What of Cultural Commerce?

Through the pioneering excellence of Afrikan souls, commerce and prosperous living of uprightness came to be. This soul people harnessed their natural resources and their applied self-resource to empower pinnacle standards throughout the various spheres of their lives. Of course, at the core of their self-determined norm was the rooted foundation of their own high culture. Commerce, as one the outwardly expressed avenues of empowerment attracted necessary activity and – at the same time – inherently celebrated the unique make-up, experience and efforts of this people. Indeed, the various avenues of cultured life expression were likewise celebratory. Here, the output and activities of the greatest and most enduring civilisations ever to exist celebrate the applied living self of this primary people of creation.

According to a contemporary mainstream source, the term cultural commerce holds the following meaning:  

“'Cultural Commerce' 1: any form of social exchange that expresses the traits of a local community; and. celebrates identity, diversity and cross-cultural relations. 2: a subset of retail culture that supports small businesses and promotes in-place economic. development and community sustainability”.

For the sake of the intended focus of this particular discussion, let us adjust the definition attributes of Afrikan self-empowerment with the qualifier of identity thus:

“'Afrikan Cultural Commerce' 1: any form of social exchange that expresses the authentic traits of an Afrikan community; and. celebrates Afrikan identity, diversity of outward production and inter-cultured relations. 2: a subset of Afrikan retail culture that supports Afrikan small businesses and promotes in-place self-economy. development and Afrikan community sustainability”.

In adjusted form, such a definition surely holds acute relevance for this soul people, particularly if they are subject to a time of interruption and disruption, where others that mean the Afrikan ill have cast destructive imposition upon them.

It would surely be a travesty for Afrikan souls not to restore self-knowingness and cultured living to their lives. This can necessarily allow these souls to hold the mirror of self-refection upon themselves highlighting their pioneering and longstanding highly civilised commercial activities that have been. At the same time, recognising the state of present conditions, and charting an upright forward thrust of their ascension and commercial (together with their other necessary forms of) empowerment.  

Only Afrikan souls can realise their own maximal potential and maximal capabilities of their highly cultured activity norms. Or rather, highly civilised activity norms. Undoubtedly, civilisation is not of happenstance.

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-O establishment 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.