, during which we also discussed some of the African orishas. You can listen to it here:Here's a lovely essay about Hekate from Motherhouse of the Goddess: http://themotherhouseofthegoddess.com/2021/11/28/hekates-night-a-winters-tale-by-renee-starr/Here's some more information about Oshun from Motherhouse of the Goddess: http://themotherhouseofthegoddess.com/the-orisha-goddess-oshun-portal-page/Two wonderful books that provide more information about Orishas from the African traditions are “Jambalaya”, by Luisah Teish, and “Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens”, by Lilith Dorsey And here's an article to help understand the origins of the word “gypsy” and its offensive nature to the native Roma people: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/gypsy-slur-netlflix

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Luisah Teish, a writer and extraordinary storyteller, internationally known for her performances of African, Caribbean, and African-American folklore and feminist myth. She is author of Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World and Carnival of the Spirit. Teish connects us with the ancestors, bringing wisdom traditions and rituals to life. Her stories teach us what the ancients knew about the natural rhythms of the seasons, how cultures thrive and communities prosper. Teish says, “Stand knowing that you are an ancestor of the future.” What will your story be? Join the conversation for a magical hour with Luisah Teish!

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Luisah Teish, a writer and extraordinary storyteller, internationally known for her performances of African, Caribbean, and African-American folklore and feminist myth. She is author of Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World and Carnival of the Spirit. Teish connects us with the ancestors, bringing wisdom traditions and rituals to life. Her stories teach us what the ancients knew about the natural rhythms of the seasons, how cultures thrive and communities prosper. Teish says, “Stand knowing that you are an ancestor of the future.” What will your story be? Join the conversation for a magical hour with Luisah Teish!

You are a drop of water that ripples through centuries. Your thoughts and actions dictate not only your future but that of your entire lineage. How can you contribute better? In this episode, Yeye Luisah Teish shares insights on ancestor reverence and how revisiting our roots can heal wounds inflicted by a patriarchal and materialistic society. By 'roots,' she means the indigenous, uncolonized, and unsuppressed parts of who we are. She also discusses the beautiful Yoruba religion, the difference between religiosity and spirituality, the prevailing perils of colonialism and the Inquisition, and how we can embody our indigenous past to leave a lasting impact. Yeye Luisah Teish is an author, teacher, dancer, storyteller, and a well-known high priestess and Oshun chief in Yoruba tradition. Her spiritual guidance programs heal countless people worldwide. Among many things, she wrote the highly acclaimed book 'Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals.'   What we discuss… 3:57 – What is a ‘matristic' worldview? 9:12 – Questions to ask ourselves to find our purpose in life 15:03 – Yeye's childhood, and how mothers shape the minds of their children and the world 18:06 – Stripping colonial thinking away and reclaiming our indigenous mind and spirit 20:48 – What are the Orishas in Yoruba religion, and how can we awaken our spirituality? 27:03 – Divination: What it is and how to practice it 34:22 – Why being religious doesn't mean you're spiritual 39:30 – The perversion of Christ's teachings and the changing meaning of symbols 54:59 – How to be a better human and spiritual being in today's world 1:06:03 – What's the message of the Divine Mother?     Learn more from Yeye Luisah Teish:  Website: https://www.yeyeluisahteish.com/   Connect with Lauren and Shaina: Website: https://www.globalsisterhood.org/ Instagram: @theglobalsisterhood

Torie Feldman is an Ancestral Healing Guide and Women's Spiritual Mentor. In this conversation, we speak about what it means to heal intergenerational patterns and cycles, from both a biological and psychological point of view. We also talk about the difference between grounded and ungrounded spirituality, the reclamation of womanhood and feminine power, sacred sexuality and the archetypes of both maiden and mother.  Find Torie on Instagram and at SacredAncestry.com Torie's book recommendations: Jambalaya by Luisah Teish and It Didn't Start with You by Mark Wolynn Songs featured: "Estrellas" and "Huracan" by Maria Jose Montijo Join the Lunar Circle and get access to special pricing (now extended!) through September 24th: anyakaats.com/lunarcircle How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive Discord Server, a book club just for patrons, shirts + stickers, playlists, and curated workshops led by myself, fellow Patrons and former guests of the podcast. Visit my website – AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

On Today’s Menu on Marsha’s Plate We talk with my Iya aka Spiritual mother Naeemah Jackson about our history, IFA, orishas, and the divine feminine and divine masculine Join Ms. Naeemah Jackson, Director of Family Learning at the Peace Learning Center, for a series of virtual family workshops in March. Ms. Jackson, the creator, and facilitator of these workshops know that the stresses of life can strain the loving bonds that exist within families. But she believes that the strain can be lessened if everyone works together to reacquaint themselves with how the individuals within their family understand, give, and receive love. Families and individuals are welcome. As Ms. Jackson says, sometimes our families can simply be “me, myself, and I.” March 7th https://peacelearningcenter.org/event/family-workshop-march7/ March 14th https://peacelearningcenter.org/event/family-workshop-march14/ Luisah Teish’s Jambalaya https://amzn.to/38bOc7H Email for the What IF casting call whatiffeaturecasting@gmail.com Support Black Trans Women https://Blacktranswomen.org/donate We have merch as well if you wanna support Marsha’s Plate https://teespring.com/stores/marshasplate https://linktr.ee/MarshasPlate #marshasplate #girlslikeus #boyslikeus #transgender #podcast #podsincolor #podernfamily #transisbeautiful #houston #lgbt #transmen #transwomen #blackfeminism #trans101 #trans #blacktranswomen #blacktransmen #houstonpride #indiepodcast #blacktranslivesmatter #lgbtqia #lgbtq #genderidentity #pride #blackgirlmagic #blackboyjoy #podcast

Cheryl Esposito welcomes Luisah Teish, a writer and extraordinary storyteller, internationally known for her performances of African, Caribbean, and African-American folklore and feminist myth. She is author of Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World and Carnival of the Spirit. Teish connects us with the ancestors, bringing wisdom traditions and rituals to life. Her stories teach us what the ancients knew about the natural rhythms of the seasons, how cultures thrive and communities prosper. Teish says, “Stand knowing that you are an ancestor of the future.” What will your story be? Join the conversation for a magical hour with Luisah Teish!

Que penser du monde alternatif de « Watchmen » ? Dans une version autre et étrange des Etats-Unis de 2019, où des suprémacistes blancs sont en guerre ouverte contre les Noir·e·s et la police, Angela Abar, flic endurcie jouée par Regina King, enquête sur le meurtre de son supérieur. Le Tchip livre ses impressions sur cette série d’HBO, adaptée du roman graphique d’Alan Moore, où s’entrechoquent super-héros, faits historiques… et pluies de calamars inter-dimensionnelles.Mélanie évoque ensuite le livre « Jambalaya » de Luisah Teish (éd. Harper San Francisco, 1988). Originaire de la Nouvelle-Orléans, l’autrice analyse la survivance des religions africaines chez les descendant·e·s d’esclaves dans le monde, des États-Unis au Brésil en passant par la Caraïbe. RECOMMANDATIONS ET COUPS DE CŒURLES RECOS DE KEVI : « (Dé)colonisations », docu-série sur Arte à voir pour suivre l’histoire du point de vue des colonisé·e·s et la série d’antologie « The Twilight Zone : La Quatrième Dimension » produite par Jordan PeeleLA RECO DE MELANIE : « Prochain arrêt le Bronx et autres pièces » (éd. Arche, 2019), de Sonia Sanchez, poétesse contemporaine de Rosa ParksLA RECO DE FRANÇOIS : « L’argot sous un garrot », documentaire sur le phénomène Booba qui allie culture pop et culture académique d’Olivier Pillot et Laura MillienneRÉFÉRENCES CITÉES DANS L’ÉMISSIONThe massacre of Tulsa’s « Black Wall Street » (Vox, YouTube, 2019), « On ‘Watchmen,’ Race, and the Story of the Lone Ranger » écrit par Micah Peters publié sur theringer.com le 26 novembre 2019, L’esclavage : quel impact sur la psychologie des populations ? (Aimé Charles-Nicolas et Benjamin Bowser, éd. Broché, 2018), Jambalaya : The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals (Luisah Teish, éd. HarperOne, 1988)LE TCHIP, LE JEUMerci encore à toutes les personnes qui ont contribué à la campagne de financement Ulule. Le jeu est en cours de fabrication et est toujours disponible en commande sur OkPal.CRÉDITSLe Tchip est un podcast de Mélanie Wanga, Kévi Donat et François Oulac distribué par Binge Audio. Cet épisode a été enregistré le 10 décembre 2019 au studio V. Despentes de Binge Audio (Paris, 19e). Réalisation : Quentin Bresson. Générique : Shkyd. Chargée de production : Camille Regache. Chargée d’édition : Diane Jean. Identité graphique : Sébastien Brothier (Upian). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alicia Bauman-Morales is an Oakland born Boricua tomboi, a queer woman, a dancer/organizer/performer/trouble maker. During our conversation Alicia brings the wealth of her Ancestry forward by calling the names of many in her blood lineage as she speaks of coming from fantastical storytellers, people committed to doing things on their own terms. Alicia shares a bit about her piece: huracán: storm medicine - a personal dance story, living altar and town hall about destruction, translation, and the transformative power of storms. And she names some of her influences, as she shares her Journey of learning how to nurture/and be in her body. Alicia's performance practice is shaped by Oakland turf dance (she grew up in Oakland and her first studio was the sidewalk), tomboy physicality, house dance, martial arts, kitchen and backyard salsa, altar building, western modern forms and, recently, Step. She is or has been a proud collaborator/performer with Arthur Aviles Typical Theater, NWA Project, Renegade Performance Group, MBDance, Brown Girls Burlesque, Roots and River Productions and PISO Proyecto, and has shown work in four of the five boroughs of New York and Puerto Rico. She is a proud organizer with ACRE, Artists Co-Creating Real Equity. Regarding organizing in solidarity with people in Puerto Rico right Alicia suggests, "direct support of our people in PR via donations of money and supplies, and by writing notes...and putting political pressure on politicians in the U.S" and check out: Colectivo Ilé https://colectivo-ile.org, a women's collective doing racial justice work and community sustainability through women's entrepreneurship. During our conversation Alicia names some of her teachers and influences/including: Amara Tabor-Smith http://www.deepwatersdance.com Arthur Aviles http://www.baadbronx.org/arthur-aviles-typical-theater.html jumatatu m. poe https://www.jumatatu.org Luisah Teish https://www.yeyeluisahteish.com Marc Bamuthi Joseph https://www.kennedy-center.org/artist/B305518 More about Alicia at: https://www.whoyopeopleis.com/season-2

In light of last week's episode, I expand upon the Orishas, mainly the 7 African Powers and the story of Obatala and Oya. I used many sources, including oral tradition, the book "Jambalaya" by Luisah Teish, God's Lwas, Mysteries and Orishas by Oxala Aye and the website Brixology.com. Become a supporter by clicking the link at anchor.fm/iamreveye or drop a tip at paypal.me/iamreveye. Email me at awake@iamreveye.com. Song Credits- Intro Unrest-Elphnt//Outro Lagos-Quincas Moreira. Go to @iamreveye on IG to view related video/pictures. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iamreveye/support

Initiation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiation?wprov=sfla1 Poro - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poro?wprov=sfla1 Sande society - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sande_society?wprov=sfla1 Ekpe - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekpe?wprov=sfla1 The Odumase of Ghana female Dipo rite of passage ritual 1 of 7: https://instagram.com/p/BxMe9khggDH/?igshid=vqoh2xyfh0a0 2 of 7: https://instagram.com/p/BxPjVEcg5Xa/?igshid=gl7s6144evmh 3 of 7: https://instagram.com/p/BxPkb8OgEfx/?igshid=q0yivu24k84 4 of 7: https://instagram.com/p/BxSW-dKgg6a/?igshid=1qkp2rffovvt5 5 of 7: https://instagram.com/p/Bxe_hbvgaVm/?igshid=1k7go7vmd2uiq 6 of 7: https://instagram.com/p/BxfAbG8A6S2/?igshid=13xk66ommvehx 7 of 7: https://instagram.com/p/BxfBJsKAti7/?igshid=7ee3vhy9mrlg Supercontinent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercontinent?wprov=sfla1 History of the Moorish Empire by Samuel Parsons Scott - https://books.google.com/books?id=8LkNAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI#v=onepage&q&f=false Books on Moors and Moorish history - https://www.amazon.com/shop/moorishbrooklyn?listId=1CKOB4V2T89R3 Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula (scroll down to 1492) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Muslim_presence_in_the_Iberian_Peninsula?wprov=sfla1 American Indian view of an elder - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_elder?wprov=sfla1 The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols - https://amzn.to/2K69l7j Respect and honor to the female priestesses and practitioners in the Caribbean Islands 1 of 2: https://youtu.be/BymtSuy2R2k 2 of 2: https://youtu.be/jyFqhkslljc Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy by George James - https://amzn.to/2X3da2n America's Fascinating Indian Heritage - The First Americans - Their Customs, Art, History, And How They Lived: 1984 version - https://amzn.to/2p20ZGB 1990 version - https://amzn.to/33wdIQB The Native American Sweat Lodge: History and Legends - https://amzn.to/2X2045p Medicine Seeker: A Beginner’s Walk on the Pathway to Native American Spirituality by Stan E Hughes - https://amzn.to/2Nv02zL To the American Indian: Reminiscences of a Yurok Woman by Lucy Thompson - https://amzn.to/2X1M0sS 365 Days Of Walking The Red Road: The Native American Path to Leading a Spiritual Life Every Day by Terri Jean - https://amzn.to/2CqIkXV The Lakota Ritual of the Sweat Lodge by Raymond A. Bucko - https://amzn.to/2Nva2ci The Way of the Shaman Anniversary Edition by Michael Harner - https://amzn.to/32vCLlJ An Encyclopedia of Shamanism: Volume One A - M - https://amzn.to/36Pm880 Volume Two N - Z - https://amzn.to/2CuGjKy Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit by Queen Afua - https://amzn.to/32B1bdL Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals by Luisah Teish - https://amzn.to/2K3PyW9 African Initiations: Rites of Passage Through the Eyes of an Initiate by Shakmah Winddrum - https://amzn.to/2Nucikg Zulu Shaman: Dreams, Prophecies, and Mysteries (Song of the Stars) - https://amzn.to/32uyv61 Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Malidoma Patrice Some - https://amzn.to/2p5Ypzm The Healing Wisdom of Africa by Malidoma Patrice Some - https://amzn.to/34HiXNI Ritual: Power, Healing and Community by Malidoma Patrice Some - https://amzn.to/2O7BWun Grasping the Root of Divine Power by HRU Yuya T. Assaan-ANU - https://amzn.to/2WWfWX2 Practice of Brahmacharya by Swami Sivananda - https://amzn.to/2pLXlRG Freedom Wherever We Go: A Buddhist Monastic Code for the Twenty-first Century by Thich Nhat Hanh - https://amzn.to/2pM08dC Self-Initiation Into the Golden Dawn Tradition by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero - https://amzn.to/34IkTFD Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham - https://amzn.to/2NTk3Pz The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - https://amzn.to/2CreJxN My links - https://linktr.ee/moorishbrooklyn

Silk and Honey: Enchanting Stories of Love and Wealth with Luisah Teish Join us as author, storyteller and healer Luisah Teish shares with us folktales drawn from the romantic traditions of the African diaspora. Explore deities, ancestors, and spirits of … Continue reading →

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Luisah Teish on Sacred Space (archived: Wednesday, March 14, 2012). 2. Orisa Urban World Conference 2017: Adium & Khalilah Madyun with Daktari Shari Hicks join us to tell us about the Festival which started Nov. 2-Dec. 1.  

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! From the Archive 1. Luisah Teish on Sacred Space (3/14/2012) Music: Zion Trinity's Opening Prayer Elegba, Victoria Theodore's "Grateful," Julia Steele Allen's "Words Are Seeds."  

This subject commands incredible interest worldwide. Globally, cultures are becoming more convinced that subtle realms of reality not only exist but may affect our lives in ways far more profound than we realize. This perspective is fueled by a growing awareness of ancient and indigenous wisdom and modern science's understanding of our profoundly interconnected quantum reality. Science and ancient wisdom meet in our investigation of these subtler realms of reality. The episode features leading voices from science and ancient and indigenous traditions. Dr. David Nicol, author of Subtle Activism, moderates. Based on his landmark book, Dr. Nicol (California Institute of Integral Studies and a founder of Gaiafield.net and Subtleactivism.net) examines Subtle Activism and its implications with indigenous shamanic voices Oscar Miro-Quesada and Luisah Teish, and renowned western contemplative David Spangler. Among other topics, they consider how intention and prayer may influence reality.

Sandra Ingerman is an award-winning author and internationally recognized teacher of shamanism and ceremony. Sandra will soon join many other leading shamanic teachers—including don Oscar Miro-Quesada, Luisah Teish, and José Luis Stevens—for Year of Ceremony, a Sounds True-hosted online gathering that will take place each full moon for the next 13 months. Intended to form an international community devoted to the power of ceremony, each gathering will highlight different shamanic concepts, rituals, and diverse traditions. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Sandra Ingerman about the preparations essential for and the role intention plays in an effective ceremony. They also discuss the advantages of calling in the aid of the primal elements and their invaluable role in ceremonies of transformation. Finally, Sandra shares stories of some of the most powerful ceremonies she has presided over—as well as the pitfalls that can impede shamanic practice. (60 minutes)

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!    1. Todd Thomas Brown and Yayoi Kambara join us to talk about the D.I.R.T. Festival at Dance Mission this weekend, Sat., Feb. 6 and Sun., Feb. 7. This is the third week and third in a series of interviews with choreographers. Visit dancemission.com   2. From the Archives: Interview with Margo Hall re: BeBopBaby Nov. 19-23, 2013. She is currently, Aunt Ester in August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" at MTC through Feb. 14. marintheatre.org   Use the code DATENIGHT to get buy 1 ticket and get 1 free ticket to bring a friend.    3. Luisah Teish and Lelani Birley On Sacred Ground book talk (Sept. 25, 2013) Music & Poetry: Michael White, "Journey of the Black Star; Meklit & Quinn, "Bring It Home to Me," Michael Warr's Brain on Ice-the L Train poem. 

Archetypal stories guide our lives in profound and largely unconscious ways. Through reframing classic mythologies, we explore the resurgence of the archetypal feminine and its relationship to nature through a multi-cultural lens, with Jean Shinoda Bolen, author and Jungian therapist; Luisah Teish, author and priestess in the Ifa Orisha tradition; Sri Swamini Svatmavidyananda, teacher of Hindu Vedanta philosophy.

We are so excited to announce Today's speakers- Chief Luisah Teish & Magdala Ramirez.  Chief Luisah Teish is a renowned Yoruba priestess. She has achieved one of the highest orders of chieftancy in the Yoruba tradition and is extremely well versed in multiple indigenous healing modalities. She is the author of many books, including the famous and revered Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals, which serves as a resource for thousands of women worldwide looking to develop an indigenous, culturally specific practice. She has been an organizer in the civil rights era and all throughout her life as a local San Francisco Bay Area social and environmental activist.  Magdala Ramirez, is an incredible teacher, leader & healer from the Maya Mexica tribe. She has been working with in the ways of Feminine for more than 35 years. She is a shamaness who has written 15 books and has founded many ceremonies. She is the founder & director of Sacred Woman non-profit. She is the co-founder of this radio talk as well.

Join us Monday, March 30th at 6pm Eastern Standard Time for the closing of our Women's History month shows. QueenMother4real media are honored to host Queen Chief Yeye Luisah Teish as she speaks on the Hidden Powers of Women. Luisah Teish is an elder (Iyanifa) in the Ifa/Orisha tradition of the West African Diaspora, She is the author of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals, a women’s spirituality classic. She is also a member of the Shift Network Faculty, the Emergent Studies Institute and the Crossroads Spiritual Studies Series through Balade Black Productions.

Today we discuss ways we can empower ourselves as water activists in the face of drought and fracking, including by attending Bless the Lake in Oakland on World Water Day (Sunday, March 22 blessthelake.com). Host Laura Garzon Chica (@EarthMediaArts) talks with spiritual guide and Bless the Lake organizer Amelía Aeon Karris (knowtheself.com), David Nicol of the Gaiafield Project (gaiafield.net), and David Braun of Americans Against Fracking and Californians Against Fracking (americansagainstfracking.org and californiansagainstfracking.org). Instead of assessing new state and federal rules to conserve and protect water, we focus on how subtle activism of the spirit, like mass meditation, can shift collective consciousness and strengthen our relationship to this vital and sacred life force. We also welcomed surprise (though invited) guest Luisah Teish, an Oshun chief in the Yoruba Lucumi tradition (yeyeteish.com). The post To Protect, Conserve & Heal: Activism for Water appeared first on KPFA.

Today we speak about violence against women and the need to address this in forums like 1 Billion Rising in Oakland tonight and Love Doesn't Hurt, tomorrow afternoon, Friday & Saturday, Feb. 14 and 15, 2014. We are joined in the studio by amazing women creators and organizers: Luisah Teish, Mary Owen, Regina Y. Evans, Regina Jackson, Cheryl Chambers and Vanessa Scott. We open the show with an encore interview with actress and healer, Margaret Avery, Academy Award Nominee for her role as "Shug" in Spielberg's The Color Purple. She's in town as a special screening at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Next we have musician/composers Larry Douglas and Jorge Pineda on to talk Latin meets traditional Jazz re-arrangements at the 57th Street Gallery concert tomorrow, Sat., Feb. 15, 8:30 p.m. We close with an extended conversation with Nora Chipaumire's "Miriam," which opened last night at YBCA Forum for two more nights, tonight is an audience conversation following the hour long work. Presented by Black Choreographer's Festival: Here and Now, this work celebrates the tenth anniversary of a wonderful organization as it queries blackness and womaness and otherness as only a Chipaumire work can. 

Today's show features an interview with authors: Luisah Teish and Lelani Birely about their book: On Holy Ground: Commitment and Devotion yo Sacred Lands.Luisah Teish is a writer, performance artist and ritual events consultant. Her writing credits include several plays (“Rice and Revolution”, ”The Division of the Cowries”, “The Rise and Fall of Sam DeClaws Or How DeClaws Got Clipped” and “ The Deer Woman of Owo), She is also the author of several books on African and African American Spiritual Culture.  They include “Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals” a women's spirituality classic. “ Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage “, Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Seasons with Celebrations from Around the World”, and “What Don't Kill Is Fattening Revisited: Twenty Years of Poetry, Prose, and Myth. She has contributions to thirteen anthologies and has written numerous movie, play and book reviews.  She has published articles and interviews in magazines such as Essence, Ms., Shaman's Drum, and the Yoga Journal (http://noetic.org/directory/person/luisah-teish/). Visit http://www.luisahteish.com/  Leilani Birely is a Hawaiian Kahuna, Ordained Dianic High Priestess and ceremonialist brings ancient Hawaiian healing and Goddess wisdom to the community. She has a M.A. (Women's Spirituality), New College of California, 2000 and a B.S. (Business and Finance), George Mason University, 1986. Visit http://www.daughtersofthegoddess.com/leilani.htmlTo purchase the book: http://www.daughtersofthegoddess.com/Shop/books.html

Luisah Teish is a writer, performer and ritual arts consultant. She is the author of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals, Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage, and Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations Around the World. Ms. Teish performs African, Caribbean, and African-American folklore and feminist myths. She designs and conducts workshops, rituals and tours in Europe, Egypt, South America and New Zealand. She is a member of the National Writer's Union, the International Women's Writing Guild, and serves as vice president of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology. She is a womanchief in the Ifa/Orisha tradition of Southwest Nigeria and the founder of the School of Ancient Mysteries and Sacred Arts Center. Articles about Ms. Teish and her work have appeared in periodicals such as Essence, the Yoga Journal, Conscious Life magazine, and Shaman's Drum; and in newspapers such as the Oakland Tribune. Luisah Teish is a storyteller of international acclaim. She is known for her original renditions of African, Caribbean, African-American and feminist mythology and folklore. Luisah Teish is a writer, performer and ritual priestess

What is the Future of Women's Spirituality & Awakening from the Dream of Winter: Dimensions of spiritual experience found in Imagination, Dreams, Vision and Fantasy as well Indigenous believe and practices around these and compare them to the ideas that Western Psychology holds. Some dream symbolism will be discussed and also the role that mythology and art play in this regard.