~yejide~

🎃 Autumn will bring release.

🦉 Autumn will bring wisdom.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨-𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐨 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐨 𝐛𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐬/𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲) 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐚-𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝…𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬). 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨-𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚, 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐨-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧. 𝐆𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 )𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐫𝐨 𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐒) 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲.

When an Angolan brotha called, Jemmy, led a band of 20 slaves into rebellion on the banks of the Stono River in Charleston, S.C., which put unprecedented fear in Whites. It was because of this uprising that laws were enacted that outlawd the enslaved from learning how to read, gathering in groups, & growing their own food. Thus, making it one of the most significant rebellions in the history of the U.S. colonies.

Jemmy & the rebel band marched southbound on a road toward the river, carrying banners that proclaimed their war very, "Liberty!". Their numbers swelled with more enslaved women and men as they went. By nightfall, 100 rebels had joined the cause. They broke into a local firearms store, arming themselves with guns & ammo. As they marched, they killed every overseer in their path and forced any reluctant slaves to join them.

From there the band marched toward the house of a Mr. Godfrey, where they burned the house & killed Godfrey and his family. It was just shy of dawn when they reached Wallace's Tavern. Because the innkeeper at the tavern was kind to his slaves, his life was spared. The White inhabitants of the next several houses in their path were all slaughtered. Those enslaved by a Thomas Rose reluctantly joined the rebellion, but not before hiding their slaver - of which they were later rewarded for. Still, many more rebels gladly joined the cause. By this point, a Lieutenant Governor Bull eluded the rebels & rode on horseback to spread the alarm. Once the band reached the Edisto River, Whites colonists set out in armed pursuit. Shots were exchanged across both lines. By dusk, about 30 rebels had fallen & at least 30 more had escaped. In the end, most rebels were captured over the next month, then executed. The remainder were pursued and captured over the following 6mo - all except 1 who remained a fugitive for 3 years. The few survivors were sold off to plantations in the West Indies.

The immediate factors that sparked the uprising remain uncertain. Many rebels knew of small groups of runaways had made their way from SC to FL, where they had been given freedom and land. There was also an ongoing malaria epidemic surging across SC. Ultimately, this unprecedented act of rebellion demanded unprecedented legislature. The European colonists finalized a Negro Act into law which aggressively limited the privileges & movement of the enslaved. No longer would slaves be allowed to grow their own food, assemble in groups, earn their own money, or learn to read. Some of these restrictions had been in effect before the Negro Act of 1740, but had not been strictly enforced. This also resulted in the forced indoctrination of slaves into Christian schools systems.

Let us remember Brother Jemmy and those who fought, willingly or not, against the colonizers. Their sacrifice may have set a great legal precedent in European colonizer politics, but it set an even greater one that would spark many fires and fan many more flames of rebellion, war, and freedom. Every step taken from this moment onward was a necessary one to achieve our "freedom" as we experience it today.

We pour libations of water (especiallyfrom the Stono River), speak their names, & offer prayers toward their elevation.

Annie: There are legends of people born with the gift of making music so true, it can pierce the veil between life and death; conjuring spirits from the past...and the future. In ancient Ireland, they were called Filí. In Choctaw land, they called them Fire Keepers. And in West Africa, they were called Griots. This gift can bring healing to their communities. But it also...attracts evil....

Apple: Garden magic, love, healing and wisdom, vanity, marriage and beauty.

Agrimony: Shielding and hex-breaking, aids sleep, brings luck towards you and is powerful in spell reversal.

Allspice: Money, luck, healing, love

Benzoin: Purification, prosperity, helps to soothe tension by dispelling anger and lessening irritability, de stressing, helps with depression, concentration, astral projection

Catnip: love, luck, happiness, beauty.

Cardamom: Lust, love, and fidelity. Sweetens the personality

Cumin: Fidelity, protection, exorcism.

Damiana: Love, lust, lucid dreaming, astral projection

Elder Tree: Sleep, releasing enchantments, protection against negativity, banishing.

Ginseng: Love, beauty, healing and lust.

Hibiscus: Love, lust, dreams, divination.

Hawthorn: Change, rebirth, protection, emotional healing, and happiness in relationships

Lemon Balm: Love, fertility, anti-depressant, and soothing emotional pain

Mandrake: Strengthens spells, protection, fertility, and courage

Nettle: Courage, breaking curses, healing, protection, crossing thresholds, and renewal

Patchouli: Connecting with spirits, attracting money, increasing fertility, love, and seduction

Rue: Protection, health, clarity, and purification

Sage: Longevity, wisdom, protection, dispels negative energy

St. John’s Wort: Preventing colds and fevers, banishing, protecting against hexes, prophetic dreams, and increasing courage

Witch Hazel: Protection, chastity, easing grief over a lost love, and warding off evil[

Yarrow: Healing, divination, love, promotes courage and confidence

For centuries, people of all walks of life have turned to tarot to divine what may lay ahead and reach a higher level of self-understanding.

The cards’ enigmatic symbols have become culturally ingrained in music, art and film, but the woman who inked and painted the illustrations of the most widely used set of cards today – the Rider-Waite deck from 1909, originally published by Rider & Co. – fell into obscurity, overshadowed by the man who commissioned her, Arthur Edward Waite.

Now, over 70 years after her death, the creator Pamela Colman Smith has been included in a new exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York highlighting many underappreciated artists of early 20th-century American modernism in addition to famous names like Georgia O’Keeffe and Louise Nevelson.