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BATEKE CHIEF & QUEEN OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

HIGH PRIESTESS, WHOLISTIC WELLNESS SPECIALIST, CULTURIST, AUTHOR

Goddess Orente

QUEEN NQWAMARY JANIQWA NGANGA

Orenta Yoruba :"The Beautiful One"

Nqwamary Teke: "The Bridge Between God and Man"

Janiqwa "The One Who Returned Home With The Leopard's Crown"

Nganga Kikongo: "Powerful Spiritual Healer, Doctor, Magician, Man/Woman of God"

HRH Queen Nqwamary, Janiqwa Nganga, serves as Chief and Queen of the African Diaspora for the Bateke Tribe—an influential ethnic nation spanning across the two Congos and Gabon. A revered High Priestess, she carries initiations in multiple African Traditional Spiritual Systems, including the Yoruba Ifa Orisa and BuKongo-based lineages. As a natural-born Spiritualist and Spirit Medium, Queen Nqwamary bridges ancestral wisdom with modern wholistic practices, guiding others in Spirituality, Manifestation, and Divine Feminine empowerment. She is also the visionary founder of Isis Moon, a holistic wellness brand dedicated to self-care, mind-body-spirit healing, and the cultural reconnection of the African Diaspora with ancestral traditions.

She is the African Diaspora Ambassador for the United Kingdoms of Africa Association. Queen Nqwamary is also the creator of the Goddess Memoirs series — journals, adult coloring books, and ritual guides designed to support women’s emotional healing, empowerment, and spiritual awakening. She is a published writer on Medium and Substack, where she documents her spiritual journey, cultural reclamation, divine feminine guidance, and a profound ancestral path that led her back to the Congo..

Queen Nqwamary is committed to bridging the gap between Africa and her Diaspora—uplifting culture, fostering spiritual awakening, and guiding her people toward enlightenment, empowerment, and ancestral reconnection.

MISSION

As a Gullah Geechee woman with direct ancestral ties to the Kongo Basin, my mission is to serve as a living bridge and restore connection between the African Diaspora and its ancestral foundations. Equally my life and legacy is devoted to reflect divine feminine alignment---supporting Black and Brown women in reclaiming their sacred authority and operate in sovereignty, grace, and embodied divinity.

The pillars below reflect the central focus of my work:

Business, Trade, Tourism
Cultural Awareness & Exchange
Women Empowerment
African Indigenous Spirituality & Holistic Wellness Systems

Repatriation to Kongo Basin

WHolistic Wellness & Indigenous Spiritual Center

Divine Feminine Alignment: Women's Empowerment

Gullah Geechee Culture

"A black woman's journey to ascension and enlightenment"

I have studied and trained in many spiritual systems as shown below. Formally, I began practicing spiritualism in 2009 and received my first initiation in 2012. I was born in Savannah, Georgia which has always been "home" no matter where I go. I also lived in Summerville, South Carolina, for several childhood years. Therefore, being born and raised in the Gullah Geechee areas of the country, I include much of my cultural background into my spiritual practices. With that, I would say I formally started out as a Hoodoo practitioner, transitioned to a trained Spiritualist/Medium and then I progressed from there into priesthood. I have traced my ancestry on my father's side back to four tribes of the the Kingdom of Kongo and Kingdom of Teke regions. My mother's side traces to a tribe from Sudan, the ancient Kingdom of Kush, as well as to indigenous Native Americans. This has all led me on a very interesting spiritual journey which circled me right back to where I started, except on a more elevated level.

The following is my professional background and spiritual credentials:

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

USA

BS in Engineering, 11 years as an Aeronautics Software Engineer and over 20 years of Engineering and Software Development experience. Working with a broad range of industries such as aerospace, healthcare, and tech for such companies as Lockheed Martin, Center of Disease Control, Coca Cola, and many more.

IYALORISA

USA & Osogbo, Nigeria

Initiated to Òrìṣà (Orisha) as a priestess of the following: Ọ̀ṣun (Oshun) by elders here in the United States led by Iyanifa Olosun Osunleye (current Mami Wata priestess and crowned as Amegansie Apokassi) and Baba Ifalade Fatunmise. Both initiated in Osogbo, Nigeria in 1999 initiated to Ifa by Chief Fakayode Faniyi - the Agbonbon of Osogbo Yemo/Yemowo (not to be confused with Yemoja) by Iya Oyelola Elebuibon, Ogbeyonu Temple, wife of the Araba of Osogbo, Nigeria Among four Yoruba Òrìṣà initiations and one Kongo initiation, Iya J. is uniquely initiated to the Òrìṣà Yemoo (Yemowo), making her the only well known, fully initiated priestess of this Òrìṣà in the U.S. at this time. Egbe by Iya Osundara and other elders of Osogbo, Nigeria

ORACLE OF THE DIVINE FEMININE

USA

Womb Oracle and Inducted Priestess into the Mysteries of Sacred Feminine & Goddess Societies

SPIRITUALIST/MEDIUM

USA

Espiritismo/Spiritualism: Trained by Padrino/Elder Arecio Conde and other god parents

VARIOUS SPIRITUAL TRAINING

USA

New Orleans Voodoo: Self Study and periodic study with Dr. Elmer Glover of New Orleans, LA Licensed Metaphysics Universal Life Minister Shaman: Native American Shamanism and Kundalini Activation, Trained by Shaman Shakti priestess in London Hermetics: Self Study Gypsy Magic: Romanian Elder (name provided upon request) Curanderismo and Saint Magick: Mexican Elder (name provided upon request) Neuro-Linguistics Programming (NLP) and Hypnotherapy Akashic Records & Past Life Regression: Self Study Herbalism: Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine and trained by my Padrino Arecio Conde

LEADER MENTORSHIP

USA

Mentored by World Renowned Author, High Priestess and Chieftess, Luisah Teish, https://www.yeyeluisahteish.com

IYANIFA

Osogbo, Nigeria

Initiated as High Priestess in the W. African tradition of IFA by the Ajala family in Osogbo, Nigeria Initiation led by Oluwo Sangosakin Ajala ( Initiated priest of Sango and son of Sangodare Ajala) Sangosakin was initiated to Ifa by Chief Fakayode Faniyi - the Agbonbon of Osogbo

YAYA NGANGA

Cuban Lineage

Initiated High Priestess of the Cuban lineage of Kongo Spirituality called Palo Mayombe to the Mpungu Nsazi, by African American and Cuban elders here in the U.S. Trained by my Padrino Arecio Conde (native of Cuba and initiated over 65 years ago at the age of 14 by his god father, a native of Kongo

REIKI MASTER

USA

Specializing in DNA Healing & Activation, Negative Entity Removal, Kundalini Activation. Received Mastership and Attunements in Eastern Healing Methodologies from Kiel Aman (Energetic Healer, Author, and Reiki Master of over 24 yrs; also Initiated to Ifa under the name Ifalade Efunade Irinlade Ogunbunmi Fatunmise) Kiel Aman initiated to Ifa by Chief Fakayode Faniyi the Agbonbon of Osogbo, Nigeria in 1999 and trained under Ifatoki Oguntolu and Chief Adebolu ‘Fabukola Fatunmise, the Pelenfa of Ile Ife

HOODOO PRACTITIONER

Southern Low Country, USA

Self Study; Gullah Geechee Background

KONGO PRIESTESS, CHIEF, QUEEN OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

Republic of Congo

Traditional Bukongo Spiritualism: Trained by High Priest, Tata Kinzonzi of Brazzaville, Rep. of Congo Kongolese Traditional Culture, Language, and History: Mentored by Tata Titos Sompa of Brazzaville, Rep. of Congo Chief and Queen of the African Diaspora for the Bateke Tribe - ceremonial rites (Brazza-Congo) begun Sep 2025 - Queen Eugenie Opou and the council of Teke dignitaries/ High Traditional Chiefs in Mpila, Congo Ambassador for the African Diaspora (United Kingdoms of Africa Association)

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