DeVante Love

A spiritual scholar-artist creating pathways to peace
ABOUT DevanteNetflix and Heal

Hello, 你好, Oki, Hotep

Welcome to this edge of the internet. My name is DeVante Love and I am a proud afroindigiqueer mystic who has been walking the path with spirit ever since I was a child. I’ve been guided toward a path where I work as a scholar and artist that helps folks find peace and liberation by connecting with spirit and nature.

As a scholar, I have earned a master’s in Clinical Psychology and will soon complete a PhD in Performance Studies. My research has always been about the intersection of spirituality, popular culture, dance, and ritual,

As an artist, I continue to create performances that folks describe as “healing” using a shamanic process I’ve developed with the help of my guides and spiritual teachers. These performances feature martial arts, queer dance, poetry, ritual, popular culture, and principles of depth psychology. I have taught and performed around the world and on major platforms such as Amazon Prime, TEDx, and Out Magazine.

Talks that move
the heart and mind.

I have presented keynotes to conferences, universities, and organizations.on topics such as emotional intelligence, spirituality, and popular culture. The talks are unique for how they blend research with live embodied practice.

Audiences leave with language for their emotions, tools to find inner peace, and a fresh lens on the movies, music, and media that shape how we heal.

Speaker reel and speaker sheet available on request.

Recent Publications

Media x Healing

Netflix and Heal: A Monks Guide to Inner Peace Through Movies

Dance x LIberation

The Art of Genderbending: Fighting Hegemonic Ideology Through Chinese Martial Arts

Performance X Social Justice

Decolonize Drag: A Book Review

art that communes with spirit

Journey into my portfolio of creative work

Key Themes:

  • Emotions as sacred
  • Nature as choreographer
  • Dance as medicine
  • Popular Culture as guide
  • Ritual as vehicle for personal and collective healing

How is Spirit Moving you?