The Seafarers’/Wayfarers’ Series

The Seafarers’/Wayfarers’ Series

“The Seafarers’ Series,” now renamed, “The Wayfarers’ Series” was started in 2004 to encourage the followers of all religion to write their perspective on fundamental questions of life focusing on children and youth in order to give young people hope and believe in the purpose and meaning of life. Some of the books published in this series are: 

Hiywot Andna Hulet: Lemin Tefeterku?

(Life One and Two: Why am I Created)

The Seafarers’ Series No.1, O’Tam Pulto. January 2004

Cover Design: Mulugeta G/Kidan

A discussion on life, death, and on the meaning and purpose of life from the Bahá’í perspective.

Unity and Peace (Andinet'na Selam)

The Seafarers’ Series No.2, O’Tam Pulto. January 2004

Cover Design: Mulugeta G/Kidan

The Dao of the Dusty Foot Philosopher:

Born Out of A Thousand Versions of Love

Wayfarers Series 3: O’Tam Pulto, OLand Books, July 2013, Addis Ababa.

Cover Design: O'Tam Pulto

This is a quest for African Philosophy/Mysticism or an attempt to think of issues related to personal development or mystic journey from the perspective of an African worldview. The first question the book raises is whether Africa has a mystic way or a philosophy and, if it does, what identifies it from other ways such as the Eastern or Westernized Eastern ways currently dominating the market. Then it goes on to present 35 steps of personal development in a very condensed and poetic fashion. It is forwarded in the hope of inspiring conscious efforts to develop a framework of moral development consistent with African shared values. It is in the category of an inspirational reading with the form not common to the Ethiopia literature. As a bonus, it contains other things such as the “history” of Quantum Study Circle – a book club once famous among book loving young people in Addis in the years between 2004 and 2006 (G.C).