360 wrote, the book of coming forth by day is an esoteric text which deals with I and I - meaning it is about levels of consciousness that one attains as one is on the journey of knowing oneself.

when one looks at ancient African cultures it becomes apparant that elements of spirituality had to do with entering different realms of consciousness through various means. in the African context - the Book of Coming Forth By Day is in a way a written guidebook to the journey. We hear of medicine men and healers and spiritual elders in African cultures who are intiated into these arts and are the ones who are gone to for council because of their ability to tap into higher streams of consciousness.

It is from THIS perspective that the root of religion comes from - that is why it is hard for us here in the West to grasp spirituality and religion on this level because our indoctrination and coginitive dissonance keeps us from seeing on this level.

It is my idea that this is what Rastafari people in the bush were tapping into when communing with nature and learning to listen to the Higher I. When the bible is read from this Higher perspective is when the Rasta truths can be gleaned.

yes you can tell me this, but still this does not answer my question is Emperor Haile Selassie I of a mythical lineage, or were King David and King Solomon real, for you are one of the pushers of nile valley reasoning concerning black people even though you are white, and you have in no less terms said not to take any of the Biblical stories literal, if I'm not to take King David, and King Solomon, as real people, then Haile Selassie I is a liar I am not speaking of the man in the bush I'm speaking of the King of Kings who sat upon a Throne in Ethiopia, who aligns and claims descent from King Solomon and King David, how can a man as important as the Emperor claim a mythical lineage, on these grounds i see the episodes in the book of the Kings as real occurances, meaning the manifestation of Emperor Haile Selassie I in the physical form proves that KING DAVID, AND KING SOLOMON, WERE NOT MYTHICAL CHARACTERS.

YES I WANT ALL TO TELL ME WITH CONVICTION THAT HAILE SELASSIE I COMES FROM A IMAGINARY LINEAGE LET ME CALL THEM A LIAR.

If i don't take literal some of the Biblical episodes then the Emperor told the world a lie for he validates King David, and King Solomon's existence.

Tell me plain 360 and others is the DAVIDIC, AND SOLOMONIC LINEAGE REAL OR FAKE.

that said 360 your answers are not inline with the thread and the post for I'm not talking about RASTAFARI BEFORE THE BIBLE, AND ABOUT RASTAFARI LIVING IN THE BUSH, WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS THE SOLOMONIC LINE REAL, OR JUST ANOTHER BORROWED KHEMIT STORY PUT INTO MYTH BY SOCALLED HEBREW BIBLE SCHOLARS.

come straight no going around for ill know my next move according to the answers i receive.

all the same give thanks for the everliving Father and Mother of Creation.

till the next response all blessing and all blest.

we love him with whole of di love.

I AM HON KES AA ADOFO.