African Cosmology and Concepts of Reality
African Cosmology and
Concepts of Reality
Junious Ricardo Stanton
Our
African ancestors postulated the universe was teleological meaning it was
designed with purpose and meaning and the designer was spiritual; that is
intelligent, possessing consciousness (self-awareness), was powerful energy and
non-material. This creator, planner and architect, our ancestors posited was
unseen, unknowable and beyond human comprehension. They knew it existed but could not fathom it
in its totality although they could see and intuit aspects of it all around
them.
This
ancient philosophy and cosmology is the root and foundation of all non-western metaphysical,
religious and scientific thought. A closer examination of all current religious
dogma and ideology will find some aspect of this ancient African cosmology in
it. Over time leaders, priests and others perverted this ancient truth and used
it for their own aggrandizement, power and profit.
Traditional
Africans no matter their means of sustenance whether primitive hunter
gatherers, agriculturalists, herdsmen or fishermen all embraced the idea the
universe is purposeful, spiritual and mental in nature. They clearly understood
this primordial consciousness/spirit is the cause, root and foundation of
everything (all) that exists. This ideology is attributed to the Nile Valley Africans
but it probably has its true origins deep in antiquity in the interior of Africa .
It
has come down to us in modern times as the Hermetic
Philosophy and principles, or the hidden (occult) wisdom. It was originally
attributed to Djhuty (Tehuti) also referred to in honorific terms as “the
Master of Masters”, the father of astrology, occult wisdom and magic. In ancient
pre-dynastic Kemet, Djhuty was deified because of his wisdom and righteousness.
While his teachings were the basis of metaphysical and religious philosophy and
spread around the world, it was not given openly; it was reserved for the true
seekers of truth. Djhuty was subsequently referred to as Hermes and Thoth by
the Greeks.
“Even to this day, we use the term ‘hermetic’
in the sense of ‘secret’; ‘sealed so that nothing can escape’; etc and this by
reason of the fact that the followers of Hermes always observed the principle
of secrecy in their teachings. They did not believe in ‘casting pearls before
swine,’ but rather held to the teaching ‘milk for babes; meat for strong men’
both of which maxims are familiar to readers of the Christian scriptures, but
both of which had been used by the Egyptians for centuries before the Christian
era.” The Hermetic Philosophy from The
Kybalion A study of Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt
and Greece
Djhuty
(Tehuti) was called Hermes
Trismegistus (three times great) by the Greeks who were deeply in awe of and greatly
influenced by Nile Valley Africans. The Africans posited the universe as one organic
whole governed by seven basic principles:
Mentalism: the all is mind, the universe is mental, and mind
creates everything
Correspondence: as above so below, as it is below so is it above
Vibration: everything is in constant motion; nothing rests, everything
vibrates at differing frequencies,
Polarity: everything is duel, everything has opposites identical
in nature but different in degree
Rhythm: everything has an ebb and flow, in and out, advance and recoil
Cause and Effect: nothing
happens by chance, everything
happens according to law, every cause has an effect
Gender: everything, everything animate and inanimate is
masculine and feminine
This ancient truth is being born out in modern times by
the Johnny Come Lately Westerners who lack a true sense of spirituality because
they are too focused on sense awareness and they perceive the universe only
through their limited physical senses. However now they are being forced to
expand their view of “reality” because their research and sophisticated
machines have discovered frequencies beyond the range of human sensory
perception. Their quantum and atomic theorists now postulate that everything is
in constant motion, that energy is inbuilt in everything animate and inanimate
alike. But they are still unwilling, at this point, to admit that all creation
has consciousness with a resulting teleological order and significance;
something our African ancestors knew intuitively eons ago!
Africans, aboriginal and indigenous people always attempted
to live in harmony with the natural order. In fact ancient Africans called the natural
order Maat (Divine Order, truth, harmony, balance, justice, righteousness and reciprocity)
and they knew just like the seven principles dovetailed, connect to and
comingled with each other so does Maat.
When
we were in our right minds unencumbered by foreign ideas and notions of reality,
we knew to have a sense of awe, reverence and respect for the spirit, energy
and intelligence responsible for creation and sustenance of the universe. As a
result our prehistoric ancestors developed ways to recognize and propitiate the
spirit(s) for good, guidance and direction. In the future we will look at how
our ancestors used Djhuty’s wisdom to assist and enhance their daily lives.
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