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“Je est un autre” - Part 1 of some meditations on ego and identity.
Arthur Rimbaud’s phrase Je est un autre (“I is another”) refers to the self as not a single, fixed thing, but a mix of hidden and outside forces. He first wrote about this in 1871 to explain that a poet’s job is to let the unknown speak through them rather than just write about their own personal ego.
The concept of “I and I” in the Rastafari movement represents oneness, the presence of God within every person, and the rejection of division. It is used instead of words like “me,” “you,” or “we” to show that all people are connected and equal through Jah (God).
Arthur Rimbaud’s phrase Je est un autre (“I is another”) refers to the self as not a single, fixed thing, but a mix of hidden and outside forces. He first wrote about this in 1871 to explain that a poet’s job is to let the unknown speak through them rather than just write about their own personal ego.
The concept of “I and I” in the Rastafari movement represents oneness, the presence of God within every person, and the rejection of division. It is used instead of words like “me,” “you,” or “we” to show that all people are connected and equal through Jah (God).
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