Certain Rastafari elders called locks Zagavi;theetymology of the word, Zagavi is in the Hindi language.

Many Rastafari cite bible passages in order to support their way of life, the bible does not condone the smoking of any substance as a means of spiritualupliftment, nor enlightenment. The word of God clearly condemns the use of any substance excessively, and it clearly makes a distinction between the clean and the unclean. The Holy Ghost makes it possible for a child of God to touch Gods throne through the means of prayer praise and worship. Sadhus socialized with Jamaicans of African descent therefore, the Rastafari assertion that locks came to their movement because of seeing pictures of Ethiopian warriors with locked hair is not completely accurate.

Leonard Howell was impressed with Ghandi and his philosophy of nonviolence within social protest. Howell later co-opted the nonviolent strategy, which was not always successful, some of Howells followers was in constant conflict with the police some of the conflict was because of Marijuanacultivation, Howellsrhetoricwas antiestablishment this also brought mass exposure to his movement and its ideology. In 1954, Howells hilltop commune was raided by the Jamaican police, without a permanent home his followers fled into the West Kingston area. The Rastafari idea of a god is more Hinduistic in its outlook than Christian more shamanistic, and accepting of various forms of esotericism. Though Rastafari use the bible as a reference the bible is not their only point of reference. Moreover, it is not seen as the authority on anything by the Rastafari the only group that can be deemed even closely, Christian in their ideology and dogma are the twelve tribes of Israel. Most sects believe in the divinity of Haile Selassie the Kebra Nagast is the main source used, in proving that Haile Selassie is a direct descendant of the house of David through the union of King Solomon and the queen of Sheba. Rastas cite revelations 16:21 to support their theory of Haile Selassie, s divinity, this is a very strange theory since the passage of scripture clearly identifies the bearer of the title as Jesus Christ of Nazareth. The whole passage is clearly foretelling of the return of messiah Jesus Christ, as a conquering lion from the tribe of Judah, who will take his rightful place as the king of the universe, and the seat of his authority would be located in Jerusalem.

The bible was written in Hebrew,Jerusalem in Hebrew means the city of God, or city of peace, the name Yeshua/Jesus means the salvation of God, Judah means celebration. The man who is the salvation of God will reign eternally in the city of God, his tribal name Judah/Yhudah translated in the English language, meanscelebration humankind was made to celebrate and worship him,and thisis rightful ruler ship and authority. There are many bible passages that support and prove the divinity of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and we have the Holy Ghost to prove it. I want to examine some reggae stars such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Bob Marley came from the rural parish of Sint Anns, the son of a white man from a family of means and a black peasant girl. Marley was an only child who never knew his father he was jettisoned, from the rural parish where he grew up to the city of Kingston. Marley was raisedas a Christian, so were the founding members of the band, as well as the three backing female vocalists the Ithrees, today Judy Mowat is a professing Christian. Marleys uncle Moriah, it was indicated in many autobiographical accounts of Marleys life, that his uncle was a white magician a (Myalman), white magic according to its practioners is the use of the elements or natural forces called elemental spirits to aid them in their quest to bring healing to humankind. Marley met and befriended Peter McIntosh and Bunny Livingston. These three men were exposed to the teaching of Rastafari, they later became themselves Rastas,and Marley was under the tutelage of famous Rastafari teacher Mortimer Plano. Planno encouraged Marley to take the Rastafari message worldwide, with reggae music as the vehicle the stated purpose was to unite the African world and the Rasta man, and redeem them back unto Africa, using as godhead Haile Selassie. The Rastafari in the Caribbean are not very structured and are factionalized. In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the intrtacooperation amongst varying groups, hailing from various islands in the Caribbean, and countries, such as England, America, and South Africa. There are many branches of Rastafari some are even linked to the grandson of Haile Selassie Zara Yacob, who lives in Sweden and is part of the Ethiopian Crown Council whose raison dtre, is to one day install an Ethiopian monarch on the imperial throne naturally this would be one of the living heirs of Haile Selassie. Haile Selassie was deposed in a military coup led by Haile Mengistu in September 1974. He was held in prison until his death in 1975, the remains of the deposed emperor were discovered in an unmarked grave and with the help of modern scientific methods, the bones were reconstructed the facial structure and cranial definition were rebuilt, and verified as the remains of Haile Selassie . The Ethiopian authorities alerted the former emperors family who buried the remains in state in the great cathedral at Addis Ababa. The above mentioned is one of many accounts on the death of Haile Selassie, some accounts state that no grave was ever produced by the Ethiopian Authorities. In the book written by Haile Selassie My Life and EthiopiasProgress, translated by Edward Ullendorf.Ullendorf states in the postscript of his translated work that like Moses in Deuteronomy 34 no man knows of the sepulcher of Haile Selassie unto this day. Based on the two accounts we see that there are many official and unofficial versions on the manner in which Haile Selassie died, the Rastafari have their own personal versions depending on who you talk to, however it is not my intention here to lend credence to fables or myths but to

attempt to accurately as possible reconstruct official data from media sources and even from Rastafari publications as to the manner in which Haile Selassie was killed and buried. The granddaughter of Haile Selassie Esther Antohin Selassie maintainsthe Marxist soldiers of Haile Mengistu, battered her grandfather. Esther Antohin stated that Haile Selassie was a saint who was martyred, and that every bone in his body was broken, she also claimed that bones of the emperor were found in toilet pipes on the palace grounds where he once reigned, she maintained that to the end Haile Selassie held steadfast to his Christian faith(again some versions dispute the other some accounts are in agreement with Esther Antohin other accounts claim that his body was encased in a glass tomb. The Rastafari still contend that their god is alive; Bob Marley wrote his now famous song Jah Live after being questioned by his youngest daughter if their god was indeed dead. A great book to study for more clarity on what is being handled in this portion of the work, is the book entitled a Dread History Leonard P.Howell and Millenarian Visions in the Early Rastafarian Religion (written by Professor Robert A. Hill) In the book by Hill the introduction written by Ras Sekou Sankara Tafari, Tafari states in the introduction that Garvey refused to allow Howell to sell the emperors pictures in EdelweissPark (headquarters of the UNIA). He went on to state that the main prophet of the Rastafari faith was Leonard Howell. On page fourteen the so called prophecy attributed to Garvey in The Rastafari Report is called an assumption by Robert Hill. On page fourteen, the writer further stated that no evidence was found or cited to show that Garvey ever made the statement attributed to him. The evidence found in the book written by Hill and co-published by Miguel Lorne publishers, in fact validates the claims made in this work that Garvey, is erroneously reported by many Rastafari to have consciously endorsed Haile Sellasie as a messiah. A true study of history which was marvelously conducted by Professor Hill has proven this. On page seventeen of Hills book, it is stated that two works provided the actual interpretative basis of Rastafari,in the period of 1925-1927, the books are The Holy Piby written by Athlyi Rogers in 1924;Rogers was an Anguillan. Rogers was the head of the Afro-Athlican Constructive Gaathly. The local Jamaican branch was called HamiticChurch it was established in 1925 by Grace Jenkins Garrison and Rev Charles F. Goodridge. The second book that formed the basis of the Rastafari consciousness was The Royal Parchment Scroll of Black Supremacy published in 1926 by a Reverend Fitz Ballantine. Many writers have alleged that Howell borrowed extensively from the writings of Ballantine, Howells book The Promised Key is said to have been in fact a plaigerization of Ballantine work. As pertains to the claim made in this work that Howell was influenced by Sadhus of Indian ancestry, RobertHill offers ample proof that will validate my claim on page thirty of his book. The Nome de plume that Howell took unto himself was G.G. Maragh Gangunguru Maragh. The name it is stated in Roberts work has its origin in the Hindi language. In 1940, the book further states that, Howell saw himself in the role of messiah and let his people know this. On page forty three Roberts further went on to state that, in the polytheistic universe of Jamaican folk religion, East Indian spirits mix withHindu Occultism,to produce a genuinely mystical appeal.

Out of the above-describedmix, Howell was also a product and participant, Roberts work validates this work in its entirety, as per my claims pertaining to the so-called prophetic role that Garvey, was supposed to have played in the formation of an esoteric/shamanistic culture. The claim that Garvey, who was a Christian, was the prophet of Rastafari is spurious at best,for the culture of Shamanism sharply contrasts with the Christian Judeao values that Marcus Garvey espoused. The second claim that is overwhelmingly validated by Roberts is the Hindu influence within the particular aspect of Rastafari culture that Howell formedon Pinnacle.

In This area of the work I will endeavor to shed light on some pagan gods that have been presented to mankind as mythology throughout the ages in this work we assert herein that some of the characters that people claim are gods are in fact demon entities, whose specific purpose is to wreak havoc on and destroy humanity.

Bacchus the god of wine and debauchery it is from this demon prince that we get the word Bacchanal this is the same spirit that the Indians call Krishna. Same spirit different region of the world. Many so called Christians in the Caribbean give honor to this demon prince when they indulge in Carnival celebrations which are in fact reenactments of orgies to the above pictured demon god.

The devotees of Bacchus portrayed in this fresco they are called Bacchanates, They are in fact according to historians celebrating their god with their drunken orgies. Not unlike the Carnival that many so called Christians frequent today where men, women and children dance half naked in the streets while they drunkenly celebrate their demon god the king of Carnival who they call King Mommo from the word Mummy . They are in fact openly worshipping a Mummy which is a dead person in honor of an ancient Greek demon. This is the reason that true sons of God can never revel in the orgies of Carnival, the etymology of the word carnival is very interesting to say the least, the word carni comes from the root word carnal, the word val originated in the word revelry if we merge the two we have Carnal-revelry the word speaks for itself a reveling in things fleshy (soulish) which are temporal. The true Christian seeks to through their dedicated life diminish the fleshly aspect of themselves by honoring and adhering to the teachings of Jesus Christ, only through the power given to us by the indwelling of the Holy Ghost can we lead a truly Holy life.

We do not ignorantly renounce pleasure, there is a place in the Christian life for pleasure excess and licentious indulgence are admonished against by Jesus it is in line with that thought that Christians must live. In ancient Greece, people who worshipped this demon did so by having multiple sexual partners and they drank wine and smoked Hashish a Cannabis product the Hashish was imported from Iran. An interesting aside to the Cannabis question is the name assassin the name is derived from the word Hashish the word means those who imbibe themselves with Hashish.

Artemis also known as Diana goddess of the hunt in Greek mythology. As can be seen Pan is in the background attempting to seduce a maiden Pan is another name for Satan. Eros is another Greek god connected with BacchusEros corresponds to the Roman Amor while Bacchus is the Roman Liber.

Eros pictured here as the Roman Amor, he is also called Cupid and he is portrayed as Cupid as a little winged angel with a bow and arrow they falsely call it a Cherub but a Cherub, is not small and has absolutely nothing to do with love, of the carnal type. Cherubim are angels who are tasked with guarding and protecting God.