Holder of the Candle of Remembrance

The eternal mission for continual ascendancy is key to Afrikan life and has been so since the earliest of times. The cultural and spiritual symbols for life’s risings are many, providing the spirit ones of Creation with constant energisers of their innate and superlative greatness. Certainly, for the continuum of ascendancy requires the ability to recall - to remember that which has been in order to know now and to project for the future. A part of this is remember great ones that have made the transition into ancestral realm in order to learn from them, imbibe their spirit, fulfil mission, to realise vision and so on. Outstanding examples of excellence have long been remembered from generation to generation in the constant flow of upward progression for the might Afrikan souls. An important spiritual and cultural symbol reflecting the great Afrikan ancestor-ship is the candleholder.  In the language of Kiswahili the word for candleholder is Kinara.

With the genocidal horrors unleashed by enemy forces in recent centuries remembering great ones of the past has for the Afrikan become a necessary part of the fight for self-reclamation and maintenance. As the forces of anti-Afrikan agency continue to pursue their barbarous endeavours to exploit, subjugate and murder Afrikan souls they also seek to deny the Afrikan access to the facets of life that will yield the natural greatness of the first people of Creation. Logically, if the Afrikan can be kept outside of grand continuum of empowering remembrance of the Self the vulnerability or susceptibility to foreign impositions of whatever ill-intent can then disrupt life. Many great ones have led the fight for liberty and nationhood throughout the centuries. One outstanding example is the great and magnificent hero Omowale Malcolm X who is remembered in throughout the world during the period of his martyrdom. This brilliant light of Afrikan liberty courageously illuminated the path for global Afrikan ascendancy in a prolific way. This is the light of spirit that can never be extinguished and burns its brilliancy of illumination in the souls of multitudes around the world as the unstoppable imperative of freedom given energy through example of one so great.

During the period of his remembrance the candlelight for this tremendous hero sits within the Kinara for Omowale. The holder of the red candle highlights the oneness of the great lineage of exceptional ones that have dedicated and given their lives for the attainment and maintenance of Afrikan liberty and nationhood. The ancestral lineage that Omowale had been birthed from and the lineage that he is also an integral and powerful part of. This is a special symbol of Afrikan empowerment through oneness. The oneness of a whole people then, now and in the eternal future; the oneness of the imperative mission for global Afrikan ascendancy; the oneness of spiritual and cultural fabric within Afrikan life. The primary people of Creation must remember.

Omowale Malcolm X Kukumbuko is a restorative spiritual and cultural observance providing a vehicle for Afrikan people to live their own way of life in the now and in time to come. Omowale Malcolm X Kukumbuko is a part of the cultural calendar of the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN). The 21st February 1965 (so-called) is the date of the martyrdom of this great hero and the URAN gathering for Kukumbuko takes place on Sunday 21st February (or nearest Sunday) on an annual basis.

A wonderful way to make the Afrikan remembrance continuum fabric of life is to become a part of an organ for Afrikan ascendancy.  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 Omowale Malcolm X Kukumbuko, the text: From Ajar to Omowale – The Spiritual & Garveyite Journey of Malcolm X by this author is available to purchase online here. The trailer for this important text can be found online here. This publication provides detail on the life and example of this great hero. 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.