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The Problem Of Ideology: Eurocentrism, Globalisation And Autonomy

“Agriculture itself must be overcome, as domestication, and because it removes more organic matter from the soil than it puts back. Permaculture is a technique that seems to attempt an agriculture that develops or reproduces itself and thus tends toward nature and away from domestication. It is one example of promising interim ways to survive while moving away from civilisation.”

- John Zerzan

Where does this leave us now? Indeed, permaculture is a continuum to horticulture. Perhaps then, that allows for permaculture as a transitory process in line with an anti-civilisation critique, and perhaps even anarcho-primitivism. However, as with everything under capitalism, under civilisation, they have insidious mechanisms which help perpetuate and reproduce themselves. And through globalisation and colonisation, the ideology of Eurocentrism has spread. John E. Drabinski posits this:

“Eurocentrism is a key component of colonialism not just as a political and economic relation, but as a cultural project: taking itself as its own measure, Europe could do its violent work across the globe without ever being put in question by the victims. Further, and doubling the violence, taking itself as its own measure underpinned the missionary relation as civilizing force that figured as central to global domination after conquest and enslavement. Conversion to European languages and values (in the broadest sense) becomes equivalent to installing civilization where none previously existed.”

And the zine Desert relates this to anarchism:

“That this is happening as part of globalisation, and the growth of cities is not surprising given that the seeds of social movement Anarchism are largely carried around the planet on the coat tails of capitalism and often grow best, like weeds, on disturbed ground.”

The same, of course, could be said about anarcho-primitivism, autonomous Marxism, insurrectionary anarchism, as well as many other Western -isms, such as the multitude of those used in identity politics. You can see it in the plants in permaculture gardens – diets imported from elsewhere, and consolidated through genocide. Countless are the arguments I got into with my fellow permaculturists about the romanticisation of European plants and animals. You can see it in the ideas that are normalised in our societies, in the microcosm, in our communities (or lackthereof). The point isn’t to prevent idea-sharing (nor to create some false dichotomy of “pure” and “not pure”), or to disallow criticism, but simply to recognize autonomy. The imposition of ideas, and the held superiority of these ideas from a place of power (i.e. White supremacy/Eurocentrism), is the very antithesis of this. In Green Anarchy, Aragorn! similarly talks about Self-determination and Radical decentralization. The point here is that people, anarchists for example, may form a politic into a singularity. This is where solidarity dies, a place where you don’t engage with people outside your “understanding of reality,” but rather expect “reality to conform to their subject understanding of it.” Furthermore, Aragorn! presents some interesting ideas on what he thought could be an Indigenous Anarchism:

“... an anarchism of place. This would seem impossible in a world that has taken upon itself the task of placing us nowhere. A world that places us nowhere universally. Even where we are born, live, and die is not our home. An anarchism of place could look like living in one area for all of your life. It could look like living only in areas that are heavily wooded, that are near life-sustaining bodies of water, or in dry places. It could look like travelling through these areas. It could look like travelling every year as conditions, or desire, dictated. It could look like many things from the outside, but it would be choice dictated by the subjective experience of those living in place and not the exigency of economic or political priorities. Location is the differentiation that is crushed by the mortar of urbanization and pestle of mass culture into the paste of modern alienation. Finally an indigenous anarchism places us as an irremovable part of an extended family. This is an extension of the idea that everything is alive and therefore we are related to it in the sense that we too are alive. It is also a statement of a clear priority. The connection between living things, which we would shorthand to calling family, is the way that we understand ourselves in the world. We are part of a family and we know ourselves through family. Leaving aside the secular language for a moment, it is impossible to understand oneself or one another outside of the spirit. It is the mystery that should remain outside of language that is what we all share together and that sharing is living.”

I take inspiration from many things, such as permaculture and anarcho-primitivism, amongst others. I don’t see them as roadmaps to our liberation (that is not necessarily how they intend to be taken, though that doesn’t mean people don’t perceive them that way). The way I see it, both encourage location specific, adaptive strategies for the roads ahead. I also see them as tools for us to discover liberation in ourselves, in our friends, family, communities, and in our landbases. But it doesn’t really matter whether you use these words or not. As for me, things like permaculture and anarcho-primitivism are to some degree re-inventing the wheel. However, they are helpful for us in remembering what we were already doing right in our cultural histories. We can use different words, words from our own cultures for example, but if we were to truly search for any words that could describe our desires, of love, of wildness, and of total liberation, I would find that there are no words at all: silence.

Becoming wild and free, again, is a progression. The disease of the spectacle, of such things as instant gratification, creates these delusions that things are immediately consumable and causes us to move on to the next thing. In nature, this is a falsehood. When we develop direct relationships with our food, friends/family/community, bioregion, etc, our perception of time inevitably changes. We can’t rewild overnight. Not likely even in our lifetime. The destruction of civilisation is a long-term project as well. But we are but a speck in the lifespan of this earth, and the beginnings of the world we are building will be in our children, and in their children, in the children of the foxes who ate your chickens. And in the ashes of the world we leave behind.

“Any bioregion can be liberated through a succession of events and strategies based on the conditions unique to it.”

- Seaweed

It will be a process, both wild and organic, adaptive and local, generational, learning from yourselves and each other, where in the diminishing of ideological homogenisation, diversity reigns, human and nature. Permaculture could be a step. Anarcho-primitivism could be too. I may not stick entirely to the path, but the tracks seem to lead me in a direction I want to be going.

- Tanday Lupalupa

Bibliography:

Anonymous, Desert.

aragorn!, Locating An Indigenous Anarchism, Green Anarchy #19

The Community Solution, The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

John E. Drabinski, Derrida, Eurocentrism, Decolonization

Jason Godesky, Thirty Theses

Toby Hemenway, How Permaculture Can Save Humanity and The Planet, but not Civilization

Toby Hemenway, Is Sustainable Agriculture an Oxymoron?

Bill Mollison & Scott Pittman, La Tierra Community CA PDC flyer

Seaweed, Land and Freedom: An Open Invitation

Hugh Warwick, Cuba’s Organic Revolution

Wikipedia.org, “Carrying_capacity”

Wikipedia.org, “Energy_descent”

Wikipedia.org, “Permaculture”

Koorosh Zahrai - Eurocentrism: The basis of our society, culture, and source of our problem coexisting with nature

John Zerzan, Running On Emptiness

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The Favorite Foods of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and Their Many Benefits (Part 1)

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After surviving a Tumblr scam attempt and given my local religious institutions and masajid are sharing a lot of Prophet stories regarding the hijrah (migration) and beginning to celebrate the return of the Islamic month of 'Muharram', I figured I too would join in and share some fun facts about the prophet Mohammad (PBUH). I admit, I am quite the foodie. I love food. It was well-known that the purpose of food was to nourish and strengthen oneself for the worship of God. The guidance of the Prophet Mohammad in his food was the most balanced and excellent, as he was moderate in his consumption and diversified his diet without extravagance or excess. His supplication was often, "Oh Allah, provide Mohammad's family with sustenance". The sustenance here refers to the amount of food that sustains their condition, improves their affairs, and is sufficient for their efforts without any surplus that might lead to temptation or excess.

Ibn al-Qayyim eloquently described the Prophet's guidance regarding food: "His guidance in food was neither refusing what was available nor demanding what was unavailable. He would eat whatever good was presented to him unless his soul disliked it, without it being forbidden. He never criticized any food. If he desired it, he would eat it; otherwise, he would leave it. His guidance was to eat whatever was available".

It wasn't the Prophet's habit to limit himself to only one type of food, not extending beyond it. Doing so would greatly harm one's nature and could sometimes be impossible. If he didn't consume other foods, he would weaken or perish, and if he consumed them, his nature wouldn't accept them, causing distress. Limiting oneself to one type of food, even if it's the best, poses a harmful risk.

The Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) used to eat the customary foods of his people, including meat, fruits, bread, dates, and others, as mentioned in his dietary habits. Thus, it is recommended that we refer to his practices for guidance in our diets.

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1. Dates:  Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas reported that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever starts his day with seven dates of Ajwa variety will not suffer harm that day from poison or magic". (Al Bukhari 5445)

He also said: "Oh Aisha! There is no house in which dates are not present, but hunger will enter it. Oh Aisha! There is no house in which dates are present, but hunger and poverty will depart from it".  (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2046)

“A house in which there are no dates is like a house in which there is no food” (Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 3328) 

Dates were a significant portion of the Prophet's diet. The fruits of a date palm tree (النخلة) are called dates( تمر). Dates are rich in vitamins and minerals and are free from cholesterol and contain very low fat. They are a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin-A, iron, potassium, calcium, manganese, and copper. Other than these healthy benefits our beloved Prophet (PBUH) used to plant date trees himself. Fresh dates are recommended to be eaten at the time of childbirth. Dates are sometimes eaten with different things to annul any adverse effects. Prophet Mohammad himself would often eat dates with cucumbers as they’re both the opposite of each other in terms of the effect they have on the body so this helps avoid any harmful effects while strengthening the body.

Abdullah Ibn Basr narrated "The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) came to visit us and we offered him butter and dates, for he liked butter and dates" (Abu Dawud 3837)

Abdullah Ibn Ja'far reported "I saw the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) eating dates with with cucumbers" (Muslim 2043)

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Nabeez: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) often consumed a drink called “Nabeez”- prepared from soaked raisins or dates. Nabeez should be consumed within twelve hours of soaking to prevent fermentation.

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2. Vinegar: Vinegar (خل) also known as THE SEASONING OF PROPHETS. Vinegar has been mentioned in a number of Hadiths. Vinegar was a part of the diet of all Prophets before Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

Umm Sa’d had once said said:

“The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) entered upon ‘Aisha, when I was with her, and said: ‘Is there any food?’ She said: ‘We have bread, dates and vinegar.’ The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: ‘What a blessed condiment vinegar is. O Allah, bless vinegar, for it was the condiment of the Prophets before me, and no house will ever be poor in which there is vinegar.’ (Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith: 3318)

Vinegar cannot be used in its original state it has to be diluted with water, continual use in its concentrated state will lead to increased heartburn and damage the enamel of the teeth. To have vinegar with bread is Sunnah. Vinegar offers multiple health benefits, including blood sugar regulation, weight management, heart health support, antimicrobial effects, and improved digestion.

"A household which has vinegar will never suffer from poverty" (Tirmidhi)

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3. Black Seed: The black seed, also known as Nigella sativa or black cumin, is mentioned in several authentic Hadiths. In Sahih al-Bukhari, it is narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said: “This black cumin is healing for all diseases except As-Sam.” When asked what As-Sam meant, it was explained as death (Sahih al-Bukhari 5687)

Scholars have discussed the meaning of “healing for every disease.” Some interpret it broadly, indicating that black seed has general medicinal benefits, particularly for ailments like colds or moisture-related illnesses. Others clarify that it does not literally cure every disease, as no plant-based remedy can treat all illnesses. Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar noted that it is beneficial for cold diseases, while Al-Khattabi emphasized that the phrase is general in wording but specific in meaning.

Furthermore, Black seeds are rich in essential fatty acids, vitamins (B-complex), minerals like calcium, iron, zinc, and copper, and fiber. Research suggests black seed may support immune function, cardiovascular and metabolic health, and respiratory health. Some studies indicate benefits for blood sugar control, high blood pressure, liver health, asthma, and allergy symptoms.

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4. Honey: Honey (عسل) is a sweet liquid made by bees from the nectar of flowers. It is a highly nutritious food. It has been considered as the medicine of medicines, food of foods, and drink of drinks. It is a natural cure for most types of illness. The Prophet (PBUH) used to drink a glass of water mixed with honey every single morning. Honey is deemed as a cure for all ailments.

Aisha (RA) narrated: "Allah's Messenger (PBUH) used to love sweet edible things and honey," (Sahih al-Bukhari 5431)

"Healing is in three things: cupping, a gulp of honey, or cauterization. But I forbid my followers to use cauterization (branding with fire).” (Bukhari 5681)

Honey contains antioxidants like flavonoids and phenolic acids that may help protect against conditions like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Darker honey varieties tend to offer more antioxidants than lighter ones.

While honey raises blood sugar like other sugars, research suggests it may help improve fasting blood sugar levels and increase adiponectin, a hormone that can reduce inflammation and support blood sugar regulation.

Honey may help suppress coughing in children over 1 year of age, support wound healing when applied topically, and offer heart health benefits like improved blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

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5. Milk: Milk (حليب) is an amalgam of water, proteins, fat, and some natural sugar. Although 87.5% of milk is water, it is somewhat a complex food. After all, a little calf gets all its nutrition from this milk. Apart from proteins, milk also contains loads of other essential vitamins, such as vitamins A, B12, and D. Milk helps in the development of strong bones and teeth, as it is rich in calcium. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) loved having goat and camel milk. Milk has been mentioned in the Quran as well.

"Pure Milk, easy and agreeable to swallow for those who drink," (Translation: Quran 16:66)

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(I thank Allah and every teacher, mentor and source of information and material used to publish this.)

To be Continued ❤️👋

Thank you for reading! May Allah guide you to goodness and both worldly and otherworldly success! -----------------------------------------------------

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A new, growing, and malignant "collective" of native writers are working on Issue 9 of Black Seed: A Journal of Indigenous Anarchy.

We open this invitation to Indigenous anarchist/autonomist/nihilists who might submit texts (in any form such as essays or poetry & things in-between) regarding the immense subject of “WAR.”