in case you needed another reason to love your mother...
strive to love, respect and honor iya aiye and encourage others to do the same.
1.31.2009
1.28.2009
sexy news
mama's still a woman...an excerpt from love in the time of colic
a note on the long haul...depression or disappointment?
obama ain't the only one in love...how love fueled this man's spiritual journey.
erotophile or erotophobe? of course, we're all leaning towards the former distinction around here, but this could give you some good questions to ask your date friday night...
a note on the long haul...depression or disappointment?
obama ain't the only one in love...how love fueled this man's spiritual journey.
erotophile or erotophobe? of course, we're all leaning towards the former distinction around here, but this could give you some good questions to ask your date friday night...
1.25.2009
magical books for magical womyn
as we mentioned during the grand tour, we enjoy a good read at casa de miel, hence our for the sensual intellectual sidebar.
since that section has a focus on nonfiction, art and spirituality, here are a few novels we suggest for enhancing your sparkle:
the temple of my familiar, alice walker
most of us are quite familiar with mama alice, but if you read the color purple and missed temple, do yourself a favor and beg/borrow a copy. this book takes the trauma of purple and turns it to triumph, spanning centuries and delving deep into the collective consciousness of the african woman.
parable of the sower, octavia butler
who knows what mama octavia would have done had her life not been cut short in 2006, but she left us with a brilliant body of work to remember her by. parable of the sower follows lauren olamina--an empath and prophetess--through an as-yet-unrealized-but-highly-believable future.
corregidora, gayl jones
much of the pain, despair, hope and joy of the slave trade is described in this book.
sassafrass, cypress and indigo, ntozake shange
sometimes cleverly disguised as "young adult" literature, sassafrass... is mandatory reading for any quirky black girl. add cool points for its references to the diasporan ifa tradition.
in addition, anything by sapphire, toni morrison, jessica care moore, audre lorde, ursula rucker, staceyann chin, or ai qualifies for this list.
add a comment and share your favorites with the class!
since that section has a focus on nonfiction, art and spirituality, here are a few novels we suggest for enhancing your sparkle:
the temple of my familiar, alice walker
most of us are quite familiar with mama alice, but if you read the color purple and missed temple, do yourself a favor and beg/borrow a copy. this book takes the trauma of purple and turns it to triumph, spanning centuries and delving deep into the collective consciousness of the african woman.
parable of the sower, octavia butler
who knows what mama octavia would have done had her life not been cut short in 2006, but she left us with a brilliant body of work to remember her by. parable of the sower follows lauren olamina--an empath and prophetess--through an as-yet-unrealized-but-highly-believable future.
corregidora, gayl jones
much of the pain, despair, hope and joy of the slave trade is described in this book.
sassafrass, cypress and indigo, ntozake shange
sometimes cleverly disguised as "young adult" literature, sassafrass... is mandatory reading for any quirky black girl. add cool points for its references to the diasporan ifa tradition.
in addition, anything by sapphire, toni morrison, jessica care moore, audre lorde, ursula rucker, staceyann chin, or ai qualifies for this list.
add a comment and share your favorites with the class!
1.22.2009
1.21.2009
1.20.2009
quickie!
introducing {dum dah dah daaa!} super hussy!
this sista has so much going on, we'll sit back and let you search for yourself. we're particularly enamored with her black girl project.
this sista has so much going on, we'll sit back and let you search for yourself. we're particularly enamored with her black girl project.
1.19.2009
in memoriam
beloveds,
it has come to our attention that iya adunni (susan wenger) has passed on.
iya adunni came to nigeria from germany, became a priestess of osun, and is renowned for the artwork that led to osun's grove being designated as a unesco world heritage site in 2005, one of the few traditional african centers of spirituality to have that distinction.
from the nigerian guardian:
iba ara t'orun, iya.
iba osun
iba orisa
may osogbo and the world always prosper and be protected by the love and power of our sweet mother, the source.
ase.
it has come to our attention that iya adunni (susan wenger) has passed on.
iya adunni came to nigeria from germany, became a priestess of osun, and is renowned for the artwork that led to osun's grove being designated as a unesco world heritage site in 2005, one of the few traditional african centers of spirituality to have that distinction.
from the nigerian guardian:
The late Wenger was born during the First World War in 1915 in the town of Graz, Austria.
She studied art in Graz and Vienna where she was part of the famous Vienna Art-Club. After the Second World War, she travelled to Italy and then spent some time in Switzerland where she had exhibitions together with the most famous artists at the time in the gallery Des Eaux Vives in Zurich. In 1949, Susanne went to Paris, where she met Ulli Beier, a German linguist who accepted a posting in West Africa.
They got married and in 1959 arrived in Nigeria. From Ibadan they moved to Ede where she "very quickly became part of their culture." This was where Susanne Wenger met Ajagemo, a powerful Obatala priest and her guru who initiated her to the traditional Yoruba religion - the world of the Orisha.
From a very early age, Susanne Wenger had been strongly attracted by nature and specifically by trees - in which she recognised "the images of sacredness".
And it is in the Sacred Groves of Osogbo where she had integrated her art into nature and where her art is now protecting nature.
iba ara t'orun, iya.
iba osun
iba orisa
may osogbo and the world always prosper and be protected by the love and power of our sweet mother, the source.
ase.
1.15.2009
1.14.2009
please excuse the delay...
greetings, goddesses & gods!
the 9-5 has been incessantly demanding, so your devoted proprietress has been otherwise engaged. but we're still here and planning to update soon.
until then, explore the links, comment on past entries, enjoy the music, and generally pleasure yourselves.
love is highly contagious. catch it!
pleasurably,
ms. bliss
the 9-5 has been incessantly demanding, so your devoted proprietress has been otherwise engaged. but we're still here and planning to update soon.
until then, explore the links, comment on past entries, enjoy the music, and generally pleasure yourselves.
love is highly contagious. catch it!
pleasurably,
ms. bliss
1.09.2009
in the waiting room...
janet jackson
"moist"
You're feelin' in it
You're ticklin' it
You're swimming in it
You're gonna get it
I'm insatiable
And it's all your fault
So much lust involved
To get me off
My water falls
Your sexuality (breeds)
A storm inside of me (seas)
A touch is all I need
To make me scream
Obscenities
Every time you whisper in my ear I get aroused
You begin to slowly unbutton my blouse
Kissing on my skin my heart's racing now
I want you boy
Caught up in the waves of passion up and down
Love the way you movin?my body all around
Boy you 'bout to make the rain come down
[Chorus]
Feel my rain come
Pouring soaking
Longing your lips
Baby ooh
You make it so moist
When my ocean's overflowing
Afterglowing
Take me oooh
You make me so moist
Orgasmic
Row it just like that
Hope you like drowning in it
You won't have a life jacket
My thirst is quenched
Ooh baby we're so drenched
Our body's rhythms are
So cataclysmic
Got me twisted
Feeling your anatomy breaking me down
Sucking on my (mmm) with ice in your mouth
Hurry and undress me take me right now
I'm wet for you boy
Caught up in the waves of passion up and down
Love the way you movin?my body all around
Boy you know you make the rain come down
You know how to make my rain come down
[Chorus]
[4x]
You're feelin' in it
You're ticklin' it
You're swimming in it
You're gonna get it
Moist
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