Sadaka Kwa Yemanja (Offerings to Yemanja)

As the Creator Supreme is greatest of giver of gifts so too are the first and spirit people of creation and the deities of the Afrikan world giving. In celebration and honour of the magnificent deity of water Yemanja, she is bestowed with offerings. There are different types of offerings. During special times specifically for the elevation of of this wonderful deity as in the observance of Yemanja Siku offerings are made through gifted items and also through divine activity in the giving of loving energies from the Afrikan self. These are special gifts of appreciation and a way to give ever greater acknowledgement and thanks to the deeply loving essence of life giver, nurturer, carer, protector she provides for her marvellous first and spirit people of creation. With the divine oneness of the Creator Supreme and the sacred universe at large this giving is reciprocal at the deepest level for that which is given to Yemanja is elevation of the sacred Afrikan self in his or her   beingness of and with water. The Kiswahili phrase for offerings to Yemanja is Sadaka Kwa Yemanja.  

Divine activities in the giving of loving energies include the following seven identified in Kiswahili:

Utakaso - Water purification of the ground upon which Afrikan souls stand at waterside whether river, lake, sea or otherwise is an offering of love and sacred respect in both blessing the space and purging it of any energies of disorder.

Simu ya Ngoma - The sounding of the drum by waterside is both the rhythmic gift of shared spiritual calling and pronouncement to Yemanja that her marvellous spirit people are present offering her their powerful vibrational energies in service of upliftment.

Tambiko - Libation is poured to bring forth the eternal energies of the Afrikan continnum. The Great Afrikan ones of the physical past are called forth to ethereally energise the celebratory time of giving of the present with inherent projection of the ascending eternity to come.  

Wimbo na Ombi - Song and invocation allow the rhythmic and powerful tones of the Afrikan voice through utterances and gifts of ceremonial songs of the soothed Afrikan soul to be graciously offered to Yemanja. Here, she is gifted with the integrity filled sharing expressed from her beloved primary and soul people of creation.

Densi ya Roho - Spirit dancing is a wonderful gift of vibrational harmony that expresses freedom through motion. As water ripples, cascades in waves or splashes in its natural freedom of flow, liberty love is expressed to Yemanja in the movement of the Afrikan self giving thanks unto her.

Tafakari na Makadirio - Contemplation, Reflection and Projection is the gift of stillness. Just as the water plane has time of tranquillity and peacefulness so too does the Afrikan being of water have such time. This is a great gift of connectedness beyond the articulation from outward audible vocalisation. This is the extending of the harmony of the water self to Yemanja. Water to water.

Kuumba Maoni - Creative Expressions are the offerings of Afrikan genius flow however they may be manifest. Song, dance, poetic compositions, artwork and so on. The joyous celebration of Yemanja in creative form is a gift most wonderful.

These wonderful offerings from the Afrikan self are extended throughout Afrikan life as purification, libation, song, invocation and movement are part of the various Afrikan rituals and ceremonies throughout Afrikan life and Afrikan life in general. As spirit flows so too does its physical manifestations – the waters of life flow. Yemanja lives eternal.  

In venturing to the waterside during the Yemanja Siku observance specially selected physical items are offered to Yemanja in ritual. These items are placed on an offering vessel and sent forth into sea, river or other waters as grand thank you and continual appreciation for Afrikan life enrichments through water flow.  In the cycle of grand spiritual and cultural empowerment these offerings reflect phenomena that Yemanja herself has been key in bringing to fruition. In this sense, these represent the crops of her magnificent water harvesting.  The Kiswahili phrase for seven offerings is Sadaka Saba. The following is a list of seven key offerings unto water also identified in Kiswahili:

Kiwango Cha Yemanja (Vessel for Yemanja) – adorned with decoration of Yemanja’s colours and symbols this vessels holds the other gifts as it is floated upon water. It represents the spirit substance that permeates Afrikan life and carries the Afrikan thoughout eternity.

Maandishi Ya Yemanja (Writings for Yemanja) – words of praise, thanks and honour with projections of ascendancy and vision are scribed to paper.

Maua Kwa Yemanja (Flowers for Yemanja) – Flowers coloured white are selected. These represent the natural growth and blossoming upon sacred soil that Yemanja has blessed with flowing nutrition. It is also a symbol of remembrance of Afrikans who’s lives were brutally taken during the Maafa having been forcibly stripped of their natural way of spirit and water flow.

Manyoya Kwa Yemanja (Feathers for Yemanja) - Feathers of white are selected to symbolise the inseparable connection with waters upon the earthly plane and the waters of the heavens of rain and beyond from which the Creator Supreme orchestrated the world into being. The dance of the moon and the tide exemplify the holistic connection of above and below. The feather is also a symbol of superlative divinity.

Matunda Matamu Kwa Yemanja (Sweet Fruit for Yemanja) – The watermelon that is reflective of superlative levels of water content and a wonderful source of nutrient is offered. This is a symbol of the fullest flourishing of Afrikan life that Yemanja has nurtured and sustained. The colours of the watermelon are Red of its inner substance, Black for its seed and Green for its skin representing the natural imperative flow of global Afrikan ascendancy.

Matunda Machungu Kwa Yemanja (Bitter  Fruit for Yemanja) - Lemon is also offered to represent the great gift of cleaning from this water laden fruit.  A fruit to purge ills and reminder of bitter challenges of life that may present itself. This bright yellow fruit holds the ever brighter promise of tomorrow and clears the way for real Afrikan love to blossom. it is a symbol of ills to never be imposed again and eternal elevation.   

Mishumaa Kwa Yemanja (Candles for Yemanja) – Candles coloured white light the way eternal ascendancy. They also represent the complementary  element of creation most powerfully exemplified by the flame of the sun that allows the world to be in all of its natural magnificence. Illumination of the Afrikan soul is also symbolised here as the imperative of restoration and elevation of the divine self is realised.

The Afrikan gives in natural ascendancy and victoriously continues to do so. The disruption of the Maafa highlights that giving onto foreign enemy forces is a dire act of self-destruction. It also demonstrates that Afrikan souls mis-engineered and coerced outside of themselves by the forces of Afrikan agency can be the recipients of gifts that fuel Afrikan destruction by proxy. Therefore, it is imperative for Afrikan souls throughout the world to restore their natural offerings for ascendancy. Sadaka Kwa Yemanja is a wonderful part of the natural and great plethora of offerings of and for global Afrikan ascendancy.

The observance of Yemanja Siku is marked by the seventh day of ninth month (so-called September) with celebrations taking place on Sunday 7th or nearest Sunday to that date. This is a wonderful time of spiritual and cultural ascendancy in honour and celebration of this mighty water deity and her deep, profound and progressive meaning to Afrikan life. This is an important time in imperative mission for global Afrikan ascendancy. Yemanja Siku is a part of the Afrikan Cultural calendar of the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN).

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