One of the books that have played a pivotal role in my psychological development is Ghost In The Machine by Arthur Koestler. This is a prodigious writer whose name and titles I had encountered in mostly second hand bookshelfs since my younger days in Durban as well as Cape Town and Joburg. The titles ofContinue reading “Of Triggers, Randomness and Well Laid Plans”
Category Archives: Visualize It
Conversations About Ethiopia, The Horn of Africa and Global Impacts
a map of possible futures
We Are The Future
Toward a full review the book: The Oromo An Ancient People Great African Nation
“The Oromo are not fetishists. They believe in Waaqa toko, unique universal creator and master. They see His manifestations in the great forces of nature, without mistaking them for Him. The Oromo abhor idolatory. Even more, they have not raised any temple to Waaqa, nor to awulia; they repudiate all anthropomorphic representation of the Divinity.Continue reading “Toward a full review the book: The Oromo An Ancient People Great African Nation”
Applied Kemetic Science
Spherical Sounds
There is time for the drum, a time for the voice, a time for the string instrument and the wind instrument – and then there is a time for the algorithmic microchip – the sound of the kinetic electric multiverse. This particular artist is one of the masters of the electronic magik craft …He getsContinue reading “Spherical Sounds”
Find It, Keep It
“Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.” – Native American, Chief Seattle
Newness: a short story by Menzi Maseko
They call it Speculative fiction, magical realism and even phantasy or science fiction. We just call it Indaba. Siyazixoxela nje: This one is called Newness Unlocks Time aka NUT Newness Unlocks Time The eighth floor of The Meikles Hotel does not feel like it is eight stories up. Somehow, it seems much lower, compared toContinue reading “Newness: a short story by Menzi Maseko”