Something may be hidden because of its immense value, or reverently concealed from the prying eyes of the profane. It was especially the hard language, the esoteric language, that exposed a. Esoteric african knowledge avantgarde at its time of release, it is the first film to bring to the mainstream discourse, the still taboo and marginalized topic of african. If you wish to download the files for offline reading click the diskette icon on left of the top bar of the open pdf. That is the reason why this knowledge has been repeatedly under attack throughout the course of history, because it is knowledge considered dangerous for the religious and political authorities who govern mankind from the shadows. Occult books for sincere seekers after truth and wisdom. Now nothing is nearer to thee than thyself, and if thou knowest not thyself how canst. If we want to focus our awareness on something that is nonvisual we tend to defocus our vision or close our eyes to help us concentrate. Classification of concepts and practices by enoch n. If you would have the forbidden knowledge closely guarded by the elite and held back from the masses, it is yours to be had. He who knows himself knows god,1 and, as it is written in the koran, we will show them our signs in the world and in themselves, that the truth may be manifest to them.
African spirituality that shapes the concept of ubunten. Pdf occultism in africa is as old as the primal religion itself, or what came to be. Most western mathematical develop ment and architecture derived from pythagorass capacity for a deep understanding of the wisdom of even more ancient. This somebody often belongs to the world of the occult. Indigenous knowledge codification of african traditional medicine. Chief pericoma mezuo okoye was a nigerian singer, songwriter and traditionist.
African spirituality that shapes the concept of ubuntu m j s masango university of pretoria abstract african spirituality that shapes the concept of ubuntu nolan1982. The call for the interfacing of iks with other knowledge systems is based on tenets. In their templescalled houses of life, per ankh life force, and later, egyptian mystery schoolssages taught processes for achieving the heaven afterlife by lecturing behind a curtain. We can, however, explore the inspirations of one of his most famous theorems which still bears his name today, concerning the triangle and its many ramifications. Anobo, in their manual of african philosophy, believe they are.
Many links exclusively found here few occultists know there are vast numbers of free occult media on the web, media that have been offered for free for years, to those that know where to look. Download pdf magazines and ebook free usa, uk, australia. Free occult ebooks, esoteric pdf, sacred texts downloads. The following is an a to z guide of dream meanings taken from the 10,000 dreams interpreted work by gustavus hindman miller. Records, are an uninterrupted record contained in the cosmos which has come down from the astral realm to bring the knowledge that there lies a divine wisdom which forms the basis from which all philosophies, sciences and religions are. And selfishness is a human building, whose windows and doors are forever wide open for every kind of iniquity to enter mans soul. The spiritual life is the whole of ones life insofar as it. The ancient kemetic roots of library and information science. Very ancient african sages, in seeking to learn laws of nature so as to create paths to the heaven afterlife, focused on gaining epiphanies into the infinity of knowledge. African science, that body of knowledge my young friend imagined as walking. This is the truth of the secret societies that we on the outside are supposedly too worldly to comprehend. African indigenous knowledge systems and relevance of higher education in south africa indigenous knowledge systems as a tool for making higher education relevant to the developmental challenges in south africa and african at large muya, 2007.
In egypt, the philosophers have a most noble and secret wisdom concerning the nature of the divine, which wisdom is disclosed to the people only under the garment of allegories and fables. But as the scholar of religion james webb points out. South africas curriculum 2005 prescribes indigenous knowledge ik for inclusion in. The aim is to share accurate and unbiased information on it so a better understanding of it can be. Ritual song, ritual dance, ritual prayer, ritual chanting, ritual clothing, ritual sacrifice, ritual foods, ritual offerings, ritual. I have found in my thirty plus years of study, that there are a group of authors that tend to be more effective in conveying, not only knowledge, but light as well. A rigorous study of the megalithic monuments of the ancients, including the great pyramid of giza and stonehenge. Ancestral voices, esoteric african knowledge i saw the film ancestral voices a couple of years ago at the british film institute and thought it was a valuable and educational film highlighting the misconceptions of african traditional religions and also the important task of dispelling some myths. This reminds us of a very good friend of ours, a mystic and seer of wide experience and great wisdom, who, when he was asked which of the many thousands of rare occult books in his library he would recommend, he said none of em.
He was predominantly known throughout the igboland for his style of music and strong belief and practice of the traditional religion of the igbo people, named obeah. Public article one of the most important secrets on earth is the secret that words have the power to manifest thoughts into reality and define things into existence. Abstract contrary to traditional library history taught in american schools of library and information science, the library, as an institution, and librarianship, as a profession, have their roots in ancient african society. Below you will find a number of books that have been collected over the internet and hosted at our website. It is distinguished from internal esoteric knowledge. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Occult books of the making of many books there is no end. Blindness is the worlds true essence, and not knowledge prompts its movements, but merely a headlong impulse, a. It signifies anything which is public, without limits, or universal. Ancestral voices, esoteric african knowledge oshunschild. An educational media platform showcasing the documentaries ancestral voices which cover traditional african spiritual systems. Gnosis is secret knowledge, only accessible to those who deserve.
The tree of knowledge 1 21 occultism must win the day 1 23 black magic at work 1 25 black magic and hypnotism 1 27 the philosophy stands on its own merits 1 29. The church father origen 185254 ce wrote of an esoteric doctrine existing in the nonchristian religions of his time. Blindness is the worlds true essence, and not knowledge prompts its movements, but merely a headlong impulse, a blind impetus of unique weight and violence, which. Esoteric african knowledge if you disassociate yourself with your ancestral heritage, be that japanese, chinese, indian, african, you are lost to your ancestral cultural heritage, because if youre asleep to that, youre asleep spiritually and if youre asleep spiritually you can be oppressed and manipulated. Hence the necessity of gradually taking away from man the divine knowledge and power, which became with every new. A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. His first name pericoma could alternatively be spelled as pericomo perrycoma and perrykoma. Free metaphysical books the free esoteric library home.
The lack of codification of africas indigenous knowledge practices in traditional medicine gives. Two passages are cited below in support of this inference. Dream dictionary an a to z of the meanings of dreams. African indigenous knowledge systems and relevance of. Hidden behind vital religious practices and doctrines is an esoteric or occult knowledge. The aim is to share accurate and unbiased information on it so a better understanding of it can be achieved in the mainstream, free from centuries old stigmatisation and religious. The works of mpofu 2002 and nsamenang 2006 show that indigenous conceptions of intelligence, for example, emphasise the practical, interpersonal and social domains of functioning and are quite differentiated from the cognitive. F rom old egypt have come the fundamental esoteric and occult teachings which have so strongly influenced the philosophies of all races, nations and peoples, for several thousand years. Pdf the healing paradigm implicit in many subsaharan african cultures is embedded in.
Indigenous knowledge systems and the african renaissance 53. Egypt, the home of the pyramids and the sphinx, was the birthplace of the hidden wisdom and mystic teachings. It is the secret power behind the west based on the supreme wisdom derived from esoteric islam. The nonesoteric aspect of african traditional medicine can be codified as it encompasses. An educational documentary examining significant correlations between tenets in mainstream religions and african spiritual practices. Black sun the occult power within all that is peter wilberg 2004 this essay forges an inner link between the the new gnosis. Esoteric principles theosophical society in america. Consider then, the esoteric secrets presented in my new book, occult physics. African indigenous knowledge and research owusuansah. The copy has been kept in its original form as supplied in. Gnosis, then, means knowledge of the most esoteric kind, and this is the story that has been hidden from our eyes for too long.
From north africa the fatimid rulers despatched missionaries dais throughout the. The european colonisers usurped the knowledge of the moors and created a nefarious system of control that blinds man to his true identity. African knowledge, and its method of acquisition, has a practical, collective and social or interpersonal slant. Esoteric authors in this vast sea of information, by so many authors, its hard to determine which books can give you the most useful information to maximize the use of your time. Exoteric and esoteric teachings 4 45 origen on genesis 4 47 the dark sayings of the testaments 4 49 the greatest crime ever perpetrated 4 51. Until you innerstand this on a very deep level, you will lack the knowledge and the wisdom to become a king or a sovereign. A completely free link listing service to serve the occult community and spread knowledge. The queen of sheba and her only son menyelek pdf 841 kb. Indigenous knowledge world bank documents world bank group. Exoteric refers to knowledge that is outside, and independent from, a persons experience and can be ascertained by anyone related to common sense. Knowledge of the higher worlds and its attainment by rudolf steiner, translated by george metaxa 1947 on the path to esoteric initiation. Space does not permit setting forth in detail the many esoteric references found in other parts of the bible, but let us look at a few of them, such as the creation story in genesis, with the inner meanings of adam and eve as the masculine and feminine principles of our personalities.
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