Tomorrow never comes

I have been absent from the blogosphere for too long. Well, maybe not too long but a long time nonetheless. Since I last posted there have been a few things that have significance for me both physically and psychically. Of course, there is the communal electoral event that resulted in the rise to prominence (and some would say power) of President Obama. Other issues include the deepening crisis of the economy (both domestic and international) and the role of the new faithful opposition in American political society.

It is with great trepidation mixed with the air of celebration that we view the ascendancy of our man, Barack Obama, to the pinnacle of political power. Not knowing what is behind the door of the future and who Obama has, or will, find behind the curtain that shields the wizards that wield the levers of society today, we all express some degree of satisfaction and anticipation of the future. Embedded in the consciousness of the Black experience and the white reality is the role and potential of Africans both in America and in the World. It has been noticed that the choice made by both Blacks and whites (and apparently Obama himself) to identify a man that had one white parent and one black parent as a Black person is a reflection of the ongoing power, prominence and preeminence of externalized White superiority and internalized Black inferiority in European society. If indeed he (Obama) is half and half then he is just as much one as the other. The idea of who is black and who is white is reflected in the embeddedness of the "one drop rule."

The identification of Obama as a Black man and the first "Black" president is an acknowledgment of the continuing state of the world where those of European descent define and dictate what is reality through force of arms, thought domination and resource control. Is Obama's parentage a reason for Blacks to celebrate as an accomplishment of social progress that a person who has both a "white" parent of European descent and a "Black" parent of African descent has been elected President? Is Obama's parentage a reason for white people to celebrate as an achievement of social enlightenment that a person who has both a "white" parent of European descent and a "Black" parent of African descent has been elected President? We will leave it to you to answer.

But why can't we celebrate the victory of the "best man" for the job, the most qualified by American opinion, as reflected in the vote, for the job or the victor of the political race? Why must we see the event in terms of biological race? The embeddedness of the concept in the culture persists despite scientific objections to it and declarations of its irrelevance, inaccuracy and ineffectiveness as a social, political or biological concept of any specificity and clarity.

Specious is what I think most of the scientist that ogled and ahh'ed the "inconvenient truth" about climate change and the harm caused to the environment by the obstinate and backwards refusal to acknowledge and face the truth of the physical world chocking from the economic waste products of the contemporary European expression of life and its concomitant lifestyle. Yet ol' Al did not venture into the inconvenient truth that lay nestled in a wood pile in his old Tennessee home which is choking the social world with the emotional waste products of the contemporary European expression of society and its concomitant social practices of internalized oppression and externalized colonization of the minds, bodies and spirits of both white and non-white people.

This rant is all about Obama. It is slowly preparing the back story for the saga that he will write unless he flips the script and gets rid of Rahm Emanuel, Larry Summers and Tim Geithner along with their associated social and economic philosophies. Now even after looking at the links that I have provided you may wonder what I am objecting to. After all these guys are about as mainstream and embedded in contemporary society at the highest levels as you can get. But then that is my complaint or rather concern.

The economy. What can I say that hasn't been said? Are we experiencing a seismic shift of the old order giving way to the new? Is America joining the Soviet Union on the dustbin of economic history? The Funkadelic music group released an album years ago named "America Eats its Young." I think it is becoming clear that we can say the same thing about capitalism.

I have my grandson in my lap now and he demands my immediate attention so more later.




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Surprised by the sunrise

I was adrift in the political season of the Presidential election and my postings refelected as much. Now with the hullabaloo over and done with we can get down to business. The real business at hand is the healing that we need to advocate for and facilitate occurring in ourselves, our relationships, our families, communities, countrys and realities.

There is so much denial, deception and disheartening despair afloat on the vibes of the uninverse it can really get to you if that is what you are tuned into. But at the same time that we are awash in the blues, there is alos light breaking over the hill, sunshine in our spirit and blessings bontifully bestowed on each of us . . . . if you are tuned into that.

The point is that much of what we experience is just what spectrum of the bandwidth we are receiving at the moment. So turn your knobs if you need to, flip your switch, push your own button and spin your dial to tune into the wide spectrum of positivity and sunshine that awaits you. Embedded in each of our reality is a gentic code that responds to our desires and our intentionality. If we focus on something it is manifest. So be careful what you wish for (even if you are wishing it doesn't happen). Even when it is raining the sun is shining.





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Next best thing

Next on list of things to do is to decide what world we want. After making this decision we must take action to manifest our intention and desires. As we stumble forward we find that there are signs which can inform our decisions and signals that can direct our actions. However, we must be receptive to the counsel that is provided.

This time of year we are experiencing the change of the climatic season. Summer is ending and autumn is approaching. These same set of circumstances are reflected in other aspects of our lives also. The seasonal cycle reflects a virtuous cycle that is part of the divine design which all life follows. The process of birth (spring), growth (summer), decline (autumn) and death (winter) is reflected in all aspects of nature (nature includes humanity). This reminds me of the oft repeated saying that "everything natural is not good." This virtuous cycle exists outside of the value judgments that humanity labels experiences based on their subjective benefit or loss.

This same virtuous cycle was pointed out to me by a colleague who had worked for a short while as president of a national organization. After his short tenure he stated that he had observed that organizations of major stature is only willing to hire a person of African descent when the group is on the decline. After hearing this I began to pay attention to the fortunes of organizations with major budgets that hire Black folk. In many instances his observation seems to hold true. In fact, the prospect of Barack Obama as president of the U.S. is in line with this particular viewpoint. Even the rationale that the Obama campaign and Obama supporters use is consistent with this viewpoint. We have to ask ourselves would if Obama would have been a serious consideration before the country found itself in shambles.

But what does either observation mean? What about the suggestion that it is only when circumstances are dire to hopeless does people of African descent get a chance? In some ways it is consistent with the overall observation that there is a divine cycle that repeats itself on various levels. There have been ascendant groups on the stage of history throughout time. There is what we know and some that we don't know. We have heard about the generally known empires chronicled in European history: Roman, Greek and the appropriated Egyptian empires (as opposed to Kemetic civilization). Then there are the lesser known west African empires of Ghana, Songhay, and Timbuktu among others. The Asian empires of Genghis Khan or the Chinese dynasties. All these have had their time on the world stage. This means to me that there will be a period of growth which will inevitably be followed by decline. The European experience of ruling the world seems to be in decline both socially and materially as the social and material technology has reached their limits.

From the ashes of one era will rise a new experience. But what will it be? Regardless who wins the presidential election we will be faced with institutional arrangements that tie the hands and tax the limits of the American experiment and the European experience. But as Mutubaraka said in the film Sankofa, "when the snake eats the frog he eats what is in the belly of the frog." This is a somber reflection for those of us living in the belly of the beast. The embededness of people of African descent in American society is part of a smaller cycle within the larger cycle of the American experience which is a smaller part of the even larger European experience. We should be looking for the next best thing.





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Mental pressure and psychic duress

Unfortunately, with the new found appellation of "slogger," I feel pushed to peck out a message just to keep faith with my commitment to "blog" by establishing a blog. I don't plan to spend much time blogging about blogging. But I do want to pierce the psychic veil that covers my understanding and darkens the insight that flows from unobstructed reflection.

i think that age changes how we think and what we think. My prime hope is to grow in knowledge and power through opening myself to the cosmic flow of intention and the divine purpose of life. That is not spookism or fundamentalism or even apostasy (of course I wouldn't think so since it is my idea). But we often do not notice whether we are on the path or not during our younger years. It is only when we near the path that we look over our shoulder to trace the steps that brings us where we are. Sometimes we wonder how the heck we got where we are and where does it portend to lead.

Embedded in this wandering and meandering reflection is the sense that even when we find that which seems most senseless there is a mote, an iota, a speck of purpose. Today, I want to point to, at the time seemingly inane, comments made by politicos and pundits that were intended to press the advantage for their personal purposes. I was recently emailed a link to the Daly show where there were clips played of Republican operatives being hypocrites.

On one Karl Rove being very critical of an early potential Democratic VP from West Virginia. Rove belittled his serving as mayor of Richmond, VA identifying it as only the 105th largest city in the U.S. and the person having only three years experience as governor. This was followed by a clip of Rove praising the qualifications of Palin which included her "executive" experience as a mayor and serving two years as a governor which were portrayed as strengths. Then O'Reilly was show on a clip attempting to humiliate a young 16 or 17 year or popstar (Jessica Simpson's sister I think) as a pox on American society due to her being pregnant. O'Reilly took special pains to point out that it was the girls parents who should be held responsible for her loose moral, nonethical, irresponsible behavior. This was followed with a clip of O'Reilly softpedaling Sarah Palin's daughter's pregnancy as a private matter not to be commented on and as not a bad thing if she and her child does not end up on the government dole.

What does this say to us? It is not like we were not aware of the contradictions that are an inherent part of politics. But please don't abandon your commonsense. Please don't forget that there are things we should remember. Please don't ignore the ideas hiding behind the curtain.





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