A Viral Concept; What is Jes Grew?
The oral tradition is often spoken of when discussing the histories of places where written language didn’t exist, or at least was not prominent. Often, we may think of Africa (although it is much too large a continent to describe well briskly). In the book (Our Text; “Mumbo Jumbo”), Jes Grew; an anti-plague (or plague, depending on who you ask) began it’s outbreak in New Orleans– in connection to Haiti– and is described to have a Text. This Text contains the dance moves of a prince from ancient Egypt, who was the first recorded case of Jes Grew. However, the text turns out to have never really been, nor would it have fully encapsulated the polytheistic and ever-fluid Jes Grew. So, what exactly is Jes Grew? One might consider Jes Grew to be a feeling (after all, those are caught easily). One might especially be led to believe this due to the Papa La Bas quote on page 211. “Scott Joplin has healed many with his ability to summon this X factor, the Thing...