Stories of real Witches.
This is a story about a woman born into slavery who became one of the most powerful healers in the hot mad cruel town of Cartagena de Indias in 17th Century colonial Colombia. A woman who was tried 3 times for witchcraft and survived, still imprisoned, while the bishop himself paid her for her servi
Missing WitchesA persistent asker of Why, a child or dissident, is often dismissed with: Because it’s always been that way. Historians are here to say, no, these pieces of thousand or ten thousand year old evidence say different. Things CAN change. Now, gentle listener, close your eyes and take that idea to its ul
Missing WitchesThis episode is dedicated with love to Imre Torok. Warning: We discovered during our research that Z Budapest has been labeled and embraced the label of TERF – for those of you not familiar with this acronym, it stands for Trans Exclusive Radical Feminist. We at Missing Witches are
Missing WitchesDoreen Valiente, the Mother of Modern Witchcraft, the spy who worshipped the moon and never quite came in from the cold, the sharp researcher who spotted forgeries and accidentally helped create a religion though she thought organized religion was a curse to humanity, and wrote beautiful books of po
Missing WitchesReferenced in this episode: Dust Tracks On A Road: Zora Neale Hurston I Love Myself When I Am Laughing…: Hurston ed Walker Zora Neale Hurston’s Final Decade: Virginia Lynn Moylan Tell My Horse: Hurston Mules and Men: Hurston Wrapped in Rainbows: Valerie Boyd “June Jordan and Alice Walker’s Que
Missing WitchesA woman who’s own face did not appear on the first edition of her biography became the most famous Vodou priestess living in the United States today.
Missing WitchesA deep dive into the divine feminine, from goddess worship to modern motherhood, guided through the landmines by author, artist, activist, witch: Monica Sjöö. We really wanted to dedicate an episode to one of the groundbreaking powerhouse 70s witches – those take back the night witches who wer
Missing WitchesMaría Sabina’s story deserves more telling, her art and connection to the earth needs more study, and the power of her poetry merit being included in the big tent of post-colonial literature, feminist history, and of magic.
Missing WitchesA story of visions, rose petals, arrogance and activism, told through the eyes, craft and writings of Ipsita Roy Chakraverti. Our story begins in 1960’s Montreal. A ten year old Indian girl, Ipsita Roy Chakraverti from West Bengal, is about to have the first in a lifelong series of encounters with t
Missing Witches
