Connection as Healing, The Politics of Witchcraft + the Aesthetics of Ethics w— Michael J Morris
Michael J. Morris is a witch, astrologer, artist, writer, facilitator, educator, and yoga teacher. They are currently a visiting professor at Denison University where they teach in the Department of Dance, Queer Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Environmental Studies. They also maintain a consultation practice called Co Witchcraft Offerings where they enter astrology and tarot within ritual, meditation, and healing practices to support people in making meaning of their lives, personal healing, and collective liberation.
This episode is dense, beautiful and waxes eloquent on the revolutionary ; and I'm so excited to share it with you.
we discuss
The approach + alchemy of their consultation practice
Bringing healing and intuition back into the body
Dance as a practiced ritual than can be about connection + healing
“Fake healing” through dance
Exploring pleasure activism through dance
Political witchcraft
Ecosexuality + embodiment
Yoga as a practice for liberation rather than about exercise or relaxation
Questioning the role of the yoga teacher and colonization of the practice
The relationship between aesthetics + ethics
LINKS
If you enjoyed the episode, check out —
Episode w— Alkistis Dimech
Episode w— Diana Rose Harper
More about our guest —
Michael's website
Michael's IG
Michael's Twitter
Mentioned in the episode —
Dori Midnight
Chani Nicholas
The healing justice framework
Demetra George - Hellenistic astrology
Anna Halprin
Keith Hennessy
Valentina Desideri - "fake healing"
Adrienne Maree Brown
Audre Lorde
Witches, Midwives + Nurses, book by Barbara Ehrenreich + Deirdre English
Sylvia Federici
Bell Hooks on "brave space"
Brene Brown
Annie Sprinkle + Beth Stephens performance art weddings
Nisha Ahuja - Decolonizing yoga
Tricia Hersey - The Nap Ministry
Joan Retallack - Poethics
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L I S T E N
We started this season reflecting on the house of the goddess, and now we end where we began — carrying water medicine and the wisdom of Her with us into the summer sun.