Episode 168 – Orishas Goddesses and Queens with Lilith Dorsey

We welcome back author, anthropologist, priestess, and absolute delight of a human being Lilith Dorsey. We discuss her latest book, African Traditional Religions, the Divine Feminine, so much water, and what it’s like to write for a modern witchy marketplace.

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Of course we highly recommend picking up Lilith’s book Orishas, Goddesses, & Voodoo Queens, and you can also find out more about her and her other work through her website:  https://lilithdorsey.com/

If you’re interested in that conversation with Lilith and a number of other Black Pagans/witches on Fire Lyte’s show, the link is here:  http://www.incitingariot.com/2020/06/episode-145-inciting-black-lives-matter.html

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