The Emancipation of Master Sage: A Message to Regular and Drive-By Readers of This Blog Alike

The content and likely the tone of this blog is about to change. I don't know if these changes will be huge or small, grand or subtle. All I can say, at this moment, like the Sam Cooke song proclaims, "A Change is Gonna Come!"

I have, after much and long thought, decided to have this blog primarily be an outlet for my Sacred Activism work. The strongest expression my sacred activism work has is expressed by my being a black, same gender loving, American man who is also a philosopher and teacher of conscious living. So what that means in terms of the content of the blog is that a strong emphasis will be placed on pieces I believe will appeal to black gay men specifically, LGBT people in general, and people who are interested in deep and meaningful activism minus the outrage, hubris, sanctimonious self righteous judging and constant finger pointing without self reflection.

There will continue to be "spiritual" pieces, whatever that means. I will retain my general playfulness though I also know I can be a very mental person. Both are traits I relish in myself. Both traits will show up heavily on the blog. I will probably do more button pushing and any respect I had for sacred cows in the past will be just that---a remnant of the past. For example, I plan to speak out as often as I am able on the homophobia and heterosexism found in the African American community in general and in "The Black Church" specifically. Additionally I also plan to speak out strongly about the racism, entitlement, misogyny and lack of spiritual consciousness that can be found in various segments of the LGBT community. Ditto for the bigotry, man-hating bully-speak found in elements of the feminist and especially "radical" feminist communities.

Previously, this blog was heavily invested in posting pieces I referred to as pieces attesting to the consciousness of, "The Sacred Masculine." Those pieces will largely disappear as my friend Bill Harryman over at The Masculine Heart blog does an absolutely excellent job of covering this entire area with grace, intelligence and inspired dedication. News pieces that do not specifically address or deal with race and ethnicity, the LGBT community or sacred activism will, for the most part, now be absent from here. Pieces like the popular Man 2 Man: Homoeroticism, Hypermasculinity and the Sacred Male series will continue and similar pieces like this will likely show up as well, in the future. Book reviews by Sara Falls will also continue.

If you feel so inclined, please help get the word out about this blog to people, you believe, based on what I have said here, will be interested in the content. I Believe I have considerable skill in creating a blog that will be creative, informative, intelligent, witty and unique. The posts that have showed up here in the last 2-3 weeks are a pretty good indication of the direction the blog is going to take in the future.

Thank you,
Ashé,
sage