Spirituality and Cyberspace (Part 1)

The Ultimate Divine has brought forth the sacred universe necessarily replete with elements that interconnect and relate to allow life and thriving to take place. This is naturally exemplified in a profound and deeply meaningful way through Afrikan people’s own way of living. Spirituality of the Afrikan is the stuff of energising oneness for Afrikan souls each to the next and in relation to the universe at large. It is of the metaphysical yet its outputs for physical manifestation are ever-present. It can be unseen and yet the results of its functioning are clearly visible. Spirituality for the Afrikan energises Afrikan self-beneficial output and Afrikan elevation. In contemporary times, the manufacture of connectivity constructs has emerged from other people. Most notably, with the synthetic technology of a worldwide network of networks that has originated from alien military operations and has become popular for world usage. This network of networks is the Internet. Later the access component of the World Wide Web became the vehicle by which information could be exchanged using the Internet was developed. This was named the world wide web and has been popularised for widespread use. Both constructs (inclusive of the various devices for access) make up the manufactured environment referred to as Cyberspace.

For many Afrikan souls communication between each other is facilitated and mediated by this alien construct of this era. Indeed, the very vehicle upon which this article is being read is evidence of this. Yet, its functioning and structures of connectivity is, for the most unseen. Indeed, each Afrikan user is more concerned with results of content creation and content delivery whether text, video or otherwise, that can be transmitted with virtual instancy regardless of geographical locale.

If Afrikan souls have natural spiritual connectivity that been part of their being from the beginning, is this contemporary phenomena become its substitute? A vehicle of monitoring? A vehicle of control? A vehicle of domination? A vehicle of censorship? Has cyberspace become the psuedo- ‘sacred universe’ or even a manufactured pseudo -  ‘creator supreme’ to a people that have had their continuum of self-knowing interrupted and disrupted by the same alien forces of its origination?  Indeed, the metaphor of ‘web’ itself may well be considered to be of the spider’s lair to entrap its prey.

However, Afrikan souls throughout the world have managed to carve for themselves platforms at various levels usinghis technology to educate, inspire and lift their people in ways that were not possible before. In this, the Afrikan draws on their real spiritual thrust of wisdom typified by the deity Anansi (the spider), who weaves the web of wisdom for the benefit of the Afrikan. He represents the original web of Afrikan mathematical genius flow. logic, skill and sophisticated patterning for ascension of this primary people. His ‘web’ entraps the pestilential parasites that intend to bring harm to Afrikan souls.

For the Afrikan users of cyberspace evoking the earnest skills of the divine ‘webmaster’ of Afrikan ascension – Anansi is surely of great benefit. This is the spider man super hero who empowered the Afrikan with wisdom in traditional Afrika and who empowered the Afrikan to survive the plantation in the diaspora. He is a powerful part of the age-old thrust of Afrikan elevation through the spiritual wisdom flow.

So, as Afrikans engages with cyberspace technology as casual user, e-businessperson, content creator, communicator or as software engineer, developer, network specialist or otherwise,  Anansi is there to be called upon. Empowerment through the  spirit of Anansi for the betterment of Afrikan souls is wisdom guidance in negotiating the modern-day digital construct of cyberspace whilst safeguarding the integrity of self.

This can be done with the formulation of ASBWOK (Afrikan Spirituality By Way of Kwanzaa) by progressive reckoning with the self:

How does this engagement benefit the Afrikan person self?

How does this engagement benefit the harmonious and complimentary Afrikan male-female union?

How does this engagement benefit the Afrikan family?

How does this engagement benefit the Afrikan community?

How does this engagement benefit the Afrikan nation?

How does this engagement benefit the world Afrikan community?    

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