

Missing Witches
Risa Dickens + Amy Torok
Missing Witches is a research-based, feminist, occult storytelling project. We go looking for the witches we've been missing.
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Nov 13, 2023 • 39min
MW Rx. 28 - Missing Witches Prescription with Risa + Amy
www.missingwitches.com
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 organize writing groups and witchy book clubs; and we gather on the Full and New Moon from all over the world. Our coven includes solitary practitioners, community leaders, techno pagans, crones, baby witches, neuroqueers, and folks who hug trees and have just been looking for their people. Our coven is trans-inclusive, anti-racist, feminist, pro-science, anti-ableist, and full of love. If that sounds like your people, come find out more. Please know that we've been missing YOU. https://www.missingwitches.com/join-the-coven/

Nov 2, 2023 • 1h
WF Benebell Wen: It Meets You Where You Are, And Then It Will Take You To Higher Ground.
Transcript and links: MissingWitches.comPhoto is from Benebell Wen: https://benebellwen.com/i-ching-the-oracle/a-companion-course/
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 organize writing groups and witchy book clubs; and we gather on the Full and New Moon from all over the world. Our coven includes solitary practitioners, community leaders, techno pagans, crones, baby witches, neuroqueers, and folks who hug trees and have just been looking for their people. Our coven is trans-inclusive, anti-racist, feminist, pro-science, anti-ableist, and full of love. If that sounds like your people, come find out more. Please know that we've been missing YOU. https://www.missingwitches.com/join-the-coven/

Oct 31, 2023 • 1h 10min
Samhain 2023: Altaring Grief w Mara June AKA Motherwort And Rose
www.missingwitches.com/ep-213-samhain-2023-altaring-grief-w-mara-june-aka-motherwort-and-rose
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 organize writing groups and witchy book clubs; and we gather on the Full and New Moon from all over the world. Our coven includes solitary practitioners, community leaders, techno pagans, crones, baby witches, neuroqueers, and folks who hug trees and have just been looking for their people. Our coven is trans-inclusive, anti-racist, feminist, pro-science, anti-ableist, and full of love. If that sounds like your people, come find out more. Please know that we've been missing YOU. https://www.missingwitches.com/join-the-coven/

Oct 30, 2023 • 32min
MW Empress Chen of Wu + Chen Jinggu - A Community of Sworn Sisters
Transcript and sources: https://www.missingwitches.com/chen-jinggu-empress-chen-of-wu-sworn-sisters/
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 organize writing groups and witchy book clubs; and we gather on the Full and New Moon from all over the world. Our coven includes solitary practitioners, community leaders, techno pagans, crones, baby witches, neuroqueers, and folks who hug trees and have just been looking for their people. Our coven is trans-inclusive, anti-racist, feminist, pro-science, anti-ableist, and full of love. If that sounds like your people, come find out more. Please know that we've been missing YOU. https://www.missingwitches.com/join-the-coven/

Oct 26, 2023 • 56min
WF Julia Voss, author of Hilma af Klint: A Biography - Put Your Feelers Out
Transcript is available at https://www.missingwitches.com/wf-julia-voss-author-of-hilma-af-klint-a-biography-put-your-feelers-out/Hilma af Klint: A Biography: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo180517543.htmlJulia Voss' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spiraltempleThe Five Lives of Hilma af Klint: https://www.davidzwirnerbooks.com/product/the-five-lives-of-hilma-af-klint
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 organize writing groups and witchy book clubs; and we gather on the Full and New Moon from all over the world. Our coven includes solitary practitioners, community leaders, techno pagans, crones, baby witches, neuroqueers, and folks who hug trees and have just been looking for their people. Our coven is trans-inclusive, anti-racist, feminist, pro-science, anti-ableist, and full of love. If that sounds like your people, come find out more. Please know that we've been missing YOU. https://www.missingwitches.com/join-the-coven/

Oct 23, 2023 • 41min
Hilma af Klint + Anna Cassel: Life Is A Farce If A Person Does Not Serve Truth.
Transcript and sources: https://www.missingwitches.com/hilma-af-klint-anna-cassel-life-is-a-farce-if-a-person-does-not-serve-truth/
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 organize writing groups and witchy book clubs; and we gather on the Full and New Moon from all over the world. Our coven includes solitary practitioners, community leaders, techno pagans, crones, baby witches, neuroqueers, and folks who hug trees and have just been looking for their people. Our coven is trans-inclusive, anti-racist, feminist, pro-science, anti-ableist, and full of love. If that sounds like your people, come find out more. Please know that we've been missing YOU. https://www.missingwitches.com/join-the-coven/

Oct 19, 2023 • 54min
WF Nadra Nittle on bell hooks: We Can Create Our Own Spirituality
Transcript: https://www.missingwitches.com/nadra-niddle-on-bell-hooks-spiritual-vision-we-can-create-our-own-spirituality/ Nadra Nittle on MIssing Witches talking about Toni Morrison:https://www.missingwitches.com/ep-107-nadra-nittle-on-toni-morrisons-spiritual-vision/bell hooks All About Love: New Visions (and others)https://bellhooksbooks.com/product/all-about-love/Pew research on changing religious identitieshttps://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/Lemonade visual albumhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtERdsgFipVSDfp4jrW7FGOovsfm-n2dk
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 organize writing groups and witchy book clubs; and we gather on the Full and New Moon from all over the world. Our coven includes solitary practitioners, community leaders, techno pagans, crones, baby witches, neuroqueers, and folks who hug trees and have just been looking for their people. Our coven is trans-inclusive, anti-racist, feminist, pro-science, anti-ableist, and full of love. If that sounds like your people, come find out more. Please know that we've been missing YOU. https://www.missingwitches.com/join-the-coven/

Oct 16, 2023 • 36min
MW Mary Kawena Pukui + Morrnah Simeona: A Unified and Unifying Force
The podcast explores the impact of a devastating wildfire and reflects on pain, colonialism, and cultural preservation. It discusses the efforts of Mary Kawena Pukui in preserving Hawaiian culture and explores Huna philosophy's influence on modern witchcraft. The episode also delves into the practice of ho'oponopono and the importance of Hawaiian spirituality and community.

Oct 12, 2023 • 1h 1min
WF Maria Minnis: An Invitation To Explore
www.missingwitches.com/ep-207-wf-maria-minnis-an-invitation-to-explore
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 organize writing groups and witchy book clubs; and we gather on the Full and New Moon from all over the world. Our coven includes solitary practitioners, community leaders, techno pagans, crones, baby witches, neuroqueers, and folks who hug trees and have just been looking for their people. Our coven is trans-inclusive, anti-racist, feminist, pro-science, anti-ableist, and full of love. If that sounds like your people, come find out more. Please know that we've been missing YOU. https://www.missingwitches.com/join-the-coven/

Oct 9, 2023 • 24min
MW Mary Ellen Pleasant: I’d Rather Be a Corpse Than a Coward
www.missingwitches.com/ep-206-mw-mary-ellen-pleasant-id-rather-be-a-corpse-than-a-coward
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 organize writing groups and witchy book clubs; and we gather on the Full and New Moon from all over the world. Our coven includes solitary practitioners, community leaders, techno pagans, crones, baby witches, neuroqueers, and folks who hug trees and have just been looking for their people. Our coven is trans-inclusive, anti-racist, feminist, pro-science, anti-ableist, and full of love. If that sounds like your people, come find out more. Please know that we've been missing YOU. https://www.missingwitches.com/join-the-coven/