1. Spirituality In Revolution
By E Da Ref
…The Black Panthers clashed with a lot with these types of folks we call Pork chop Nationalists or Arm chair
revolutionaries who focus more on culture then Revolutionary Political Action. This clash of Ideological differences
made it easier for the CIAs COINTELPRO to pin these Black Liberation Organizations against each other to disrupt,
disturb, and prevent the progress of Unity for the Liberation Struggle. We learned from our elder’s mistakes and refuse
to let the enemy capitalize off of our issues with trust and unity amongst ourselves created by the socio-psychological
effects and conditions of slavery, colonialism, capitalism, and imperialism. We are hip to COINTELPRO tricks and
Willie Lynch and We are no longer fallin for that shit!...
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2. Spirituality In Revolution
By E Da Ref on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
An important aspect in the art and science of
revolution is spirituality. It’s a major part which
many revolutionary theoreticians, philosophers, and
scholars leave out because focus of one’s religion or
spiritual doctrine can cause confusion and illusion. It
can separate us; it can prevent progression by
focusing on differences instead of similarities, and
be used to control and suppress rebellions. These are
all unneeded distractions from the common prime
objective of revolution, which is the liberation of our
people. But it can also unite us. It can develop
discipline. It can enforce and enhance ones ethics,
morals, and values. Spirituality has no limits, it’s
infinite. It’s everything and beyond, it can guide us
on our revolutionary path toward liberation of the
land and the people. It will give us a deeper understanding and respect for ourselves because we
are all connected. We are God!
The fore fathers of the Black Riders Liberation Party, (BRLP); The Black Panther Party for Self
Defense studied and learned a lot of their revolutionary politics from the theories and
philosophies of Karl Marx, Mao Tse Tong, Vlad Lenin, Leon Trotsky and other socialist
theoreticians. Many say these people are atheists. The Black Panther Party did soak up game
from some leaders of African class and liberation struggles for independence, like Kwame
Nkruma, The Mau Mau, Patrice Lumumba, the uprisings of Algeria, Angola, and Congo.
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3. They understood what colonialism and neocolonialism was. They had knowledge
of Africa from only a narrow political and modern historical perspective, They kinda swayed
away from the cultural and spiritual aspects not solely due to the lack of knowledge but they
didn’t find it applicable to the modern day struggle and didn’t want to fall into The Pitfalls of
Nationalism as diagnosed By Dr Frantz Fanon in "Wretched Of The Earth". They further
rejected a lot of African culture and spirituality because the examples of Cultural Nationalism
and Pan Africanism set by many organizations at the time adopted a form of Black capitalism.
The Black Panthers clashed with a lot with these types of folks we call Pork chop Nationalists or
Arm chair revolutionaries who focus more on culture then Revolutionary Political Action. This
clash of Ideological differences made it easier for the CIAs COINTELPRO to pin these Black
Liberation Organizations against each other to disrupt, disturb, and prevent the progress of Unity
for the Liberation Struggle. We learned from our elder’s mistakes and refuse to let the enemy
capitalize off of our issues with trust and unity amongst ourselves created by the socio-
psychological effects and conditions of slavery, colonialism, capitalism, and imperialism. We are
hip to COINTELPRO tricks and Willie Lynch and We are no longer fallin for that shit!
The Cofounder of the Black Panther Party, Huey P. Newton was a Revolutionary Philosophical
genius. He even earned a PHD in philosophy. He developed an ideology called Revolutionary
Intercommunalism. Intercommunalism is basically an upgrade from the narrow perspective of
Black Nationalism, which he developed and evolved into Revolutionary Internationalism
because he believed revolution for true liberation should build its foundation on class struggle
instead of limiting it to racial or national boundaries. He understood that we have no nations we
are an international community of oppressed people, and in order to liberate ourselves and
overthrow capitalism we must move in unitary conduct to fight fascism on all fronts, especially
in the colonies of amerikkka from within the belly of the beast, to cripple the power structure
financially, and to organize for Armed struggle. Our Leader of The Black Riders Liberation
Party (New Generation Black Panthers) General T.A.C.O (Taking All Capitalists Out) took this
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4. Ideology and enhanced it, advanced it, and expanded into Revolutionary African
Intercommunalism. Many aspects of Pan Africanism were applied to this theory such as the
culture, the family structure, the interaction between the entire African Diaspora worldwide
within our communities and overseas to unite and fight for liberation. The teachings of Marcus
Garvey have been implemented as well. "Africa for the Africans". Africa is the cradle of
civilization and humanity. We have perpetuated subconsciously the original form of socialism
which we’ve practiced thousands of years before Marx, Lenin, or Mao. This is how we have
been able to survive the African holocaust, slavery and poverty because we always work as a
collective in a communal structure. We Africans are the original man blessed from the sun to the
soil. If we can’t liberate ourselves, nobody else can liberate themselves, let alone liberate each
other. This failing capitalist economic system was built of the slavery and genocide of Africans.
We feed the fuel to imperialism. Therefore We the African lumpen proletariat (not the
black petty bourgeoisie intellectual talented 10th house niggas!) are the vanguard to spearhead
the liberation struggle Because the oppression affects us classless, under or unemployed African
peasants across the globe the most! This shit was built off us! Our people as well as our land has
been raped and exploited for our resources; our mineral wealth, labor, culture and spirituality.
It is time to decolonize liberate and purify our minds bodies and spirits to decolonize, de-
globalize, de-industrialize, and liberate the land, air, water to bring balance to the entire
universe! A stable spiritual base is vital in a revolution. Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism,
and traditional African spiritual rituals and practices such as Yoruba, voodoo, Kemetic Smai
Tawi can be applied to revolution. Even Christianity (if used its pure afro centric non
dogmatic form) can be used to liberate the people. Nat turner for example was a minister; Jesus
(or historically correct Yeshua Ben Yosef) was revolutionary organizing Israelites to liberate
themselves from roman imperialism. The Islamic prophet Muhammad was a revolutionary!
Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha) was a revolutionary! All these spiritualities and/or religious
doctrines have the same messages of truth. Certain Holy books are used as manuals of ethics and
moral values. Some use the Bible, Koran, or the Torah. I use the "Kemetic Tree of Life”, “The
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5. Book of the Dead" and the mystical analogy of "The Asarian Resurrection" translated and
summarized by Dr. Muata Ashby. On my spiritual journey of cultural reconstruction toward
liberation of my mind, body, and soul;
The Story of The Kemetic Tree of Life is essential and applicable to my life and surroundings
based off the symbolism itself.
The Symbolism of the tree has a deep meaning of growth, strength, wisdom and purification. In
The Black Riders Liberation Party’s Black Commune Program (The modernized enhanced and
expanded version of The Black Panther Party 10 Point Platform) Article L It states, "WE RIDE
FOR AN END TO ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AND TO STOP THE DISRUPTION OF
THE EARTHS ECOLOGICAL BALANCE!" In communities across the world where there is a
large concentration of poor Africans and other poor people of color; the environmental
conditions are terrible. From the pollution of air and water in The Niger Delta in West Africa
Due to Oil spills by these Corporate cocksuckers sucking mother earths recourses dry to mass
produce for profit and monopolize and capitalize of it; to the bad air qualities in the ghetto
colonies of Amerikkka, Newark NJ, Detroit MI, North Richmond Ca, Hunters Point District in
San Francisco CA, Every hood in America is by a factory, railroad or freeway. This is how Neo-
Colonialism Globalization, Industrialization, and capitalism are all connected. By spreading
awareness of these issues and putting theory into practice by providing resources of
sustainability to the community, I’m doing god’s work. I’ve worked with organizations,
internships and programs like Trees 4 Life, Urban Releaf where we did Urban Forestry planting
trees in areas where there is bad air quality to filter the oxygen and carbon refreshing it and
releasing it back into the atmosphere.
Planting Trees and producing urban community gardens provides food and shelter, it even plays
as an air conditioner by purifying and filtering these toxic chemicals in the air. We must take
care of mother earth and provide clean and green energy alternatives Wind water and solar. The
earth (womb/soil) is where we came from and that’s where we go back to when we
reincarnate (burial, cremation) or reproduce (sex planting seeds decompose etc)
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6. The tree is a physical example of the ancient Kemetic proverb, "As on Heaven as it is on Earth"
or "Soul to heaven body to earth. You Have the Trunk Branches and leaves performing
photosynthesis getting energy from the symbol of creation i.e. the sun (Ra, the Sun God),
transmitting the energy and moisture from the sky (Nut, Kemetic Sky Goddess) reacting and
corresponding with the radiation and convection from the sun on earth’s surface and soaking
moisture from the primeval ocean underground (Nun, Kemetic Creation Water Goddess From
which Ra Rose from according to the Anunian Mystical Creation Story). It’s the balance of
opposites. The Yin and Yang, Good and bad. Love and hate. They are different but the same. For
example, if you hate something it’s usually due to the love and passion you have for the
opposition and vice versa. It’s all about balance. In common revolutionary political theory this is
like dialectical materialism, the comparisons of differences and similarities and pros and cons of
our surroundings. Things are constantly changing. Nothing is set in stone. Kemetic spirituality,
like revolutionary socialist philosophy refrains from dogmatism because it’s non progressive.
The Kemetic Goddess Maat is this concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice.
The spiritual purification process to lead you to find the god in your inner self is to practice the
42 principles of Maat. The 42 principles of Maat is a set of ethics, morals, and standards to
guide one through a civilized humane path of righteousness. It’s like the 10
commandments from Books of Moses (Torah/Old testament Bible). In fact many theology
scholars say that the 10 commandments actually came from the 42 principles of Maat. These
principles are not written nor read in the commanding style like the 10 commandments are. They
are written and spoken to manifest your divinity. These principles or proverbs are spoken out in
future current and past tense command divinity to yourself like, "I do not kill”, "I have not
killed”, or "I will not kill" not just in the finger pointing, condemning manner of the 10
commandments, "Thou Shalt not Kill".
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7. When you speak positive you bring positive vibes around you. When you think negative and
limit your expectations like I’m only human then that’s exactly how you will remain. In a
Revolution you must be optimistic and have faith in the power of the people and the elements
around you. We need self-determination not self-doubt or defeatism! Number 1 on the Black
Panther 10 point program states, "We want Freedom! We want the power to determine our own
destiny." Well manifesting our inner divine personality traits into action is a step in the right
direction. Manifestation is thinking of an Idea, Speaking out and proclaiming your idea in
confidence, and putting that idea into action. Before you do it, you speak it; and before you speak
it, you think it. Simple as that.
Another important aspect in Kemetic Spirituality that should be applied to the revolution is the
heavy emphasis on Family structure. In the Mystical scripts like Pyramid Texts, The Book of the
Dead and Asarian Resurrection; There are clear cut details teaching the true divinity trinity
which is Man, Woman, and Child (Father, Sun, Holy Ghost) Asar-Aset-Heru. The lustful
Europeanized Omnisexual, (homosexual, pedophilia, necrophilia, Bestiality etc) patriarchal,
tainted, and recycled doctrines of spirituality misinterpreted by the Romans and Greeks. Don’t
include nor accept woman as equal to a man. The man and woman are codependent without one
or the other their cannot be eternal Life which is called Ankh. (The Ankh is the original crucifix,
3000 yrs before Christ symbolizing the phallus, womb, and birth canal, the cross with the loop
around the top for those who don’t know.) The Kemetic Divinity trinity Asar-Aset and Heru
symbolizes the godly characteristics within the Black man woman and child; Wisdom,
Knowledge and Understanding. Asar symbolizes knowledge and eternal life/soul-spirit. Aset
symbolizes wisdom, intuition passion and nourishment. (The common image depicts the deity
Aset breastfeeding her sun Heru resembling the mother being the first teacher and provider of
food for thought and strength) Heru symbolizes Aspiration and the urge to learn as a child, this is
the essential beginning stages of life. Revolution is powered by the community. The community
is one big family of families. An African Proverb says, "It takes a village to raise a child"
and living in this communal fashion has helped us survive slavery with the separation and
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8. destruction of the black family. The Black family is the biggest threat to this racist power
structure!
A major misconception of Kemetic spirituality is that it is a polytheistic (Multiple gods) religion.
Kemetic Theology operates in a Monistic spiritual structure, which is a belief that there is one
Supreme Being that has many manifestations and forms. God is all and everything surrounding
us including ourselves because we are made in our creator’s image. It’s not just polytheism or
monotheism (only one god) it’s actually both and beyond these failed, limited, and
misinterpreted terms. This belief gives us deeper respect for ourselves and surroundings, instead
of having the self-destructive perception that we are all born sinners and everything is evil, or
someone died for or sins so it’s okay to sin because we can’t help it. With the positive godly
divine traits you also have the negative, dastardly, deviant, traits as well. This is what is called
the lower self which is symbolized by the deities Set and Nebthet. Set symbolizes Envy, Ego,
Anger, Individualism, Greed, Lust, and things of the lower nature. Nebthet symbolizes Mortality
and the fear of death and self. These deities just represent negative traits and characteristics that
are centered around materialistic desires and attachment to pleasure which keeps us in an illusion
of happiness only to continue to suffer because without control of these traits of lower nature we
prevent ourselves from achieving true spiritual enlightenment. This is where the revolutionary
discipline and self-sacrifice comes in.
As a revolutionary you no longer belong to yourself, you are the people and the elements around
you. Get over the fear of death for there is no such thing. Like it said on that movie Avatar, "all
energy is only barrowed". It’s the cycle of life. Let go of your material possessions and desires
for they do not belong to you. Realize the fight you are fighting is a righteous one. This is god’s
war we are fighting. We are fighting to take back our rightful divine inheritance to our thrones as
kings and queens to restore the natural balance and order to the universe.
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9. The war against white supremacy, capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism; Is the war against
the inhumane genocide of our people, the pollution of the land, air, and water, and the
destruction of the earth’s ecosystem due to corporate greed. Even the liberation of wild
animals is depending on us! Its way bigger than us! We are talkin about the natural order and
balance of the universe right here! We aren’t Black because we cursed; were black because we
first! That’s why we gotta go through it the worst! What color is outer space? What color is the
soil? See we have been taught by our enemies to hate our true divine selves. The Maroons,
Quilombos, Haitian Liberation fighters and etc. all had spiritual foundation. Even the elements of
nature worked in our favor for liberation because we are spiritually connected. To be a
revolutionary you must be a warrior. There is no warrior like a spiritual warrior fighting for a
righteous divine cause. Spiritual warriorship balances out physical, emotional and mental
aggression. Spirituality and culture promotes self-determination, education, discipline, respect,
humbleness, responsibility, courage and so much more. In this righteous path of Cultural
Reconstruction and de-colonization of our nation we must realize our spiritual power, Define that
phenomenon and make it act in a desired manner.
ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!! HOTEP
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