The author of Heal Thyself instructs readers in the nine gateways of self-awareness and self-mastery, using ancient African traditions, foods, words, and ideas to invoke sacredness in all aspects of life. Reprint. A transformative blueprint of ancestral healing from the renowned herbalist, natural health expert, and healer of women's bodies and soulsJust when I thought I was all alone, I found myself walking with a group of conscious women who were taking sacred steps and speaking sacred words. We were on our way to Queen Afua's Global Sacred Woman Village. Come with us, there's Maat-balance and order-there.-Erykah Badu Through extraordinary meditations, affirmations, and rituals rooted in ancient Egyptian temple teachings, Queen Afua teaches us how to love and rejoice in our bodies by spiritualizing the words we speak, the foods we eat, the spaces we live and work in, and the transcendent woman spirit we manifest.Sacred Woman gives us a program of spirit rejuvenation and creativity consciousness. Queen Afua summons us to enter the Gateways of Initiation, where she blesses us with the exact tools we need to bring our beings into true harmony with the earth and the cosmos. With love, wisdom, and passion, Queen Afua guides us to accept our mission and our mantle as Sacred Women-to heal ourselves, the generations of women in our families, our communities, and our world. Praise for Sacred Woman Sacred Woman flings open the gates of understanding the feminine essence. It is the return of the soul force to women.-Jewel Pookrum, MD, PhD (Sunut Arit) Queen Afua is an extraordinary healer, teacher, mother, and keeper of our legacy. Through Sacred Woman, she has given us the sacred tools we need to live our lives in this new century.-Hazelle Goodman, actress Sacred Woman offers profound wisdom to all who seek healing and transformation. Queen Afua is a national treasure.-Bob Law, author, radio personality, and vice president of WWRL Preface: Preparing to Enter the Gates-Sacred Woman Training 1(10) PART I: THE ANCIENT WAYS Khamitic Nubian Philosophy 11(12) PART II: WOMB WISDOM Gateway 0: The Sacred Womb 23(20) The Spirit of the Womb 43(24) The Care of the Womb 67(56) PART III: THE NINE GATEWAYS OF INITIATION The Commitment: For All Women Who Enter the Nine Gateways 123(18) Gateway 1: Sacred Words 141(16) Gateway 2: Sacred Foods 157(24) Gateway 3: Sacred Movement 181(32) Gateway 4: Sacred Beauty 213(32) Gateway 5: Sacred Space 245(12) Gateway 6: Sacred Healing 257(34) Gateway 7: Sacred Relationships 291(28) Gateway 8: Sacred Union 319(36) Gateway 9: Nefer Atum: The Sacred Lotus Initiation 355(28) Appendix A: Sacred Woman Products and Tools 383(2) Appendix B: Biographies of Sacred Woman Ancestors, Elders, and Contemporaries 385(12) Notes 397(2) Acknowledgments 399(2) Index 401