Goddess of Grounding You may know Great Ancestress Sawtche as Saartjie or Sarah Baartman, the woman forced to perform as the "Hottentot Venus" in 19th century London. But before that, she was Sawtche, a Khoekhoen girl in South Africa who deserved better. Guidance: Protect your magic. Your heart is your own. Your body is your own. Your mind is yours.…
Goddess of Desire Ngame is the triple moon goddess of the Ashanti. Every new day, this mother goddess rebirths the sun, shooting life into us with her moon bow. Her lunar rays illuminate souls. Guidance: Dream bigger. Puny desires constrict you. Your desires create your life, so allow them to flow boldly. Embodiment: What do you really desire? Get specific.…
Goddess of Sacred Lust Qetesh, the "Mistress of the Gods," is the Egyptian goddess of sacred sexuality, ecstasy and fertility. Her two men (yes!) are the fertility god Min and Montu, the god of war. Guidance: You are an erotic creature. You have a divine right to experience sensual ecstasy. It is sacred to give and receive pleasure. Embodiment: You…
God/dess of Cosmic Power Mawu-Lisa is the force of Mother-Father God/dess. Mawu is the moon, the divine feminine. Lisa is the sun, the divine masculine. They came together during a Fon eclipse to create cosmis power. Guidance: You are in the right place. Release the fear of your power. You are sacred. You are magic. Now that you know this,…
Goddess of Divine Lineage Great Ancestress Sara la Kali (meaning Sara the Black) was an Egyptian prophetess and the patron saint of the Romani people. Oral history says that Sainte Sara had the highest divine lineage. Guidance: Your ancestors protect the holy grail. The holy grail is you. Divine ones walk beside (and within) you. Trust. Embodiment: Your ancestors want…
Goddess of Secrets Revealed In the Bible, the wealthy  Queen of Sheba brings a caravan of gifts to King Solomon. The Ethiopian holy book reveals that she was their Queen Makeda, and that together they sired King Menelik I. Guidance: Open you eyes. Secrets are being revealed. It is safe for you to see the truth. Your inner vision is…
Goddess of Worthiness Great Goddess Atete, queen of the gods, is a fierce protector of women and girls for the Oromo people of Ethiopia. Guidance: Stop hiding, shrinking, and playing small. Stand tall like the majestic sycamore tree. You are mighty. Life does not need to be perfect for you to embrace your own perfection. Embodiment: You matte your veins.…
Goddess of Feeling Safe Great Ancestress Tituba was an enslaved Caribbean woman who was the first person accused in the 1692 Salem witch trials. She was most likely kidnapped from the Guyana region in South America and then sold through a Barbados plantation. Guidance: It is finally safe to be you. You have wandered through a dark night. Your trip…
Goddess of Intuition Queen Nandi was the mother of warrior king Shaka Zulu. His father's royal family first rejected her. They said that she wasn't pregnant and her belly resulted from an iShaka beetle sting. But Nandi knew her son would be great before he was born. Guidance: You already know. Take a deep breath and surrender to what you…
Goddess of Harvest a-Bol is a Baga fertility goddess and Nimba is her living spiritual healing mask. Together, they embody the sacred feminine and abundance. Guidance: Give thanks! You are being blessed. It is harvest time! Pay attention. A season of great harvest is a season of great epiphanies. You are prospering. Embodiment: Harvest is when you reap the blessings…