EGO Work for the Black SOUL: Transcending the "Massa Mentality"

*Disclaimer: I refer to my higher power as GOD as but you can substitute it with GODDESS, SPIRIT, UNIVERSE, SOURCE, LIGHT etc. Don't miss out on the WORD/MESSAGE based on a preferential label

ALSO...

I'm not your guru, I'm just a African American woman sharing my Healing/Spiritual journey in hopes to bring awareness and acknowledgement to the environment. BIPOC have been victims and products of fear for far too long. However my life has prepared me to teach with my testimony. I consider myself a lyrical artist I paint a clear picture with my words/voice. We don't learn from boring, meaningless crap we learn in a world of color. The more I build trust within myself the more I step into my power.

Ego work for the black soul is all about dismantling the "Massa Mentality" through Decolonization, de-shadowing the mental body and spiritual liberation. Exhausting and exploring our free will knowing we are no one's property and our purpose is not to belong or fit into anyone else's world, ideals, labels or boxes. Allowing us to Ascend or evolve and level the playing field of spiritual equality, inclusion and influence helping people of all races make it in this human experience.

Decolonization: As BIPOC we are having to start from scratch and relearn and reparent everything in the Colonizer's agenda which evolved into this "Massa Mentality" aka (EGO and mental constructs) that we have been conditioned/programmed to believe as TRUE to life and SELF(Identity). This has been infiltrated into our prescribed culture and dysfunction/self-destructing mindset. It has not, and will not, EVER serve our HIGHEST good. With intergenerational traumas passed down from our ancestors from centuries of the brutality of slavery down into our DNA, instilled through our subconcious and innerchild by our parent's wounded belief systems as well as the racist societal constructs, white supremacy, systemic oppression and all the boxes that keep us in illusions of fear, rejection, judgement and abandonment.

But we're more than capable of breaking the chains that shackle us to this worldly ish. MOTHER earth is telling us it's time to elevate! So, let the marathon continue. We got WORK to do. My Motto: When you get to the ROOT you'll find the SOULutions. The Modern Revolution is Ascension and complete higher/shadow SELF integration aka HEAVEN ON EARTH!

Universal EGO'S M.O.

Protect your sense of self(Identity), and you/inner child, from what has been considered "shadow" or "bad/wrong" aspects of you. *uses unconscious and subconscious to create reality/identity the way you see yourself. However in America's society for the people closer to the eurocentric standard or white end of the spectrum the ego feeds your sense of superiority, elitism, classism and ultimately serves in your growth despite any validity. Yet on the other end if the spectrum…..

For the

BIPOC in America, their EGO's M.O. has developed into...

What I've coined "Massa Mentality" Keeping you stuck in between a rock and a hard place. Not feeling accepted in your mind or in the world/reality. Until you awaken only to fight another battle, the war between the mind and SOUL. Dwelling on unfulfilled memories of the past or fears of the future; never just LIVING in the PRESENT moment. Always in SURVIVAL mode. AVOIDING change and growth based on a belief system built on feelings of inferiority, imposter syndrome, p.t.s.s fueling a need to overcompensate and people please your way to SUPERFICIAL worldly acceptance or surface/bandage healing.

In essence the EGO is "The bodyguard" of your (FALSE sense of SELF)the one created around your 1st hand traumatic experiences, shadow avoidance, subconscious programming and Intergenerational traumas. There are many factors but to name a few; stories of crimes within your communities, HISstory of slavery, violent crime exposure, your imagination/assumptions, media portrayals, socialized/institutionalized/systemic racism and the shadow: collective and personal to name a few.

It's the EGO's job to "PROTECT". Yet what it's really doing is preventing you from seeing the TRUE essence of your HEART, SOUL and SPIRIT. Vering you further from the GOD in you. Your EGO literally becomes the enemy "massa" (Master) of your life for the BIPOC in AMERICA. We culturally come from a people of great spirituality and we have been beaten into submission to conform to the colonizer's agenda of elite supremacy, conformity, capitalism, conditioning and ultimately oppression of The Black Spirit.

As for your inner child's needs the EGO starts to become this "big brother" who feeds on negativity, thinking triggered reactions will help protect it's "little sister" aka inner child (your innocence in essence) from what has been told to you are "bad, wrong, slutty, weak, dirty etc." aka shadowed aspects of you. This leaves you to conclude those aspects of self that were deemed wrong, the enemy.

When in actuality....

It's actually the EGO's ignorance within the history/roots of the programming, bad judgement and one-sided perspectives that's the TRUE enemy.

But what happens when you live in a society that has riddled your mind with the notion that every aspect and cultural adaptation about you including your RACE(skin color) is a SHADOW? What becomes of you then?!

Self-destruction that's what happens! Since the EGO teeters between the unconscious/shadow and subconscious mind to create reality. For the black spirit that literally leaves us stuck between a rock and a hard place, in a box of darkness between our INNER and OUTER WORLD.

This starts to slowly kill your spirit creating a mental asylum/prison until you become either a stuck people pleasing robot/slave, dissociative/numb(survival mechanisms) or a "rebel/outlaw" (defense mechanism) with unhealthy addictions/habits/patterns(coping mechanisms). None of which are true to who you REALY are.

As the quote goes "you are what you believe"… in other words, biggest mind f@#$ ever unless you SHIFT that ISH!

*Sn: Don't let hate enter your heart either that's a trap, focus on proving your EGO wrong.

Integrate your shadow to harness your warrior energy to conquer your mental battles. Remembering overall you can learn from your thoughts, emotions, feelings, energies without identifying with them. They illuminate your wounds around the traumas you and your ancestors have endured. Use them as a guide not a destination.

WHY IS EGO work NECESSARY for the BIPOC in AMERICA:

Goal: Inner Peace "Heaven on Earth" aka Ascension to SelfTRUTH. Total higher self/shadow integration. If you don't dismantle the "Massa Mentality" by proving the EGO wrong and reframing your mindset and reprogramming the outdated colonized, conforming beliefs you will stay stuck in the traffic of this journey we call life never moving forward. It's time to get off cruise control and take the wheel. You are not your trauma.

Tips to help you Transcend the "Massa Mentality"

Motto: "When you get to the ROOTS you find the SOULution."

• RETEACH old beliefs by

FOCUSing on the FEELING

*The feelings can look like anxiety(racing or obsessive thoughts) triggered reactions, and fears). Don't run, fight, resist or try to bypass healing by coping or distracting yourself with compulsive behaviors, substance dependency or deflecting in other people's issues because that is stagnation and will only bandage and give you surface/artificial relief. GOD and you are the only ones that has the CURE all for YOU.

Feelings are GOD and your HIGHER-SELF's way of communicating things that still need to be addressed and healed to transcend the mind. "Be ye transformed through the renewal of the mind" tell that DEVIL, get back! And step up to the driver's set let GOD be your GPS and your SPIRIT team(Ancestors, angels, guides of GOOD character) be your passenger w/all the shortcuts helping you along the way don't have so much PRIDE you block your blessings or it takes longer to get there.

Do this to heal the inner child/ROOT CHAKRA allow "trigger teachers" to be a roadmap to illuminate wounds around neglect, fears, judgement abuse, rejection, abandonment etc. Your reactions are usually shadow aspects. Taking accountability is the 1st step, next admittance and then acceptance.

Observing is how you Reflect to Respond more consciously, stay in control. You always have a choice.

• KEY: Come out the Spiritual Closet LIVE life like nobody’s watching! Being authentically and unapologetically YOU! *Prove to the world you can achieve inner peace and inspire your environment. You don't have to be a byproduct of unresolved traumas.

UPLIFTING/LIBERATING your SPIRIT gets you moving it's literally like the key in the ignition of the car that get you going. Don't be fooled or distracted with what you were told you can't do versus what you can because that will become your REALITY!

• LISTEN to your physical body(oracle) through sensations and REPARENT with non-judgemental compassion, and nurturing love. Self-forgiveness is essential. We are all learning how to heal for our INNERchild. By giving it what it never got that it needed as a child, validation, acceptance, to be seen/heard etc. There is no right way to do it, only suggestions. Same as in real life parenting.

• REBUILDING your energetic foundation with Root Chakra work. This chakra is all about solidifying the belief systems around ancestral traits, stability, family, history, culture, finances, security and safety by doing guided root chakra meditations and… Reflect on the things that give you stability and assess your goals. Use your intention/prayers to declare a new way to be. Rewire your system.

• Redefining everything to suit the reality you want this activates your divine feminine and masculine energies creating energetic balance and harmony in your system. Not the distorted versions you've been fed in your psyche. Allowing you to start taking action to create the life you want.

Also...

• INTEGRATE the shadow

This REFRAMING creates a SHIFT to a more optimistic mindset in general allowing you to quiet the noise of ANY distractions and have total self-acceptance for all you are with grace. It also helps manage your emotions and feelings of guilt and shame associated with your closeted characteristics by allowing them to come up w/out judgement or control. When you REDEFINE your identity and the roles that serve and help you grow and live a fulfilled life you align with the GOD within you.

Give life meaning by Reconnecting with your roots w/PRIDE! *However that looks for YOU! Take SHAME and GUILT out of all situations. There is no right or wrong way to be. Release all labelings of how you SHOULD, MUST, HAVE TO be.

Reframe with: " I CHOOSE"

VENT to trusted support and confess to yourself, journal how not being able to feel FREE to BE YOU makes you FEEL. Then say FUCC EM! And do you LOL!

• REBUILD SELF-TRUST by proving to your inner child that ("big bro" /EGO) isn't your best choice anymore, because your "MOTIVATION"(THE SPIRIT) & "PARENT"(SOUL) is back in the picture LIBERATED and ready to take on the responsibility to give you the foundation and tools to get you going on your own needing no outside dependency. Now able to...

• REMAIN calm and FAITHFUL in the Spiritual Awakening process, helping it go more smoothly with the acquired awareness of the EGO's resistance to come and the support and a positive perspective.

Additional tips:

• "I AM" this powerful mantra along with positive morning affirmations spoken in water or other liquids you drink provides positive vibrations.

• Vision board write down plans, goals, intentions "A goal w/out a plan is just a dream" The subconscious can't be reprogrammed just on words alone it communicates through pictures.

• Differentiating between false and authentic self. Make the choice to LIVE or Survive! Question your beliefs and feelings, ask yourself how does this make you FEEL. Does it uplift or bring your SPIRIT down? If the latter, change that narrative and keep it pushin!

• Breathwork calms the nervous system to push through that survival response we have evolved to stay in for fear of imminent danger for being US.

• Honor your Ancestors: by keeping their memories and legacy alive. Set intentions to heal them as you heal yourself.

• Wellness: Be mindful of what you put in your body. Certain foods like gluten and sugar can affect stress, anxiety, and overall mood. Eating a lot of processed foods can cultivate a vessel full of low vibrational energies like despair and fear. Eat intuitively and with good intentions. Give yourself grace moderation/Balance is key! You don't need to add more difficulty to your journey.

• Relinquish yourself and others from expectations, roles/responsibilities etc. The more you take pressure off your mind the more you can become an intuitive spiritualist. We are moving into an era of accepting diversity and independence veering away from conformity or norms. We are all equal, connected and have free will. *The more you see the equality the more you see your capability.

• Set boundaries around other people's projections and draining energies. Essential in maintaining power and strength. Asses if reciprocity is present. Energy is the REAL currency.

• Build community by collaborating, and supporting your people dispel the false narratives around "crabs in a barrel". *Competition is an illusion in the mind to distract you from truth.

• Heart work: Practice Vulnerability and seeking help *Helps to know you're not alone or crazy lol and breaks down personas around cultural/social norms. Have compassion, we are all wounded children tryna be adults. Lead with love, let your heart guide you.

• Be mindful of outsourcing for information. Ex. be aware of media manipulation and misleading depictions that fuel false narratives around your identity *guard windows of soul. Let your heart be your filter.

• Ground in gratitude: This is a great way to REFRAME/shift mindset to serve your manifesting desires! *There are no regrets or lost time, only lessons to learn, teach, and grow from. You're blessed!

• Find healthy ways to work through anger and stuck energies within the body. I.e. dancing, singing, art, exercise etc.

• Journal your thoughts and feelings especially the really dark or "evil" ones to transmute and release old, dense stagnant emotions(energy in motion) Also, reflection puts things into NEW perspective. *Very essential in maintaining mental peace, running will only make them GROW worse. But not all thoughts deserve your attention.

• Meditate: In your own way (Literally anything that allows you to calm the mind so you can observe your inner thoughts from a higher perspective. You gain SOUL much insight and release toxic dense energies with this.

*But remember you are not your thoughts or emotions but you are allowed to observe, feel, reflect, reframe and reparent them without identifying with them. It's a guide not destination.

• Starve the EGO feed, feed the SOUL Deprive the "Massa Mentality" of fear and anxiety, by taking risks facing fears and releasing what if and worst case scenario thinking to step into new chapters and patterns in your life. This quiets the EGO. Assuming is the DEVIL lol. Just ask questions. Prove those stories are wrong or surrender to not knowing all the answers? Let go of the need to control the outcome by surrendering to the process with faith and trust in GOD. Faith is healing!

• Maintain mindfulness to avoid stagnation: Brace for resistance because the EGO lives in the past and loves to replay memories and bring up false stories creating a sense of nostalgia, grief or sorrow. For fear of change. Free yourself from the sunken place by releasing old energy of reminiscing or dwelling on the past allowing yourself to heal and move on by reflecting on what that chapter/phase taught you. Anchor on the feelings these thoughts bring and CHOOSE a different NARRATIVE that makes you FULFILLED. Also, focusing on the vision and blessings to come.

• Do the work to heal. But have FAITH, and trust in the process and GOD. Embrace the challenges and change as a constant. You can do it! You've come this far, what do you have to lose?