Sala Malongo Everyone…. Everyone has a life experience that have effected them in ways positive and then not so positive in this world. For us as sentient beings with set principles and of somewhat sound mind I say that in all fairness. Not everyone has the ability to discern fact from fiction, Real from Unreal. I remember someone quoting a passage of Sigmund Freud to me in an indirect writing and I realize how untrue that is about my persona. I literally pissed my pants in laughter because I am of a person with a bit of twisted humor. One of Freud’s theories on fixation was primarily on a “Father Figure” also obsessive compulsive disorder as another about Psycho-sexual stages and development or lack of. Well my point to all of this is I am not a Psychologist or a Sociologists or have a degree in a four-year college. But I have common sense and the ability to understand what a reader wants to see and how they would like to view our practices from this junction. Whether it is from my point of view or standpoint or whether whatever means of communication people view or hear or interpret.
My goal is to bring forth an understanding that our religion has had bad media and with the presence of so-called wanna be Palo philanthropists who never have shown any respect or understanding of palo principles or teachings yet offering this to people who are not schooled to them. In our tradition as far as it can go in recorded history we have had many religious steps which in Spanish are (pasos religiosos). Those people out there who have gone through steps understand that a prerequisite for this religion is going through this. I am wondering why people can not answer very general questions like
Example#
(1. I went to my padrinos nganga got a reading, 2. I did a nsara to clear my path from problems, 3. I was presented to the nkisi, 4. I went to ceremony in the river, etc.)
Now that I have given an example of this how many religious steps does it take to make a person an initiate of our practice? A lot of people do not go counting them but all these steps are vital for a person to truly understand and be part of a Muna Nso. The steps are an invaluable part of what makes us a Group, a Religious Organization, A Kanda, and or a community of people with set principles and steps to follow. Now we look at situations when people become enraged when you speak about the trajectory in their position well show and prove who you are. Simple why can’t we just posture up and show the people that we are not the babbling idiots who are not working or are not professional in nature and stature.
LESSON 1.
Those that promote violence through any form of media context like music videos, press releases that are biased in nature. Rappers who promote nkisi as part of a hit squad. Are not part of the subculture or the ritual principles of Palo Mayombe.
LESSON 2.
People who go around offering lessons that with no religious basis or foundation should not be talking. If you have not gone through set steps you have no foundation or spiritual conception or value you are not a Palero, Ngangulero, etc, etc… You are just a mouth. Worst than the mouth from the south Jimmy Hart.
LESSON 3.
If you have not been taught by an elder or have no relationship with your elders than who are you? You have no training, mentors, people who can stand by your side to say yes this man is So and So than you are nobody.
LESSON 4.
The most important lesson of all understanding your flaws and coming to terms that you are not perfect, that errors can and will happen it is how you rise from these issues that make you a religious person and person with a value system.
By all means I am not going on here trying to go and point fingers or be all see all. I am just looking to show the readers that we are trying to create a media group here eventually so people can have a voice to represent what truly is Palo Mayombe and not a subversive group full of criminals and criminality. Tata Musitu.