Rastafari: emancipation in life, through Divine Grace

RASTARFARI: OUR COLUR-FULL LIFE

JANUARY NAPHTALI GREEN
FEBRUARY JOSEPH WHITE
MARCH BENJAMIN BLACK
APRIL REUBEN SILVER
MAY SIMEON GOLD
JUNE LEVI PURPLE
JULY JUDAH BROWN
AUGUST ISSACHAR YELLOW
SEPTEMBER ZEBULON PINK
OCTOBER DAN BLUE
NOVEMBER GAD RED
DECEMBER ASHER GREY

FIT WAR I RAS TA FARI

In Amharic, Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic 'Ras' translates into English language as "head": In Ithiopia Tafari has a double meaning and pronunciation. TAFARI or FITWARI meaning one to be feared and creator respectively. The equation comes to Head Creator, one to be feared. Ras Fetari :- Head Creator. Ras Tafari:- Head who inspires awe. Tewahido;- made One. Yebrehanu Alem:- Light of the World

Fear of the Lord is the beginning of all knowledge wisdom and overstanding. If mans head is dead, he can't serve God. And if man cant serve God, there is no reason to live. For the whole purpose of man - is to serve God.






CITY BOY INNA COUNTRY LIVING

On a rock, by waterfall
sat in silence alone and small
I breathed, I sighed, I laughed, I cried
took off my tam, I ran, I swam,
I slipped, I fell, I laughed like hell
I smoked, I bathed, I washed, I prayed
I saw myself: my strength; my wealth,
I climbed a tree...easily,
I'd sit and ponder, in awe and wonder
in admiration, at Jah creation
giving thanks and praise, for all my days
the wonderful present, the adventurous past
each day as beautiful, as the last
forever humble, about my place
my priveledged position, in the human race

My God, my King, my Life
Rastafari thank you
Kingsley One




RASTAFARI KNOW BOUT STEREOTYPES

Internally, I-ternally all people have the same spirit, the same essence, the same blood.
Just as gold can be made into many different 'designs' it always remains gold.

So too people's outward appearance can be different; colour, language, social habits-but still they remain human beings, all created by the Father.

The rest is man made fear and confusion.

For Man has learned to structure his world with stereotypes, or at least the worlds of difference he perceives between himself and other people. These typologies give him a measure of misguided comfort in the midst of his anxiety and fear.

Rastafari is 'One people, One heart, One blood, One Love


My bredren AsboLuv and his neice lulu

RASTAFARI KNOW BOUT PHYSIOGNOMY

Jah Rastafari structure we with the Highest of physiognomy, The beauty of how we as Rasta 'see-recognize' one another. A nod. "Yes Rasta"

phys⋅i⋅og⋅no⋅my  /ˌfɪziˈɒgnəmi, -ˈɒnəmi/ Pronunciation [fiz-ee-og-nuh-mee, or fiz-ee-on-uh-mee] –noun, plural -mies.

1. the face or countenance, esp. when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy. The ability to judge character and mental quality by observation of body language, facial features, actions and expressions.

2. Also called anthroposcopy. the art of determining character or personal characteristics from the form or features of the body, esp. of the face.

3. the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character: the physiognomy of a nation.





LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I set an example for Rasta to follow:
A militant Field Marshall,
The Conquering Lion,
The best dressed King in the Land Ladies and Gentlemen

GRACE AND MAJESTY

Jah Rastafari structure we Highly
To move in Grace and Majesty.
The giver of our utmost dignity.
The Highest,and the best, of our inner quality

YOUR LOYALTY UNTO JAH

Bredren and Sistren.
Those among you who profess to claim Rastafari: consider now your secret sins.
Answer up unto yourselves your loyalty unto Jah,
your kinship unto mankind,
and your just reward in the Ivens




HOW DEM GO MANAGE?

How dem go manage if dem dont have courage?
How dem go manage when dem lacking King knowledge?

How dem go manage if cyan reach de average?
Simple man yuh settin' up yuhself to get damage

Wen mi really sight nuff a dem no haf no courage.
Lack discipline, and lacking King knowledge

That's why thier head dem end up rotten and damage
Tell dem seh Mount Zion is the right passage

Dealin wid folly, pure scurry an rummage
Better yuh satta, learn an pay H.I.M hommage



JAH GOD KING

proton neutron electron
sun moon stars
body mind soul
plants flowers trees
grass vine bush
field meadow forest
mountain rock stone
grain sand earth
mud clay limestone
sea ocean river
stream pool waterfall
rain sleet snow
sun heat fire
oil coal gas
wind breeze hurricane
gold silver bronze
diamond ruby emerald
lion tiger leopard
fish crab eel
eagle falcon osprey
ant butterfly beetle
goat cow ox
light heat moisture
faith hope love
time space energy
past present future
word sound power
father mother child

Jah God King




THE KINGMAN

One who seeks first the kingdom of JAH
A son of Jah Rastafari Haile Selassie I

One who is ever knowing of thyself
One who is I-tinually cultivating their soul

One who overstands his I-vine purpose in the Oneness of Life

One who exudes, manifests the I-vine Kingly character of H.I.M
One who is wise and displays I-tinual maturity and good conduct

One who is a phyloso-fiyah
A lover of Life and all that is beautiful

One who sights and honours the first word of the most High-Iration
One who abides by InI ancient laws of Maat

One who speaks not with a false tounge
One who comes with clean hands and pure Heart

One who's body temple is clean-ital pure
A brave warrior and a Ras of Peace

One who posesses Solomonic wisdom and qualities of learning
A prophet who arrives in a cloak of future thought from and I-ncient source

One who upholds His Queen, His Empress with Love respect and compassion
One who recognizes his fellow man and all as equal before Jah




RASTAFARI: THE WAY

There is Love
There is sorrow
There is pleasure
There is laughter
There is anger
Through everything, there is a devotion,
a certainty, that this is a Holy way of Life
a certaintiy of man manifesting Divine principles
Rastafari is the way



THE KINGS HIGHWAY

Nyahbingi is the Kings Highway.
it is the Kings Highway

I and I turn aside from everything that leads I astray
Hail Jah Rastafari, I and I is the light

I and I trodding in the footsteps of the Kings Highway
I and I trodding in the footsteps of the Kings Highway



MABRAK..Newsflash!!

Babylons plans crash
Rasta electric storm is here-
To save the young
From language that men teach
The lies of the Serpent
Spit out to deceive and misguide the children
Our world of tomorrow




I HARDSHIPS

What I have learned in I life through the acknowledgement of I hardships, desperate needs and hostile tribulations: one should never give in to the failures of survival, such as illetaracy, folly and helplessness
Bruce. 16 year old Tel Aviv (Kingston) youth





I NEGUS RULETH

Fari Incient Kingman of Old
In His Hola habitation-
Jah solid foundation;
where H.I.M seated on His throne of Gold

Around H.I.M cherubim and serafim gather
Along with the elders and ingels of blood and fiyah-
Yanting ises itinually to Jah, Almighty the Life giver

I Negus ruleth Iniversally from sea to sea
From shore to shore
King Rasta come to establish righteousness
To reign for I-vermore

Love, Purity and Holaness
Truth and Rights to cover I-ration
No more to be remembered dutty babylon
And her fornication

I Negus Tafar I reign I-tinually
Lighting and Yonder in the I-vens
I-clare King Alpha and Omega to I and I
So real and dear

All negative forces the conquering lion
Will trample under feet of Might
Armageddon Jah Rastafari control the Earth
By soveriegn right.