The Black woman is the manifestation of the Creator's Divine Mother energy. We are crafted according to His Original vision, the vessels through which He birthed civilization. Somehow we have lost sight of this Truth.
"Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined."
~ Toni Morrison
The Word of God says, "My people perish for lack of knowledge." As a Divine manifestation, let us return to the lessons of old and represent well the energy of our truest selves seeking to be reborn in us.
As the fortunate Daughters of Genesis dust we are entitled to call upon our inherited legacy, the royal lineage of the great Ancestor Queens of Kemet. Cleopatra, the stateswoman and master of many languages and Nzingha, the great strategist and conqueror. Nandi, proud and resilient mother of Shaka and Tiye, wife of King Amenhotep whose inner strength and wisdom was of invaluable support to her husband.
"A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear that results from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been injured then we will not produce the pearl." ~ Stephan Hoeller
It is time to draw upon the strength of character in the women whose lives provide the blueprint for survival without rights and resources. Yes, our slave mothers whose stories we must never be made ashamed to share continue to fortify our courage. Their essence is yet alive in our veins.
Sojourner Truth reminds us of our womanhood that commands the respect due us, Harriet Tubman, who journeyed tirelessly to give us back our stolen freedom. Mary McCleod Bethune made in roads so we could redevelop the brilliance of our minds through educational opportunity, and Sister Betty and Mrs. Coretta, shining examples of how to be a supportive help mate to our men when they heed the call of God to be a Moses for our people.
"The pearl is the queen of gems and the gem of queens." ~ Unknown
So what are we teaching our daughters?
Are we raising them in the awareness that the Breath of Life was first breathed into them and telling them of the glory perpetually coursing through our Being. Or have we become examples of degradation, teaching them to function in the anger and self loathing that threatens to destroy us from within and cause the great Mothers of our past to weep from the Zion shore that yet awaits us all.
Let us Awaken.
Let us return to honor and self love. Embracing the wholeness offered when we pursue a spiritual relationship with God above the blind heated chasing after unevolved men and other false ideals we think will complete us. Let us see our bodies as vessels of Healing Light not playgrounds committed to folly and foolishness. Let us begin to study to show ourselves approved, rededicating our minds to higher learning and creative development that will empower our children and elevate our people once more.
Never forget we are that coveted black pearl, the Sacred sun kissed Mothers of the Earth. Recall that we nourish our children twice, first from the womb of our loins and then from the womb of our minds. Let us commit once again to our Becoming. A collective positive elevation as we transform in mind, body, and spirit.
Black Woman, heal thyself and reclaim your place. The daughters of the world are watching. Be a pearl.
Always a pearl.
