Initiatic Tales of Hej-Ptah
By Master Naba Lamousa Morodenibig
Publisher of The Rising Firefly Magazine and the Sunnyside Newspaper, Naba
Lamoussa Morodenibig has also written over 23 books. Unfortunately, his writing
prior to his stay in the USA has been in French, and his books are not
available because they are all out of print! The Rising Firefly has received
many letters and emails asking for more of Master Naba¹s writing, but until
now, nothing has been available. The release of Master Naba¹s first book in the
USA, Initiatic Tales of Hej-Ptah: Kemetic Initiation Stories, has been an event
that has been anticipated for many years.
Published by The Earth Center, the book opens with an introduction that brings
the reader into a different paradigm, setting the foundation for him to
understand the deep spiritual issues that are treated within the body of the
book. Every human being on Earth is Heru (Herut if one is female), the
God-child fighting for what is good and pure in the world; we are all fighting
Seth (the God who killed our father, the God Wsr) who is fighting for the
principle of evil. It is our responsibility to ensure that evil does not take
over this world, and this is a daunting and endless task! Seth is dynamic and
strong, and we must be constantly vigilant if we wish to avoid his traps; Seth
will use our emotions, desires, dreams, visions, and passions as a doorway and
will instantly overtake our thinking and behavior whenever he is given a
chance. If we wish to promote good in the world, we must resist temptation and
corruption; we must fight Seth without abandon.
Initiatic Tales of Hej-Ptah is a collection of short stories that are told in
the traditional initiations of the African bush. The book opens with How Rich,
How Poor, a tale of a wealthy father who decided to take his son to visit a
poor person, hoping to teach his child to value the luxuries that he provides
to his family. The son spends some time with a poor farmer, and when the family
returns to their wealthy home, the father asks the son about what he has
learned. While the father is anticipating a response of gratitude for their
material wealth, the son surprises him by reporting that the poor farmer had
much more wealth than their family has: ³We have a swimming pool that reaches
the middle of the garden, and this family has a river that has no end. We have
imported lamps for our garden, and others have all the stars in the night sky.²
This story is a perfect opening for the book, challenging the reader to think
differently than how he has been conditioned, helping him see that perhaps the
things that we value so highly are just distractions, and that true wealth is
not measured by the amount listed on your bank statement, but rather by what
you have within you and the beauty of the world in which you live...
There are many stories in this collection, including The Name On The Empty Pot
(the importance of honesty and integrity), Love That Kills (when emotions stand
in the way of responsibility), The Traveler And His Goal (the loss of important
life principles), The Hyena And the Donkey (the psychological comfort that
enslaves us), What The Monkey Desires (our dreams and desires take us hostage),
and many others. These are timeless and ageless stories that can be read,
re-read, and read again as we continue on our journey through life, helping
remind us of what is truly important. The values taught in this book are those
on which The Earth Center and the African Mystery Schools base their teachings.
One cannot ask the world to change; instead, one must do the internal work that
is necessary so that the world can change! It is easy to point our fingers at
others while refusing to address our own faults and inconsistencies. We must
build the world in which we want to live, and we must first adopt the values we
want others to possess.
³Every time I sleep, I have all sorts of dreams. In these dreams, sometimes I
find myself in enchanted lands where flowers are only in the colors I want to
see. The mountains are only the height I allocate to them, and the valleys are
the depths I want...I have dreams of all sorts and when the sun rises, I open
my eyes to the realities of the world,² writes Master Naba. This book helps
open our eyes to the realities of this world. They help give the seeker an
insight on how we can fight evil, and how we easily succumb to his forces.
ISBN 0-9760971-0-9
$11.99
128 pages
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