back from L.A once again

the classes were phenomenal we did several dances from Yoruba and Bantu. I met many people like me! it was crazy many initiated in lucumi who not only study IFA but are aware of the Commonality of the all the religions in the world. In Fact, the Kybalon stated  that universal principles of Dhejuti were not meant to be used as a canon or doctrine but as the essence behind the variants of faiths that pertain to the ancient wisdom of the ages. The astral realm is a peaceful place no thoughts of tommorow no thoughts of yesterday just in the Now.....is easy to do but we must stay focused and think about the halls of knowledge before we go to sleep like right now.....:)

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back from L.A.

Yesterday the AFro Cuban Dance Class was in West L.A. at Santa Monica it was a great session....we learned and refined dances of Yoruba, Congo, Rumba from Cuba...Juan Carlos Blancos is the Master Teacher who has taught the Afrocuban Fokloric Art Form for 22 years....and am continually learning from him...and I am going to remain attentive to the traditional songs, drum rhythms and dances.

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I gotta work on this album...
Current mood: determined

eye tossed all my bad experiences from the music biz aside and been away from it long enough to begin as a clean slate.....I have so many ideas but due to  copyright infringement eye rather not give it away...but theres no doubt that this CD will be a glitch from the Matrix!

note to Self: contact beat makers..I know its gonna cost money every thing cost but the energy is free to give

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so many interest so little time or just a renaissance man?
Current mood: imaginative

apart from the traditional Afro-cuban Dances I was doing research in the different modes of tapping into the trance state and of all the martial arts available I would like to learn the original  108 postures the long form....I just purchased the 2 hour DVD yesterday at borders. According to the Early Presence of Afrikans In Asia by Ivan verstima an Afrikan from Sudan brought the art form to China during the Shang Dysnasty which was apparently an Afrikan Empire so here goes my situation am AFro-cuban...hence my direct traditional ties with Cuba but as an Yoruba man I am well aware that am connected with the rest of the Afrikan Diaspora and that includes all the artforms and knowledge ever  amassed since the dawn of time so in terms of learning about my Self is going to take allot of lifes. Is a Regla De Ocha/Lucumi/ "Santeria"belief that we reincarnate on the planet thru our family bloodline....so we have some of the buddhist principles or reincarnation which shows that on the spiritual level all religions are really the same is just the intrepatation that's different. I remember reading about the ancient Yogis from the Jain religion which has a story that includes  beings who have reached enlightment before time existed and I did my research and found out that they were Moors who disciplined their minds to the point where no thoughts  impared their concentration to be aware of the inherent divinity that was inside them....when I read this types of historical accounts (Myth is just  the term used when the finite mind cannot grasp the timeless accounts of Ourstory.)  I meditate on it and try to be intune with that same vibe imagine (I Magi nation) an Enlightened being in your presence becoming one with your Self what types of thoughts would come out of it? what Ideas would be created? what type of words would come out? answer? If eye speak more lies are created thus The TRuth is Nameless

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Back to Square One Or Is it?
Current mood: accomplished

After having spent 2 years submerged in my job I finally looked back and thought....what a minute if I continue at this pace what is going to happen to my college education thus am going back to school on the summer to take the last course that I neeeded to graduate....right now am currently going to elecetrical school after work.....but when I look back over the years everyone changes and in my case ive changed in terms of my knowledge interest and at least the commonality between my past and present is that ive done it thru the path of books and to be quite honest is one  of the strongholds that has kept me sane and self assertive....since Ive been away from school my education did not necessarily stop...in a way I had my own curriculum and this has helped me find inner peace.

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reunion
Current mood: nostalgic
Category: Life

On memorial day, I was celebrating one of ole friends birthday and lo and behold  I was startled by the fact that  I bumped into over 10 friends that I havent seen in years! some from my adolecent years....one my friends wont say his name to respect and keep his privacy is a father of 3 kids! which is not surprising by the way we are all in our tweanties...but it amazes me to see other reflections of my Self shinning and growing at the same time....I had fun of course all the cubans brought their positive energy and the congas were drumming to the traditional dances that we where doing. but the party felt like an illusion as if time stopped for me so that I may look and reflect on the infinite posibilities of the alternative lives I could of had if I had kept contact with them on a consistent basis......if weird I know but that's how my mind works in this party I realized that the world does not stop turning even if u look away experiences will still happen people will still keep  living and growing into their higher selfs... I remember a party just like this ...except it was 18 years ago every one was there just like this one but hey our energy was still the same all the cubans laughing enjoying themselves having a good time...sometimes I wonder if 100 years later after we are all gone from this physical plane if we will still carry that same energy to the next world?

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another page in the life of.....

since December of last year I have been going to the AFroCuban Floklore dance lessons on saturday nights but last week our instructor and friend due to the rent of the land property he was forced to stop and and after 11 years of teaching he officially retired. At first I was disappointed because this class represents my heritage and identity. However, as a man who has his own concerns and business  I respect his decision because he needs to support his wife and kids so on that note I feel that the cosmos wanted me to get introduce into learning my traditional dances with my classmates as a 1st phase but the next step is internal modivation to practice and learn for myself and I just do that......

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Subjectivity vs. Objectivity

dual it may seem unclear as a dream but yet subjectivity and objectivity flow
from the same stream.

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is time to show gratitude
Current mood: accomplished

I and I thanks the oppressors, discriminators, and phychological manipulators for assisting me in the evolution of a new being....

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cruxify the Ego....
Current mood: pensive

recently I was reading a book entitled Infinite Self by Stuart Wilde and one of the concepts that struck me the most was the symbolic cruxifiction of the Ego represented by Christ on the Cross and both Mary’s present representing the rise of the yin feminine energy to balance the Yang masculine energy which become one once the Ego dies...The Ego is a subtle sensation that creeps up on you if not sensitive to it’s sensibilities and demands....once it is spotted it complains or feel like a part of it’s personality is dying or fading away but is all good because am not the ego, am not my personality am not by body...or my occupation am an infinite spirit revolving in a temporal vessel to evolve by soul to higher realms while the vessel is still alive on the earth plane....

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