Preserving Traditional Wisdom by Fahuzer Pernebsati The journey of navigating one's internal compass is a continuous act of adjusting and re-adjusting to align with the greater power, nature. This understanding is what led the indigenous traditional culture to be able to preserve, protect and pass down through oral teachings - the By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
When the Light Was Thin: The First Sparks of the New Era still Shone by Biksaa Nessebik The lands were dark and barren. Even the simple joy of watching birds and bees dance through the morning air was fading into memory. We saw nature mostly through screens — the very screens that kept us apart, ghost-shadows of each other in a digital cave. Isolation By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Social A Message to Black People Part II by Ibsahu Pernebsati And those options will only be bounded by the limits of your intelligence. If you're not satisfied with the information you've been fed and look beyond the philosophies of modern society you will find nature and the principles it imposes upon existence. For By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
The Destruction of The African Identity Part 3 of 3 The Migration from Cultural to Political Social Structures by Keniwuru Merutepiaou Colonial influence over the psychology of the African manifests in many ways. To conclude our series, let us focus on a subtle but critical example. How Africa migrated from a cultural and traditional system to a politically structured society dictated upon by external players. By The Rising Firefly • 8 min read
Social The Absorbent Mind by Netefi Khentimah I have come to discover in the humble villages of Africa, where it is said that all of life began, the motherland itself, that there exist traditions which have been upheld and preserved, carrying the authentic understanding of the spiritual consequence of children. These traditions teach that By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read
Social The Importance of Procreation by Ethelbert Harrison Procreation is a vital aspect of human existence, and its significance extends far beyond the biological realm. In many spiritual traditions, including M'TAM, procreation is considered a sacred act that holds the power to shape the course of human history. The concept of "Opening By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read
Cultural Mother as Discipline by Qenimoti Jelagat Khentimah Introduction In trying to understand this concept of Mother as Discipline, I tried reflecting it based on my personal experiences. In this text, I will cite some examples in effort to put some clarity to what I am trying to put across. I admit that it By The Rising Firefly • 8 min read
Cultural “The Heart Is Not for Loving”: A Provocative Re-Education on How We Actually Love in African Indigenous Thought by Repiyah Hentkhepra For centuries, the world has been told that love resides in a red, pumping organ beating beneath the ribs. The modern world sells heart-shaped chocolates, heart-themed emojis, heart-rending stories, and heart-focused romantic philosophies. Yet, this entire cultural framework rests on a fundamental misunderstanding. By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read
The Initiate Meditation on the Human Heart by Sahkana Merutepiaou The Kemetic archives describes human beings' senses- sight, taste, smell, touch, hearing as created by the Divine to inform the heart. The heart is the command center for our thoughts, actions and speech based upon what the heart has conceived. As I meditate on this further By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Cultural Lineage, Loss, and Remembrance Through Ancestral Presence by Ameena Ahmed I grew up without the presence of grandparents, and without the memory of my mother, who died when I was too young to know her face or voice. My inheritance has never been a neat archive or a family tree drawn from Western systems. Instead, it is By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Benben Reclaiming the funerary rites of passage— Guiding the Ancestral Spirit in transition. by FahNeith Merutepiaou Reclaiming the funerary rites of passage is an act of decolonisation. Colonisation might be considered the act of a body of life parasiting its host, or consuming another neighbouring life for its survival. This is contrary to mutualism, which follows the principle of harmonisation, in which both By The Rising Firefly • 8 min read
Social A Message to Black People by Ibasahu Pernebsati This is a message for Black people. For all the historically black colleges and universities, black churches, black Wall Street, hip-hop artists, black thinkers, black intelligentsia, revolutionaries, scholars, professionals, Black people still living in ghettos, and the diaspora. As we look at the state of affairs By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
