Shadow The Sharpie Shaman
Photography by Mala Esoteric @Breabreakthecurse | Canvas by @Mista_Martin
Greetings, If you’ve found yourself here from Pinterest , Welcome friends! My name is Brea but im known by many as Mala Esoteric (My artist and musician name). Many know I am recently popping back out and getting back active after embarking on yet another rebirth, rebrand and reentry into the world. Though this is typically my season of introspection and hibernation. Pulling out my camera and playing dress up has not really been on my mind. Though I will say lately and even the day this sporadic and super fun session with my likkle blessing happened, I did happen to decide to dress up. In fact , as of late— even when I feel like bumming it I push myself to dress it up with a blazer, some earrings , lipgloss and let me tell you ! IT MAKES A WORLD OF A DIFFERENCE ! I really should know better… I’ve watched it be a secret trick my mother used my whole life! She’s always made it an intentional act to dress the role and its really put her in places and spaces her whole life! A real energy shifter and then some.
However, after a long day at the dentist and so much more I came home and decided to get cuter all to lay down. . . I wanted to record some content and my mind and body was like girl ! (YOU REALLY NEED TO OFFLOAD THE 17K WORTH OF STORAGE IN YOUR PHONE BEFORE RECORDING MORE). So, i’m laying down and hear the typical “Look mommy” that I hear 298,724 a day! And my daughter “Shadow” has a crown of sharpies in her hair and my eyes lit up like YAAAAAAASSS! So creative. Pulls camera phone out and remembered who tf I was as I saw a whole concept with her standing in front of a HUGE CANVAS painted by an artist friend @mista_martin of myself as a gift for my first ever album release “Enchanted Trips” and along side it a wall tagged with graffiti on it that both her and my youngest daughter “Mirror” collaborated on. Let me just say NEVER in my life would I have thought I’d be one of them MUVAS with crayon markings all over my wall! And IS! Anyways so she’s standing there and im like this is the perfect backdrop. Let’s do a photoshoot! And of course little mini me is like, OKAY ! So I start pull out some jewelry, a blouse that I know would perfectly, a necklace, her clip on earrings from amazon, because she says her ears a perfect as they are when I ask if she wants them pierced, rubbed her face down with that good ol’ Baby Muva Butta and fly to my office to grab my camera after dressing her up. She was literally dressed in five minutes I don’t play when that inspo hit!
And so we are flicking it up and i’m in my inner child vibe, creative bag and super mom moment all in one cause baby is on the bed too, my mom is calling cause she’s outside to pick something up and so its a lot happening while WE are snapping cause one thing about my daughter is she SLAY all day! Baby gal don’t play and I love that about her. As im snapping her photos im just like wow this is my Shadow foreal, she’s my moon sign and her sun sign is the moon sign which is in alignment with her and everyone else’s mood, which is the subconscious ie the shadow. Her name is Chhaya but I was very intentional with the meaning and naming my daughters according to the revelations that I received and experienced while carrying them. I’ll save all that for a sacred sermon or something in the near future. I also will be FINALLY sharing her home birth visuals and more within the sacred circle subscription. It feels like it was just yesterday when I was on all fours in my kitchen having her. It was such a beautiful experience. I will always be grateful for my AMAZING and beautiful Doula Oliviya @herholisticdoula. Anyhow , seeing all that she is after the mindful and intentional work I did while carrying her give means for her to be and shine brings me joy and I know she absolutely cherishes these collaborative creative play times with her very creative mama , just as much as I do. These moments are healing to me and BUILDING for her.
As crazy as MUVALAND | Muvahood can get, as overstimulated as I be, I be so grateful to have the spiritual tools and means to transmute and create opportunities to make beautiful memories while embracing the divine exchange that being a parent provides. Everyday even in the most difficult of times I am able to receive divine inner-standing, I am strengthened, I am humbled and I am inspired. There are so many takeaways to being a present and mindful mother. I love that.
Allow your little munchkins to inspire you.
I hope this inspires you as much as it did me !
Sun & Moon.
