Sunset At Haypenny Beach
I took this photograph on a beach in southern St. Croix, Virgin Islands. This photo stirs up powerful memories of the “Day of Clarity.” That's the day I told my cousin, David, about my future as an Ifa priest and diviner. I'm not there yet – but this future was revealed to me in a divination session that was performed by an Ifa diviner who happened to be visiting Oakland, California many years ago. In that session Ifa revealed my name – not the name that my parents gave me, but the name I brought when I arrived from the spirit world. I gleaned so much insight about myself and future in that reading that I'll never forget.
David listened intently. He was the first family member (outside of my immediate family) that I shared this story with. He told me that my future as a diviner doesn't have to be complicated. He said I could live in a shack and do readings for people all day long. Somehow I felt relieved that he was so supportive, and later that day we went to the beach.
It was a hot day. The beach was completely deserted. We didn't have swimming trunks so we swam nude. I'll never forget how warm the water was that afternoon. It was bubbly and comforting. I felt nurtured and supported by the earth. I call this “The Day of Clarity” because it felt like a new beginning. In revealing who we are, we give birth to a deeper part of ourselves – the part of our soul that has no desire to be imprisoned by fear or the opinions of others ever again.