“Taino Goddesses of the Caribbean”

with Marianela Medrano

Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 3 pm Eastern Daylight Time 

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This salon will focus on the Taino cosmogony and the salient impact of the Goddess as embodied by five deities: The Great Mother Atabey, Guabancex, Mama Jicotea, or Caguama, Itiba Cahubaba, and Guabonito. The divine feminine had a significant role in forming the sense of self of our indigenous and contemporary people of the Caribbean. We’ll discuss why it is essential to move from the fragmentation brought by colonization and return to the wholeness of our ancestral lineage. We’ll focus on the difference between collective and individualistic mindset and the impact of each on the growth and development of people.

Marianela Medrano was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and has lived in Connecticut since 1990. A poet and a writer of nonfiction and fiction, she holds a Ph.D. in psychology. Her first two collections of poems were published in the Dominican Republic. Her poetry has been recognized for its capacity to build daring images redefining womanhood. She has published six poetry books, a children’s story, and numerous essays. Marianela  lectures throughout the world on spirituality and the divine feminine among the Taino
people of the Caribbean.

Marianela’s work is featured in “An Exaltation of Goddesses,” a poetry performance created for ASWM’s 2021 online Symposium, “Wisdom Across the Ages,” by the Poetry Witch Community.  Her 2015 TED Talk, “A Ciguapa Speaks:  On How I Came to Value Wholeness,” was presented at St. Ursuline College.

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Save the dates for upcoming ASWM Salons:

September 23, 2021 at 3pm Eastern Daylight Time
” Yarb Women: Traditional Female Healers of Appalachia”
Byron Ballard

October 7 at NOON Eastern Daylight Time
“Sacred Sites of Cornwall”
Cheryl Straffon

October 21 at 3pm Eastern Daylight Time
“Sacred Instructions”
Sherri Mitchell

November 11 at NOON Eastern Standard Time
“The Old European Roots of Women’s Circle Dance”
Laura Shannon

The Salon recording will also be available to members after the event.