CoCo Conjure

Story 1: How all stories became spider stories pg 39

Story 2: why spiders are found in dark corners pg 27

https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/myths-gods-immortals-contents-announcement-anansi#:~:text=Publishing%20in%20January%202025%20alongside,origins%20and%20interpretations%20of%20Anansi.

Story 3: Bre’ Rabbit won’t visit Aunt Nancy

https://olebrerrabbit.blogspot.com/search/label/Chase185

OTHER ANANSI RETELLINGS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQM0Q2eNoOg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0dsjv9c5MU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbxJif_jolA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Grz24sgWdw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zJPxZLK2II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpaBr4X323U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv4WiXKyJuA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwJmVBCLh90

Cuz!

Let's talk about spell work.

The root lady Ro communes with her ancestors to help the righteous and not so honorable Judge Brown.

Cousin!

We've reached the end of the solar rhythm series. May all your blessings and manifestations come to fruition this equinox.

SUP CUZ!! Let's have some fun and listen to some stories.

Show notes:

All sound effects found on https://pixabay.com/

Story 1: A large Family by Helen Tyler found in “Them Thar Hills; Folk tales of the Adirondacks.”

https://localwiki.org/hsl/Helen_Tyler

https://www.rare-books.com/adirondacks/helen-escha-tyler-in-them-thar-hills

Crews tear down DC homeless encampment after Trump said residents must leave | NBC4 Washington

The White House says uncooperative homeless people will be arrested in DC

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2110me5g4o

Story 2: My Father’s Old Riding Horse as written down by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori in “Myths, Gods, & immortals : Anansi"

https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/myths-gods-immortals-contents-announcement-anansi#:~:text=Publishing%20in%20January%202025%20alongside,origins%20and%20interpretations%20of%20Anansi.

https://bookshop.org/shop/busboysbooks

Music: https://pixabay.com/music/afrobeat-waterfall-afrobeat-x-african-x-reggae-beat-x-afro-instrumental-181393/

Story 3: The Mojo from “The annotated African American Folktales” edited by the famous Henry Louis Gates Jr and Maria Tatar. https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=The+Sandman+luciver+vs.+morhious&type=E210US714G0#id=1&vid=9d857c2f9490158a16d62049bc29694d&action=click

https://archive.org/details/narrativeoflifeo1846doug

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-RmmTYxiGc&list=PLe_q7nNxJyzcDlm68U2YmDYTl_SQXDFai&index=37

Sup Cousin!

We are back with season 4. It gets dark real quick. so... TW: suicide and emotional abuse.

Regardless let's lead joy forward. I promise I'm still the folklore girl.

Show Notes:

Hopeless by Dionne Farris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y_OrnpEzok&list=RD8Y_OrnpEzok&start_radio=1

Suicide prevention: https://988lifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=onebox

Hey Cuz,

Stay cool this summer!

Show Notes:

Solstice falls on 6/20/2025

https://www.amli.com/blog/summer-solstice-festivals-from-around-the-world

https://www.juneteenth.com/

Cuz,

our Heroine has to stretch her magical fortitude to court case work in order to help the baddie of St. Stephens.

Cuz,

Big sis an I hit the internet to discuss all the latest witch chatter from graveyard dirt, to the burning of a death house,

topics pulled from R/witch and Uncle Leroy's hoodoo corner.

Sup Cousin!

We got a new author in our folklore library. Let's dive into plant tales inspired by Africa and her Diaspora.

"The Encyclopedia of Rootical Folklore: plant tales from Africa and the diaspora" by Natty Mark. (amazon link Here )

Story 1: Rosemary and Cinnamon Chant

Story 2: Tale of a Pea Harvest

Story 3: Tale of Lemongrass