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The Axe Forgets, But We Build: Why Kuumba Is Your Ultimate Weapon Against Systemic Amnesia

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The Axe Forgets, But We Build: Why Kuumba Is Your Ultimate Weapon Against Systemic Amnesia Oppression thrives on a very specific type of fraud: systemic amnesia . The system hits you, leaves a scar, moves down the block, and expects you to act like nothing happened. It relies on the cold, unfeeling nature of the axe. The axe strikes with brute force, leaves deep gashes in the bark, and walks away completely oblivious to the weight of the blow. The axe forgets because it doesn’t have to carry the damage. "The axe forgets, but the tree remembers." — Shona Wisdom We are the tree. Our roots run centuries deep into this Earth, and our inner rings record every storm, every winter, and every strike. We remember. But remembering without action keeps you trapped in the tri-state trap: Mad, Sad, and Scared. To step into your Peace, Power, and Joy , you have to activate Kuumba (Creativity) —the radiant, fiery orange frequency of pure life force.         ...
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Collective Kujichagulia

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  Great Kujichagulia to all my Kuji born out their: "Umoja in motion (collective work and responsibility)" We are looking at Kujichagulia today through the marvelous principle of Ujima. For those new to the journey, and to remind the old heads Ujima means collective work and responsibility. We teach within Gye-Nyame that Ujima is Umoja in motion. Today let's look at the power of a collective, which is a group that pulls together to accomplish a goal. Now let's imagine that they collectively focus on defining their world, or bringing it close to home,redefining their world. What type of changes could this collective bring about? "Gye-Nyame Journey has already put this into motion , by redefining the day" Kujichagulia as we saw last week is strong on defining the world, and since we are in the week of Ujima I believe that it is appropriate for me to call on our collective to start to redefine the world that we are in. Using our collective thought power to resh...
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