Lilith, Maman Brigitte & Pomba Gira: The Dark Goddesses of Your Dreams
These are not gentle goddesses.
They do not whisper comfort or ask for permission.
This talk is an exploration of three powerful feminine figures who have been feared, worshipped, invoked, and misunderstood for centuries — sometimes millennia.
We begin with Lilith, the first rebel, the night-walker, the woman who refused obedience. Cast out, demonised, sexualised, and vilified by patriarchal traditions, Lilith survives as a symbol of raw autonomy, erotic power, and refusal to submit.
We then move into the graveyard fire of Maman Brigitte, Queen of the Dead, guardian of the crossroads between life and death. Fierce, sharp-tongued, protective, and just, she is called upon when boundaries are crossed, wrongs must be addressed, and protection is needed — especially for those with little power of their own.
And finally, we meet Pomba Gira — laughing, seductive, clever, bare-breasted, and unapologetic. A spirit of desire, agency, and clever survival, she turns shame into power and pleasure into strategy. Pomba Gira does not ask to be liked. She asks to be respected.
We will talk about who these figures are and where they come from and how they have been distorted, feared, or sensationalised. If you are drawn to dark goddesses, this is your chance to slow down, listen carefully, and approach them with clarity rather than projection.
They are older than fear.
And they do not belong to anyone — but they may still answer.
Speaker Bio:
Lilith Dorsey M.A., hails from many magickal traditions, including Afro-Caribbean, Celtic, and Indigenous American spirituality. Their education focused on Plant Science, Anthropology, and Film at the U.R.I. , N.Y.U. , and the University of London, and their magickal training includes numerous initiations in Santeria aka Lucumi, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo. Lilith Dorsey is a Voodoo Priestess and has been doing successful magick since 1991 for patrons, was publisher of Oshun-African Magickal Quarterly, filmmaker of the experimental documentary Bodies of Water :Voodoo Identity and Tranceformation,’ and choreographer/performer for legend Dr. John’s “Night Tripper” Voodoo Show. They are the proud Black author of 6 traditionally published books including the most recent Tarot Every Witch Way.
Hosted & Curated By:
Lena Schattenherz Heide-Brennand is a Norwegian lecturer with a master degree in language, culture and literature from the University of Oslo and Linnaeus University. She has been lecturing and teaching various subjects since 1998. Her field of interest and main focus has always been topics that others have considered strange, eccentric and eerie, and she has specialised in a variety of dark subjects linked to folklore, mythology and Victorian traditions and medicine. Her students often point out her thorough knowledge about the subjects she is teaching, in addition to her charismatic appearance. She refers to herself as a performance lecturer and always gives her audience an outstanding experience
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