Gullah Halloween Horror & Root Magic

Just in time for Halloween, Mika shares her favorite books, audio clips and ghost stories that highlight Gullah culture and folklore. Included in this episode is audio from the Strange Horizons podcast featuring Eden Royce's "Every Goodbye Ain't Gone". Strange Horizons: http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/every-good-bye-aint-gone/ Cleansing, Spiritual Okra Bath Recipe: bit.ly/SpiritualOkraBath Suggested Reading - Lowcountry Lore: Haunts, Hags & Plat-Eyes by Janie Dease Greene, Blue Roots: African American Folk Magic of the Gullah People by Roger Pinckney, Spook Lights: Southern Gothic Horror by Eden Royce and Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston Gullah folk lore glossary: http://www.lowcountryweekend.com/haints-and-boo-hags-what-ghosts-haunt-you/ Links to the videos referenced in the show - Roger Pinckney explains Gullah Root Magic: https://youtu.be/e6F0Z4MRnV8 Dr. Buzzard's Burial Site: https://youtu.be/5gARnIKrlA4 Roger Pinckney explains "Haant Blue": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQAtRm2nyI The Black Collective/Gullah Revenge Thriller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJugnekKNro New to the show? Check out these previous episodes: bit.ly/SavingWadmalaw and bit.ly/RacialBiasAtCPD Please Favorite, Share, Rate and Subscribe! We run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet Email Mika: [email protected] Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com