we definitely liked this place better when god was a woman.

yes, we’ve heard of the spiritual walkers.

It is good to seek the light, though only by turning away from it can we view our own shadows.

Study the darkness and you will never miss the presence of light. Embrace the light, and you will become darkness itself.

in a dualistic worldview its good vs evil. in a hollistic worldview, it might be evil vs evil.

lack of the ability the think nonlinearly is a symptom of brain damange caused by imperial indoctrination.

we are all collectively experiencing the inexplicable.

the goddess is more than love can ever be, though love is hummanity’s accessible path to the divine.

systems of thought whether they be ideologies or social contructs are made real by the power of human imagination.

science and monotheism are ideologies that organize knowledge into a worldview that serves imperial power.

money, individualism, and the nation-state are the cornerstones of the age of pathriarchy.

plastic saxophone reeds lack the spiritual power needed to project the cosmic message. however, they are well adapated for the current times.

the ability to create money is the usurpation of the Divine.

the most effective means systems of oppression use to turn human beings into a machines and tools is by supressing our sense of empathy.

will artificial intelligence destory our trust in digital and print media? perhaps we’ll just continue adapting ourselves false memories…

One of the most dangerous human inventions is organized theft combined with an exclusionary moral framework to justify it. In these societies what looks like intergenerational wealth is actualy multigenerational theft. This stark ethical inconsistency creates an unstable foundation for the civilizations this culture attempts to build which often end up being violent and very short-lived.

AFRO JAZZ

9pm Saturdays at Sahara Lounge, ATX

bacopa (brahmi)
grants greater mental clarity and intellectual prowess.

rooibos (red bush)
restores health and well being without the addictive effects of caffiene.

stinging nettle
gain stregth and resilience with deep tissue nourishment

tulsi (holy basil)
calms nervousness and reduces anxiety while building resistence.

library

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
Chandra Prescod-Weinstein

Xenogensis: Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Imago, Lilith’s Brood
Octavia Butler

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson

eshu / elegba
the wandering child clad in red and black, the trickster residing within the red dirt, keeper of the crossroads, messenger of God, master of fate and destiny, bearer of the crimson feather of endlessly multiplying power, the very embodiment of ashé (the power to make things happen)

ifá
voice of the divine, wisdom of the ancestors, bringer of clarity, home of secrets, dwelling in the palm nuts, guide of divination, companion of osayin

osanyin
gifter of herbal medicine, granter of the knowledge of healing leaves and roots, keeper of the forest, master of the bush, the maimed one, lover of beads, the extremist striving for balance, the arrogance one who was humbled, the tiny voice found in tiny dolls, puppets, and birds, companion of ifá