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
Cultural Commitments From One Civilization to Another Civilization by Kemowat Merutepiaou Civilization is a marked path culminating from centuries of culture, language, research, exploration, and collective action. Africa embodies every dimension expected of a civilization—its intellectual traditions, scientific innovations, and cultural imprints stretch across all corners of the earth. Although colonial intervention disrupted aspects of this trajectory, 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
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 Reconciling ancestral knowledge with the modern system: Is this imperative for African Identity survival? by Alaza Ouro Gbele In the frantic race towards modernity, Africa finds itself today at a crossroads: moving resolutely towards progress without denying what constitutes the profound framework of its collective being. For while modernity builds, structures, and transforms, it is ancestral memory that gives meaning, direction, and coherence to By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Social Consumerism in America by Kentrell Copeland Consumerism has become one of the defining characteristics of modern American society. From the moment people wake up, they are surrounded by advertisements encouraging them to buy, upgrade, and consume. No one just goes to their kitchen to make coffee and get to work anymore. No, it By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Social 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 It Takes a Village: But We Sold Ours By: Irishapi Pernebsati It takes a village,” they say. But how many of us in the modern world have paused, in moments of overwhelm or despair, to ask: Where is my village? Especially those standing closest to life’s thresholds: birth, death, and the fragile spaces in between, where support By Irishapi Pernebsati • 6 min read
Cultural Understanding Postpartum Depression: A Compassionate Guide to Holistic Healing by Zetanefert Zipewtu The journey into motherhood brings profound transformation, yet beneath the anticipated joy and celebration often lies a more complex reality. For the one in seven mothers experiencing postpartum depression (PPD), the path can feel particularly challenging. While the allopathic approach to healing PPD has become the first By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
