iya omidele ✨ @thelavenderiya Twitter profile

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iya omidele ✨

2 years

Excuse me while I talk my shit for a bit. A client purchased a domination and an Osun bath. Took both. Decided to ask for money owed at work, in addition to what we discussed. The outcome? Almost a $40,000 annual increase 🤑

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@thelavenderiya

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

How long has it been since your last spiritual bath? If the answer is > 30 days? Take one before 2024. Cleansing at a minimum.

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

Having an ancestral altar is excellent, but remember you can talk to them anywhere. As you cook, clean, drive, or simply move about the world. Think of your altar as a meeting place, but not the only meeting place.

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@thelavenderiya

4 months

We asked for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Rent control. Clean air. Erased student debt. Instead we get ugly merch with bullshit on it.

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4 months

So we are going to drop “A Crockett Clapback Collection.” This collection will feature various swag that includes random things I’ve said. The money will go to ensuring that we have a Democratic House! Give me a little time to really get the swag online etc., but B6 will drop

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

For as long as I draw breath, I will lovingly suggest that you reject everything that is merely a fraction of what you actually want.

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@thelavenderiya

9 months

If all you can do to wrap up the year is hold yourself close, that is enough.

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

Spiritual baths are simply a combination of herbs, water, and sincere prayers. Depending on your spiritual system (Isese/Ifa, Hoodoo, Vodoo/Vodoun, Santeria, Lucumi, etc) there are rules for making baths and taking them

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

Reminding myself that I can be disappointed w/out being derailed.

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

Ancestral veneration is crucial bc my living family is fucking hardheaded and I gotta take it to management.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

A prayer of protection I utilize daily “I am invisible to that which wishes to harm me”. Feel free to put your razzle dazzle on it.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Broadly speaking, a fraud.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

The ease you want so badly is the result of discipline (that you’re likely neglecting) and obedience (that you choose to forgo)

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

In case you didn’t know: “jokes” that insult your ancestors for being enslaved, illiterate, and the like? Will never be funny, especially not to me. Do not waste your time “explaining” the trend to me.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

Sometimes the best protection ritual is simply not doing the thing that you absolutely know you have no business doing. There is wisdom in knowing and greater wisdom in doing.

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

For some of you, the answers to your prayers sit firmly on the other side of the disciplined practice you refuse to implement.

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

Client told me she used my prosperity bath ($80) and doubled her salary to $350,000. Maferefun to Osun, my Orisa, and my Egun frfr 🤑

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

Okay so the thread I promised. Every day will not and cannot be “ease” and “sweetness”. It is literally not possible. This is not a matter of limiting belief but a matter of understanding the reality of the human experience.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Being explicit in our prayers requires us to think about our needs. I hope that when you pray, you pray for what you need, not what you think you can get (as those 2 things aren’t the same).

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Are you afraid to ask for what you need bc you’re not sure what a life not lived under duress looks like?

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@thelavenderiya

6 months

Good morning, good people. Do not tie yourself in knots trying to figure out your purpose, as our lives our made up of a tapestry, not a single thread.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

Anything that seeks to swallow me whole in this life, is gonna have to fight for that w. See me, see trouble in every single aspect of my life.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

People need to expand their minds. Why would anyone believe they are the first queer person in their lineage?

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2 years

my jaw just dropped on the floor

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

Divorce yourself from the belief that difficult seasons = a lack of alignment. No life is all peaks. Valleys are required. You can be doing it all right and shit is still going WRONG 😭

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Crowns require sacrifice. What will you do when your lifelong taboo says no more alcohol, no fish, or you gotta divine on who does your hair? What if you gotta divine on every sexual partner? Then what

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Good morning. Remember a fucked season does not mean a fucked life.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

A reminder to you and me, from Osun: You don’t have to stay in a place, especially one you know you need to leave, just so you can “leave with something” You are something. Leave with that and trust that the rest will come.

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

A client used my Cleansing + Protection Bath and the Prosperity Bath. Said he felt more clear and got “big financial news today” Anyway, he got an email this morning that his clothing line will be included in the Baltimore Artscape Fashion show

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

“How long am I supposed to wait for the things I want?” Idk. I do know that taking what you don’t want for fear you’ll never get the real thing, will definitely make you resentful tho. Dealer’s choice.

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

Cleansing is a basic part of spiritual hygiene. Taking the time to remove the spiritual gunk and grime that comes with moving through the world, is a game changer. If you are a spiritually sensitive person, regular spiritual cleansing will likely have a profound impact.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

If you come from a family of demons, just say that 💛

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@SavonSpeaks

3 years

I don’t know who needs to hear this but your ancestors are dead. They CANNOT lead you or guide you or visit & talk to you. Those are demons. Happy Sunday!

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@thelavenderiya

1 month

Yesterday marked 3 years of being a human vessel for all the Osun is. 2 years of being Iya Omidele. Maferefun Osun. May I never bring shame to my crown.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

I usually do not pay mercury in microbraids any mind but if you are able: use this time to simply meet each day as it is. Don’t stress too much about future plans. The plan is hour by hour, friends.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

An Osun initiate. Maferefun Osun. Maferefun Egun mi. Deeply grateful to my Iya and my ile family as well. Iyawo Orisa Omidele. It me 🦚💛

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

“Fuck it. We do it scared”

holistic mami✨

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3 years

y’all ever get extremely nervous right before you step into something you’ve always been praying for? this is where we breathe and remind ourselves this was ours from the beginning.

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

When I say your Egun (benevolent ancestors), are your first line of defense? I mean that. When we venerate them, we uplift them, and give them the energy and strength to support us.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Why y’all so scared of cord cutting? What, you think you’ll be sadder with that human manifestation of a headache gone or what

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

We’re still in Mercury RX’s shadow, hold on tight and keep it cute, friends.

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

You only think worshipping trees is silly when you let white ppl convince you a white man in the sky, introduced to you by ppl who despise you, deserves your prayers instead.

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@thelavenderiya

3 months

If it has been 30 days since your last spiritual bath? Fix that. I know for a fact a few of you haven’t taken one since 2023. Inner self looking chaotic as fuck

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

Not every day, “I am only showing up for sweetness”. Please understand that you can be in perfect alignment while also being in the fucking TRENCHES. You can be battling the Balrog in the Mines of Moria and not be out of alignment.

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

Most of yall should be taking them 2x a month. Once a month at the minimum. If buying baths is cost prohibitive, I have a tool for that

Spiritual Hygiene 101 Ebook — The Lavender Iya

If you ever wondered to yourself, “What is the big deal with Spiritual Hygiene, and how can I take mine more seriously?” the answer has arrived. The Lavender Iya presents to you, Spiritual Hygiene...

www.thelavenderiya.com

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

Every day “ease”, never ever “I will keep the promises I make to myself, to support my actual highest good”

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

Structure in your practice is great, but remember that flexibility is still key.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

My super churchy aunt was the first ancestor I worked with. You will not find a holier woman and yet? She was bussing heads and shifting things for ME. A hoochie. A WITCH.

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

✨ For those who are grieving someone who is still alive, specifically referencing estrangement: you do not have to let your grief eat you alive to prove you love them.

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

I make baths and encourage their use bc they are part of my practice, and I have overwhelming evidence of their utility and benefits. Questions about them? Ask me. I got you

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@thelavenderiya

4 months

➰A collective message for the people, from Osun➰ As always, take what resonates and feel free to leave the rest behind 💛 Firstly - many of you need to clean - your homes (physically and spiritually) and yourselves (spiritually)

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

No seriously. You think you’re the first woman in your lineage who likes to kiss women on the mouth? Why. Why would your ancestors condemn you for that. Unpack it.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

Sometimes, things are good till they aren’t. Other times, things are bad the whole time and you didn’t even realize it. In either case, it’s okay to move the moment you know.

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

If there is (1) thing I’d like you to know going into 2024, is that your practice will require discipline and intention. You cannot rely on “when you feel like it” bc based on what yall Egun tell me? Yall don’t be feeling like it nearly enough for them 🌚

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

Rage can be purifying and provides its own holy healing. Often, the right answer, the holy answer, is an inferno.

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

Clients will often ask me, “is this thing I desire my destiny?” I’d like you to reframe your thinking. Destiny work is good & admirable but maybe we see the things we desire as less “is this my destiny” and more “how can I get support to accomplish this?”

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

This morning Osun told me, “We only know and appreciate sweetness by also knowing bitterness. No person can live on a life of honey alone” So if you’re in a difficult space, you’re not alone and you’re not automatically doing something wrong.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

How do you think ease can find your home if you won’t do anything to create space for ease to stay? What place is there for ease when everyday is just assorted self betrayal?

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

How it feels, hobbling to the end of 2022. Vey big “thanks! I hate it 💛🫶🏿

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

from Iyawo to Iya. Talk to me nice

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@thelavenderiya

17 days

A lil general message. If it does not apply, let it fly 💛 For some of you, the weapons fashioned against you are prospering bc you are taking obviously unwise action. Sometimes, the best divination tool is good sense.

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@thelavenderiya

4 years

If a pesky or harmful ex keeps showing up in your dreams: get a bowl of water and place some camphor (or camphor essential oil) inside. Place under your bed or near the head of your bed.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

I decided to simply be terrifying to that which sought to terrify me. I love it here.

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

I am often asked about “how” to create a spiritual hygiene practice and I can tell you off rip - spiritual baths. Try taking a bath weekly for 4 weeks and I can assure you, you will feel a difference.

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

Yes, some seasons are easier than others. Some things will flow without much effort, but you need to work on your determination. Some things will simply require more from you to accomplish. It just is what it is.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

Ease (ime) is born out the the continual commitments we make to ourselves. It is the hard things we’d rather not do, that make space for much easier things. It isn’t ✨vibes✨ but action.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

A refusal to abandon or betray myself to prove my love another, was one of my hardest lessons.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

A big reason why I don’t cook for just anyone 😭 The asé is special and thus not for everyone.

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@thelavenderiya

3 months

If you tell me that ancestral veneration is demonic, all I hear is that you come from a family of demons. So, if that is the case? Totally understand your stance, I wouldn’t interface with a cloud of blood related demons either.

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

All you can do is your best. Keep up your spiritual hygiene and put one foot in front of the other. Cry, shake and throw up if and when you must. Then you move.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

Simply Gone (banishing oil) review from my godsister, an Osun Priestess 😭

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

If you feel like you’re asking for a lot: - who determines a lot? - are you going through a lot? 😭 Bc extreme circumstances may require extreme prayers. You aren’t more holy bc you won’t ask for everything you need.

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@thelavenderiya

4 years

Good morning. Consider this a gentle nudge to sweep and mop your floors today. Not just for the coming new year, but to clear out old energy. You deserve it, after all 💛

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

People whose pride won’t let them reach out to you while they are awake, will surely pull up in the dreamscape.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

Always “soft life”, and never “I will actually do what I’m called to do, as opposed to play acting”

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@thelavenderiya

9 months

If you can clean? That is good. If you can take a spiritual bath? That is good too. If you want to journal, vision board, or work on manifestations? That is good too. But if the only thing you can offer after this year is a prayer? That is good too 💛

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

What good is someone else’s prayer if you don’t know your own mind. Or if you’re too afraid to admit the things you actually want in this life?

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

Someone can do their best and their best still be fucking terrible. Your best can still do near irreparable harm. Instead of begging children for grace, acknowledge the work they did, to not be fully consumed with the burning by product of w/e your “best” was.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Me at my shrines asking if these people see wtf is going on rn.

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

Consistency and discipline do not fall outta the sky. They must be put into practice. The best time to start something was a year ago. The second best time? Right now. Implement (1) thing - regular baths - and go from there.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

Found out my work has resulted in (4) babies as opposed to 3. Talk to me nice

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@thelavenderiya

5 months

A year ago. Still relevant.

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

Reminding myself that I can be disappointed w/out being derailed.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Sometimes you hold on bc you’re waiting to leave with something that’ll make a difficult situation “worth it”. Again, you are something. So leave with that.

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

No one wants to hear that it simply isn’t their time yet. No one wants to hear that there is work to be done while your answered prayers are delivered. That doesn’t change the fact that it may not be time yet.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Osun babes do it best w/ @BrujaBanton

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You don’t need to admit your heart’s desire to anyone else, but if you can’t even admit it to yourself, how can you get it?

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

My divination + Claircognizance really be on the nose

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Ancestry is LONG. Even if your immediate ancestors were homophobes, what of those from 500 years ago? The pre-colonial ones?

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

It may feel like everyone is having a better time than you. They may be lol. It doesn’t mean you’re on the wrong path tho. So hold tight to that and I hope your valley becomes a peak very soon 💛

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

I’m constantly being reminded that I cannot do things for free bc people simply don’t appreciate it. Baths, readings, and consults? I used to give those freely and had to stop.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Right after we get the lick back, don’t worry.

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I’m sorry but I hate “lick back” culture. Pls move on w/ ur life

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3 months

A “man of god” hits you with the right bible talk and now you believe he’s your man. Being manipulated can happen with a bible or a birth chart, friends lol

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1 year

So if you’re worried that you might be out of alignment bc things are fucking terrible? Get a divination with a trusted practicioner. Otherwise? Remember that you can be having a bad time and still be on time.

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@thelavenderiya

10 months

Being a priest and practitioner is my job. I’m not telling you to do what I do. I am telling you that there are changes you can (and should) implement to actually have the functional practice you desire.

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@thelavenderiya

1 year

Ore Yeye O to the one who chose me. May I continue to wear your crown in a way that does not bring shame 💛

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@thelavenderiya

3 years

Letting go of what isn’t the right fit makes it abundantly clear how much stuff is “almost it but not quite” Spoiler: a whole fucking lot

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3 years

The obsession with tying divinity to anatomy is what happens when your brain is filled with sea moss, Alkaline water and not shit else.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

Perhaps you feel unworthy? Or heartbroken bc you’ve asked before and haven’t gotten it? Note: you’re not unworthy. Keep asking ty

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2 years

I hope today is the day some of you engage is sincere scholarship re: ATRs/ADRs as opposed to treating the Orisa like Hogwarts houses.

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@thelavenderiya

2 years

I am trusting that the promise of goodness in 2023 will show up, and I don’t have to wring myself dry to get it.

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3 years

Please do what you can do prep for the new year but give yourself grace. We will meet the year one way or another. Clean what you can, but don’t vex yourself. 2022 has its own headache. No need to bring our own.

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3 years

The sopé, in simply x sopé 💛

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