Eva Yaa Asantewaa - Radical Magick

Eva Yaa Asantewaa can trace her family roots in spirituality and the paranormal back to her maternal grandfather whose interests included astrology, yoga, Theosophy, magnetic healing, and mind science. ("I never knew of my grandfather's early studies and activities until after his death when I inherited many of his old books," she says, "but obviously, it's all right there in my DNA!") A native New Yorker of African-Caribbean lineage, Eva maintains a private practice that includes Tarot-based counseling, channeling, shamanic journeying, dreamwork, energy healing modalities, and meditation coaching.

While studying at Fordham University where she received her B.A. in Communications (1974), Eva was introduced to Jungian psychology and the "mind games" techniques created by Robert Masters and Jean Houston. She also studied Community Health Education at Hunter College School of Health Sciences and received the Hunter College President's Award for HIV/AIDS Creative and Scholarly Work, First Prize, 1992.

Through Radical Magick (formerly Spirit Crossroads, which she founded in 1992), Eva has produced and facilitated workshops and special events sponsored by nearly 45 health and social service, spiritual, feminist, people of color, and gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender organizations in the New York metropolitan area. Among these are the New York Open Center's Womanspirit Journey program, New York Theosophical Society, The Tarot School, College of New Rochelle, Healing Works, Rivington House, New York State Conference on Women's Health, Riverside Church Wellness Center, Women's Health Education Project, and Women's Rites Center.

Eva's poetry appears in The Zenith of Desire: Contemporary Lesbian Poems about Sex (ed., Gerry Gomez Pearlberg, Crown, 1996), Does Your Mama Know? An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories (ed., Lisa C. Moore, RedBone Press, 1997), Queer Dog: Homo Pup Poetry (ed., Gerry Gomez Pearlberg, Cleis, 1997), Isis Rising: The Goddess in the New Aeon (ed., Denise Dumars, 2000), Brooklyn Review, Kuumba, Starfish, WV, Tempus, The Isis Papers, and the Pegasus Dreaming, Star Leaper, and Pedestal Magazine Web sites. She has read at numerous venues including the Brooklyn Museum, the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, and A Different Light Bookstore, including three collaborations with dancer-choreographer Nadine Helstroffer and trance meditations with drummers Bernadette McGowen and Panamá. She has completed her first collection of poetry, your weight on other worlds.

Since 1976, Eva has published dance journalism appearing in Dance Magazine, Soho News, and The Village Voice, among other print and online publications. She has interviewed performing artists, choreographers, and artistic directors and evaluated dance organizations for the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and other arts funding organizations. As a WBAI radio broadcaster (1987-89), she worked with the Women's Radio Collective and the Gay and Lesbian Independent Broadcasters Collective (OUTLOOKS), and co-hosted the Tuesday Afternoon Arts Magazine with Jennifer Bernet as well as producing her own specials. Eva publishes DancingWorld -- www.yahoogroups.com/group/DancingWorld -- a biweekly eNewsletter devoted to Tarot, psychic and spiritual development, and creativity, founded in January 2001.

To submit books or decks for review by Eva, please send them to:

Eva Yaa Asantewaa
Radical Magick
PO Box 1133, Peter Stuyvesant Station
New York, NY 10009

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Radical Magick: Eva's Private Services

Tarot counseling; Spiritual counseling; Numerology; Non-invasive dreamwork; Meditation coaching; Guided imagery coaching; Shamanic journeying; Psychic development coaching; Therapeutic Touch/Reiki; Gift certificates

In A Circle of Friends

Eva Yaa Asantewaa will teach a six-week introductory Tarot course for you and a minimum of 3 of your friends at your home or another location of your choice. The course includes unlocking the secrets of structure and imagery, practice layouts and readings, and Tarot meditation. (Intermediate or advanced training classes are also available.) Finally get the support and resources you need to set out on this powerful journey of self-discovery. Fee $125 per student, pre-paid; New York City metropolitan area within 1-hour commute only.



Eva's Website

Black Angel Tarot Review (c) Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Tarot and the Art of Life (c) Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Dancing World E-Zine






This page was created April 16, 2002 and updated December 17, 2003.