Showing posts with label STEMM. Show all posts
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Friday, July 18, 2014

Black Matrix by Franklin Jones

When seeing is believing those that controls the programming we see also controls what we believe. Because it is the white elites that control almost exclusively all media programming this allows them to therefore covertly form and or influence the perceptions of Black people. This in fact allows them to inaccurately tell Black people who they are.

Presently Black people are seeing themselves through lenses that have been deliberately assigned to them by white mass manipulation social engineering experts. Because the past, blatant methods used for ensuring the continuance of White dominance from the reconstruction period through the 1960's had become morally and socially unacceptable this required that America’s White ruling elites develop a more sophisticated and stealthy system—a method better suited for changing times.

As a means of protecting the established position of white dominance
Black people are being constantly and deliberately bombarded with fraudulent derogatory misinformation about themselves that are intended to instill the myth of white superiority (and black inferiority) into the collective black conscious. It also turns (socially engineers) many Black people into acting and dressing as caricatures that reinforces resentment and anti black prejudicial perceptions. Black people become those caricatures of the stereotypes they accept.

This is not a frivolous attempt to absolve our race of our own responsibilities by peddling victim-hood and wrongly blaming the white man. This is a profound truth. The thoughts, opinions and collective self images of Black people are being greatly influenced and covertly formed by white media social engineering experts. Through their media driven programs developed by social scientist and propaganda experts it is the white ruling elites that are telling Black people everything about themselves on a national level.

Most of us believe that the national media reflects are reality, but it is in fact rarely ever the case the media most often forms our reality. The national media shapes our values and influence our perception of the world and of our collective selves. Media social engineering is a fact and practice that the ruling white elites have well researched and used for many years. During the 1950's through 60's as the popularity of the television grew this social engineering program really took off as more Americans became glued to their television shows .

Social norms promoted by media can influence the way of thinking and the “cognitive map” of the populated audience. People are like a computers, all you have to do is keep giving them certain information every so often and you can persuade an entire country or nation towards an implied objective. Because perceptions created by the media leads to non-deliberate thoughtful decision-making or decision below the level of consciousness. It has been called "thinking without thinking", and it ultimately leads to unconscious similar behaviors.

It doesn't matter if the information is true or not most will agree because they too have been given the same information. This mean that they that control the national media also controls the collective brainstem of our society. It also means that the media can be used to create cultural and social norms, form values, and perceptions within targeted populations.

As means of protecting the United States position of white dominance a media driven psychological warfare program has been implemented targeting its entire Black population. The U.S. media’s constant racially devaluing depictions and distorted portrayal of its Black population, that amplifies the negative to the point that it distorts reality is more than just biased media reports. They function as part of a carefully crafted, deliberately designed Black debasing ideological subversion psychological warfare program.

Presently the reality among African Americans are not entirely their own making; it is a false reality and the daily, weekly monthly and yearly reinforcements of that false reality is being carefully covertly crafted and applied by white media social engineering experts. This psychological warfare program is deplored like a massive domestic marketing campaign that marginalizes the Black brand while exemplifying the white brand. This program disseminates false Black racially devaluing propaganda (from trusted white media sources) that are intentionally designed to adversely manipulate and shape the collective minds and
consciousness of its targeted Black population. Its Black demeaning propagandizing TV documentaries and fake news reports are designed to frame the myth of Whites’ racial, moral, and intellectual superiority over its Black population.

The daily assault of this conditioning upon the Black psyche is purposefully designed creates internalized feelings of self-contemptuous responses within its Black population that hinders their (Black) unity, upward mobility. Furthermore, it breaks down African Americans’ sense of racial unity and allegiance, mold the character of self-hatred, engender self-doubt, self-loathing, and distrust among their group. Its deplorable black depictions also instills the myth of white superiority into the minds of Black people. And implies that Black people should respect and trust only whites. It in fact conditions Black people to not only accept white dominance over their lives, but to in fact prefer it.

This psychological warfare program also socially engineers many Black people into acting and dressing as caricatures that reinforces resentment and anti black prejudicial perceptions.

The white controlled media tells our Black youths what is cool and trendy and our youths then imitate it as being their own create style. It rarely ever is. When doing so they deliberately create or find those images and style of dress that reinforces many negative and racist stereotype about Black America. They then perpetuate it in the media (magazines, rap videos, movies, TV shows, ads etc..) as being a cool cultural norm. Because these racially devaluing images are being made to appear cool our impressionable Black youths then imitates it becoming clones of the behavior and style of dress. They become those caricatures of the stereotypes they accept.

Those that controls the programming we see also controls even how we dress. One such example that makes this point is the ridiculous sagging pants style of dress that became the stupid phenomena that is. Although the style of dress was originally used by homosexual inmates to solicit their sexual services to other inmates. The media was very instrumental in creating this phenomenon. Most of our Black youths that are wearing their pants in this manner are not aware of this homosexual prison origin. Most became introduced to the ridiculous style of dress by way of the white controlled media. The media glorified the buffoonery of the sagging pants as being something cool and trendy. The image was perpetuated in rap videos, movies and billboard ads. Many of our Black youths then imitated the style of dress once it was made to appear trendy.

The Nigger Campaign:

A crowning achievement of the white media social engineering experts is that they took the word of nigger (a words once deemed offensive and reviled by millions of Black people) and yet convinced millions to favorably refer to themselves as being niggers.

This word was reviled by African Americans for more than 400 years. Understandably because this derogatory word was often the sole justification for the rapping's, lynchings, castrations and enslavement of millions of our ancestors.

However, in spite of this brutal history to the contrary the word is now favorably used by millions of Black people . The reason for such a phenomenal contradiction is due to media social engineering. Up until the late 1950's through early 1960's the words was viewed unfavorably by most African Americans. Its usage was in fact often forbidden with in many African American homes.

However many of our Black youths, being young and impressionable, began using the word once it was made to appear trendy and cool within the black exploitation films of the 60's and 70's.

By using black naïve actors to recite the words from scripts written by whites and films made by white companies. It was that era's Black exploitation films that first taught African Americans on a national level to refer to themselves as niggers.

Presently the types of Black people that refers to themselves as Niggers are the types that have bought into the falsehood-intentionally perpetuated through the white controlled media--that it is now "our own" word.
Moreover, that the word is now an empowering form of privilege that only we can say. It is not!

Under the disguise of being cool and empowering--followed by a cool upbeat musical track, and the exploitation of naïve Black rap artists the white ruling class have socially engineered many Blacks to believe that we are niggers/nigga's

To the detriment of many Black people, this applied psychological conditioning has been an extremely effective. It has successfully conditioned many African Americans to not only refer to themselves as being niggers but to also perceive it as being cool, trendy and empowering. It is in fact non of these things.

Given how hard that Black people have fought to burry that ugly word and to be treated with respect and dignity, it's amazing how hard some Black people will now argue with a person for telling them why the word is offensive . This is a testament to the immense power of social engineering.

This same psychosocial program is being done to Black women in regards to the word bitch. The words is being turned into a cool word of empowerment as "I'm a Bad Bitch". Now we're seeing young teenage girls listening and dancing to music favorably using the term of bad bitch. By making it appear cool and putting it in our music it makes our impressionable daughters insensitive to the term then they eventually start using it to describe themselves.

Our thoughts are important part of our inner wisdom and they are powerful. A thought held long enough and repeated often enough becomes a belief. A belief becomes your biology."
--Dr. Christians Northrupt

Throughout western history empires that maintain power have done so by manipulating the people that they are trying to conquer. They go out of their way to make sure that the people that they’re attempting to conquer are perpetually misled and manipulated. Therefore the conquered group’s perception of reality is not their own. It is a perception shrewdly imposed upon them without them even knowing it. This is precisely what is being done to black people. Because whites control all media programming this allows them to covertly influencing the thinking of we Black people.

Wake Up Black People!!!

From the book the Black Matrix by Franklin Jones (c) 2006, revised 2012.
Learn more by ordering your copy of the book atwww.theblackpeoplematrix.com



Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) and Amen Ankh Urban Farm; is a local Urban Farm nestled around a Spiritual Outreach and Education Center in the heart of midtown Kansas City, Missouri. Contact Us and become a member, as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life! Email: amen.parankh@gmail.com , or amen.ankh@live.com, and Call: 816-304-7240 to sign-up for courses and support: http://www.gofundme.com/amen-urban-farm , information: http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh , http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/ , Look for us on Twitter & LinkedIn. We Celebrate the Cycles of Life, Wellness and Balance in our everyday existence on earth. We assist in Wellness for Physical Fitness, Mental Health, and Spiritual Attunement - to realize the fullest capacities of life, health, prosperity and strength. We provide Whole Life Coaching, Energy work, A Par Ankh Reading Room, Org-Ankh Electric food Boxes, an Herbal Tea House & Juice bar, Outdoor Experiences, classes such as Cultural Headwrapping, Natural Hair oils, beading and Lox twisting, Cosmetics, and Herbal products. We offer Classes in ASCAC (The Association for the Study of Classical African Civilization), Art Healing Mandalas, Jewelry Making, Gentle Yoga, Canning and preserving food, Health and Wellness Study Courses. We make Gifts and Accessories. We Celebrate and show our respect of nature with Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and special events. Amen Par Ankh means sacred House of Life. We Celebrate Life! We provide a space for your own personal discovery with quiet reflection and time for internal work, as well as an active space for expressions of our original ways of life. Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansings, & Classes Amen Ankh Urban Farm is an urban agricultural enterprise with the goal of achieving environmental justice and sustainability by Healthy local food production and improving local neighborhood access to healthy Foods. We run Aquaponic Systems of farm raised fish, Herbs and microgreens. We sell Org-Ankh Electric Food Boxes! We also provide Farm-a-See tours of successful Local Farmers with the “Green Griot” Sasteh Meter Mosley. We grow selected local indigenous Herbs, Fruits, Vegetable and plant life of the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash/Melons and cruciferous vegetables: Cabbage, and Kale, With Wheat Grass and other Sprouts, Herbs: Basil, Sage, Chives, Rosemary, Parsley, Peppers, with Moringa nutritional drink supplements, -From our foods we produce Baked Goods, cosmetics, & liniments to provide Healing and Sovereignty: Through the inspiration of Kujichagulia (Self-determination) for all Original peoples. Feel free or Contact the Amen Ankh Urban Farm... amen.ankh@live.com or call: 816-304-7240 Please like our facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/Green.Griot https://www.facebook.com/PARANKH , https://www.facebook.com/Amen.Ankh.Farm , https://www.facebook.com/Adenike.Art , https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ankh-The-Way-of-Life-Communities/140162689375565 Dua (Th-ankh you!) ♥.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

The Vernal Equinox Bringing in the New Year


The vernal equinox occurs on March 20, or the 21st of each year.

Equinox Means "Equal Night"

 
 

The March equinox, which marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere, marks The Rite of Spring. As we welcome spring, people south of the equator are actually gearing up for cooler temperatures of autumn.

 What Happens at the Equinox?

 Far from being an arbitrary indicator of the changing seasons, March 20 (March 21 in some years) is significant for astronomical reasons. On March 20, 2014, at precisely 12:57 P.M. EDT, the Sun will cross directly over the Earth's equator.

Translated literally, equinox means "equal night." Because the Sun is positioned above the equator, day and night are about equal in length all over the world during the equinoxes. A second equinox occurs each year on Sept. 22 or 23; in 2014, it will be on Sept. 22 at 10:29 P.M. EDT. This date will mark the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern (vernal denotes "spring").


These brief but monumental moments owe their significance to the 23.4 degree tilt of the Earth's axis. Because of the tilt, we receive the Sun's rays most directly in the summer. In the winter, when we are tilted away from the Sun, the rays pass through the atmosphere at a greater slant, bringing lower temperatures. If the Earth rotated on an axis perpendicular to the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun, there would be no variation in day lengths or temperatures throughout the year, and we would not have seasons.

Rituals and Traditions

People have recognized the vernal equinox for thousands of years. There is no shortage of rituals and traditions surrounding the coming of spring. Many early peoples celebrated for the basic reason that their food supplies would soon be restored. The date is significant in Christian religion because Resurrection day (Easter) always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. It is also probably no coincidence that early Kemet built the Great Sphinx pointing directly toward the rising Sun on the day of the vernal equinox.

The first day of spring also marks the beginning of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. The celebration lasts 13 days and is rooted in the 3,000-year-old tradition of Zorastrianism.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

ASCAC At Amen Par Ankh KCMO


Amen Par Ankh of Kansas City is convening a study Group for ASCAC (Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations) EVERY Thursday at 7:00pm with Sasteh Meter Mosley and NuTa BeqSu Mosley at 3641 Bales Ave. Kansas City, Mo. "Knowledge of Self is the fundamental key to healing ourselves from the onslaught of Global Maafa." amenchristtemple@yahoo.com - amen.parankh@gmail.com , or amen.ankh@live.com

http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/

http://emwot.ws


CONTACT INFORMATION
Sasteh Meter Mosley and Nuta Beqsu Mosley
816-509-9404 or 816-304-7240
Daily Operating Hours of Amen ParAnkh - M-F - 9am-9pm

Bring your Friends
-Receiving Daily Donations of:
*Reusable tools, Equipment, Work Gear: Boots, Hats & Gloves… 

Safety Equipment.
*Compostable leaves, Walnuts and Chestnuts, logs,
*We Recycle Digital Electronics and small Appliances too (Cell Phones, Laptops and CPU Computers, Radios, Stereo Systems, Projectors, Etc.)

Monday, January 6, 2014

HERE’S WHAT’S GOING ON WEEKLY at AMEN PAR ANKH KCMO

HERE’S WHAT’S GOING ON WEEKLY at

AMEN PAR ANKH KCMO, 

Amen Ankh Urban Farm 2014

Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) and Amen Ankh Urban Farm; is a local Urban Farm nestled around a Spiritual Outreach Center in the heart of midtown Kansas City, Missouri. Contact Us and become a member as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life!
1.  ON SUNDAYs - Heru, Ra, Ausar
-At 1pm AMEN PAR ANKH Celebration of Life!
Envisioning, Breathing, Meditation, Consultations on Destiny, Health, Career and Relationships
2. ON MONDAYs - Auset

-At 10:am Amen Ankh  Mother's day for Health and Wealth-and 

- AT 6PM MONDAY MONEY MATTERS Black Entrepreneurs Network and Group Buyers Investment Club -BYOB Bring Your Own Business for Networking- AT: AMEN PAR ANKH 3641 Bales Ave. $5.00 Donation to present your business to the financial forum
Life Coaching and Consultations By Appointment - 12pm- 5pm

3. ON TUESDAYs - Herukhuti


- 8:00am Youth Going Green- Home Scholars,
Harambee Builders Cooperative-
GREEN GRIOT GATHERING AT AMEN ANKH Farm 
Amen Ankh Urban Farm and;
Adenike’s Art Reduce Reuse Recycle Greenhouse Project
Life Coaching and Consultations By Appointment - 12pm- 5pm

-6pm! GREEN GRIOT GATHERING AT AMEN PAR ANKH Farm Artist to activist: Speak Easy Cultural Storytelling, Stand-Up Comedy, Spoken Word, Poetry, food and fun

4. ON WEDNESDAYs - Sebek Anpu

-AT 11:00 am-Youth Going Green -Home Scholars-  Panther Study Group Tutoring, Entrepreneurs Music Cypher- Amen Ankh Aquaponics  Urban Farm Projects and* Adenike's Arts- Reduce Reuse Recycle at the FARM 3641 Bales Ave.

Life Coaching and Consultations By Appointment - 12pm- 5pm
Food Box Club –Pick-Up or Delivery of Fresh Fruits and Veggies from our Urban Farm 
-WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS -MENTORING-
You G.R.O.W. Girls– Mentoring Home Scholars programs to build self-knowledge about life health and prosperity. Learning about Green sustainable living.
---Life Coaching,
Health Fitness Exercise Dance and Gentle yoga sessions $10 Donation

5. ON THURSDAYs - Maat
at 11:00AM- GET YOUR FRESHNESS ON AT AMEN ANKH URBAN FARM - Food Box Club Pick-UP $5 Bags or $30 Boxes of Fresh Fruits and Veggies from the Urban Farm $30 boxes- 
- Amen Ankh Urban Farm


-7PM IS ASCAC Black History Study Group- (Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations. BYOB (Bring Your Own Books and or refreshments to share) Out Door Activities, Tours and Trips


6. ON FRIDAYs - Het-Heru 

11:00am-GET YOUR FRESHNESS ON AT AMEN ANKH URBAN FARM 3641 Bales Ave. Food Box Club –Pick-UP Fresh Fruits and Veggies from the Urban Farm
6pm -NATION BUILDING "HOW TO" Book Intro and Book Signing By Rev. Prince Commander, Sasteh Meter Mosley
- Amen Ankh  Farm Projects and Adenike's Arts Reduce Reuse Recycle 

7pm- GREEN GRIOT GATHERING AT AMEN PAR ANKH! 3641 Bales Ave. Cultural Storytelling, rehearsals for live performances and CD-Recording, Stand-Up Comedy, Spoken Word, Poetry, food and fun
7. ON SATURDAYs - Seker, Ptah, Khepera 
8:00am  -EMWOT's FOOD SOVEREIGNTY BOOT CAMP


9:00am -GET YOUR FRESHNESS ON AT AMEN ANKH URBAN FARM
Food Cooperative 3641 Bales Ave. Food Box Club –Pick-UP Fresh Fruits and Veggies from the Urban Farm
10:00am - G.R.O.W GIRLS- Teach a Girl Heal a Nation!

 -Amen Ankh Urban Farm Project andAdenike's Arts; Reduce Reuse Recycle Project
EMWOT, Amen Par Ankh, and Amen Ankh Urban Farm are daily Collecting Donations of  Work Wear Tools, Equipment, First Aid Materials and Hygiene Items for At-Risk Youth, Teens and Young Adults: Blankets, Drinking Water, Hats, Gloves, Socks, Work Boots, Tools, Safety Equipment,  Paint and grease solvent etc... Disinfectant spray, Laundry soap etc... Drop off at the Amen Par Ankh 3641 Bales Ave., or Call Nuta or # 816-281-7704 and we will come and pick them up.
Also Receiving Daily Donations of **Compostable leaves, branches, logs,
*Recycled Digital Electronics (Cellphones, Laptops, Game players, digital players etc.)
Small appliance for repair, gently used furniture and large appliances and used car donations. You can drop your items of at the Amen Ankh Urban Farm

Friday, December 13, 2013

The Green Griot Gathering at Amen Par Ankh!

Green Griot Gathering

at Amen Par Ankh!


GREEN GRIOT GATHERING is a Cultural-Cultivation and Celebration Family of Local Urban Growers who are committed to ecological sustainability and living in harmony with nature!
 

Green Griot Gathering is a Cultural Performance group for YOUR live or Virtual Cultural Events! 


We teach Green Ecology through Spoken Word, Storytelling, Dance, and Singing, for your special Events, Weddings, Receptions, Ascension Ceremonies, Birthday Parties, School Assemblies, Theaters, Community Centers, Churches, Workshops, Expos, We are Artist to activist for Community and Political action events.
 
We Perform Libations Ceremonies, Opening the way for the Ancestors) African Naming, Home Blessings to your customized needs.

We are calling on Griots- Authors, Poets, Spoken Word, Spirit Dancers, Step Dance teams, Singers and Performers! For Auditions and Rehearsal for our LIVE EVENTS!!!!! 
 

If YOU consider yourself a GRIOT- We Are Calling YOU!
Every Sunday at 1:00pm - 9:00pm


We welcome Griots to Turn-Up and Sit-in a Cypher at the farm! -We speak on Nature, Food Sovereignty, Urban Agriculture, Foods NOT Lawns- No- GMOs, Environmental Sustainability, Hunting, Gathering, Bees and many other Green Ecological topics. We invite you to share your creativity or come and enjoy our Aboriginal way of life, health and sustainability at the Amen Par Ankh! 






Every Tuesday and Friday night at 6:00pm- For Rehearsals for CD & DVD Recording, Internet Radio, Lectures on Urban Farming and Health and Wellness, conferences and workshops to outreach and teach STEAM urban agriculture and Ecological Accountability and Sustainability in Schools, Community Centers, Churches, and Theaters locally, across the country and the world!
RSVP Call- Text: 816-281-7704 or Email: , amen.parankh@gmail.com or amen.ankh@live.com


Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) offers


Cultural Ministry Services and  Special Community Event Planning and Presentations
 
Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansing & Classes
 

We are available to consult and perform the following services for you: Ceremonies and special events to our community.
 
We provide Life Coaching, Gentle Yoga, classes, Energy work Courses, Gifts, and Accessories, Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and special Events:
Contact us as prices vary pending location and duration.

  • Libation Ceremonies, opening the Way of our Aku (Ancestors),   
  • Afrikan Weddings
  • Afrikan Naming Ceremonies (Infant Blessings and Adult Naming) 
  • Home Blessings,
  • Birthing- Birthday Blessings (Newborn to Elders)
  • Healing and Energy Work
  • Ascension Ceremonies
  • Seed Festivals
  • Vow Consecrations
  • Life Coaching for the 4 aspect of Health, Career, Destiny and Relationships.
We have presented for many Community forums, gatherings and events like the Omoja Karamu annual Feasts in November,
 
We also convene ASCAC (The Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations), every Thursday at 7pm.

 
CONTACT US FOR YOUR NEXT SOCIAL EVENT!



CALL: 816-281-7704 Check our Website: http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh 
We share Libation, Seasonal Celebrations, Food Harvest Festivals, Weddings, Receptions, Birthday Parties, music, poetry, song, dance and culture of food for all ages!

 A griot, jali or jeli (djeli or djéli in French spelling) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition, and is also often seen as something of a societal leader due to his traditional position as an adviser to royal leaders.(Wikipedia)

HARAMBEE! (people come together)




 

 


As Above- So Below... As Within- So Without - To know thyself- is to know the existence around oneself.


 

EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR the Revolution Revelation on this Spoken Word Titled: East Meets West of Troost Presents: The GRIOT GATHERING Local Kansas City spoken word artists and their music It is an eclectic blend of Grassroots, Cultural, Political Spoken Word, Folk and Hip Hop Musical artists from the heart of KCMO!

We offer this CD compilation of local artists who share our mission and sing about current event issues ranging from the Nuclear Weapon plant poisonings of workers and their Neighborhoods to Kansas City Missouri’s School District. Thought provoking and fun, these selections are a blend that only these Kansas City artists can bring to Hip Hop spoken word. It's the return of people’s music; -it offers a deep human connection, through STRONG sonic celebration...
 
Buy Your Copy from PayPal or on these websites: http://www.gofundme.com/Amen-Urban-Farm , http://sastehmosley.wix.com/griot  , http://emwot.ws  



HISTORY OF THE GRIOT


A Griot (Gree-os) is an Afrikan Storyteller -Serer: kevel or kewel; Wolof: gewel) is an African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, Shaman, Vezir or musician. The Griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a leader due to their position as an advisor to royal personages.

In the modern world, storytelling techniques such as music, chant and audience participation make up the best presentations of African storytelling. Communication methods such as video and the Internet now allow anyone to experience the joy of an African story well told. African storytelling is a call and response interaction. There are distinctions of storytelling from Africans who still practice this art all over the world.

Empirical stimulation of the five senses helps to create a memory.
Use of color, sparkle, music, song, foods, chants, shaking hands and embrace and wonderful aromas aid in embracing the experience.

The storytellers or “Griots” know people will listen if the stories are fun and entertaining.


An audience that is laughing or otherwise experiencing deep emotions will be fully engaged in the story and therefore open to more learning.

Animals, Insects, plants and other forms of nature are part of the African storytelling process.



Familiar characters, such as Anansi the Spider, show up in many African stories. No matter how they are portrayed, such characters as the weaver-bird, the lion, mosquito and the hyena all become players in this special storytelling. Trees, lakes, rivers and other plants provide a geographical reference as well.

Morals and instructions in proper conduct can be found in African storytelling.
The first Griots not only entertained but they also served as vessels of moral guidance. It is rare to find an African story that does not convey deeper meanings. Each time a person hears a story, even when it is repeated, they may find a new perspective on the teaching. Master Griots were the Social Activist. They often played the fool to draw off the direct attention of a leader, yet they were able to touch the consciousness, heart and mind of a ruler, to help them see constructively, the error of their ways without confrontation and embarrassment.


African storytelling taught historical lessons.

Storytelling is a way for any culture to pass on its history. From stories from Africa, generic terms used now such as “Hero” “King & Queen” Nome, or “family” once had real names, meaning and a place in the geography of the Africa. These stories, still told with names in some parts of the world, help the audience to know where they fit into the world and history. By placing an unforgettable story in the hearts of children, left an indelible memory etched and unfolding in the minds of each child, for them to grow and pass from generation to generation, on vital moral and ethical principals, concepts and mores.

 

Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) and Amen Ankh Farm; is a spiritual center to become balanced physically, emotionally and spiritually and to Realize your fullest capacities of life, health, prosperity and strength. We provide Special Seasonal Events, Life Coaching, gentle yoga, classes, Home Schooling, tutoring, Before and After school Youth activities, Energy work Courses, Gifts, and Accessories, Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and .
Contact Us and become a member as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life!
Email: amen.parankh@gmail.comamen.ankh@live.com, Call: 816-281-7704
sign-up for courses and support:  Org-Ankh Electric Food gift Boxes! information: http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh , http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/ ,
Amen Par Ankh is a place of peace and healing through connection with nature and the cycles of life.
Here we can truly come together and create and build something to share together. It is our intention that this spiritual center becomes a sacred space for personal discovery with quiet reflection and time for internal work, but is also an active space for expressions of our life. Dua (Thank you!) ♥.
We offer: Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansings, & Classes

Monday, October 7, 2013

AMEN ANKH URBAN FARM THREE SISTERS SUCCOTASH STEW


THREE SISTERS

Companion Planting is an old art from the wisdom of our Twa/Koi/San, Nubian and Kemetic Ancestors in the Mother Lands of Afrika. As our Ancestors traversed and settled throughout the Mother Lands of The Americas, we brought our knowledge forward. We are known for growing variations of Three Sisters companion planting. As Milpas of Mesoamerica, our farmers employed companion planting on a larger scale. The Anasazi are known for adopting this garden design in a drier environment.

 



The Three Sisters are the three main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America: Maize (corn), Squash or Melons, and Climbing Beans.

In one technique known as companion planting, the three crops are planted close together. Flat-topped mounds of soil are built for each cluster of crops. Each mound is about 30 cm (12 in) high and 50 cm (20 in) wide, and several maize seeds are planted close together in the center of each mound. In parts of the Atlantic Northeast, rotten fish or eels are buried in the mound with the maize seeds, to act as additional fertilizer where the soil is poor. When the maize is 15 cm (6 inches) tall, beans and squash are planted around the maize, alternating between the two kinds of seeds. The process to develop this agricultural knowledge took place over 5,000-6,500 years. Squash was domesticated first, with maize second and then beans being domesticated. Squash was first domesticated in Africa- 8,000-10,000 years ago.

Succotash (from Narragansett sohquttahhash, "broken corn kernels") is our traditional word for this meal. Many have referenced the use of pigeon english, "pig Latin" or potwa as a way of coding "Tuck and Stash" to gather ingredients together for a communal meal. The three plants benefit from each other. The maize provides a structure for the beans to climb, eliminating the need for poles. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil that the other plants utilize, and the squash spreads along the ground, blocking the sunlight, helping prevent establishment of weeds. The squash leaves also act as “living mulch", creating a microclimate to retain moisture in the soil, and the prickly hairs of the vine deter pests. The squash provides the Vitamins, A, C, Calcium, B-12, D Iron and many amino acids, Maize lacks the amino acids lysine and tryptophan, which the human body needs to make proteins and niacin, but beans contain both and therefore maize Squash and beans together provide complete and balanced meals.


The Three Sisters planting method is featured on the reverse of the 2009 US Sacagawea Native American dollar coin.
 


Healthy and Tasty
Three Sister’s Succotash Stew From the Amen Ankh Urban Farm


Origin of Recipe : Aku- Ancestors

Tribal Affiliations: Caribbean, West African, Natchez, Cherokee, Anasazi, Milpas, Akwesasnee

Type of Dish: Vegetable Succotash Stew Entrée 


Ingredients

5 cups prepared white or Yellow corn (You may want to leave the corn on the cob for a heartier texture
3 cups prepared kidney, black, pinto, Lima or navy beans (Cook’s choice)
1 cup cooked pumpkin/ or your choice of squash
3 quarts/litres water, Vegetable or Meat Stock
Green, Yellow and/or Red bell Pepper to taste- diced
Several fresh Sage, Cumin, Thyme, Rosemary and or Basil leaves to taste
Minced Jalapeño Peppers to taste
Medium sized Tomatoes or 15ounce canned
1 tbsp/ 15 ml sea salt add tsp at a time to taste
1 small onion
3 Cloves of Garlic

(You may add meat if preferred) 1 smoked turkey drums, Goat Beef, Half a Chicken or Wild game- Deer Sausage, Duck, or Rabbit…

Directions
Add 5 cups prepared white corn, 3 cups pre-cooked beans rinsed and small onion minced. Boil gently for 15 minutes and then add chopped herbs leaves, salt and squash for another 15 minutes. Add Tomatoes and simmer to taste

Boil gently a smoked turkey thigh in 3 quarts/liters of water for about 1 hour until the meat comes away from the bone. Leave the bone in take the meat out to cool. Add more water and or vegetable stock if you would prefer soup.

You can find dried White corn, sold dried in 4-6 cup bags. Don't worry about exact measurements.
 
Serve your stew in a Pumpkin or Acorn Shell for added Cultural accent delight. 


(WARNING, Sage is an excellent dehydrator. It is NOT GOOD FOR LACTATING MOTHERS.)

ENJOY!


Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) and Amen Ankh Urban Farm; is a local Urban Farm nestled around a Spiritual Center in the heart of midtown Kansas City, Missouri. Contact Us and become a member as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life! Email: amen.parankh@gmail.com , Call: 816-304-7240 sign-up for courses and support: http://www.gofundme.com/amen-urban-farm , information: http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh , http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/ , Look for us on FaceBook & Twitter We celebrate the Cycles of Life, Wellness and Balance in our everyday existence on earth. We assist in Wellness for Physical Fitness, Mental Health, and Spiritual Attunements - to realize the fullest capacities of life, health, prosperity and strength. We provide Whole Life Coaching, Energy work, A Par Ankh Reading Room, Org-Ankh Electric food Boxes, an Herbal Tea House & Juice bar, Outdoor Experiences, classes such as Cultural Headwrapping, Natural Hair Braiding, beading and Lox twisting, ASCAC (The Association for the Study of Classical African Civilization), Art Healing Mandalas, Jewelry Making, Gentle Yoga, Canning and preserving food, Health and Wellness Study Courses, Gifts, Accessories, Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and special events. Amen Par Ankh means sacred House of Life. We acknowledge creation. We provide a space for your own personal discovery with quiet reflection and time for internal work, as well as an active space for expressions of our original ways of life. Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansings, & Classes Amen Ankh Urban Farm is an urban agricultural enterprise with the goal of achieving environmental justice and sustainability by Healthy local food production and improving local neighborhood access to healthy Foods. We run Aquaponic Systems of farm raised fish, Herbs and microgreens. We sell Org-Ankh Electric Food Boxes! We also provide Farm-a-See tours of successful Local Farmers. We grow selected local indigenous Herbs, Fruits, Vegetable and plant life of the Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash and cruciferous vegetables: Cabbage, and Kale, With Wheat Grass and other Sprouts, Herbs: Basil, Sage, Chives, Rosemary, Parsley, Peppers and Moringa nutritional drink supplements, -From our foods we produce Baked Goods, cosmetics, & liniments to provide Healing and Sovereignty: Through the inspiration of Kujichagulia (Self determination) All Original people. Dua (Th-ankh you!) ♥.

Monday, July 15, 2013

EMWOT Property Management for Green Sustainability



Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) and Amen Ankh Farm; is a spiritual center to become balanced physically, emotionally and spiritually and to Realize your fullest capacities of life, health, prosperity and strength. We provide Life Coaching, gentle yoga, classes, Energy work Courses, Gifts, and Accessories, Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and special Events. Contact Us and become a member as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life! Email: amen.parankh@gmail.com , Call: 816-304-7240 sign-up for courses and support: http://www.gofundme.com/amen-urban-farm , information: http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh , http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/ , Amen Par Ankh is a place of peace and healing through connection with nature and the cycles of life. Here we can truly come together and create and build something to share together. It is our intention that this spiritual center becomes a sacred space for personal discovery with quiet reflection and time for internal work, but is also an active space for expressions of our life. Dua (Thank you!) ♥. We offer: Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansings, & Classes

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Announcing Harambee Builders Cooperative

Our Bold and Brave African American Men of Kansas City are Coming together to create a better tomorrow for Kansas City with their own Self Determination.
 
Harambee means "People Pulling Together". As it is in our ways of the past, So it Shall Be, Now and in the Future.

Establishing a cooperative is not one of the more common ways of doing business. Yet the Harambee Builder's Cooperative has come together with an approach to not only provide resources, training and a verifiable income, but also ownership in their own company, where they work, as well as ownership of one the homes that they have built, if they so choose!

If you would like to be involved or learn more information, fool free to contact them by calling the number on the flyer below.

Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) and Amen Ankh Farm; is a spiritual center to become balanced physically, emotionally and spiritually and to Realize your fullest capacities of life, health, prosperity and strength. We provide Life Coaching, gentle yoga, classes, Energy work Courses, Gifts, and Accessories, Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and special Events. Contact Us and become a member as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life! Email: amen.parankh@gmail.com , Call: 816-304-7240 sign-up for courses and support: http://www.gofundme.com/amen-urban-farm , information: http://emwot.ws/amen_ankh_urban_farm , http://amen-parankh.blogspot.com/ , Amen Par Ankh is a place of peace and healing through connection with nature and the cycles of life. Here we can truly come together and create and build something to share together. It is our intention that this spiritual center becomes a sacred space for personal discovery with quiet reflection and time for internal work, and expressions of our life. Dua (Thank you!) ♥. We offer: Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansing & Consulting

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life)

Amen Par Ankh (Sacred House of Life) nestled within the Amen Ankh Farm; is a spiritual center to become balanced physically, emotionally and spiritually and to Realize your fullest capacities of life, health, prosperity and strength. We provide Life Coaching, gentle yoga, classes, Energy work Courses, Gifts, and Accessories, Cultural Ceremonies, Workshops and special Events.
Contact Us and become a member as We Celebrate the Cycles of Life!
Email: amen.parankh@gmail.com , Call: 816-304-7240 sign-up for courses and support: http://www.gofundme.com/ amen-urban-farm , information: http:// amen-parankh.blogspot.com/ , http://emwot.ws/Amen_ParAnkh

Amen Par Ankh is a place of peace and healing through connection with nature and the cycles of life.

Here we can truly come together and create and build something to share together. It is our intention that this spiritual center becomes a sacred space for personal discovery with quiet reflection and time for internal work, but is also an active space for expressions of our life. Dua (Thank you!) ♥.

We offer

Ceremony, Counseling, Coaching, Cleansing & Consulting

Cultural Ministry Services

We are available to consult and perform the following services for you:

(All services below are fee-based)






Ceremony

We are all members of Creation! We are Seeds, then Siblings, and then we become Ancestors. It is part of the Kemetic tradition to acknowledge and proclaim our relationships and membership in our Family.

For example, the spring brings the announcement of pregnancy and allows everyone to acknowledge that new life - Seeds (one yet to come) - is on the way from the source of Creation. For this gift we hold a Seed Ceremony (like a baby-shower) to celebrate pregnancy, the gift to the mothers (fertility) and to the father (virility,) and the new life on the way.

Once the new child/children are here a welcome ceremony is held 30-days after the arrival.

Between six-months and the first year of the child/children arrival a naming ceremony is held. This time period is considered the period where-in the child determines if it wants to stay. The naming ceremony (Aq Ren) marks the child/children's commitment to stay in this world. During the naming ceremony the child is dedicated to the Neteru, Aku (Ancestors) and Mut-Tef Ka-Neter (Mut (mother), the Tef (father) Ka-Neter ('god parents')), and to the faith and community. Both the consecration and naming ceremony are performed for adults as well.

We are available to provide services for as few as one, or for as many as a village.

Some Services -Counseling, Mediation, Coaching, Readings and Consulting - can be provided via video and tele-conference, other services are provided on location.

For information, consultations and Services call:

816-304-7240

Kemetic Seba Services

Libation Ceremony

Pouring a liquid to open the way for the Creator, the Seeds (yet unborn), the Siblings, and giving venerating the Aku (Ancestors) is part of our way of life. We provide this consecration for our community at all ceremonies.

Adult Naming Ceremony

Names, like words, have generating power - they call you into being. Insure your name associates you with the Creator and the life-creating and life-sustaining forces, and with your cultural heritage. We are also available to consult on name selection.

Child/Youth Naming Ceremony

You should have a name that calls Your child - him/her to power, prosperity and abundance.

Kemetic Wedding Ceremony

Contact Amen Par Ankh to begin planning you Wedding and receive your Kemetic Consecration for yourself and your family.

Ancestor Ascension Ceremony

The funeral ceremony is principally designed to bid the deceased farewell; the Ancestor Ascension Ceremony is to acknowledge and celebrate your departed loved-one as an Ancestor. An Ascension Ceremony is generally scheduled to take place approximately 40-days after the transition of the deceased.

Home/Business Blessing Clearings and Consecration Ceremony

Your home and business are a reflection of your personal and professional self. They serve as an extension of you. Be sure they both support your highest and best self by creating a welcoming and clear environment.

Amen Par Ankh will come to your location to clear negative, stagnant energies and then bring light into your space through music, aroma, prayer and blessings.

When is it appropriate to clear and bless your space?

When you are preparing to move into a new home or office setting

If you feel uncomfortable in your surroundings

After a separation, death or divorce

Before and after a major experience or transition

To clear out the old and bring in the new

You will be amazed at the difference in your home-your sanctuary, and Your Business!

To schedule your clearing and/or blessing, contact Adenike and Sasteh (Prices will vary depending on length and depth of the ceremony and travel accomodations)

“We realized that it was time to have our home Blessed and Cleared of Energies for our new family. We want to make a permanent, progressive change in our lives.”

Green Griot Gathering
Amen Par Ankh offers African Storytelling to teach urban agriculture in Schools, Community Centers , Churches, Theaters locally and across the country and the globe.

We share music, poetry, song, dance and culture of food for all ages!
 
Harambee!

African storytelling is a call and response interaction. There are distinctions of storytelling from Africans who still practice this art all over the world. In the modern world, storytelling techniques such as music, chant and audience participation make up the best presentations of African storytelling. Communication methods such as video and the Internet now allow anyone to experience the joy of an African story well told.

Empirical stimulation of the five senses helps to create a memory. Use of color, sparkle, music, song, foods, chants, shaking hands and embrace and wonderful aromas aid in embracing the experience.

The storytellers or “Griots” know people will listen if the stories are fun and entertaining. An audience that is laughing or otherwise experiencing deep emotions will be fully engaged in the story and therefore open to more learning.

Morals and instructions in proper conduct can be found in African storytelling.

The first Griots certainly did entertain but they also served as vessels of moral guidance. It is rare to find an African story that does not convey deeper meanings. Each time a person hears a story, even when it is repeated, they may find a new perspective on the teaching.

Animals, Insects, plants and other forms of nature are part of the African storytelling process.

Familiar players, such as Anansi the Spider, show up in many African stories. No matter how they are portrayed, such characters as the weaver-bird, the lion, mosquito and the hyena all become players in this special storytelling. Trees, lakes, rivers and other plants provide a geographical reference as well.

African storytelling can teach historical lessons.

Storytelling is a way for any culture to pass on its history. From stories from Africa, generic terms used now such as “Hero” “King & Queen” or “family” once had real names, meaning and a place in the geography of the Africa. These stories, still told with names in some parts of the world, help the audience to know where they fit into the world and history.






Counseling

Counseling - Family, Marriage, Grief Counseling is designed to assist and guide participants to a healthy place. Our counseling guides you through the process of examining and understanding from which solution, resolution, wholeness and completeness can be had. Counseling is highly recommended in for Family, Marriage and Grief matters.
Family Counseling & Marriage Counseling
Before, during and post-marriage

In School, Community Crisis and Intervention Counseling
We provide youth and family grief counseling and supportive services.

Mediation
In life conflicts occur. Most often we are able to resolve them on our own; however, there are some occasion and some conflicts that require professional assistance. Mediation can be the solution that enables both parties to find a resolution. Mediation empowers both parties with a neutral third party and support that is committed to a healthy outcome for both sides. Mediation is a win-win for everyone.

Family Mediation

Mediation - services address family conflicts, anger management, business conflict, adolescence

Youth counseling
Mentoring, Manners, Etiquette, Self-Management, Behavior Control, Values

Discrimination Mediation
We provide discrimination mediation




Coaching - Life, Business, Endeavors
Each of us can use support of a Coach to get more from ourselves than we can generally command alone. The best athletes, entertainers, leaders, and business-people all have coaches to call, push and guide them to giving and doing better than they would if left to do it on their own. A Coach is like your conscious and your mirror - they reflect back to you the extraordinary and outstanding self that you say you can be. Do not leave your life to chance - move beyond ordinary to extraordinary with coaching.
Coaching can be for a short period of time - to complete a project for example - or indefinite that you may continually produce at your very best.
Business Coaching
Coaching to supports you in achieving optimal performance and prosperity

Life Coaching
Coaching to supports you in achieving optimal performance and prosperity

Readings
Readings – Health, Relationship, Destiny, Career- the four corners of our life as humans. Cultivating your highest Spiritual, Energy Having peace, harmony, order and balance is essential to our well being - Readings allow us to look at what is present that you may need to address in order to achieve your optimal well being. Spiritual Readings assist you in relating to the families of creation - the Neteru, Ancestors, Siblings and seeds. Energy Readings assist you in recognizing if you are balanced and or if there are imbalances.

Spiritual Readings
to assist you in being centered, grounded and balanced.

Energy Readings
to assist you in being centered, grounded and balanced.






1. Cleansing Therapies

Diet & Nutrition counseling,

Holistic Nutrition

Detox

Bath products,

Fasting

2. Energy Body Work-

Massage

I Ra-Sa Ankh- Energy (Reiki/Karuna)

3. Movement Arts

Thai Chi-

Yoga –Dance

4. Sound, color and light Therapies

Music Meditation and breathing

Mandala color healing

Tattoos

Henna Applications

5. Natural hair treatments

Washing

Beading

Braiding

Lox- start-up / tune-up

6. Holistic Medicine

Depression

Anxiety

PTSDs

Eating Disorder Recovery

Addictions Recovery

Healing From Trauma

Family of Origin Work

Spiritual Development

Adolescence and Families

Couples Work


7. Youth Education/ afterschool and summer workshops

Tutoring, Homework/ Homeschool help, mentoring, manners, etiquette, self-management, behavior control, Values

8. Sustainable Goods and Natural products
Become a member of the Amen Par Ankh family and receive special discounts on all services, packages, workshops and products and gifts!

AMEN PAR ANKH PRICING
General Circles

Please see the classes and workshop section.
Family sessions

In-office, long-distance or remote:

60 minute Session = $50

Group/ family Package held within 4 day periods = $200/$50 per session

Long-Distance Session = (prices vary according to distance)

Additions to an existing session = $25

Grief/ Emotional Release Ascension Ceremony

In-office, long-distance or remote:

$50 per session for an individual

Group/ Family Package held within 14 days = $195/$65 per session

Spiritual  Blessings
 
Amen Par Ankh offers an excellent cleaning, makover, Refresh, Redocorate, and Renewal-  for your place of business, home or any area that needs those special touches!
Prices vary according to each individual need. please contact our Par Ankh: 816-304-7240
 
Natural Healing Health Reading and Counsultation

In-office, long-distance or remote:

$75 per session

Package of 3 held within 14 days = $195/$65 per session

CHILDREN’s Counseling

Having children in need of services can sometimes stretch your pocketbook. We understand and make it easy for you and your child(ren) to receive the services needed. Please see following:

We also offer In-School and Community Crisis and Intervention Counseling.

Children 0 – 10

With family members – $20

Session alone – $25

Children 11 – 13

With family members being treated – $30

Session alone – $35

Children 14 – 18

With family members being treated – $35

Session alone – $40

Special pricing is available to assist those with budget constraints.

 INDIVIDUAL MODALITY PRICES

Private Sessions in-office, phone, Skype or other remote types:

One-on-one – $50 per hour

A Package of 4 sessions paid upfront receives a 20% discount, making sessions $150!

There is a wonderful opportunity for a holistic healer who would like to be in private practice and--at the same time--part of a Farm and spiritual center with other healers supporting each other. A treatment room is currently available for full or part-time use. The rate for Full-time use is $500/per month or $90.00 per week. half-time use is $50-per week, with a $100 discount for anybody that is able to make at least a 6-month lease agreement, and there are daily/hourly rates available, as well. Room features 5 screened windows that can be opened to allow fresh air into the room and blinds that open from the top. Floor is oak wood. Rental of the room also includes use of the lobby and a bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub for hydrotherapy, for your clients, and kitchen access to for a break room. Discounts are also available for use of the larger areas that are part of the center if you would like to work with clients in a larger space, as well.
 
ANKH (life) SENEB (health) WDJET (Strength) UDJA (prosperity)