#42 - Dianca London, Witchly Writer
The Witch Wave
Pam Grossman
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2019
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Dianca London is a writer whose articles about witchcraft, literature, and black occulture have appeared in such places as VICE, Bitch, Glamour, The Washington Post, Shondaland, SELF, Nylon, Electric Literature, and more, and her memoir PLANNING FOR THE APOCALYPSE is forthcoming from Simon & Schuster’s 37 Ink. She is a Kimbilio Fiction fellow, the former online editor of Well-Read Black Girl, and the former prose editor of Lit Magazine. She also teaches writing at The New School and Pratt Institute.
On this episode, Dianca discusses the magic of her favorite poetry witches Audre Lorde and Lucille Clifton, the importance of shedding light on historical “outsiders,” and how she integrates Christianity and witchcraft in her spiritual life.
Pam also talks about the balance of light and shadow during the winter holidays, and answers a listener question about how to tend to their inner garden.
Our sponsors for this episode are The Sacred Space Conference and The Between The Worlds Conference, Cat Coven, and Mithras Candle.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Witch Wave is brought to you by Cat Coven. |
| 0:04.8 | Cat Coven is an online shop for weirdos, witches, and warriors |
| 0:10.3 | created by Brooklyn-based artist Kirsty Ferret. |
| 0:15.0 | The shop is a way for Kirsty to share her magical artwork on products ranging from apparel, |
| 0:20.9 | catnip toys, pillows, mugs, patches, and other accessories. |
| 0:27.0 | Her illustrations are inspired by her love of art history, |
| 0:31.1 | witchcraft, feminism, and of course, cats. |
| 0:35.7 | Nearly all the screen printed items are printed by Kirstie |
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| 1:10.0 | One of my favorite things to do is to attend conferences with like-minded spirits and |
| 1:16.8 | that's why I'm so excited about this amazing conference happening in April of |
| 1:22.0 | 2020 in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with a spectacular lineup of teachers, |
| 1:28.4 | rituals, and entertainment. Actually, though, it's due conferences in one venue for one registration fee. |
| 1:37.6 | The Sacred Space Conference and the Between the World Conference are joining forces for some deep magic and great fun. |
| 1:50.0 | They only do this every several years, so don't miss it. |
| 1:54.3 | For more information, follow the links at sacredwheel.org |
| 2:00.2 | and Sacred Space Foundation.org. |
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| 2:11.0 | and you'll learn more about these two magical conferences |
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