Meditation on the Human Heart The Rising Firefly January 06, 2026 – 2 min read Share this post 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. In classical Meritah (African) By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read Social Reconciling ancestral knowledge with the modern system: Is this imperative for African Identity survival? By The Rising Firefly • 3 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. In classical Meritah (African) By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read Cultural Lineage, Loss, and Remembrance Through Ancestral Presence By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read Benben Reclaiming the funerary rites of passage— Guiding the Ancestral Spirit in transition. By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read Social A Message to Black People By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read Cultural Commitments From One Civilization to Another Civilization By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read Science & Reason Chasing Certainty: Why Modern Answers Fail the Human Being By The Rising Firefly • 5 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. In classical Meritah (African) By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read
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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. In classical Meritah (African) By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read
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