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I have a mostly heterosexual readership but my number of queer readers are growing exponentially by the week. I am grateful for any human soul who adores the frequency I channel from and feel expanded in any capacity by my work.

I do not try to fit it with the heterosexual community because I am not a heterosexual person in my thinking, perceiving, or feeling. I do not care to fit in with the queer community either because I don't sense myself queer. The queer community is too wounded in oppression, locked into the mortal mind, and generally moves through the world too victimized for my taste and archetypal texture, not in full ownership of their divine power and light, which can also be said for the conscious black community. I have never felt aligned with the Western word "queer" as I feel more undefinable--which means-- indigenous and rootsy, a frequency where "sexuality" wasn't rigid and had a natural range, depth, spirit, and viscosity, a primordial mother so lighthearted and sensitive to subtle energy that she could make passionate love to the universe and repair her aching knee joints with the provisional light received. There is a great gift in not defining, boxing, or organizing every part of us into a system of language. Thank you, Mother Sobonfu Some, for courageously authoring range and clarity in your divine work.

I am merely who I am, and that person, that playful, creative, dancing, beautiful, womanly spirit in female form, a medicine woman and sensual Priestess, is enough.

I have lived in a 3rd lane for most of my life because I generally do not feel inferior to anyone or any system, which assisted me in unplugging the limiting programming and dogmatic thinking from my tissues and building more real grounded confidence in myself and my unique imprint without having a whole entourage around coddling me along the way. I didn't need to be part of the "feminist" crowd. The "witch" group. The LGBTQIA crowd. The conscious Black crowd. I participated in everything that I wanted to without any labels attached to my personhood. I was free. I still am.

The more anonymous you walk around, the brighter you shine.- Mother Caroline Myss

I care deeply about what's real--true love, the brightest expression of the power of God/creation running through our bodies, lives, and experiences.

I have dedicated myself to embodying love imperfectly. I am devoted to the chaotic and vulnerable journey of living full and plump and loving innocently. And it is a journey because all the programmings and conditioning baked into my mind, body, and psyche, and even the TV shows and movies I watched in my youth, have to come undone. And it can be chaotic because you are literally letting go of everything, shifting your perceptional field, changing frequencies, growing consciousness, growing new tissues, and evolving your mind. True chaos is the structure of the divine feminine. Surrender is key.

I also care about real nourishment and lubrication/hydration. And a range of intimacies and passions. And real human emotion. And authenticity. And relaxation, playfulness, and groundedness. And truthful, thoughtful, vulnerable relationships. And regeneration.

I am a Lover Archetype through and through.

I care about how to inspire people to love themselves (their cells) better and to love other people (and the cells of other people) better. And the only way to know love is to muster the courage to move through addictions, obsessions, shadows, and other blockages to love.

My desire to always be myself and not fit in if the harmony was not truly there has also been my superpower that has kept my body ripe life force energy, that juicy love, innocence, and aliveness. It has also kept my mind sharp and clear. I was never meant to fit in. And I am willing to bet that neither were you.

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Trust the ones who don't try to fit in.

The ones who seek to evolve into new imprints.

The ones who weave the deep magic of full body sensual explorations into practical life.

The ones who come out from the limiting programming of ancestors and heal unseen kin. The ones who harness the courage required to live their best lives.

The ones who tread through the mud of race, class, sexuality, and gender and stack river rocks as offerings to nuanced femme Gods.

The ones who do not shrink in order to make other people feel comfortable.

The ones who descend into the underworld, slough through discomforts, and come back with otherworldly solutions and next step directions.

The ones who burn with flames so red hot that their mere presence, without words or the any need to profess, illuminates.

The ones who dare to dream so big that they appear brilliantly naïve and beautifully childlike.

The ones who know that their knowledge is only a fraction of the whole truth.

The magical ones with soft strength and deep vulnerability, heat and humility, love and compassion, and drive and kindness. See them. Welcome them. Honour them. And most importantly, recognize them in you.

None of us are not supposed to do this work alone. --India Ame'ye, Author

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Spiritual/Philosophy/Psychology book recommendations:

* Ego and Instinct by Daniel Yankelovich

* A Sense of the Future by Jacob Bronowski

* The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud

* Reincarnation: The Phoenix Fire Mystery by Joseph Head

* Synchronicity by C.G. Jung

* The Story of Philosophy by Bryan Magee

* Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

* The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz

* Creating Affluence by Deepok Chopra

* The Spirit of Intimacy by Sobonfu Somé

* The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

* The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

* A New Earth by Eckhart tolle

* Three Essays on Universal Law: The Laws of Karma, Will and Love by Michael A. Singer

* The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer

* The Search for Truth by Michael A. Singer

* The Art or Saying No by Damon Zahariades

* Karma: What It Is, What It Isn’t, Why It Matters by Traleg Kyabgon

* All About Love by Bell Hooks

* Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

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Books/"Articles" to read - either for diss or in general (to be edited and continued. some descriptions taken from those who have recommended them):

Temporary - Hilary Leichter. A woman takes on a series of wild, impossible temporary jobs

Either/or - Elif Batuman. A college sophomore embarks on a quest for an interesting life

So Distant From My life - Monque Ilaboudo. A young West African man attempts to leave his home and migrate to Europe, only to find out the journey and his future isn't what he planned it to be. Set in Burkina Faso and explores imperialism, migration and the queer experience in Africa.

The Rooftop - Fernanda Trias. A paranoid narrator refuses to let her family (her sick father and her newborn child) outside of their house and tries to navigate life with minimal contact with the outside world. Set in Uruguay. Explores paranoia, motherhood and class struggle.

All your Children, Scattered - Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse. French. Story of 3 generations, torn apart by the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Perez. We often forget that bias is built into our environment as we often imagine social issues in their theoretical instead of physical manifestations.

Inflamed - Rupa Marya. Deep medecine and the anatomy of injustice.

Cane, Corn & Gully - Safiya Kamaria Kinsbasa. A collection of poems about Barbados, slavery, colonialism, patriarchy and oppression as a whole.

Autobiography of my Mother - Jamaica Kincaid

The Will to Change - Bell Hooks

Sula - Toni Morrison. Follows the life of a young black girl and the small town/settlement she lived in, exploring racism and female friendships.

Happening - Annie Ernaux. Autobiographical account of French feminist Annie Ernaux's experience with accessing abortion when it was illegal in France. Powerful and important. Will make you cry whilst also getting you to admire the myriad ways in which wmen resisted and continue to resist state violence.

Postcolonial Love Poem - Natalie Diaz. Collection of poetry exploring the experiences of Native Americans and how it feels to have your land taken from you and changed into something you no longer recognise.

Hey, Good Luck Out There - Georgia Toews

The Life of the Mind - Christine Smallwood

Blueberries - Ellena Savage

Post-Traumatic - Chantal V. Johnson

The Spirit of Intimacy - Sobonfu Somé

The Four Agreements - Miguel Ruiz

The Mysticism of Sound and Music - Inayat Khan

"A Face in the crowd" - Phillippe Le Goff, 22 Sept 2023. Marshall Berman, the celebrated political philosopher and urbanist died 10 years ago this month. His deep commitment to a Marxist humanism, a 'Marxism with soul' has still much to teach us.

"The Day Hip-Hop Changed Forever" - Ahmir Questlove Thompson

"[missing first few words]..Quiet?" The sound of gentrification is silence - Xochitl Gonzalez

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong. A touching memoir, beautifully lyrical

Post-Humous Memoirs of Brá Cubas - Machano de Assis. Perfect blend of beautiful writing and 'plot'.

Meltdown - ben elton

African Writers Series - Saqi and Banipal books

"What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?" - Claire Dederer Nov 20th 2017. questioning the separation of the artist and art think piece

TED Youtube video - "Your elusive creative genius" - Elizabeth Gilbert. from the author of Eat, Pray, Love. talks about the creative process and the idea of "genius"

"How friendships change in adulthood" - Julie Beck, The Atlantic

"Ugliness is Underrated: In Defence of Ugly Paintings" - Katy Kelleher, July 31 2018 (The Paris Review)

"The Husband Did It" - Alice Bolin The Awl, Feb 2015

"Is Therapy-speak making us selfish?" - Rebecca Fishbein, Bustle

"You May Want to Marry my Husband" - Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Mar 3 2017

"The joy of sulk"- Rebecca Roache

"A thin line between mother and daughter" - Jennifer Egan, Nov 14 1997

The Unabridged Journals - Sylvia Plath

Flaubertian (comparative more Flaubertian, superlative most Flaubertian) Of or relating to Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880), influential French novelist in the style of literary realism.

Though he is an iconic figure of the realist movement, Flaubert is equally well known for his imaginative Orientalist works of fiction.

"The Plight of the Eldest Daughter" - The Atlantic, by Sarah Sloat

"A Poet's Faith" - Life and Letters 11 Dec 2023 Issue, by Casey Cep, The New Yorker

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[madamlaydebug]

" If people understood the connection between intimacy and spirit, there would be a different approach to how they deal with the whole idea of a relationship. When we gather with someone else, we create a foundation that allows us to fulfill the purpose of life in which we are born. Our partner, if chosen, will be born for a purpose in the same path. To maintain a healthy marriage, the first thing is to honor your own relationship. Come to each other as something led by the spirit. The next step is to recognize each other's soul, to recognize each other not just as human beings but as spirits who chose a body to enter. So, through the ritual, gather these two souls. " ~ Sobonfu Somé

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Sobonfu Somé in The Spirit of Intimacy: “The goal of the community is to make sure that each member of the community is heard and is properly giving the gifts he has brought to this world. Without this giving, the community dies. And without the community, the individual is left without a place where he can contribute.”

STAT! Community is a lot of labour not love & light.

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ACCESSING THE WISDOM OF OUR ANCESTORS: An Interview with Sobonfu Somé

by Randy Peyser

Sent to America by the elders of her tribe, Sobonfu Somé, shares the wisdom of her people, the Dagara of western Africa, as she discusses how we can contact our Ancestors in order to heal ourselves, our loved ones and our Spirit relations.

Somé is the author of many inspirational works, including: "The Spirit of Intimacy: Ancient African Teachings in the Ways of Relationships;" "Welcoming Spirit Home: Ancient African Teachings to Celebrate Children and Community;" "Falling Out of Grace: Meditations on Loss, Healing and Wisdom, and others.

She is also devoted to giving the waters of life to the Dagara people through a project called, Walking for Water. For more information, please visit www.sobonfu.com or www.walkingforwater.org.

Randy Peyser: I understand your name means "Keeper of the Rituals." Why are rituals important?

Sobonfu Somé: What food is to our body, ritual is to our Soul. A ritual keeps us connected to our Spirit, our Soul and our purpose. Rituals are also activities in which we call the Spirits of our Ancestors to come forward. Our Ancestors can see cross-dimensionally, which means they can help us to plot our course. For example, they can help us connect the [energetic] wires that have become loose within us so that we can regain our health or our consciousness.

RP: How do you work with the Ancestors? Are their prayers that you invoke?

SS: In the Dagara tradition, the Ancestors are the ones you go to before you go to God. The Ancestors know you. They know how you feel. They know about certain issues. You might tell the Ancestors, "I know there are all these other people screaming at God to help them. Would you please go to God when He or She is not busy? I need to get my prayers in, and I am really in a hurry here."

RP: It's that simple? You just ask them to help you?

SS: It is important to create a relationship with the Ancestors first, but it cannot be a one-way kind of relationship. Your relationship with your Ancestors is a relationship that must be nurtured like any other relationship." Anytime the Ancestors come through in answering your request, you take a gift to them. That gift can be something that was in your family, such as an ancestral food that has been passed down from generation to generation, or something old or antique. Your gift can either be something they like or something that you like.

When you give them the gift, you would say something like: "Ancestor, I am really grateful for what you have achieved. I'm very happy that you stepped forward, and you really made this happen. As my gratitude to you, I have something that I hold dear that I really enjoy. Here is a flower. I really love gardenias. Here is a gardenia for you. Thank you."

RP: How often do you call on your Ancestors?

SS: As often as needed. For instance, we speak to our Ancestors every morning and every evening. In the morning, we wake up and say: "Wow. Thank you. I am alive today." We always tell them what we intend to do in that day. We might say something like: "I'm human and I might err here and there. Please show up and help me remember what I said I was going to do today. If there are obstacles, please remove them," and so forth.

At the end of the day, we report back to them about how our day unfolded. We might say: "Hey, that was a great day. Thank you for helping out," or "It wasn't such a great day. Maybe I didn't make myself clear. Here is what I really need," or "Hey, I asked for this, and I need it delivered. What's up with that?"

RP: What happens in the case of a relative with whom you or someone in your family didn't have the best relationship? Is there a way to heal those kinds of relationships once someone has died?

SS: In the Dagara tradition, when someone dies they become smarter. You may need to do some healing work with a particular Ancestor. So you pray for them and for yourself and talk to them. You tell them about something they did that might have been an innocent act, but that is still driving you crazy today. You tell them that now that they are smarter and know exactly what happened, that they need to go and unplug those things that are driving you or your family crazy and put in the right "plugs."

On the other hand, even if you haven't called on an Ancestor, they might call on you first. You might be the only one in your family who feels like something is not right, or that something within your family is making you crazy. Or everybody in your family might be wondering why you think certain things that happened in your family are important when none of them think it is important. In this case, you are the one who was picked by the Ancestor to actually be the bridge-maker between this world and the world of the Ancestors.

After someone dies, they look around to see who in the family can really help them achieve their goals? They knock on different doorways. They think, maybe if I make enough noise they might wake up, or they find someone who is available and wide open, and why not call on that person? They will call on you to help them make right whatever they have done wrong because of the limitations of the body.

RP: How does a person receive this message from an Ancestor?

SS: Through dreams, or through feelings, such as by feeling uncomfortable about things that have happened in the family. Sometimes a person has an uneasy feeling in which they wonder why nobody ever talks about a particular Ancestor, or how a person died in a certain way, or why nothing has been done about it by anyone. When you are the one who has been picked by that particular Ancestor, you continue to think about the Ancestors.

RP: When calling on an Ancestor, should we only contact those beings who were from our immediate families?

SS: If it is difficult for you to go to an immediate ancestor, you can go to what we call, "The Pool of The Ancestor." The Pool of The Ancestor has nothing to do with your genealogy; it can be anyone who is an Ancestor. It can be the Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr, or the Spirit of Gandhi, or Eleanor Roosevelt, and all the brave, "crazy" women who encouraged women to speak up and not let their voices go silent.

Trees, animals, rocks, rivers and mountains are also considered to be part of the Pool of The Ancestors. In the case of someone needing help in creating a bridge to their Ancestors, they could call unto the Pool of Ancestors to come and give them instructions.

RP: What about people who were very evil in this lifetime? Would they also be in The Pool of Ancestors?

SS: Yes. As I mentioned, in the Dagara tradition, when someone passes away, they become smarter. To not call on a person would be putting a limitation on him or her as to what he or she could be after death. When you are dead and have become smart, you now owe it to people to make things right. For example, someone like Jeffrey Dahmer could be a great asset.

Most people would never think of calling on someone like Jeffrey Dahmer when they are calling on the Ancestors. He was a criminal who murdered many people. People would fear that by calling on his name, they would bring in a negative energy.

However, if you know of someone who is about to commit a murder, you could go to Jeffrey Dahmer, and say: "Look Jeffrey. We know you were very destructive when you were alive. Here is the situation that is about to happen, and you know exactly the kind of mindset that it takes for someone to think of committing this kind of crime. We know that from where you are, you want to change things. We ask for you to come and to blow the cover for this person before he commits the crime he is about to commit." He can then come forward and clean up his track record.

RP: Can you give me an example of an appeal you made to an Ancestor and how you were helped?

SS: I am going to answer that question in two ways. It depends on the state I'm in. There is what I call "a prayer of deceit," which is when you go to the Ancestors and say something like: "Oh Ancestors, my life is miserable. If you have the time for it and if you really feel that I deserve to have a better day, come and show me." That's what I call a "prayer of deceit" because what you are really saying is: "I don't deserve this. If you think that is really important, then come and help me." That's like telling someone that you want them to come, but if they don't feel like it, then don't come.

When I go to the Ancestors and I don't have clarity, they will say: "When you have clarity come back and we can have a conversation, because obviously you are not clear about it." When I have my clarity and I go and speak from my heart and from my gut and say: "I really need you to show up right now, because if you don't, I am going to die, and then guess what? You won't have someone to be your voice anymore. So if you need me to continue to do what I'm doing, you'd better show up."

There are many different situations where I have gone to the Ancestors - sometimes screaming, sometimes yelling, and sometimes crying - and I have always gotten an answer because I have made the issue important. One time I said: "I don't really know why I'm sick. I want you to show up in my dream and show me exactly what I need to do to get well." Every single time I have asked that, I have always gotten better. I have always gotten the message and clear images of what I've needed to do.

RP: Is there a special place you go to when you speak with your Ancestors?

SS: There is usually a shrine that you go to and use to invite your Ancestors through your prayers in the morning and at night. The shrine is like a gateway, where the Ancestors come and you go to in order to interact with one another.

RP: When you create a shrine to an ancestor, are their particular objects that you place on that shrine?

SS: First of all, each shrine has to have a purpose. What is the purpose of this shrine? What will it help you achieve? Creating a shrine to an Ancestor is not just a particular shrine to an Ancestor; the purpose of a shrine can be to create a deeper relationship to that Ancestor, or to create a shrine where that Ancestor can be put to work in correcting certain things that are happening within the family or within society.

You have to understand the purpose for that shrine, and then the purpose will dictate the kind of things you would have on the shrine. A shrine to an Ancestor will have anything that reminds you of your Ancestors. If it is for a particular Ancestor, you can put pictures of that Ancestor, or include things that they love. In the Dagara tradition, shrines for the Ancestors include the color, red. And they feature things that are old or antique. They also can have masks.

The shrine cannot contain a contradiction. For example, you cannot create a shrine for peace and have all kinds of things about war on it. That is a contradiction. Instead, think about all the kinds of things that could bring about peace, and include those kinds of things on your shrine.

RP: Calling on our Ancestors and working with them is one very powerful way in which we can work with ritual. What are some other things that women can do to reclaim the sacred in their lives?

SS: The number one rule of women is that we need a women's circle; we need to create trust between women. One of the most heartbreaking things for me is to realize, that in the West, we don't have trust. In Africa, when I was growing up, it was a given that you were always honest and truthful with other women. When I went to another woman and said, "between women," that term meant that you were not allowed to cheat or to lie; you could only say things the way they were. The understanding is that women work with the web of life.

As a result, if someone comes to you and says, "between women" and you lie, then you are shooting lies into that web of life, and impacting all women around the world. Bettering our relationship with other women is very important.

In my tradition, the best ally of a woman is a woman; and your worst enemy is also a woman, because a lot of times, how we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of in the world comes from an ingrained voice from a sister or mother who always said: "It's okay to let someone abuse you." When you are in a relationship and your partner is abusive, a lot of times you can hear your mother's voice, saying: "It's okay honey. Just take it."

There is a lot of healing that is needed in the root, in the foundation of the feminine. We need to do what my grandmother said, which was to: "Speak your gut. Liberate your mouth. Speak it out!" so that we no longer have women who are silent and just surviving, and who just take it, and take it, and take it until they collapse. The backbone of society rides on women. In order to have a healthy community, you have to have healthy women.

In the Dagara tradition, they say the best way to destroy a culture is to destroy the women first. My suggestion is that we work on ourselves and on each other in bettering our relationship with the feminine. As we work on our relationship, we can have a stronger relationship with other women so we can have a balance and the kind of powers that enable us to carry out a healthy relationship with men. Remember that to be a woman is an honor. Learning to harness the power of the feminine will help us get to our purpose.

source: https://www.randypeyser.com/sobonfu.htm

[sistazai]

Why “Love”? . . There are so many reasons why I intentionally plant and tend to the seed of Love in my work. Here’s how it all began. Get comfy. It’s Storytime. . . A boy broke my heart. Classic 🤣 and at the same time, I had begun to question what I was actually doing with my life. I was a miserable law student who ached to become a writer. I literally ached. Yet, I somehow convinced myself that in order to have love, I needed to be “sensible” and have a “grown up” job because the “starving artist” who does not have their “shit together” is not cute or loveable. Listen. I’ll take all of that to decolonised therapy and spare you. The point is this: I was/am on a journey to unlearn the c@apit@list script that only people with “success” defined as material wealth and social status deserve loving care and attention. If we scratch beneath the surface of any form of discrimination or systemic oppression, that’s the narrative we are told and which we unquestioningly accept. That’s why I was out there trying to mimic the folks at the top of hierarchies of oppression. At least that’s how I have come to understand internalised oppression. Nowadays, I choose self-knowledge and self-acceptance. Some days are way easier than others. When I finally took the leap and decided to pursue this deep desire to have a career as an artist, I gravitated towards Romance. I had visions of writing Black Love stories with amazing plots and steamy love-making scenes. Yep. Then, one day, I picked up a book by Sobonfu Somé where she suggested that the aching desire for romance was a sign that a person was aching for a deep connection to spirit. Now, that stopped me in my tracks. And that’s when my understanding of Love became more nuanced. In future posts, I’ll share more about Sobonfu Somé’s influence on my appreciation and definition of love. For now, I’d love to hear from you. How are you receiving this series? How do you define love? What are your practices and rituals of love? Which traditions inform your love practice? . . Please comment, like, save, share and tag a beloved. . . Create a beautiful day, my Loves. https://www.instagram.com/p/CopvZUKhO_k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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🔻GrindRising🔻 #NoteToSelf🔹 The element Earth is responsible for our groundeness , our sense of identity, and our ability to nuture and to support one another, WATER: is peace, focus, wisdom and reconciliation. MINERALS: helps us to remember our purpose , and gives us means to communicate and to make sense out of what others are saying. FIRE : is about Dreaming , keeping our connection to the self and to the Ancestors, and keeping our visions alive. NATURE: helps us to be our true self, to go through major changes and life threatening situations. It Brings magic and Laughter. #SobonfuE.Some "The Spirit of Intimacy: Ancient Teaching in the ways of Relationships. Artist: Jeff Manning edited: @Bluegoddessdesigns #She🔻👑 @yahynessbkfirst (at Note to Self)

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Love your mind. Any podcasts or people u recommend listening to?

Thank you 🙏🏿! I don’t listen to a lot of podcasts or people right now—as my work is body-based, intimate, or channeled and requires deep listening. I also don’t enjoy taking in too much information because it messes with the signal. Less information and being in my head and more music, movement, tending, land, and living in my body🎶. I really like the works of Mothers like Sobonfu Some and Clarissa Pinkola Estes. I don’t know anyone who merges the intimate with the practical, female physiology, the natural world, self-development and transformative lover-warrior energetics but me, right now🙏🏿. The rare occasion I listen to a podcast it’s more educational and nerdy like around the brain, neurology, mobility, or heart coherence. 🫀

[heartmindalignedspirit]

Ancestor Sobonfu Somè discussing the importance of Grieving and Recovery

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The Seen and the Unseen

The Seen and the Unseen

Sobonfu Some

The Seen and the Unseen: Spirituality among the Dagara people

I grew up in southwestern Burkina Faso, where the houses are built with mud and nicely polished with cow dung and ash. The children have their own rooms; the women have their rooms; and the men have their room. It is not to promote gender differences or sexism but is a way for men, women, and children to be able…

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Hey do you have any book recommendations? I feel super uninspired or unconnected to what I’m reading. Would love any suggestions you may have!

I think I've shared this before but my fave books I've read so far in life have been

The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge by Jeremy Narby

The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe by Lynne McTaggart

Henry and June by Anaïs Nin

Sex Matters: From Sex to Superconsciousness by Osho

The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth by Monica Sjoo

Exquisite Mariposa by Fiona Duncan

The Sexual Teachings of the White Tigress: Secrets of the Female Taoist Masters by Hsi Lai

The Spirit of Intimacy: Ancient Teachings In The Ways Of Relationships by Sobonfu Some

Secret Societies: Gardiner's Forbidden Knowledge by Philip Gardiner

Chronicles of a Liquid Society by Umberto Eco

The Myth of Human Supremacy by Derrick Jensen

How to Be an Adult in Relationships by David Richo

Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems by June Jordan

That's what I remember off the top 😘

[ancestralvoices]

"The purpose of rituals is to take us to a place of self-discovery and mastery" - Sobonfu Some Are you implementing your own ritual practices? If not, learn how... LINK IN BIO 'LIVING AN AFRICAN SPIRITUAL-CENTRED LIFE' www.ancestralvoices.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/p/CYZxD3Tt8xs/?utm_medium=tumblr