Last week I sat with Brooklyn emcee and magical being Savage the Poet as we discussed his new project Keep Your Head in the Clouds. Listen to the Ep on Spotify and watch the video for ‘Plane’ on YouTube. It’s so dope and oh so dreamy! Here’s part 2 and the conclusion of our conversation, ‘Mysticism & Music’. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

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Mysticism & Music Pt. 2

It's National Poetry Month! This week's episode features the incredibly eloquent Savage The Poet. Listen in as we talk about the magic of music and about his journey as an independent artist. Check out his new EP 'Keep Your Head in the Clouds' and be sure to pop back in next week for the conclusion of this conversation.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

Mysticism & Music Pt. 1

A continuation from last seasons episode on dating. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

Dating While Elevating Pt. 2

Happy Black History Month! Everyone’s spiritual practice is different and there are as many Madamas as there are women. This episode of the How To Be Magical Podcast is an in-depth discussion about who the Madamas are and the ways that we honor that commission of spirits. This week's special guest is vocalist, historian, and ethnomusicologist TreZure Empire.  Follow TreZure! Website Instagram Twitter Check out the Soul Searching blog for links, resources, and more information about what was shared in this episode.  Follow The How To Be Magical Podcast! Instagram Facebook --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

Madamas

2021's first episode is all about history and how we can learn from the mistakes and triumphs of the past.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

Reimaginations of Blackness

Let’s get really personal. Here’s my story and here’s why we, as a community, need to stand up for what is right. Your character is everything. Iwa pele cannot be purchased! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

Defensive Arts (part 2)

In this episode of the HTBM podcast Nikki discusses a few simple techniques to employ when doing protective work. As always check out the Soul Searching blog for links, resources and more information about what was shared. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

Defensive Arts & Left Hand Work

In this week's episode, Nikki sits down with espirtista and Olorisha, John Michael Corales to go deeper into the origins and practices of espiritismo. From Espiritismo Cruzado to Espiritismo Criollo to family patron saints, listen in as JM goes in about The Good Spirits. Follow John Michael on Instagram at @elbrujocoral. As always be sure to check the blog for show notes, resources, and links to learn more about this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

The Good Spirits PART 2

The Good Spirits [Part 1]

In this week's episode of HTBM Nikki has a talk with writer Keka Araujo of Negra with Tumbao about Keka's journey as an Olorisha and priestess of Two Waters (Oshun and Yemaya). Follow Keka on social at @negra_with_tumbao on Instagram and Negra with Tumbao on Facebook. As always be sure to check the blog for show notes, resources, and links to learn more about this episode at https://blog.soulthingsbotanica.com/archives/869 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

The Path of Two Waters

In this weeks episode of HTBM we are talking about Espiritismo! Listen in as Nikki is joined by Caribbean historian and culturalist Elliott Ray Lassi as they share their journeys in discovering their roots, ancestry, and personal histories through the vehicles of mediumship, prayer and ancestor elevation. Follow Elliott on Instagram at @elliott.r.lassi to learn more about his work as a writer, genealogist and musician. As always be sure to check the blog to get more information on this episode in the show notes https://blog.soulthingsbotanica.com/archives/859 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

The White Table

In this episode of the How To Be Magical podcast I am joined by the lovely Sade Oyaniiyun Adona aka @qweenkobra as we discuss dreams, egbe, and astral travel from an African diasporic perspective. Follow Sade on Instagram @qweenkobra and check the Soul Searching blog for more show notes and resources on this episode https://blog.soulthingsbotanica.com/archives/856 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

The Kalunga Line

Full Moon in Aries and my birthday month? This episode is all about ME! Some personal revelations and a little social spiritual experiment that I hope I passed. For show notes and resources about this episode check the blog https://blog.soulthingsbotanica.com/archives/850 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

I Am

There was no West Indian Day parade in Brooklyn this year. In this episode of the How To Be Magical podcast I'm back with cousin Devante aka Di Chow Man. Listen in as we discuss the magic of carnival, how it became the essential diasporic tradition that we honor today and how we can continue to use it as a vehicle of protest and liberation. Follow Devante on Instagram @dichowman and @babacornhusk Check the Soul Searching blog for more show notes and resources on this episode https://blog.soulthingsbotanica.com/archives/839 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

Carnival Tabanca

In this episode of the How To Be Magical podcast I talk with ethnomusicologist and vocalist TreZure Empire about the cross-cultural connection between Black Americans and Caribbean Latinx folks. There's so much to discuss but here's the raw convo between us two. Connect with TreZure on social to learn more about diaspora sounds and it's continued influence on our experience as children of the diaspora. Follow TreZure on Instagram at @trezureempire, @diasporaplay and @becomingthebotanica. For show notes and resources about this episode check the blog https://blog.soulthingsbotanica.com/archives/828 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howtobemagical/support

Caribbean Connections & Diaspora Sounds

What do you get when you ask a Black round the way Brooklyn girl how she began her spiritual journey? Welcome to How to be Magical, the podcast! ON THE WEB Soulthingsbotanica.com ON THE GRAM @soulthingsbk

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