I'm Reverent Mariela
Artist. Storyteller. Divine-Feminine Devotee. Lover of the World.
I was born in Cuba at a time when religion had been forbidden by the state, and I grew up with a profound hunger for something larger. I became a spiritual seeker as a teenager and studied several religious and philosophical traditions, culminating in a Master of Divinity in 2020.
But it had all been an intellectual journey, one that made me abandon my body and soul (the energetic intelligence of my body).
This is the story of a girl who befriended the gods, in her body.
I hold a Master of Fine Arts from Bennington College (Vermont) and a Master of Divinity from Meadville Lombard (Chicago), and I've spent many years tending to the human soul — the psyche.
I am also a reiki master and have studied somatics and the nervous system extensively for five years, after my first experience with trauma left my body feeling like an active war zone. Reiki, Self-Healing Touch, and Mothering the energy in my body slowly restored me to feeling settled and at peace in my body again.
I discovered Human Design 15 years ago, and that led me to study the Gene Keys, then astrology, and finally the tarot. I am grateful for how each of these systems have supported my journey and the journey of the people in my community.
In astrology I'm a Capricorn Sun, Leo Moon, and Cancer Ascendant.
In Human Design I'm a 5/1 Sacral Manifesting Generator. I'm at the cross of cycles 2.
In the tarot, I'm working with the Empress and the High Priestess cards, as well as the 3 of Pentacles (my Capricorn sun) the builder of this sacred home.
EnergyI was depressed and depleted (burnout) until I understood my body as a container of energy. The systems had extracted from my earth body, the same way they had extracted from the earth's body. I had to learn to treasure my energy, because for reality creation energy equals currency.
That's why around here we honor the energy in the body and its wisdom. ✨💛 And we are informed by Human Design, an energetic system that has supported our journey back to VITALITY after burnout. In that system I'm a 5/1 Sacral Manifesting Generator.
NourishmentMy body and soul were also deeply malnourished, so before I could give my medicine to the world, I had to nourish myself first and restore my system to its original medicine, its original beauty.
And I'm honored to support others on their journey.