Memorates of dodue
A memorate is defined as personal-experience narrative that includes an encounter with a supernatural being, or any first-person narrative that includes a supernatural element. In her silence, seclusions and solitude Maŋnyɛ Klo Dodue practices meditation; for somatic healing, spiritual insight and divine revelation. It is through meditative practice that Maŋnyɛ Klo Dodue encounters the "supernatural;" these are her memorates with the goddess Nana Klowɛki.
MEMORATE 1 Part 1; DIPO SEASON 8:
THE SPIRIT OF DIPO
"I come into the presence of God and kneel in God's divine Light ... I pray, prostrate and praise God, calling every good and powerful thing I know unto God: "you are mighty, you are kind, you are healing" ... I come into this presence, unsure of what I need today, so I ask God: "speak to my heart ... please tell me what I need to know now." ... I am on my knees praying for this silently and in the silence, I begin to feel my energy shift towards my queenship and feel a sharp rise of anger flow through my physical body ... As I breathe, I am led to all the situations in which I did not see clearly; I saw the humble beginnings of my work in Kroboland ... then all the lies and deceit from my Stool secretary ... then the disrespect from my workers ... then the envy from my peers ... then the lies and liberties taken by those I vowed to serve ... then the manipulation from my elders ... I feel all these moments acutely in my body and ask God to help me forgive them ... As I breathe through the anger, my coronation day comes into view ... All the emotions I felt on that day begin to rise; how I felt everything in my empathic-body - the weariness of my guests ... the intensity from Kroboland ... the weight of GaDangme ... I continue asking God to help me forgive them, to heal this within me so that I may do my work and serve them ... I continue to pray silently as I wrestle with my past and as I breathe deeper, I begin to feel the presence of Nana Klowɛki; I ask God to bring her forward so that I may hear from her ... Nana Klowɛki comes in her goldenrod aura and kneels before me, taking both of my hands into hers ... She reads my emotions while gently rubbing the back of my hands ... she looks at me and says:
"You are a warrior ...you must be the warrior now and fight against these forces ... you experienced all of this from your people - the lies, the deceit, the disrespect, the envy, the liberties and manipulation - so that you will know them and fight these forces in your land ... forgive all of this and leave it behind you ... Our time is coming [dipo season] ... Very soon, they will begin to call my name; you must let them know we are one and they will begin to call your name too ... In our time, we will receive so much ... they will bring offerings ... they will ask for our blessings ... We will also receive the energy, and the character of those who will be initiated ... we will hold all hope, promise and wishes for these maidens ... we will fight the forces within them ... we will transform their lower energies into higher virtues, and present them to Mawunyɛ (Mother-God); this is our work ... Forgive, so that you may be focused."
I thank her wholeheartedly for the redirection and revealing the spiritual work of dipo to me ...
MEMORATE 1 Part 2; DIPO SEASON 8:
THE WAY OF THE GODDESS
"Nana Klowɛki begins to rub the back of my hands again silently ... after a little time has passed she begins to cry and says to me:
"I know it has been hard for you ... you have been through many things ... known a lot of pain ... This, [pain] is not to break you ... this is the way of the Goddess ... You will be a different goddess than me, than any of us ... your goddess will be accepted and celebrated." I listen silently to her words and without warning, I hear my heart ask: " Will I be loved as a goddess, will my mate accept my goddess?" Nana Klowɛki replied: "He will receive you as a goddess ... you will have what other goddesses did not; true love and your power as a goddess ... You will heal the goddess line [with your union] ... Now is not the time to loose hope ... strengthen yourself and fight!"
I am alone again, kneeling in the Light of God, thanking God for this time and the revelations ... I begin to ask God to keep my eyes open and help me see what is in front of me; to enhance my sight so I do not repeat the mistakes of my past ... I continue to pray for this silently and in the silence I hear:
"What you cannot see, you can feel; what you cannot feel, you can hear; what you cannot hear, you know ... Follow the part of Me, I placed in you ... live by it and strengthen your spiritual gifts; let one do what the other cannot do."
I continue to express my gratitude with praise, thanking God for these spiritual directives ... I breathe slow and deep, until I am brought back to my consciousness. [opens eyes]