at one of them Raye 6 joints she throws at the new Joloff every Saturday,it was mothers day to be exact, 1N decided to take some pics.we were all hanging in the back alley yard space because we didn’t haveany mothers day brunch money when we (illa Miss and self) noticed how dope it was, like a movie set and the quality of light was stupid! So havecamera will snap snap! the legendary photographer “House” blessed us witha bit of direction, occasionally you will catch a glimpse of him in this our firsta bit of direction, occasionally you will catch a glimpse of him in this our first1NSALONmag photo series, BackYard Joloff. Ness (weekend money) joined the backyard crew and became our premier subject.

Western Esotericism: Flaming Lips Features Erykah Badu

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“Flaming Lips “Western Esotericism” featuring Erykah Badu”A lot is being said about this over the web. It’s always interesting to me how “we” meaning colored folk can be so very conservative when it comes to artistic freedom indeed about freedoms in general. About this work. Miss Badu again challenges our thoughts and sensibilities around black woman body image and black women and sexuality.Blood and ejaculate become iconic metaphors and celebrations for burgeoningBlood and ejaculate become iconic metaphors and celebrations for burgeoning sexual discovery,life and living all while riding and historically referencing Roberta Flack’s song “The First time ever I saw your Face’. As an aside, Miss Flack’s song was a sensual experience for its day but Miss Badu punches it up several notches by obviously questioning what the true meaning of the song is, what is its root? I personally am a fan of Erykah Badu not only because of the legacy of her music but because she is a true artist that chooses not to reinvent herself to stay relevant but stays relevant because of her work. relevant but stays relevant because of her work.Flaming Lips ain’t so bad either.

From Wikipedia:Western esotericism or Hermeticism (also Western Hermetic Tradition, Western mysticism, Western Inner Tradition, Western occult tradition, and Western mystery tradition) is a broad spectrum of spiritual traditions found in Western society, or refers to the collection of the mystical, esoteric knowledge of the Western world. This includes, but is not , esoteric knowledge of the Western world. This includes, but is not limited to, alchemy, theosophy, herbalism, occult tarot, astrology, Rosicrucianism and Western forms of ritual magic. The tradition has no one source or unifying text, nor does it hold any specific dogma, instead placing emphasis on “inner knowledge” or Gnosis. Various groups including Hermetic organizations, neopagans Hermetic organizations, neopagans and Thelemites continue to practice modern variants of traditional Western esoteric philosophies.

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