I studied with the Ìyàmi.

I studied with the Ìyàmi,

the Power Mothers who

suspend the global ball

on a single frail string,

yet it cannot snap.

After they gave me the name Ọ̀rìságbèmí Arígbábuwó, I transcend the boundaries of gender, race, time, and geography.

Here is the story of that transcendental embodiment, in its most concise form.