Thanks for tuning in to The Fat Feminist Witch Podcast! Today I’m talking about how out-dated and racially insensitive some of the common language of witchcraft and paganism can be – especially when witches who are white talk about the magickal traditions of witches who are black.
This is a special new kind of episode on the show called a #WitchNBitch episode – that means I scoured the internet (not really) for the wonderful opinions of smart witches who might be better equipped to talk about how some racist terms and language makes them feel.
This is a topic I broached a whopping 3 TIMES on the blog, and you can check them out here:
#WitchNBitch Topic: Plantation Magic
Book Review of Shadows: The Witch’s Guide to Wands by Gypsey Elaine Teague
#WitchNBitch Responses: Plantation Magic
The episode also includes magickal information about two woods for making your own wand – Magnolia and Dogwood!
I also talk about my new membership program which you can learn about at Patreon.com/thefatfeministwitch
As always the opening and closing track is Back To The 90s (Douglas Mulvey AKA D-REX) / CC BY 4.0
I really enjoyed this podcast! The intersection of race and witchcraft is such an important topic right now. I was wondering if you’d consider doing something similar but discussing the impact witchcraft/paganism can have on Indigneous folks — especially since you’re Canadian (me too) and we’re about to celebrate 150 years of colonialism up here. And we’re (supposedly) in the era of reconciliation since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report and recommendations. Maybe a guest podcast with Indigneous practitioners or Elders?
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This is an incredible idea and I’m going to reach out to some indigenous friends and see if anyone would like to talk!
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