rastafari question

[RedLocks]

All hair will lock if you let it. The rejection of things believed to be Babylonian inventions in my opinion is somewhat a afterthought to the primary belief that we should not cut our hair, beards or flesh. Just having dreadlocks has always been anyone ever needed to know to accept me (talking about rasta acceptance) no questions of why or how have ever been asked of me. Much to the opposite, no one feels I am showing any disrespect, in fact I get respect where I go from rasta that I don't know. Countless times I have been saluted and greeted with various comments, comments I would compare to a catholic priest or church goer saying "peace be with you"

Now there is a dread, then there is a rasta. Some people lock their hair out of vanity or style. If I see a person like this I can almost immediately determine them as just a dread. People see my appearance and they know what is in my heart, and know that they can just talk to me for no reason, it is a good feeling, like "we're all in this together"

[surreys princess]

good points...though i did think the not raising western tools as it is said was based on the oppression by the western world...am i wrong or misunderstanding?

wtg bent.....colour is just the outside....

[MastaChronic]

ive got dreads and ive never been given any shit by anyone.....except by some extremely closed minded people
like redlocks, ive been saluted many times.
idk why, to me, dreadlocks are a way of life, not just some hairstyle

[muordeeb]

Just a little info. Ras Tafari was an ethiopian prince whose name changed to Haile Selassie after he became king of ethiopia. Haile Selassie can trace his bloodline back to King Solomon in the bible. Queen of Sheba had a child for King Solomon, and this is the bloodline Ras Tafari was born from. Back in the 50's Jamaican learned that ras tafari was a direct descendant from this holy bloodline and they call him the conquering lion of the tribe of Judah. They believed that he was the messiah or second coming. Rasta do not cut there hair because in the book of leviticus no one from the tribe of levi can cut there hair, so dreads are a holy hairstyle. And also, the tribe of levi were the priest of the hebrews. They were the wise. And I think rasta saw this and incorporated this hairsyle into the lives as a sign of strength and also as a sign of rebellion against babylon.

[RedLocks]

Last summer we brought our kids to Disney and I saw this young white kid when we came out of this place, and yes lord, this youth of like maybe age 11 or so had the longest thickest dreads. I was totally blown away, and he had had them for a long while ya could tell.

Anyways, Princess your thinking is right and you're not mistaken. There is a lot of reasoning behind locks though, Africans being introduced to the western world through slavery and oppression is right up there on the list. I would call that maybe the political and spiritual side of the reason, then there is the religious and bible related side which is just as important.

hah shouldn't smoke before i post, I'm thinking too damn much:jointsmile:
I love having spell check on the browser lol

[surreys princess]

thanks red..it is great seeing what you have to say....i originally started reading about the religion from curiosity..i myself could never be a rasta as i am a jew, but it is neat nonetheless...are you really in israel? if so i am quite jealous..

while we are on the subjet..i also read that only jamaican rastafari partake in marijuana, but not other rastafari sects (i dont know if that is the right connotation).......any input on that?

you guys are better than books....lol

princess

[LIP]

It's all about love. We're all the same race. The human race.

[VaporDaddy]

Wow. When I was a teenager I had long hair and I wanted dreads because I thought it would be an outward statement of my personality. I never considered that Rastafarians might find it insulting but I can see why some might. Anyway, now age is catching up with me and my hair is thinning on top so iit seems I'll have to let that dream pass.
Hey, mabey when I'm an old man I can dread my beard

[PatrickHenry]

the long dreads indicate you're not a pawn of society following the western culture;s inventions and customs. a white guy with dreads would just be indicating that he doesn't agree with those customs either. white man dreads are stinky, but not offensive.

[PatrickHenry]

thanks red..it is great seeing what you have to say....i originally started reading about the religion from curiosity..i myself could never be a rasta as i am a jew, but it is neat nonetheless...are you really in israel? if so i am quite jealous..

while we are on the subjet..i also read that only jamaican rastafari partake in marijuana, but not other rastafari sects (i dont know if that is the right connotation).......any input on that?

you guys are better than books....lol

princess

hahaha a rastafari that doesn't smoke! never heard of it! that doesn't mean it doesn't exist, i've just personally never seen it. :rastasmoke: