8 Books About Feminine Energy and Sensuality To Add To Your Library
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In 2017, I attended a Self-Care Retreat organized by my friend Tara in New Orleans. One of the speakers at the event was Stevie, the founder of Black Women Are For Grown Ups. Her talk was captivating, and what stood out to me the most was how she embodied her feminine energy and owned the room.
I was intrigued by her presence and wondered how she was able to do that. Later that evening, I sent her a direct message on IG expressing my admiration for her and asking for book recommendations to help me on my self-discovery journey.
She suggested that I start by reading "Woman Who Run With The Wolves." I bought the book and began reading it, but I realized that my spirit wasn't quite ready for it. It would be almost two years before I picked up the book again and was able to fully comprehend the message.
In 2020, I read Untamed, and it was in this book that I found the words to describe what I was feeling. I felt like I was in a cage, and there was this wild part of me that yearned to be free.
These two books marked the beginning of my journey to redefine my freedom, and since then, I have been adding books on sensuality and feminine energy to my home library. Over the years, as I've learned from my reading and having conversations with women, I've come to understand that we all have a wild version of ourselves that many of us have suppressed for several reasons.
I am curious to learn more about womanhood, tap into my inner goddess, and share my experiences with my readers. Below are the books that I have in my library, I have not read them all yet, however, I plan to and will be sharing what I am learning with you.
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In Pussy Prayers by Black Girl Bliss is about rekindling your connection to your pleasure center, the space through which you manifest and create worlds- regardless of the body, or parts you do or don't have. These pages speak to the unique experience of women of color to help them heal from trauma and learn how to conjure up a life that is dripping with sweetness powerfully.
In “Women Who Run With The Wolves, Dr. Estes unfolds rich intercultural myths, fairy tales, and stories, many from her own family, to help women reconnect with the fierce, healthy, visionary attributes of this instinctual nature. Through the stories and commentaries in this remarkable book, we retrieve, examine, love, and understand the wild woman, and hold her against our deep psyches, as one who is both magic and medicine.
Pleasure Activism, How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor Adrienne Marie Brown finds the answer to something she calls pleasure activism, a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the door myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the Black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the brown rules of activism.
The Ethical Slut will open you up to the adventure and freedom that comes from redefining the way you relate to friends and lovers. Janet Hardy and Dossie Easton offer the techniques skills and ideals they have developed for practicing successful and ethical polyamory through open communication, emotional honesty, and managing jealousy.
Come As You Are, How to Transform Your Sex Life Into One Field with Confidence and Joy. Researchers have spent the last decade trying to develop a pink peel for women to function like Viagra does for men. So where is it?
Well, for reasons this book makes crystal clear, the peel will never be the answer. But as a result of the research that's gone into, scientists have discovered surprising truths about what does work to maximize women's sexual well-being, including turning on the ons, turning off the offs, taking control of the context, and a responsive desire.
Black Erotica, in this glorious, unprecedented anthology, Black writers celebrate Black sensuality. African, African-American, Latin American, and Caribbean-American men and women, gay and straight, novelists, poets, essayists, and scholars provide a wealth of erotic delights ranging from lyrical to provocative to the shockingly explicit. Celebratory and bold, triumphant and heady, this collection reclaims the fullness of Black life.
Sensual Self, journal prompts and practices for getting in touch with your body.
Pussy: A Reclamation you'll discover what no one taught you about the source of your feminine power and how to use it. It's no secret that women today are still undervalued at home, at work, and in relationships.
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Oooh The Ethical Slut is already on my list! Looking these up to see which I want to add to my list.
1, 5, 7and 8 will be my first purchases. One will probably be the one I start with. I too tried reading The Women who run with wolves a while back. It was a hard read. I'll definitely give it another try. I can't wait to start reading!