Stories Why Processing Pain, Not Avoiding It, Can Be A Pivotal Spiritual Lesson The hot coals burned his flesh, but he couldn’t turn back. Going back was even more dangerous. Placing one foot in front of the other he tapped into the power of one of the ultimate spiritual lessons. A lesson we need now more than ever.
Stories This Powerful Spirit Reminds Us That Nature Is Never Black And White Anti-Blackness continues to try to police us in this sneaky way, but she’s here to drown them out. One of the most powerful deities, many still call upon her to help them cleanse spiritually and wash negative energy out of their lives for good.
Stories We Do Some Of Our Most Powerful Spiritual Work In Silence Anti-Blackness doesn’t want us to feel safe sitting in silence because that’s where we do some of our most powerful spiritual work. But this massive protest reminds us just how powerful we are when we choose to sit quietly with spirit.
Stories Black Mental Health Is Vital To The Future Of Black Liberation We’ve been going through it. The collective and generational trauma we experience impacts us deeply. Here’s how we can begin to heal.
Stories She Wanted A Black Hoodoo Tarot Deck, So She Designed It Herself She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, incense surrounding her with the grounding smell of sage. She could feel the energy in the cards as she shuffled them. Turning one over, she knew her ancestors were speaking to her.
Stories This Coping Mechanism Can Help Protect Our Spirits Against Anti-Blackness Tyre Nichols’ death by Black cops goes to show how anti-Blackness poisons our spirits. But there is one thing we can do that honors Tyre.
Stories This Ancient Goddess Showcased The Undying Power Of Love He lay at her feet. Blinded by tears, she grabbed his body. Her rage was soon replaced by terror as she felt his heartbeat weakening. Saving him would require all of her strength.
Stories This Color Holds Immense Spiritual Significance For Black People You see this color throughout the South, but many aren’t aware of its complicated history. How can one color be both anti-Black and a celebrated Black spiritual protectant?
Stories Our Ancestors Walked Through This Eternal Door. We're Still Walking With Them Today Standing next to the door, you wouldn’t even think a child could fit through it. So how did hundreds of our ancestors pass through it? And what did it do to their spirits to do so?
Stories Her Secret To Aging Gracefully Is Also The Key To Spiritual Liberation We will forever hold a place in our hearts for Dr. Maya Angelou. She was so wise, loving, and aligned with the divine. She once shared the secret towards aging gracefully. We think it might be the secret to tapping into spiritual liberation, too.
Stories Have You Located This Super Power From God In Yourself? God planted this super power in us so that, even on our worst days, we’d be reminded that God intended for us to live free of oppression. Have you located this super power in you? Unlocking it takes us from surviving to thriving.
Stories The Most Important Lesson Harriet Tubman Taught Us Harriet Tubman is known for freeing hundreds of our people but not many know that her first escape mission was sabotaged by fear. Fear that wasn’t her own. Tubman’s legacy is critical, but this lesson might just be the biggest thing we can learn from her.
Stories Cannabis Has A Deep Spiritual History That Makes It A Sacred Herb For Many Exodus 30: 23-25 tells us, “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Take the following fine spices…Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend. It will be the sacred anointing oil.”
Stories He’s Misrepresented As A Blood-thirsty Villain But This Spirit Demands Respect He’s misrepresented throughout Western culture as a blood-thirsty spirit tricking people into making “deals with the devil.” But this is NOT what this West African spirit is about. He’s actually important to all spiritual work we do.
Stories Black Funerals And The Importance Of The Repast Tradition Our people know grief all too well, but this tradition brings us together in the most beautiful way during turbulent times.
Stories The Hidden Ancestral Messages In Ironwork Fences We all know these iron fences when we see them, but little do we know they're holding hidden ancestral messages in plain sight.
Stories The Cross Has Another Origin Story, Rediscovered On Formerly Enslaved American Soil We always assume the “cross” is a symbol meant to remind us of Jesus’ sacrifice. But what if the cross has another origin story? One that started in Africa, survived slavery, and calls to us today?
Stories The First Step To Manifest Freedom Starts With This Powerful Exercise We have the power within us to get free, but sometimes racial prejudice can exhaust us. We’re in an imagination battle, and the goal is to keep the world from killing our dreams. What do we mean by this?
Stories How Racism And Religion Shamed ‘Fat’ Black Bodies To Uphold Oppression As if enslavement wasn’t enough, Black bodies were shamed and used for another reason. And you can bet God is very likely far from pleased about it.
Stories Four Powerful Spiritual Wellness Tips Rooted In Black Liberation There’s more than one way to resist society’s anti-Blackness against us. Here are some ways you can resist and maintain your good energy.
Stories Your Birthmark Could Be A Divine Message From This West African Deity Have you ever had a weird dream or nightmare that stayed with you even after you woke up? It could be that this West African deity is trying to send you a very important message, one that is life or death.
Stories This African Creation Myth Highlights The Liberating Power Of Forgiveness It takes a lot to forgive a loved one but even more to forgive an oppressor. Her powerful story shows that we can both forgive our oppressors and stay true to our own liberation. But do our oppressors even deserve our forgiveness?
Stories This Challenge Dares Us To Do One Powerful Act That Could Change Our Lives This viral challenge is asking us to do something our ancestors had their limbs cut off for doing. What could possibly be worth risking your right hand?
Stories Why Black Rage Is Both Sacred And Necessary For Our Liberation Many non-Black leaders romanticize the “non-violence” of the Civil Rights Movement as a means to gatekeep how we protest against racial prejudice. But often we have to feel rage before we can heal. Is rage really a good spiritual practice?
Stories How God And The Stars Led Her To Freedom Multiple Times “[God] set the North Star in the heavens; He gave me the strength in my limbs; He meant I should be free.” -Harriet Tubman. She didn’t need “maps” to get free. She had her own navigation system, one that continues to remind us that freedom is our divine, guiding force.
