What's in Your Manifesto?

I've recently discovered that I fall on the conspiracy/deep-internet philosophy side of reality. This realization hit me while Beyonce was performing on Christmas day, and not one person at our family gathering was aware of my recent 'facts' about Beyonce and her boo, Shawn. Aside from the regular CP24 reporting.

Thoughts and alleged facts that I'm not sharing in public print, obvi.

One thing we were all able to decipher and discuss was the chatter about Luigi Mangione, as his now-public manifesto has been a popular topic of discussion both online and IRL.

Discussion about health care. Power structures. The haves and have-nots. The American dream, and the political parties and oligarchs that vow to purchase our quickly fading Canadian dream too.

Naturally, I thought about my own manifesto. Something I haven't yet articulated in one location. My thoughts have been expressed in various platforms, across various decades, but to date, I've only had "concepts of a plan" for this declaration of my own.

In the event of the unlikely necessity for a manifesto of my own to be presented, this is what I would generally state:

Music can change the world, for the better. Music provides a direct connection to God. Music has the power to heal and transform lives. Music is a gift to us as humankind, and if used strategically and authentically, its frequency can do magnificent things.

And if my manifesto required a political statement, or something more focused, I would follow up with these other thoughts. With full bias.

Jamaica is a special country. Jamaican people have a special energy and blessing on them. The country and the people carry a unique and innate vibration that always stand out. Jamaican music is one of few international genres that continues to transcend and carry specific messages of change and higher livity. It's one of a rare kind.

I believe this force (not military, or economic, or any other measurement of influence) is impenetrable.

That's as far as my manifesto has been processed, but as I continue to learn more about music, and as the world turns, I realize that this is a platform I am comfortable endorsing. Wholeheartedly.

And as I continue to build and define my manifesto, I will also eventually add the power of our ancestors, and a few lines about sanctification. How we should draw attention to those forces vibrating high...and try to ignore the distracting red lights and schupidness that most would prefer we endorse and absorb. The easiest and most enjoyable way to share these messages: the music.

If anyone asks.

In the interim, if you'd like to learn more about my music journey and the books I've written, please click here.

Written by Stacey Robinson for Kya Publishing's "Reflection and Reason" blog.