Practical rituals always gather me right on up. From the sweet prayers I weave into my microlocs to the caress I use why oiling my body. My use of waistbeads is no exception.
Waistbeads can be placed around the waist or around the hips. I wear them around my hips when I want them to be a little more "out of sight, out of mind" and when I am playing with a lover... because the view they get from giving me back shots is immaculate.
When I need to take more initiative in relation to myself, I wear them around my waist.
Why?
The belly is erogenous. It is one of the most sensitive parts of the body.
Additionally, the phases within the menstrual cycle makes the belly expand.
Bellies expand from the foods and drinks we consume. Bellies expand during pregnancy and menopause. These changes usually prompt a needed shift in creating a new course of self-care action... to be more loving to your body by tending to the way you feel from the inside.
Goddess Break
Great Mother Oshun,
"She who cleans me from the inside out"
Waistbeads, Touch, and Initiative
When I wear waist beads around my belly, my awareness of their touch increases. They "touch" me when I change positions or make sudden movements. They "touch" me when my posture is poor, asking that I get myself together. Sometimes, the beauty of my body along with their touch incites me to self-pleasure. I pay close attention to the way my belly expands with each breath as I listen to "Something About John Coltrane" by Alice Coltrane. This is so softening.
In any regard with waistbeads, their touch is my cue to make use of my body and prayerful thoughts as an altar... ensuring that I am in alignment with what I intended to use them for.
Goddess Break
Priestesses of Het Heru aka Hathor
Nubian-Egyptian priestesses of Het Heru adorned their waist with cowrie shells. They tattooed their bellies and thighs with lines, Wadjets, lotus flowers, cows, and serpents.
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