A Vital Matters Perspective: The Obatala Sequence of They Are With Us

The Obatala Sequence of They Are With Us

Patrisse Cullors reflects on the Obatala sequence of They Are With Us. She explains that her face is never visible in that scene, which made the experience feel especially powerful because there was no personal marker of identity—only the presence of the entity itself. The absence of her visible self allowed the focus to shift fully to the spiritual embodiment rather than to her as an individual.

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