The Bakala of North America is now available
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To be or not to be may not be the most important question, but more so, “Who shall we be?” The holocaust of enslavement and its subsequent manifestations in the United States has rendered catastrophic disharmonies within the African-American personality. With the loss of ancestral family names, cultures and social systems, the formerly enslaved Africans have been like a ship adrift in a hostile sea; moving in whatever direction the tide of identity takes them.
Black people in America have had to ask some very fundamental questions about their identity, such as: What is the historic nature of names? How did we acquire our names? What is the importance of a proper name? What do our current names mean? Do our current names accurately reflect our collective history, gifts, vision and purpose?
The BAKALA of North America: The Living Suns of Vitality asserts that the historical names given to the formerly enslaved Africans in the United States (Black, Colored, Negro, African, African-American) do not adequately reflect the spirit of the people. Asar Imhotep offers for consideration a name that is rich in meaning and wide in its application which accurately reflects the history, gifts, vision and purpose of African-American people.
The BAKALA of North America takes us on a philosophical and linguistic journey that begins on the banks of the river Nile, to the forests of the Kongo; from the slave ports in Ghana, to the river of the mighty Mississippi. Asar Imhotep’s research, scholarship, synthesis and creative application of various disciplines convincingly supports the notion that the name BAKALA (the charcoal, enlightened, vitalistic, people of the sun) best reflects the personality of the African-American. The more fascinating aspect of this work is the notion that we've always been BAKALA, we just never realized it.
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A summary and the table of contents are below.
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Why discussions on African Diasporic Identity is Important
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Reinterpretations of the ANKH symbol:
Emblem of a Master Teacher
Abstract: In this paper we will reexamine the core meaning of the ANKH symbol which has been given the definition of life in mainstream Egyptological literature. We will attempt to expand this definition in hopes to bring about clarity of its many meanings and its applications that have eluded researchers who have looked outside of Africa in an attempt to accurately convey its possible implications. We will also explore alternative linguistic renderings of the term which may further enhance our knowledge of what is possibly being conveyed by the ancient Nile Valley sages.
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Posture and meaning: Interpreting Egyptian Art Through a Kongo Cultural Lens
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I have been engaged in some recent debates concerning the possible relationship between ancient Egyptians and modern West African cultures. In the midst of the discussion I presented some images for comparison of West African art sculptures that resemble the Bes figure of ancient Egypt. In the midst of this debate I noticed something about the figures that may make an even stronger case for cross continental and cultural influence. If it wasn’t for the debate I probably wouldn’t have noticed this.
What concerns us in this discussion are the poses of the West African figures and what they could possibly mean in our ancient Egyptian figure of Bes and other Egyptian sculptures. Although the figures that were displayed in the initial discussion were from Egypt, Nigeria and Cameroon, the possible meaning of the poses may actually come from the Kongo in central Africa. I will begin by discussing the Kongo figure of the Nkisi Nkondi as a foundation for our discussion.
Nkondi pakalala pose
Above is a figure called Nkondi which is like a diploma given to the Nganga who are the community’s specialists, healers, leaders who deal with social issues. An nganga can be a therapist who is invited by the community Mbongi to deal with any issue that may arise and affect the community.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 14:34 |
From Heru to Zulu: The Spirit Beyond the Heavens
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Peace Phamily
I have done a revised article linking Egyptian God-Force Concept of Heru to the Zulu of South Africa. I have also postulated that the name Heru (which I argue became Zulu) is the source of the Indo-European word for the sun helios, sol, sunne, sun, etc. The document can be downloaded at the link below. Please read and provide your feedback when you get a chance.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 November 2009 21:02 |
The African Super Highway of Wisdom
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Some time back, during discussions with Professor Manu Ampim, I mentioned that there existed a continent wide priesthood system in Africa. I planned on writing something about it but never got around to doing it. So while I had some time, and was in a writing mood, I decided to put some thoughts to paper to discuss this African Super Highway of Wisdom and how it relates to our studies of ancient African civilizations.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 01 August 2009 01:27 |
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