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Why I created this for you

Every day, the world asks us to perform, to pour out, to give. And if we’re not careful, we forget to pour back into ourselves. We forget that magic is not something we chase - it’s something we open to, invite in, and embody.

For some of us, that daily practice is scripture, like how my family lineage leans on Psalm 23 as a grounding prayer. Many of us recite what feels empowering, when I was younger, I used to read Maya Angelou’s Phenomenal Woman out loud to myself like a spell. And for some of us, we’re still figuring out what anchors us, what connects us to spirit, what keeps us from disappearing when life feels heavy.

This invocation is here to be your anchor. Use it as a framework, not a rulebook - feel free to modify the words to align with your own faith, spiritual practice, or personal magic. Say it as it is, re-write it in your own language, or adapt it so it speaks directly to your journey.

You can speak it aloud each morning, whisper it as a reset in the middle of the day, or let it be the last words you carry into your dreams at night. You can also weave it into your practices, speak it while tapping on your “sweet spot” or moving through the nine or ten EFT points, letting each phrase sink deeper into your body.

✨ The Invocation

Today, I rise in my power.

I invite my ancestors, my angels, and every divine force that walks with me to step forward now.I invite magic into my day.I invite blessings into my day.I invite miracles into my day.I invite unexpected gifts, sweet surprises, golden openings.I invite love in all its forms.I invite the kind of energy that makes people want to care for me, honor me, and bring ease into my life.

As I breathe, I feel my aura expand and strengthen.I am safe in this world.I am seen by those who are meant to see me.I shine in this world and inspire others to shine too.I am a beautiful

I am a beautiful being of bliss.I am a blessing & I bless others.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you Sierra Jeter, Jack, Tori Rerick, The Creative Weaver of Words, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

Welcome to the replay of Week One of The Artist’s Way for the Anti-Blocked Artist Club. This week was about what it really means to recover a sense of safety as an artist.

The feeling & knowing of safety hits different for us. Especially if you’ve ever been told your creativity was “extra,” your art wasn’t serious, or you needed some trauma-to-triumph storyline to make it palatable. Nah. That’s not the truth round these parts of Beyoncé internet ok?

In the replay, I walk you through:

* The Shadow Artist → why this part of us hides, and how to bring them forward with compassion.

* Healthy Ego → why shrinking or over-defending isn’t it, and what it feels like to stand in your art with a steady confidence.

* Zone of Excellence vs. Zone of Genius → being “good” at something isn’t the same as being in the lane you were divinely wired for.

* Energy Harvesting → how living through other people’s creativity keeps you blocked, and why true inspiration feels completely different.

* Village with Intention → what it means to build a community that actually pours into you. Peers and sages. Not just people who drain you.

* True Liberation → choosing freedom right now, not waiting for perfect conditions or somebody else’s permission.

* EFT Tapping Practice → we tapped through the lies society tells us about art and stepped into affirmations that root us back into safety and courage.

The next live is Sunday at 12:15pm EST. And yes, replays will always be here for you.

✨ Creative Affirmations

These are the affirmations we’re working with this week. You can tap with them, journal with them, or just read them out loud to yourself daily:

* I am a channel for God’s creativity and my work comes to good.

* My dreams come from God and God has the power to accomplish them.

* As I create and listen, I will be led.

* Creativity is the Creator’s will for me.

* My creativity heals myself and others.

* I am allowed to nurture my artist.

* Through the use of a few simple tools, my creativity will flourish.

* Through the use of my creativity, I serve God.

* My creativity will always lead me to truth and love.

* My creativity leads me to forgiveness and self-forgiveness.

* There is a divine plan of goodness for me.

* There is a divine plan of goodness for my work.

* As I listen to the Creator within, I am led.

* As I listen to my creativity, I am led to my Creator.

* I am willing to create.

* I am willing to learn to let myself create.

* I am willing to let God create through me.

* I am willing to be of service through my creativity.

* I am willing to experience my creative energy.

* I am willing to use my creative talents.

📝 Week One Tasks

Here are the ten tasks from this chapter. Remember: don’t try to do them all. Pick 2–3 that feel right for you this week. If you finish and want to keep going, beautiful. But this is not about perfection - it’s about building consistency and safety.

* Morning Pages → Write three pages of longhand, stream-of-consciousness every morning. Don’t reread them, don’t show them to anybody else. This is for you.

* Artist Date → Take yourself out, solo. Once a week, every week. Do something fun, silly, or playful that feeds your artist. (Example: spend $5 on stickers, sequins, or crayons just because you feel like it.)

* Villains List → Write down three old enemies of your creative self-worth. These villains are the ones who made you doubt yourself. Naming them matters.

* Villain Story → Write out one horror story from your villain list. Jot down the details: where you were, how you felt, what was said. Sketch it, rip it up, draw a big red X through it. Get it out of your body.

* Letter to the Editor → Write a letter in your own defense. Be as petty or as bold as you need to be to feel relief. Mail it to yourself if you want.

* Hall of Champions → Write down three people who believed in your creativity. Record their words and post them somewhere you’ll see often. Let yourself remember.

* Thank You Letter → Take one of those champions and write a thank-you note. Mail it to yourself or to them if you’d like.

* Imaginary Lives → Write down five alternate lives you’d love to live. Don’t overthink it. Then pick one and play it out this week in a small way.

* Affirmation Work → When an old injury or villain resurfaces, write it down and flip it into a positive affirmation. Practice saying it.

* Artist Walk → Take a brisk 20-minute walk. Just you and your inner artist.

End of Week Check-In

When you reflect at the end of the week, ask yourself:

* How many days did I do Morning Pages? How did it feel?

* Did I take myself on an Artist Date? What did I do, and how did it feel to actually give myself that time?

* Did anything else come up this week that felt important for my creative recovery?

💡 A Note from Me

Your art doesn’t have to just live in the shadows. it also lives in your courage, rituals, and willingness to build a village that pours into you the way you pour into others.A healthy ego is the thing that lets you stand tall in your ability to expression creativity and say, “This is who I am, and this is what I came to do.”

Donations & Support

If this replay and these notes gave you something, feel free to pour back into this work:

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And please, don’t forget to drop a comment in the group chat! Let us know how you’re moving through the week. This is a journey, not a solo mission, and the chat is where we remind each other we’re not doing it alone.

Thank you Sierra Jeter, Jack, Summa⭐️, Tori Rerick, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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We’re stepping into The Artist’s Way journey. This first week isn’t about diving straight into “doing” it’s about grounding ourselves, setting the tone, and getting familiar with the tools we’ll lean on for the next twelve weeks. Think of this as orientation - laying the foundation so the rest of the journey has somewhere solid to land.

If you watch the replay, here’s what you’ll see me cover:

✨ At-a-Glance: What We Covered

* Spiritual ElectricityWe started with the idea that creativity itself is spiritual energy. Every time you create, you’re plugging into Source. You’re not just making art, you’re reconnecting to that divine current that already lives in you.

* The CensorWe also talked about the Censor, that inner critic voice. For some people, it’s harsh: “You’re not good enough.” For a lot of us, especially as Black women, it sneaks in as perfectionism: “Do more. Be more. It’s not ready yet.” And when that voice runs the show, nothing ever feels finished, and our work never makes it into the world. That’s a dangerous loop self-sabotage dressed up as achievement.

* The Ten Basic PrinciplesThese are the spiritual truths that run through the whole book. They’re meant to be read daily so they sink into your system like a mantra. (I’ve listed them below.)

* The Two Basic ToolsThese are the practices we’ll keep coming back to every week of the journey:

* Morning Pages → three longhand pages written first thing in the morning. No censoring, no editing, no performance. Just clearing out the noise so you can actually hear yourself.

* Artist Date → one solo date a week with your inner artist. It doesn’t have to be big or expensive. It just has to be intentional—a café, a coloring book, a walk, a concert, anything that feels like play.

✨ The Ten Basic Principles

These are the reminders that keep your creative channel open. Read them out loud every single day if you can let them move from the page into your body.

* Creativity is the natural order of life. Life is energy: pure creative energy.

* There is an underlying, indwelling creative force infusing all of life—including ourselves.

* When we open ourselves to our creativity, we open ourselves to the creator’s creativity within us and our lives.

* We are, ourselves, creations. And we, in turn, are meant to continue creativity by being creative ourselves.

* Creativity is God’s gift to us. Using our creativity is our gift back to God.

* The refusal to be creative is self-will and is counter to our true nature.

* When we open ourselves to exploring our creativity, we open ourselves to God: Good Orderly Direction.

* As we open our creative channel to the creator, many gentle but powerful changes are to be expected.

* It is safe to open ourselves up to greater and greater creativity.

* Our creative dreams and yearnings come from a divine source. As we move toward our dreams, we move toward our divinity.

✨ Practice with them this week: The invitation is to read all ten every day, but here’s one way to make it more alive: from now until our next session, pick one principle each morning and let that be your intention for the day. Then notice how does your life shift? What comes up for you when that truth leads the way? And of course, share your reflections in the group chat - I’d love to hear how this unfolds for you.

That’s the foundation for Week 0. Go watch the replay if you haven’t yet, and start weaving these principles into your daily rhythm - they’re real spiritual medicine.

If you want to go deeper into my private class notes, the personal reflections I pulled straight from the margins of my book, and starting next week, a weekly EFT script designed to help you regulate and flow with each chapter scroll down and join as a paid subscriber. Be on the look out for a second drop exclusive for my paid subscribers <3

Missed the live? Let me catch you up babes.

Here’s the quick why + what so you can decide if you want to press play (honestly just watch it though fr.

why watch this replay

* we go past the whitewashing and into the real Lionsgate: Sun in Leo + Sirius, and the 8/8 current as a mirror for your power.

* it’s body-first. we clear fear somatically and then lock in radiance we want that glow to stick baby!

* I share my personal “editing technique” I’ve been doing in my Morning Pages that’s been giving me immediate results - within 24 hours every time I do it. I walk you through exactly how I use it to co-create my reality. Try it out after watching and let me know what happens for you.

* you’ll leave with a full EFT flow you can reuse anytime you feel scattered, small, or dimmed.

how we started

I opened the room, set the container, and said the quiet part out loud: this portal isn’t about wishing it’s about remembering. We talked about 8/8 as infinity, authority, karmic return, and how your nervous system is the actual gatekeeper.

my favorite moments

* being live again. it’s been a minute. Feeling us breathe & regulate together felt invigorating.

* community magic. Jack was in the chat dropping all my gems in real time - THANK YOU!, folks were meeting for the first time, others reconnecting. You can’t tell me it didn’t feel like we were in person vibing.

* light and dark. we named that only chasing “light” keeps you split. darkness is the womb of knowing. when we honor it, we move forward whole.

* authority over asking. we practiced stating desire with clarity and authority speaking like it’s already met. when we plead, we receive a collapsed version of what we want. when we stand in authority, we meet the full shape of it.

the eft flow we did

three rounds: clear → remember → integrate

drink water before each round and at the end, especially during cosmic events please1

tapping points each time: Side of Hand → Crown → Brow → Side of Eye → Under Eye → Under Nose → Chin → Collarbone → Heart → Under Arm.

🖤 Round 1: Clearing Resistance

Side of Hand Even though part of me is afraid to be seen, afraid to fully step into my power, I honor that fear and I’m open to releasing it.Crown This fear didn’t come from nowhere it was taught, inherited, or forced into me.Brow Maybe I learned to hide because shining was dangerous.Side of Eye Maybe I’ve carried shame in my body for far too long.Under Eye I feel the tension, the doubt, the smallness - I feel it in my chest, in my belly, in my bones.Under Nose But just because it’s here now doesn’t mean it has to stay.Chin I’ve outgrown this old version of me, even if my nervous system hasn’t caught up yet.Collarbone I give myself permission to acknowledge the fear without becoming it.Heart I don’t have to fake positivity - I just have to stay present with what’s real.Under Arm And what’s real is that I’m ready to move forward.

🔥 Round 2: Activating Divine Remembrance

Side of Hand I am the descendant of brilliance. I carry codes in my blood that can’t be colonized.Crown My crown is connected to divine intelligence wisdom older than time.Brow I remember who I am beyond the fear.Side of Eye I let the Lionsgate energy open what’s been closed in me.Under Eye I activate the truth of my body, my intuition, and my voice.Under Nose My ancestors walk with me and I walk with them.Chin I am not broken. I’m becoming more aligned.Collarbone I let this energy flow where it needs to go.Heart I open my heart to possibility, to purpose, to passion.Under Arm I am not waiting. I am embodying my potential now.

🌟 Round 3: Integrating Ease + Power

Side of Hand I allow my energy to flow with ease and clarity.Crown It’s safe to shine. It’s safe to be powerful.Brow I see myself clearly, and I love what I see.Side of Eye Every cell in my body is aligning with my highest frequency.Under Eye I am grounded in truth and guided by light.Under Nose I breathe deeply, knowing everything I need is within.Chin I am allowed to take up space and thrive.Collarbone This portal is just a mirror I am the real magic.Heart I let my body hold the truth of who I am.Under Arm I am powerful, I am present, and I am whole.

take this with you

Ask yourself this week: What’s one way I can live my highest frequency today through my body, not just my thoughts? Do that. Then notice what meets you.

for those who joined live

How are you going to use the editing technique I shared in your own morning pages? And what was your favorite part of this live? Tell me below you know I want to hear it.

🪷 lotus lovenote

you don’t chase portals. you are the portal. tap in & remember.

Thank you ShaVaughn Elle, Fatima, Spoken Black Girl, Jack, Monique Kiera, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

I chose to record this as a podcast episode because I wanted you to be able to hear my voice and all it's nuance. It's raw, vulnerable and some of what I consider to be my best work yet (I have so much in the pipe line by the way and it's all phenomenal!).

Also: FREE WILL. Do what you want in your creative life, the rules are weird anyways and not the fun kind of weird that makes you feel and think differently.

Though I am extremely comfortable with being polarizing in my thoughts and how I see the world, l often keep it for me and my homegirls who know my heart and love all of me. Because I get to live a life where I am not judged I am truly just loved. But that means creatively I am not taking risk and risk is important to my overall well being - though I can't say I love the idea of that knowing - and it must be embraced.

So here is to embracing the risk and the reward however it may come (for the record I prefer to be soft and beautiful, I've been through enough).

Enjoy & I love you always.

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Created for March 10th—National Black Women’s Meditation Day & Day of Rest, this guided meditation is a reminder that rest is your birthright, joy is your responsibility, and ease is already within you.

You don’t have to wait for softness. You don’t have to earn rest. You don’t have to prove that you deserve to slow down. This meditation is an invitation to reclaim your time, your peace, and your pleasure—without apology.

Through guided visualization and deep relaxation, you’ll return to a place within yourself that has always been whole, always been soft, always been waiting for you to remember. This is your permission to put yourself first—not just today, but every day.

The Golden Renaissance is not coming—it’s already here. And you are already in it.

✨ Featuring music by Beautiful Chorus ✨

I do not own the rights to the music featured in this meditation. Deep gratitude to Beautiful Chorus for creating such soul-nourishing, healing sounds that support this practice. Their music is a gift, and I’m honored to share this space with their artistry. If you love what you hear, I encourage you to support them and explore more of their work.

This week, I’m reflecting on the powerful alignment of the Aquarius New Moon and the Lunar New Year in the Year of the Snake. These cosmic forces invite us to honor the cycles of death, rest, and rebirth, where small, intentional changes ripple into bold, lasting transformations.

I’ll also share how sisterhood and ancestral connection have been guiding my path, reminding me of the sacredness of community and the wisdom we inherit through the love of our Ancestors. I’ll highlight the Snake’s energy, both in Lunar New Year tradition and as a symbol of dark feminine power, teaching us to shed what no longer serves, trust our intuition, and move with deliberate grace.

This is the time to rest, release, and align with the cycles of transformation that are shaping your next evolution.

Energetic Highlights of the Fragrances:

* Lemongrass awakens vitality, sharpens the mind, and clears stagnant energy. It’s a scent that helps you step fully into your power.

* Arabian Rose is the embodiment of soft strength. It’s delicate yet powerful & opens the heart chakra, encouraging love, sensuality, and emotional harmony. Its energy invites you to embrace the fullness of your emotions and exude an irresistible aura of magnetic beauty.

* Vanilla brings warmth and comfort, but its magic lies in its ability to attract. Energetically, it amplifies beauty by drawing others closer to your light.

* Frankincense & Myrrh grounds you in sacred energy, creating a connection to higher realms while providing protection and purification. These ancient fragrances carry the wisdom of the divine feminine, amplifying intuition, resilience, and grace.

This Week’s Prayer

May the love of your Ancestors ground you and clear the way ahead.May the New Moon remind you to honor the beauty of rest, reflection, and renewal.May the Snake teach you to shed what no longer serves, trusting your intuition to guide your next steps.May your relationships—both earthly and ancestral—hold you in spaces of love, beauty, and transformation.Ashe and Amen.

Affirmations for the Week

* I trust the sacred cycles of life as I release, rest, and rise.

* My intuition is my guide, connecting me to divine wisdom and ancestral love.

* Small, intentional actions create lasting, effortless transformations.

* My beauty holds the duality of creation and release, light and shadow.

* I am deeply supported by my relationships, my intuition, and the divine.

Journaling Prompts

* What parts of your life feel ready to be shed, much like the Snake’s skin?

* How can you honor the wisdom of your Ancestors in your daily actions?

* Where in your life can small, intentional changes compound into bold shifts?

No Gathering This Week

Take this week to rest and reflect. Revisit past replays on Devotion and Discipline and explore how you can integrate the wisdom of the New Moon, the Year of the Snake, and the love of your Ancestors into your life. Trust that even in stillness, transformation is unfolding.

I love that you exist <3

songs:

sweet music by joomanji ft saara Maria

find a way by tribe called quest

fajas by sparklmami

This week, I’m reflecting on the cosmic chaos that’s all around us—from last week’s Wolf Moon and lunar standstill to the rare planetary alignment happening now. These powerful shifts are stirring up deep truths and asking us to release what’s no longer serving us.

I’m also diving into the dark feminine energy of Aquarius season—what it means to embrace freedom, individuality, and the beauty of chaos as the birthplace of creation. And of course, I’m sharing why the Law of Detachment is my favorite spiritual law and how it’s helping me navigate the shifts in the cosmos and the world around us.

This is the time to realign, reclaim your energy, and let the chaos transform you.

This Week’s Prayer

Divine Mothers and Creators, I honor the chaos within and around me, knowing it is the birthplace of creation. I call on the wisdom of my ancestors and the dark feminine energy within me to guide my detachment, to release what no longer serves, and to create space for what is aligned with my highest self. May I embrace the disruptions, trust the process, and find liberation in letting go. Ashe and Amen.

Affirmations for the Week

* I trust the chaos to create something beautiful in my life.

* Detachment frees me to align with my highest self.

* My individuality is my power.

* I release what no longer serves me with grace and ease.

* I am surrounded by people who honor and uplift my magic.

Journaling Prompts

* Where have you been conforming to norms that no longer serve you?

* What truths have you been avoiding because they might shake things up?

* How can you embrace freedom, even if it feels uncomfortable at first?

Join Me for This Week’s Gathering

This Wednesday at 10:28 AM EST, I’m hosting a digital gathering where we’ll explore discipline. Discipline is a dark feminine tool—it helps us shape chaos into creation and stay aligned with our vision. Join live or catch the replay if you can’t make it.

This is the time to trust the chaos, lean into detachment, and step boldly into the life you’re creating.

Dark Divines Devotional

This week’s devotional focuses on stepping away from absolutes and finding strength, faith, and purpose in the grey spaces of life. By releasing extremes of fantasy and fear, we embrace the fullness of being human - holding grief and joy, chaos and beauty, at the same time. This grey space allows us to honor our ancestors' resilience and softness, while creating room for us to rest, dream, and live fully.

This Week’s Prayer:May we walk the middle path with grace and courage.May we hold space for grief and joy, knowing both are sacred.May we trust in our faith, even in the face of uncertainty.May we honor the resilience of our ancestors who found laughter, beauty, and rest, paving the way for us to do the same.May we live softly and joyfully, knowing that doing so is a continuation of their dreams.

This Week’s Affirmations:

* I honor my grief as a reflection of my love.

* I trust in my strength to rebuild, even when life feels uncertain.

* I hold space for beauty and connection, even in moments of heartbreak.

* I carry the joy, rest, and dreams of my ancestors as I navigate life’s dualities.

This Week’s Gathering:Join this week’s digital gathering as we dive into Redefining Discipline. Together, we’ll explore how discipline can be reimagined as a practice that nurtures and supports us, helping us create structure in the grey spaces of life without losing our softness. Replays will always be available on youtube.

🗓 When: Wednesday, January 15, 2025🕙 Time: 10:28 AM EST📍 Where: Insight Timer | Instagram | YouTube

In this week’s Dark Divines Devotional, I’m reflecting on a realization that’s been years in the making: I’ve been leading a ministry all along. Not in the traditional sense, but in a way that weaves together sacred texts, ancestral wisdom, and spiritual practices to create spaces for healing, growth, and liberation.

This ministry isn’t tied to a pulpit or a congregation—it’s about building a personal and collective connection with Source. It’s about creating a sacred relationship that feels aligned, intentional, and uniquely ours.

Here’s a glimpse of what I touch on this week:

* Redefining ministry and stepping into a space of spiritual leadership.

* Envisioning a spiritual book study that blends sacred texts with works like Women Who Run With the Wolves, God Is a Black Woman, Jambalaya, and Sacred Woman.

* Why judgment of others’ spiritual journeys often reflects our own unhealed spaces.

* A recent physical and spiritual purge (thanks, stomach flu!) that reminded me to honor my body as a sacred vessel of divine energy.

Weekly Invitation

Let’s keep the conversation going:

* What books feel sacred to you and would you love to explore in a study like this?

* How do you feel about sacredness in today’s world, especially as it relates to your own spiritual journey?

I’d love to hear your thoughts—reply to this email and let me know.

Weekly Affirmation

This week, I honor the sacred in myself and others. My relationship with Source is uniquely mine, and I nurture it with love, trust, and reverence. As I move through each day, I find clarity, connection, and healing in divine timing.

Weekly Prayer/Intention

I am a vessel for the sacred. My body, mind, and spirit are aligned with divine energy. I trust the timing of my life and allow Source to guide me toward clarity, connection, and growth. May I honor my unique journey and hold space for others to honor theirs.

And so it is.

Upcoming Gatherings

* Weekly EFT Class: Thursday—clear your energy and reconnect in a space created just for you. RSVP here.

* Lotus Life Deck Party: Saturday, 1/11, during the 111 portal. A space for clarity, connection, and a little magic. Recordings and personalized follow-ups will be available for attendees. Claim your seat

Thank you for sharing this sacred space with me. Take a moment to listen to this week’s audio, and let me know how it resonates.

With love,Rev. Lotus