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DR.AMOS WILSON:SOUL FOOD is SLAVE FOOD,photo by Niam Muhammad
What kind of food do you eat? you say soul food? was that the food of African people? slave food.' The food that we find most satisfying,the food that we find that sticks to our ribs. the food that we cal down home.
A food that we leaned to eat in the quarters. and yet we dare say that we have escaped slavery! that we have nothing to do with those people back there. that, that was back there.' when our whole very social life and social relationships our very defintion of ourselves as a people. and how can you say that you exist in a different consciousness from another?
what kind of uniforms are we wearing? what kind of clothes are we wearing? were these the clothes of African people? this is what we got to look at.' yes! what is this? to say then that we have escaped slavery!
What kind of names do we respond to? yes',yes, TAMEKA'S and all these other things we got going out here! what kind of names do we identify with?
why is it that African names sound strange to us now, as a people? and yet we dare say that we have a different consciousness from our great slave grandparents.' how can we say that? we are still of the same consciousness.'
And we are still in the same position.'
BECAUSE WE ARE STILL SERVANTS! OF THE WHITE MAN!...
AND OUR REASON FOR BEING IN AMERICA IS TO SERVE WHITE FOLKS AND TO GENERATE WEALTH FOR THEM,AND THERE HAD BEEN NO CHANGE AT ALL INTERNS OF OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THESE PEOPLE.'
the values that we pursue are slave values.' and the values of servants.The social relations that we create and interact with were built and develop in the periods of slaver.'
We have not escaped it at all.
But it is time for us to change the slave consciousness.' this consciousness of servitude, that is still to much with us today! and ultimately we ask the question thats closet to home for a lot of people.
when we claim that we've escaped slavery.' and that slavery was something back there! which had nothing to do with us today! and then i and then i ask you WHAT KIND OF GOD DO YOU WORSHIP?
What's the name of him? WHO TAUGHT YOU TO PRAISE HIM?
WAS THIS THE GOD YOU WAS PRAYING TO BEFORE YOU WAS BROUGHT TO THESE SHORES?
WAS THIS THE RELIGION YOU HAD BEFORE YOU WAS BROUGHT TO THESE SHORES?
CAN YOU NAME ONE AFRICAN GOD? HOW CAN YOU THEN DEFINE YOURSELF,THE VERY ESSENCE OF YOURSELF,AND THE VERY ESSENCE OF YOUR 'SOUL' AND ORGANIZE THE VERY NATURE OF YOUR LIFE HERE ON EARTH!!!
BASED ON A GOD HANDED TO US BY OUR SLAVE MASTERS.
AND CLAIM THAT YOU HAVE NO SLAVE CONSCIOUSNESS!
AND NOT RELATED TO SLAVERY.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhNDxE0NUWU
CAN YOU NAME ONE AFRICAN GOD/GODDESS?
The Gods and Goddesses of Africa VERY IMPORTANT:Concept of Deity by John Henrik Clarke
To hold a people in oppression you have to convince them first that they are supposed to beoppressed.When the European comes to a country,the first thing he does is to laugh at your God and your God concept. And the next thing is to make...you laugh at your own God concept.
Then he don't have to build no jailsfor you then, cause he's got you in a jail more binding than iron canever put you.Anytime you turn on your own concept of God,you are no longer a free man. No one needs to put chains on your body,because the chains are on your mind.
Anytime someone say'syour God is ugly and you release your God and join their God, there isno hope for your freedom until you once more believe in your own conceptof the 'deity.'
Most African cultures, if not all, believe in a Supreme Creator in one form or another. A God behind the Gods, a Supreme God who created everything.
The Creator is thought to have once lived on Earth, but left it for His Kingdom in the Sky because of human infractions. Because he was no longer in direct contact with the people, Lesser Gods were created directly from His power to do certain jobs that were given to them. These Lesser Gods are the Gods of Earth, The Rains, Water, The Winds, Fire, etc. The Deities are capable of answering human prayers by use of their own power and can intercede on man's behalf with the Creator Himself.
Although The Supreme Creator is usually referred to by him etc. it is beyond sex, being both male and female. It has no form and is thought of in an abstract way. It is available to any human, regardless of their position. A breath of Its Divine Being is within all animate and inanimate things.
It is known as Mulungu (East Africa), Leza (Central Africa), Nyambe (West Tropics), Nyame (Ghana), the Molder, Giver of Breath and Souls, God of Destiny, One Who Exists of Himself, God of Pity and Comfort, the Inexplicable, Ancient of Days, the One Who Bends Even Kings, the One You Meet Everywhere, etc.
Among many tribes, the creation of the Earth took four days.
The fifth day was reserved for worshipping the Orisha Nla (Chief of the Deities), who actually created the Earth with the instruction and aid of the Supreme Creator. The Orisha Nla was also given the task of creating bodies out of clay. When this was complete the Supreme Creator secretly placed the spark of life within the forms.
These newly created humans were then placed on the Earth to live. The Gods and Goddesses
AdroaOther Names: 'God in the sky', God on Earth', Creator God, River God.Location: The Lugbara of Zaire and Uganda.Description: He is pictured as tall and white with only half of his body visible.Rules Over: Social order, law, death.
AkujLocation: The Turkana of Kenya.Rules Over: Divination.
Ala Other Names: Ale, Ane.Location: The Ibo of Nigeria.Description: Extremely popular Goddess and Earth Mother. She is a Creator Goddess and Queen of the Dead.Rules Over: Community laws, morality, oaths, harvest.
Anayaroli Location: The Temne.Description: River demon.Rules Over: Wealth.
Asa Other Names: Father God, 'the strong lord.'Location: Akamba of Kenya.Rules Over: Mercy, help, surviving the impossible.
Asase Other Names: Yaa, Aberewa, Efua, 'Old Woman Earth.'Location: The Ashanti of West Africa.Description: Goddess of creation of humans and receiver of them at death.Rules Over: Cultivation, harvest.
Behanzin Location:
West Africa.Description: Fish God.
CagnLocation: South Central Africa among the Bushman.Description: Creator God.Rules Over: Sorcery and Shape-Shifting.
ChiutaOther Names: Mulengi, Mwenco, Wamtatakuya Tumbuka.Description: Creator God, Rain God. Is self-created and omniscient.Rules Over: Rain, help, plant growth, food.
Chuku Other Names: Chineke.Location: The Ibo of East Nigeria.Description: 'The first great cause', 'Creator', Father of Ale, The Earth Goddess. Offerings and sacrifices were done for him in groves.Rules Over: Help, goodness.
DanhLocation: Dahomey.Description: Snake God. Rainbow Snake shown with tail in his mouth.Rules Over: Wholeness, unity.
En-KaiOther Names: Parsai, Emayian.Location: Masai.Description: Sky God. Grass is used in rituals for him.Rules Over: Rain, vegetation, blessings.
FaLocation: Dahomey.Rules Over: Destiny.
FamianLocation: Guinea.Rules Over: Protection, health, fertility.
GaunaOther Names: Gawa, Gawama.Location: Among the Bushmen.Description: Leads the spirits of the deceased.Rules Over: Disruption, harassment, death.
GeLocation: Dahomey.Description: Moon God.
GuLocation: The Fon of West Africa.Rules Over: War, smiths.
GuruhiLocation: Gambia.Description: Evil God. Meteors are his sign.Rules Over: Power and death over enemies.
Heitsi-EibibLocation: The Hottentots.Description: Sorcerer God.Rules Over: Shape-shifting, magick.
ImanaOther Names: Hategekimana, Hashakimana, Habyarimana, Ndagijimana, Bigirimana, 'Almighty God.'Location: The Banyarwands.Rules Over: Power, goodness, children, planning.
IsonOther Names: Eka Obasi, Obasi Nsi, Ibibio, Ekoi.Location: West Africa.Description: Tortoise-shelled Goddess.Rules Over: Fertility of the Earth.
JokOther Names: Jok Odudu, Alur.Location: Uganda and Zaire.Description: Black goats were to be sacrificed to him when rain was needed.Rules Over: Rain.
JuokOther Names: Shilluk, Supreme God.Location: White Nile.Description: Created all men on Earth.
Kaka-GuiaOther Names: Nyami.Location: The Volta areas.Description: He brought souls to the Supreme God.
KatondaOther Names: Lissoddene, Kagingo, Ssewannaku, Lugaba, Ssebintu, Nnyiniggulu, Namuginga, Ssewaunaku, Gguluddene, Namugereka.Location: The Ganda of East Africa.Descriptiojn:
Creator God.Rules Over: Help, Judgment, aid when the odds are against you, control over spirits, divination, oracles.
KwothLocation: The Nuer of South Sudan.Description: Great Spirit God.Rules Over: Nature, help, compassion, judgement.
LezaLocation: Dahomey.Description: Chameleon God/dess.Rules Over: Protection, divination.
Mbaba Mwana Waresa Location:
The Zulu of Natal.Description: Goddess of what she rules over.Rules Over: Rainbows, rain, crops, cultivation, beer.
MawuLocation: Dahomey.Description: Supreme Goddess, creator of all things. Mawu is worshipped by The Fon of Benin in West Africa as a Moon Goddess and creatrix of everything.
MukuruLocation: Macouas of Zambesi, Banayis.Description: Supreme God, creator of everything.Rules Over: Agriculture, architecture, the harvest.
MungoLocation: Giryama of Kenya.Description: Rain God.Rules Over: Rain.
`NenaunirOther Names: The Rainbow Snake.Location:
Masai of Kenya.Description: An Evil Storm God who was linked to the rainbow. Resided in the clouds and was a dreaded spirit.Rules Over: Storms.
`NgaiLocation: Masai.Description: Creator God.Rules Over: Life and Death.
NgamiDescription: Moon Goddess.
NjambiLocation: Lele.Description: Creator God.Rules Over: Protection, justice, help, forests, fertility.
NyambeLocation: Koko of Nigeria.Description: God.Rules Over: Restoring Life.
NyambiOther Names: Nyambe.Location: The Barotse of Upper Zambesi.Description: Gread God. Creator of everything.
NyameLocation:
The Twi of West Africa.Description: Great God who prepared the soul to be reborn on the physical plane and gave out its fate.Rules Over: Fate.
Nyamia AmaLocation: Senegal.Description: God of storms, rain and lightning. A sky god.Rules Over: Storms, rain, lightning.
NzambiLocation: The Bankongo of the Congo.Description: Great Goddess who created everything. She played the role of Justice and rewarded and punished according to the deeds of man.Rules Over: Justice.
ObaDescription: Santeria river goddess.
Ochumare Location: Yoruba.Description: Santeria Goddess of the rainbow.
OdduduaLocation: Yoruba.Description: Primary Mother Goddess.
OgunOther Names: Ogoun.Location: The Nago and Yoruba of West Africa.Description: God of iron and warfare.
Rules Over: Iron, warfare, removing difficulties, smoothing the path to a desired result, Justice, Smiths, Hunters, Barbers, Goldsmiths, Steel.
OlorunOther Names: Olofin-Orun, Olodumare.Location: Yoruba.Description: Sky God.Rules Over: Truth, control of the Elements, Forsight, Victory when the odds are against you, Destiny.
PanLocation: Agni.Description: Son of the Earth.Rules Over: Cultivation.
Rock-SensLocation:
The Serer of Gambia.Description: Sky god, controlled the weather.Rules Over: Rain, Thunder, Lightning.
RugabaOther Names: Ruhanga, Kazooba, Mukameiguru.Location: Ankore of Uganda.Description: Creator God, Sun God, Sky God.Rules Over: Life, healing, death, sickness, judgement.
RuhangaLocation: Banyoro.Description:
Great God.Rules Over: Fertility, abundance, children, animals, harvest, health, sickness, death, judgement, rebirth.
SakarabruLocation: Agni of Guinea.Description: God who is strongest during the main phases of the Moon. Swift to punish wrongful deeds.Rules Over: Medicine, justice, retribution.
ShangoOther Names: Schango.Location: Yoruba of Nigeria.Description: Carries a double-headed axe much like the nordic Thorr.Rules Over: Thunder, Storm, War, Magick.
SokoLocation: Nupe of north Nigeria.Description: Creator God.Rules Over: Control of the Elements, Witchcraft, Communication with the Deceased.
TiloLocation:
Mozambique.Description: Sky God.Rules Over: Sky, Thunder, Rain.
Unkulunkulu Other Names: Nkulnkulu.Location: The Amazulu and Ndebele of
Zimbabwe.Description: Great God, Earth God.Rules Over: Fertility, organization, order.
UtixoLocation: The Hottentots.Description: Sky God who speaks with a voice of thunder.Rules Over: Rain, Storms, Thunder, Harvest, Rebirth.
WeleOther Names: Khakaba, Isaywa.Location: Abaluyia, Bantu.Description: 'The High One'. Sky God, Creator God.Rules Over: Rain, storms, lightning, creation, prosperity, harvest, celestial phenomena.
WereLocation: Luo of Kenya.Description: Great God, Father God, Creator God.Rules Over: Birth, Death, Nature, Judgement.
White Lady Location: Tassali of the Sahara.Description: Agricultural Goddess.
Rules Over: Agriculture, fertility.
Xevioso Location: West Africa.Description: He used a thunder axe.Rules Over: Thunder, rain, fertility.
YmojaLocation: Yoruba.Description: River Goddess.Rules Over: Women, children.http://www.scns.com/earthen/other/seanachaidh/godafrica.html
AFRICAN GODS & GODDESSES
Abassi
Creator god of the Efik people in Nigeria. Following his wife Atais instructions he made the first man and woman and placed them on earth with the order not to work or have any children. When, eventually, they broke the order Atai killed the man and woman and created strife and fighting between their children.
Abuk
According to Dinka mythology, Abuk is the first woman. She is the patron of women and gardens, and her symbol is a small snake.
Adroa
God of the Lugbara people. Adroa has two aspects: one good and one evil. The creator of Heaven and Earth. He appears to those about to die.
Adroa is depicted as a tall, white man with only half a body - one eye, one arm, one leg, one ear.
Adroanzi
The children of Lugbara god Adroa . They dwell near large trees, rocks and streams. The Adroanzi are fond of following people at night. If the person does not look back, they will be safe. If the person does look back, the Adroanzi will kill them.
Agé
Dahomey god of the wilderness and animals.
Often worshipped by hunters.
Agwe
The mother of the sea. Affectionate and nurturing to humans who honor her.
Aha Njoku
Goddess of yams and the women who care for them. Worshipped by the Ibo tribe of Nigeria.
Aja
Forest Goddess of the Yoruba people. Teaches the use of medicinal herbs.
Ajok
God of the Lotuko tribe of Sudan. Has the power to raise the dead, but due to a bad experience vowed never to do so again.
Anansi
Trickster god of the Ashanti people. Created the sun and moon, and instituted the succession of night and day. He is the intermediary for the god of the sky Nyame.
He brings rain to stop the forest fires and is in charge of the extent of floods. He taught man to sow grain and till the fields. His mother is Asase Ya.
Arebati
Sky and moon god of the Pygmies of Zaire. He created the first man from clay and brought him to life. He is referred to as afa or father.
Asa
God of the Akamba people of Kenya.
A strong yet merciful lord and god of sustenance and consolation. He helps when humans can't. Asa is also known as Mwatuangi, 'distributor', Mulungu, 'creator', and Mumbi, 'fashioner'.
Banga
Ngbandi people of Zaires' god of fresh waters.
Bomazi
Ancestral deity of the Congo.
Buku
West African sky god.
Bumba
Creator god of the Boshongo of Zaire, who vomited up the sun, earth, and all living creatures including man.
Cghene
Supreme god of the Isoko of Nigeria. Considered too remote from people to be worshipped.
Chiuta
Rain god of the Tumbuka, considered the supreme god of the tribe.
Chuku
Supreme god of the Ibo peoples, all good comes from him. The creator god, he also brings the rains which make the plants grow. His wife is Ala and his symbol is the sun.
Da
Great serpent god of the Fon peoples in Dahomey. He is the son of the supreme god Mawu.
He supports creation with his giant coils, 3,500 above the earth and 3,500 below.
Deng
Creator, rain, fertility, and sky god of the Dinka tribe. His mother is the goddess Abuk.
Domfe
Kurumba god of rain, water and wind. He gave the first seeds for food plants to man.
Dongo
Songhai god of thunder.
Dziva
Creator Goddess of the Shona people in Zimbabwe.
Generally benevolent, but also has a terrible aspect.
Edinkira
Tree Goddess.
Egungun-oya
An aspect of the Yoruban Goddess of divination.
Enekpe
Goddess of the family and guardian of destiny.
En-kai
Rain god of the Maasai of East Africa. En-kai, a remote deity, is Parsai, 'the one who is worshipped', and Emayian, 'the one who blesses'.
Eseasar
An earth Goddess. Wife of the sky god, Ebore.
Eshu
Yoruba god of beginnings, doorways and crossroads. He rules the opportunity and potentiality of a situation, and the risks and rewards inherent in it. also known as Exu (Brazil), Eleggua (Cuba),and Esu (West Africa), is the owner of every road of life.
Faro
Sky and water god of the Bambara people. He became pregnant by the rocking of the universe, and he gave birth to various twins, the ancestors of the human race. Faro gives water to all living creatures, and taught mankind the use of words, tools, agriculture, and fishing. The omni-present spirits serve as his messengers and representatives.
He is continually reorganizing the cosmos. Returns to earth every 400 years to verify that everything is still in order.
Gamab
The bushmen call him Gauna and among the Khoikhoi he is known as Gaunab. God of fate and the master of life and death. The supreme deity of the Haukoin people of southern Africa.
He shoots arrows from the high heavens at Earth, and those who are hit must die.
Gbadu
Goddess of fate among the Fon people. Gbadu is the daughter of Mawu the supreme goddess of the Fon.
Gun
Fon god of iron and war. He is a son of Mawu and Lisa, and the twin of Xevioso.
Gunab
The Khoikhoi god of evil.
Gunuko
One of the principal deities of the Nupe of Northern Nigeria.
Heitsi
Khoikhoi god of the hunt. He has cycles of death and rebirth.
Huntin
A Xhosa tree spirit.
Huve
Supreme god of the Bushmen.
Imana
Creator God of the Banyarwanda people.
Jok
Creator god of the Alur tribesmen of Uganda and Zaire. He is also known as Jok Odudu, 'god of birth'.
Kaang
Creator god of the African Bushmen. He is the maker of all things and is responsible for all natural phenomenon. He is part of all things but especially the mantis and caterpillar.
Kaka-Guie
Protector of men and god of death and the afterlife among the Baule Negroes of the Ivory Coast.
He is present at all funerals and guides the departeds soul to the afterlife. His representation is a buffalo mask which women may not see. The punishment for breaking this taboo is death.
Kalunga
Originally the ancestral god of the Lunda people of Angola, Zaire and Zambia. Later he became the supreme being, a god of the sky and of creation. He is all-knowing and all-seeing, and a righteous judge of the dead whose decisions are characterized by wisdom and compassion. He is also the god of the sea, where the dead dwell.
Khonvoum
Hunter god of the Pygmies. The creator of mankind and the jungles. He is responsible for assuring that the sun will rise each day. He carries a bow made of two snakes that appears to be a rainbow to men.
Kombu
Creator god.
Legba
He is a Yoruba god of destiny. The first to be invoked since he holds the key to the gate separating the realms of the gods from those of man. He appears as a poorly dressed old man but is very strong. He is known for his intelligence, cunning and knowledge of all the languages of man. He is a trickster.
Leza
The creator god of the Central African people. He is the supreme god and gave the people their customs. He is also a sky god, responsible for rain, thunder, and wind.
Lisa
Fon god of the sun, sky and power. Husband of Mawu.
Mami Wata
African deity of the water and of excess, she is seen as both a mermaid and a beautiful woman walking the streets of modern Africa. Mami Wata is described as having long dark hair, very fair skin and compelling eyes. She loves all things expensive, modern and beautiful. Mami Wata's colors are red and white.
Massim-Biambe
Omnipotent creator god of the Mundang people of the Congo.
Mawu
Supreme deity of the Fon people. She created the universe. Her husband is Lisa.
Mbaba Mwana Waresa
Goddess of the Zulu people, who gave mankind the gift of beer.
Mbomba
Creator god and ancestral deity of the Mongo people. He is master of life and death. The sun, moon, and man are his children. He is also known as Nzakomba.
Minga Bengale
Shongon god of hunters, who taught mankind how to make nets.
Mugasa
Sky god of the Bambusi people of Zaire. Associated with the moon.
Mugasha
Bazabi god of water. He is the son of Wamara.
Mukuru
The ancestral god and creator god of the Herero bushmen of Namibia. He shows his compassion by providing the rain, caring for the elderly, and healing the sick.
Mulungu
The creator god in eastern Africa, from Kamba people in the north to the Zambesi people in the south. Many peoples, such as the Nyamwezi of Tanzania, worship him as a sky god whose voice is thunder.
Musso Koroni
Goddess of discord and disorder among the Bambara people. She is the daughter of the Voice of the Void, and wife of Pemba.
Nana Buluku
Supreme god of the Fon tribe. He is the father of the twins Lisa and Mawu.
Neiterogob
Earth Goddess of the Masai.
Nyalitch
Supreme god of the Dinka. God of the sky and rain.
Nzame
Supreme god of the Fan people of the Congo.
Obassi
Supreme deity of the Ekoi and Ibibio of the Niger Delta.
Obatala
One of the major deities of the Yoruba people. With his brother Odudua he forms the primordial pair of gods. He is the creator of the human body in which his father Olorun breathes the soul. He is the sky-god and god of the North, and the first Orisha to be created. He helped to create humans.
Odudua
Yoruba god of the South. Brother Obatala. He is a son of Olokun and Olorun.
Oromila
God of divination of the Benin people.
Oshunmare
The rainbow serpent of the Yoruba people. The counterpart of the Dahomean Aido-hwedo.
Pamba
The creator deity of the Ovambo people.
Quamta
Supreme god of the Xhosa people of South Africa, a people of the Transkei. Quamta is worshipped at stone mounds to which one stone is added by each worshipper.
Raluvumbha
Supreme god of the Baventa of Transvaal in Southern Africa.
Ryangombe
Baziba god of cattle. He is the son of Wamara.
Shakpana
Angry god of the Yoruba, who inflicts man with pox and madness.
Shango
God of thunder and ancestor of the Yoruba. He is often depicted with a double axe on his head (symbol of thunder) and six eyes. His symbol is the ram and his colors are red and white. Shango (Xango) has three wives: Oya, who stole Shango's secrets of magic; Oschun, the river goddess who is Shango's favorite because of her culinary abilities; and Oba, who tried to win his love by offering her ear for him to eat. His symbolic animal is the ram.
Tore
Wood god of the Pygmies of Zaire.
He is patron of the hunt and lord of the animals. He manifests as storms and hides in the rainbow.
Tsui
Khoikhoi god of rain, thunder and sorcerers.
Umvelinqangi
Creator god of the Zulu. He manifests as thunder and earthquakes.
Unumbotte
Creator god of the Basari of Togo.
Wele
Supreme god of the Kavirondo (Vugusu) in Kenya. Manifests as two personalities: Omuwanga, the gentle 'white' god and Gumali the 'black' god of misfortune. He first created the heavens, the sun and the moon, and the other celestial bodies. Finally he created the earth and mankind.
Woto
Shongo god of fire.
Xevioso
The Thunder pantheon of Dahomey.
This is the So (the deity of Thunder) of Xevie, a small settlement in southern Dahomey, where the principal shrines of the Thunder gods are located.
Yangombi
African god of creation.
Yansan
Yoruba deity of the wind.
Yemaja
Mother Goddess of the Yoruba. Goddess of birth and fertility, and worshipped primarily by women. She is the daughter of Obatala, and her brother is Aganya.
What kind of food do you eat? you say soul food? was that the food of African people? slave food.' The food that we find most satisfying,the food that we find that sticks to our ribs. the food that we cal down home.
A food that we leaned to eat in the quarters. and yet we dare say that we have escaped slavery! that we have nothing to do with those people back there. that, that was back there.' when our whole very social life and social relationships our very defintion of ourselves as a people. and how can you say that you exist in a different consciousness from another?
what kind of uniforms are we wearing? what kind of clothes are we wearing? were these the clothes of African people? this is what we got to look at.' yes! what is this? to say then that we have escaped slavery!
What kind of names do we respond to? yes',yes, TAMEKA'S and all these other things we got going out here! what kind of names do we identify with?
why is it that African names sound strange to us now, as a people? and yet we dare say that we have a different consciousness from our great slave grandparents.' how can we say that? we are still of the same consciousness.'
And we are still in the same position.'
BECAUSE WE ARE STILL SERVANTS! OF THE WHITE MAN!...
AND OUR REASON FOR BEING IN AMERICA IS TO SERVE WHITE FOLKS AND TO GENERATE WEALTH FOR THEM,AND THERE HAD BEEN NO CHANGE AT ALL INTERNS OF OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THESE PEOPLE.'
the values that we pursue are slave values.' and the values of servants.The social relations that we create and interact with were built and develop in the periods of slaver.'
We have not escaped it at all.
But it is time for us to change the slave consciousness.' this consciousness of servitude, that is still to much with us today! and ultimately we ask the question thats closet to home for a lot of people.
when we claim that we've escaped slavery.' and that slavery was something back there! which had nothing to do with us today! and then i and then i ask you WHAT KIND OF GOD DO YOU WORSHIP?
What's the name of him? WHO TAUGHT YOU TO PRAISE HIM?
WAS THIS THE GOD YOU WAS PRAYING TO BEFORE YOU WAS BROUGHT TO THESE SHORES?
WAS THIS THE RELIGION YOU HAD BEFORE YOU WAS BROUGHT TO THESE SHORES?
CAN YOU NAME ONE AFRICAN GOD? HOW CAN YOU THEN DEFINE YOURSELF,THE VERY ESSENCE OF YOURSELF,AND THE VERY ESSENCE OF YOUR 'SOUL' AND ORGANIZE THE VERY NATURE OF YOUR LIFE HERE ON EARTH!!!
BASED ON A GOD HANDED TO US BY OUR SLAVE MASTERS.
AND CLAIM THAT YOU HAVE NO SLAVE CONSCIOUSNESS!
AND NOT RELATED TO SLAVERY.'
http://www.youtube.com/wat
CAN YOU NAME ONE AFRICAN GOD/GODDESS?
The Gods and Goddesses of Africa VERY IMPORTANT:Concept of Deity by John Henrik Clarke
To hold a people in oppression you have to convince them first that they are supposed to beoppressed.When the European comes to a country,the first thing he does is to laugh at your God and your God concept. And the next thing is to make...you laugh at your own God concept.
Then he don't have to build no jailsfor you then, cause he's got you in a jail more binding than iron canever put you.Anytime you turn on your own concept of God,you are no longer a free man. No one needs to put chains on your body,because the chains are on your mind.
Anytime someone say'syour God is ugly and you release your God and join their God, there isno hope for your freedom until you once more believe in your own conceptof the 'deity.'
Most African cultures, if not all, believe in a Supreme Creator in one form or another. A God behind the Gods, a Supreme God who created everything.
The Creator is thought to have once lived on Earth, but left it for His Kingdom in the Sky because of human infractions. Because he was no longer in direct contact with the people, Lesser Gods were created directly from His power to do certain jobs that were given to them. These Lesser Gods are the Gods of Earth, The Rains, Water, The Winds, Fire, etc. The Deities are capable of answering human prayers by use of their own power and can intercede on man's behalf with the Creator Himself.
Although The Supreme Creator is usually referred to by him etc. it is beyond sex, being both male and female. It has no form and is thought of in an abstract way. It is available to any human, regardless of their position. A breath of Its Divine Being is within all animate and inanimate things.
It is known as Mulungu (East Africa), Leza (Central Africa), Nyambe (West Tropics), Nyame (Ghana), the Molder, Giver of Breath and Souls, God of Destiny, One Who Exists of Himself, God of Pity and Comfort, the Inexplicable, Ancient of Days, the One Who Bends Even Kings, the One You Meet Everywhere, etc.
Among many tribes, the creation of the Earth took four days.
The fifth day was reserved for worshipping the Orisha Nla (Chief of the Deities), who actually created the Earth with the instruction and aid of the Supreme Creator. The Orisha Nla was also given the task of creating bodies out of clay. When this was complete the Supreme Creator secretly placed the spark of life within the forms.
These newly created humans were then placed on the Earth to live. The Gods and Goddesses
AdroaOther Names: 'God in the sky', God on Earth', Creator God, River God.Location: The Lugbara of Zaire and Uganda.Description: He is pictured as tall and white with only half of his body visible.Rules Over: Social order, law, death.
AkujLocation: The Turkana of Kenya.Rules Over: Divination.
Ala Other Names: Ale, Ane.Location: The Ibo of Nigeria.Description: Extremely popular Goddess and Earth Mother. She is a Creator Goddess and Queen of the Dead.Rules Over: Community laws, morality, oaths, harvest.
Anayaroli Location: The Temne.Description: River demon.Rules Over: Wealth.
Asa Other Names: Father God, 'the strong lord.'Location: Akamba of Kenya.Rules Over: Mercy, help, surviving the impossible.
Asase Other Names: Yaa, Aberewa, Efua, 'Old Woman Earth.'Location: The Ashanti of West Africa.Description: Goddess of creation of humans and receiver of them at death.Rules Over: Cultivation, harvest.
Behanzin Location:
West Africa.Description: Fish God.
CagnLocation: South Central Africa among the Bushman.Description: Creator God.Rules Over: Sorcery and Shape-Shifting.
ChiutaOther Names: Mulengi, Mwenco, Wamtatakuya Tumbuka.Description: Creator God, Rain God. Is self-created and omniscient.Rules Over: Rain, help, plant growth, food.
Chuku Other Names: Chineke.Location: The Ibo of East Nigeria.Description: 'The first great cause', 'Creator', Father of Ale, The Earth Goddess. Offerings and sacrifices were done for him in groves.Rules Over: Help, goodness.
DanhLocation: Dahomey.Description: Snake God. Rainbow Snake shown with tail in his mouth.Rules Over: Wholeness, unity.
En-KaiOther Names: Parsai, Emayian.Location: Masai.Description: Sky God. Grass is used in rituals for him.Rules Over: Rain, vegetation, blessings.
FaLocation: Dahomey.Rules Over: Destiny.
FamianLocation: Guinea.Rules Over: Protection, health, fertility.
GaunaOther Names: Gawa, Gawama.Location: Among the Bushmen.Description: Leads the spirits of the deceased.Rules Over: Disruption, harassment, death.
GeLocation: Dahomey.Description: Moon God.
GuLocation: The Fon of West Africa.Rules Over: War, smiths.
GuruhiLocation: Gambia.Description: Evil God. Meteors are his sign.Rules Over: Power and death over enemies.
Heitsi-EibibLocation: The Hottentots.Description: Sorcerer God.Rules Over: Shape-shifting, magick.
ImanaOther Names: Hategekimana, Hashakimana, Habyarimana, Ndagijimana, Bigirimana, 'Almighty God.'Location: The Banyarwands.Rules Over: Power, goodness, children, planning.
IsonOther Names: Eka Obasi, Obasi Nsi, Ibibio, Ekoi.Location: West Africa.Description: Tortoise-shelled Goddess.Rules Over: Fertility of the Earth.
JokOther Names: Jok Odudu, Alur.Location: Uganda and Zaire.Description: Black goats were to be sacrificed to him when rain was needed.Rules Over: Rain.
JuokOther Names: Shilluk, Supreme God.Location: White Nile.Description: Created all men on Earth.
Kaka-GuiaOther Names: Nyami.Location: The Volta areas.Description: He brought souls to the Supreme God.
KatondaOther Names: Lissoddene, Kagingo, Ssewannaku, Lugaba, Ssebintu, Nnyiniggulu, Namuginga, Ssewaunaku, Gguluddene, Namugereka.Location: The Ganda of East Africa.Descriptiojn:
Creator God.Rules Over: Help, Judgment, aid when the odds are against you, control over spirits, divination, oracles.
KwothLocation: The Nuer of South Sudan.Description: Great Spirit God.Rules Over: Nature, help, compassion, judgement.
LezaLocation: Dahomey.Description: Chameleon God/dess.Rules Over: Protection, divination.
Mbaba Mwana Waresa Location:
The Zulu of Natal.Description: Goddess of what she rules over.Rules Over: Rainbows, rain, crops, cultivation, beer.
MawuLocation: Dahomey.Description: Supreme Goddess, creator of all things. Mawu is worshipped by The Fon of Benin in West Africa as a Moon Goddess and creatrix of everything.
MukuruLocation: Macouas of Zambesi, Banayis.Description: Supreme God, creator of everything.Rules Over: Agriculture, architecture, the harvest.
MungoLocation: Giryama of Kenya.Description: Rain God.Rules Over: Rain.
`NenaunirOther Names: The Rainbow Snake.Location:
Masai of Kenya.Description: An Evil Storm God who was linked to the rainbow. Resided in the clouds and was a dreaded spirit.Rules Over: Storms.
`NgaiLocation: Masai.Description: Creator God.Rules Over: Life and Death.
NgamiDescription: Moon Goddess.
NjambiLocation: Lele.Description: Creator God.Rules Over: Protection, justice, help, forests, fertility.
NyambeLocation: Koko of Nigeria.Description: God.Rules Over: Restoring Life.
NyambiOther Names: Nyambe.Location: The Barotse of Upper Zambesi.Description: Gread God. Creator of everything.
NyameLocation:
The Twi of West Africa.Description: Great God who prepared the soul to be reborn on the physical plane and gave out its fate.Rules Over: Fate.
Nyamia AmaLocation: Senegal.Description: God of storms, rain and lightning. A sky god.Rules Over: Storms, rain, lightning.
NzambiLocation: The Bankongo of the Congo.Description: Great Goddess who created everything. She played the role of Justice and rewarded and punished according to the deeds of man.Rules Over: Justice.
ObaDescription: Santeria river goddess.
Ochumare Location: Yoruba.Description: Santeria Goddess of the rainbow.
OdduduaLocation: Yoruba.Description: Primary Mother Goddess.
OgunOther Names: Ogoun.Location: The Nago and Yoruba of West Africa.Description: God of iron and warfare.
Rules Over: Iron, warfare, removing difficulties, smoothing the path to a desired result, Justice, Smiths, Hunters, Barbers, Goldsmiths, Steel.
OlorunOther Names: Olofin-Orun, Olodumare.Location: Yoruba.Description: Sky God.Rules Over: Truth, control of the Elements, Forsight, Victory when the odds are against you, Destiny.
PanLocation: Agni.Description: Son of the Earth.Rules Over: Cultivation.
Rock-SensLocation:
The Serer of Gambia.Description: Sky god, controlled the weather.Rules Over: Rain, Thunder, Lightning.
RugabaOther Names: Ruhanga, Kazooba, Mukameiguru.Location: Ankore of Uganda.Description: Creator God, Sun God, Sky God.Rules Over: Life, healing, death, sickness, judgement.
RuhangaLocation: Banyoro.Description:
Great God.Rules Over: Fertility, abundance, children, animals, harvest, health, sickness, death, judgement, rebirth.
SakarabruLocation: Agni of Guinea.Description: God who is strongest during the main phases of the Moon. Swift to punish wrongful deeds.Rules Over: Medicine, justice, retribution.
ShangoOther Names: Schango.Location: Yoruba of Nigeria.Description: Carries a double-headed axe much like the nordic Thorr.Rules Over: Thunder, Storm, War, Magick.
SokoLocation: Nupe of north Nigeria.Description: Creator God.Rules Over: Control of the Elements, Witchcraft, Communication with the Deceased.
TiloLocation:
Mozambique.Description: Sky God.Rules Over: Sky, Thunder, Rain.
Unkulunkulu Other Names: Nkulnkulu.Location: The Amazulu and Ndebele of
Zimbabwe.Description: Great God, Earth God.Rules Over: Fertility, organization, order.
UtixoLocation: The Hottentots.Description: Sky God who speaks with a voice of thunder.Rules Over: Rain, Storms, Thunder, Harvest, Rebirth.
WeleOther Names: Khakaba, Isaywa.Location: Abaluyia, Bantu.Description: 'The High One'. Sky God, Creator God.Rules Over: Rain, storms, lightning, creation, prosperity, harvest, celestial phenomena.
WereLocation: Luo of Kenya.Description: Great God, Father God, Creator God.Rules Over: Birth, Death, Nature, Judgement.
White Lady Location: Tassali of the Sahara.Description: Agricultural Goddess.
Rules Over: Agriculture, fertility.
Xevioso Location: West Africa.Description: He used a thunder axe.Rules Over: Thunder, rain, fertility.
YmojaLocation: Yoruba.Description: River Goddess.Rules Over: Women, children.http://www.scns.com/earthe
AFRICAN GODS & GODDESSES
Abassi
Creator god of the Efik people in Nigeria. Following his wife Atais instructions he made the first man and woman and placed them on earth with the order not to work or have any children. When, eventually, they broke the order Atai killed the man and woman and created strife and fighting between their children.
Abuk
According to Dinka mythology, Abuk is the first woman. She is the patron of women and gardens, and her symbol is a small snake.
Adroa
God of the Lugbara people. Adroa has two aspects: one good and one evil. The creator of Heaven and Earth. He appears to those about to die.
Adroa is depicted as a tall, white man with only half a body - one eye, one arm, one leg, one ear.
Adroanzi
The children of Lugbara god Adroa . They dwell near large trees, rocks and streams. The Adroanzi are fond of following people at night. If the person does not look back, they will be safe. If the person does look back, the Adroanzi will kill them.
Agé
Dahomey god of the wilderness and animals.
Often worshipped by hunters.
Agwe
The mother of the sea. Affectionate and nurturing to humans who honor her.
Aha Njoku
Goddess of yams and the women who care for them. Worshipped by the Ibo tribe of Nigeria.
Aja
Forest Goddess of the Yoruba people. Teaches the use of medicinal herbs.
Ajok
God of the Lotuko tribe of Sudan. Has the power to raise the dead, but due to a bad experience vowed never to do so again.
Anansi
Trickster god of the Ashanti people. Created the sun and moon, and instituted the succession of night and day. He is the intermediary for the god of the sky Nyame.
He brings rain to stop the forest fires and is in charge of the extent of floods. He taught man to sow grain and till the fields. His mother is Asase Ya.
Arebati
Sky and moon god of the Pygmies of Zaire. He created the first man from clay and brought him to life. He is referred to as afa or father.
Asa
God of the Akamba people of Kenya.
A strong yet merciful lord and god of sustenance and consolation. He helps when humans can't. Asa is also known as Mwatuangi, 'distributor', Mulungu, 'creator', and Mumbi, 'fashioner'.
Banga
Ngbandi people of Zaires' god of fresh waters.
Bomazi
Ancestral deity of the Congo.
Buku
West African sky god.
Bumba
Creator god of the Boshongo of Zaire, who vomited up the sun, earth, and all living creatures including man.
Cghene
Supreme god of the Isoko of Nigeria. Considered too remote from people to be worshipped.
Chiuta
Rain god of the Tumbuka, considered the supreme god of the tribe.
Chuku
Supreme god of the Ibo peoples, all good comes from him. The creator god, he also brings the rains which make the plants grow. His wife is Ala and his symbol is the sun.
Da
Great serpent god of the Fon peoples in Dahomey. He is the son of the supreme god Mawu.
He supports creation with his giant coils, 3,500 above the earth and 3,500 below.
Deng
Creator, rain, fertility, and sky god of the Dinka tribe. His mother is the goddess Abuk.
Domfe
Kurumba god of rain, water and wind. He gave the first seeds for food plants to man.
Dongo
Songhai god of thunder.
Dziva
Creator Goddess of the Shona people in Zimbabwe.
Generally benevolent, but also has a terrible aspect.
Edinkira
Tree Goddess.
Egungun-oya
An aspect of the Yoruban Goddess of divination.
Enekpe
Goddess of the family and guardian of destiny.
En-kai
Rain god of the Maasai of East Africa. En-kai, a remote deity, is Parsai, 'the one who is worshipped', and Emayian, 'the one who blesses'.
Eseasar
An earth Goddess. Wife of the sky god, Ebore.
Eshu
Yoruba god of beginnings, doorways and crossroads. He rules the opportunity and potentiality of a situation, and the risks and rewards inherent in it. also known as Exu (Brazil), Eleggua (Cuba),and Esu (West Africa), is the owner of every road of life.
Faro
Sky and water god of the Bambara people. He became pregnant by the rocking of the universe, and he gave birth to various twins, the ancestors of the human race. Faro gives water to all living creatures, and taught mankind the use of words, tools, agriculture, and fishing. The omni-present spirits serve as his messengers and representatives.
He is continually reorganizing the cosmos. Returns to earth every 400 years to verify that everything is still in order.
Gamab
The bushmen call him Gauna and among the Khoikhoi he is known as Gaunab. God of fate and the master of life and death. The supreme deity of the Haukoin people of southern Africa.
He shoots arrows from the high heavens at Earth, and those who are hit must die.
Gbadu
Goddess of fate among the Fon people. Gbadu is the daughter of Mawu the supreme goddess of the Fon.
Gun
Fon god of iron and war. He is a son of Mawu and Lisa, and the twin of Xevioso.
Gunab
The Khoikhoi god of evil.
Gunuko
One of the principal deities of the Nupe of Northern Nigeria.
Heitsi
Khoikhoi god of the hunt. He has cycles of death and rebirth.
Huntin
A Xhosa tree spirit.
Huve
Supreme god of the Bushmen.
Imana
Creator God of the Banyarwanda people.
Jok
Creator god of the Alur tribesmen of Uganda and Zaire. He is also known as Jok Odudu, 'god of birth'.
Kaang
Creator god of the African Bushmen. He is the maker of all things and is responsible for all natural phenomenon. He is part of all things but especially the mantis and caterpillar.
Kaka-Guie
Protector of men and god of death and the afterlife among the Baule Negroes of the Ivory Coast.
He is present at all funerals and guides the departeds soul to the afterlife. His representation is a buffalo mask which women may not see. The punishment for breaking this taboo is death.
Kalunga
Originally the ancestral god of the Lunda people of Angola, Zaire and Zambia. Later he became the supreme being, a god of the sky and of creation. He is all-knowing and all-seeing, and a righteous judge of the dead whose decisions are characterized by wisdom and compassion. He is also the god of the sea, where the dead dwell.
Khonvoum
Hunter god of the Pygmies. The creator of mankind and the jungles. He is responsible for assuring that the sun will rise each day. He carries a bow made of two snakes that appears to be a rainbow to men.
Kombu
Creator god.
Legba
He is a Yoruba god of destiny. The first to be invoked since he holds the key to the gate separating the realms of the gods from those of man. He appears as a poorly dressed old man but is very strong. He is known for his intelligence, cunning and knowledge of all the languages of man. He is a trickster.
Leza
The creator god of the Central African people. He is the supreme god and gave the people their customs. He is also a sky god, responsible for rain, thunder, and wind.
Lisa
Fon god of the sun, sky and power. Husband of Mawu.
Mami Wata
African deity of the water and of excess, she is seen as both a mermaid and a beautiful woman walking the streets of modern Africa. Mami Wata is described as having long dark hair, very fair skin and compelling eyes. She loves all things expensive, modern and beautiful. Mami Wata's colors are red and white.
Massim-Biambe
Omnipotent creator god of the Mundang people of the Congo.
Mawu
Supreme deity of the Fon people. She created the universe. Her husband is Lisa.
Mbaba Mwana Waresa
Goddess of the Zulu people, who gave mankind the gift of beer.
Mbomba
Creator god and ancestral deity of the Mongo people. He is master of life and death. The sun, moon, and man are his children. He is also known as Nzakomba.
Minga Bengale
Shongon god of hunters, who taught mankind how to make nets.
Mugasa
Sky god of the Bambusi people of Zaire. Associated with the moon.
Mugasha
Bazabi god of water. He is the son of Wamara.
Mukuru
The ancestral god and creator god of the Herero bushmen of Namibia. He shows his compassion by providing the rain, caring for the elderly, and healing the sick.
Mulungu
The creator god in eastern Africa, from Kamba people in the north to the Zambesi people in the south. Many peoples, such as the Nyamwezi of Tanzania, worship him as a sky god whose voice is thunder.
Musso Koroni
Goddess of discord and disorder among the Bambara people. She is the daughter of the Voice of the Void, and wife of Pemba.
Nana Buluku
Supreme god of the Fon tribe. He is the father of the twins Lisa and Mawu.
Neiterogob
Earth Goddess of the Masai.
Nyalitch
Supreme god of the Dinka. God of the sky and rain.
Nzame
Supreme god of the Fan people of the Congo.
Obassi
Supreme deity of the Ekoi and Ibibio of the Niger Delta.
Obatala
One of the major deities of the Yoruba people. With his brother Odudua he forms the primordial pair of gods. He is the creator of the human body in which his father Olorun breathes the soul. He is the sky-god and god of the North, and the first Orisha to be created. He helped to create humans.
Odudua
Yoruba god of the South. Brother Obatala. He is a son of Olokun and Olorun.
Oromila
God of divination of the Benin people.
Oshunmare
The rainbow serpent of the Yoruba people. The counterpart of the Dahomean Aido-hwedo.
Pamba
The creator deity of the Ovambo people.
Quamta
Supreme god of the Xhosa people of South Africa, a people of the Transkei. Quamta is worshipped at stone mounds to which one stone is added by each worshipper.
Raluvumbha
Supreme god of the Baventa of Transvaal in Southern Africa.
Ryangombe
Baziba god of cattle. He is the son of Wamara.
Shakpana
Angry god of the Yoruba, who inflicts man with pox and madness.
Shango
God of thunder and ancestor of the Yoruba. He is often depicted with a double axe on his head (symbol of thunder) and six eyes. His symbol is the ram and his colors are red and white. Shango (Xango) has three wives: Oya, who stole Shango's secrets of magic; Oschun, the river goddess who is Shango's favorite because of her culinary abilities; and Oba, who tried to win his love by offering her ear for him to eat. His symbolic animal is the ram.
Tore
Wood god of the Pygmies of Zaire.
He is patron of the hunt and lord of the animals. He manifests as storms and hides in the rainbow.
Tsui
Khoikhoi god of rain, thunder and sorcerers.
Umvelinqangi
Creator god of the Zulu. He manifests as thunder and earthquakes.
Unumbotte
Creator god of the Basari of Togo.
Wele
Supreme god of the Kavirondo (Vugusu) in Kenya. Manifests as two personalities: Omuwanga, the gentle 'white' god and Gumali the 'black' god of misfortune. He first created the heavens, the sun and the moon, and the other celestial bodies. Finally he created the earth and mankind.
Woto
Shongo god of fire.
Xevioso
The Thunder pantheon of Dahomey.
This is the So (the deity of Thunder) of Xevie, a small settlement in southern Dahomey, where the principal shrines of the Thunder gods are located.
Yangombi
African god of creation.
Yansan
Yoruba deity of the wind.
Yemaja
Mother Goddess of the Yoruba. Goddess of birth and fertility, and worshipped primarily by women. She is the daughter of Obatala, and her brother is Aganya.
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