What’s Really In “Formation”?

On the surface, Bey’s newest single presents a racy, supercharged, seemingly conscious, revolutionary “Black Power” feel that epitomizes the pro-feminist sentiment that the “hottest chic in the game” is known to rep. With imagery enhancements from the track’s video, produced by her no nonsense having sister, Solange, “Formation” appears as if it contains all the right ingredients in the mix to serve up this blazing mainstream cut full of heat for the winter. But is there more to it than this? “Oh yes, you besta believe it.”

So as a critical thinker and social analyst/critic, I immediately saw through the veneer of the video and went directly to the lyrical content of the song, and there, beneath the surface, lay an entire world of subtle meaning for those initiated in the arts and sciences of the mysteries to uncover. To begin with, the name of the song, Formation, has several meanings. Definition wise, the word is known to mean:

1. the action of forming or process of being formed, &
2. a structure or arrangement of something.

So evidently, there’s some sort of process or structural arrangement that is taking place which is being described throughout the song. Lyrically, the song is just another vainglorious declaration of her material exploits and success, coupled with her sexual desires to trick and treat her seemingly unnamed paramour; nothing truly revolutionary or empowering to be mentioned there. Also, the voice of New Orleans Bounce Music drag queen phenom, Big Freedia-Queen of Diva, makes his/her appearance on the track, suggesting what Zaza Ali called, the overt representation of homosexual men, which was fully on display and emphasized in Bey’s Superbowl performance with Cold Play and Bruno Mars, which blatantly sponsored the Gay Agenda with its flamboyant advertisement of the symbolic colors representing gay pride flowing throughout Levi Stadium. Clearly a social engineering, depopulation machination, the alchemical formula of solve et coagula is clear to see with those who have the eye. This leads me to my next point.

In Kabbalah, a Jewish mystical practice, Yetzirah is the world of formation, the third of four dimensions, where all of physical existence’s temporal plans are brought forth into being. It is here where emotional attachments to physical objects takes shape and the astral projection of all creatures are made manifest. Though nothing is yet physical, beings in this realm are made up of just names and forms. With this mind, consider Bey’s first words to Formation:

“Y’all haters corny with that Illuminati mess/Paparazzi catch my fly and my cocky fresh…”

What she is describing here are the names and forms of her astral projections into the world which emanate from her soul. In the song, she also describes herself as a star [get what’s mine (take what’s mine)/I’m a star (I’m a star)/cause I slay (slay)], which directly connects her to being of the illuminated ones. And though she outright denies being affiliated with the Illuminati, there are societies, even secret ones, that celebrities like herself and her husband often find themselves on their rosters. Interestingly, as relates to Bey’s denial of being Illuminati, which, in fact is accurate due to Blacks not being a part of the Elite roster of the secret society, Freemasons also casually deny Masonic affiliation when desiring not to deal with anti-masonic notions. So stated, DBlair on the Master Mason Forum;

“ The idea of someone denying being a Freemason is something that seems to almost always be associated with anti-Masons, conspiracy theorists, etc. Some politicians, judges, government workers, law enforcement, and many others tend to hide their Masonic membership, whereas others are quite open with it.”

We know for certain that Bey’s husband, rap mogul Sean Carter aka Jay Z, at least, flirts with masonic imagery and metaphors in his videos and songs. Though it is not readily clear that Shawn Carter is a member of any fraternal order, or a part of the infamous Boule, one thing is for certain that his music and persona are inundated with secret society symbolism. So while it may be the case that neither Bey nor Jay are initiated into the actual orders of Masonry, you can best assured that they are initiated in the arts and sciences of music and programming.

So in conclusion of this article, what we are seeing with this particular song is the continued break down and re-formation of society through the use of music; crossing all traditional lines of ethics and morality to bring forth a new standard, or new order of the world, if you will. What better tactic than to use celebrities as willing puppets who sell their soul to gain the world all while promoting a mindless, corrupt message that has such a subconscious power to it capable of casting spells on individuals and leaving them in states of complete cognitive dissonance. Some have said that this song is a Black Power anthem. I say that if this Black Empowerment, then we have truly lost our direction and sense of self worth. Some have said that her performance at the Superbowl was revolutionary; I say that if that was revolutionary, then we have abandoned the cause of principled collective liberation and taken an individualist, capitalistic mission to accomplish for our personal gain. Some have said that the song was about consciousness; I say that if this is consciousness, then we have allowed ourselves to fall asleep by the lullabies of the music industry and other forms of entertainment, which has diverted our attention from more crucial matters taking place around us and caused us to not think more critically about our current condition in light of our historical heritage and objective of creating a better future formation for us. Somewhere, we have to find a new balance in this world of extremes gone wrong, or else we will end up completely overloaded with an absolute futile existence with no boundaries or limits. Slayed.

“Prove to me you got some coordination, cause I slay/slay trick, or you get eliminated…”