Letter from The Ancient Futurist
October 2026 | Sanctuary and Violet’s Light
Our ancestors never doubted that a name shapes the one who carries it. A name is spoken to a child every day of their life. It is an affirmation, an asé, a mantra, a vibration that enters the body until the two become one.
My mother’s name was Violet. Violet Joan Archer. This October marks ten years since she crossed, and I have been asking what a name can hold.
Red. Green. Violet
Picture a rainbow. Red rests at one edge and violet at the other, and between them lies everything the human eye can see. Red is the long, slow, warm end, the light that travels deep. Violet is the short, quick, high end, carrying more energy than any other light we can see. One step beyond it lies ultraviolet, the light our eyes cannot see and the world still receives.
Every plant above the ground does two things. It stands on the earth, and it reaches for the light. Its leaves drink the red and the violet, the two ends of the rainbow, and give back the green that lies between them. Life.
My mother was named Violet. And she was both.
She was my earth, my foundation. A hematologist who often held two and three jobs at once, and still kept an immaculate home, served gourmet dinners, and made every holiday beautiful on purpose. She was also the violet, the horizon. She saw what people were reaching toward before they could see it, and she held that edge open for them.
Most children receive one end of the light or the other. The ground without the vision, or the vision without the ground. To receive both, in full, from one person, every day, is extremely rare. I am a plant that grew in her light.
She is Egun now. Ultraviolet, where we cannot see her, and still guiding.
As long as I call her name, she lives.
Soulful Joy Wellness and Retreats
The first gathering at Zemi Eco Sanctuary.
From October 8 through 12, 2026, the first Soulful Joy gathering opened at Zemi Eco Sanctuary in the hills of Kingston, Jamaica. Five acres of diverse terrain. The Blue Mountains rising ahead. Six private villas. A sanctuary built for the person who chooses not to rest in public any longer.
A sanctuary is a filter. It lets in what restores you and keeps out what depletes you.
Join us in 2027
The next gatherings are on the horizon. Sign up now for first access, before dates and suites open to the public.
May 2027, Jamaica, May 27 to 31 | October 2027, Jamaica, October 7 to 11
Raising Her Crown: A Father's Love Story
A gift for every little girl and every dad. Whether a dad is raising her every day, raising her on his own, or the girl’s biological father is not present, this story reminds her that love finds her and that she was born wearing a crown.
A beautiful gift for Kwanzaa and the holidays.
Raising Her Crown: A Father’s Love Story
$17.99 (excluding shipping and handling)
The Ancient Futurist Community
Monthly teachings. Monday Minute Meditations. Friday Firelight Teachings. Live gatherings on the first of every month (Mbongi Circle). First access to every retreat and offering before they open to the public.
Inside the Mbongi Circle, we go deeper together.
Our next live gathering is on Sunday, November 1.
The theme is the 'Determination of the Mind.'
12pm EST | 6pm WAT
Baobab Leadership Activation Course
A twelve-week leadership practice for the leader who holds a horizon open for others. Applications are open.
Learn. Remember. Transform.
This month I salute. I honor. I pay reverence. I give thanks. I continue to be in deep gratitude to my ancestor mother, Violet Joan Archer.
With fire and deep roots,
Kwayera
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