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From Darkness to “Polight”: A Prospectus on Sabianism and Ritual Sacrifice

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We at the Maurchives normally refrain from commenting on the personal shortcomings of our interlocutors in our critiques, with aims at maintaining the intellectual integrity of our positions. However, the recent revelations of the so-called black conscious influencer known as “Brother Polight” (Michael Noak Jr.) has ignited passions and outrage from within the black community. Given the sordid nature of the crime – taking sexual liberties with the daughter of a mistress among other things – and as a survivor of abuse, I take his despicable acts personal and denounce him for them. I am admittedly disgusted, angry, and disappointed with the so-called conscious community, but I am not surprised.

Contrary to popular belief, Polight is not “sick,” “crazy,” or “mentally ill.” His public profile over the years has suggested that he is a very intelligent, deliberate, and charming individual who can sway the hearts and minds of people with his words. Unfortunately, the criminal acts that he pled guilty to are the modus operandi for modern-day Sabians whose only pursuits are the trinkets of the sensory world. Given what we know of his character, we can only assume that he knew what he was doing, but what escapes most people’s grasp is why. Why would a grown man, who was seemingly on top of the world, who possessed fame, health, wealth, and women… why would he risk all of that for an act that if people found out about it would leave him penniless, isolated, incarcerated, and despised by people? Well the answer is clear if we peer into the history of the Sabians and their misuse of the occult sciences. In this post, I will shed some light on what could have been behind his dark acts.

Mugshots of Michael Noak Jr. (aka “Brother Polight”) and Dwight York (aka Malachi York).

Occult Sacrifice: A Brief History

Polight, like numerous other 20th century occultists, called to Sabianism as a seemingly enlightened spirituality that only served to disguise their magic and sorcery. From Charles Leadbeater and Aleister Crowley to the indecencies of Elijah Muhammad, Malachi York, and Jim Jones, spiritualist (Sabian) leaders have been accused of sex acts that traditionalists (Ḥanīfs) find repugnant. In Polight’s case, he almost killed the child he was accused of molesting by forcing on her drugs and alcohol. This act is strangely reminiscent of the rituals that brought down the Ancient Mystery Schools.

The practice of sexual orgies and human sacrifice were some of the practices that led to the decline of the Mysteries. Even prior to the spread of Christianity, the Roman government would crack down on the rites of the Baccchanalia Mysteries for their violent sexual orgies. Emperors Augustus and Claudius put stringent limitations on the Druid Mysteries of England and Gaul who used to practice human sacrifice (Grant, 2004, page 17-19).

The British Egyptologist, Margaret A. Murray described in her book, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe, the four different types sacrifices among practitioners of Witchcraft, who claimed to inherit the ancient Mysteries of Western Europe. Murray states that these sacrifices were: 1) blood sacrifices, 2) animal sacrifices, 3) child sacrifices, and 4) god sacrifices. Blood sacrifices entailed shedding a prick of blood for initiations and signing contracts (Murray, 2008, p. 152). Animal sacrifices including killing animals such as dogs, cats and fowls for the purpose of manifesting Satan (p. 154). Child sacrifices were used to obtain magical powers. They promise the Devil or their jinn an offering at a particular time to acquire these powers. They often use unbaptized children, those from irreligious homes, or their own children, usually poisoning them or sometimes by more brutal means (p. 158). God sacrifices were conducted to manifest the power of a certain Wiccan deity such as a fertility god. In ancient times, the ritual entailed a human being assuming the identity of the deity or allowing himself to be possessed it and then allowing himself to be killed, usually by fire. The ashes would then be collected and used in various other rituals. The Christians later banned this practice and took to replacing the human being with an animal or, in secret, an infant (p. 160-162).

In the Ḥanīf tradition, God shows Abraham a vision in which he is to sacrifice his son. The Judaic tradition believes this son to be Isaac while the Islamic tradition believes him to be Ishmael. Both Abraham and his son agree to the sacrifice and are prepared to carry it out for the sake of God. However, at the last moment God retracts the command and enjoins them to sacrifice a ram instead. Judaic commentaries insist this that this was not a pagan practice gone awry, but an injuction to categorically prohibit human and child sacrifices (Greenberg, 2011, p. 195).

On top of that, the Qur’an has already warned us about this end. Anyone calling to the worship of anything beside the true and living God, is an idolator. Idolators do not worship other gods per se, since there are no other gods. In actuality, they worship jinn, who seek to be worshiped as gods. These jinn promise them the fortune, fame, pleasures, and power that they seek, but demand that they perform disgusting and evil acts as devotion to them. These acts usually involve violating children, whether it’s rape, mutilation, or murder.

وَكَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَ لِكَثِيرٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ قَتْلَ أَوْلَـٰدِهِمْ شُرَكَآؤُهُمْ لِيُرْدُوهُمْ وَلِيَلْبِسُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ دِينَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا فَعَلُوهُ ۖ فَذَرْهُمْ وَمَا يَفْتَرُونَ ١٣٧

Similarly, their associate-gods have made the killing of their children seem fair to many mushriks (idolators), so that they may ruin them and may confuse their faith for them. Had Allah so willed, they would not have done that. So, leave them alone with what they fabricate.

Mufti taqi Usmani translation

When Polight would make his asinine comments about Islam many Muslims left him alone to his devices. The only “Muslims” who would engage him were those Moors, NOI, and Ahmadiyas whose doctrines would not allow them to defend the true Islamic tradition. The average listener was impressed by his diatribes because they never heard certain vocabulary words strung together. However, intelligent people knew that he had mastered the art of hypnotism, talking in circles at a loud volume in the style of his teacher, the convicted serial pedophile and high priest of the modern African American Sabians Malachi York, but much of what he said lacked substance and was never backed up by facts. His strategy was to interrogate the beliefs of others without being interrogated on his own beliefs. In the end, he called to the worship of “the black woman” and money. But the light has shown on the true depravity of his beliefs.

References

Grant, Robert M. Augustus to Constantine: The Rise and Triumph of Christianity in the Roman World. 1st ed, Westminster John Knox Press, 2004.

Greenberg, Irving. The Jewish Way. Touchstone, 2011.

Murray, Margaret Alice. The Witch-Cult in Western Europe. Forgotten Books, 2008.

Rene Guenon vs. the Modern Mystery Schools

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I am convinced that no discussion of the Ancient Mystery Schools is complete without discussing the works of the French philosopher and purported founder of the Traditionalist school, Rene Guenon, also known as Abdul Wahid Yahya.

Rene Guenon

He grew up as a Catholic and later became immersed in the growing European occultist scene, joining the Freemasons, and what became known as the Theosophical Society. He was one of the major French commentators on metaphysics and the occult even though he did not complete his academic studies. He would later study a variety of Eastern religions like Taoism, Hinduism, folklore and other mystic traditions, writing extensively on them for European audiences.

Guenon came to oppose the European trends towards occultism, masonry, and theosophy, dismissing them as pseudo-religions and symptoms of a crisis in the modern European world. In doing so, he touches on a key point worthy of discussion. How was it that the ancient mysteries became associated with such trends?

It was exactly these modern European groups that co-opted the notion of “the Ancient Mysteries,” misconstrued the ideas of the Eastern spiritual paths, and attempted to separate spirituality from religion. Guenon rightfully opposed these trends from the perspective of a European who had once been intimately intertwined with such groups and had come to study Eastern religions from their sources in the East. He was also privy to the intellectual fallacies and personal flaws of those in this movement, whose leaders were often charlatans.

The Modern Mysteries

The Ancient Mystery Schools are not the same as the Modern Mystery Schools. The Ancient Mysteries, as we have elucidated before, was how humans maintained the revelations of the early prophets. In the Qur’an it is simply referred to as islam or the path of the Hanifs. Yet, Modern Mystery Schools tend to be hodgepodges of different religions or progenitors of supposedly new doctrines. Some of them lean towards mystical elements while others focus only on a material reality.

The difference between true systems of spiritual knowledge and counterfeit systems is their ability to achieve a balance between the inner and the outer dimensions of human experience. Societies worldwide were based on the true systems, because their origins were from the Creator of human beings, its teachings maintained by the most knowledgeable and sincere in society. As such, they were wholistic enough for people to base their entire lives around them

In contrast, the counterfeit systems of modern times are responsible for the corruption of true systems of spiritual knowledge and the degeneration of societies, as they tend to promote the will of the individual over all things, devalue religious meritocracy by casting doubt on traditional institutions, and foster confusion and dissent among unsuspecting believers.

Contribution of Rene Guenon

Though the Modern Mysteries had been gaining traction for a number of centuries prior, Rene Guenon was able to spot its influence at a critical junction in human history. In his book, Theosophy: History of a Pseudo-Religion, he tells of Helen Blavatsky’s establishment of the Theosophical Society in the United States and her consequent introduction of a new international wave of occultism to the Western Hemisphere.

In this critical biography of the life and works of Madame Blavatsky, he establishes the archetype of the Modern Mystery leader. They often have a checkered history of crime and deception. Many American cult leaders followed in her footsteps, not the least of which have found their way into African American communities, as noted by Wudjau Iry-Maat.

Rene Guenon did a huge service by giving us a formula to unravel such cults:

  • Scrutinizing their biographies and exposing lies, inconsistencies, and destructive behavior. This allows us to limit the cult leader’s sphere of influence among decent people.
  • Understanding the ideological lineages and using clear logical language to deconstruct and challenge their philosophies. This allows for the long-term resistance to these organizations and their ilk.

Rene Guenon spent the last twenty years of his life in Cairo, Egypt, where he embraced Islam and joined the Shadhili sufi tariqa. According to various sources, he spent his time in spiritual reflection and publishing works that expounded on his ideas and combated the growing influence of the Modern Mystery Schools.