This show was created to introduce the listener to folktales, myths and legends. The story will be told and the lessons will be extracted and discussed. A poetic license has been taken with each story and some will be told in an adult fashion (for those I will post adult content),so be ready to be shocked, and entertained. We are in a new time and although the wisdom is good I have adjusted some of the stories to fit the time. Here is a link to a worksheet to help you define the tales for yourself (copy and paste) http://folktalesbyha2tim.blogspot.com/2013/12/story-builder-sheet.html
When the seasonal floods rise and our trails get washed away, do we sit under the palaver tree cursing the water, or do we dive deep to find the bedrock? In this episode of Tha Daily Spark, Brother Haatim breaks down the Voltaic oral tradition of Northern Ghana and Burkina Faso through the story of Salifu and The Pillar of Seven Stones.
Vibrating in the golden light of Nia (Purpose) and the sacred energy of Yellow, we explore how to operationalize purpose through the subtractive SelfMastery lens (Via Negativa). Purpose isn't about running on the hamster wheel or piling more burdens onto your shoulders—it’s about scraping away the toxic buildup of blame, shame, guilt, and accidental living so your true foundation is revealed.
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15 Oct 2026
The Seven Earthen Jars: Breaking the Silver Illusion
Brother Haatim breaks down the Mandé folk tradition of Ségou and "The Seven Earthen Jars." Discover how the farmer Demba learned the hard way that cold silver coins cannot feed hungry children during a drought, and how Elder Mariam restored the village through the cooperative economic shield of Ujamaa (Green). Learn how to apply the subtractive SelfMastery approach—scraping away individualistic hoarding, dropping false narratives of private security, and moving out of Mad, Sad, and Scared into communal Peace, Power, and Joy.
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14 Oct 2026
The Solitary Builder
Are you exhausted from trying to single-handedly weather every financial, emotional, and social storm? In this episode of Tha Daily Spark, the Gye-Nyame Tribe Steward unpacks the Afro-Caribbean Maroon folktale of "The Solitary Builder" to explore the Royal Blue principle of Ujima (Collective Work & Responsibility). Discover why hyper-independence is a trauma response, how systemic storms easily demolish private fortresses, and how releasing the burden of doing it all alone restores communal immunity, sovereign Peace, coordinated Power, and collective Joy.
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