Kimungu Madhabahuni – Spiritual Focal Space Symbolising the Great Ancestors

From the earliest of times Afrikan souls, have necessarily had their own spiritual focal spaces from the home to wider communal spaces to those that represent the nation. Having that spiritual focal space within the home is both wonderful and necessary. Part of the spiritual formulation of Universal Royal Afrikan Spirituality is the highly accessible spirit framework of ASBWOK (Afrikan Spirituality By Way of Kwanzaa). With ASBWOK some general basics can be applied in the construction of the Afrikan shrine.

Relating to the common themes of ASBWOK, is one of the ways in which the Afrikan shrine can reflect global connection, function and mission of oneness with its adherents. Here, symbols that represent the themes can be made present on the shrine in the home or a wider communal shrine. The general themes are:

1)    Living knowingness of the Creator Supreme

2)    Living knowingness of the Great Ancestors

3)    Living knowingness of the self

4)    Application of the shrine

5)    Purposeful ingathering

The second theme of Living knowingness of the Great Ancestors is a reflection o f the honour and reverence and veneration of those great Afrikan souls that have made their transition into the ancestral realm. There are a number of levels to this in the context of a home. There may be great ones of the past that are of personal significance to the individual person-self (or selves), there may be great ones of the past that are great in that they played a significant role in the context of a current harmonious and complimentary male-female union, there may be great ones of the ancestral realm that are a part of the family or have played a significant role in progressive family life. There may be great ones that are significant in the home at the level of community that command honour. At the level of nationhood and organised mission of ascension there are great Afrikan souls of the ancestral realm to venerate. There are also the vast plethora of great Afrikan souls that have  made the transition into the ancestral realm from the world stage of the global Afrikan community. Of course, these various levels are not necessarily mutually exclusive and can be represented in a variety of different ways upon the Afrikan shrine. Whether images, emblems, heirlooms, writing or otherwise are utilised, the deeply rooted spiritual empowerment that is symbolised upon the shrine is of great and everlasting thrust. 

The symbol is never a substitute for living life but a spiritually energising reminder, even prompt, of the substance of life that is lived. It can be part of the spiritual focal space that empowers Afrikan life’s building, journeying and mission of ascension. It energises progressive life engagement. As the Afrikan soul engages with spiritual focus at the Afrikan shrine the all-powerful, almighty and pinnacle divine force of the sacred universe holds central and eminent importance. As does the Ultimate Divine hold eminent and central importance throughout Afrikan life.

The themes of ASBWOK can allow the Afrikan shrine to carry all-year-round consistencies of elevation and oneness for a whole people. ASBWOK is a both a vehicle for the Afrikan beginning his or her spiritual journey and well as the Afrikan who may be the more seasoned practitioner.

Kimungu Madhabahuni is a time of year to celebrate the Afrikan shrine at home and beyond. Kimungu Madhabahuni takes place during the holiday period associated with the spring equinox. At this time many people are away from the mundane of the various institutions albeit largely as a dictate of presently popular foreign religious doctrine. This therefore, can allow many more Afrikan people the time and space to restore, elevate and be themselves freely in reverence at their own special places.Throughout the annual cycle of the spiritual and cultural calendar of the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation observance to observance, Afrikan life is endowed with the essential of living knowingness. For the Afrikan souls, being a part of an organ for mission ascendancy is key. The Universal Royal Afrikan Nation is a spiritually and culturally rooted organ for Afrikan ascension.

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.

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