What of Holistic Learning?

For Afrikan souls throughout the ages the natural approach to learning was never to separate its content into isolated and discrete fragments that had little or no application to their norm ascension of rightful order. Rather, these pioneering builders of the world’s first, greatest and most enduring civilisations necessarily took a wholesome and pragmatic approach to their learning experience. Naturally an expression of highly cultured living engagement in learning not only had purpose in respect of skill and acumen, but was also holistic with harmonious cultivation for wholeness of self throughout its various levels in upright service of the greater and greatest good.  

In contemporary times the word holistic has been applied to the process of learning within a number of spheres. According to a mainstream source holistic learning is described as follows:

“Holistic education is a movement in education that seeks to engage all aspects of the learner, including mind, body, and spirit”.

For Afrikan souls, this is akin to their natural norm from the earliest of times. Unfortunately, in times of interruption and disruption a barrage of miseducation can be the mode pushed and peddled for Afrikan consumption. Here, so-called learning can attempt to induce fragmentation between mind, body and spirit. Worst yet is the propensity to pit the elements of mind, body or spirit against each other with content of disorder with dire consequence. Imagine, for example, the effects of acquiring a particular ‘skill’ and at the same time ‘learning’ to grotesquely disuse the body and spirit with exploits that produce (say) grossly neglected young. Indeed, the ‘skill’ can be given the ‘mantle’ to fight down any upright vital consideration of body and spirit as a consequence of ‘learning’.  For others that only seek to extract from the Afrikan, an approach of ‘anything goes’ can be the encouraged disorder of the day as long as the profits and pleasure to those others keeps rolling in.

Despite the challenges, it is only Afrikan souls themselves that can recover and restore their natural norm of holistic learning. This is self-determined activity from their norm of civilised living. Hence, holistic learning is inherently both harmonious across the areas of its content and is also at one with living of rightful order for ascension. Therefore, for this soul people of creation spiritual-cultural restoration is crucial core and fabric of empowerment rather than bogusly being mistreated as separate, isolated and distinct. As a result, the learning necessary to build in exceptional ways can also include necessary knowingness to safeguard the self from contaminants of ill, self-destructive wrongdoings and the like throughout the various levels of life experience.

The magnificent hero Marcus Garvey with his exceptional depth of analysis elucidates the following cautionary words in relation to interrupted conditions of Afrikan souls:

“All textbooks and general literature are coloured to suit the particular interest of those who established the system of education, and the group they represent as against the interest of others whom they did not want to immediately elevate to their standard”.

Surely then, it is for Afrikan souls to make their own steps of progress from whatever station, level or status towards the recovery their holistic learning norm. Whatever system to learn that this primary people generate for themselves can – and surely must – be fashioned and shaped in service of their imperative of upright ascension. Civilisation is not an outcome of happenstance.

The observance of Musa Msimu takes place during the month of so-called August and is a wonderful time to celebrate the mighty example of Marcus Garvey and the Movement that he created led in order for future generations of Afrikans to have their guide for complete freedom and nationhood. Musa Msimu is a part of the Afrikan 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.

The important book entitled: From Musa to Afrikan Fundamentalism – The Afrikan Spiritual Essence of Marcus Garvey is available to purchase online here. The book trailer can be accessed 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 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.

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