My Unconscious Mind

Some mornings feel blank — heavy with fog and no spark to move you. This episode explores how emptiness can be a beginning, using historical moments like the Negro League all-star game in 1933 and desegregation struggles in 1963 to remind listeners that progress often meets resistance. The host encourages small steps, memory as accountability, and seeing blankness as possibility rather than defeat.

Start your day with a gentle reminder that rising late is still rising: breathe in new chances and exhale yesterday’s weight.This episode blends a calming morning ritual and poetry with powerful September 9th history — the Stono Rebellion (1739), Carter G. Woodson’s founding (1915), and Dr. Ossian Sweet’s stand (1925) — to remind listeners of resilience, courage, and the seeds we plant.Even when music falters, the message stands: measure your day by breaths and steps, keep rising, and persevere.

This episode explores a recurring childhood dream of being abandoned, and how those vivid experiences shape adult life. The speaker examines the unconscious memories that turn pain into patterns, and shares how creativity and reflection became tools for healing.
Ultimately, the episode reframes the dream: it’s not only a wound but also proof of survival—an invitation to recognize resilience and keep building despite loss.

In this episode, the narrator drifts into a moonlit void where silence and thoughts become visible. As clouds veil the moon and the unconscious unfolds, inner voices—restless, dreamy, cocky, doubtful—surface and are confronted. The void becomes a revealing space: a canvas and a wound that grants permission to be authentic rather than perfect.By the end, the narrator rises transformed, carrying a new stillness and truth into the day to create and continue the ritual of self-discovery.

At 4 a.m., restless thoughts and quiet determination meet. This episode reflects on moments of courage from history—Elizabeth Eckford, the 1875 voters in Clinton, Louis Latimer—and connects them to the present-day struggle to rise above silence and lack of support.It’s a meditation on resilience: walking alone, inventing light, refusing to be boxed in by others’ expectations. A short, inspiring reminder that even in solitude, we can still rise and create our future.

Before the sunrise, breathe and let go of yesterday. This episode explores the indestructible truth of our history, reminding listeners that memory and legacy live within us—unchangeable by politics or time. Through the story of Frederick Douglass' escape and a call to reclaim ancestral truth, the host invites you to dig deep into your unconscious and honor the truths that cannot be erased.

Before the sounds of traffic and the deadlines of the day, this episode guides you inward to the vastness of your unconscious. Drawing on ancient sky wisdom and quiet ritual, it invites you to breathe, imagine your thoughts as stars, and remember the intimate connection between your soul and the cosmos.Through gentle reflection and poetic imagery, you are encouraged to dig deep, name your inner constellations, and rediscover eternity within. A short, calming voyage to meet your inner creator and awaken the star-filled mind.

Before the rush, this episode guides you to breathe, release the weight of yesterday, and remember that your worth is not defined by labor. It blends a calm morning ritual with James Baldwin’s call to create your own place and step into who you are becoming.Rooted in history — from Bob Moses to the Bedford Hills uprising — the episode reminds us that rest is resistance, joy is necessary, and collective awakening and action are what reshape our future.

Host DeMarcus Holder blends music, personal reflection, and historical moments from August 28 — including Emmett Till, MLK’s "I Have a Dream," Jackie Robinson, and Civil War memories — to invite listeners into the unconscious mind and reclaim purpose.
Through short historical vignettes and a gentle call to rediscover childlike curiosity, this episode remembers the past, honors sacrifice, and encourages listeners to dig deep to find meaning and hope.

“Blood and Blossom” is a poetic reflection that ties history, grief, and resilience together, showing how pain and beauty coexist in the Black American experience.The episode centers on the 1955 murder of Emmett Till and his mother’s decision to leave his casket open, tracing how that grief transformed into protest and asking what we will plant today—story, promise, vote, or breath.