Can White Women Wear Waistbeads?

[@wingedmagician47]

This was very well put! 🔥 I am half white and half mexican. But I previously felt called to wear specific waist beads as apart of my spiritual path, (making it a protection charm etc.) and to track weight loss, not knowing the African origin at first. Intuitively I felt like it would be wrong to let people see anyway. Now I know! ❤

[@AsèUnderground]

I think it will be a beautiful part of your spiritual practice & transformation journey✨🙌🏾 glad to hear I gave you some clarity on what you were already feeling intuitively.

[@stephaniekerr]

As a white woman who is currently wearing waist beads as a healing tool, I didn’t know that waist-beads are a part of African culture until a few years ago.😳 in 2021 I had a kidney removed. After the surgery I was told the kidney was cancerous. Three days after the surgery, my small intestine ruptured and I was back on the operating table. The surgery took 9 hours and I was septic. Three seizures from the poisons in my body, they had to stop the surgery and I was on life support for three days, with an open abdominal wound. Once stabilized the surgeon went back in and took 3 feet of my small intestine, all but 4 inches of my colon, my adrenal gland, my gall bladder, the muscle that goes from the spine across the front lower abdomen, my appendix and an ovary. I was on life support for about two weeks before waking up. I was hospitalized from January 2021-mid-May-2021 and was in and out of the hospital every month up until November of last year. I now have serious problems with leaky gut, small intestinal bacterial overload, abdominal abscesses, stomach issues and other things that are too gross to say. I am heavy in to the holistic and spiritual aspects of healing, as my culture has seen right for centuries and for about 10 months I have been wearing a well thought out and placed quadruple strand of carnelian, citrine, baltic amber, blue lace agate, obsidian and rhodochrosite beads around my waist and abdominal areas. The beads run the correct frequencies to heal the solar plexus chakra, stomach and digestive system. I have not been hospitalized in 10 months. I wear the strands under my cloths and if they are ever spotted I will be more than happy to give the whole story. I think it is a wonderful thing that there are all different kinds of cultures of this world ( I am an anthropologist) and that even though we are from different cultures, there are many similarities with each others cultures, especially when it comes to the spiritual aspects that we as women of this world share. We are not as different as we think we are. We are well versed in the history of our healing, protecting, nurturing, fertility and well being rituals. My cultural heritage is Baltic Viking. Wearing stones, crystals and gems with corresponding frequencies to what is awry, has been used by my culture and many cultures such as the Egyptians, Greeks, Polynesians, and Northern European cultures. We are all in this together.

[@AsèUnderground]

First, thank you for sharing your healing journey 💜 My little sister lost her colon in 2019 and it completely broke my heart. Hearing that you have been able to heal despite all the pain and physical trauma is not only inspirational but definitely healing to hear in many ways 🌟 So much I want to say!💜 In Ghana, the beads are not healing crystals (at least not traditionally). They are just regular beads. They do still have spiritual use though. This video is in response to all the tiktoks made on this subject. I wanted to give a very honest response on how trivial it is to be upset about other cultures wearing waistbeads when we ourselves are not even wearing them correctly. Yet, I also understand the rejection and exploitation melanated people often feel from white power structures. Such as stores like H&M financially benefiting from waistbeads. I don't think any of us need a history lesson on the exploitation of Melanated inventions and labor etc... This makes panafrican communities suspicious and causes judgment when we see those outside of the diaspora participate in any part of our collective heritages. It sounds that you received a download on how to heal yourself which Is a completely different subject. 💜 Even those who choose to wear their waistbeads open & publicly because it is authentic to their experience I would consider a different subject. It always is when we start talking about the spiritual plane. Thankfully!! I hope I'm not rambling too much but I really appreciate these conversations. Wish we could talk more I would love to learn more about vikings and your healing process 🌟

[@FreyFrey-dw3eh]

I'm so happy that you're recovering! I hope since this comment was made that things have just gotten better and better. And ayyyy I'm also of viking lineage but not Baltic although Lithuanian and Latvian culture is beautiful. I'm part Norwegian and Irish heritage (not very much but eh cultural and ethnicity wise I'm Norwegian and Mexican american/Chicano, although I'm trying to reconnect to the Irish side despite being only a little bit as well I think Celtic culture is beautiful) viking very beautiful I'm happy that you appreciate your culture ❤️

[@stephaniekerr]

@@AsèUnderground I totally agree with what you’re putting across as far as exploitation goes. There will always be a group of people that are going to be targets for exploitation. HM is corporate scum IMHO. They’re all for the profit and have no interest whatsoever in the meanings and sanctity of culture. I remember a couple of years back when I saw a scarf with Viking runes as the pattern. I asked the clerk what those squiggly lines were and she just shrugged and told me it was 20% off the price. 🙄 As a teen in the 80’s the big “in thing” was Benneton. Their slogan was “The Many Colors of Benneton”….they too were a huge corporation that exploited everyone. If I notice someone of a different heritage wearing something that is of my heritage and they are doing so in a respectful and aware manner, I am okay with it. If there is a corporation or a person who is repping my heritage (or any other heritage in a clueless or disrespectful manner I will pitch a bitch. I wear my beads as close to the skin as possible to get the most benefit out of them, so they don’t show. It is also frowned upon to sell them because a girl needs to feel the pure energy those little stones put out, and if anyone else handles them other than the wearer their energy is laced in to the stones energy giving a false, muddled or sometimes downright nasty feeling when worn by others. I can see how people of African ancestry would feel apprehensive about other cultures (especially Caucasian folks) sporting the cool parts of their culture and be oblivious to the cultural exploitation of said African ancestry. There are also some of us who have total respect and a pure sense of authentic appreciation for the cultural diversity everyone brings to the table. I would love to get a panel of women from every ethnicity and compare notes! I digress….Don’t judge too harshly on the innocents and ignorants. They are out there and the will soon be educated on what they don’t know. It’s pretty sad when shallow folks cut their fellow mans hand and never notice we all bleed red. When we go back to where we came from to fess up about our time here all the crappy things we’ve done to ourselves and others…we will be held accountable. Stay true in your heart and stay beautifully humble. I would love to carry on with this conversation with you and anyone else who is interested in doing this journey with love, respect and compassion.

[@stephaniekerr]

@@FreyFrey-dw3eh thank you for your kind comment. I appreciate everyones culture. Like I said we are different in so many ways and similar in many others, especially as women. If you’re interested in the Irish side of yeh, look up Lisdoonvarna. Fun stuff!

[@FreyFrey-dw3eh]

@@stephaniekerr will do, thank you!

[@11nica5]

Im a Hispanic female whose wanted to explore the beautiful tradition of wearing waist beads for a long time. I think it’s beautiful that black women are willing to share such a beautiful and empowering tradition. I completely agree that everyone regardless of race should be mindful and respectful and go beyond the surface to learn why the tradition exists. Thank you for the education ❤

[@AsèUnderground]

You're so welcome 💖 Enjoy your beads!👑✨️

[@margaretmajerowski2556]

Hello my dear! I am a white woman who wears waist beads. I buy fom some lovely black women. I wear mine under my clothes, i love them so much. They help with my weight loss journey and they make me feel wonderfull! I have done my research on them and i am respectful. For me this is a personal and lovely tradition ❤️. Thankyou for listening ❤

[@AsèUnderground]

Thanks for sharing your voice on the matter 💖 and wishing you much love on your self love and healing journey 🙌🏾🌟

[@FreyFrey-dw3eh]

Thank you for this video! Waist beads and waist chains are very cool and would be beneficial but I'm a non black woman and I am actually a really soft person lol so I can't really take criticism it's just really hard for me so I'll make sure that *if I do* wear the beads I'll wear them underneath my clothes. I've heard so many mixed opinions on who can and can't use them, from "yes" to "no" to "only if you know where they came from and don't profit off of them as a non African person and don't pretend like you invented them" to "yeah but just cover them" to "no waist beads are evil they're not of God" (lol) to suspicious women selling them that feel just like they are trying to get money from random folks not telling them the truth but just like "yeah sure money money money" y'know so your video really stood out to me and I am thankful for you. I also heard that waist beads in America are apart of hoodoo and voodoo wich I know is closed practice so that might also be a reason as a non black American to not wear them but I don't know anything about hoodoo or voodoo so I can't really say anyways.

[@AsèUnderground]

Thanks for sharing! I'm glad my video gave some clarity and confidence on how you choose to wear your beads

[@bekaeast7346]

I had a mixed person tell me to wear them and I’m white but I’ve only had white people tell me not to- so it’s confusing

[@AsèUnderground]

Just listen to your inner voice 🩷 I think the waistbeads will empower and uplift your frequency.

[@bekaeast7346]

@@AsèUnderground thank you, I’ll definitely make sure I buy from someone who’s from Africa or African descent. I feel like the disrespect would be getting some cheap massed produced ones, especially bec I wanna be aware of its roots and significance. I’ve had stomach issues my whole life I feel like adorning the area would help significantly

[@mariamalidumorn3718]

Why not 😂