Appreciate your Earth, Appreciate your Nation

Peace and Blessings!! If you didn't know it... March is Earth Appreciation Month. What does this really mean? Why do we celebrate and appreciate our Earth (Original Woman with knowledge of herself) this month? In fact, we know that all that above is caused by the Sun of Man, our foundation, who we know as Allah. It is his light, knowledge, love, and respect that keeps us movitated, challenged, and constatly rotating to help keep our Nation (Man, Sister, and Children) well taken care of, fed, educated, clean, healthy, and growing righteously. However, it is beautiful that we a time in which we can reflect on the appreciation others have for us; to know that what we do 365 days and nights a year, does not go unnoticed.

"APPRECIATE YOUR EARTH; APPRECIATE YOUR NATION"

The statement above is one I have encircled on one of my logos as a reminder that appreciation is cyclical. As we are appreciated, we can openly appreciate others.

Last week, I asked the God, Lord Born Justice, if he knew the history of Earth Appreciation and he inquired to Queen Cipher, who gave a very enlightening response:

"EARTH APPRECIATION DAY IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE MONTH OF MARCH WHICH IS SYNONOMUS WITH THE PLANET EARTH SPRINGING FORTH WITH NEW LIFE. THIS IS A TIME WHEN SISTERS, EARTHS AND RIGHTEOUS WOMEN IN GENERAL ARE HONORED FOR THEIR ENDEAVORS AND STEADFAST PARTICIPATION IN AIDING THIS NATION, OUR NATION TO MARCH FORWARD ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS OF OUR FATHER'S MIND SET. THE FIRST EARTH APPRECIATION DAY WAS HELD IN THE EARLY 90'S AND WAS FIRST FOUNDED BY TWO ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE PEACE PROGRAM BY THE NAMES OF DUMAR WA'DE ALLAH AND SHATIEK ALLAH. THUS, ANY HONOR BESTOWED UPON THE BLACK WOMAN BY THE BLACK MAN IS THE GREATEST GIFT OR HONOR RECEIVABLE. "

So, I would like to know -

What do you appreciate most about the Earth(s) in your cipher?
What do you appreciate about living your culture as Earth?

PEACE
Lanasia

Update on 14th Degree Happenings... Call for Submissions & Nation NEWS... Answer "Tell Us How You See It" Questions... and More

Peace Family!

Wanted to let you all know the exciting happenings with The 14th Degree & Beyond Magazine. We released our Winter 2008- 09 issue “THEN WHAT HAPPENED" and ALL OF OUR YEARLY SUBSCRIBERS will be mailed a free learning DVD for the seeds the first of February! We are already preparing for our Spring 2009 "APPRECIATE YOUR EARTH, APPRECIATE YOUR NATION” issue in honor of Women’s History Month (March), Earth Day (April 22nd) and the wonderful works done by original women world wide!

Our 14th Degree & Beyond Wisdom Blog Spot is still up and running as well, anticipating your comments, quest ions and builds!

Last week Queen Civilized Zag asked our audience to build on: "How do you see Updating 120 degrees? What effects - positive or negative- do you think it will have to the past, present and future generations of this culture?" in her blog “SHOULDN’T HAVE LEFT YOU..."

And this week Victorious Lanasia posted "TAKING IT BEYOND THE 14th DEGREE" in which she asks: "... how do you reach out to help build with your sisters beyond The 14th Degree, are you open to receiving and being able to build with other Earths on sharing experiences and resources, and finally, what is an experience or some experiences that have helped you to continue to propel yourself forward in this culture [of Supreme Mathematics lived by the Nation of Gods and Earths]?? Gods, do you see these types of relationship-building beneficial to your Original Woman? Why or why not??"

New blogs are posted every Wednesday and Sunday by a staff member of The 14th Degree. To do the knowledge to the blogs and post your comments our collaborators' website - www.OriginalThoughtMag.com - click the “EARTHS" tab then scroll down to the link for "14th DEGREE & BEYOND WISDOM".


And don't forget, we are always accepting advertisements, subscriptions ($20 for an electronic one, $28 for a hardcopy), contributions of articles (check our MySpace blog for a list of our sections), recipes, poems and activity sheets for the youth! And as always, we want YOUR answers to our "TELL US HOW YOU SEE IT" questions so mail them in ASAP! They are:

(1) Why do Earths wear headwraps and is it an integral part of 3/4s?

(2) Should Gods be allowed to attend Earth ciphers/classes? Why or why not?

(3) How do you do you keep your home in tune with your refinement ?

We can be reached at:

The14thDegreeAndBeyond@comcast.net or http://www.myspace.com/the14thdegreeandbeyond.
You can also postal mail us, making any payments or donations via money order or certified check out to "The 14th Degree and Beyond, Inc." at The 14th Degree and Beyond, Inc. / P.O. Box 2134 / Teaneck, NJ 07666 - 1534.

Article, poem and recipe submissions may also be sent to the email above, as can updates about Nation of Gods & Earths happenings in your circumference to be printed in our Nation N.E.W.S. section.

In Love & Peace!
Eboni Joy Asiatic & The 14th Degree Staff