Self-love and celibacy allowed me to not derive pleasure and empowerment through another person; to gain more clarity and awareness of the connections I participated in…
Tag: spirituality
Rebirth: Part 1
“…we resist change because it can be difficult to process the emotional anxiety triggered by the possibility of, or active transformation into the unknown… (It) tests our courage to follow our intuition… I choose to gather the lessons with poise, stop looking back, and continue figuring out what’s next.”
An Introduction to Sensuality
Our sensuality is grounded in nature and grace; the ultimate dance of spirituality. Sensuality is a profound awareness of our world. We make love to the way we eat, each gliding step we take, every living being that comes across our sight, and reverberation of voices or musical notes that caress our soul. It is the full presence and gratification of living with all senses. Living sensually, in its essence, is yoga.
“That Woman”
“My emotions flow with the tides of the water. Moon child, maybe Oshun’s daughter. Blessings came from something wild I thought of…”
It Was All A Dream… Or Was It?
Dreams, a unique psychological phenomena, can elicit emotional and physical responses. In this article, I explore therapeutic dream decoding.
The Black Woman: The Second-Self of God {Book Reflection}
Curious to understand different perspectives, I read Brother Nuri’s book, which interprets and modernizes Proverbs 31. It depicts the Black woman as someone worthy of worldly protection and outlines the ways of such a virtuous woman. I briefly reflect on and share meaningful excerpts, as I adapt the lessons into my own life of spirituality.
On Forgiveness
“Show yourself compassion. What you know and understand now, you didn’t know before… that’s why it’s a lesson. You did the best you could at the time. Don’t hold onto anger, sadness, resentment, confusion, hurt and negativity. You are only losing precious moments of YOUR life.”
Incorporating La Bruja Positionality and Indigenous Spiritual Practices as a Complement to Western Psychotherapy
La Bruja represents a symbol of power outside of patriarchal and racial supremacist control. She is a figure of powerful transgressive sexuality and spirituality that should no longer be ostracized, but embraced as a reference for self-empowerment.