Securing the History of Self: What of Historical Determinism?

It would be erroneous for Afrikan people to hold the notion that their history has no bearing on their present and future lives. Afrikan history of the then informs the history that Afrikan people make in their present and in their future. Further, it can be stated that Afrikan history has an even more assertive role beyond being an information source. Here, self-determined experiences of the Afrikan history continuum can determine what takes place or the outcomes of Afrikan present and future unfolding.  

The concept of historical determinism is given the following meaning in a contemporary mainstream source:

"Historical determinism is the belief that events in history are entirely determined or constrained by various prior forces and, therefore, in a certain sense, inevitable. It is the philosophical view of determinism applied to the process or direction by which history unfolds”.

Another mainstream source, offers the following additional commentary on the subject:

“Historical determinism is the belief that memory and history are closely connected, with national memory being shaped by the events experienced by a social group”.

In order to relate historical determinism specifically to the Afrikan experience, a combination and adaptation of the details provided by these two sources is considered apt. In so doing, the following may be expressed:

“Afrikan historical determinism is the thought that self-determined Afrikan experiences in the Afrikan history continuum are determined by that which Afrikan souls realised through their prior endeavours. Thus, as Afrikan souls brought forth their optimal ascension and security in the past so too is their optimal ascension and security inevitably realised via their upright present and future efforts.  In this sense, Afrikan historical determinism is bound to the natural norms of Afrikan life and its necessary constructions of self-betterment. Of course, the shared core oneness that Afrikan souls naturally hold bolstered by their collective memory are key qualities for a thriving Afrikan historical determinism to be, whether the Afrikan is located here, there or elsewhere”.

Only Afrikan souls can restore the levels of self-knowingness and cultured living that gives rise to such thought and its pragmatic application in service of the fullest flourishing of Afrikan souls. Despite the destructive efforts of others that mean the Afrikan ill to push and peddle any bogus notion that the Afrikan is indeterminate in service of self (and may even attempt to apply apparatus to grotesquely enforce such a notion of falsity), it is only the Afrikan who can recover the continual constructive norms of themselves. In this, learning and development of self-determined order for this primary people of creation is key. After all, civilisation is not of happenstance.

Afrikan Historia Msimu is an observance period for the duration of the tenth month of the year (so-called October). This is a special time for learning, growth and development of the Afrikan experience in the world. It is a time of spiritual and cultural elevation as Afrikan history is restored to fabric of life in the living knowingness of the then, the now and tomorrow. Great ones of the Afrikan journey are highlighted and the symbols relevant to the time invigorate life in the imperative onward flow of global Afrikan ascendancy.  This wonderful observance is a part of the cultural calendar of the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN).

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.

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