“CHAPTER 14 GATEWAY 9: NEFER ATUM: THE SACRED LOTUS INITIATION”

“Ancient Afrakan spiritual women adorned themselves by covering with a lotus blossom what we call the third eye, between the eyebrows, but it is actually the first eye. The lotus represents spiritual illumination and beauty. Placing the lotus over the brow means one has a perfected state of consciousness, an illuminated mind that is a garden of peace.
Out of the mud comes forth the Sacred Lotus, Nefer Atum, symbol of beauty, grace, purity, and perfection. Her wisdom tells us that what appear to be life’s challenges, struggles, ups and downs, confusion, pain, and sadness are actually opportunities for us to move up out of the mud. As we move through these tests, challenges, and struggles, we bring forth our inner lotus, the reflection of our inner beauty.”