Something Nubian

By Reiki RaEss

The Body Isn’t the Sin—The Programming Is

Let’s talk truth today, Empress. One of the deepest and most damaging spells cast by religious doctrine is the one that told us our bodies were shameful, our desires were sinful, and that anything sensual was to be feared. Especially for us as women, and even more so for melanated women, the narrative was loud and clear: obedience, silence, modesty, and denial of self.

But I don’t believe in the God the slave masters used to control our ancestors. And I surely don’t believe in the system that told my foremothers that pleasure equals punishment.

When Shame Becomes the Lesson

I remember the quiet whispers around menstruation, the hush-hush tones about “keeping your legs closed,” and the fear of even thinking about sex without being labeled fast, unclean, or ungodly. Religious beliefs made sex sound like a danger to our souls, not the divine, sacred exchange of energy it truly is.

This programming didn’t just affect how we viewed our bodies—it impacted how we carried them. Generational shame runs deep. And when you think about it, what better way to control a people than to disconnect them from the very vessel that houses their power?

The Reclamation

When I stepped away from religion and leaned into my ancestral wisdom, chakra energy, and sacred feminine practices, I began to reclaim my body—not as something to hide or apologize for, but as a divine temple. My womb is not cursed. My pleasure is not a sin. My body is not an offering for someone else’s approval.

As a Positive Inner-G Coach and mother, I now teach from a place of sacred sexuality. I remind my daughters that their yoni is powerful. I guide them through flower baths, yoni steams, and journaling practices that teach reverence instead of repression.

Sex is Sacred, Not Shameful

Sex is energy. It’s creative, expressive, and healing when honored. When we release the religious shame and tap into our root and sacral chakras, we become grounded in our truth. We feel safe to explore, to ask questions, to honor boundaries, and to embrace joy in all its forms.

Empress, we are the sacred. Our bodies were never the problem—only the systems designed to make us forget their power.

The Wisdom We Pass Down

My homeschooling isn’t just math and reading—it’s womb wisdom, body awareness, energetic hygiene, and understanding consent. I tell my girls and myself often: You don’t owe your body to anyone. And you don’t need permission to love it, explore it, or protect it.

This is the kind of sacred education religion could never give us. And this is the kind of love I believe the ancestors wanted us to return to.

Positive Inner-G Has Spoken.

Asé.

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Stay tuned for the next empowering post in the “I Don’t Believe in God” series, where we continue to liberate every layer of our being from outdated doctrines.