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Sometimes rapping like a seeress in a trance, the Philly musician, aided by assorted collaborators, unsettles and uplifts with quiet, uncanny moments, as if holding a jazz/blues/rap seance, a communion of Black generations, a prayer for continuation.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Dec. 2022
The Icelandic singer famous for her eccentricity (see: her infamous Oscars swan dress) appeared in the trailer as a seeress with puka shells for eyes.
—Ashley Shannon Wu, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2022
Spiritual guidance is provided by a shamanistic fool (Willem Dafoe) and a spooky seeress (Björk).
—New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022
And that’s even before Björk drops by as a witchy seeress, outfitted in wicker work, seashells and beads.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2022
There is a scary old seeress who pops up at regular intervals to hurl paranormal invective at the characters.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
Luckily, Deborah Hanekamp, seeress, shaman, and founder of Mama Medicine, says that the most spiritually significant plants for the solstice are also some of the most common.
—refinery29.com, 20 June 2018
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Dec. 2022
The Icelandic singer famous for her eccentricity (see: her infamous Oscars swan dress) appeared in the trailer as a seeress with puka shells for eyes.
—Ashley Shannon Wu, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2022
Spiritual guidance is provided by a shamanistic fool (Willem Dafoe) and a spooky seeress (Björk).
—New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022
And that’s even before Björk drops by as a witchy seeress, outfitted in wicker work, seashells and beads.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2022
There is a scary old seeress who pops up at regular intervals to hurl paranormal invective at the characters.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
Luckily, Deborah Hanekamp, seeress, shaman, and founder of Mama Medicine, says that the most spiritually significant plants for the solstice are also some of the most common.
—refinery29.com, 20 June 2018
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“Seeress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seeress. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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