What of Historical Empathy?

Rooted in their spiritual-cultural fabric Afrikan souls can usefully take a spirit walk to any point of their history continuum. Amongst much else, this can be an empowering act of historical empathy whereby the soul making the journey is able to experience elements of the realities that abound in the time of focus. One of the benefits of this can be to imbibe the spirit of brilliancy of (say) a particular Afrikan of historical greatness and apply the lessons of knowing in ways that relate to present unfolding. So, if one were to spirit-walk in the shoes of one of the historical pioneering builders of superlative Afrikan civilisation then the building of superlative civilisation in whichever present time can be energised.

A contemporary mainstream source offers the following definition of historical empathy:

“Historical empathy refers to the ability to perceive, emotionally experience, and contextualize a historical figure's lived experience. Historical empathy is important because it puts the past into context we can internalize on a deeper level”.

Even void of the acknowledgement of spirit as it would powerfully apply to Afrikan souls, such a definition indicates internalisation on a deeper level. Of course, with such internalisation the historical context is of great importance.

Therefore, in a state of interruption and disruption, if Afrikan souls are subject to historical reference confined exclusively to the disruptive state itself then any ventures of historical empathy can also be rendered subject to being curtailed. In this, historical empathy can be quarantined to an Afrikan state of less-than optimal functioning - to state the least. Thus, the empowerment that would otherwise naturally be gleaned from a spirit-walk into a time of fullest flourishing normality could be lost. Instead, internalisation of only an imposed, less-than and severely castrated experience can amplify and perpetuate ills of disorder and nullify natural norms of upright construction. Encouragement of such dire conditioning would surely be a boon to others that mean the Afrikan ill.

Despite the challenges, it is for Afrikan souls to recover and restore self-knowingness of and the connection to their history continuum. In this, this primary and spirit people of creation can recall and ‘journey’ throughout their entire continuum as they see fit. Any points or persons in the experience of their unfolding can be accessed and empathised with to empower their now and tomorrow accordingly. This, only Afrikan souls can do for themselves. Hence, some semblance of study of their history is key. From whatever station, level or status Afrikan souls can takes steps to effect recovery and engage in upright thrust of ascension. At the same time, souls can do themselves a great service in safeguarding against contaminants of ill, self-destructive wrongdoings and the like.

This pioneering and pragmatic people of civilisation brilliancy surely have no business wilfully wallowing in degradation and apathy when it comes to their own recovery and upright constructions of rightful order. Can these naturally progressive souls regain historical empathy with their experiences and build accordingly? Surely, they must to secure themselves, now, tomorrow and into eternity. Civilisation is not of happenstance.

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