Black Girl Mystic

Black Girl Mystic presents: The Naked Files — a raw, unedited, unfiltered, behind-the-scenes mini-series of the realest of mystic, medicine woman + spiritual mentor L'Erin Alta's world as she follows her dreams, honors her ancestors, creates wealth, builds an empire and tells the truth about the real life bumps + challenges along the way. In this first episode L'Erin talks about: Why healers, mystics, spiritual teachers + leaders need places to tell their WHOLE TRUTH, including all of the challenges + triumphs. Creating + brithing the brand new Black Girl Mystic universe. Being on a global pilgrimage looking for "home". Relocating to Rwanda in January 2022. Challenges + favorite parts about living in Rwanda. Where she's planning to move next + WHY. How immediate pre-pandemic life jacked up her sense of reality. Surviving narcissistic abuse's impact on her relationships. So much more! Explore the Black Girl Mystic universe! www.blackgirlmystic.com Let's connect on Instagram www.instagram.com/lerinalta

Sonja Marie is an astrologer who believes the spiritual intention of self-evolution is to peel away false expectations by using one of the universe’s best tool, the intuitive art of Western Astrology.    Sonja uses Western Astrology to reveal the choices, fears and strengths on our path to self-love, so that we begin to honestly see our inner reflections and have the power to deeply LOVE the life we LIVE. She has conducted over 200 workshops and lectures nationwide. Her passion is to infuse the importance of universal insight in hopes of encouraging people to be responsible for their choices based on personality and purpose.   In this gathering Sonja shares her wisdom on: Growing up in Yonkers, NY feeling like an outcast and discovering astrology as a spiritual tool. Creating a soul-centered astrology business that's communal, collective and for the people. Reclaiming internal power using astrology as a guide. Using astrology to take responsibility for your choices and create a life you love. The power of your word to create your reality. Understanding your sun, moon and rising tools for governing your life. And so much more! Find Sonja online: wordlifeastrology.com https://www.instagram.com/wordlifesonjamarie/ [instagram] YouTube   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ IG — instagram.com/blackgirlmystic #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Dr. Sarah L. Webb launched the global initiative Colorism Healing in 2013 to raise awareness and foster individual and collective healing through creative and critical work.   Dr. Webb’s myriad efforts to address colorism include designing a course on global colorism at UIS, hosting an international writing contest, publishing books, consulting, speaking, leading workshops on colorism, and mentoring youth and students across the world from Sacramento, California to Sydney, Australia.   Dr. Webb is an Assistant Professor in the department of English and Modern Languages at the University of Illinois Springfield where she teaches creative writing, literature, and cultural studies.     In this gathering Sarah shares her wisdom on: Recognizing and healing the roots of colorism. How colorism affects every aspect of our lives, including dating, family + friendships. The pervasive conditioning that normalizes colorism. Conscious and unconscious effects of colorism on our mental + physical health. How colorism shows up differently in different communities. Healing and repairing trust within the context of colorism. And so much more! Find Sarah online: colorismhealing.com instagram.com/colorismhealing   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Aramis O. Hamer is a visual artist and muralist whose work is inspired by the cosmos, music, nature, divine femininity, and the complexities throughout the Black culture.   From a very young age she always loved to create, but at the age of fifteen she discovered her love for acrylic paints. With the supportive art community in the Pacific Northwest, Aramis has been able to exhibit her colorful creations at many different exhibitions in the greater Seattle area- including the MoPop Museum, Paramount Theater, Martyr Sauce Gallery, Columbia City Gallery, and more.   As a self-taught artist, Aramis lets the pull of her imagination be her guide. Her adventure is just beginning, and she invites others to join her on this journey.   In this gathering, Aramis shares her wisdom about:   Creating healthy, flexible boundaries while healing old family dynamics. The gifts of observation, self-reflection + self-awareness. Moving from an artistic hobbyist to full-time professional artist.

Danetha Doe is a financial psychologist and the leading expert on financial wellness. She is the creator of Money & Mimosas®, an eclectic group of wealth-conscious women entrepreneurs. Danetha has been named a personal finance expert by TIME, Fast Company and the Wall Street Journal. She is a sought-after corporate financial well-being speaker, teaching employees from Google to Postmates to CPA firms and others on how to foster financial wellness in the workplace + beyond.   In this gathering, Danetha shares her wisdom about:             Exploring money as a spiritual adventure Bringing her relationship with money to the body and connecting it with Spirit The role of self-forgiveness in healing money shame How gratitude grounded + transformed her relationship to money Why financial freedom is ultimately a journey of self-love The relationship between money, sex and power And so much more!   Find Danetha online: moneyandmimosas.com   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ YouTube — Black Girl Mystic IG — Black Girl Mystic #blackgirlmystic FB — Black Girl Mystic Twitter — lerin Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Zeena Regis is a grief & resilience coach, minister and spiritual care practitioner. She has worked in hospice and palliative care as a chaplain and grief counselor since 2012. Her training includes a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Agnes Scott College and a Master of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary, where she was honored with the HJ Riddle Memorial Award for excellence in pastoral care. She is the founder of the Threshold Planning Project and creator of the Breakthrough After Loss coaching program. In this gathering, Zeena shares her wisdom about: Growing up as a Black girl in Alaska + how it shaped her understanding of her place in the Universe. Discovering her path of healing, spirituality + social justice. Being a hospice chaplain before + during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dealing with her own grief while holding space for the grief of others. Supporting people in having a 'good death'. Learning how to grieve well and manage one's own grief.   Find Zeena online: ZeenaRegis.com @zeenajane [instagram] Resources mentioned in this gathering: Healing through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair — Miriam Greenspan  If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ YouTube — Black Girl Mystic IG — Black Girl Mystic #blackgirlmystic FB — Black Girl Mystic Twitter — lerin Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Pea the Feary is an Afrofuturist and Seer whose work is about possibility, potential and realization.    Pea believes the possibilities of what the universe can provide are endless and all within reach because we are already connected to everything. The same particles that make up the stars in the sky and water in the ocean are in all of us. All that matters is how those particles are arranged. Pea is on a journey expanding deeper into love noting, " If I am of service to you during this journey that is beautiful but I do not live to serve others. It just so happens the more love I allow the more I am moved to share love’s messages."   In this gathering, Pea shares her wisdom about:   Being an Afro-futurist, fantasy, spiritualist artist   How she created the Impala Mystic skateboard   Her process for telling reality what she wants and then receiving it   Dissolving her current timeline + inviting in the reality she desires   Sitting in the void with rebirth and wonder   How she uses human design as a tool to guide her through life Find Pea online: peathefeary.com @peathefeary[instagram]   Resources mentioned in this gathering: Impala Mystic skateboard  geneticmatrix.com, myhumandesign.com Human Design by Chetan Parkyn jovianarchive.com   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ YouTube — Black Girl Mystic IG — Black Girl Mystic #blackgirlmystic FB — Black Girl Mystic Twitter — lerin Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Malika Lee is a Spiritual guide, lifelong student and artist with an internal drive and curiosity of healing and transformation. She now synthesizes and shares her learning and life experience supporting individuals and groups in leading lives of purpose, aliveness, and fulfillment. To this end she started FEEL GOOD The Podcast and The Movement. In this gathering, Malika shares her wisdom about:   How she relearned to trust herself after giving away her inner power + authority.   Why she hated + felt guilty working in corporate America.   How 9/11 ignited her midlife crisis of soul- and self-discovery. The ageless, life-changing wisdom of "A Course in Miracles".   Relearning to listen to and be guided by her own inner knowing.   Creating a movement that supports being the change you want to see. Find Malika online: The Feel Good Institute @msmalikalee[Instagram]   Resources mentioned in this gathering: The Wisdom of Your Dreams by Jeremy Taylor Hillside Chapel and Truth Center   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ YouTube — Black Girl Mystic IG — Black Girl Mystic #blackgirlmystic FB — Black Girl Mystic Twitter — lerin Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Dr. Georgia McDade is a Louisiana native, world traveler, author, college professor and L'Erin Alta's beloved auntie who has lived in Seattle over half of her life. Her written works include "Travel Tips for Dream Trips," questions and answers about her six-month, solo trip around the world; "Outside the Cave and Outside the Cave II," collections of poetry; and numerous essays, stories, and other poems.  In this gathering, Auntie Georgia shares her wisdom about:   The gifts of growing up in Monroe, Louisiana during the Jim Crow era.   Becoming the first Black person to receive their PhD in English from the University of Washington.   Her 6-month solo trip around the world + the book she wrote about the journey.     How being a global citizen and hosting exchange students in her home has deeply enhanced her life.   And soooo much more!   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ YouTube — Black Girl Mystic IG — Black Girl Mystic #blackgirlmystic FB — Black Girl Mystic Twitter — lerin Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Aishah Shahidah Simmons’s award-winning cultural work expresses its voice through the art of documentary filmmaking, writing, teaching, public speaking and activism. Her work is informed by her lived experiences as a Black feminist lesbian, a child sexual abuse survivor, an adult rape survivor and a Buddhist practitioner.  She is the producer/director of the 2006 groundbreaking, acclaimed film, NO! The Rape Documentary and the organizer/editor of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology, Love WITH Accountability: Digging Up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse (AK Press). The anthology Aishah is presently working on the third part of three survivor-centered cultural works that seeks to disrupt and end childhood sexual abuse and adult rape in Black communities. Aishah is also in a two-year training to become a certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher as a continuation of her 18-year Buddhist practice. In this gathering, Aishah shares her wisdom about:   Growing up Black, Sufi Muslim and vegan, while attending Quaker schools in the Black power movement.   Her young adult spiritual journey leading to a 18-year Buddhist spiritual practice.   How + why she left the Vipassana practice after 18-years.     Creating her documentary masterpiece, "NO! The Rape Documentary".     Why she doesn't push forgiveness or bypassing rage.     How she honors her rage with meditation.   And soooo much more! Find Aishah online: NO! The Rape Documentary Love WITH Accountability @Lovewithaccountability @AfroLez [Instagram] AfroLez [Twitter]   Resources mentioned in this gathering: Vipassana meditation Spirit Rock — Insight Meditation Center.   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ YouTube — Black Girl Mystic IG — Black Girl Mystic #blackgirlmystic FB — Black Girl Mystic Twitter — lerin Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Reverend Mary Bogan is a native of Mississippi, principal consultant of The Philippian Group and L'Erin's beloved auntie.  In the most intimate and personal gathering of Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal, Rev. Mary shares her wisdom about:   How growing up in small town Mississippi during the Jim Crow era shaped her understanding of family + community. How being part of an accepting + inclusive Black community in the segregated south buffered her from white domination. The psychological impact of unprotected powerlessness in a white supremacist society.   Intentionally cultivating relationships as a means of love, commitment and survival.   How being the child of educators shaped her worldview and understanding of family.   The transformative healing power of shared stories + experiences set a high bar and created a sense of passage.   Using creativity, play and imagination to create new worlds and realities for future generations.   And soooo much more! If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ YouTube — Black Girl Mystic IG — Black Girl Mystic #blackgirlmystic FB — Black Girl Mystic Twitter — lerin Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

LEGEND. ICONOCLAST. BEACON. Born in 1928 in Newport News, Virginia, Dr. Maxine Mimms is a brilliant + beautiful teacher, social worker, educator, administrator, trainer, professor, mentor, consultant, public speaker and the founder of the Tacoma Campus of The Evergreen State College. In this gathering, Dr. Mimms shares her wisdom about:   How she learned to be confident, powerful and BOLD growing up in Newport News, VA in the 1930s + 40s. How silence + self-care allow your heart to explode. Using your imagination to free you in the past, present and future.   The power of self-storytelling to deal with anxiety + external pressures. How working in the White House under the Nixon administration taught her to be a white man. Race + liberation in 2021 and beyond.   And soooo much more! If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ YouTube — Black Girl Mystic IG — Black Girl Mystic #blackgirlmystic FB — Black Girl Mystic Twitter — lerin Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Born and raised in Memphis,Tennessee, Curtisha LaShundra’ Johnson is professionally known as Madam CJ. Chart topping singer/songwriter, dancer, Certified Strategic Self Care Ambassador, Licensed Certified Liquid Motion Instructor and Nichiren Buddhism practitioner. In this gathering, Madam CJ shares her wisdom about:   How + why she transitioned from Christianity to Buddhism The healing gift of daily chanting 'nam myoho renge kyo' Infusing love, generosity, kindness and spirit into her bath + body products   Spiritually sustaining herself while living, singing and performing in a 11-piece nightclub band in Beruit, Lebannon   And soooo much more! Find Madam CJ online: MadamCJ.com Divine Clementine Bath + Body Instagram If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ YouTube — Black Girl Mystic IG — Black Girl Mystic #blackgirlmystic FB — Black Girl Mystic Twitter — lerin Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

2021 is your year. Regardless of what's happening in the economy, politically, socially or environmentally, you can create a life of success, joy, peace, ease and sweetness — RIGHT NOW. During this gathering of the Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal L'Erin resources ancestral wisdom, insight and messaging to illuminate how you can create a life of success, on your own terms — even in 2021! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, venmo: lerin-alta Courses — lerinalta.com/offerings Connect on the socials:​ IG — instagram.com/blackgirlmystic #blackgirlmystic Announcements + Invitations:​ Ask BGM — Email a question you'd like L'Erin to answer on the podcast to love@blackgirlmystic.com. Be sure to put "Ask BGM" in the subject line! Please rate + leave a review if you enjoy the show!

Janeen Uzzell, Chief Operating Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, is deeply rooted in a rich spiritual practice of surrender + growth. Originally from Newark, New Jersey, USA, Janeen is a daughter of the Great Migration and guided by legacy as her north star navigation — in corporate America and beyond. In this gathering, Janeen shares her wisdom about:   Being a daughter of the Great Migration has been an endless gift in her personal + professional life. How surrender + obedience help her navigate corporate America while staying spiritually grounded. The influence of her faith on her professional + personal success.   How her career in corporate America bent to shape and support her success.   Her deep, rich relationship to horses.   And soooo much more! Find Janeen online: Twitter If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ YouTube — Black Girl Mystic IG — Black Girl Mystic #blackgirlmystic FB — Black Girl Mystic Twitter — lerin Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a Queer Black Troublemaker and Black Feminist Love Evangelist and an aspirational cousin to all sentient beings. Her work in this lifetime is to facilitate infinite, unstoppable ancestral love in practice. Alexis’s prolific work inspires artists across form to create dance works, installation work, paintings, processionals, divination practices, operas, quilts and more. In this gathering, Alexis shares her wisdom about:   How she discovered writing as her life's sacred work. Why Black feminism is a liberatory spiritual practice. The roles of faith, honesty and radical accountability in transformation.   Her personal daily devotional practice for listening for and being in communion with revolutionary Black feminist ancestors.   How we can deepen love of ourselves in a society that doesn't reflect it back to us. Her most recent work, "Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals"   And soooo much more! Find Alexis online: Alexis Pauline Instagram If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ YouTube — Black Girl Mystic IG — Black Girl Mystic #blackgirlmystic FB — Black Girl Mystic Twitter — lerin Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Bea Dixon launched The Honey Pot Company, a now multi-million dollar plant-based feminine hygiene line, based on a message in a dream from an ancestor about how to heal herself.   In this conversation Bea shares her wisdom on:   How being an underestimated infant made her who she is.   How humans can learn to coexist right now, in all circumstances.   Why dropping f-bombs in her corporate meetings changed the game.   How negative backlash from a Target commercial was a HUGE blessing for her business.   How race as a social construct shapes our world + reality.   African traditional religion, Osho + her relationship to God + nature.   And soooo much more! Find Bea online: The Honey Pot Co Instagram — personal Instagram — The Honey Pot Co   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Junauda Petrus-Nasah is a creative activist, writer, playwright, and multi-dimensional performance artist whose work centers around Black wildness, -futurism, ancestral healing, sweetness, spectacle and shimmer.   Her first book, the young adult novel, The Stars and The Blackness Between Them, received the 2020 Coretta Scott King Honor Book Award.   In this conversation Junauda shares her wisdom on:   Exploring her queerness + Caribbean lineages in her art, spirt + life.   The power of sexuality + Blackness in her work.   Incorporating play, joy + silliness in her spirituality.   How being an activist + organizer inform her art + life.   How she recovered from a 'nervous breakdown' around her queerness + being an artist.   Finding a sustainable way to do healing work + practice self-care in Minneapolis, post George Floyd's murder.   And soooo much more! Find Junauda online: Junauda Petrus Nasah Instagram Twitter   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Thea Monyeé is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist whose work dives into the intersections of healing through decolonization of joy, pleasure, and mental health.   Her unapologetic work stems from the unwavering commitment to healing and her belief that true healing can only occur in a liberated and non-oppressive society.   She is currently studying to add certified sex therapist to her list of credits.   In this conversation Thea shares her wisdom on:   Growing up bicultural in an African-American + Afro-Panamanian family.   Tapping into the ancestral lineage + land that informs her spirituality.   How her Panamanial lineage gives her permission to be WILD.   How she came into the African traditional spiritual practice of Ifa.   How decolonizing her spirituality has lead to true liberation.   And soooo much more! Find Thea online: Thea Monyee Shaping the Shift Podcast The Free Joy Experience Marley Ayo    If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Shirley has taught yoga for the last 10 years and is certified in various lineages and techniques including Kundalini Yoga, Prenatal Yoga and Vinyasa Yoga.     She holds a Master's Degree in clinical psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice with couples and individuals in Oakland, California.     In her clinical practice, she specializes in working with intimacy, money, self confidence, and sexuality.    In her free time, she loves practicing yoga, Cuban salsa dance, eating good food, hiking, spending time with friends, and doing nothing.   In this conversation Shirley shares her wisdom on:   Restoring vulnerability, intimacy + authenticity in Black relationships and community.​   How being named after her grandmothers informs her multicultural healing medicine.   How Catholicism shaped her early spiritual life.   Her body-centered healing practices for reclaiming body wisdom as a yogi, reiki practitioner + healer.   The restorative power of rebirthing oneself.   How to heal your own inner children.   And soooo much more! Find Shirley online: Soulistic Wellness Soulistic Wellness Instagram   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Piper Lovemore is an herbalist, full spectrum birthworker and mother to seven sovereign born children, with whom she and her partner of 20 years, share an unschooling path. During this conversation, Piper shares her wisdom on: Being 'Guardian of the Spark' as mother of 7 children.​   The call to birthwork + healing as a doula, midwife + herbalist.   How she prepared to have 6 unattended + sovereign births at home.   How her children doula their siblings into the world.   Her alchemical practice for finding the most perfect children's names. Her family's approach to successfully unschooling 7 children.   And soooo much more! Find Piper online: Lovemore Paradigm   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Dr. Sayida Peprah is both a licensed clinical psychologist and birth doula.  She specializes in multicultural psychology, trauma, suicide prevention and maternal mental health.   Dr. Sayida has a multi-faced career as a psychologist having worked in community-based, in-home, psychiatric hospital, correctional and private practice settings.  She is also a trainer and consultant on topics of cultural humility, implicit bias and trauma as they impact mental and maternal health.   During this conversation, Dr. Sayida shares her wisdom on: On getting direct messages + having strong lifelong communication with Spirit.   Being born "awake" + remembering her pre-life existence.   On choosing to stay alive as a young person.   What's spiritually required to be a psychologist + light worker in prisons.   Recovering from chronic kidney disease + a kidney transplant. How to navigate + find the gift of Spirit during these times.   And soooo much more! Find Dr. Sayida online: Dr. Sayida Peprah   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Juju Bae, is a proud, Black millennial woman from Baltimore, Maryland with ancestral roots in West Virginia, Virginia, South Carolina and Alabama. A spiritual advisor, medium, cunty-conjurer, hoodoo practitioner, artist, and BAE, she believes liberation is attainable with the support of our ancestors leading the way. Juju Bae is an advocate for Black (brown and indigenous) folks returning to our ancestral ways of living, thriving and being in community — through herbs, with Spirit and gathered together. Juju is the host of A Little Juju Podcast and founder of Juju Bae—your favorite internet resource for all things Black Ass Spirituality. It is in her destiny to support and love on Black people to help us all tap into our own innate powers to successfully manifest our own realities. During this conversation, Juju shares her wisdom on: From growing up Catholic to exploring Christianity, Buddhism, the Baha'i Faith, Judaism and Islam before landing on Hoodoo + African traditional religion.   How changing her spiritual traditional profoundly improved her mental health.   On being a daughter of the deity Oshun.

Rev. Iyana “YaNi” Davis has always been passionate about the impact of words, storytelling and truth-telling  and the healing nature of writing and sharing. She believes firmly in our power as storytellers and sets this example everyday of her life. YaNi exemplifies authenticity and integrity in her life and work by “leading the people in love.” YaNi uses her words wisely as a hip hop artist, inspiring speaker, effective educator, profound poet, modern day prophet and griot. During this conversation, YaNi shares her wisdom on: From PK to leaving church to becoming a pastor, preacher + prophet herself. Stripping myths, messages + lies in order to create an authentic relationship with God. How she became a free, Black, African-minded Christian. Self-love + reclamation for gender non-conforming + gender non-binary Christians. Recovering from chronic kidney disease + a kidney transplant. Being a queer preacher, pastor, prophet, Christian mystic, African descended, walking miracle. And soooo much more! Find YaNi online: YaNi Davis My Supra Natural Life If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Sara Clark is an international vinyasa yoga and meditation teacher. With nearly two decades of experience, Sara’s teachings merge the physical and spiritual practices of yoga with mindfulness and meditation techniques that help to ease suffering and liberate the soul. She has been a Global Yoga Ambassador for lululemon and has graced the cover of Yoga Journal twice along with Prevention Magazine.  Sara has created a series of online yoga and meditation videos for Shape Magazine, Yoga Today, and Glo. Known for her compassionate teaching style and fluid vinyasa sequences, Sara makes both the novice and the more experienced practitioner feel welcomed in her classes. During this conversation Sara shares her wisdom on: Using yoga as a tool of healing after sexual trauma + an eating disorder. How she went from HBO to becoming a yoga teacher — despite being initially terrified. From home schooling to being the only Black girl at school to attending historically Black Hampton University — how school shaped Sara's sense of self + belonging. How traveling the world solo is exhilarating + empowering. The legacy of the African diaspora as experienced as an American currently living in the Caribbean. And soooo much more! Find Sara online: Sara Clark [Instagram] Resources mentioned: The Book of Night Women If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Since 2016, Akilah S. Richards has hosted Fare of the Free Child, a lifestyle and parenting podcast about the connection between liberation, learning, and parenting, particularly among BIPOC communities. Parents, educators, unschoolers and entrepreneurs tune in weekly to connect about unschooling, deschooling, conscious parenting, and self-directedness. Discussions center emotional wellness, learning and children, parenting, self-care, and self-love. The voice and work of this Jamaican-born, digital nomad have been featured on NPR, Forbes, NBC TV, Good Morning America’s blog, and in several literary and in-person spaces throughout the U.S., Jamaica, and South Africa. She is a TEDx Speaker, an accomplished digital content writer, and sought-after facilitator whose highly-anticipated book, Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work (PM Press), will be released in the Fall of 2020. During this conversation Akilah shares her wisdom on:. What it means to raise free people + be free adults. The indigenous, decolonized, legacy of unschooling. Unschooling as a spiritual practice. How unschooling helps children feel confident + capable their ENTIRE lives. The differences between unschooling, home schooling and letting your children run WILD! And soooo much more! Find Akilah online: https://www.raisingfreepeople.com/ If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Professional dominant, intuitive and burlesque goddess, Ms. Briq House is the founder and owner of Briq House Entertainment. Under this umbrella she produces all People of Color burlesque revues, Sexual Healing through Movement and Body Love workshops, spiritual gatherings, kink based anti-racism trainings, and kink events exclusively for People of Color throughout the US and abroad. Her monthly production (co-produced with Sin de la Rosa) The Sunday Night Shuga Shaq is the longest running monthly all POC Burlesque Revue in the Pacific Northwest. As a proud Black woman with a background in education, sacred intimate arts, entertainment, and LGBTQIA and Sex Workers rights advocacy; Her Royal Thickness holds a deep understanding of intersectional identities. Briq’s mission is to harness the power of her bright light to stimulate and educate the masses to work towards a mutual goal of liberation. During this conversation Ms. Briq House shares her wisdom on: How to use touch so that it nourishes + nurtures you during COVID. Creating POC burlesque performance space as healing + liberatory space. Practicing kink + BDSM for POC as ancestral magic. Polyamory as a form of liberatory love. Her spiritual reclamation journey from abusive church trauma to true spiritual liberation. TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual molestation + rape of youth is referenced. (not graphic) And so much more! Find Ms. Briq House online: www.msbriqhouse.com @ms.briqhouse on all social media platforms Only Fans — https://onlyfans.com/briqhouse   Resources mentioned in this gathering: Fenty Beauty Onion by Whitney Mero The Lip Bar Err Looks earrings   If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Medicine woman gina Breedlove is a vocalist, composer, & sound healer from Brooklyn, NY. She is an abolitionist for the lost parts of the self; a grief doula who uses sound and ritual to release stagnant energy, creating opportunity for embodiment and soul retrieval.  Gina tours the world with her music she calls folksoul, holding sound healing circles in every city she visits. From Rwanda to the Bay area, gina guides folk into deeper knowing of the power of the human voice, and the inexhaustible presence that is Grace. "If we lived in a different time, my dwelling would be at the edge of the village, folk would bring me offerings in exchange for my medicine. I am still inside of the before time. I am a traditional healer, seer, guide."— Grace as channeled through gina During this conversation Gina shares her wisdom on:. How she discovered the healing gift of sound at 6 years old. What is sound healing + how she became a sound healing medicine woman. The glorious liberatory gifts of grieving so that you can be healthy + THRIVE. How she channels Grace to cut through illusions of oppression. And so much more! Find gina online: www.vibrationofgrace.com www.ginaBreedlove.com If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

In this gathering of the "Black Girl Mystic" podcast portal, you will learn how to create the life you want — right NOW — regardless of what is going on in the world, in your finances, in your relationships, with your health — or anything else. Because you CAN have everything you want — right now. Listen to this episode to find out how. Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/lerinalta, venmo: lerin-alta     Resources mentioned in this gathering:​ Clarissa Pinkola Este's "Women Who Run with the Wolves" "Jesus is on the Mainline, Tell Him What You Want" Amma's ashram — https://www.amritapuri.org/ashram Osho — "The Secret of Secrets: The Secret of the Golden Flower" Blk Girls Green House — Oakland Nayyirah Waheed — "Salt" + "Nejma" Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic   Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review if you enjoyed the episode!

An award winning writer, spiritual advisor + tantra coach, Anita Kopacz helps you awaken your divine simplicity, pleasure and joy so that you can deeply, fully and completely love your whole life. A teacher, guide, lighthouse and soul salve, Anita helps women reclaim their spirituality + sexuality as tools of healing + liberation.  During this conversation, Anita shares her wisdom on: How she relied on + resourced her spirituality for strength while working in corporate publishing. How she healed herpes + found its gift. Recovering from childhood sexual molestation to become a sexual empowerment warrior. The healing power of sex, sexuality + permission to BE. And so much more! Find Anita online: @anitakopacz @zfgday [Instagram] Speaking about pleasure at EssenceFest If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

In this gathering of the "Black Girl Mystic" podcast portal, L'Erin explores Beyonce's most recent visual album, "Black is King" as a text of healing and liberation. By centering the lenses and longings of daughters of the African diaspora, particularly those based in the US, L'Erin investigates the texts of  "Black is King" as guides of liberation and balms of healing. Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/lerinalta, venmo: lerin-alta Resources mentioned in this gathering:​ Beyonce's "Black is King" Yrsa Daley-Ward Clover Hope Fernweh — Longing for somewhere you've never been Anemoia — Nostalgia for a time you've never known. Monachopsis — Subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place. Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Announcements + Invitations:​ Ask BGM — Email a question you'd like L'Erin to answer on the podcast to love@blackgirlmystic.com. Be sure to put "Ask BGM" in the subject line! Please rate + leave a review if you enjoy the show!

Leila Wright is a full spectrum doula and community centered herbalist certified in women’s herbal therapy.  A priestess in the making, Leila works with women, lgbtq+ and non-binary peoples in reconnecting with their ancestors, fertility issues, erratic menstrual cycles, conscious conception, pregnancy and the postpartum period from a holistic approach.  During this conversation, the mother of two, conjurer and medicine woman shares her wisdom on: The powerful gifts of herbs as a full spectrum doula. How she resources ancestral wisdom as an herbalist, mother + birthworker. The deep healing wisdom of African traditional religion.   The liberatory gifts of sex, orgasm and healing. If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @blackgirlmystic with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Find Leila online: Medicine Mama — medicinemama.org Instagram Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:     Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic.  PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, venmo: lerin-alta  Courses — lerinalta.com/offerings  Connect on the socials:    Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement  IG — instagram.com/blackgirlmystic #blackgirlmystic  Announcements + Invitations:   Ask BGM — Email a question you'd like L'Erin to answer on the podcast to love@blackgirlmystic.com. Be sure to put "Ask BGM" in the subject line!  Please rate + leave a review if you enjoy the show! 

In this gathering of Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal, L'Erin explores the true meaning of power and how you can take yours back and live it every, single day REGARDLESS of what's happening on the news, in the government, in your bank account or family. You will learn how to access your soul-deep power and live in alignment with it so that you can create the life of your dreams, from the center of your soul. Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, venmo: lerin-alta Courses — lerinalta.com/offerings Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/blackgirlmystic #blackgirlmystic Announcements + Invitations:​ Ask BGM — Email a question you'd like L'Erin to answer on the podcast to love@blackgirlmystic.com. Be sure to put "Ask BGM" in the subject line! Please rate + leave a review if you enjoy the show!

Omisade Burney-Scott is a Black southern 7th generation native North Carolinian feminist, mother and healer. As the creator + curator of The Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause, her multimedia project curates and shares the stories and realities of Black women and femmes over 50.  During this conversation, Omisade shares her wisdom on: The eternal gift of storytelling, lineage, history and ancestry. Reclaiming self-power in the face of colorism + anti-Blackness. Her spiritual journey as Ifa practitioner. Becoming a death doula as initiation. And so much more! Find Omisade online: Black Girls Guide to Surviving Menopause Podcast @blackgirlsguidetomenopause @oshunsweetnsour [Instagram] Oshunsweetnsour [Twitter] Resources mentioned in this gathering: Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash Jambalaya by Luisah Teish If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, venmo: lerin-alta Courses — lerinalta.com/offerings Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/blackgirlmystic #blackgirlmystic Announcements + Invitations:​ Ask BGM — Email a question you'd like L'Erin to answer on the podcast to love@blackgirlmystic.com. Be sure to put "Ask BGM" in the subject line! Please rate + leave a review if you enjoy the show!

Ever wonder what makes a mystic? The spiritual + life journey they take to get to where they are? In this episode of Black Girl Mystic, L’Erin shares her life journey from being born + raised in Seattle, Washington as the descendant of enslaved Africans in America and the first person from both side of her family lines to be born in the north. She shares the spiritual + social influences of her childhood + upbringing, how growing up in the Black church shaped her spiritual journey and how her relationship with God deepened and expanded after she moved to Atlanta for college. Learn how L’Erin left college after debilitating depression to follow her heart for the first time, which led her to travel solo across Thailand, Nepal, India and France — and so much more! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, venmo: lerin-alta Courses — lerinalta.com/offerings Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/blackgirlmystic #blackgirlmystic Announcements + Invitations:​ Ask BGM — Email a question you'd like L'Erin to answer on the podcast to love@blackgirlmystic.com. Be sure to put "Ask BGM" in the subject line! Please rate + leave a review if you enjoy the show!

Courtney Alexander is a channel, conduit, medicine woman and conjurer — a doorway between the unseen world and this one. During this conversation, multimedia writer, artist, publisher, public speaker and the creator of Dust II Onyx: A Melanated Tarot Deck, Courtney shares her wisdom on: The creative power of listening to and following your intuition. How we claim our own Godhood and our God ecosystems Art as a revolutionary, liberatory, spiritual awakening practice How to trust + accept what your spirit has come to be in this lifetime If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @blackgirlmystic with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Find Courtney online: Dust II Onyx tarot — http://dust2onyx.com/ Instagram Facebook Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, venmo: lerin-alta Courses — lerinalta.com/offerings Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/blackgirlmystic #blackgirlmystic Announcements + Invitations:​ Ask BGM — Email a question you'd like L'Erin to answer on the podcast to love@blackgirlmystic.com. Be sure to put "Ask BGM" in the subject line! Please rate + leave a review if you enjoy the show!

"Black People are Bumble Bees" ________________________________________ Welcome to the inaugural episode of Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal! In this episode you'll learn why I created this podcast, what you can look forward to each week and a little bit about me, your host and guide, L'Erin Alta. You'll also learn why Black people are bumble bees and how to access the deep ancestral wisdom you already carry in your soul bones so that you can access your spiritual gifts and live your soul's purpose every single day. ________________________________________ Hi, I'm L'Erin Alta (pronounced lair-in al-tuh). Preacher, teacher, mystic, medicine woman and healer, born and raised in Seattle, Washington. I’ve traveled and studied the sacred all over the world (24 countries to date) and am currently based in Oakland, California. I’ve been teaching + facilitating sacred spaces of healing + transformation for over 20 years. I work with earth + energy medicine, drawing on the wisdom of my ancestors. Ultimately I’m only and always here for God.  Like you, I am my ancestor’s wildest dream come true, here to help you remember who you already are so that you can be who you’re here to be and do what you’re here to do. Helping you repair your connection to your soul is your most important gift I could ever share. Because it's the only thing that really matters. Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal is part of my sacred work. Co-created in communion with Source, so that you can get deepest activations and awakenings and live your soul's purpose every single day. ________________________________________ Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/lerinalta, venmo: lerin-alta Courses — lerinalta.com/offerings Resources mentioned in this gathering:​ Audre Lorde's "A Litany for Survival" Sweet Honey in the Rock's "We Are"  Bee Movie Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Announcements + Invitations:​ Ask BGM — Email a question you'd like L'Erin to answer on the podcast to love@blackgirlmystic.com. Be sure to put "Ask BGM" in the subject line! Please rate + leave a review if you enjoy the show!