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001 | WISDOM ESCAPES

001 | WISDOM ESCAPES

FromThe Blue Bottle Tree


001 | WISDOM ESCAPES

FromThe Blue Bottle Tree

ratings:
Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Aug 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Xolani re-tells a famous Anansi story “How Wisdom Came Into the World”! We then dive into the journey Wisdom has taken since the so-called Enlightenment period and ponder what it would take to reclaim ancestral wisdom in this day and age.

SOCIAL:
https://www.instagram.com/bluebottletree
STORY:
How Wisdom Came Into the World
SOURCES:
Morrison, T. (n.d.). The Site of Memory. In Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir (2nd ed., pp. 83–102). essay, William Zinsser.
Young, J. (2008). “Of Moses, Mules, and Men: Zora Neale Hurston and the Politics of Folk Art.” Obsidian, 9(1), 9–19. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44489273
Released:
Aug 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (4)

The Blue Bottle Tree is an audio altar and apothecary rooted in Black, diasporic folklore with the intention of extending and honoring ancestral memory. We explore concepts, politics, symbolism, and more in each of the stories presented. While there is storytelling and folk tales, this podcast is for folks 18+! Enjoy!