Thursday, March 24, 2011

Sidney Kaplan on Blacks in Early “America”-Wealthy Blacks

Titus; Not exactly a brave sailor, but an interesting person. Hundreds of black seamen served on Patriot privateers. Titus, of Salem, Massachusetts, served as a business agent for the privateers, and did well at it according to the entry of August 13, 1781, in the diary of William Pynchon.
“Fair and cool. News that Mrs. Fairfield’s son died in the prison ship at New York. Three more privateers are taken….  Mrs. Cabot makes her will; it gives Titus her negro, £40 and his freedom in case he shall continue in her service henceforth till her death. Titus cares not, as he gets money apace, being one of the agents for some of the agents for some of the privateersmen, and wears cloth shoes, ruffle shirts, silk breeches and stockings, and dances minuets at Commencement; it is said that he has more profits as agent than Mr. Ansil Alcock….” -  Sidney Kaplan’s The Black Presence in the American Revolution 1770-1800.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Metu Neter Vol. 1-Oracles


            On the most general level, oracles are means of communicating with spirituality agencies. On the highest level, such communications take place with the wisdom faculty (sphere 2 Tehuti) of the spirit, through waking trance. This is the skill possessed by prophets and sages. On the second highest level, communications take place with the same part of the spirit through the casting of lots. These “lots” are symbolic representations of the basic categories into which the entire span of reality can be divided. Other oracles are means of communicating with the other Deities, and lower spiritual agencies through mediumistic trance or the casting of lots. – Ra Un Nefer Amen’s Metu Neter Vol. 1.
The oracle or mentor is important to anyone trying to grow from one stage to another. It is also a difficult task to find a good mentor these days. Most of the people calling themselves leaders are so ordinary in their thinking. Of course we can turn to ancestors of greatness. Those of us in spiritually dead communities often have to do this. Today the attack on our souls is so sophisticated that just studying our ancestors is not enough. The Metu Neter Vol. 1 gives us the perfect solution, engage with principles themselves. It is perfect because it does not cost anything but time and space, and we all are already a part of time and space. It is the solution to all problems. If police are abusing you, communicate with justice. If a homeless person is smelling up your train or bus, communicate with empathy. If you are unemployed, communicate with creativity. If you are stuck in an unhappy situation, communicate with inquisitiveness. I could go on, but you get the picture.   

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Webster’s Dictionary-Revolution

Revolution – A sudden, radical, or complete change; a fundamental change in political organization. – Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary.

 
     Everyone is talking about the revolution in Egypt, but the Egyptians did not have a revolution, they had a rebellion. Their old president (Hosni Mubarak) was a military man who ruled for 30 years. He became too corrupt and ignored the masses of the Egyptians so much that they were suffering economic strife. So many of the unemployed educated people of Egypt protested and demanded that Mubarak leave his post. And who’s running Egypt now? The military. All the Egyptians did was replace one military man with another. The people are screaming democracy, but what they really want are jobs and less corruption, so if the new military man rules in a more fair way, he will reign for as many years as he is just. The people may try democracy until they find out that a democratic Egypt will leave them poor and at the bottom with the wealthy elite taking everything that they can just like in India, U.S. Mexico, etc.