Yemanja – O!  An Establishment of Learning, Spirit, Culture (Update To Details)

Learning and development that is concerned with the Afrikan experience, the Afrikan worldview and that is Afrikan-centred in nature is surely important for Afrikan souls. Whatever else may be engaged in for the onward flow of Afrikan life self-knowingness ought never lose its foundational level of significance. Whatever level or role an Afrikan soul has (or is perceived to have) in any given society, self-knowingness is not something to avoid, but something to embrace in the fullest extent possible. Thus, the Afrikan can be empowered to progress in the world with a level of meaning to their own lives and its necessary progress.

Thankfully, there are independent establishments that have been founded for learning and development that provide the opportunity for Afrikan souls to know something about themselves. The level of worth for access and participation in such learning is surely great due to the interruptions and various forms of mis-education that Afrikan souls can be exposed to.

One such establishment is that which was previously referred to as Yemanja. Yemanja is of course, the highly important and revered deity of water (specifically at its surface). She is the celebrated both in Afrika, in the Americas, in the Islands and elsewhere in the Afrikan world. She is presently national deity of Brazil, a place that holds the largest population of Afrikan souls in the west. However, the waterflow is more than its surface. It is the most prevalent substance on the plain of Earth and extends into the deepest depths of the ocean. The depths are waterflow are represented by the deity Olokun. Without Olokun surface waters do not exist. He represents the foundational density of the deep.

Therefore, the name of the establishment has been updated to Yemanja – O reflecting both the divine masculine and the divine feminine where the letter ‘O’ represents Olokun. For the sake of retaining brevity and also the familiarity with previous iterations of the name the letter ‘O’ has been added. This is in no way means to diminish or negate the everlasting power of the masculine divine. The ‘O’ is for Olokun the mighty as orchestrated by the Creator Supreme.

If the Afrikan is to celebrate divine waterflow then let it be whole with its natural substance of masculine and feminine whether national or local. As divinities have their roles, qualities and characteristics so too does the upright Afrikan masculine man and the rightful Afrikan feminine woman in harmonious complementarity. The Kingly Afrikan masculine man must be present and functional in his divine role for Afrikan ascension.

Indeed, the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation has its Yemanja-Olokun Siku (Day) observance celebration in September.  Reflecting both the divine masculine and divine feminine of waterflow.

The great and supreme visionary Marcus Garvey in wisdom-filled articulation challenged Afrikan souls to be self-defining, self-determining and self-uplifting:

One God! One Aim! One Destiny!

The inspiration and wisdom guidance of the great Marcus Garvey is surely mission-compelling for Afrikans worldwide. Here, the imperative thrust of independent learning can be energised throughout the levels of the self: