The History of the Mask Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenebig June 09, 2004 – 6 min read Share this post Benben Who Were the Nabateans, and How Did They Influence the World as We Know it Today? The Nabateans' proximity to the world of the Gods and Ancestors is what made them great. Their attitude of cultural independence and their avoidance of allowing themselves to be vulnerable to outside influences helped them maintain their connection with the Divine World. By The Rising Firefly • 7 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 Benben Koito By The Rising Firefly • 3 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 A Lion in the Wur Each society had its own significance for the hoodie, whether it be religious and a devotion towards something, or to conceal the face in war. The hoodie has a long and extensive history that can be traced in every epoch of human history. By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read From Fall to Rise: Part 1 The individual absorbs the smell of the world and begins to mistake it for his own nature. Fear becomes worldview, greed becomes ambition, lust becomes freedom, anger becomes strength, deception becomes strategy, division becomes loyalty. By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read Photo by Natilyn Hicks Photography / Unsplash Cultural 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 Gizem Nikomedi / Unsplash Harmonious Healing Painkillers: The New Drug of Choice Pain is a teacher, not an enemy. It asks us to listen—to pay attention to what our body, mind, and spirit are trying to say. Pharmaceutical drugs may silence the message, but true healing comes only when we address the cause. By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
Benben Who Were the Nabateans, and How Did They Influence the World as We Know it Today? The Nabateans' proximity to the world of the Gods and Ancestors is what made them great. Their attitude of cultural independence and their avoidance of allowing themselves to be vulnerable to outside influences helped them maintain their connection with the Divine World. By The Rising Firefly • 7 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
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
A Lion in the Wur Each society had its own significance for the hoodie, whether it be religious and a devotion towards something, or to conceal the face in war. The hoodie has a long and extensive history that can be traced in every epoch of human history. By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read
From Fall to Rise: Part 1 The individual absorbs the smell of the world and begins to mistake it for his own nature. Fear becomes worldview, greed becomes ambition, lust becomes freedom, anger becomes strength, deception becomes strategy, division becomes loyalty. By The Rising Firefly • 6 min read
Photo by Natilyn Hicks Photography / Unsplash Cultural 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 Gizem Nikomedi / Unsplash Harmonious Healing Painkillers: The New Drug of Choice Pain is a teacher, not an enemy. It asks us to listen—to pay attention to what our body, mind, and spirit are trying to say. Pharmaceutical drugs may silence the message, but true healing comes only when we address the cause. By The Rising Firefly • 4 min read
