Octavia's Parables
Octavia's Parables
Octavia's Parables—Artwork cover by Krista Franklin
 
 

All that you touch you change
All that you change changes you
The only lasting truth is change
God is Change

—Earthseed: The Books of the Living

 
 

About
Octavia’s
Parables

Octavia’s Parables is a podcast where hosts Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown read the works of Octavia Butler one chapter at a time, bringing a modern analysis and scholarship to the work, and offering listeners guiding questions for applying the lessons in their own lives and community work.

 
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EPISODES

 
 
Episodes
Wild Seed
Mind of My Mind: Chapter 12 and Epilogue
Wild Seed

It can’t be postponed, can’t be avoided. Mary and Doro must face off. Mary tries to send the Patternists away, but she’s too late. She does not anticipate surviving. And yet, and yet. Can the power of the many confront the power of the one?

We are invited, as always, to urgent questions. Have you learned to fight while in the battle? How could we bring our opposition into our pattern? What is the cost of freedom?

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Wild Seed
Wild Seed
Mind of My Mind: Chapter 11
Wild Seed

Mary tries to obey Doro, she does. But sometimes obedient intent isn't enough. Pausing the pattern is killing her. The showdown is inescapable. The patternists, once reluctant and resentful, refuse to leave Mary’s side.

We are invited, again, to pressing questions. Have you met someone afraid of your power? Do you understand your power, individually? Collectively? What size pattern sustains you, what can you hold?

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Wild Seed
 
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Where to Listen

 
 
 
 
 
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 READ OCTAVIA

While we do our best to examine Octavia's work, we encourage all of our listeners to purchase her work directly and dive into yourself! This link is preferred by the Octavia E Butler estate!

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Contact

 
 
 

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