I Will Read for You: The Voice and Writings of Jaiya John

307. why we need empathy in our lives.

27 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a piece on empathy that begins: Souls infected with the spirit of greed and plunder try to sell you the notion that empathy is dangerous and d...

306. wildflowers praying at midnight. new book release.

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading from my new book Wildflowers Praying at Midnight, released December, 2025. This piece begins with: Ukuzola. Calm now. Here is our medicine......

305. can you live for your art.

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a piece that begins with, They say you must die for your art...., from my book, Dear Artist: A Love Letter. All of my books are available at b...

304. we are the garden / somos el jardin.

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading in both English and Spanish a fresh new unpublished piece titled, We are the Garden and We are Beautiful / Somos El Jardin y Somos Hermosos. T...

303. bless you who set our people free.

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a fresh new unpublished piece titled, Bless You Who Set Our People Free. This poem was written as part of a keynote message for a Community De...

302. sanctuary until sunrise.

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a fresh new unpublished piece titled, Sanctuary Until Sunrise. This poem was written as part of a keynote message for LA Best Babies Network&a...

301. rest feeds your revolution, part 2.

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading part 2 of the passage titled, Rest Feeds Your Revolution, from my book, Freedom: Medicine Words for Your Brave Revolution. You may listen to p...

300. sacred conversation with delphine diallo.

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Visionary artist Delphine Diallo joins me in Sacred Conversation. We cover the cosmos in this one. AI as both a colonizing and liberating instrument. ...

299. rest feeds your revolution, part 1.

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a piece from my book, Freedom: Medicine Words for Your Brave Revolution. This passage is titled: Rest Feeds Your Revolution. This is part 1 of...

298. daughter drink this water audiobook chapter 8: ceremonial life.

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we share chapter eight, titled: Ceremonial Life, of the audiobook of my bestselling book, Daughter Drink This Water: A Book of Sacred Love. Avai...

297. love the ones you serve.

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a piece from my book, Your Caring Heart: Renewal for Helping Professionals and Systems. This passage is titled: Love the Ones You Serve. All o...

296. in the house of your reckoning.

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a piece that begins with: Synchronicities. Everything is intimately, energetically interwoven.... All of my books are available at booksellers...

295. a golden sky covers you today.

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a piece that begins with: A golden sky covers you today.... All of my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Birthing Life personal pho...

294. daughter drink this water audiobook chapter 7: spiritual life.

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we share chapter seven, titled: Spiritual Life, of the audiobook of my bestselling book, Daughter Drink This Water: A Book of Sacred Love. All o...

293. daughter drink this water audiobook chapter 6: wholeness.

29 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we share chapter six, titled: Wholeness, of the audiobook of my bestselling book, Daughter Drink This Water: A Book of Sacred Love. The complete...

292. daughter drink this water audiobook chapter 5: your freedom.

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we share chapter five, titled: Your Freedom, of the audiobook of my bestselling book, Daughter Drink This Water: A Book of Sacred Love. The comp...

291. daughter drink this water audiobook chapter 4: loving yourself.

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we share chapter four, titled: Loving Yourself, of the audiobook of my bestselling book, Daughter Drink This Water: A Book of Sacred Love. The c...

290. daughter drink this water audiobook chapter 3: sacred love.

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we share chapter three, titled: Sacred Love, of the audiobook of my bestselling book, Daughter Drink This Water: A Book of Sacred Love. The comp...

289. daughter drink this water audiobook chapter 2: your sacredness.

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we share chapter two, titled: Your Sacredness, of the audiobook of my bestselling book, Daughter Drink This Water: A Book of Sacred Love. The co...

288. daughter drink this water audiobook chapter 1: arrival.

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During these early months of 2025, I am sharing with you, one chapter at a time, the audiobook of my bestselling book, Daughter Drink This Water: A Bo...

287. we change this world.

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a piece titled, We Change This World, from my new book, We Birth Freedom at Dawn: Volume Two. All of my books are available at booksellers w...

286. usurp my throne.

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the spirit of February 14, reading a selection which begins, Usurp my throne.... from my book, Habanero Love: A Poem of Sacred Passion. All of my...

285. our grief is an ocean.

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a selection which begins, Our grief is an ocean of tears.... from my book, We Birth Freedom at Dawn, Volume Two. All of my books are availab...

284. we hold you there.

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading an unpublished poem for those affected by oppression fire and wildfire, which begins with, It hurts in your body where your bedroom was. We ho...

283. a golden sky.

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reading an unpublished prayer poem which begins with, A Golden sky.... All of my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Wholesalers may order i...

282. spark life.

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reading from a selection that ends with, Spark life.... from my book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All of my books are available at bookseller...

281. sacred conversation with j.s. park.

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sacred Conversation with J.S. Park, hospital chaplain and author of the astoundingly profound and beautifully poetic book, As Long As You Need: Permis...

28O. Love is life.

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a selection entitled, Love is Life.... from my book, We Birth Freedom at Dawn, Volume Two. All of my books are available at booksellers worl...

279. sacred conversation with nova reid.

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this emotionally fertile Sacred Conversation with Nova Reid, producer, writer, speaker, and author of the book, The Good Ally, we commune over the ...

278. Love is the oxygen of grace.

08 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a selection that begins with, Maybe Love is not the problem.... from my book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All of my books are avail...

277. yohance maqubela discusses We Birth Freedom at Dawn with jaiya john.

30 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My soul brother Yohance Maqubela, who is a true community Baba and revolutionary Teacher, and son of our fiery, Loving ancestor, the singular Dick Gre...

276. layla f. saad discusses We Birth Freedom at Dawn with jaiya john.

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A book conversation with esteemed soul worker, mystic, ancestor emissary, and bestselling author, Layla F. Saad, as we discuss my new books, We Birth ...

275. thunder.

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reading my new meditative chant poem, Thunder. All of my books are available at jaiyajohn.com (thank you for purchasing directly from the author) and ...

274. living miraculously.

22 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Special book launch episode. Reading from my new two-volume book We Birth Freedom at Dawn, which will be released this Thursday, September 26, 2024.BO...

273. sacred conversation with lalah delia.

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This flavorful, soulfully seasoned Sacred Conversation between two Albuquerque-born New Mexicans, Lalah Delia and myself, was a joyful trip down memor...

272. your soul floating endless grace.

08 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reading the selection beginning with, your soul floating endless grace...., from my book All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All of my books are avai...

271. sacred conversation with rolla selbak.

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My conversation with Palestinian filmmaker, director, writer, and teacher Rolla Selbak was an exchange of sweet and saltwater tides. I cried. Then she...

270. sacred conversation with dr. jennifer mullan.

24 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I genuinely enjoyed my Sacred Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Mullan, PsyD., creator of Decolonizing Therapy: a psychological evolution that weaves tog...

269. the beautiful ones have changed to light.

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*LIVE RECORDING. I wrote and delivered this poem, The Beautiful Ones Have Changed to Light, in honor of the martyred poets and writers of Gaza and Fal...

268. your mama's famous sour cream poundcake.

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*LIVE RECORDING. Reciting a poem on Indigenous healing ways for the Presidential Opening Session of the American Psychological Association National Co...

267. harvest.

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reading (and playing piano accompaniment) Harvest, a ceremony piece that will be newly included in the upcoming revised edition of my book, Father to ...

266. sacred conversation with cole arthur riley (@blackliturgies).

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My heart was deeply moved by this quiet, heartful conversation with Cole Arthur Riley, creator and curator of Black Liturgies (a project of The Center...

265. sacred conversation with dr. thema bryant.

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am thrilled to share with you my Sacred Conversation with Dr. Thema Bryant. As many of you know from our past conversations, Dr. Thema embodies so m...

264. sacred conversation with layla saad.

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I do not know how to describe my third Sacred Conversation, with Laya F. Saad. We just finished our conversation, so my heart is still so full and cry...

263. when you are anxious about your audience.

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a selection from my upcoming book, Dear Artist. Dear Artist, and all my books, is available at jaiyajohn.com (thank you for purchasing directl...

262. sacred conversation with terence lester, ph.d.

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wow. I hope you listen to and feel this one. My second Sacred Conversation is with Terence Lester, Ph.D., a soul who does sacred work to restore and c...

261. sacred conversation with artist shelley bruce.

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am excited to share with you our first Sacred Conversation, with the artist, painter, poet, birth mother of the Heart Dept, activist, revolutionary,...

260. this is my sunrise prayer for you.

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a selection from my upcoming book, Dear Artist. You may preorder Dear Artist exclusively at jaiyajohn.com. All my books are available at jaiya...

259. learn to fill your heart each day.

15 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a selection from my upcoming book, Dear Artist. You may preorder Dear Artist exclusively at jaiyajohn.com. All my books are available at jaiya...

258. you may care for your legacy.

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reading a selection from my upcoming book, Dear Artist. You may preorder Dear Artist exclusively at jaiyajohn.com. All my books are available at jaiya...