Tribal Pacts The Rising Firefly September 12, 2006 – 5 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 Cultural Visit to the Consul General of Burkina Faso in New York City Disciples of Dogon Master Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig met with Burkina Faso’s General Consul, Estelle Pélagie P. Segda Gango in New York City, strengthening a shared commitment to culture, diaspora engagement, and the development of the homeland By The Rising Firefly • 5 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 A protestor gestures and holds a placard during a demonstration in front of the South African Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia on September 4, 2019 SALIM DAWOOD/AFP/AFP/Getty Images) Cultural Alienation and the ‘South African’ Dilemma (Pt. 2): The Architecture of Alienation The question before us is not simply why xenophobia has resurfaced in South Africa, but how Africans came to regard one another as strangers in the first place. By The Rising Firefly • 9 min read Cultural 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 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
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
Cultural Visit to the Consul General of Burkina Faso in New York City Disciples of Dogon Master Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig met with Burkina Faso’s General Consul, Estelle Pélagie P. Segda Gango in New York City, strengthening a shared commitment to culture, diaspora engagement, and the development of the homeland By The Rising Firefly • 5 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
A protestor gestures and holds a placard during a demonstration in front of the South African Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia on September 4, 2019 SALIM DAWOOD/AFP/AFP/Getty Images) Cultural Alienation and the ‘South African’ Dilemma (Pt. 2): The Architecture of Alienation The question before us is not simply why xenophobia has resurfaced in South Africa, but how Africans came to regard one another as strangers in the first place. By The Rising Firefly • 9 min read
Cultural 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
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