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The Spell Of Showing Up
2023-05-18 18:34:20 UTC
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Photo by Jessica Lewis
It’s been a minute since we published on here, but here we are, ready as ever to go on and on about anything and everything for those who will read.
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The spell of showing up to do the work, is what this post is about.…
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We Do Not Mourn All The Dead
2023-03-12 11:55:31 UTC
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in response to a question on how our people traditionally view suicide, here’s my response - a report from my observations so far.
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Within the boundaries of my culture, suicide is considered an abomination (alụ). To take a life which one did not give themself is considered a distasteful…
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What Do You Think Of Head Coverings?
2023-02-08 20:25:13 UTC
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The Obi of Awkuzu December 1960 by Richard & Helen Henderson
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Okao Aiwerioghene, Benin City, 1991 by Phyllis Galembo
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Servitor Homel Dorival, standing in a sacred space, poses with a ceremonial cupused in rituals, Soukri, Haiti, 1995 by Phyllis Galembo
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“Age-grade” (Ogbo) 02-16ogbo-douglas-royals-360x230 By Richard & Helen Henderson
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Oungan Silva…
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TEN FAVE WATA THEMED SONGS
2023-02-04 20:49:07 UTC
Last year (2022) we promised a listicle series centered around music themes. so i’ve decided to kick it off with a list of ten of my fave WATA (as in water) songs by different artists. These are my top ten WATA themed songs, in no particular order;
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1.River, song…
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Letter To My Grandmother (iii)
2023-01-29 02:41:39 UTC
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Photo by Debby Hudson
Nne’m,
This is the third and i believe final (public) letter i’m writing to you. You know me. You know I wouldn’t let it go till it got to three times, the third and amen, a number that makes sense to my idiotic need for repetition.…