Indigenous Wisdom 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
Indigenous Wisdom Chasing the Image Corruption is within us; it comes out of our mouths and other holes in our bodies when we need to release it. But the quality of that understanding can change our basis for those concepts of freedom, order, and the balance between the two. By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Indigenous Wisdom THE DANGERS OF BEING RIGHT – Personal Meditations In the realm of spirituality, humility and patience are fundamental virtues. They teach us to acknowledge the vast, boundless wisdom that transcends individual knowledge and understanding. By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Indigenous Wisdom In the Time of the Lotus But we are living in the time of the Lotus, and all truths necessary for the evolution of humankind will be revealed in stages. We have reached another critical stage in our Cosmic evolution. By The Rising Firefly • 5 min read
Indigenous Wisdom 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
Neb Naba LaMoussa Morodenibig Indigenous Wisdom 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
Indigenous Wisdom 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
Indigenous Wisdom The Village Is Already a Thousand Years Ahead Iritah Shenmira Naba (Neb) brings the wisdom of the Dogon homeland to the Black/African Feminisms Conference 2026 By Biksaa Nessebik I watched it happen through a screen, but it felt more real than that. On the morning of May 22nd, the Black/African Feminisms Conference opened with Diane Hill, By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read
Indigenous Wisdom 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
Indigenous Wisdom 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 There is no action that ends: A personal reflection by Christine Packard I used to believe that my actions ended when the moment passed. If I spoke a harsh word, I assumed or hoped it dissolved into the air once silence returned. If I offered kindness, I imagined it complete when the smile faded. I lived as though my By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Indigenous Wisdom The Point by Mersau Khentimah Has anyone succeeded in preventing the winds from blowing? Has anyone succeeded in preventing the sun from rising or setting? As it will be so from silencing The Gods and Great Ancestors. The ambition of the modern world isn’t to silence nature, that is impossible, but By The Rising Firefly • 2 min read