With powerhouse celebrities like Lil Nas X,
Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Yara Shahidi taking the baton as innovative modern-day activists, 20-somethings lead the fight against racial injustice, climate change awareness, highlighting mental health and dismantling the system.
Young influencers and TikTokers have started raising their voice with an unashamed deconstruction of traditional religion, and an examination of all the ways it hasn't served them. Not finding solace in organized religion has led some to create their own spiritual healing practices and to places like TikTok to hold their own versions of "church."
Thus, #SpiritualTikTok was born.
New Age spirituality typically adopts holistic beliefs around divinity that inspire all of the universes. New Age practices involve yoga, tarot, manifesting, rituals, meditation, reiki, affirmations, crystals, astrology and numerology.
With so many spiritualists in the TikTok game, here are just a few we love and highly advise following to get your chakras aligned.
MintyBongWater aka Terrell Davis
With over 1 million followers on TikTok, Terrell Davis is our modern-day Mr. Rogers. Known for his "Hey Friend" videos, Davis shares soothing videos for his audience to learn his New Age techniques.
MintyBongWater is his page for green-thumb lovers, tea connoisseurs, crystals fanatics and those who are self-healing. Davis has gifted his followers many ideas on filling our cups through his warm, welcoming, conversational videos.
@mintybongwater Goodnight bestie ???????? see you tomorrow! ##goodminghtminty
##sleepy
##pov
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##fyp
Maryaam Lewis-Herbert aka ShawtyHerbs
Twenty-four-year-old Lewis-Herbert, better known as ShawtyHerbs on social media, has over 100,000 followers on Twitter and 50,000 followers on TikTok. The Toronto astrologist teaches her followers about planet placements, astrology and tarot through her knowledgeable content.
Lewis-Herbert writes a column for Paper magazine and is a founding moderator for #AstroTwitter. Lewis-Herbert is the perfect person to follow when starting your spiritual journey.
????♓️ FREQUENCIES TO LISTEN TO DURING THE FULL MOON IN PISCES ♓️????
– 963hz (Crown Chakra Frequency) ✨
– 852hz (3rd Eye Chakra Frequency)✨
– 183.58hz (Jupiter Frequency)????✨These frequencies can help you to connect with your higher self, heal yourself & attract positivity. ✨
— ShawtyAstrology????????✨ (@shawtyastrology) September 20, 2021
Jasmines Garden
Our favorite fairy godsis has over 2 million followers on TikTok and her following continues to grow. Garden gives her followers all facts when it comes down to educating on energy exchange, collecting crystals, soul ties and so much more.
The TikTok sensation created “The Kicked Out of Eden” where her followers can “bond with the community they create." Garden will set you straight on the path toward self-healing.
Ryan Lu aka E.mot.ions
With over 19 million likes and 443,000 followers, Lu has taken the astrology crown. Lu is known for his effortless self-affirming videos and for filling us in on all the planetary placements we need to know about to get us through the week.
@e.mo.tions Reply to @ethanplanaz ##september2021
##piscesfullmoon
##astrologytok
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##mercuryretrograde2021
##mercuryretrogradeinlibra
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Lu advises his followers on how to manifest, release and accept how the universe is influencing our lives through informative tips and rituals to follow. You can trust Lu to guide you through any confusion with his in-depth teachings via TikTok.
Like Lu, these influencers teach us there's no one way to be more connected to the spiritual world. Whether it be astrology, tarot, meditation, mindfulness or mystical arts, Black youth are finding ways to cope and be more in tune with their minds, bodies and spirits.
