The "El"

By now, you may have realized how strongly I feel about WORDS, so I will do my best to select them wisely.

This is my Dad, may he R.I.P (1955-1997).  His name was AlmaguEL.  Born and shot and killed in a country where dreamed and made strides to return and retire in Haiti.  He grew up on his dad's farm.  A country boy, my grandfather own acres of farm land in the valleys of mountains toward Jacmel.  Although, I have not been, the soil is said to be red, and dry, but they made a living.

Couzin "Cousin"/ Azaka Mede is synchronized with the Catholic image of St. Isidore.

  Azaka is the lwa of the land,  regarded as a farmer.  Farmers are regarded as simple men, but farmers are in constant contact with the earth, soil, they are aware of seasonal changes, and understand sowing, reaping, and the harvest.  How can anyone with such information be simple, or poor?

It is with this information of the observation of the stars, sun, moon, and season that resulted in astrology, and almanac.  In Haitian kreyol the word that is used for calendar is Almanac.

Last week I spoke of the Agarou and the Archangel St. MichaEL.  The names of the angels all, coincidently end with "EL".  What is it about "EL".  Michael, Uriel, Gabriel, Raphael, Samuel, etc.

What is it about deities that are associated with the "EL".  

ʾĒl  Northwest Semitic word meaning "god" or "deity", or referring (as a proper name) to any one of multiple major Ancient Near East deities. A rarer spelling, "'ila", represents the predicate form in Old Akkadian and in Amorite. The word is derived from the Proto-Semitic archaic biliteral ʔ-L, meaning "god".



Today I stand on my square, as a Moor.  Not from a religious stand point like Moorish, or Jewish.  But as a granddaughter of a Haitian farmer.  The first "Black" Republic?  Let's take a closer look at the Haitian flag.  What do you see?

What is that on the top of the palm tree?  The palm tree is the emblem of Haiti!  Sitting at the top is a fez!  The fez is the head gear of the Moor.  Therefore, Haiti is a Moorish nation. Which distinguished itself, when it broke away from the Crown, as a Republic. 

Ironically, the fez can be found on several flags.  Let's look at the New York State flag.  On the staff of the woman "Indian" on the left.  Again, you find a flag, furthermore, at her feet is the Crown.  


The Moors, created things such as the:

• Algebra
• Almanac
• Alchemy

The Capture of Fez occurred in 1576 at the Moroccan city of Fez, when an Ottoman Empire force from Algiers supported Abd al-Malek in gaining the throne of Morocco against his nephew and rival claimant Mulay Muhammed. About 10,000 Ottoman soldiers participated to the campaign. This campaign followed a short-lived Ottoman capture of Fez in 1554.


Which leads to ask what is up with the, Al?   What if we live in Al-Morocco?  This is the flag of Al-Morocco.

Hillary Clinton made an address in the Benjamin Banneker room of the White House, but what is the Al-Moroccan flag doing in Casablanca "White House".  Here is the video of Hillary and the Moroccan Minister in Casablanca!?!

Who is Benjamin Banneker?  Why does he have a room in the White House, and a National Park in Washington, D.C. Why haven't I heard of him? 

Isn't Casablanca an American classic move, which is said to taken place in Morocco.  Wake Up.  Here in lies the root cause of the distorted state of the people.

Morocco-US ‘Treaty of Peace & Friendship’│Congress ratifies 1787

George Washington sent letter to Mohammed III, Sultan of Morocco

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I think I have given enough to chew on for a few weeks as I prepare for the Seasonal change in a few weeks.  This is an open invitation to join me on September 10th.  As I will share the tools, information and materials for the new season.  Join I will post a link on my Google+ of the details.
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The ABCs of Spells... Spelling

Thank God for the internet, the wonderful world wide web.  You can google just about anything.  Google however is Artificial intelligence, an algorithm, you can only get out what was put in.   

Many search for spells on the net.  People seek spells for love, work, money, etc.  Yet, you know when you cast your net you can draw up things that want, and others that you do not.  The beauty that we have is natural intelligence.  As beings we have the power to create.

Yes, others can effectively petition on your behalf.  However,  No one can speak to your situation, greater, than you. You are going through your own experience. If it is your desire to become a mambo, hougan, shaman, etc, this is an indispensable skill.

The truth is a lot of people do not know how to spell. Being able to spell is the ability sum up how you feel. (A spell enhances your confidence that will get you a job, an interview, your money back, your to get your personality across.  Your words is your sword, and your vocabulary is vehicle that drive them into existence.

A spell consists of words to command a certain outcome.  Yes, spelling that which we learned in elementary school is important. Words have power! Re- read the sentence...

While in school, I have heard some say I do not see why this is important I am not going to use this in "real" life!?! Spelling seems crazy, illogical, and 'weird', right? But there are patterns, rules & reasons why some words are spelled the way they are - honestly!

One of the main complaints I here that I do not have...
Statistics state that:

2/3 of American students who aren't proficient readers by the grade will end up in jail or on welfare.

61% of low income families don't have books at home... 

1 in 4 American children never learn how to read. 

Interesting numbers, when education in America is, free. It's never too late to improve your spelling, thus your spells. Do something now to improve your spelling. It is useful for your personal altar work, addressing the lwa, and magic. 

Learning all about why we spell the way we do.  Notice spelling patterns, and using spelling strategies will improve your spells--- spelling, writing and confidence.
 

 

 

 

Nago Nation: Ogou Feray, Ogou Ashango, and Colonization the true Enslavement of the Haitian people!!!

I saw this statue and was drawn to it.  I love the color red, it catches my attention instantly.  I noticed that the name was Chango.  In Haitian Vodou there is the Nago Nation.  In every nation there are multiple types of a particular lwa within a group.

The Ogouns:  St. Jacques, Ossange, Ogou Badagri,  Ogou Feraille, Ogoun Fer, Ogoun Shango, Ogou Balindjo, Ogou Balizarre, Ogoun Yemsen to name a few. 

In Haiti Ogou has been syncrenized with the Catholic saint St. George.  However, an interesting part of history has been left out of Haitian history that I believe is revelant to the state of the people, and one of the main reasons of the current condition of the country. 

It took the beloved Ogou spirit to bring this to my attention.  Now when I look at this, what comes to my mind is the opulence of the Moor.  The Moors have been forsaken throughout history.   We have been told that we have come out of slavery, and everything that we have ever accomplished was associated with slavery, but my perception has shifted. 

Our culture has been engulfed with Catholicism and Christianity not by choice...  It is said that Christopher Columbus came to Haiti and landed on Mount St. Nicholas...  I wonder why, just as the pilgrimages landed on Plymouth Rock!?!  We are learning more of the contribution that Columbus made...  which is colonization and not civilization.  Civilzations already existed on the island of Ayiti, long before the crash landing of Colonization...
But I will examine this further on just who St. Nicholas was and thus the root of colonization, and the enslavement in Ayiti.