Coven

This week on Coven, we invite Marguerite Porete — medieval mystic, author and hermit, who was a convicted heretic and burned at the stake in the year 1310. We discuss her birth chart, her mysterious beginnings, her legacy, and her incredibly tragic death. Hosted by Jenna Scott and Reilly Hail Written by Jenna Scott Edited by Jenna Scott Logo by Jacob Scott Music by Jeffrey Boyle and Jenna Scott Sources: https://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/05/28/marguerite-porete/#:~:text=Not%20much%20is%20known%20about,which%20was%20written%20around%201300 https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/41232208.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/3195114 https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/the-knights-templar

This week we invite French philosopher turned Christian mystic, ‘The Enigma’ Simone Weil to the Coven. We chat about her early years of intellectual brilliance and her religious transformation, all upon the backdrop of some of the bleakest years of the 20th century. Hosted by Jenna Scott and Reilly Hail Written by Reilly Hail Edited by Jenna Scott Music by Jenna Scott and Jeffrey Boyle Logo by Jacob Scott Sources/Recommended Reading: The Enigma of Simone Weil | Verso Books Weil family - MacTutor History of Mathematics  Simone Weil (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)  American Weil Society - Simone Weil Love, by George Herbert

The elusive Mother of Abstract art, seance-frequenter, medium, mystic, poet and painter, Hilma af Klint is our initiate this week. We discuss her incredible works that left behind a controversial legacy, her eccentric beliefs, a little of theosophy, and of course her birth chart. Hosted by Jenna Scott and Reilly Hail Written and Edited by Jenna Scott Music by Jeffrey Boyle and Jenna Scott Logo by Jacob Scott Sources: Hilma af Klint - Guggenheim https://www.guggenheim.org/exhibition/hilma-af-klint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHdud9km7bQ&t=12s Swedish Artist Hilma af Klint Channels her Spirit Guides https://www.astro.com/astrology/ivccn_article200922_e.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilma_af_Klint Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint Documentary https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08BDKGXXR/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r https://www.jimcarrollsblog.com/blog/2021/4/1/seeing-more-deeply-hilma-af-klint-the-abstract-pioneer

This week we invite America's first Black and Indigenous professional sculptor, Wildfire Edmonia Lewis to the Coven. In this episode, we discuss her mysterious early life, traumatic college years, and coming into her most aligned self in Rome. Special bonus - Cleopatra's boobs. Hosted by Jenna Scott and Reilly Hail Written by Reilly Hail Edited by Jenna Scott Music by Jeffrey Boyle and Jenna Scott Logo by Jacob Scott

This week we welcome Kashmiri Mystic and Poetess, Lal Ded into our Coven. In this episode we talk about her life, her vakhs, her beliefs, and a brief history of the Kashmir region. We also digress into several tangents about spirituality, mysticism, sexuality and syncretism. Hosted by Jenna Scott and Reilly Hail Written and Edited by Jenna Scott Music by Jeffrey Boyle and Jenna Scott Logo by Jacob Scott Sources: Podcast: Let’s Talk Religion - “Lal Ded - The Mystic Poetess of Kashmir” https://shows.acast.com/lets-talk-rel... Podcast: I, Lalla: The Poems of Lal Ded https://open.spotify.com/episode/6P4K...https://poetrysociety.org/poems-essay... Britannica Article on the Kashmir Region and History: https://www.britannica.com/place/Kash... The Introduction from ‘Looking Within’: Life Lessons from Lal Ded, edited by Shonaleeka Kaul (Aleph Book Company, 2019). https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-a...https://feminisminindia.com/2019/05/0... Love And The Turning Seasons: India’s Poetry of Spiritual and Erotic Longing, edited by Andrew Schelling, Aleph Book Company. New Indian Express Article: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opin... Tickoo S. (2022). Nuditas Virtualis: A Jungian Analysis of Lal Ded’s Vaakhs. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 10(3), 203-209. DIP:‌18.01.‌018.‌20221003, DOI:10.25215/1003.018 link: https://ijip.in/pdf-viewer/?id=38597

This week we invite professor, author, activist, and groundbreaking feminist icon Dr. Sally Miller Gearhart into our coven. Join us as we discuss this oft-forgotten queer icon's contributions to the world - from starting the country’s first women’s studies program, to writing feminist science fiction novels, to lobbying against homophobic laws, and more. Hosted by Jenna Scott and Reilly Hail Produced by Jenna Scott Music by Jeffrey Boyle and Jenna Scott Logo by Jacob Scott Sources: https://sallymillergearhart.net/ Documentary Film in Progress Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1KSzH4yQxg San Francisco Chronicle Article: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sally-miller-gearhart-activist-17537049.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Religion_and_the_Homosexual

Welcome to another episode of Coven. This week we're inviting contemporary dance pioneer, writer, choreographer, mother and teacher, Isadora Duncan into our coven. In sharing her story, we discuss her passion for education, her deep understanding of the mind-body-soul connection, as well as the tragic chain of events that colored much of the last half of her life. 00:40 - Magic Moments 05:44 - Birth Chart 11:50 - Intro/Isadora Upbringing 18:25 - Adulthood 26:40 - European Life 47:55 - Outro Hosted by Jenna Scott and Reilly Hail Produced by Jeffrey Boyle Music by Jenna Scott and Jeffery Boyle Logo by Jacob Scott Sources:  • Isadora Duncan Dancers https://open.spotify.com/episode/6kTD... https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tXJ... https://www.isadoraduncanarchive.org/... https://www.britannica.com/biography/... https://sfmuseum.org/bio/isadora.html

This week we're inviting psychic, herbalist, composer, Mother Superior and the OG sexy nun, St. Hildegard of Bingen into our coven. Ridiculously ahead of her time in more ways than one, St. Hildegard played a massive role in our understanding of spirituality, women's health (including the female ORGASM), and plant wisdom.  00:20 - Magic Moments 06:07 - Birth Chart Analysis 13:53 - Introducing Hildegard / Begin Story 36:14 - Contributions to Sexual Understanding 52:18 - Closing Hosted by Jenna Scott and Reilly Hail Produced by Jeffrey Boyle Music by Jenna Scott and Jeffrey Boyle Logo by Jacob Scott

Welcome to our very first episode of Coven, where we talk all about the life (and astrology) of Hypatia of Alexandria, renowned and beloved philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and teacher. 00:40 - Magic Moments 11:35 - Presentation of Hypatia's Birth Chart 18:07 - Brief History of Alexandria 29:08 - Begin Hypatia Story Hosted by Jenna Scott and Reilly Hail Produced and Edited by Jeffrey Boyle Music by Jeffrey Boyle and Jenna Scott

Welcome to our Coven!  - First episode dropping 1/11/24 Instagram: @Coven.pod