ERYKAH'S GUIDE TO GOING GREEN

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been a veg for 20 yrs . cmon i deserve it !!!!

i stopped eating meat and eggs in 1989 a.d.. i was a dancer at an arts h.s. i stopped eating dairy , sugars & processed foods in 1997 a.d.

...became a holistic health practitioner in 05. i am raising 3 vegan children, all natural home births with no pain killers except h.g.herbs

will team with queen afua to form our natural beauty line in 2009a.d.

i grow my own herbs and will build a green house in nov. 2010 a.d.

i am passionate about the holistic health of all beings : mind , body , and soul .

i practice preventative medicine and homeopathic remedy merthod .

i am a holistic healer thru herebs , crystal healing , tunning fork sound vibration , and 2nd degree reiki . i practice free of charge ...

i drink alkaline water and serve it to my children , family and friends . i am a gracious host .

i eat to live .

i drink a glass of vegetable juice with blue green algae once or twice per day . (veggies include : spin, celery , parsley,cucum, and kale.

i brush my teeth with green clay (queen afua ) and also use it on my face and natural hair -for past 10 yrs .

i treat all illnesses in my home with only teas and other natural home grown remedies unless extreme emergencies ie:small children suffering

in the event i have to use synthetic antibiotics / hospital prescribed , i always introduce friendly bacteria (acodophilus) bk into the body

A BLACK GIRL'S GUIDE TO GOING GREEN

What will it take to activate the collective consciousness of the future?

We've been led to believe that the "GO GREEN" movement is about saving our natural resources.

Aren't our talents natural resources?

How can we hi-jack this concept of going green to mean seeing and honoring the value in each person's creative potential.

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i find it interesting that the word conscious is "misspelled".

sneak peak of the play... excerpt #1.  

a black girl's guide to going green

Brooklyn, New York.  Faith’s Apartment.  The Present.  Winter.

Downstage of a long brick wall running the length of the stage, is a tall ladder.  Sitting at the top of the ladder is GRANDMOTHER.  She wears ripped jeans, sneakers and a black tee-shirt.  

FAITH sits on the ground, center stage.  She wears a black dress and is barefoot.  She pours the last of a bottle of red wine into the wine glass in front of her.  She swallows the entire thing in one sip.

She picks up a picture frame. 

FAITH

I wish I didn’t miss you anymore.

She takes out the picture inside of the picture frame and tears it in half. She is lost, defeated and broken.

GRANDMOTHER descends the ladder and is carrying a red box.

GRANDMOTHER

Ask and you shall receive.  That is the first Law of Life.  This is for you.

GRANDMOTHER offers her the red box.

Silence.

FAITH takes the box.

FAITH

Thank you.

GRANDMOTHER sits.

Silence.

FAITH

Who are you?

GRANDMOTHER

I came in from the window.

FAITH

Okay..

Silence.

FAITH

Why?

GRANDMOTHER

There is something that I need to show you.

Silence.

FAITH

Excuse Me?

GRANDMOTHER

Sit down next to me on the floor.

FAITH

And who are you?

GRANDMOTHER gestures towards the red box.

GRANDMOTHER

Open it.

FAITH opens the box and reveals a golden crown.

GRANDMOTHER

Try it on.

Reluctantly, FAITH places the crown on her head.

GRANDMOTHER

Ah, it fits perfectly.

FAITH removes the crown and places it back in the red box and closes the lid.

FAITH

Look.. I appreciate you dropping by and offering me a crown and everything but.. this is all really bizarre and I’m going to have to ask you to leave my house now.

GRANDMOTHER

Why don’t you trust me?

FAITH

Who are you?!  And how did you get in my house?!

GRANDMOTHER

Sit down and I will tell you whatever you want to know.

Reluctantly, FAITH sits.

GRANDMOTHER

There is an old legend that the butterfly can see us through times of darkness and confusion by revealing to us our path of transformation.  You can think of me as your butterfly.  There is a place I want to take you.

FAITH

Right now?

GRANDMOTHER

There is no time like the present, that is why it is a gift.  Close your eyes.

GRANDMOTHER places her right hand on FAITH’S back and places her left hand in her hand.

After a moment the sound of rainfall is heard.

GRANDMOTHER

Open your eyes.

FAITH looks around.

FAITH

What is this place?

GRANDMOTHER

This is Gabon.  This is my home.

FAITH

We’re in Africa?!

GRANDMOTHER

Yes.  This is the rainforest where I grew up as a young child.  This is a sacred place.  Our people believe that there are   special powers in the rainforest.  It is the place for Man to find a true connection with God.

FAITH

It is beautiful.

GRANDMOTHER

Take a deep breath.

FAITH closes her eyes and breathes slowly.

GRANDMOTHER

The oxygen is 98% pure up here.  This place is a jewel of the Earth.  There are millions of plants and insects here that have never even been discovered.  It is one of the few places in the world that has never been invaded by man.  There are a lot of natural medicines found here.

FAITH

This is all really spectacular and everything but.. why did you bring me here?

GRANDMOTHER

I am going the teach you how to be a healer.

FAITH

A what?

GRANDMOTHER

Our culture believes that humans have two bodies:  A physical body and a spiritual body.  When there is disease, it is the person who is ill that is treated, not the illness itself.   Disease inhabits us to bother us into making necessary spiritual changes.

FAITH

What exactly does that mean?

GRANDMOTHER

Like forgiveness.  You never know what sorts of things can manifest themselves in your body.. You have a very important work to do Faith.

GRANDMOTHER retrieves various pots, pans, tools, and plants.

GRANDMOTHER

Do you see this plant?  This is a special healing plant called Iboga.  This Iboga plant allows a person to work for long hours without feeling tired or hungry.

We are all connected with the Earth.  Saving the Earth is saving ourselves.  It is all healed through Faith.  

FAITH

Are we related?

GRANDMOTHER

We are all related.

FAITH

Are you a distant cousin of mine?

GRANDMOTHER

I am your grandmother of many generations ago.

FAITH laughs.

FAITH

Grandmother?! You don’t look a day over twenty-five.

GRANDMOTHER

You are what you believe yourself to be.  Time is relative.  I brought you all the way to Africa.. Do you think that’s my only trick?

FAITH

Point taken.

They continue working.

FAITH

What exactly are we doing?

GRANDMOTHER

This is your initiation.  In our culture, initiation is a spiritual awakening.  There are two kinds of people in the world, the initiated and those who are not initiated, people who have spiritual knowledge and those who don’t.  The path of illumination for the initiated allows for another vision of life.  

The sound of gunshots are heard.

FAITH

What’s that?!

GRANDMOTHER

Poachers.  They will kill and eat anything that comes into their path.  They cut the hides off of elephants and lions then they bring aids and ebola viruses back into the villages.  They are dangerous and destroying the rainforest at a fast pace.  That is why we have to work quickly.

FAITH

Why is this happening?

GRANDMOTHER

To some men wealth is more important than love.  To them, the World is more important than God.  There is corruption in the human spirit.  War and violence come into a man’s mind when he is far from God.  He thinks he can be more than his brothers and sisters, rather than believing we are all equal and all creatures of God.  He wants to be more than or above the plants, the animals, and the water.  He is in competition with the Creator.  He thinks he can be the Creator.  This is what generates wars and oppression.  Peace comes from the opposite of this kind of thinking.  When we can feel we are brothers and sisters with all the creatures and with all of the beauty of God.

The spirits of this forest say that we can’t go backwards anymore.  We can’t have fear anymore.  Time is short.  Time is calling us.

Are you ready to go back now?

FAITH shakes her head “Yes”.

GRANDMOTHER

Close your eyes.

GRANDMOTHER places her right hand on FAITH’S back and places her left hand in her hand.

The rainfall fades.

GRANDMOTHER

Open your eyes.

FAITH

I don’t know anything about plants.

GRANDMOTHER

Surrender to your spirit.  Deep within our hearts is where the peace and the healing will start.  Be silent and listen to the guidance of your ancestors.  They are there beside you.  Do you remember what I told you about the butterfly?  Darkness is necessary to allow humanity to transform.  Think about the transition of the caterpillar to the expanded view of a butterfly.

FAITH

What exactly am I supposed to do?

GRANDMOTHER

We are disconnected.  We are disconnected from ourselves and from the planet that nurtures us, body and soul.  Violence and war have led to hunger and poverty all over the world.  We don’t even understand our basic human rights.  Our water, the blood of Mother Earth is too polluted to drink and the air in some places is too polluted to breathe.  You have to ask yourself if you would want that for your grand-daughter, and then you will find your answer.

It is all about regaining balance, the person and the Earth.  It is about obtaining and owning our “regal-ness”.

GRANDMOTHER places the crown on FAITH’S head.

GRANDMOTHER

You have been chosen long ago, in a time before we know it to be a force of peace in the world.  If not the entire planet might be at stake.

FAITH removes the crown and places it back in the red box.

FAITH

The entire planet?!  I’m just a Black girl from Brooklyn.

GRANDMOTHER

You are whatever you believe yourself to be.  I believe you are a Queen.  But its up to you to decide.  That rainforest in Gabon belongs to you.  It all belongs to you.  It is a part of your kingdom now and it is your responsibility to protect it, if you like it or not.

FAITH

How am I supposed to do that?

GRANDMOTHER

The strongest tool you have to use is Love.  Love is God in manifestation, and it is the strongest magnetic force in the Universe.  Pure, unselfish love draws to it its own.  It does not need to seek or demand.  Give a perfect love and you will receive a perfect love.  You can never receive what you haven’t been given.  

FAITH looks towards the ground.

GRANDMOTHER

I think you know what I’m talking about.  Leave him.  Forgive him.  And then move on.  He’s not worth it anyway.

GRANDMOTHER looks at her watch.

GRANDMOTHER

I have to go.

FAITH

Wait.

GRANDMOTHER stops.

FAITH

What do I do now?

GRANDMOTHER

Just remember, the temple that we build is from all that is inside of us.  You are a whole lot stronger than you think you are.

Be confident. Be new.  Be you.  One day you might find a King.. Just have Faith.  You are the Earth in manifestation.  Take care of yourself and heal yourself.

GRANDMOTHER ascends up the ladder and disappears through the window.

FAITH goes to the red box and removes the golden crown from inside of it.

She tries it on and looks in the mirror.

FAITH

I could get use to this.

BLACKOUT

ANCIENT WISDOM/FUTURE VISION

Ancient Hopi prophecy, shared by many tribes, tells us of the beginning of the world, when the Creator created four races of four colors, each assigned a task that together would ensure a world where all life was held in one sacred circle.

The native peoples, the red people, were entrusted with the guardianship of the Earth, the teachings of the plants, foods, and healing herbs.

The yellow race carried the knowledge of air, of spiritual advancement through knowledge of the sky, wind, and breath.

The white people were given the knowledge of fire, which creates, consumes and moves.

The black people were given knowledge of the water, the most adaptive and yet most powerful of the elements, the knowledge of the depths of human emotion.

The Hopi prophecy states that not until all four races of humanity come together will there be true peace.

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i am a cancer

and cancers are represented by the crab.

the crab is an interesting character.. its element is water. 

the chinese say that water is the most powerful element, because it is perfectly nonresistant. 

water can wear away a rock, and sweep away all before it. 

cancers are the masters of the law of nonresistance.. 

they go and do what they are told.

the crab is ruled by the moon. ☾ the great mother of the heavens. 

the moon is the ruler of moods and the protector of the earth.

the moon ☾ controls the water..

 it brings the tides in at night and sends them back into the sea in the morning.

to understand the water is to understand human emotions. water heated up spills over into tears. the crab is always the first to cry..

...but also the first to laugh. ;-)

Crab's emotions often swing with the cycle of the moon. 

(Full moon = May 9th This is when the moon reflects the maximum light from the sun.)

This is the time when the moon's energy is strongest and full of "magic" power.

thoughts on LOVE.. from a QUEEN.. aka FATBELLYBELLA (MAMA BADU):

This is true love talk . not bombastic claims from some new age singer with no understanding of quantum physics .

love is activated by recognizing that you are amazing

love is activated by accepting my present condition

love is activated by forgiveness of others . love is activated by understanding that others are learning at their capacity .

love is taking time to heal self without blaming outside world

love is consciously avoiding dark thoughts thus deleting them

love is allowing oneself to experience oneness with all things

love is responsible and knows its not alone

love is doing things and thinking thoughts that will evolve me.

" you are co creating your future ..."

"what the bleep do we know ? "

I am amazing . We are amazing .

The brain doesn't know the diff btween what the eyes see or whether the mind is remembering the thing.

... So perhaps we actually do create our own reality with our thoughts .

There was a study done with water . A word was placed on each bottle and under a microscope the chemistry changes..

.. So if our bodies are bout 87% H20 imagine how we can change ourselves. water is most receptive element . ..

just created some t's for my children . Lil affirmations on them , like : great,humble,leader,peaceful.. The words on inside facing body

A 3AM TWEET TO ERYKAH BADU

3AM IN TWITTERVERSE:

perhaps it is the approaching full moon.. which tends to bring out the maternal side of the crab..

HER children:

fatbellybella.  seven sirius . puma sabti , and mars merkaba

fatbellybella.  seven is 11 .very humble .he is a quiet leader among his peers .he is a hard worker and str8 A student.he is a beast on the lacross field.

4freepeople.  @fatbellybella what is his sign?

fatbellybella.  puma is 4. shes VERY strong & creative. loves to sing,act & dance. natural ability as an artist and is willful. walks to own beat.eyes green

fatbellybella.  mars merkaba is a baby . 3 mos . aquarius . eyes metalic gray . she is a big girl . heavy . smiles alot . recognizes smiles and smiles back

fatbellybella.  im pisces , seven scorpio , puma cancer, mars aquarius - she breaks up all the water 

fatbellybella.  i home schooled the children in earlier years . 7 till 2nd grade , puma till kinda because mars needed me ...puma still gets xtra schooling

fatbellybella.  the children are all different . i really like them .

4freepeople.  @fatbellybella they sound beautiful. i am a cancer, like puma.. and an artist. we certainly walk to the beat of our own drum.. but love hard

INSPIRED ME TO RE-POST:

peace,

HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT THE QUEENDOM

...AND MY CHILDREN AND MY INTELLIGENCE.

ive never been so disgusted in all of my life .
there is no other place i used to enjoy more .
i post no where else .
you guys have taken an all time low , tho.

I'LL STATE MY PEACE

i am a great mother and care giver to my 2 children and to this world .
my children are 2 of the kindest and happiest people i have met.
I home schooled them and taught them the ways of good to the best of my ability.
i am their doctor and their nurse .
and even sometimes their mother and their father.

i am an excellent mother and resent all of the negative comments and insults on my character.
I PUT MUCH TIME AND THOUGHT INTO HAVING AND RAISING MY CHILDREN.
IVE HAD THE HONORS OF HAVING 2 HOME BIRTHS AND 2 WONDERFUL PARTNERS BY MY SIDE.

every relationship i have been in was because i loved the person DEARLY and was dedicated to us "exclusively" FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

the fathers of my children are my brothers and friends .
we have a great deal of respect for one another and always will.
WE LOVE OUR CHILDREN TO NO END.
we took our own "vows" and CONTINUE TO UPHOLD THEM.
AND THAT IS WHAT THAT IS .

question?
WHAT IS MARRIAGE ?
WHO IS THE JUDGE?
WE ONLY UNDERSTAND THE EXAMPLES WE ARE GIVEN ( well sort of)

WOULD IT "LOOK BETTER " TO MARRY AND DIVIORCE AND MARRY AGAIN ?
WOULD THAT BE MORALLY CORRECT ?
WHATS THE DIFFERENCE ? the government's involvement i guess.
IDEALLY , IT WOULD BE EXCELLENT TO FIND THE MAN OR WOMAN WHO FULFILLS YOUR SPIRIT AND STAY FOR EVER AND EVER ( thru sickness and health till death do us part ) AND HAVE HEALTHY STRONG CHILDREN AS A RESULT OF A HEALTHY AND STRONG UNION.
(this CAN happen ... we need much training , however.)

OR

IS IT REALLY "GOOD" TO STAY IN A RELATIONSHIP WHERE BOTH PARTIES ARE UNFULFILLED , LONGING FOR RELIEF , BRINGING one another down as a result of improper training , creating BAD ENERGY AND EXPERIENCES FOR THE CHILD TO REPEAT ?
(not to mention breeding deceit and anger and resentment )
SEEMS TO CREATE FEARFUL CHILDREN WHO TURN INTO FEARFUL ADULTS .

HOW MANY OF YOU GREW UP IN 2 PARENT HOMES THAT WERE MISERABLE AS FUCK ?
OR 2 PARENT HOMES THAT WERE NOT PERFECT BUT WORKED?
HOW MANY GREW UP IN ONE PARENT HOMES WHERE THE MOTHER WORKED HARD TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE CARED FOR BUT SHE WASNT QUITE HAPPY?
HOW ABOUT A HOME WHERE THE FATHER WAS THE MAIN CARE GIVER AND DID THE BEST HE COULD -LACKING NURTURE?
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE A SIBLING THAT HAS A DIFFERENT FATHER OR MOTHER?
DOES HE OR SHE MEAN LESS TO YOU?
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE MORE THAN 1 MOTHER OR FATHER OF YOUR OWN CHILDren ?
HOW MANY OF YOU HAD /OR / ARE PARENTS RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR CHILDREN ,THAT DONT QUITE FIT ANY OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS?
HOW MANY OF YOU STAY IN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS FOR FEAR OF GOING TO HELL?
HOW MANY HOS OUT THERE ... THAT HAVE KIDS TO GET A PAYDAY?
HOW MANY PEOPLE GETTING THEY ASS KICKED AND ARE FORCED TO SUBMIT CAUSE YO MAMA GOT HER ASS KICKED?
THEN WHAT is CORRECT?

how about this:

I PRAY WITH MY CHILDREN
I FEED THEM GOOD FOOD
THEY RESPECT PEOPLES DIFFERENCES
THEY TRAVEL THE WORLD WITH ME
THE KNOW WHO THEY ARE
THEY ADORE THEIR FATHERS AND ARE LOVED BY 2 PARENTS OR MORE -
OR TWO OR MORE SETS OF LOVING GRANDPARENTS
THEY CRY
THEY GET HURT
THEY GET SICK
THEY HEAL

THEY ARE real

THEY ARE NOT AN IDEA or a TOPIC
AND NEITHER AM I .
I AM ALIVE .
I AM BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
I AM A GOOD WOMAM.
I AM GROWING
I AM COMPLETE WITH OR WITHOUT A PARTNER AND WILL ALWAYS BE
AND I HAVE DREAMS OF A FAMILY STRUCTURE
ALL OF MY DREAMS DO NOT COME TRUE
AND DESPITE ALL OF THE PAIN IN MY LIFE ...
IN MY MOTHERS LIFE ...
IN MY GRANDMOTHERS LIFE
WE HAVE ALWAYS ENDURED
AND THERE IS SO MUCH JOY TO BE EXPERIENCED.
I NEVER HAD A FATHER AND I DONT KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE -
BUT MY CHILDREN DO , AND THEY LOVE THEIR 'PARENTS' .

WE ARE THEIR CHAMPIONS .

live how you want . follow which ever pattern YOU like .
MY CHILDREN WILL BE LEADERS
and they will not ever be slaves to this society's failing idea of morality.
THEY OWN THEIR MINDS AND THEIR DREAMS.

BIRTH CONTROL lol ... could have 10 babies instead of 2 .

I LOVE CHILDREN AND I WILL HAVE AS MANY AS GOD WILL GIVE ME .

I AM VERY HEALTHY AND RESPONSIBLE AND SO ARE ALL OF MY PARTNERS

I CHOSE THEM WISELY AND SOBERLY .

ALL GOOD BROTHERS .

your opinions lack experience and are not only careless but also very uninformed and immature.

nothing is sacred here . and i see why.

if i loose you as a fan because i want to continue to have children then
FUCK OFF... WHO NEEDS YOU ....CERTAINLY NOT ME ... KICK ROCKS ... CALL TYRONE ... PACK LIGHT .... BITE ME

i have defended myself here ON THIS SITE and hurled a few insults .. but only in response to your insults of
my music , my clothes , my lyrics , my hair , my being a woman , my spirit, my choices of partners....
these have all been on trial here . and i continued to support the energy of this place .

this is to all the okay players / REAL HUMAN BEINGS hiding behind screen names in order to insult one another and who ever else you will.

geeeez...
i had to say something
i am so sad for parents who try , today guys
enough is enuf.

dont judge to quickly , OKAY PLAYER?

i know you are having fun , but what if it were you and your children?
my son is 10 .
my daughter, 4 .

peace

ANALOGUE GIRL

and if this post is not clear
kiss my placenta.