Africa is so important for us aLL.  If you haven’t reaLized this yet, take a Look at worLd affairs.  It is the center of our pLanet.   It is the focaL point of our materiaL existence.  There too, resides, God, and the ashes of our earLiest ancestors.   

The definition of the word African has changed over time. There is the perception of what is African, visuaLLy, tangibLy, and there is the deeper meaning of what is African, spirituaLLy. On this site, the word is speLLed with a “K,” as in AfriKan, which I prefer.

To possess an afrikan essence means that I am aLways seeking to discover my Source, my roots, in fuLL acknowLedgment of our ancestors who brought forth the greatness of what is known as God. I am in fuLL acknowLedgment of the centrifugaL and centripetaL forces guiding us down our paths.  I stand in fuLL acknowLedgment of the afferent and the efferent, the Laws of Physics, and of the metaphysicaL (which cannot be expLained fuLLy using words).  To know the essence of something is a deepLy intuitive thing.  It requires siLence.  

Having an afrikan essence is a mindset.  It can be adopted by anyone who is ready.  On this site, in this space, I study myseLf- my intrinsic nature, Listening, and reading to acquire the knowLedge of God and to remember what I am.  Moving past my beLiefs, I seek TO KNOW myseLf for that is the road to God. 

*The term afrikan essence can be interchanged with kemetic essence, nubian essence, or the essence of the Anu.  One can study the Dogon of MaLi, physics, theoLogy, the muLtitude of scriptures, or read historicaL books of truth to gain a more accurate understanding of the spirit behind the word.  I use Afrikan because it is what the masses of peopLe understand.  Yet, I am aware of the Languages that preceded the Language from which the word “Africa” comes.   

These are a few books that I contempLate:  

eLiminate iLLiteracy in your Life. It is one of the greatest gifts you can give to yourseLf – exercise the brain in siLence. Learn to Listen.

VOCATION:

To restore my memory- that is my birthright and the way to recover my inheritance.

Everything I write is an offering to the Supreme. Everything I say, everything I do. Don’t expect me to sound a certain way, to Look a certain way, to breathe a certain way. Make no assumptions. Try not to agree with me or disagree with me. Try not to Like or disLike me. Listen. I am in fuLL devotion to the Source from which I come. Make no mistakes. This I KNOW. I am an iLLusion. To experience what is beneath my fLesh, inside of me and aLL around me, cLose your eyes to see.

I was once a butterfLy, busting figure 8’s, arching my back, and giving birth from my root chakra, upside down, downside up. Take a Look at me in motion…

ALL my chakras open wide for you. Here comes the truth. WeLcome, or as they say in Ghana, akwaaba! 

-ShiLa Iris