Burial Rights - A Fight for Dignity Nehez Meniooh March 10, 2015 – 9 min read Share this post Spotlight The Value of a Life by Kasabez Maakmaah I saw a dead body the other day. Returning from travels in Africa along a cross country road in Burkina Faso, our caravan of vehicles was slowed. There appeared to have been an accident. A bus had driven halfway off the road to our left. In front By Kasabez Maakmaah • 5 min read Social The Destruction of the African Identity. Part 2 by Keniwuru Merutepiaou The plot against Traditional African Spirituality. Now let’s continue with the Christian European story. During the time of the transatlantic slave trade, European countries and kingdoms often sent explorers to venture further and deeper into Africa for potential resource exploitative possibilities. In history class we learn By The Rising Firefly • 10 min read Social Catastrophe in Meritah’s Great Lakes - Part 6: The Spirit of Evil By The Rising Firefly • 10 min read Indigenous Wisdom Free Her Magic is Around Us When I look closely, I see everything in Nature is offering itself for the becoming of something else. This is how I recognize the touch of Goddess Aishat everywhere around me. By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read Indigenous Wisdom The Charm of Aishat: Awakening the Magical Power Within The deepest lesson of the Charm of Aishat can be understood as an invitation to recognize that every person carries something valuable. By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read Harmonious Healing Depression: Alternative Treatments It should be noted that the modern medical system's explanation for depression is only a theory, which they readily admit. Depression is more of a spiritual and coping problem and should be treated as such. By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read Cultural 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 Indigenous Wisdom 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 Cultural 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
Spotlight The Value of a Life by Kasabez Maakmaah I saw a dead body the other day. Returning from travels in Africa along a cross country road in Burkina Faso, our caravan of vehicles was slowed. There appeared to have been an accident. A bus had driven halfway off the road to our left. In front By Kasabez Maakmaah • 5 min read
Social The Destruction of the African Identity. Part 2 by Keniwuru Merutepiaou The plot against Traditional African Spirituality. Now let’s continue with the Christian European story. During the time of the transatlantic slave trade, European countries and kingdoms often sent explorers to venture further and deeper into Africa for potential resource exploitative possibilities. In history class we learn By The Rising Firefly • 10 min read
Social Catastrophe in Meritah’s Great Lakes - Part 6: The Spirit of Evil By The Rising Firefly • 10 min read
Indigenous Wisdom Free Her Magic is Around Us When I look closely, I see everything in Nature is offering itself for the becoming of something else. This is how I recognize the touch of Goddess Aishat everywhere around me. By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read
Indigenous Wisdom The Charm of Aishat: Awakening the Magical Power Within The deepest lesson of the Charm of Aishat can be understood as an invitation to recognize that every person carries something valuable. By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read
Harmonious Healing Depression: Alternative Treatments It should be noted that the modern medical system's explanation for depression is only a theory, which they readily admit. Depression is more of a spiritual and coping problem and should be treated as such. By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read
Cultural 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
Indigenous Wisdom 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
Cultural 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
