Before Deepak Chopra.
Before Eckhart Tolle.
Before spirit got trapped in algorithms.
Garvey was already talking about:
the divinity of man,
the power of thought,
the soul’s connection to the Infinite.
But the system told you he was just speeches—
just lyrics—
and left out the spirit.
They never tell you—
Garvey was a healer.
He studied New Thought.
And he read:
Science of Mind — Ernest Holmes
Divine Science and Healing — Malinda Cramer
The Secret Doctrine — Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
The Creative Mind — Ernest Holmes
Poems of Passion — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures — Mary Baker Eddy
(Source: Robert A. Hill, Marcus Garvey: Life and Lessons, 1987)
And he combined all that
with the Bible,
and an African worldview
that valued our relationship
with each other,
with nature,
with the divine—
that Rastafari transformed into I and I—
and which New Age gurus today are calling Non-Dual Thinking.
Garvey didn’t do this to escape the world—
he did it to remake it.
Into a world where we could thrive.
Because Garvey didn’t use spirit to avoid pain
or to become a millionaire,
he used it to build community.
No retreats.
But spiritual armor.
That’s why I created Daily Garvey Wisdom.
It uses Garvey’s own words—
straight from The Philosophy and Opinions,
a book Garvey called a “Text-Book of Negro Inspiration”—
so that Jamaican parents, Caribbean parents, and Black parents
can start the day with upfull words
and pass them on to your children.
Because Garvey wasn’t just ahead of his time—
he was decoding a spiritual technology
our people—and especially our children—still need.
Because Garvey saw consciousness
as the battleground
for our people.
So ask yourself:
Can your favorite New Age guru teach you—
as a Black person—
how to live whole, free, and fearless
in a system built to erase you?
Garvey could.
Garvey did.
His words are battle-tested.
New Age before New Age—
but always for our people.
But the question is:
In matters of spirit…
will we trust our own Black genius?
Share this with someone
who’s never heard about Garvey the metaphysician.
Until next time—
walk good.
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