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The Archetype of #Oshun and the Divine Feminine

Luisah Teish on the archetype of Oshun. This is an outtake from an interview with Luisah Teish for the film "Changing of the Gods."

#TheBlackGods

Before the slave trade, Before Islam or Christianity -- we worshipped Black Gods. And, there are a lot of them.

These African Deities Are The Best Gods You've Never Heard Of

Move over Zeus, there's an old pantheon in town. 

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Ibeji — Spirit Of The Twins 👯

Ibeji (known as Ibejí, Ibeyí, or #Jimaguas in Latin America) is the name of an Orisha representing a pair of twins in the Yoruba religion of the Yoruba people ( present-day Nigeria).

#BlackHistoryMonth

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❗❗❗❗Parlons un peu de la mythologie Yoruba (peuple de l'actuel Nigéria)❗❗❗

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LA CRÉATION

OLORUN confia à Obatala la mission de créer le monde à la surface des eaux primordiales , il lui remit pour le réaliser une poule et du sable céleste. En chemin celui ci trouv du vin de palme s'en enivra et oublia sa mission.
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ODUDUWA

Alors Oduduwa prit une pirogue récupéra la poule, le sable. Versa le sable sur les eaux encore marécageuse de l'océan primaire et y déposa la poule. Celle ci se mit à gratter le sable de ses pattes jusqu'à ce que les océans et les terres se séparent Image
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The Black American Church vs. Eurocentric Christianity

A church birthed fourth out of the wildfires of slavery and #whitesupremacy becomes one of the oldest institutions opposed to racism in the world: #TheBlackChurch

#BlackChurchesMatter

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"Satan, Were Gonna' Tear Your Kingdom Down"
"If it has come about that today The Black Christ; has to be led into the field against The White Christ; by a young black poet, than a deep cleft in the church of Jesus Christ is indicated."

-- #DietrichBonhoeffer

#Blackconservative
#BlackChristianity
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