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Book Rituals for Feminine Power

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jenni O'Connor
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-01-09
  • ISBN : 9781939794185
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Rituals for Feminine Power written by Jenni O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rituals for Feminine Power

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jenni O'Connor
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-10-10
  • ISBN : 9781939794208
  • Pages : 108 pages

Download or read book Rituals for Feminine Power written by Jenni O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-10 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "True empowerment is not power over others. It's not a power that needs to diminish others in order to feel successful. It's about answering the call within ourselves to be greater ... and to lift others along with us." -Jenni O'Connor Do any of these sound like you? -You struggle with confidence or anxiety.-You are unsure of how to connect your body with your emotions.-You feel like you make the same mistakes over and over.-You haven't taken time just for yourself in a while.-You're not sure why you make the decisions you make.-You feel limited or pressured by the labels society has given you.-You are missing that -spark'" some people have.This book is for you! Based on the original book, Rituals for Feminine Power, this edition is written specifically with teen girts in mind. Learn how to tackle what is affecting your confidence as a young woman, and rise above average. More than "fake it till you make it" hype, we will get to the root of what actually helps you feel empowered. Learn the eight rituals that wtll help you feel connected to body, mind, and spirit. Through brief, guided daily journal entries, and weekly in-depth activities you-n develop habits that guide your fife with intention. Each week incrudes an optional movement exercise that hefps solidify the emotional work you will be doing. It's time to address the issues that are holding you back and stand tall in your power. Purchase of this book gives you access to videos of our suggested warm-up and weekly movement exercises. You'll also get a special discount on our online coaching or in-person intensives. Visit jennioconnor.com for more information.

Book Women  Ritual  and Power

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  • Author : Elizabeth Ursic
  • Publisher : State University of New York Press
  • Release : 2014-09-30
  • ISBN : 1438452861
  • Pages : 258 pages

Download or read book Women Ritual and Power written by Elizabeth Ursic and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Christians do not know the Bible contains female images of God because they have never heard nor seen them in church. In Women, Ritual, and Power, Elizabeth Ursic gives the reader insight into four Christian communities that worship God with female imagery, both as a worship focus and a community identity. These Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Catholic congregations operate within their established church denominations and are led by either ordained Protestant ministers or vowed Catholic sisters. Because expressing God-as-She can expose strident claims for maintaining God-as-He, this book shows not only how patriarchy continues to operate in churches today, but also how it is being successfully challenged through liturgy.

Book Moon Power

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  • Author : Simone Butler
  • Publisher : Fair Winds Press (MA)
  • Release : 2017-06
  • ISBN : 1592337597
  • Pages : 211 pages

Download or read book Moon Power written by Simone Butler and published by Fair Winds Press (MA). This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moon Power explains ancient moon worship, introduces the moon signs, covers the basics of moon phases, and offers guidance on working with each sign as the moon passes through it.

Book Sacred Woman

Download or read book Sacred Woman written by Queen Afua and published by One World. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twentieth anniversary edition of a transformative blueprint for ancestral healing—featuring new material and gateways, from the renowned herbalist, natural health expert, and healer of women’s bodies and souls “This book was one of the first that helped me start practices as a young woman that focused on my body and spirit as one.”—Jada Pinkett Smith Through extraordinary meditations, affirmations, holistic healing plant-based medicine, KMT temple teachings, and The Rites of Passage guidance, Queen Afua teaches us how to love and rejoice in our bodies by spiritualizing the words we speak, the foods we eat, the relationships we attract, the spaces we live and work in, and the transcendent woman spirit we manifest. With love, wisdom, and passion, Queen Afua guides us to accept our mission and our mantle as Sacred Women—to heal ourselves, the generations of women in our families, our communities, and our world.

Book The Priestess and Pearls  Rituals for the Journey to the Divine Feminine

Download or read book The Priestess and Pearls Rituals for the Journey to the Divine Feminine written by Georgia van Raalte and published by Black Moon Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-06 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These rituals trace the waves and curves of my path to the divine. It is my hope that they may act as illumination, or as a map for your own journey. The creation of these rituals were processes of gaining knowledge; their performance brought understanding. Writing these rituals was an exercise in creative devotion. Performing them was a lesson in the reality of magic, and the irresistibility of its circuits and waves. These rituals utilise juxtaposition and movement across boundaries. They are sites of liminality, and thus power. They are games, toys; and the most serious technology we have ever had. These rituals offer a space of communitas, a suspended community in the liminal, ritual space, a mode of being with others that is utterly transformative. These rituals are magpie nests, built from all the shiny symbolism and structure I could lay my greedy hands upon. These rituals can be anything you want them to be; solemn rites or fantasies, mystery plays or literary provocations. Their reading offers a carnival of images in which to saturate your soul. Their performance offers lessons in being, in doing, and in communitas. You may gain as much or as little from them as from a journey on the train. Abide for a while, and watch the phantasmic flora and fauna glide past the window of your literary vision. You will not seem to move; yet it will be that you have travelled very far.

Book The Path of the Goddess

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  • Author : Nichole Muir
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2023-07-17
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Path of the Goddess written by Nichole Muir and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-07-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to embark on a transformational journey that will awaken your inner goddess? "The Path of the Goddess: Transforming Your Life with Sacred Feminine Energy" is your guide to discovering the divine feminine energy within you and harnessing its powerful potential for personal growth, healing, and empowerment. Immerse yourself in the rich history of the sacred feminine across cultures, and learn how to reconnect with Mother Nature, embody the goddess within, and nurture your divine feminine energy. You will find practical advice on using feminine energy for personal development, rituals to reconnect with the earth, and meditations to invoke the goddess archetypes. Discover how you can transform your relationships, enhance your creative expression, and raise your vibrational energy through the power of the goddess. Learn to navigate fertility, aging, and transitions with grace and wisdom, drawing on the strength of the divine feminine. Each chapter is designed to guide you on your path, offering practical rituals, tips, and meditations. Whether you're looking to tap into the life-giving aspects of the divine feminine or seeking to foster healthier relationships based on mutual respect and equality, "The Path of the Goddess" will illuminate your way. Get ready to celebrate your inner goddess throughout the year with a calendar of goddess festivals and traditions from around the world. As you continue your divine feminine journey, you will find guidance for living daily as the goddess, affirmations, and wisdom for the road ahead. Embrace the transformative power of the sacred feminine. Begin your journey with "The Path of the Goddess: Transforming Your Life with Sacred Feminine Energy" today. Unleash the goddess within and experience a life of balance, peace, and empowerment.

Book Your Goddess Year

Download or read book Your Goddess Year written by Skye Alexander and published by Adams Media. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invoke the power of these 52 goddesses throughout the year to empower yourself and improve your life. Women today are banding together in magical ways to celebrate and encourage one another, and many are turning to the sacred goddesses of the past to guide their way. Your Goddess Year provides a calendar of 52 goddesses along with fascinating background information, herstory, and reasons why invoking her power can strengthen and benefit you in your day-to-day life. Learn about the powerful goddesses from all cultures and belief systems and call upon them during different times of the year to channel their strengths when you need them most. Including rituals to summon each goddess, you’ll always have the sacred feminine power supporting you. Celebrate the reawakening of the feminine divine and feminism by inviting a goddess to assist you and find the goddess that best speaks to you.

Book I Am  With  Her

    Book Details:
  • Author : Isabella Price
  • Publisher : Mango Media Incorporated
  • Release : 2017-10
  • ISBN : 9781633536739
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book I Am With Her written by Isabella Price and published by Mango Media Incorporated. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of religion, God was a Woman. The Divine Feminine is known by innumerable names and symbol-rich manifestations across the world?s cultures. Throughout the ages the Goddess has been honored and worshiped as the Virgin Mary, Isis, Inanna, Asherah, Diana, Kuan Yin, Kali, Oshun, Athena, Pele, Sarasvati, Demeter, and White Buffalo Calf Woman, to mention just a few? Many conceptions of the Goddess are mysterious and seemingly paradoxical. Yet at its source the Divine Feminine is one. I Am (With) Her takes you on a fascinating and, at times, surprising journey into the enduring essence of the Divine Feminine.Inside this book you will learn:? How the Goddess path offers an empowering message and inspiration ? The importance of re-establishing a healthy balance and integration of both the ?masculine? and the ?feminine? archetypes? That the notion of God as archetypal ?Sky-Father? is fairly recent in Western culture? Why the wisdom of the Goddess/Sacred Feminine has been ignored, distorted, and oppressed for centuries? How archetypes, mythic narratives, and qualities of Goddesses are alive within you and how they reveal intimate truths about yourself and others? How Goddesses can serve as empowering guides in your personal and professional life? Why especially black Goddesses/dark-skinned Mothers (e.g., Kali or Black Madonna) are a powerful symbol and catalyst for change in our times, both individually and collectively? And much, much more!

Book Magic and the Power of the Goddess

Download or read book Magic and the Power of the Goddess written by Gareth Knight and published by Destiny Books. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A manual of magical and mystical techniques for contacting the Goddess within • Draws from two thousand years of source material to demonstrate the ongoing reality of the feminine power and its relevance for today • Includes rituals, exercises, and techniques for evoking the Goddess • Explains how the dynamics of the sacred or magic circle serve as a guide to living harmoniously In this wide-ranging view of magic and ritual, Gareth Knight demonstrates the presence of the Goddess throughout Western esoteric traditions. From Greek myths and the Mysteries of Isis to the emergence of the cult of the Blessed Virgin and seventeenth-century Rosicrucian spiritual alchemy, he shows how the Goddess--the elemental consciousness of Earth--has revealed herself in different times and places. Honoring her many guises, Knight explores the powers of the Goddess as maiden, mother, initiator, protector, sorceress, and faery queen. Guided meditations on each of these qualities lead the practitioner into direct contact with the potent healing energy of the Divine Feminine. The author also offers rituals, exercises, and other practical tools for integrating the Western magical tradition with worship of the Goddess. He shows how we, and our planet, have suffered due to the repression of the feminine principle. For our own health, and that of our environment as well, we must recognize the power of the Goddess within to reconstitute and guide our existence.

Book Sacred Melanin Yoni

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  • Author : Jade Asikiwe
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-02-08
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 152 pages

Download or read book Sacred Melanin Yoni written by Jade Asikiwe and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Journey of Self Discovery & Divine Feminine. Are you sick and tired of simply going through the motions, as if life is nothing more than a constant race to the next moment? Can you envision the most powerful version of yourself? Perhaps a day to practice your craft and manifest your desires, or simply reconnect to nature? Today's world has become so chaotic and at the same time so constricting and structured that it often feels like it's hard to relax, let alone thrive There's so much to do, so many places to be, so many people to keep happy... But what about you, sis? What about you and your sacred time alone with yourself? Has it been a long time since you truly felt deeply and intimately connected with your divine feminine core? What happened...? Not to worry, we've all been here before. Actually, in today's predominantly patriarchal world it becomes increasingly more difficult to find the space to relax into our feminine energy. But it is still possible. There is still a way to guide yourself into the sweet and sensual bliss of utterly free and fully surrendered tranquility. With the right knowledge of both yourself and the science of the feminine, paired with a larger understanding of your sacred Yoni, you can return to a place of ritualistic power and embody truly a divine connection to the ever-blossoming feminine within. In Sacred Melanin Yoni you'll discover: Where society lost its connection to the divine and what you can do to return to it Scientific insight into the great mystery of healthy menstruation and the things you can do to get yourself there How different herbal remedies and crystal rituals can enhance your yoni health, and which ones to avoid How to keep your yoni egg in good energy, charged and clean, and which types of crystals are most beneficial for certain reasons How, when, and why to do your Kegels and what this will mean for your overall health How to control your sexual energy and express at the times most beneficial to your desires What Tantric masturbation is and how it will forever change your life ... and so much more! It's time to let yourself back into the flow of natural order. It is time to nurture that sacred, curious, powerful energy within. There is no reason to be ashamed of your desires. It is your birthright to be able to comfortably and confidently claim your truth. Allow this information to guide you into becoming the most powerful version of yourself. Continue your spiritual journey, and claim your power. Simply click the "Add to Cart" button to get started.

Book The Women s Circle Ritual Handbook

Download or read book The Women s Circle Ritual Handbook written by Sistership Circle and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-06 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As more and more women rise up into their leadership and take ownership of their truth and their voice, they feel a strong pull toward being in circle with other women.The power of women gathering is immeasurable.There is more demand than supply right now so we need more women to raise their hands and be the leaders of circles, creating safe, sacred space for women to come together in sisterhood.When women come to Sistership Circle to learn how to lead circles, the #1 question they have is: what's the structure and what rituals should I use to create a powerful and potent experience?So we curated a group of talented facilitators to each contribute a ritual that they love, as well as inspirational stories on why they circle.This handbook is designed to empower and inspire more women to lead circles using these beautiful rituals, and is specifically focused on the spring season. Many of these rituals can be done individually to invoke the divine feminine and connect deeper with oneself. We hope you use these for your own special ceremonies, with girlfriends, or in your women's circles.

Book The Awakening of the Priestess

Download or read book The Awakening of the Priestess written by Virginia Santos and published by Ahzuria Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-20 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a powerful source of positive energy and spiritual transformation, ideal for those seeking a connection with the Sacred Feminine. Developed in an intensely energized environment, each stage of its creation involved sacred rituals and ancestral practices, infusing each word with high spiritual purposes and pure intentions so that the mere presence of this book is a magnet that attracts energies that act on behalf of the person who possesses it, transforming the book into an ideal gift for someone you love. As you delve into these pages, you will be guided by teachings that celebrate the essence of the Sacred Feminine, promoting an intimate connection with nature, intuition and personal transformation. This book offers a rich collection of rituals, meditations and stories that reverberate with the vital energy of the Earth, providing a path to healing, balance and spiritual empowerment. Owning this book is an invitation that will attract light and harmony into your space. Giving this book as a gift is offering that same light to someone else, because the steps taken during the preparation of this book were intended to turn it into an amulet where each reading is a ritual, a journey of self-discovery and connection with divine feminine energy. Created with love, dedication and a deep intention to elevate your spiritual experience, this book is ideal for meditation practices, sacred rituals and spiritual development. Through everyday spiritual practices, you will discover how to integrate self-care rituals and the celebration of natural cycles into your routine. This book is your companion for delving into themes of sacred femininity, intuition, healing and empowerment, bringing a renewed sense of purpose and balance. The words and teachings in this book have been carefully crafted to offer a transformative experience, enlightening and enriching your spiritual journey. This book is more than a guide; it is a living presence of wisdom and power that transforms any environment with its positive energy.

Book Divine Feminine Energy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Angela Grace
  • Publisher : Stonebank Publishing
  • Release : 2021-04-19
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 235 pages

Download or read book Divine Feminine Energy written by Angela Grace and published by Stonebank Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you long for your dream life but feel trapped in mediocrity & disappointment, then keep reading… 2 Titles inside: Manifesting For Women & Feminine Energy Awakening by Angela Grace. Are you sick and tired of missing out in life & seeing everyone around you succeed while you're left behind, broke in a job you hate, in a toxic relationship, or trapped in a body you're unhappy with? Perhaps you often close off parts of yourself you wish you could express, judge yourself, & feel ashamed. Society may have conditioned you to suppress & shame the divine part of yourself. Do you finally want to say goodbye to all of these low-vibrational frequencies & see what works for you? If so, then it's not by chance that you're reading this. You see, Manifesting all of your wants & desires doesn't have to be difficult, even if you feel like you've already tried everything else. You should never have to wonder, "Is the law of attraction actually real or not?". In fact, it's easier than you think. Here's just a tiny fraction of what you'll discover: The ridiculously easy way to hack your brain, boost performance, & release blocks holding you back from greatness (that you can do from home) The fatal mistakes to avoid when attracting the partner of your dreams Scripting done-for-you. New easy to fill in, powerful scripting templates The easy 3-step detoxification process that will cleanse your life of unhealthy relationships & people Why relying on luck or "fate" will get you nowhere Why modesty is harming you & attracting a mediocre life How you can easily release your whole life's trauma from your body at home & skyrocket your vibration What is preventing you from contacting your divine energy & what you must heal to fix it How you're unknowingly damaging your karma (& how to clear it) Why scripting & meditation alone are not enough to successfully manifest your desires A powerful energy-tapping guide to easily manifest your true love The mistakes to avoid & how to keep the relationship after you have manifested it This powerful secret to manipulate your vibration & attract that specific person 20 unique power affirmations to manifest a specific person into your arms The fatal scripting traps everyone is falling into & how you can avoid them Moon phase manifesting secrets & what everyone is missing Why the Law of Attraction hasn't been working for you & how to crush your roadblocks An amazing daily manifestation ritual done for you (simply rinse & repeat at home) How to create a supercharged manifesting potion with items in your kitchen A treasure-trove of *bonuses*, including a companion video course with over 4.5 hours of empowering content, energy-tapping videos, powerful guided meditations, journals, & so much more. Take a second to imagine how you'll feel once you can effortlessly manifest your dreams into reality. Even if you're broke, at rock bottom, or haven't been able to manifest in the past, you can mold your ideal life starting today with the amazing secrets inside. If you're done with settling in life, wasting precious time, & ready to attract your highest potential to you, then turn the first page.

Book Feminine Energy Awakening

Download or read book Feminine Energy Awakening written by Angela Grace and published by Ascending Vibrations. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've been suppressed for ages and want to step into your true power, then keep reading. Are you giving away your power endlessly to other people? Do you often close off parts of yourself you wish you could express, judge yourself, and feel ashamed? Society may have conditioned you to suppress the divine part of yourself. Feeling ashamed is the number one element that will strip you away from your divine magic and power. Your magic, wisdom, and life-giving energy have been covered up and hidden from the world. You are allowed to tap into that energy again and express yourself how you please. It's not by chance that you clicked on this page. Perhaps, you have incarnated into this being to help break the paradigm of how society views the feminine. Are you ready to remember the magic you have inside of you? Are you prepared to connect to the self-love you need to heal yourself? Amazing benefits lie ahead. Here's just a tiny fraction of what you'll discover: How to completely rewire false belief systems to get the life you want The easy three-step detoxification process to cleanse your life of unhealthy relationships and people What you must awaken and how to use it to banish shame and fear for good How to become truly independent by giving up the one overlooked trait that everyone around you is doing Why you've not been able to align with your precious goddess energy, and how to stop wasting it Why you've been repelling the things you want instead of attracting them (and how to fix it) These 15+ new vibration-boosting affirmations to unleash your suppressed inner goddess How you're unknowingly damaging your karma - and how to clear it Past-life regression secrets to clear trauma and elevate your existence The three easy morning ritual exercises to skyrocket your sensuality Why what's in your kitchen can dictate your sensual energy (and how to activate it) The insider's morning ritual trauma-clearing techniques to make space for manifesting the life you truly want The tell-tale signals to know when this guide has begun working and you're experiencing early Goddess-awakening signs Unparalleled energy balancing, inner-child healing, manifestation, and Reiki Goddess feminine guided meditations Why you haven't been able to tap into the law of attraction and how to use your feminine energy to manifest your dream life A treasure-trove of *bonuses*, including a companion video course with over 4.5 hours of empowering content, energy-tapping videos, powerful guided meditations, journals, & so much more. Do you want to reclaim your power to heal yourself, the world, and the patriarchal wounds caused by us all living in a predominantly masculine society for so long? Imagine how your life will unfold after unlocking the secrets inside. This guide will empower all, regardless of age, stage of life, or situation, whether you are hoping to find some way of finding peace and balance within yourself or wanting to step into your warrior goddess power. So, if you want to access incredible depths of self-love, acceptance, and inner strength, and step into an empowered relationship with yourself, turn the first page.

Book African Goddess Initiation

Download or read book African Goddess Initiation written by Abiola Abrams and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sacred feminine initiation of self-love and soul care rituals, tools, and exercises. Spiritual teacher, intuitive coach, and award-winning author, Abiola Abrams invites you to activate African goddess magic to transmute your fears and limiting beliefs, so that you can create more happiness, abundance, and self-acceptance. Africa is a continent of 54+ countries, and her children are global. There is no one African spiritual tradition. Our ancestors who were trafficked in "The New World" hid the secrets of our orishas, abosom, lwas, álúsí, and god/desses behind saints, angels, and legendary characters. From South Africa to Egypt, Brazil to Haiti, Guyana to Louisiana, goddess wisdom still empowers us. Writes Abiola, "Spirit told me, "We choose who shows up." And if you are holding this book, then this sacred medicine is meant for you. In this book, you will meet ancient goddesses and divine feminine energy ancestors, legendary queens, and mystical spirits. As you complete their powerful rituals, and ascend through their temples, you will: . Awaken generational healing in the Temple of Ancestors; . Manifest your miracles in the Temple of Conjurers; . Release the struggle in the Temple of Warriors; . Embrace your dark goddess self in the Temple of Shadows; . Heal your primal wounds in the Temple of Lovers; . Liberate your voice in the Temple of Griots; . Open your third eye intuition in the Temple of Queens; and . Surrender, meditate, and rise in the Temple of High Priestesses. Welcome to your goddess circle!

Book An Intimate Rebuke

    Book Details:
  • Author : Laura S. Grillo
  • Publisher : Duke University Press
  • Release : 2019-01-10
  • ISBN : 1478002638
  • Pages : 230 pages

Download or read book An Intimate Rebuke written by Laura S. Grillo and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout West African societies, at times of social crises, postmenopausal women—the Mothers—make a ritual appeal to their innate moral authority. The seat of this power is the female genitalia. Wielding branches or pestles, they strip naked and slap their genitals and bare breasts to curse and expel the forces of evil. In An Intimate Rebuke Laura S. Grillo draws on fieldwork in Côte d’Ivoire that spans three decades to illustrate how these rituals of Female Genital Power (FGP) constitute religious and political responses to abuses of power. When deployed in secret, FGP operates as spiritual warfare against witchcraft; in public, it serves as a political activism. During Côte d’Ivoire’s civil wars FGP challenged the immoral forces of both rebels and the state. Grillo shows how the ritual potency of the Mothers’ nudity and the conjuration of their sex embodies a moral power that has been foundational to West African civilization. Highlighting the remarkable continuity of the practice across centuries while foregrounding the timeliness of FGP in contemporary political resistance, Grillo shifts perspectives on West African history, ethnography, comparative religious studies, and postcolonial studies.