Ep 56: Saturday Magic with Nyasha Williams and Kenda Bell-Spruill

from Hoodoo Plant Mamas · host Danielle Buckingham

In this episode we talk with co-authors Nyasha and Ms. Kenda about their picture book Saturday Magic: A Hoodoo Story. We discuss intentional and conscious ancestor veneration, overlooked Hoodoo rituals in contemporary Black culture as well as allowing Black kids to see themselves in stories. Nyasha shared her process when creating her tarot and oracle decks while Ms. Kenda talked about our ancestors using astrology and dreams for healing and guidance.Nyasha Williams is a creator dedicated to healing, indigenizing, and liberation through creativity. With fifteen pieces of work published or in the publishing process, Nyasha advocates for diverse works of art, media, and literature that amplify unheard voices. Her tarot and oracle deck, "Black Tarot: An Ancestral Awakening" and "Elemental Alchemist," are testaments to her transformative artistry. Nyasha is the founder and creative director of Fire + Honey Press, a digital publishing honeycomb created toward collective liberation. You can find her on her website https://www.nyashawilliams.online/, Instagram at @writingtochangethenarrative and on The Creative Playground with Nyasha Williams on Substack. She lives on the stolen land of the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes in Colorado with her husband.Kenda Bell, a beacon of wisdom, graces the world not only with transformative coaching but also literary brilliance. An Essence bestselling author, she penned For Every Love There Is A Reason and recently ventured into children's literature with Saturday Magic, a delightful collaboration with her daughter in love. In The Ethical Selfishness Journal: 12 Pathways Back To Joy, Kenda invites women to embrace grace and self-understanding. Urging self-accountability, mirror work, boundary setting, and self-forgiveness, she crafts a roadmap for profound self discovery. Her coaching blends disciplines like Feminine Power, Bagua™ Astrology, and GROW™ & SMART™ methods, woven into her unique Joy Factor Method.™ Email her at [email protected] for regular astrological downloads.RESOURCES Saturday Magic: A Hoodoo Story by Nyasha Williams and Kenda Bell-Spruill Root Magic by Eden Royce "Ep 47: Dreaming a New Dream with Austen Smith" Hoodoo Plant Mamas "Ep 37: Dreaming in Color with Nancey B. Price" Hoodoo Plant Mamas 8 Bill Mystery Pack/Ancestor Money Shop Our Tarot Collection on Bookshop The Enneagram for Black Liberation: Return to Who You Are Beneath the Armor You Carry by Chichi Agorom  "Kendrick Lamar plays 'Not Like Us' six times at Juneteenth 'The Pop Out' concert" by Daysia Tolentino. NBC News.Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastrBE A PATRON!https://www.patreon.com/hoodooplantmamasSOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: @hoodooplantmamasThis podcast was created, hosted, and produced by Dani & Leah.Our music was created by Ghrey, and our artwork was designed by Bianca. 

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