Barabara za Yemanja (Roads of Yemanja) – Mama (Maternal)

The Creator Supreme has graced the Afrikan with a special knowingness of phenomena of the sacred universe. This is unique and superlative acumen. Thus, the water of the world has its own special narrative etched within the cosmos.  The mighty deity of Yemanja represents water flow and in knowing her, the world of water is realised. In livingness, there are a number of roads of Yemanja.  These roads are her qualities manifest in the sacred universe and throughout Afrikan life. They are mission-compelling attributes of spirit substance as the roads of are also the roads to evermore enlightened greatness.  Through spiritual and cultural beingness the living qualities of Yemanja are evoked and imbibed magnificently empowering the Afrikan soul to bring about their manifestation upon the earth. As spiritual and cultural acumen is restored and grows the roads are brought into glorious focus and open the way to ever-greater abundance.  Yemanja’s name means Mother of Fish and each road carries her grand royal title of deep cosmic and symbolic meaning. The Kishwahili phrase for Mother of Fish is Mama wa Samaki. The Kiswahili phrase for Roads of Yemanja is Barabara za Yemanja.

There are a number of roads of Yemanja. The roads as derived by this author are each identified in the language of Kiswahili with names reflecting the living purpose of each road together with emphasis placed on what Yemanja means to her people – the beautiful Afrikan souls of creation are as follows:

Yemanja – Tafakari (Reflection)
Yemanja – Askari (Warrior)
Yemanja – Malkia (Queen)
Yemanja – Mawimbi (Waves)
Yemanja – Mjumbe (Messenger)
Yemanja – Msitu (Forest)
Yemanja – Dunia (Earth)
Yemanja – Uzuri (Beauty)
Yemanja – Mto (River)
Yemanja – Mama (Maternal)
Yemanja – Kiongozi (Leader)
Yemanja – Wa Milele (Eternal)

The tenth road is Yemanja Mama (Maternal) and is summarised thus:

Yemanja – Mama (Maternal), Mama wa Samaki and mother of Ogun (unconquerable deity of iron and just warfare) and other deities. This is Yemanja of the Mother Water or Womb water that protects, nurtures and cares for sacred Afrikan life in its coming into being and throughout the continuum of eternal living.  She has a unique and special role in the life of the young that ensures divine life is brought to its fullest blossom.  

Yemanja Mama is the all-powerful bringer of life. This is the mighty energy of care, protection and nurturing. Yemanja Mama is does not merely enliven wholesome biological functioning in relation to these qualities and the coming-forth of new life, she is profoundly concerned with the spiritual, cultural and self-knowingness of Afrikan life. Yemanja Mama is the wisdom-filled guide throughout life’s passages and determining. She empowers the self-determined life journey of Afrikan souls whilst also providing sign-posts of caution and opportunity along the way encouraging rightful wisdom flow of living knowingness to flow maximally in each Afrikan. Yemanja Mama is oracle of superlative Afrikan wisdom from which life lessons can be sought for pinnacle ascension. She does not impose incarcerations, castrations nor restriction upon mature and rooted Afrikan life. Yemanja Rather, Yemanja Mama gives strength to fully flourishing Afrikan childhood, Afrikan manhood, Afrikan womanhood, Afrikan motherhood, Afrikan fatherhood, Afrikan harmonious and complimentary male-female unions, Afrikan familyhood, Afrikan community, Afrikan nation and race. Yemanja Mama abhors Afrikan people being set upon or subjugated by alien forces in any way. She is of abundant divinity and seeks to ensure that the natural divinity of the Afrikan souls fully blossoms throughout their eternal journeying.

The observance of Yemanja Siku is marked by the seventh day of ninth month (so-called September) with celebrations taking place on Sunday 7th or nearest Sunday to that date. This is a wonderful time of spiritual and cultural ascendancy in honour and celebration of this mighty water deity and her deep, profound and progressive meaning to Afrikan life. This is an important time in imperative mission for global Afrikan ascendancy. Yemanja Siku is a part of the Afrikan Cultural calendar of the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN).

The Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN) is an Afrikan-centred spiritual and cultural mission for ascendancy that embodies living spiritually and culturally rooted life. To find out more about URAN and its spiritual-cultural mission for liberty and nationhood click here. The exquisite URAN pendant can be obtained online by clicking here.

In his capacity as an Afrikan-centred spiritual cultural practitioner this author is available for further learning in this regard and also for the carrying out of ceremonies such as naming and name reclamation. For details please click here.

The important text: From Nun to Yemanja – Divine Water Flow for Afrikan Ascension in Liberty and Nationhood, is available to purchase online here.

Afrikan World Studies programmes are important forms of study in understanding the Afrikan experience. There are a range of subjects covered on these programmes including History, Creative Production, Psychology and Religion. To find out more about these learning programmes please click here. For the video promo for these learning programmes click here.

At nominal cost, also consider acquisition of an a4 laminate poster of articulations by this author when visiting the Yemanja institution to enrol, consult, learn, gather or otherwise.

Also, visit www.u-ran.org for links to Afrikan liberation Love radio programme on Universal Royal Afrikan Radio online.