Listen "The She that Survived with Marie Nazon"
Episode Synopsis
My guest for this episode is Dr. Marie Nazon, an initiated Mambo in the Vodun tradition of Haiti, a Priestess in the Yoruba tradition of Ifa, a clinical social worker with more than 30 years of experience, and professor emeritus with the City College of New York. Marie is also a returned Peace Corps Volunteer and former Fulbright Scholar in Senegal, and has led study abroad and international service learning courses in Africa and the Caribbean. She served on the executive committee of UNBUTU RISE, Revivers of Indigenous spirituality and Ecosystem; has been a member of Kunsi Keya Tamakoce, a Lakota sweat lodge/Sundance community in the United States for more than 20 years; is a Reiki Master; a graduate of Priestess Practicum of Triple Spiral of Dun na Sidhe, and Alisa Starkweather's Priestess Path experience.On this episode, we explore:The thru-line of the Divine Feminine that Marie has seen and experienced through her many initiationsHow her spiritual practice has literally saved her lifeThe misrepresentations so many of us have been exposed to related to Vodun and African spirituality, and why it's important to name them as suchMarie's secret Vodun family lineage and how she came to learn of itWhy she thinks the Goddess is not returning, but is already hereAnd so much more! Show NotesIf you’d like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/You can also visit the Coalition of Natives and Allies for more helpful educational resources about Indigenous rights and history.Please check out Home to Her Academy, my school dedicated to seekers of Sacred Feminine wisdom! www.hometoheracademy.com. And while you're there, don't forget to sign up for my newsletter to stay up to date with upcoming classes.My book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is available from Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/home-to-her/. It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too.Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work!You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@hometoherFollow me on Instagram @hometoher; Join the Home to Her group on Facebook; or contact me via www.hometoher.comYou can learn more about Marie and her work at her website: www.marienazon.com. You can also follow her on Instagram @marieayiti.Marie mentioned the movie Crazy Wise: https://crazywisefilm.com/watch-the-film/Related Episodes Exploring the Divine Feminine in African
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