joined on 03/06/07
last updated 11/18/09
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about me
Left of center baby boomer in a perpetual state of discovery. Some of my Heras are Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, and Maya Angelou. I abhor reality TV, SUV's, NASCAR, mullets, "bling-bling," "pimped rides," and the various other contrivances that trivialize life and destroy the planet. I am hopeful for the future, and find joy in art, music, literature, poetry, and individual people. A womanist in the tradition of Alice Walker and lover of the earth who is my strength and my source.
A dancer, drummer, and daughter of Osun. I follow a solitary path that embraces the traditions of my African and Native American ancestors. A potter refining my hand-building and throwing techniques.
Finding Sacred Space
(blog entry)
My journey is moving toward its second year. I still have those moments of panic when I want to cave in and conform, when I attribute everything that is wrong or upside down in my life to my locc’d hair. For a time I thought I could not get a job ...
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Reclaiming
(blog entry)
Conjure
Medusa was not a monster.
I stand in morning bathroom light
Not knowing where to begin
Searching for signs of Me
There are no more hiding places
No more caves to crawl into
Away from Teryn’s shining warrior
The bathroom mir...
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Getting in Touch Again
(blog entry)
Today I logged into my tribes page and looked at all the messages of concern and friendship from my dance and drum sisters. Feeling quite sheepish and ashamed that I have not kept in touch better than I did... forgive me <3
I am in Washington ...
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You, Darkness that I come from...
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Come celebrate the night...the longest night of the year. In ancient times we gathered round fire circles and danced to drums. We chanted and sang, we honored the dark as a time for renewal and rebirth.
Darkness is that deep potential where...
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What Good Girls are Made of...
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‘Do not wiggle your hips’; ‘Do not flaunt your bosom’ ; ‘Don’t show off’; ‘Don’t draw attention to yourself’
Everything little girls are taught almost from the time we are inside our mothers' wombs--be a GOOD girl. Being good in those terms is...
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My journey is moving toward its second year. I still have those moments of panic when I want to cave in and conform, when I attribute everything that is wrong or upside down in my life to my locc’d hair. For a time I thought I could not get a job because my hair was so far from the mainstream that it just put potential employers on the defensive right away. I almost, almost cut them off.
Last night I took a long luxurious hot bath and washed my locs with a lavender scented shampoo. I gent...
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Conjure
Medusa was not a monster.
I stand in morning bathroom light
Not knowing where to begin
Searching for signs of Me
There are no more hiding places
No more caves to crawl into
Away from Teryn’s shining warrior
The bathroom mirror
Threatens a bright blade in softly sagging jaw
The faint crow at the corners of my eyes
My locs rage at convention
Medusa was not a monster.
Euryale, Stheno…where were you when they came for you sister
And did she truly die in the mere ...
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Today I logged into my tribes page and looked at all the messages of concern and friendship from my dance and drum sisters. Feeling quite sheepish and ashamed that I have not kept in touch better than I did... forgive me <3
I am in Washington state now, living in Tacoma. The move was rough and the economy has been hard on us but we're finally beginning to see some light and life is beginning to settle down. A wise and sometimes cranky wonderful woman told me that I better find a fun trou...
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Come celebrate the night...the longest night of the year. In ancient times we gathered round fire circles and danced to drums. We chanted and sang, we honored the dark as a time for renewal and rebirth.
Darkness is that deep potential where seeds are planted and nurtured so that when light returns, they are ready to grow into whatever they are to become...trees, flowers, fruit... even ideas, feelings, all those parts of us that need to come out and breathe free.
It's a time to put a...
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‘Do not wiggle your hips’; ‘Do not flaunt your bosom’ ; ‘Don’t show off’; ‘Don’t draw attention to yourself’
Everything little girls are taught almost from the time we are inside our mothers' wombs--be a GOOD girl. Being good in those terms is the same as being invisible and moving our bodies in any but the most restrained ways is a sin. At some point in all our lives we found the dance and "remembered" how to let the goddess come up through our bones into our bodies.
When I dance, ...
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Aiwa!: Bellydancers of Color Documentary,
ATS,
bellydance crones,
Burning Woman,
Dark Goddesses,
Drumming Just For Fun,
Friends of Nakish,
Gypsy Caravan Dance Company,
In Love With the Goddess,
Magidah-licious,
Metaphysical Florida,
Native American Prayer and Wisdom,
Oregon/Washington Bellydance,
Orisha Devotees,
Rootworkers,
Solace & EMP,
Spiritwalkers,
Tin Can Gypzee's ( formerly Mj's gypsy's,
Tribal Quest NorthWest,
Waking to Animals,
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March 12, 2007
Nyame is a true goddess of dance and music. She is true to her dance, passions, music, beliefs, friends and dance sisters. She acts with love and generosity to everyone. It is a pleasure to be a troupe sister of hers.
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