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Are You A Spiritual Salt Eater?

Are You A Spiritual Salt Eater?

Sometimes the weight of the world feels too heavy to stand. When we’re stressed, tired, or just feeling blah we just want relief, peace, and healing. But what if we let our spirit eat salt?

How We React To Foolishness Is Holy Work

How We React To Foolishness Is Holy Work

Do you ever tire of taking the high road, letting people make it, and trying to put yourself in their shoes? At what point do we get a break from the foolishness? What is the balance between standing up for ourselves and still being a good person at the same time?

Would You Rather Eat Your Meals With Friends Or Enemies?

Would You Rather Eat Your Meals With Friends Or Enemies?

Have you ever been invited to eat at a table where love was present? Even if it was your own, the empowerment that comes from a welcome table restores our souls, regardless of what was served. There’s no better example of this than potlikker.

How To Navigate Collective Grief Over Cop Killings

How To Navigate Collective Grief Over Cop Killings

Sonya Massey is the latest Black woman murdered by police, and if you’re feeling angry or tired of hearing about Black women’s pain, then you’re not alone. But what can we do spiritually when we’re constantly inundated with stories about us minding our own business and still getting murdered?

The Power In Saying No To “Shame” And Yes To “Love”

The Power In Saying No To “Shame” And Yes To “Love”

We love being Black and we appreciate the different ways Black people exist around the world. We love knowing we’re God’s children, and that we come from a powerful ancestral lineage. When it comes to our Blackness, we’ve got nothing to be ashamed of.

Why A Sacred Black Body Is Known As The Blues Body

Why A Sacred Black Body Is Known As The Blues Body

There’s a reason why listening to low, sultry blues notes stirs something in our spirits. The blues invites us to reinvent ourselves at the crossroads of “sacred” and “resistance.” The Black body IS a blues body. And we’re done being respectable about our resistance.

The Black Martial Art With The Power To Lift Spirits

The Black Martial Art With The Power To Lift Spirits

Your mental and spiritual health is just as important as your physical health. This powerful practice combines martial arts, dance, and spiritual empowerment, and it has helped our people survive for decades.

If You Seek The Spirit Of The Lord, You Seek Freedom

If You Seek The Spirit Of The Lord, You Seek Freedom

What does it mean to you to be free? 2 Corinthians 3:16 reminds us that “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” Frederick Douglass sought out the Spirit of the Lord. He got himself free, but knew it was his responsibility to return and do the same for others.

This Life Lesson Is The Ultimate Life Lesson

This Life Lesson Is The Ultimate Life Lesson

We are all God’s children. Eventually, we will be called home to be with him. But until that time, we are blessed to be here on Earth to learn the lessons assigned to us. How can we prepare to become good ancestors?

How Sound Is A Healing Practice That Dates Back To The Pyramids

How Sound Is A Healing Practice That Dates Back To The Pyramids

Have you ever been brought to tears by a gospel choir? Praised God with a deep-bellied shout? Laughed out loud with friends while singing in the car? These are all types of vocalization, a sacred practice that takes us all the way back to the pyramids.

Why Your Prayers Must Be Supported By Action

Why Your Prayers Must Be Supported By Action

We all know the importance of taking action. Well, let’s think of a prayer as an action to take. If we’re asking God to show up for us, we must show up, too. One civil rights icon knew this better than anyone else.

Remember That Time Jesus Essentially Said, “Not Today Satan”?

Remember That Time Jesus Essentially Said, “Not Today Satan”?

We’ve all said, “Not today Satan!” And even though we may have said it playfully, behind it lies a very real statement: “No. We refuse.” Our ancestors refused their enslavers time and again. They knew how to spot the devil.

Your Very Existence Is An Answered Prayer

Your Very Existence Is An Answered Prayer

Did you know that you are already on someone’s altar? Someone is out there praying for you. Rooting for you. Can you imagine what the world would look like if we were all rooting for each other? Big or small, praying for someone else has a domino effect on the wellness of the world.

What Trees Can Teach Us About Spiritual Warfare

What Trees Can Teach Us About Spiritual Warfare

What is most valuable to you? What lengths will you go to protect what matters in your life? The answer just might be found in the trees.

Have You Heard Of This Root That Helps Us Dream?

Have You Heard Of This Root That Helps Us Dream?

How often do you dream in your sleep? Dreaming brings us closer to Spirit; this rare South African root helps.

What If We All Treated Our Homes Like Church?

What If We All Treated Our Homes Like Church?

Not all churches have steeples. A church can be a chorus of Black laughter. A hymn hummed while walking down the street. It’s the gathering of community in a kitchen to swap stories. In short, the church is wherever we go to find the courage to challenge our oppressors.

How You Can Use Honey To Manifest Your Dreams

How You Can Use Honey To Manifest Your Dreams

Honey has always been sacred. Honey was stored inside Egyptian pyramids, and used as an offering for Oshun, Orisha of love, sensuality, and fertility. Believed to carry sacred sweetness, here’s a hoodoo honey spell we can use to manifest all of our dreams and desires.

Are You Willing To Dive Into God’s Waters?

Are You Willing To Dive Into God’s Waters?

Have you ever thought about your relationship with water? Beyond drinking it, our very freedom can be found there. Our ancestors left us answers about liberation in these waters. They had faith that we’d be willing to look beneath the surface to find God. Are you ready to dive in?

What Can A Circle Teach Us About Spirituality?

What Can A Circle Teach Us About Spirituality?

What do our ancestral adornment practices, beliefs on reincarnation, traditional dances, and community structures all have in common? The power of the circle. How can we use this sacred power in our daily lives?

We Are Not Meant To Grieve Alone

We Are Not Meant To Grieve Alone

It’s time for us to release our grief. Cleanse. Heal. Gather in community to wail, talk, dance, and eat. Like liberation, healing happens in community.

We Are Worthy Of Protection From All That Harms Us

We Are Worthy Of Protection From All That Harms Us

You deserve to feel supported. Erzulie Dantò was willing to do anything to keep her people spiritually covered during the fight of their lives, and her protection paid off in an incredible way.

Why Rites Of Passage Are Sacred Ceremonies

Why Rites Of Passage Are Sacred Ceremonies

Who doesn’t love being spoiled? The Akan people remind us that we all deserve to be celebrated lavishly, especially during a rite of passage that brings us closer to the Spirit.

We’ve All Got Magic In Us

We’ve All Got Magic In Us

Everyone carries a bit of magic. And when we’ve got a vision for liberation, that magic can go a long way. The magic this revolutionary carried ended with $30 million in the bank and a historic rebellion.

What Our Ancestors Knew About The Power Of Dreams

What Our Ancestors Knew About The Power Of Dreams

Close your eyes. Can you remember your last dream? What could it have meant? Our people have always believed in the power of dreams. Here’s what ancestral history reveals about the meanings of dreams.

His Captivating Words Remind Us About The Power Of Prayer

His Captivating Words Remind Us About The Power Of Prayer

The night skies roared with thunder as Dutty Boukman's prayer captivated the spirits of those gathered at a secret meeting on the eve of the Haitian Revolution. His call on God moved them in a way their enemies could never have expected.