hello world
as you may know i been off the grid
still on the road so i been posting sporadic
below is a listserve post from the hoodoo way
sometimes i put them in rootsblog when they reflect
a development of my worldview, my vision
have recently it seems focused on destinywork
both in my Work and in Rest for the Weary
wherein a concern for Fa drives protagonist
tucept jubilation highjohn
and noticed an evolution of my destiny thing
happening in this post
been interesting when i see development of a position
over a period of time reflected in online work
one of my standing tensions as a contemporary black voice
is trying to work with that imperative of being a black voice
and also being an effective voice for all humanity
and i have noticed lately that my concern has expanded
from trying to shape the destiny of the black race
to incorporate the destiny and wellbeing of all humanity
while remaining first and foremost a black voice
which is something i have proposed in theory
so its interesting seeing it work itself out in my own vision and Works
the diifficulty of a lifelong black nationalist reaching for higher ground
this post also reflects the ongoing evolution of my attempts to modernize hoodoo
as a true power in the 21st century, my hoodoo prophet thing
this particular post (revised) was in response to an inquiry about what was happening
with the list, energy been low and i had pulled back as i have
done with all my online activities, in pursuit of this novel
and other reasons as laid out below:
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hello all
i dont really know how to answer that question
thought about dropping it but there are so many strong folk
on it that it seemed a waste to let it go
as you know it flares up occasionally and its always
illuminating when it does
so i decided i would let this list do what it wanted to do
when it wanted to do it
ive personally pulled back right now because
one im concentrating on finishing my novel this year
and two i have lately felt a sense of inadequacy about my hoodoo knowledge
as moderator
most of the things that interest most hoodoos dont interest me
so my basic knowledge has holes in it
(for instance im not really interested in magical recipes, i was when i
started out, but in my hoodoo maturity i work more with my head than my
hands)
but anybody who is interested in dialoguing conventional hoodoo topics
please do so
and i will participate to be best of my inadequate knowledge
samesame atr related hoodoo dialogues, as an uninitiated hoodoo my
atr knowledge is also limited, i try to keep up best i can w/those
limitations
because atr has become so interwoven with contemporary hoodoo
and appreciate all the atr related hoodoo knowledge you can bring to the
table
and the things that do really interest me dont interest everybody else
i want to develop new skill sets for hoodoo
this vision of mine about empowering hoodoo as a spiritual/magical tradition
about manifesting hoodoo as guide and guardian of human destiny
which is going to require new hoodoo skills, new hoodoo dialogues
(and a new hoodoo mythology)
at one point when it was clear the list energy was fading
papa ce suggested a more craftbased focus for the list
which i got no problem with but my idea of 'craft' is just so different from
everybody elses, far as im concerned it has been a craftbased discussion
i want to be a destiny player
i want human destiny to be part of our gameboard as hoodoos
the ever evolving ability to influence or shape human destiny as we see fit
that entails the development of new ideological and prophetic skills
and perhaps new magical skills, or rather the development of our
highmagic skills along with the folkmagic skills we now emphasize
folkmagic focus was good when we were a folk people but we
are not a folk people anymore and strictly folkmagic just wont get it
in the 21st century
i aint saying dump folkmagic im saying that cant be all that we about
hoodoo has to evolve if its going to be a viable 21st century power
and the power is already in our hands if only we are bold enuf to take it
but i felt like folk were getting tired of me constantly hitting this
and instead my attempts to dialogue it were turning folk off instead
as witnessed by the steadily declining activity on the list
decided to concentrate on novel because hopefully my novel will
make my vision clear in a more complete and compelling manner
than listserve activity
i have done much thought on the dynamics of listserve activism
and it seems that the pattern is that a few folk hold conversations
while the rest of the list mostly lurks and perhaps listens with
occasional input
the problem there is that this list is so small that often we dont
maintain critical mass
its still only about 40 folk some of whom who came on early
probably could be dropped because they arent interested in
the direction that its taken
its also an awkward mix of practicing hoodoos who are intrigued by
destinywork
and literary/artistic destinyworkers who are intrigued with or dabblers in hoodoo
(and a couple of wildcards im not quite sure how to define)
but there is a gap in their interests and approaches
and often the twain does not meet
my goal is to bring those two threads together and enable hoodoo destinywork
as a primary hoodoo skill of the future
the folk on this list been cherrypicked
each and every one a player of power and potential
each one somewhat interested in shaping the hoodoo future
in using our power to save and empower the blackrace and culture
to nurture and empower its generations
to ameliorate the human condition
to heal the sick, the deaf dumb and the blind
to awaken the sleeper, protect the weak and guide the strong
in being true powers on this planet
in making this a better world
ive run up on some more but it embarrasses me now to ask folk of power
to join a list that is not active
also my own knowledge inadequacies have begun to bug me
but you know hoodoo knowledge is a lifetime thing so
im trying to fill in my knowledge gaps all the time
right now my primary focus is my novel
i got to put this puppy to bed
finish that novel and i wont have to do so much
begging and cajoling to make things happen
so im only going to be so available to the world, rickydoc
is in the woodshed this year
but this list is still my heart
i have met so many wonderful spiritworkers with such great heart and power
through this list, it has given me a hoodoo community to be part of
and i have learned so much through our interactions and part of the
reason i have withdrawn is feeling the need to grow some
into the power of us as a hoodoo community
something that could not have happened before when hoodoos were
regional and isolated forces, the internet has enabled hoodoo communities
and dialogues and an evolutionary process that has only just now begun
it would behoove us to attempt to shape that process, to shape our
hoodoo future
to conjure our own realities rather than allow other realities to be
imposed upon us
are we or are we not conjurors
nowhere else am i challenged as i have been challenged here
and i love so much that we have been hoodoo family
and nowhere else have i been able to speak about the things that are
important to me
the future of hoodoo
the cultural roles and responsibilities of hoodoo
the nature of hoodoo power and that of its practitioners
hoodoo as guide and guardian of the blackrace
hoodoo as guide and guardian of the human race
the evolution of hoodoo as one of the worlds great spiritual/magical
traditions
the evolution of atr as one of the worlds great religious traditions
the destiny of the human race
and so forth along those lines
woodshed and inadequacies aside
ima try to put a little more energy into the list i guess
(if you know of folk who would fit the hoodoo/destiny focus
of this list please invite them to join it, with the understanding
that it is a very tight list and only a very few folk gon fit the profile)
i appreciate gedenibos call even though he messing w/folks head
or maybe its highjohnny conqueroo fucking w/folk
they both love that trickster knowledge
in spirit and struggle
rickydoc
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