H-A-R-A-M-B-E-E - Afikiana (To make an agreement)

Afrikan people are blessed with the greatest culture known to the world by grand orchestration of the Ultimate Divine. From the beginning, and with living knowingness of the Creator Supreme, Afrikans have cultivated themselves at the deepest levels with spiritual and cultural living of the highest order. The wonderful observance of Kwanzaa is a beautiful manifestation of Afrikan spiritual and cultural life. It is a celebration of Afrikan living and necessarily carries the substance of reflection and projection. Reflecting upon the progressive strides made in the conclusion of one annual cycle of ascension and projecting forward onto ever-greater heights for the annual cycle to come. One of the wonderful words that comes to the fore in celebrating Kwanzaa is Harambee. This mission-compelling Kiswahili word means, ‘to pull together’. Highlighting the thrust of this call for Afrikans to pull together institutionally and otherwise for ascension of their own selves is an acronym of the word compiled by this author. It can be seen as spiritual and cultural energising prompt for annual ascension. Or, it can be viewed as a spiritual and cultural checklist for continually rooted living. The identifiers are in Kiswahili and are detailed thus:

Hakika (To be certain)

Ahidi (To promise)

Rakibishawa Rekebishwa (To put together, to put right)

Afikiana (To make an agreement)

Manufaa (To be useful)

Badiliko (To transform)

Elimika (To be learned)

Elekeza (To show the way)

The fourth part of the Harambee acronym is Afikiana (To make an agreement) – For Afrikan souls to agree and honour agreements between themselves for the building, maintenance and development of their own nation.

The Creator Supreme brought the Afrikan into being to be in natural harmonious agreement with the sacred universe. In this, Afrikan souls hold an innate responsibility to maximally ascend. For the sacred universe is the great expanse of abundance. Thus, it would be disagreeable for Afrikans to deny the abundance provided by the Ultimate Divine in themselves and as a central part of the universe. Progressive Afrikan life mission therefore reflects a natural agreement to rise optimally. The imperative of nationhood (amongst much else) provides necessary structure, roles and goals in which Afrikan souls can effectively share agreement amongst themselves and rise accordingly. Despite attacks from alien forces of anti-Afrikan agency, Afrikan souls must organise, build and maintain themselves to bring about and safeguard their own nation.   This is agreement of honour beyond the mundane to be honoured by Afrikans souls throughout the world.

Victoriously, even if the Afrikan (for survival) is compelled to work in the clutches of alien institutions, is able to still energise spiritual and cultural substance with the Kwanzaa and its meaningful terms such as Harambee. Carving out as much time as is possible for themselves throughout the year for effective nation use, Afrikans can celebrate, reflect and project year-on -year for ever-ascending heights.  

The Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN) is an organ that is rooted in spiritual and cultural fabric for the imperative the mission of global Afrikan ascendancy. Throughout its annual observance calendar cycle URAN energises active knowingness in and from the core spirit levels of Afrikan beingness. It is from this all-year-round living which includes the other forms of Afrikan knowingness that Kwanzaa (also of the observance calendar cycle) yields celebratory triumph.  

All-year-round and life-long learning for the Afrikan (independent of others) is a wholesome and ever-ascending endeavour. Comparative knowingness is a firm part of this endeavour and its annual yield can be celebrated as a part of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is one in the series of annual observances of the Afrikan spiritual and cultural calendar cycle to bring about and lift the imperative of Afrikan spiritual and cultural maturation.

The wonderful observance of Kwanzaa takes place from the 26th of so-called December to the 1st of so-called January. It is seven-day period of Afrikan celebration and spiritual-cultural enrichment. Based upon the harvesting traditions of the Afrikan world this celebration of first fruits has at its core the Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles) together with an beautiful array of deeply meaningful symbols established elevate the Afrikan world community to its fullest flourishing.

Kwanzaa is one of the essential cultural observances of life within the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation. 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.

Afrikan World Studies programmes are an 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.

Also, in the approach to the important cultural observance of Kwanzaa, the text: From Pert-En-Min to Kwanzaa - A Kuumba (Creative) Restoration of Sacred First Fruits by this author is available to purchase online here. This publication provides informative detail on the of the Kwanzaa celebration. You can also visit the institution of Yemanja to pick up a copy.

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.