A state of elevated consciousness and spiritual enlightenment, often associated with the use of ganja (marijuana) as a sacrament in Rastafarian rituals and meditation
Patois: Wi meditate and reach di heights, transcending di physical realm
English: We meditate and reach the heights, transcending the physical realm
Babylon , Ball head , Blessed , Bobo dread ,
One of the key elements of the Rastafari language is the use of what is called "Iyaric," a form of Jamaican Patois that is considered to be the "holy language" of Rastafarians. Iyaric, also known as Dread Talk, is the Rastafari language created in defiance of English as an imposed colonial language that facilitated the loss of African languages among enslaved Afro-Caribbeans.
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