In this thought-provoking episode, our guest, Darnise Martin, tells us how her childhood questions about religion led her to a New Thought metaphysics and an embrace of her ancestral traditions of hoodoo.

Highlights:

• The mystery man who gave Dr. Darnise a pamphlet that changed her life
• The connection among spirituality, magic and nature
• Darnise’s spirituality in the grocery store
• The role of hoodoo in justice-making

Mentioned in This Episode:

• Michael Beckwith’s podcast: https://www.michaelbeckwith.com/podcast
• Michael Beckwith + Ellen DeGeneres interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONdSvQCPjeQ
• Will Coleman: https://www.facebook.com/will.coleman.56/
• Martinism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinism#
• David Alexander’s Freedom from Discord: The Promise of New Thought Liberation Theology: https://amzn.to/42ubumh

Guest Information:

Dr. Darnise C. Martin is an Adjunct Professor at Loyola Marymount University. Dr. Darnise is the author of two books, including the 2005 volume, Beyond Christianity: African Americans in a New Thought Church and co-edited the volume Women In New and Africana Religions and numerous articles and essays. As a media consultant, Dr. Danise has been featured on Tavis Smiley’s radio program, KJLH Radio in Los Angeles, numerous of podcasts and internet radio programs. She was the research consultant on the documentaries Dark Girls and Light Girls for the Oprah Winfrey Network. She conducts research on the diversities of African-American religions particularly the Gullah Geechee and hoodoo cultures in the South Carolina and Georgia low country regions of the U.S.

You can reach Dr. Darnise at DrDarnise.com

• Darnise’s House of Religion, Magic and History: https://www.youtube.com/drdarnise
• Beyond Christianity: African Americans in a New Thought Church: https://amzn.to/4hfJs2E
• “Is This a Dance Floor or a Revival Meeting” in Ain’t I a Womanist: Third Wave Womanist Religious Thought: https://amzn.to/4jq0SuR
• All Books Dr. Darnise has written can be found here: https://amzn.to/4ayuKku

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