Still Present, Still Guiding
Before my mentor, Baba Epega, passed away, he shared a teaching that has stayed with me.
He said that among the Yoruba, death is not feared the way it is in the West. Death is seen as an obligation of life.
What dies is the body — the soul lives on forever.
Baba taught me the sacred art of Ifa divination. When I do Ifa readings and spiritual work for clients, I still call on him. His guidance continues through my work.
I think of my mom too.
When I think of her, I also think of our land — the land she bought through a susu, an African Caribbean savings circle.
That land reminds me of her vision, her discipline, and the future she was building.
Who do you think of in Spirit and why? How are they guiding your life today?
How do you feel about your own mortality? Is this something you think about?
Has your view of death changed over time?
If so, what experience shifted it?
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