Multiplicities of Magic with Risa Dickens and Amy Torok
Home to Her
Reclaiming Language and Magic
This chapter explores the power of language and the responsibility of reclaiming words and magic. The speakers discuss the importance of conscious spelling and the ability of language to bring about societal change. They emphasize the freedom to play with language and the magic imbued in words.
The witches are back! On the latest episode I'm joined again by Risa Dickens and Amy Torok, who first appeared on the show in 2021. They're back this time to discuss their latest book, "New Moon Magic: 13 Anti-Capitalist Tools for Resistance and Re-Enchantment." Risa and Amy are also the co-authors of “Missing Witches: Reclaiming True Histories of Feminist Magic”, both from North Atlantic Books, and the co-hosts of the podcast Missing Witches.
On the latest episode we explore:
- The nature of sacred activism and the constantly flowing journey between personal evolution and its outward expression in the world
- The importance of holding multiplicities and paradox, and how this work is essential to witchcraft
- Why differences shouldn't divide us but rather invite us to expand
- Risa and Amy's process for collaborating and writing their books together - and in doing so, how they've joined a lineage of powerful women who write together
- Our shared loved of dirt, and why it's much more than a metaphor for both the medicine we need AND what's ailing us
Show Notes
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- You can learn more about Amy and Risa's work at www.missingwitches.com. You can find them on Instagram @missingwitches and on Facebook at facebook.com/missingwitches.
- During this episode, we discussed Z Budapest. This article quotes Amy and provides a good overview of her life and work, including her stance on transgender individuals participating in ceremony. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-18/this-feminist-witch-introduced-california-to-goddess-worship
- Amy and Risa also mentioned the following resources: Great Cosmic Mother by Monica Sjoo and Barbara Mor, as well as New Age and Armageddon by Monica Sjoo; Surfacing, by Margaret Atwood; Witches, Midwives and Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English.
- I mentioned the book Witches and Pagans by Max Dashu
- Risa mentioned the song Water Witch, by Secret Sisters. You can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXb1lxv9caQ
- I discussed the controversy around the book The Mists of Avalon in a prior episode. This article provides an overview (content warning: child sexual abuse is discussed): Content warning - these article refer to child sexual abuse. More context here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/27/sff-community-marion-zimmer-bradley-daughter-accuses-abuse
- Risa and Amy also mentioned several other thinkers during this episode. These include: Professor Donna Haroway; philosopher and anthropologist Bruno Latour ; writer and activist Sylvia Federici ; and artist and scholar WhiteFeather Hunter
Related Episodes
- The Portal of the Divine Feminine with Sophie Strand: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/the-portal-of-the-divine-feminine-with-sophie-strand
- Finding Missing Witches with Risa Dickens and Amy Torok: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/witch-finding-with-risa-dickens-and-amy-torok
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