Dr. Giavanni Washington joins me to discuss the often-overlooked goddesses from across the African continent. Dr. G, as she is affectionately known, created the Black Goddess Within Oracle card deck to awaken liberation, healing, and remembrance. She shares not only how we can use the deck but also why it is vital to change the way the world sees the Black body, Black women, and Black people through the images of Goddesses from all over Africa.
This was an empowering conversation, teaching a new way to learn about the powerful African Goddesses and their history. I hope you enjoy this episode and learn something new. Thank you for listening and following my podcast. You can also follow me on Instagram at The Conscious Diva.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Dr. G talks about how the images came into being – A profoundly transformative experience for the women photographed representing the Goddesses. - She shares her own personal experience and inspiration for creating this stunning deck.
- How you can learn to support and uplift Black voices and perspectives by discovering lost histories and igniting hidden ancestral wisdom.
More about Dr. G:
Dr. Giavanni Washington, creator of the Black Goddess Within Oracle Deck, is an intuitive healer, mother, speaker and spiritual guide who holds a doctorate from UCLA’s department of World Arts and Cultures and was recently selected for the California Creative Corps Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship by the California Arts Council.
Called to the medicine of ancestral restoration, Dr. Giavanni creates healing opportunities for other Black diasporans to reconnect with lost histories and ignite hidden ancestral wisdom. Dedicated to amplifying Black Beauty, reconnecting to the deep roots of Black Divinity and encouraging the full expression of Black Joy, her latest creative expression, the Black Goddess Within Oracle Deck, is a 44-card deck and guidebook featuring photographs of real Black Women embodying Goddesses from Africa. When she isn’t talking to ancestors or helping Black women connect to their divinity within, Dr. Washington enjoys hiking with her husband, son and her pup called Pumpkin.
WHERE TO FIND DR. G:
https://www.drgiavanniwashington.com
https://www.instagram.com/blackgoddesswithin/
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