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The Rising Firefly

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Earth Never Surprises Those It Will Destroy: Wisdom from Indigenous Science for Today

One of the most alarming symptoms of the disconnection of modern human beings is that we have lost this communication with the natural world. We no longer pay attention to Nature’s voice.

By The Rising Firefly • 9 min read

The Honor We Owe

What values are we serving today? Are they rooted in our ancestral traditions, or are they given by the same systems whose agenda is the fracture and scattering of the family? Modern society often promotes individualism, consumerism, and a shallow idea of “freedom” that pulls us away from our roots.

By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read

Cross-Examining My Values

When someone is guided by traditional African values, such as loyalty to Ancestors, spiritual discipline, and service to community, people shaped by Western ideologies often question their motives. They may assume there is a hidden agenda.

By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read

Unsung Heroes

We honor them by telling their stories, by naming their resistance, and by remembering the hard fights they fought in silence. We honor them by refusing to treat African indigenous knowledge as superstition, and by holding fast to the legacy they preserved for us with their lives.

By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read

Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenebig

Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig was a Dogon High Priest who brought Kemetic wisdom to the West. Founder of The Earth Center, he revived ancestral traditions, healing, and the Sidereal Calendar. His legacy continues to guide spiritual seekers globally.

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Spiritual Observations: Important (Holy) Days of Penipt (Free Article)

The sixth of the month of Penipt (Day of the Charm of Aishat) is dedicated to the expression of the magic power of the Goddess Aishat. The Goddess Aishat is one of the rare deities, past and present, that transcends geography, time and cultural barriers to affect the course of the world.

By Nehez Meniooh • 7 min read

Kem Genius Through Time: The Sidereal Calendar

Pilgrim's Walking Stick | Dec 19,2008 | Written By Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig The man henceforth regarded as the "Father of History" HERODOTUS relates that he saw "in Thebes 341 wooden statuettes representing the great priests who have succeeded one another since the foundation of the

By Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenebig • 2 min read

Holy Genocides

By Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenebig • 3 min read

Nehez Meniooh

Dedicated to preserving ancestral knowledge and guiding others through spiritual transformation, rooted in the living traditions of Kemetic and West African wisdom. Working on being at least a firefly here on Earth, lighting the path for others.

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The Truth Teller

by Neb Nehez Meniooh From the Print Rising Firefly Edition 70 Prophet Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig is the Maakheru of the Schools of Kebtah (The Earth Center), an international organization in the modern world representing the unified form of the Kemetic (traditional African) temples and nomes. The title of Maakheru

By Nehez Meniooh • 14 min read

Dogon: The Living Heirs of “Ancient Egypt”

by Nehez Meniooh "The Motherland has been reduced to a mere reserve of minerals and wildlife, denying us all aspects of our identity." -Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig, Dogon high priest and teacher of Kemetic wisdom Indigenous Africa is one of the most misunderstood civilizational continuums on Earth. The

By Nehez Meniooh • 6 min read

A Bridge Between Thrones: Indigenous Leadership Alliance The Royal Office of King Nana Yaw Osam I and KEBTAH, Inc.

by Nehez Meniooh A people’s cultural heritage enriches education and innovation by offering diverse perspectives and solutions, ensuring the transmission of traditions and knowledge to future generations. -From the ACCP website On April 2, 2026, a small meeting took place that quietly but profoundly contributed to a new era,

By Nehez Meniooh • 4 min read

Irishapi Pernebsati

Irishapi has been initiating with the Dogon for 6 years and living in remote Costa Rica, focused on her familiy, regenerative agriculture, sustainable building, teaching and natural healing guided by Ankhkasta Natural Healing.

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The Holy Days of Tehuti

Reconciliation with Life and the Divine Education of Humanity By Irishapi Pernebsati The month of Tehuti opens the Kemetic seasonal year with a question: What kind of human beings will we choose to become? Governed by Aishat, the Divine Mother associated with love, faithfulness, protection, family devotion and the power

By Irishapi Pernebsati • 11 min read

Circumcision, Colonialism & the Danger of Calling Other People's Traditions "Barbaric"

As someone who has spent years studying indigenous traditions, one thing I've learned is that there is a profound difference between choosing not to participate in a cultural practice and declaring that practice barbaric.

By Irishapi Pernebsati • 3 min read

Back to Nature: Seeing Animals for What They Are

by Irishapi Pernebsati In the quiet of nature or on a working farm, an animal is just that, an animal. Simple. Dogs keep the farm safe, cats handle the pests, chickens lay eggs, and goats graze. Each has a purpose that supports the whole. In the West, the way we

By Irishapi Pernebsati • 2 min read

Djedka Zeshera

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The Dogon Are Walking

The Dogon Are Walking is a yearly tour where the Dogon travel to places around the world sharing their knowledge. The unique position of the Dogon is that their physical dwellings and rough terrain allowed them to escape much of the devastation of colonization.

By Djedka Zeshera • 3 min read

The New Manifest Destiny

You do not walk into a store and demand an item you cannot afford. The same principle applies here.

By Djedka Zeshera • 5 min read

Beyond the Technological Republic: How the Global Majority is Choosing Nature

by Djedka Zeshera The rift between the working class and the ruling class has never been wider. Not just in the financial disparity but in the vision for the future that the haves and have-nots hold in their minds. In our history books we read about aristocrats luxuriating in

By Djedka Zeshera • 4 min read

Reopening of Ancient Egyptian Temples

Why are the Dogon (an indigenous West African tribe) erecting ancient Egyptian temples deep in the heart of Togo? For the Dogon people, the answer reaches back thousands of years, to a history the modern world has largely forgotten.

By Djedka Zeshera • 2 min read

Iritah Shenmira NABA

Naba Iritah Shenmira, Dogon priest and healer of the Gulmu lineage of Burkina Faso, continues his father Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig’s mission to preserve Kemetic culture and unite humanity through ancestral wisdom and initiation.

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African Sovereignty in Search of Authentic Foundations: Part I

True sovereignty cannot be attained without: a mastery over external influences, a re-appropriation of cultural foundations, and the capacity to produce a model that is uniquely our own—coherent and sustainable.

By Iritah Shenmira NABA • 7 min read

The Importance of the Name Pt. II - The Name, The Destiny

By Iritah Shenmira NABA • 6 min read

The Importance of the Name Pt 1

By Iritah Shenmira NABA • 5 min read

The Ancestral Spirit

By Iritah Shenmira NABA • 7 min read

Kasabez Maakmaah

Kasabez Maakmaah is a researcher, educator and activist bringing light and truth to world issues. A columnist for Rising Firefly Productions since 2008, he brings incisive analysis and historical accuracy to misunderstood and misrepresented topics.

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