Ep. #272: Ancestral Healing as Liberation and Spirituality as a Form of Reparative Care with The Spiritual Abolitionist Kris Henry

Kris (they/them) is a radical black queer Jamaican Obeah Enby and Olorisha in the Lukumì tradition. They are the owner of the Spiritual Abolitionist and the creatrix of The Spiritual Abolitionist Oracle Deck, the only handmade, black-centric, ungendered oracle deck in existence (currently available for preorder). They provide spiritual wares, “twerkshops”, and services that center the safety of black, queer, trans and intersex folx in spirituality and believe that there is no revolution without ancestral healing. In this episode, Eryn and Kris talk about: Kris’ journey with spirituality, creativity, and ancestral connection What started Kris’ deconstruction from Christianity Ancestral healing as liberation, especially for Black queer & trans folks Connecting with queer & trans ancestors who aren’t going to reject you the way your living families may have Reparative care with ancestors Decolonizing our notions of ourselves Returning to spiritual pre-Christian roots Faith & doubt The process of creating The Spiritual Abolitionist oracle deck Poetry as a spiritual through line of their life Not being stuck in versions of yourself that don’t resonate anymore Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/spiritual-abolitionist Connect with Eryn on their Instagram. Book a sliding scale breathwork session with Eryn. Join the waitlist for HOLY. Connect with Kris on Instagram and their website. Preorder the Spiritual Abolitionist Oracle deck.