H-A-R-A-M-B-E-E - Rakibishawa Rekebishwa (To put together, to put right)

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 third part of the Harambee acronym is Rakibishawa Rekebishwa (To put together, to put right) – For Afrikan souls to put together, maintain and develop their own institutions for rightful and progressive living.

The institution of the Afrikan divine self has been graciously brought into being by the Creator Supreme with all of the sophisticated and powerful substance that he and she holds. From this basis there are then many vital institutions that are necessarily created developed and maintained by Afrikan souls for their lives fullest functioning. The institution of harmonious and complimentary Afrikan male and female union, the institution of Afrikan familyhood, the institution of Afrikan nationhood and so on are amongst the foundation structure of progressive Afrikan living. With natural spiritual-cultural living governance, economy, learning and so on are embedded within the fabric of life and, in turn, are expressed through institutions of the particular specialism. Unfortunately, the disruptions of recent times the hostile alien has forcibly hurled multitudes of Afrikan souls into unnatural  less-than-self state with the intent to misuse them to build and service their foreign institutions. This dire circumstance is compounded by the fact that many of these same foreign institutions are established to continue to exploit the Afrikan or worse. The restoration of self-determined, self-beneficial Afrikan institutions is vital activity as Afrikan souls pull together and put their lives right in meaningful and progressive ways for the natural thrust of eternal ascension to be made manifest.

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.