The Initiate To Be Human Again by Netefi Khentimah Somehow, the beings whose roots stretch deep beneath the earth and whose branches reach toward the sky do not need instruction on how to be. The tree does not question its purpose. The fish in the ocean are not taught their nature or how to use their By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
Social The Identification system imposition on the human beings Identity by Sahkana Merutepiaou Modern societies have developed formal identification systems to organize populations, administer governance, and regulate access to rights and resources. These systems—such as birth certificates, national identity cards, passports, and digital databases—are standardized, state-controlled, and designed to identify individuals within a large population. However, the foundation By The Rising Firefly • 3 min read
The Initiate Barbarism by Aama Harwood Growing up in an old mining town nestled between the Navajo and Ute reservations in Southwest Colorado, the words "savage" and "barbarian" conjure images of a history laden with violence and contradiction. I think of how settlers brought with them a vision of By The Rising Firefly • 7 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 • 6 min read
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
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
