last week on the hoodoo way list papa gede nibo
raised the question of the mothership
this got folk going
folk start riffing the mothership as a metaphor for the cosmic all
folk start riffing off geogre clintons mothership connection and the cosmic funk
the question of the nuwabian ufo beliefs came up
etc etc
jacqui suggested that we were the mothership
the mother and father she said of humanity
about the time of that conversation
i did a piece called when elephants dance in which i spoke on the tsunami
and said when the earth shifts in search of its own equilibrium humans die
when solar systems shift planets die
said thats why we have to get off the planet, spread out and increase the odds
of human survival (one planet is not enuf)
a reply on the list said that it was irresponsible perhaps to focus on spaceage issues
and that we would not find 'refuge' in space, we could not 'flee our problems'
my reply (edited) is as follows:
first that i was in total agreement with him
im all about whats happening now
but i do believe that effective whats happening now moves
have to be designed to have maximal influence on the
destiny of the blackrace and all humanity
im talking longgame
the longer your game the stronger it is
and for me the longgame is about shaping the
destiny of our generations
which is done by working the tribal spirit -
working the tribal soul
(or if you prefer a more scientific phrasing - working the tribal culture)
ie
cast your vision young hoodoo as far as you can see
determine the challenges the tribe will face
prepare the tribal soul to meet them
which means you have to make the moves now to shape the future
then
but you got to be shaping as many generations as your vision can handle
christanity and islam took about 2000 years or so to get to where they
are now
in terms of their gamestrength
whereas hoodoo and atr aint got hardly no gamestrength
hell we aint even organized
(except for the fledgling hands)
so if we in the 21st century thinking say a minimum of 2000 years ahead
then we talking spacegame, if humanity aint off the planet 2000 years
from now
something has gon desperately wrong
but the moves have to be made now to shape
the destiny of humanity 2000 years from now
i aint talking about fleeing nobody
im talking about engaging them head to head
im talking about positioning ourselves to be humanities guide and guardian
as they evolve into whatever the future of humanity entail
which means that our vision of humanities destiny has to be greater than
all others
to encompass more generations and be a more cosmic vision
if otherfolk thinking 200 years ahead we got to think 2000
if they thinking 500 years ahead we got to think 5000
and just swallow their games with the sheer power of ours
im talking about making ourselves masters of trickeration
on a whole new level
making ourselves masters of strategy
the key that opens all locks
thats traditionally been our greatest power - trickeration
thats what hoodoos do
thats what we call ourselves doing anyway
in our Work and our lives
a lot of folk they so sure we gon lose they scared
to even step up to play cause they so sure we gon lose
but for those of us who have committed ourselves to
the destiny of the blackrace and thru them all humanity
our every act, our every thought, our every product, our every move
is predicated on how it will influence the destiny of the race
we got different ideas of how to go about that
but thats what we about
in particular those of us who consider hoodoo the
indigenous african american spiritual system
consider it an act of cultural custodianship
an instrument of political and spiritual redemption
and if we gon game we got to game the strongest game that ever was
we got to outgame everybody on this planet
2000 years aint nothing for serious hoodoo game
either we talking longgame or we aint
and if we talking longgame we including the
dispersal of our culture and our generations
among the stars
we aint talking about fleeing nothing
we talking about being an integral part of the evolving multiculti mix
but establishing ourselves as such an illuminated culture and people
that everybody on the planet aspire to be us
and be with us
which is why i dont have no problems with the multiculti nature of hoodoo today
but i will not let hoodoo be stripped of its cultural responsibilities
and become just a spicier newage flavor of wicca
but yes we are members of both families, human and black
so our vision has to serve both of our families
both blackfolk and all humanity
which is why im trying to shape and define hoodoo as the
prophetic tradition of
the world
and blackfolk as a chosen people
fully understanding that i have to avoid chosen people syndromes
but also fully convinced that blackfolk must have a mission
greater than their adversity
something that will call on them to be greater than they are
that requires of them their very best as a people
that requires of their generations their very best
responsiblity for humanities march into its ever greater self
de geas of rickydoc
if we would reclaim our legacy as gods holy instrument
we must walk on higher ground
and thats why i call the nuwabians a travesty
and i feel sorry for the folk caught up in it
for me they represent all the problems w/spiritual game
that blindly cultic follow the leader hierarchy
that spaceranger ufo mythology that aint got nothing to do
with the mothership connection
aint nothing but a colored jonestown far as im concerned
a bunch of spiritual thugs
and i will not abide a thief of souls
that aint no longgame, thats diversionary bullshit
im talking longgame up in here
but that destiny has to be shaped right here and now
its is shaped in the moves we make as conjurors and
cultural custodians today and tomorrow
it is shaped in the conversations we have when
we reason together on this list
it is shaped in our attempts to define ourselves
and our Works for the 21st century
in our every thought and act
we shape and conjure our future reality
as i say in my best prophetic moment to date:
cast your vision young hoodoo as far as you can see
determine the challenges the tribe will face
prepare the tribal soul to meet them
when i say prepare the tribal soul to meet them
im saying the true battle is within
it is in constantly shaping our souls
for this struggle
and forging into the tribal spirit whatever
we need
to shape our generations into the kind of people
we would them be
the game aint always the same
just as we are trying to find the vision appropriate to our
times and condition, so too will the hoodoos of the future
have to find their own visions
and shape the tribal soul for the challenges of their times
my earthbound vision does not truly encompass when we have spread
out amongst the stars and our culture has evolved into
manifestations i can only imagine
but i will try to lay down principles of tribal/human evolution
principles of destinic guidance
that will be applicable no matter what challenges the
future brings to our people and our generations
no matter where blackfolk be in the foreseeable and
unforeseeable future they will be alright as long as
the hoodoos of
their times
cast their vision as far as they can see
determine the challenges the tribe will face
prepare the tribal soul to meet them
it is de geas of rickydoc
be well be wary
be safe
word by
rickydoc flowers
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