THE RASTAFARI FAITH
by Berhane Kassa
Rastafari is the spiritual pinnacle in the evolution of African history.
Outwardly, it would appear that the descendants of slaves on the island of
Jamaica in 1930 under the influence of Ethiopianism and the Black Self-Reliance
teachings of Marcus Garvey developed a new religion based in the divinity of
the Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie the First.
The Emperor was crowned with the biblical titles of Christ,
King of Kings, Lord of Lords,
Conquering Lion of Judah by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
on November 2nd, 1930.
Internally, Rastafari is the culmination of the African spiritual
search for its identity and redemption through re-unification with
the Creator, JAH RASTAFARI.
It is the correction to the mistakes of the later African Pharoahs, kings,
and ministers who separated themselves from the masses and thereby weakened
the African nations, making themselves vulnerable to colonisation and
enslavement.
Rasta is holistic, seeing that the Creator, or Love, must be acknowledged
in all things, including politics, science, and art. So Rasta encourages
unity, not separation.
Mystical Points To Ponder
- Ethiopia, or Kush, is the world's first civilization.
- The dreadlocked Twa people (so-called "Pygmies") are the first form of
humans. They hail from Kilimanjaro at the source of the Nile River.
- The Ghizeh Plateau in Egypt is originally called Ramsta, meaning "The
Pathway To Heaven".
- The concepts "King of kings", "Lord of lords", and "Messiah" are all
Ethiopian in origin.
- Haile Selassie's ancestor, King David of Israel, was the original Lion
of Judah.
- The Star of David (6 pointed) is the symbol of the brightest star,
Syrius.
- Haile Selassie was born on the day of the Rising of Sirius, July
23rd (1892).
- The day of the Rising of Sirius was the most holy day in the calendar
of ancient Kemet ("Egypt"), because on this day the Nile overflowed, annually
irrigating the fields.
- Ethiopia, the world's first Christian nation, is the only one that holds
both Christian and Judaic culture simultaneously, keeping as holy both the
7th day (of Sabbath rest, Friday night and Saturday) and the 1st day (of
Resurrection, Saturday night and Sunday).
- The authentic Ark of the Covenant is in Axum, Ethiopia.
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