K-A-R-A-M-U - Madhubuti (To be reliable)

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 special features of the wonderful Kwanzaa observance is the celebratory feast. This is called the Karamu and represents (amongst much else) the beneficial rewards of bountiful yield from the harvest of all-year-round effort. Here detailed is an acronym of Karamu 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:

Kikoa (To Cooperate)

Afya (To be healthy)

Raha (To be happy)

Akina (To be connected)

Madhubuti (To be reliable)

Ujazi (To be of abundance)

The fifth part of the Karamu acronym is Madhubuti (To be reliable) – To express all-year-round reliability in efforts in mission to bring about victorious Afrikan ascension.  

The Creator Supreme is and will always be. For the Afrikan soul this is supreme and unquestionable reliability. It is supreme divine reliability that brought forth and allows the sacred universe to exist and function. Afrikan souls are naturally – by grace of the Ultimate Divine – gifted with substance of reliability. Entrusted with roles, responsibilities and mission of ascension – Afrikan souls have accomplished pinnacle greatness throughout the ages. Unfortunately, in recent times others that mean the Afrikan ill have attempted to exploit the power of Afrikan reliability for their own ill-intent whilst – at the same time – destroying reliability in the thrust for Afrikan self-betterment. Under imposed conditions attempts to compel Afrikan souls to exclusively service the interests of foreign institutions that work against Afrikan well-being is pervasive. It is thus, vitally important that whatever the Afrikan may be compelled to do for the sake of sheer survival in the realms of alien-controlled circumstance that time is carved out for building and development amongst Afrikan-kind. This necessarily requires reliability to be restored and expressed for effective upliftment to take place. Whether in meeting times and places, fulfilment of functional role or otherwise: trust and consistency in missioning for liberty and nationhood are vital assets. For untrustworthiness and inconsistency – indeed unreliability as a whole are tools of self-destruction in the imperative thrust for Afrikan nation For a karamu to be brought forth requires reliability, just as it is a wonderful way of celebrating all-year-round reliable effort.  

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 wonderful features such as the Karamu. 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. Living knowingness of self 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.