The Shattering of Mamaw Minnie - Ep. 1

In this episode, we meet our witches, explore some shared family history,and navigate the pitfalls of starting a podcast together. Welcome to the coven, witches. MISPLACED REMEDY (Minnie's Secret) The remedy is steeped in a secret that has no one left to tell. Its ancient recipe tumbled through time from father through daughter to chosen male. More than ritualistic mumblings, more than a cure for infants' ails, the powerful words were guarded jewels embedded in mythic trust. When the whisperings fell on the maiden’s ears, she pledged unequivocal guardianship, and the words of primeval potency lay upon her lips. Mothers brought their babies for the healing the young girl made; in private, antique utterings blended with herbal blade. Time added a link to the maiden’s chain, the expected son of destiny's choice. Without considering another in line, she passed her secret to her oldest boy. But the mother erred in judgment, in choosing her firstborn son, for his metal was weak when tested, and the troth was broken by his thoughtless tongue. No one knew why the woman cried. They knew not the grievous loss. The misjudged son was oblivious to the ancestral wrath he'd wrought. Though his mother heard the rumblings, the angry thoughts of those before, she could not deflect the sorrow that visited her firstborn's door. For the intended heir of the precious pearls, his daughter, not his wife, unaware of the legacy intended her, would be crushed in the prime of life. Could it be the precious secret held the power to heal this land? How much longer will the world have to wait for whispers from another clan? For a still small voice surviving time to connect with a knowing mind, to spark the Thought of ancient decree for the healing of humankind. --Anita Stubbs