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!
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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!
What is possible when we enter into chosen relationships with others? That question will be answered in this episode through the re-telling of the story “The Two Friends”. Xolani will speak about who Esu is and we’ll explore what it means to “reckon” with Esu in a grounded, practical way!
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Cosentino, D. (1987). Who Is That Fellow in the Many-Colored Cap? Transformations of Eshu in Old and New World Mythologies. The Journal of American Folklore, 100(397), 261–275. https://doi.org/10.2307/540323
Gates Jr., H. L., & Tatar, M. (Eds.). (2018). Making Sense of the World: Stories, Wisdom, and Contradiction In The Annotated African American Folktales (pp. 85–160). essay, W. W. Norton & Company Ltd.
The Blue Bottle Tree
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!
