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This Funeral Custom Reminds Us Of The Importance Of Taking Our Time

This Funeral Custom Reminds Us Of The Importance Of Taking Our Time

Take a deep breath. You don’t have to rush or stress your way through life. Our people have always known the value of taking our time. These burial customs are a helpful reminder to lean into ease.

Dearly Beloved Black People, We Need To Talk About Grief

Dearly Beloved Black People, We Need To Talk About Grief

You don’t need permission to feel your emotions or instructions on how to experience them. And if you’ve ever experienced moments of anger or sadness about the world around us, here’s some spiritual food for thought - it might be grief.

His Knowledge Of History Made Him A Pharaoh

His Knowledge Of History Made Him A Pharaoh

Regardless of where we are from, we are all descended from power. Knowing our history helps us to ground ourselves spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically, but that’s only the beginning. If history is any indication, that same power can literally help us move heaven and earth.

What Embracing Our Divine Gifts Looks Like

What Embracing Our Divine Gifts Looks Like

God has a plan for you. You are His workmanship and have divine gifts and talents that deserve releasing and being used for doing His good works.

How His Talks With Spirit Inspired Immense Change

How His Talks With Spirit Inspired Immense Change

You deserve someone to advocate for you in times of uncertainty, and God will. Nat Turner believed this deeply in his spirit, inspiring his most remarkable work.

How Black Joy Can Be Passed Down Through Generations

How Black Joy Can Be Passed Down Through Generations

When we experience joy, we nourish our spirits and heal our bodies. Imagine if we could bottle up our joy and pass it down to future generations. How strong would their spirits be? What kind of world would we create together?

The Divine Healing Tool We Can Use To Live Out God's Will

The Divine Healing Tool We Can Use To Live Out God's Will

You deserve to walk with a bounce in your step and unwavering joy in your spirit. Here’s how vent writing can be a transformative tool that brings you closer to God’s will.

Rethinking Forgiveness Can Help Us Heal Ourselves

Rethinking Forgiveness Can Help Us Heal Ourselves

If you’ve ever forgiven someone for harming you but still feel hurt and angry, take heart. This feeling means there is space for you to experience something much more powerful. Here’s how you can begin to free yourself from harm.

This Centuries-old Adoration Practice Is A Beautiful Ancestral Ode

This Centuries-old Adoration Practice Is A Beautiful Ancestral Ode

You deserve your flowers while you can smell them; we all do. But when our people become ancestors, we can practice this beautiful custom to honor them.

On A Mission To Spread God’s Message, He Created A Black Gospel

On A Mission To Spread God’s Message, He Created A Black Gospel

“He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free.” - Luke 4:16-19. God has always been the God of the oppressed. He knew this and made it his mission to spread the word, unaware he would create a new gospel that’s still used today.

Three Ways To Tap Into Our Ancestral Nature

Three Ways To Tap Into Our Ancestral Nature

Nature can nurture our spirits in a way nothing else can. Take care of yourself with these three ancestral-inspired ways to embrace the natural world.

This Scripture Shares An Important Lesson On Parenting

This Scripture Shares An Important Lesson On Parenting

Raising Black children takes a specific kind of love. Black parents, you are truly superheroes who deserve all the praise. God has gifted you with this divine task. You are raising the next generation of freedom fighters.

God Gifted Us 3 Important Tools To Win Our Battles

God Gifted Us 3 Important Tools To Win Our Battles

To be Black is to be divine. God gifted us with the tools to win our battles. When we stand in our power, shield ourselves with love, and control how we respond to negativity even hatred holds no power over us.

The Yoruba Goddess Helping You Embrace Change And Abundance

The Yoruba Goddess Helping You Embrace Change And Abundance

You are capable of powerful change. Ọya is the Yoruba goddess known for her ability to evoke abundance and transformation. Here’s how you can, too.

To Be Black Is To Be Divine. God Lives In Our Blackness.

To Be Black Is To Be Divine. God Lives In Our Blackness.

”You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you.” - Song of Songs 4:7. To be Black is to be divine. God lives within our Blackness. Our relationship to our Blackness is our relationship with God.

Ruler Of Both Realms, Nana Buluku Has A Divine Message For Us

Ruler Of Both Realms, Nana Buluku Has A Divine Message For Us

Ruler of both the spirit and living worlds, this traditional West African spirit exists in the in-between. Considered their Supreme being, this spirit has a message about spiritual soul-care for us. One that is similar to God’s wish for us.

This Yoruba Orisha Shaped Creation With Love

This Yoruba Orisha Shaped Creation With Love

He was the West African deity who made all humans. The first few humans all looked the same. But one night he lost control and woke up to a creation he had never expected. But it turned out to be the most sacred.

4 Revolutionaries Who Prove God Has Always Been At The Root Of Black Liberation

4 Revolutionaries Who Prove God Has Always Been At The Root Of Black Liberation

These 4 Revolutionaries have 1 thing in common: they’re all here doing God’s work. They’re proof that God has always been at the root of our liberation.

Do You Always Strive To Be Perfect? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t

Do You Always Strive To Be Perfect? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t

We all have room for improvement, but how does the thought of you, just how you are in this moment, make you feel? What happens if you never get better or achieve your goals? Let this be your reminder that you are enough just as you are.

This Deity Transcends Folklore To Reflect Spirit

This Deity Transcends Folklore To Reflect Spirit

She lives in deep, black river waters. Her rumbling laughter can incite both joy or fear depending on how you’ve treated her. Like us, she too is a child of God. And she’s ready to help us drown out anti-Blackness for good. Like a river after a storm, it’s time to rise up.

This Deity Transcends Folklore To Reflect Spirit

This Deity Transcends Folklore To Reflect Spirit

She lives in deep, black river waters. Her rumbling laughter can incite both joy or fear depending on how you’ve treated her. Like us, she too is a child of God. And she’s ready to help us drown out anti-Blackness for good. Like a river after a storm, it’s time to rise up.

Black Friendships Are Sacred And Necessary For Our Spiritual Soul-Care

Black Friendships Are Sacred And Necessary For Our Spiritual Soul-Care

It’s not an accident who God puts in our lives. Family, lovers, and especially friends. Deep friendships are sacred and not something we come by every day. Who are you trying to build deep friendships with? These are the folks who will be on your spiritual frontline.

The Spiritual Reasons We Wear All-White

The Spiritual Reasons We Wear All-White

You look amazing in white. The color not only compliments your beautiful complexion, but it also carries spiritual significance that makes the color even more inviting. Here’s why your beauty in white is way more than skin deep.

Truth Telling Has Always Been Our Divine Gift from God

Truth Telling Has Always Been Our Divine Gift from God

To be Black is to be divine. When we talk about the magic that is Blackness we’re referring to a very real super power. You’ll know it when you feel it. It’s God’s way of saying, “Keep going! Say it with your chest.”

How We Can Spiritually Reclaim this Black Landmark and Redefine Belonging

How We Can Spiritually Reclaim this Black Landmark and Redefine Belonging

To be Black is to belong deeply to ourselves and to our community, laughter, food, creativity, and our relationships with Spirit. Reclaiming “belonging” is also healing for our ancestors. Here’s how we can welcome our ancestors home.