#NotYourAriel but I am Watra Mama and not just because of growing up as an island baby close to the sea. Watra Mama - Mami Wata - Yemoja/Yemaya - la Sirène this goddess is often depicted as a mermaid in different black cultures. she is associated with the moon + water + feminine mysteries. she represents creation, power, sexuality + spirituality. as the protector of women, she is motherly, strongly protective + she cares deeply for all her children, comforting them + cleansing them of sorrow. she is said to be able to cure infertility in women. cowrie shells represent her wealth. she does not easily lose her temper, but when angered she can be quite destructive + violent, as the flood waters of turbulent rivers. she is water powerful enough to drown you soft enough to cleanse you deep enough to save you — adrian michael #WatraMama #Spirituality #BlackGoddess (at Mambo Beach Curacao) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9w3rgup6b7/?igshid=sgkd4wnfzrwo