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 ,
The Rastafarian language is actually much easier to learn than Jamaican Patois because it’s mostly a play on English words (e.g. “overstand” for “understand”,“downpress” for “oppress”,“ I-ditate” for “meditate” etc…) rather than being an entirely separate dialect as with Jamaican Patois.
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