Deldeyoch

08/20/2026

The Cosmic Technology of Sacred Time 🌍🙏🏾

What if a calendar could be more than a way to measure time?

In my latest Deldeyoch essay, “The Cosmic Technology of Sacred Time: Walking the Bible,” I explore the Ethiopian sacred calendar through Nehase, Pagumē and Meskerem, and the traditions of Filseta, Buhe, Debre Tabor and Ashenda.

For me, these traditions reveal something deeply human: we need rhythms for devotion, reflection, celebration, release, renewal and beginning again.

My own journey took me from Ethiopia to the Pacific Northwest, and across Africa, Middle East, Mediterranean, Egypt, Red Sea, Nubia, Sudan, Sinai, Israel, Jordan, and the Horn of Africa as well as across the Indian ocean. I wasn't simply collecting countries. I was trying to understand faith, ancestry, humanity, geography and my relationship with God.

Along the way, travel became education. My passport became my map. Curiosity became my compass. Faith remained my anchor.

Today, I see the Ethiopian calendar as a living rhythm connecting faith, nature, community, memory and human renewal.

Filseta invites surrender.
Buhe brings fire and remembrance.
Debre Tabor brings divine glory.
Ashenda brings expression and celebration.
Pagumē creates the sacred pause.
Meskerem opens the new beginning.

Perhaps the wisdom is simple:

Release. Pause. Begin.

And keep walking.

I’m sharing this reflection as part of the continuing journey of Deldeyoch: living vision, learning from ancient wisdom, and creating rather than merely criticising.

Read the full essay:

https://deldeyochdutchess.substack.com/p/the-cosmic-technology-of-sacred-time?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=60qpat

August & September: Buhe, Debre Tabor, Ashenda, Filseta, Pagumē & Beta Israel

08/13/2026

Incredible how epic nature is ..

08/10/2026

We are living through a profound moment in human history, searching for truth while surrounded by unprecedented information, technology, AI, competing narratives, distraction, fear, and noise.

Perhaps the question is no longer simply what do we know?

It is what is true, what deserves our attention, who are we becoming, and whose are we?

Filseta offers an ancient response to a very modern crisis: become still. Step away from the noise. Examine what you carry. Discern what is true. Choose consciously what you consume, who you allow into your life, how you love, and how you show up in the world.

In the search for the future, perhaps humanity also needs to remember its oldest wisdom.

To seek truth. To remain discerning. To choose love over fear. And to remember God.

I explore Filseta as both a deeply Ethiopian Orthodox tradition and a timeless invitation to remember our humanity.

Read the full article: Filseta: A 16-Day Fast of Renewal

https://open.substack.com/pub/deldeyochdutchess/p/filseta-a-16-day-fast-of-renewal?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=60qpat

By Dutchess @ Deldeyoch

From the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christian Faith to the Modern Search for Stillness, Discernment, and God

07/16/2026

Nigeria has banned the export of raw cocoa beans to encourage local processing and boost the value of its agricultural products.

The government aims to create domestic jobs, increase foreign currency earnings, and move away from exporting unprocessed crops.

A new alliance of West African nations, including Nigeria, seeks to regulate cocoa prices, promote local processing, and strengthen their bargaining power globally.

To support this shift, Nigeria is expanding its factory capacity and providing financial support across the cocoa supply chain.

07/10/2026

On my bucket list...

06/26/2026

Ethiopian civilization is often reduced to empire, religion, or antiquity. But through my own reflection, and building Deldeyoch, it feels like something far more alive. Not a finished story. A living thread inside a wider African intelligence system that is still shaping how we think today.

Because Africa was never static. Ideas moved. People moved. Knowledge moved. Across kingdoms, trade routes, monasteries, oral traditions, and systems of exchange that long predate modern borders. From the highlands of Ethiopia to the Sahel, from Axumite trade routes to West African centers of learning,circulation, not isolation, has always defined the story. I travelled throughout Ethiopia, most parts of Africa, walked the bible in ancient routes, through indian ocean, red sea & Mediterranean, overlanding continents, curious as my soul needed expansion..

And in 2026, this matters more than ever.
We live in a world where narratives are built at speed — on social media, in academia, in tech, in policy spaces. Entire civilizations can be flattened into keywords in a feed.

So the question becomes urgent:
What does it mean to belong to a civilization that is still unfolding in real time, while also being constantly rewritten by others? And more personally, what kinds of societies were imagined here around power, identity, and the place of women, before modern frameworks tried to define them for us?

The idea of a “utopian woman” keeps returning in my writing. Not as a borrowed concept, but as something possibly already embedded in myth, spiritual authority, and lived memory, waiting to be re-read rather than imported.

I’m not trying to resolve it. I’m trying to stay close enough to hear it properly. Because in a world obsessed with speed, some questions only reveal themselves in depth.

The Evolution of a Utopian Woman

06/14/2026

05/11/2026

South Africa leads the continent in electricity production, primarily using coal, but struggles with planned outages due to demand.

Egypt, ranking second, achieved a supply surplus and exports electricity, relying mainly on natural gas and investing in renewables.

Algeria, Morocco and Nigeria are also top producers, with Algeria using mostly natural gas while Morocco balances imports with ambitious renewable targets.

North Africa dominates the continent's electricity rankings, highlighting the region's enduring investment in infrastructure and diverse energy sources.