tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88849552024-03-07T00:32:21.212-05:00fire | waterspirit-woman crafted from fire, water & air, equipped with yoruba & vodou soul-rivers. welcome to the ancestral reunion. omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.comBlogger977125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-17762133664024178622013-02-05T00:00:00.000-05:002020-03-09T11:18:42.446-04:00this blog is now inactive...please visit empyreal insights* for new content...
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omi / nuit
*formerly known as raha reiki.omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-35759329259504660502013-02-04T10:56:00.001-05:002013-02-04T10:56:12.646-05:00new horizons...i've been blogging here for just under 10 years now, and it's been a wonderful ride.
but it's time to move on...
as i work to integrate everything into raha reiki, it's best if i begin writing there instead of here and writing from the seat of bliss.
this blog will remain up and active for archival purposes (and because i don't want to lose the awesome blogrolls!). some posts will be omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-73940462944013284422013-01-09T08:00:00.000-05:002013-01-09T08:00:08.286-05:00healing is possible. in speaking of/dealing with this anger, i realize is that some of it really isn't anger at all.
it's pain. and sadness. i get so tired of living in a space where so many seem to be unwilling / unable to see or are simply numb to the reality that there IS another way, that healing IS possible, and all the "craziness" doesn't have to be. in a space where there are so few shared rituals and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783833103098342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-21413142287315910372013-01-08T10:00:00.000-05:002013-01-08T10:00:02.878-05:00TKON (reprise)...because i needed this today.
in the spirit of beginning to constructively vent my anger, i have to cite this as one of the main reasons i'm pissed.
because it's destroying hearts and minds.
because it's destroying families.
because it's keeping us from the good love we could be having.
the kingdom must fall.
omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-91941141609303533142013-01-07T09:35:00.000-05:002013-01-07T09:35:29.296-05:00pissivity (4) in all this (emotional) working out i've been doing, i have discovered that i'm angrier than i thought i was.
it was hiding in some cracks and crevices, mainly because it's not about individuals but circumstances, incidents; having to be who i am while living in a world ravaged by patriarchy, war, and abuse.
my idea is to get a bright red or bile green journal and write letters to omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-58703120334117083042013-01-06T12:59:00.000-05:002013-01-06T12:59:00.178-05:00counseling vs. ministry
i think there's a difference between "ministers" and "counselors." most, if not all, ministers are counselors, but not all counselors are ministers.
depending on your point of view, yes, counseling IS a ministry, i.e., all uses of your gifts ultimately acting in service to God/dess. but i feel more grounded in the concept of someone finding me when they're ready to begin a process, omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-38411393226565522212013-01-05T00:10:00.000-05:002013-01-05T00:10:49.212-05:00screaming to the skyyou can't tell me mary didn't have a powerful healing filming this.
that kind of release would feel really good right about now...
omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-60281517182383556522012-12-22T19:02:00.000-05:002012-12-22T19:02:21.328-05:00damage control
in tracing my pattern of self censorship and self denial, this script emerges, courtesy of my inner child:
i want everyone to be ok. people feel bad things...things they won't tell me about. i want to ask, but i think that will upset them. i'll figure it out on my own. i usually do, somehow. i want to be good so everyone can be ok. upsetting them isn't good. why can't omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-13839638803133604032012-12-21T00:00:00.000-05:002012-12-21T00:00:09.615-05:00solstice 2013
the year of perfect nothingness.
the year of perfect emptiness.
this year, i choose to be nothing but my true, divinely connected Self.
this year, i empty myself of any over-active ego and open to Spirit.
i choose freedom. i am free.
i choose joy. i am joyous.
i choose expansion. i am expansive.
i have everything i need to fulfill my destiny.omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-17408587397682357432012-12-15T14:41:00.000-05:002012-12-15T14:49:32.009-05:00lost & found
lyrics
i can't say what this song was about for her, but for me it recalls the ongoing challenge to integrate my ego... the protective part(s) of myself i've constructed around my true Self/soul.
sometimes protection becomes obstruction...
omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-17632176376363946052012-12-10T23:32:00.000-05:002012-12-10T23:35:26.844-05:00gateway womentonight i discovered gateway women, a blog geared towards childless women. i think i'll be a frequent visitor.
the author is in her late 40s and from the UK, but i'd recommend it for anyone well into their 30s that isn't quite sure if things are gonna "work out" in the marriage/relationship/kids department.
she's definitely spoken to many of the things i've felt and thought over the omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-80466879647570338222012-11-16T12:30:00.000-05:002012-11-16T12:35:00.149-05:00prayers for Palestinelast night, i went to a rally/vigil at the white house convened to draw attention to the latest developments in Gaza. a friend told me about the IDF's twitter and tumblr pages, and i was horrified.*
what does waging a "real-time" war solve, or prove? how does that honor the soldiers, or the innocents that continue to suffer as "collateral damage" in these conflicts? yes,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13783833103098342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-16436946936158232802012-09-15T14:23:00.000-04:002012-09-15T14:43:37.536-04:00lunar ritual: breaking vows and welcoming abundance
this is a very effective ritual for creating change in your life. if you're holding on to doubts about change or fear "losing" people/situations that you've become attached to, you may want to gain more certainty and clarity before beginning this process.
but...if you're really ready to release and shift, this is definitely for you.
also: i have seen this reversed. some people release omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-78890899357055925512012-09-13T09:00:00.000-04:002012-09-13T09:00:01.831-04:00my thoughts on "Single & Yoruba"over two years ago, i listened to this blogtalk radio segment and wrote a sort of running commentary. it's been sitting in my "drafts section" all this time, but since the conversation continues in ATR circles, i figured i'd post it anyway.
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point of order: can we stop with the "males" and "females" thing? ugh. especially since i typically hear "men" followed by omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-76128937544326687542012-09-12T09:55:00.000-04:002012-09-12T09:56:01.997-04:00battlin' so...apparently Nas' name came up in the latest ghostwriting exposé.
folks are upset.
me? not so much.
a disclaimer: i've always been more partial to R&B than hip hop, mainly because singers were more accessible. my mom pretty much hated rap and thought it was all flin flarn filth, so i didn't start buying hip hop until, say, 8-10th grade when i had a bit more autonomy. althoughomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-86284089248147991812012-09-08T21:13:00.000-04:002012-09-08T21:13:07.970-04:00the singlehood chronicles #11: a progressive retrospectivethis summer's venus retrograde sparked a few revelations...and thanks to a rare astrological event destined to hit pisceans especially hard, my saturn return has lasted well into my 30s.
about 3 or 3.5 years ago, someone pushed the reset button on my life. i left my spiritual family, my relationship finally, fully died...much of what i'd been working towards omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-80134378009012356672012-08-25T09:00:00.000-04:002012-08-25T09:00:02.019-04:00Rihanna.back in february, there was the letter...now the Oprah interview.
i'm going to try to keep this under 10-page-term-paper length.
first, i think many folks are forgetting how young these two were and still are. i'm about 10 years older than Rihanna, which means she's younger than my baby brother.
i also wonder how many folks are looking at the situation far removed from the omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-11850016896612548322012-08-24T09:00:00.000-04:002012-08-24T09:00:06.556-04:00love, lust, and the in-between: thoughts on street harassment{trigger warning: discussion of street harassment, sexual coercion}
in the spirit of some of my other musings (see: the slutty posts and the "what's natural" piece), i'd like to share something that's been on my mind, even though it might get me yelled at.
well...maybe not. every time i've thought that was going to happen, it hasn't. instead i get yelled at for things i think omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-79115136144838863752012-08-19T14:12:00.000-04:002012-08-19T14:12:09.287-04:00the singlehood chronicles #10: 2 years later i fit "the demographic": never married, over-30 Black woman.
the kicker: no kids.
trust me, i am not about to delve into the sickening, desperate/despondent, wedded-to-an-endangered-species trope which, in my opinion, is a distorted, hastily drawn conclusion about a complex issue.
still, my reality puts me in a distinct position even in my closest circles. i am slowly becoming The Only One, omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-52892213752106620382012-07-26T07:10:00.000-04:002012-07-26T14:31:40.935-04:00light and darka few nights ago, someone posted Alexyss Tylor's latest on tumblr and i went ahead and watched. after that, i happened to find a Vice magazine piece where she told a bit more of her story.
now, i have a couple of issues with her--similar to the ones i have with Kola Boof, minus the twitter experience--but i also have a new-found respect. she's a survivor.&omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-2394720048079813542012-05-24T17:00:00.001-04:002012-05-24T17:00:49.062-04:00Menhit: the "other" lionessmy exploration of a Nubian lioness who became a fixture of Kemetic spirituality. omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-50709954047126712342012-04-30T11:32:00.002-04:002012-04-30T11:41:02.630-04:00shock value & solutions
{trigger warning: video contains mention/images of domestic violence, injury}
wow...um...ok.
i understand and appreciate the sentiment. and i sincerely agree that black folks--perhaps sistas in particular--will have to pool our resources in order to uplift and empower ourselves. {something we used to do in big ways, in case you didn't know}.
one of my personal dreams is to omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-77671428228894165492012-04-26T12:01:00.001-04:002012-04-26T12:10:35.636-04:00learning to forgive...myselfas i've lived this thing called life, i've learned that i can readily forgive others. there is very little--especially these days--i take personally. holding grudges has never been my thing.
but i am very rough on myself.
one of my gifts is that i'm able to see many, many angles at any given time. i enjoy weaving all sorts of tangents into meaningful tapestries.&omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-37436194102122456182012-04-22T19:20:00.000-04:002012-04-22T19:20:41.421-04:00cake & KolaKola Boof is...complicated. to put it mildly. i followed her on twitter for awhile; she could drip honey or spit fire, and you never quite knew what words would invoke either. still, she was nothing if not true to herself, and i sincerely respect folks that unabashedly speak their minds. at least you know who you're rollin with.
that said, i felt the points she made here&omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884955.post-902870250155947722012-04-16T18:15:00.000-04:002012-04-16T18:15:49.934-04:00a note on clarityan almost-brief statement about walking the road to clarity, with some assists from the mineral realm.
blessings!
omihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999467500417449611noreply@blogger.com0