Greetings Sister IJ, Hotep,

Much, much thanks for reading and commenting on "The Maãt Mystery: in search of the missing link". I do appreciate the commitment you had to make in the presence of all your other activities.

You wrote:

> Hotep Brotha Spartacus,
>
> I just finished reading the entire 14 chapters and i must say that I > enjoyed the book.

You have made my day. Thanks.

> Ayeisha's role kind of confused me (that is why I am reading it again) was > she an executioner or just sick in the head?

I don't want to sound difficult or obstructive but the answer to that question is in the book.

> Where did Shango come from?

There were little pieces of information about his origins but I felt that where he came from was not relevant in this volume. When it becomes relevant later we will all find out.

> And where did Shango (called Michael by Gertrude) first meet Gertrude?

In the scene as you read.

> Because in their "meeting" she addressed him as Micheal and it seemed that he > knew her. As I said, I am reading it again.

Good. He knew her type. Also remember, these people ([[[[ TEXT CUT ]]]]) are trained agents.

> Also what happened to Haiti and Fundisi?

I am sure we will all find out in the next volume.

> Lastly in the book Fundisi caused a helicopter to crash [[[[ TEXT CUT ]]]] and I do not recall any more mention of Haiti.

Irungu mentions her and Fundisi in his speech at the end.

> What happened to the Ankh?

I am sure we will all find out in the next volume.

> You hit onto a lot of points in your book that can be traced to fact.  I > liked that.

Thank you. That shows the depth of your knowledge.

> I hate the word cunt, but seeing how Ayeisha only dealt with white men, I > think I can understand why you used it.  As a point I would have liked the > word pussy instead when she is talking to Shango, it's more what an > African-"American" would say to another African.

I agree with you totally because I hate that word also but Aiysha wasn't listening to me (although she did use "pussy" on him once [[[[ TEXT CUT ]]]]).

> Oh yeah, do a spell check, I think I ran across a couple of misspelled words > (you know how ticky we can get when critiquing our own folks)

Thank you. I did numerous checks but some slip through. I would appreciate it even more if you could point them out to me if you bump into them again. Also bear in mind that some words are spelled differently in England to America.

> The conclusion of your book is exactly what I believe.  I have had those > thoughts for quite some time but I have no real hard stuff to back up my > feelings.

My Sister, treasure your feelings. Your feelings are the only "real hard stuff" you have to deal with "reality" but from the moment we are born we are taught not to trust our feelings to the point where you are not considered a real adult until you are completely disconnected, unfeeling.

> I have always believe that Dark people have "always" been on this earth and > the creation of a "God" was to give reason where there really did not need to > be any.  I think I have concluded that the reasoning and wonderment of our > existance became questionable after the appearance (creation?) of the other > races because they did not know from whence "they" came (and they surely did > not believe they came from us)

That's not quite true. All ancient people KNEW they came from black. It's only in the past few thousand years with the emergence of the European (who originally worshipped blackness until very recently) that the idea that Black is bad came into being.

> and as they spread and conquered, the idea of a "God" came into fruitation. > Dark people knew that they were the world and the world was them, they were > the bee and elephant, they were all and all were they.  I > know this might sound crazy, well..... maybe not to you.

CRAZY?

> All in all, I truly enjoyed the story line.  I loved it when Shango and > Ayeisha kicked ass.  Ayeisha [[[[ TEXT CUT ]]]] was pure justice, pure > justice.  And the > village is my dream village.  That part about the flies, was masterful. > Wish I had some now, I know who I would sic em on :-)  Thanks for letting > me be one of the first to read your book.

Thank you again, my sweet Sister for seeing so much of the picture I tried to paint, you make me feel I have painted well (8~)). Pass the word around.

May the Ancestors guide and protect you on our way.
Love and Life

SR

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 02:50:53 +0000