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A little photo collection for the timeline. The freshness of Flashes is nice to feel. Just a woman sharing some photo albums along with her spiritual life. Selfies and things that made me happy in February.

Lavender latte with pretty blue cup and saucer

Selfie with pearls

Inserting a bit of vintage vibes into my day after watching Bridgerton with my wife on Netflix. A slow moment of self care before carrying on with my day of social work. #selfcare #janeaustenvibes #bridgerton #lavender #cafe

How much is the war with Iran costing the US? One bipartisan think tank puts the cost of the Iran war at some $891 million a day for the first four days of the attack — or $3.7 billion total.

Donald Trump’s war with Iran is costing nearly $1 billion a day. That taxpayer money, along with the billions of dollars that went to ICE, should be redirected to health care, education, housing, and economic development.

Que vergüenza- wow.

I’m glad the Kardashian curse is alive and well.

(Also people don’t want to admit that “Obama is one of history’s greatest monsters” is a core belief for their politics so we get a lot of this.)

All I want is to take my current life back to 2008.

Democracy, Gender, and the Overrepresentation of Man Reflection on Session 1 of Groundings: An Intro to Decolonial Feminism

open.substack.com/pub/decoloni... - Amazing Gender Studies article at Substack questioning Democracy and Gender. #democracy #politics #feminism

Saved. For science 🧪

Honestly I’m living for every time Kaitlan Collins asks a question.

I also summon the spell checker of your imagination since I had to rely on my phone for this one 😉 thank you for your understanding

An ATR may or may not be your path - in the process of inquiry you will learn from the priesthood and your own ancestors if this is a path for you. It is a closed practice for a good reason. Approaching with humbleness helps a lot. I hope this helps anyone who may find it. #lucumi #atr #spiritual

So this is not to discourage anyone who may feel an attraction to Orisha or any other ATR and their deitires. See it more as an encouragement to formulate a serious inquiry, to learn how to approach with respect for your soul, your ancestors and the teachers you find along the way.

Especially in the Americas, the African Traditions had to implement very serious survival processes in order to exist. They needed to be safeguarded for the descendants and those who wished to follow the path of their birthright - under severe risk of penalty and cruelty

And if you haven’t gathered from what I just described, you absolutely have to be ok with the process of having elders who will be the gatekeepers. The gatekeepers exist for very important reasons.

I regret not one part of my inquiry process or the answers which came through

This started an entire process of building my family tree and preparing to pay reverence to my ancestors before I was initiated to the Orishas. It was a wonderful experience to have been guided to this process and one I’m grateful for.

All ATRs begin with the ancestors - I do remember my first inquiry with a Lucumi priestess and after hearing my “why” and finding my spiritual process sufficient enough for her assistance, I was placed on a process to research my ancestors - even looking in ancestry.com to organize their names.

Does it incorporate your spiritual experience and a narrative about your relationship with your own ancestors? Are you ready to face the answers the ancestors have for you? #atr #lucumi #spiritualseeking #spiritual

Before inquiring about ATRs as a potential seeker, I feel there is a need to understand your “why?”. The question will help you move with intentionality. Is the answer clear to you? Does it sound respectful? #atr #atrs #lucumi #candomble #ifa #voudun #hoodoo #espiritismo #palomayombe

#spirituality #lucumi #community

You know what…If these Republicans are going to be calling out Kristi Noem they better put some elbow grease into it, be about it and impeach her ass. Impeach or GTFO with this fake ass posturing. No one is impressed. #noemstatements #kristinoem #iceout #donewithyoish

I want to find kinship in people who are doing spiritual seeking. Spiritual seeking in the African and African ancestral traditions is not the same as going to a church. It takes actual seeking of communities and people who have safeguard their birthright from colonization. #lucumi #atr

N.Y. Attorney General Orders Hospital to Resume Youth Transgender Care

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/n...

Any Tumblr veteran knows that if Ao3 is down, too many people are looking for comfort from heinous sh*t in the real world.

https://open.substack.com/pub/solyrio/p/spiritual-journey-part-1-espiritismo?r=5oz6zs&utm_medium=ios

#espiritismo #spiritual

Espiritismo can function as a religion, as a healing system, or as a philosophy or science for those who are academically oriented. The European roots of Espiritismo were codified by a man in France who went by the name Allan Kardec.

Espiritismo is defined as the belief system that the spirit world can intervene in the human world and is widely practiced in Puerto Rico and among Puerto Ricans on mainland United States.