The Black Empress

The Black Empress Death 💀 & 🕯️Re-Birth Doula
Psycho-Neurological Healing Retreats ✨
🌿Psychedelic Medicine Shaman
Nervous System Regulation

26/05/2026

June at Awaken Sanctuary is an invitation to slow down, reconnect, and heal in ways that go deeper than conversation alone.

These are not workshops.
Not wellness classes with a spiritual aesthetic.
Not surface-level healing experiences.

These are intentionally held containers on sacred land — designed for nervous system regulation, emotional integration, ancestral healing, authentic connection, and deep inner transformation.

Every experience is intimate, guided, and rooted in sacred plant medicine, somatic awareness, and emotional safety.

Whether you are seeking stillness, release, community, clarity, or remembrance — there is a space for you here.

✨ Limited to 6 participants per experience
✨ 50% deposit secures your place
✨ Experiences held monthly

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14/04/2026

Awaken Sanctuary May CALENDAR

Sacred Blood Medicine is the understanding that true healing
is genealogical. It does not begin with you. It moves through
blood memory, ancestral covenant, lineage wound, and cellular
field. The plant medicine in this framework is not a substance
— it is a blood memory activator. And the facilitator's role
is not to heal you. It is to hold the covenant open while your
blood speaks for itself.

This anthem was written to open ceremony. To close ceremony.
To be played in the threshold space between who you were
and who you are becoming.

Igazi liyakhumbula — the blood remembers.

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🌿 I am Vuyiswa Kayembe — Black Empress.
Initiated shaman. Oracle. African Death and Rebirth Doula.
Sacred Blood Medicine practitioner. Founder of Awaken
Sanctuary for Awareness — a Death and Rebirth Sanctuary
on 8.5 hectares of sacred land in South Africa.

If this music found you, it is not by accident.

🔗 Learn more about Sacred Blood Medicine and the retreats
at Awaken Sanctuary:
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Confessions of an Autistic Mom: I am a mother of three neurodivergent children — two autistic sons and one ADHD daughter...
05/01/2026

Confessions of an Autistic Mom:

I am a mother of three neurodivergent children — two autistic sons and one ADHD daughter. I am also AuADHD myself. I started this page to document what it actually looks like to parent on the spectrum, from my perspective as a Black woman and a spiritual person.

There is no guidebook for this. Most of the vocabulary doesn’t exist, and many of us grow up questioning ourselves because the systems around us have no framework for our experiences. I want to change that — first for my children, so they understand why I showed up in their lives the way I did, and second for others who feel lost, exhausted, or unseen.

This isn’t about perfection. It’s not a space to prove I’m a “good mother” or to defend my choices. It’s about context, clarity, and truth: showing what life looks like for an AuADHD mother navigating neurodivergent children, without shame, without apology.

Here, you will find insights on:
• How AuADHD shapes parenting and day-to-day life
• Why nervous system regulation matters for both parent and child
• Spiritual practices that have helped me stay grounded
• Observations and reflections that translate experiences into understanding

I will not be sharing unprocessed trauma, private moments of conflict, or anything that could harm my children. This is documentation, not a diary. It’s meant to be a map, not a therapy session for readers.

This page is my invitation to Black neurodivergent parents, caregivers, and spiritual seekers: you are not alone, your experiences are valid, and your challenges do not make you broken.

This is the beginning of the conversation — the conversation I wish I had growing up, the one I want my children to see one day, and the one I hope can offer clarity and solidarity to others who are navigating life without the language or framework they deserve.







03/01/2026

2025 didn’t come to play.

I survived a near-death accident in January.
And somehow, that was only the beginning.

What followed were heartbreaks that cracked me open.
Betrayals that stripped illusions clean.
Ego deaths that forced me to see where I had abandoned myself in the name of love, loyalty, or understanding.

This year didn’t just humble me —
it initiated me.

I learned that boundaries are not walls.
They are self-respect in action.
I learned that putting myself first is not selfish —
it’s self-preservation.
And most importantly,
I learned how to choose myself without guilt, explanation, or apology.

Not hardened.
Not closed.
But clearer.
Rooted.
Anchored in truth.

Some lessons only come when life removes the option to keep betraying yourself.

I’m still here.
More honest.
More sovereign.
More me.






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✨ Awaken Sanctuary Presents: Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Retreat ✨Are you longing for deeper healing, clarity, and rene...
01/10/2025

✨ Awaken Sanctuary Presents: Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Retreat ✨

Are you longing for deeper healing, clarity, and renewal?
Our retreat is a sacred space where ancient wisdom meets modern neuroscience — a guided journey into your own inner landscape.

Through carefully held psychedelic-assisted therapy, supported by holistic practices, you’ll be invited to release, realign, and reconnect with the essence of who you are.

🌿 What to expect:

Safe, professionally guided medicine journeys

Integration through breath, sound, water & somatic practices

Nourishing community, ceremony, and stillness

Tools to carry your transformation back into daily life

This is more than a retreat — it’s an initiation into wholeness.

📅 Booked at your convenience
🌍 One on one, private & personalized

If you feel the call, trust it. Your healing is waiting.

When spirit sends you back home to fetch your inner child and you come face to face with the different sources of your t...
30/08/2025

When spirit sends you back home to fetch your inner child and you come face to face with the different sources of your traumas and wounds... Finally you start to understand EXACTLY why and how you turned out the way you did. Then you must find the courage to create something completely new because there's no hope for what's left. Real authentic healing is definitely NOT for the faint hearted🥹

Cheers to all my fellow outcasts keeping it real regardless👊🏾

*Awaken New & Full Moon Ceremony* 🌑 _Sacred Divine Feminine Activation_---*Step into your full power as a Divine Feminin...
22/06/2025

*Awaken New & Full Moon Ceremony* 🌑

_Sacred Divine Feminine Activation_

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*Step into your full power as a Divine Feminine Warrior.*

The Awaken Moon Ceremonies at Awaken Sanctuary of Consciousness are sacred monthly gatherings designed to help women activate their inner Goddess, harness the magic of the lunar cycles, and reclaim their full spiritual, emotional and creative power.

_Led by Black Empress The Oracle_ — Alpha Queen & Shamanic Guide, these ceremonies combine ancient feminine wisdom, African shamanic rituals, sacred plant medicine, and powerful energy activations.

*🌑 NEW MOON CEREMONY:* Focuses on new beginnings, intention setting, manifestation & creation.
*🌕 FULL MOON CEREMONY:* Focuses on releasing old patterns, emotional healing, energy clearing & embodiment.

*Each Ceremony Includes:*
🌿 Healing Circle & Opening Ritual
🌿 Sacred Plant Medicine Sharing
🌿 Teaching on using Lunar Cycles for Manifestation
🌿 Rituals to reclaim the sacred power of your Menstrual Blood
🌿 Spirit Channeling with The Oracle
🌿 Sound Healing & Somatic Dance
🌿 Open Heart Conversations & Sisterhood Support

*Benefits for You:*
✨ Awaken & embody your inner Divine Feminine Warrior
✨ Heal emotional wounds and release limiting beliefs
✨ Align with the natural rhythms of the Moon & your body
✨ Learn ancient feminine wisdom to empower your life
✨ Manifest your deepest soul desires
✨ Build resilience, mental wellness, and spiritual strength

*Ideal For Women Who Are:*
💎 Navigating spiritual awakenings
💎 On a mental wellness & self-healing journey
💎 Breaking free from toxic relationships
💎 Reconnecting with their bodies & feminine energy
💎 Seeking practical tools for empowerment & manifestation

*Investment:* R333 per person
*Optional:* Overnight accommodation available at an additional cost

*When:* Every New Moon and Full Moon | 18:00 - 20:00
*Temple:* Awaken Sanctuary for Awareness | Pretoria

*Book Now:* +27 67 278 6900
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_www.awakensanctuary.africa_

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Monday 09:00 - 15:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 15:00
Thursday 09:00 - 15:00
Friday 09:00 - 15:00

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