Few years ago,i came to a realization that I had been miseducated in every institution of learning i went through. I.e Family,Academic & Religious.
I then made a decision 2 reeducate myself. There are 2 types of education, one that is given to you & the one that you give yourself
Europeans saw our ancestors talking to trees,laughed at them & said they were foolish. But our ancestors understood that we are one with nature & there's life within a tree. They knew trees are the longest living species on earth, dey are the link between d past, present & future
Dear African Christian Woman,
You don't go through pains in child birth because you are cursed but because of biology. Labour pain is caused by contractions of the muscles of the uterus and by pressure on the cervix.
African woman, you are not cursed. YOU ARE DIVINE.
#Knowthyself
Religion! Whether African, Western or Eastern are all symbolic. You miss out on the essence if you take it literal. Our ancestors only created concepts around their understanding of the universe. What we call religion today is the description of universal principles in codes.
I think the disconnection btw many Africans & Africa spirituality is we are only focused on the rituals (which are symbolic) that we lose the essence of it. Reason why our Teachers must not just teach "what we do" but also "why we do it" this allows for better understanding.
African Spirituality will be just anoda fairy tale story if we don't bring it's wisdom into practical reality.Our spirituality must manifest in our individual lives & communities practically.We must not just engage in rituals but apply our spiritual principles to change the world
Dear African Christian,
The original divine Trinity is Man, woman & child. The Trinity is incomplete without feminine energy. Africans knew that there is no continuity of life without the woman. The beginning of humanity started with the African woman. #Afrikan#knowthyself
Our ancestors knew that the concept of "God" is the totality of creation and we are an aspect of that totality. We are an extension of the creator having a human experience. We are a spark of God made flesh. The creator is not in the skies, the creator is within & around us.
When you study the orishas in Yoruba spiritual systems, you will realize they have attributes & qualities that can be observed & recognised in forces of nature. Our job is to master these qualities both externally & internally, then apply them for individual & societal benefit.
All African deities are representation of forces of nature bcoz In African spirituality, nature is seen as an extension of the creator. Our deities are forces of nature personified. We also see ourselves as extensions of the creator, hence we are one with nature. One with God.
Oduduwa means the power of the womb, that brings forth into existence.
Africans believed the womb represents the key of life.
They saw the womb as heaven & the woman as divine.
Hence the reason why the father of the Yoruba race is called Oduduwa, "the key of Life" #KnowThyself
Europeans didn't give us Christianity to save our souls but to oppress & control us. They gave us Christ yet they stole your human & material resources to develop their own land. The demonized our ancestors yet they decorate their homes & museums with their statues.
#knowthyself
Religion sells hope in the sky! Why not sell to the people the hope in land on the ground? Is it possible that preachers are diverting attention from social justice? If Jesus can forgive the whites for killing blacks : can blacks also be forgiven if they revenge? Joshua Maponga
Black man believe say him dey go hell fire because say him no practice oyinbo man religion. Which kain ignorance be dis? When black man go realize say Oyinbo no give us him religion to save us. Oyinbo man force him religion on top black man to control black man. Simple #BlackMan
“Every single thing that touches your life, religious, socially and politically, must be an instrument of your liberation or you must throw it into the ashcan of history.”
― John Henrik Clarke
Religion is an expression of the highest values of a people or culture. Most of what we think are literal in Religion are actually symbolic. They are a representation of how a group of people understand what's beyond nature. Religion is a human creation. #religion