Octavia's Parables Podcast
1) Mind of My Mind: Chapter 12 & Epilogue
It canât be postponed, canât be avoided. Mary and Doro must face off. Mary tries to send the Patternists away, but sheâs too late. She does not anticipate surviving. And yet, and yet. Can the power of...Show More
2) Mind of My Mind: Chapter 11
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...Show More
3) Mind of My Mind: Chapter 12
Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 12 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Mind of My Mind. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our deta...Show More
4) Mind of My Mind: Chapter 11
Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 11 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Mind of My Mind. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our deta...Show More
5) Mind of My Mind: Chapter 10
Toshi Reagon and adrienne maree brown discuss and analyze Chapter 10 of Octavia E. Butler's book, Mind of My Mind. And as always, offer questions for you and your people to consider. We lost our deta...Show More
6) Mind of My Mind: Chapter 10
The original pattern members - the first family - spread out, then draw close. Mary and Karl unshield, meld, lose control, find themselves. They decide to have a baby, despite the Patternists struggli...Show More
7) Mind of My Mind: Chapter 9
A beast of a chapter. Two years have passed. The pattern is enormous, and still growing. Mary continues to weave and transition latents. She has taken over towns, and their non-telepathic residents - ...Show More
8) Mind of My Mind: Chapter 8
After Maryâs show of force, the group cooperates - for the most part. But the biggest surprise is Clay, a life-long latent, who is now in transition. As Mary begins to bring other latents into the pat...Show More
9) Mind of My Mind: Chapter 7
Mary calls a meeting of the pattern members. Emotions are high: resignation, resentment, fear and anger. Some try to challenge Mary, and learn quickly just how much control over them she has. She is c...Show More
10) Mind of My Mind: Chapter 6
The telepaths in Mary's web begin to arrive. They try her, full of resentment, looking for weakness. The first to arrive finds it, but Mary learns fast. She studies the others before they arrive, and ...Show More