Twin Flame: The Power of Two V:I
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The episode explores the dual aspects of identity and the societal pressures that create a divide within individuals, particularly focusing on Black women.
This sermon is about the two sides of you that society has taught you to treat as opposing forces instead of what they actually are: twin aspects of the same divine power. Drawing on Clarissa Pinkola Estés’ Women Who Run with the Wolves and bell hooks’ Sisters of the Yam and Communion , this video lays the foundation you will explore who the wild woman is beneath everything media taught us to fear about her, and who the civilized woman is beneath the language of “well-behaved,” and what it costs Black women specifically to sever ourselves in half. The Dark Divines is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my art, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Books used for this sermon: * Women Who Run with the Wolves — Clarissa Pinkola Estés * Sisters of the Yam — bell hooks * Communion — bell hooks * *feel free to grab your bell hooks books from The Lit Twist ! My girl Petra is also having a summer school all about bell hooks if that sounds like a vibe for you! Tell her I said Songs to meditate on: * “Twin Flame” — Victoria Monét, on what it feels like when you’re in internal divorce, wild and civilized pulling against each other instead of together *…
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