Zaghwa/Beri Tribe Heritage & Cultural Day Cultural The Surprise Invitation A surprise encounter leading to cultural exchange with the Zaghwa Beri Tribe. By The Rising Firefly • 8 min read
Cultural Free Astronomical Timing: What We Need To Know: The Sidereal Calendar The Sidereal Calendar is the only concept of time division that is based purely on astronomical knowledge. This calendar, in reality, is 73,300 years old and its quality still imposes itself onto all scientific works of modern astronomy. By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Photo by HisArt Photos / Unsplash Social The Global Crisis of Masculinity and Femininity, A Kemetic Reading of Energetic Imbalance When the mother and father principles weaken, individuals feel unrooted. They struggle to trust their intuition, to form stable relationships, or to feel at home within themselves. This is not because people are inherently broken. It is because the energetic environment around them is unstable. By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read
Harmonious Healing ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Alternative Treatments For ADHD ADHD is not a rare condition in today's modern world. Perhaps it is the decline of the family and neighborhood and the rise of extremely realistic video games and television shows that are contributing to the problem. By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read
Cultural Free THE AFRICAN REVOLUTION: How Two Revolutionaries from Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré and Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig, are using Psychological Warfare to Crush Africa’s Biggest Enemies (Part 1) Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig is one of the Indigenous Elders and Wisdom Keepers of Africa who have been fighting for Africa’s mental and spiritual liberation for decades. By The Rising Firefly • 30 min read
Photo by Natilyn Hicks Photography / Unsplash Cultural Free A Message to Black People Part Three We must take the harder path: to look in the mirror, to abandon self‑loathing, and to remember that the greatest forces we can touch are the forces of nature itself. By The Rising Firefly • 8 min read
Photo by Val Vesa / Unsplash When Knowledge Becomes Character Honesty unmasks the uncomfortable realization that many who believed themselves to be the most educated have unknowingly become the greatest disciples of society's destruction. By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read
Photo by Dan Counsell / Unsplash Cultural Writers For Tomorrow If we truly believe that our Ancestors’ knowledge is valuable, then we must take up the pen, or sit before the keyboard, as one of the tools of our responsibility to defend their legacy. By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Social Free Cultural Reform: Eliminating Divisions in Burkina Faso Schools by Nezeziyah Sakuhai One recent evening, my hair braider and her friend finished installing Fulani braids on my girls. I asked them to add beads. The leading stylist warned, “If I put these on their hair, the people are going to chase them around at school.” This scenario sounded like By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read
In His Father’s Footsteps Free Who am I? Reconciling with a Rejected Bloodline One of the root causes of the fragmentation and disorder I see in modern life is this profound disconnection from our true self, our lineage and our relationship to the natural world. Without this foundation to stand upon, we have become vulnerable, easily manipulated and controlled. By The Rising Firefly • 11 min read
In His Father’s Footsteps Free The Maakheru: Revolutionary of Kemetic Memory The Maakheru, the teller of truth, was not merely a thinker or a transmitter of knowledge. He embodied a true intellectual, philosophical, and spiritual renaissance founded on the rediscovery of the Kemetic heritage. By The Rising Firefly • 1 min read
Cultural Burkina Faso’s Path to Sovereignty Pt 2: The Black Winter A breakdown of Captain Ibrahim Traore, President of Burkina Faso speach at the Summit of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) in Bamako, December 2025 By Kasabez Maakmaah • 20 min read
Cultural Free 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
Cultural 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
Science & Reason Free Modern Vs. Afro-Indigenous Astrology: An Astrologers Perspective To anyone who may consider pursuing astrology, and to those who have mastered it; there is another side of the coin that the fathers of modern astrology did not receive from Kemet. By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read
Social TOGO-AES Sahel 2026-2028 Alliance: African Solidarity in the Face of Asymmetrical Warfare by Zefihapi Dematepia Togo launched a revolutionary initiative on April 18th, 2026, in its economic capital, Lomé, by holding a strategic summit with the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) of Burkina, Niger, and Mali. These AES countries officially exited the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in 2025 to By The Rising Firefly • 14 min read
Indigenous Wisdom Free 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
Indigenous Wisdom Free Mind-Altering Substances and the Spiritual Quest: Paths of Permission, Paths of Prohibition by Ameena Ahmed Throughout human history, spiritual communities have sought methods to thin the veil between the visible and invisible worlds. Some traditions have pursued this aim through ritual intoxication, others through prayer, fasting, breath, rhythm, and disciplined consciousness. The divergence between these approaches reveals not a single spiritual truth, By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Cultural Free The Orchard Lesson by Kemabib Dematepia I was about 10 years old on the day my elder brother and I set out with two older friends foraging for rare fruits in the jungle. After about a kilometer of trekking we located soursop, guava, rare mango and avocado trees. There was a problem; we By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read
Free THE MANUFACTURED CRISIS OF IDENTITY How Western Illusion-Creation Diverted Us From Our True Selves — And the Ancient African Wisdom That Had Already Provided the Answer by Ameena Ahmed For centuries, the Western colonial enterprise has relied on a subtle but devastating mechanism: teaching people to construct lives of illusion so thoroughly that they forget By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Ka’atibi Free Fitting into something pure by Tenihapi Hezahadjed Purification prepares us for what’s next. We brush our teeth and clean ourselves physically to prepare for a new day - but in this modern world, do we have a clear technical and logical process to clean our spirit daily? With Nature always becoming anew, and the By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Night Fire Free Name Only One Good Thing: A Hilarious Journey Through Humanity's Greatest Illusion by Repiyah Hentkhepra Let us play along for a moment. Let us imagine that you were asked in a global panel of thinkers, philosophers, and policy makers to name just one thing; yes, one thing, that the modern world, through its many glittering towers of political leadership, has truly done By The Rising Firefly • 2 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 Free Burkina Faso Beyond the Headlines By: Nezeziyah Sakuhai Burkina Faso is a country in Western Meritah (West Africa) that has become quite distinguished in what feels like the blink of an eye. A movement is unfolding here, one led by President Ibrahim Traoré. It is rooted in reclaiming some traditional values: economic sovereignty, independence, and By The Rising Firefly • 9 min read
Social Free Educating A New Generation: A Natural Perspective By: Tiasta Maaheqwur In my time working as a school psychologist in both mainstream and therapeutic schools, I noticed an epidemic. Seemingly on an upward trend each year, school classrooms are becoming more packed with children labeled as having “disabilities,” whether Learning Disabilities, ADHD, Autism or Mood Disorders. I was By Tiasta Maaheqwur • 4 min read
Cultural Free 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
Earth Talk Every Day Cosmetics: Their Toxic Effects & What We Can Do About Them By Irishapi Pernebsati • 14 min read
Captain Ibrahim Traoré gives commemoration speech on the 65th anniversary of Burkina Faso's independence. Social A Burgeoning Era for Africa and its Diaspora By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read
Indigenous Wisdom Free A Basis for Meaning: Reassessing Mental Wellness Philosophy (Free Article) We cannot simply wake up and think we have done more than enough to feel happy, loved, etc. If we can say that having expectations of ourselves or others' expectations of us is to blame for us sinking deeper into mental illness, what should we say about our expectations of life? By Kasabez Maakmaah • 13 min read
Social Free Gen Z and the Kenyan Protests (Free Article) olitical turmoil has been pervasive throughout the world this year. We’ve had coups in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso (predating the current year), the resignation of the Ethiopian Prime Minister more recently, civil unrest in Sudan and Southern Cameroon, and further afield, the genocide in Gaza. By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Science & Reason Free What Is the True History of Humanity? (Free Article) What would AI say about the true history of Kemet? Could it offer an answer free from colonial, religious, or scientific agendas? ChatGPT’s response surprised me. By Irishapi Pernebsati • 8 min read
Free Purification is a Process (Free Article) By Giziribtah Debasah How many times have you heard someone say purification of mind, body, and spirit? What does this really mean? What is the goal? How, why, and when do you do this? How often is it necessary? Is it necessary? The English language is quite tricky and allows By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Social Quiet Observations A take on glocal current events from Uganda By The Rising Firefly • 7 min read
Environmental “Developing” Our Ancestral Villages: The Case of Nkewn Village By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read
Cultural Reciprocity with the Ancestors: A Journey of Transformation Through Kebtah By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Indigenous Wisdom Ancestral Wisdom and Modern Application These days, it's rare to hear words that convey the concept of "Ancestors." By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
