LET THOSE WITH EARS HEAR!
Israelite Prince,
LISTEN:
from Jahug vol. 2:
"By means of the Hola herb which the Creator give I for meat, HIM servant seperate himself from Babylon, even while in Babylon midst. Man purify man temple by burning this divine Ishence within. The herb is InI communion unto JAH, with Psalms, to drive out evil conception from man Living Church, and bar Babylon from re-entry. And tho' the system fight against herb, it cannot stop Rasta from using this divine purification to praise JAH Ras Tafari."
from Rastafari by Dennis Forsythe:
"Rastas have revived the African herbal tradition, giving rise to what they popularly refer to as the "Ital" tradition, which centers on the eating of herbs, grains, fruits and vegetables to the exclusion of meats, salts, artificial chemicals and sweeteners. ...The smoking of herbs for the Rastaman cannot be singled out from this herbal tradition as a whole and is very much a part of the same world movement now afoot towards greater wholesomeness and spiritual power based on ancient precepts."
from the first Itations:
"For the Rastafari, the use of herb represents a sacrament of the Church Triumphant, serving creative thinking, relaxation and reasoning amongst Brethren. It is interpreted as a Hola Herb given to man by the Creator for "the healing of the nations". ...The Herb, when smoked in a gathering, symbolizes the act of unification or "Inity" amongst those gathered together in the sight of the Most High JAH. It is accepted as binding the paticipants together in the fullness and powers of the Godhead thereby creating a vibrating flow of mutual Iditations amongst those participating in this sacramental act."
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