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On the 29 March we held our 1st Thokoza dlozi seminar at Catalinar theathre. Here is the presentation paper presented by one of the speakers at the seminar, Madoda Mditshwa...

Christian Religion and Africans in South Africa: Facts and Consequences by Madoda Wilson Mzimkhulu Mditshwa

Good morning my brothers and sisters, it is an honour for me to be given this opportunity to share with you my knowledge on this sensitive and troubling topic about the impact of Christianity on us as Africans. This is a topic that most people would prefer to avoid for fear of being castigated and ridiculed as non-believers, pagan, devil worshipers or Satanist. Well I am not afraid because my our ancestors have already taken all this insult on our behalf for thousands of years yet they still keep on encouraging us not to forsake our spirituality and true identify in the midst of an onslaught, an onslaught which is no longer perpetuated by the white man, but by our own brothers and sisters in the name of their newly found Jesus – their new God ancestor.

We must never forget that our people - our ancestors, didn’t just accept Christianity because they thought it was a great religion; rather they were forced, coerced, indoctrinated and tricked to accept this religion if they were to be regarded as civilised and be able to benefit from that white man’s civilisation. exp

Hence after the conversion (UKUGUQULWA) of some Africans who received Christian missionary education, a distinction was made between the Christianised Africans (amagqobhoka) and the non-Christianised ones (Amaqaba). Exp -  

This is still the case, only now we are called non-believers if we don’t want to follow their Jesus.

With that short background, let me share with you some facts about this foreign religion that has done so much damage in African society and resulted to the kind of people that we are today – a people who is confused and lack self respect when it comes to a sense of spiritual being. No wonder we now have reported cases of humiliating behaviour such as the one that took place right here in KZN, where grown – up, matured woman and man, unquestioningly followed the instructions of their Pastor to go down on their knees and eat grass just like animals, all in the name of Christian healing.  If this does not show us how much we are lost, than nothing else will.    

Facts about Christian Religion

Why is it important that I tell you about these facts about Christian Religion in Africa? Mainly it’s because I cannot sit back and do nothing when I know my people are being misled and lied to about the true nature and foundation of this religion. I believe that if African people knew what was being sold to them, was a belief system that is based on the worshiping of cosmological features and other nation’s ancestors; they would have rejected it outright. (Sun-day) exp

Christianity was first introduced to the African continent by the Roman occupiers of Kemet (Egypt) under the leadership of Emperor Theodosius in 391 AD. “Christian Emperor Theodosius banned all ancient religious systems of Egypt and ordered the closing of all Egyptian temples.

Christianity has always worked with the oppressors of African people. Every country that was invaded by whites have three things in common; 1. Its traditional leaders were killed, humiliated and imprisoned. 2. Its land taken/stolen from its owners by violent means. 3. Its people converted to Christianity and given the Bible. We as South Africans, have firsthand experience of these events. What kind of God allows this kind of cruelty to happen to His own creation? Or the Christian God is there only looks after the interests of white people? Slavery took place over 300 years,(over 10 million Africans suffered the greatest injustice ever committed by a human being on another)  where was the Christian God to save us from the Arab and White oppressors? Coincidentally both these religions together with Judaism are regarded as the Abrahamic faiths because they draw from the same founder - Abraham.

If we look at the Christian Bible, In terms of content (not interpretation) it focuses on three main issues,

1. The Old Testament is about the history of the Hebrews (Jews) in Africa (Egypt) and their journey to the “promised land” – that they call the Exodus led by their leader Moses. The Jews call this book the Torah and it’s their Holy religious book not the Bible.

The New Testament is about the story of Jesus the Christ and the Romans political manipulation to nullify all other existing indigenous religions through politically motivated doctrines and laws designed for social control.

Stolen and distorted Egyptian mythology, (The miracle virgin birth of Jesus (is a direct copy of Miracle virgin birth of Egyptian Sun God ‘Horus’ 15 centuries before Christianity) also the Ten commandments which were stolen from the 42 laws called the Declarations of Innocence or Admonitions of Maat. The trinity concept is even more telling because in Ancient Egyptian mythology, trinity meant Ausar – the Father, Aset- the Mother and Horus- the Son. The founders of Christianity stole this concept and distorted it to mean God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Ghost, effectively removing the crucial role of mother figure in creation. These myths are incorporated into Christian doctrines.

The Council of Nicaea in Turkey in 325 AD was about the finalisation and agreement on these reconfigured Egyptian religious concepts, doctrines and laws to produce the new religion - Christianity. This new religion was officially made state religion by Emperor Constantine in 333 AD and he instructed that all conquered nations must be forced to accept Christianity and host the cross (crucifix) as a symbol of conquest.

Consequences of Christianity on Africans

My main aim here is to present to you the impact of Christianity on Africans so that we as Africans can have a clear understanding of our situation in order to find pragmatic solutions to remedy our state of spiritual being. If we think we can resolve many of our spiritual and socio-economic problems without understanding the underlying reasons for our present condition, we might as well accept defeat.

Introduction of Christianity in African society negatively affected us in three ways; Socially, Psychologically and Economically.

Socially

The destruction of social order, value system, marriage institution the relationship between individuals in society. exp

“Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.” (Mark 7:13)

Psychologically

The spiritual void creates mental and emotional instability and other psychological related abnormalities. Who are we talking to if we are not talking to our ancestors, a channel of communication given to us by the Creator to communicate with Him/her? 

Our understanding of death as opposed to what Christianity tells us.

“…the literal and ignorant acceptance of the Judeo-Christian sacred text, what they call the “Bible”, as absolute and it is now forced to be used as a point of departure in all South African affairs. By so doing African participants are manoeuvred to move from the unknown (Jewish history) to the known (African way of life) and that approach result into mental disorder which is called a ‘Spiritual Displacement Mental Psychosis (SDMP) differing in the levels of contamination.”^[19]

                             N.Mndende

Christianity is a learnt foreign religion that can be unlearnt at any time.

Economic

One of the reasons African people continue to suffer today is because they still worship the “God” that was assigned to them by their former slave masters and conquerors. Christianity went hand in hand with the colonial disposition of Africans from their lands. ‘Here we had religion and robbery the allies of each other’ In this relationship Christianity is seen as a partner that provides loyal, obedient and civilised labour force that is willing to work for a wage.  

When Africans were converted into Christianity, they had to get rid of their traditional dresses and dress in European cloths. This meant they had to find money to sustain this new way of life, where do you think they will find money if their economic system was never based on the monetary system (paper or coins) but on real product exchange

The culture of consumerism we see today was long planted by our colonisers in the 1800’s. The replacement of African way of life by European lifestyle creates a demand for western goods; hence we are still consumers of everything made in the West and the East of late. It’s not our dress codes, food, technologies, that is in demand, it’s that of the western civilisations. We have been reduced to just a nation of consumers with no appetite to invent or manufacture anything

Over 400 years of Christianity has done nothing substantial for the development and advancement of the Africans. For centuries our people’s energy were used to serve the white man interest and worshiping his “God”. Till today our people are still spending valuable time worshiping the white man’s “God” instead of using all those valuable hours and resources to develop themselves. Are we so hopeless that we think that only “God” will extricate us from this state of desperation?

Conclusion

It is scary to know that the very foundation of our society is based on lies and deceit that are perpetuated by religious institutions led by Christianity. The moment you open your eyes you will see a religious institution that preys on human fear of the unknown, desire to escape the socio- economic hardship created by the system and desire for hope which they readily sell to people. You see, the psychology of Christianity is that once you are consumed by it, it becomes very difficult to separate between truth and deceit, especially for those with spiritual void or are under the hammer of the cruel capitalistic system, who happens to be both black and the poor in South Africa.

What I have observed in the black community is that Christianity has become the opium to dampen the pains of life just like drugs are to a drug addict. Basically Christianity and other organised religions provide intangible emotional solace for those at the receiving end of men’s created distorted social order. The fact that drugs make a drug addict to feel good during a fix, does not make the drug good. The false feeling of hope that Christianity creates, does not absolve it from the massive destruction it is causing to our way of life and value system (Ubuntu) that is supposed to be the glue to hold our communities together.

Christianity causes our people to ignore all the negative damage it caused on its arrival which our forefathers tried to repel from our lands but were defeated. Look where we are now, social and moral decay is at its peak in a country that is claimed to be more than 80% Christian.

You then ask yourself what is the purpose of this religion if moral decay is in the increase in a country that it claims to be in overwhelming majority? Obviously the pleasure of hope it creates is the only form of escapism from the social ills and personal hardships created by the white man’s social order. Just like the negative effects of drugs to the drug addict, the pleasure created by the fix of hope becomes an irresistible feel good state of mind.

So why am I telling you all this? Well firstly let me be clear that my target audience is my African brothers and sisters and those who seek the truth about this faith that is being forced on them. To my Africans I am saying to you, come back home; your original understanding of creation and the Creator has more substance than what you have been sold in the form of Christianity and Islam or any other foreign religion.  Christianity has nothing that African way of life does not already have and more, the Bible has nothing extraordinary to offer than what we already know about the existence of the Supreme Being (uMvelinqangi or uQamata) , peaceful living with fellow human beings and good moral values. To me Christianity and its Bible is nothing but a bad reminder of how our resources and intellectual wealth were plundered in the name of”God”.

Camagwini

List of References

Browder. A.T, Nile Valley Contribution to Civilisation,194)

BBC, ‘What the world thinks of God’, Survey February 2004, www.bbc.co.uk

Holy Bible, King James Version 1 Corinthians 15:14

M.Ballard, (2008:175)

Dr N.Mndende, (2010:02)

Baird. Vanessa. “In the name of God” an article on New Internationalist magazine of August 2004, pp9

Holy Bible, King James Version, Exodus 15:3

Blue Books on Native Affairs 1880: Special Project: Missionary Settlement in Southern Africa 1800–1925”

 We live in a world that is diversified in so may ways-more than you can imagine but we fail to see that, at the end of the day, we all are just ONE. We are diversified in so many ways, from our belief systems, our cultural backgrounds, our upbringings and not to mention colour of our skins. But all this does not mean that we cannot live together and accept one another as ONE.

At the end of the day we are all just human beings.

Whether you believe in the theory of creation or that of evolution, it really doesn’t matter because we all have something in common…LOVE! Love is the ultimate most authentic form of energy that affects us all in the same way. There is only ONE LOVE. Love is the highest most evolved form of energy that only the most enlightened people can understand. Love accepts, does not reject, it does not judge nor it fears. The only way we can live together in peace, accepts one another in this world is if we can stop judging one another and start to accept others as they are because we all have a purpose to be here on earth. Let us help one another to grow in their own way and evolve as their journey takes them without judging and hating them.

We are all on a journey to find our purpose, to fulfil that purpose and return back to our source in a most evolved state. It doesn’t really matter how we live or evolve while we are here on earth because each and every one of us has a purpose to be here and be who we are. What matters is how we react to the experiences of this life. When we begin to judge and reject others we refuse to accept our paths here on earth as they are. That tempers with the way we evolve as a human species. Other people, their attitudes towards us and what they do contribute to our own evolutionary experiences here on earth.

The choices we make while we live on this earth not only affect us during this lifetime but they also affect other generations to come. We all have a free will to make choices but we have to be well informed about the consequences of such choices in order to reap favourable results from them, not only for us but for our children and other generations to come.

At the moment we all seem to know how others should live their lives and the way they should conduct themselves but few us live by example. We are also so focussed on converting others to choose our way of living such that we reject them if they choose something different. We fail to see that all roads lead to finding authentic LOVE and LOVE accepts us all as we are. That is the reason why you find some religions use the words like “we are all the same in the eyes a creator” This is because love is at the core of our existence. Love accepts, does not judge. It is universal and is the highest form of energy. It is free! Edlozini we say “set your spirits free”- meaning “let it be” whatever your path in life call for… When you live your life bearing in mind that we all must achieve authentic love in the end, you tend to live a peaceful life that is in line with your sole purpose. I am praying for the day when people of this world will learn to accept one another no matter what religion colour or creed they belong to. I am praying for the day when people of this world will stop trying to convert one another before they accept them as their fellow human beings. I am praying for the day when our people in this world will start to practice what they preach and stop being hypocrites who delude others for the sake of their personal gain. I am praying for the day when people of this world will encourage others to do what they believe as long as it works for them for the betterment of the human race - Not a few people or a certain group.

Nowadays we find people openly discouraging others to consult with spiritual healers just because they think it’s wrong to do so. My question is who are we to judge and control others? People go and consult with healers because they have problems that they believe spiritual healers can help them with. When you begin to judge and ridicule these people you are simply acting as a judge and jury for others and the way they should live their lives.

Nobody goes and do ancestral rituals because it is fun to do so or they just enjoy it per se. People are forced by spiritual problems which strike while they are busy with their lives to go and consult. And if doing so helps them to ease their problems and get their lives back in line who are we to judge them? If we are to judge them then maybe we must first have our facts in order before we do so. People have openly and tried to ridicule me when I do my interviews on radio regarding spiritual matters. It puzzles me though that they use the bible as the basis of their argument. I then ask them; how can they judge me based on a book that was written over a period of thousands of years, when I am merely trying to help people who are faced with real life problems at hand. People who come to me come here out of their own free will and they understand spirituality and ancestors as part of their life.

So who are they to judge people who are solving today’s problems using practical/ relevant solutions of today? People need to understand that spirituality is at the core of our existence and it will continue to be so until we realize that we are wasting time with this negative energy of judging others. Spirituality is something which cannot be seen and in some cases cannot even be heard. At the most it can only be felt. It is within each and every one of us because it was here before our physical existence, it is here now within us and will still be here when our bodies have perished because the soul is timeless. (check: Trinity Mind Body and Soul article) Spirituality is at the core of all forms of life weather you think you were created or are a result of evolution.

Spirituality is the Nothingness from which came about the matter that will one day perish- but spirituality remains because the soul travels in space and time. Before you are born, you are Nothing but a thought, then an intention, from an intuition and then you become matter only after you are conceived. If history really repeats itself, I can bet you that one day scientists will find out just how did the matter that which we call earth / our universes came about from Nothingness ( but let us not worry ourselves about that for now because it is not for our lifetime to maybe comprehend now)

There are so many things that were invented by human beings here on earth religion being one of them, not to mention language, education systems, subjects e.g. science, history, politics, mechanics, electronics etc. Have you ever wondered how some people just come about and invent things as if they have lived this life before while others are overwhelmed by such discoveries and they follow their leaders in such discoveries? That is because the soul evolves and has been doing so since the beginning of time. Each time it evolves it grows as it learns from one life time to the other. The changes take millions and millions of years that it is impossible for anyone to realize them in one lifetime. The soul has been the source of life and has managed to produce living organisms because our planet earth is the most favourable for life to thrive in our universe. With the help of the moon which helps to balance and keep our earth on its axis we are able to use the sun so that life can go on living and then we evolve as time passes by here on earth.

Before we start to judge people for what they do and what they believe in we must understand that life is a mystery that each and every one of us is trying to master the best we can, so there is no need to try and play God to others as we are all on a mission to find ourselves in this big mystery of life. How about we support and LOVE one another in whichever way we live. How about we accept one another no matter what religion they belong to?

Our African brothers and sisters were doing fine before we were introduced to Religion. We had our own polytheism going on and it worked well for us. The minute we adopted the monotheism all system fell apart. We began to have unruly kids, generation gaps and the communities are in chaos as the whole society fabric is falling apart.

There is nothing wrong with doing your ancestral rituals and praying to your ancestors so that they can pass on your messages to your God. Just as long as you practice rituals which are motivated by nothing but LOVE and praying to set your spirits free all the time. LOVE does not oppress one another or does it dictate or play God to others. We are human beings, who have evolved to a stage where we know the difference between that which is right and wrong, - this brings about the concept of free will. So, why can’t we use this free will to motivate ourselves with nothing but LOVE when we do all our ancestral rituals.

Do our prayers and channel them to God/ Source/Universe whichever we believe in as long as it work for us. Why can’t we LOVE and support one another in everything that we do as long as it is for the betterment of us all. When you help a person you are helping yourself in return.

In all my years of practicing as a spiritual medium I have realized that the people who criticize the most are those who call themselves Christians and yet they don’t even follow true Christian doctrines because some of them are the one who come and consult, at the end of the day when they encounter problems in their lives.

People who do their ancestral rituals have no problems doing it openly and going to church at the same time. So, why can’t we live together in truth, just for once?

“Why this controlling, judging and name-calling?

Let us understand that we are here on earth for one purpose only, and that is to attain the highest form of energy which is LOVE.

So, whatever you do in this life must be motivated by nothing but LOVE. LOVE for one another for the betterment of all of us, because we all are ONE!

To formally accept a calling is to do ukuvuma ceremony which allows for the purpose of ones soul to be fulfilled. To fulfil the purpose of the soul is to allow the powers within you to flourish freely and lead you through in order to bring back a balance into our lives that we all long for.

People who have a calling or have an old soul need to do this ceremony so that they can have peace and harmony in their lives. These kinds of souls needs to be accepted formally and be re integrated into our modern day life so that they can continue to guide and protect us in a world that has much evolved since the last time they were here.

Planetary changes have made us more sensitive to these spiritual powers, hence we see now more than ever before, more people who have problems of the soul. These can be problems of people with a calling or gift or people who have what it called an old soul. The soul travels from a non-physical state before birth into a physical world during our lives here on earth and back to the non-physical state when we die and go back to the source.

Conscious evolvement and choices that we make determine our evolvement.  We are now more aware of the powers that affect our lives and have a chance to correct the bad choices of the past -and not saying that they were wrong so to speak.

Energy of the soul thrives on nothing but LOVE. It does not judge. It knows no wrong or right. It seats at the heart centre, which is why we love with our hearts. And love controls us hence we have crimes of passion. When passion overcomes you, it clouds or overpowers your judgement. This is simply because the soul knows not how to judge. It renders you powerless and unable to decide clearly and freely. The power of the soul is the ultimate one which is above all powers. Love is the highest form of energy. Love is the greatest form of energy and is the greatest level of power. It is the authentic power at its best. It controls and confuses many of us who still don’t understand what it really is. An old soul has been here before and it is very old.  It comes with genius knowledge of the past and the power of the soul. It comes with expertise from the past and is ready to take human species to the next level and even higher form of evolvement. An old soul is powerful possessive of its host and ever so passionate and yet it does not judge. We need to learn to let it flow from within. So that we do not cloud it with material or earth bound tendencies of this physical world. In other words we need to learn to allow it to be and let it flow through ourselves because it comes from nothing but love which directs us back to the source in our mostly evolved nature, and having attained the utmost evolvement or purpose for lives.

No one can resist love when it hits… No one can ignore the feelings forever. But what we need to learn now, is to separate the myth from the truth by listening to our inner powers from the heart. We need to understand that the intentions of the soul are and not cloud them with our own physical judgement based on the rules and or limitations of our physical world.

Ukuvuma lets your the soul to flow through freely bringing with it eternal wisdom, its mortality and authentic love.

We vuma idlozi(accept the powers/ancestral guides) so that an old soul can get used to the modern day life we live in our time. So that it can familiarise itself with the changes that have taken place since the last time it was here and also to allow it to use us in the successful evolvement of human species. Anyone with an old soul can never use its powers or its wisdom without the proper ukuvuma acceptance ritual or acknowledgement of its powers.

The soul is possessive of its host and so powerful, so it needs one to fully understand that it is in control before one can reap from its wisdom. It needs one to fully understand and accept its presence in one’s life before one starts to reap from its powers. When one accepts and understand what the soul wants one can live in peace knowing that the divine powers are in control, leading and guiding their lives accordingly. It is at this stage that one fully understands the connection between Love and faith, Love and passion and Love and  being Non-judgemental.

Ukuvuma allows  an old soul to thrive in you bringing with it eternal wisdom to help you live your life in peace. Have you ever wondered why so many people who have problems in love and relationships in general are required to do ukuvuma ceremony? This is not to become a healer so to speak but it is done so that one can get access to the purpose of their soul. It is done so that one can be able to understand their souls” eagerness to evolve successfully and attain authentic power of Love…

Once the key to these powers has been unlocked, only then can a person begin to see clearly through the illusions of this world and attain that fulfilling relationship or love they have been missing in their lives.

In this life we have been accustomed to being told what to do and what not to do. We have also been taught how to do things but at the same time we are told to refrain from doing them. The only thing that has never been emphasized in the past in the WHEN to do these things. All we know is the NOT to this and that, but the WHEN is left hanging… Now is the time to start using all the knowledge we have learnt about how to do things and put it to good use by doing all that we can NOW and not later. Now is the WHEN we have been missing in our dialogue…It is about time we stared to put all the knowledge we have learnt to good use. We need to use that knowledge and start doing, in order to see the results of what has been learnt in the past. May be this is the reason why the soul is more possessive now more than ever before. May be this is as a result of the planetary changes coupled with collective conscious evolvement of human kind. The conscious evolvement of human species has allowed us to choose wisely because we still do have a free will when making decisions.

It is about time that we take all that our souls have learnt in the past and collectively use it to our advantage in order to correct the mistakes of the past. Remember these are mere mistakes and not the wrongs…as they were mistaken for the truth when in actual fact they were just illusions of this world which needed clear and open minded people to see through them and be very objective when making decisions. These mistakes have come back to haunt us a human species because we are the only soul-collective that is highly evolved here on the planet earth.  So now, is the right time to use the knowledge learnt form the past for the betterment of others because now more than ever before we are more evolved and can see through the illusions of this world.

When we begin to use this wisdom and use it wisely, we begin to help and empower one another without any judgement of our past mistakes because now more than ever before we understand that Love does not judge. We also understand that Love is the highest form of energy and it is the greatest of all…

We can never begin to see through the illusions of this world unless we acknowledge the power from within, unless we unleash our powers that lie deep inside our souls, unless we formally accept them and let them come to play in our lives. We do this by ukuvuma idlozi and allow it to lead us because we are that of an old soul which was here before, here now and will come back again and again in the future. We are the past, the presence and the future. Trinity is everywhere in this life. It is at the core of spirituality, at the deepest corners of the heart where greatest passion is found. Passion that is so powerful, it clouds human judgement.

Have you ever wondered why a person can fall in love with someone that everybody else cannot stand? A human being can turn their backs against their family to be with someone that none of their family member wants. This is the power of Love. This is why we say that people “fall hopelessly and helplessly in love. A person can be with another who abuses them, but they stay and remain trapped by amongst other things the power of love which in this case is clouded by earth-bound illusions. There is always a lesson to be learnt in these cases. This lesson is an experience which is necessary for the journey of the soul so that it returns back to the source in its purest form.

When we fail to align our lives properly through balancing of the mind body and soul we do injustice to the journey of the soul. We have done these mistakes in the past and have ended up with a lot of distorted personalities. These have resulted in the breakdown of the family structures, and relationships, in general, hence we have such distorted societies in our world.

We have interfered with the divine powers and mistaken the free will through manipulation of the systems of this world In order to control one another. We have done this by making rules and regulations that not only control and oppress others but also interfere with their spiritual growth, which is a birth-right of each and every human being.

It is high time we went back to the drawing board and started to see everything with nothing but LOVE in our hearts.  LOVE for everything that we experience. LOVE towards one another. But most importantly LOVE for the human experience- because its purpose is for the journey of the soul. When we ignore the journey of the soul in our daily lives, we ignore the utmost purpose for our existence.

So we might as well go extinct... 

The year 2012 was a year of transformation edlozini, as we saw a lot of change and adaptability to new trends and practices. We hosted a couple of functions and monthly prayer sessions which have grown from strength to strength. Highlights of 2012 was the hosting of a children’’s prayer session in February, a children’s camp in July and a couple of ukuvuma ceremonies which were held timeously during the year.

People come to edlozini to have their readings done, to cleanse their spirits and to celebrate their spirituality during umgidi functions. They also come to learn, discuss and be educated on ancestral issues during our ancestral awareness workshops.

People who come to edlozini have learnt that doing ancestral rituals is all about cleansing yourself and working for the greater good in your life while setting your spirits free. Edlozini we emphasize the usage of the power of prayer without complicating it with bad muti or magic in order to achieve the eternal peace that we all should strive for in our lives, in this life and beyond. This helps in enticing our lives in general and ensuring a clear passageway for those who have departed from this earth. It helps them to move forward on their journey without any obligations or burdens that hold them back and keep them earthbound, when they should be in fact looking forward to eternal peace.

Testimonies from people who come to edlozini have proven that we all have these powers within us, we all have a free will to accept or ignore them God willing, and we all can use these powers to improve our lives and our state of living in general. We have learnt that if these powers are not happy with our conduct in life, we will also not achieve or get what we most long for in life. People who follow their guides with faith and do only the good things to set them free in the name of Love have seen a great change in their lives and have achieved more than they could ever imagine. We have seen these powers work through people’s lives and take them to greater heights.

The most important thing in following your ancestors is to keep things simple and clean.  Keep them pure and follow in faith and things will happen in your life. Help others with Love and your ancestors will work for you in return. Stay away from bad muti, tricks and magic and your powers will do wonders for you. Be consistent and have faith that there is a greater good in doing what is right. Accept your life and your problems without blaming others and then you will achieve this peace that will fill your heart and give you a positive attitude towards life. Sooner or later other people will pick up on your positive vibes and your life will change forever…

Over the years people from all walks of life have come to edlozini with the aim of finding answers and peace in their lives. Knowing what your spiritual being is comprised of helps in dealing and coping with your daily life problems.

There was a time when we tried to open an NGO that would help people on spiritual problems but this attempt failed because people are not willing to help one another. Our aim was to organize a group of people who will be dedicated to working and helping others in order to enlighten a lot of people about the power of the spirits. We then realized that people come to edlozini only to sort out their problems and then leave. Not many people are dedicated to working and empowering others. It made us realize that people are not yet educated about the power of giving. If you give or help someone else, you are helping and giving yourself in disguise but people do not know this… Everyone comes here to sort out their own little lives and do not think about helping others on a larger scale so that the returns can also be bigger. We have decided to work from strength to strength and hope that one day people will realize that helping yourself without helping others in return is just not enough. We pray for the day when our people will learn that it is not enough just to sort out your own life but you also have to help someone else so that we can also prosper in life and see a better tomorrow for our children and future generations.

2012 in pics...

Kiddies July camp_ Story telling by the fire

Breakfast

Yoga class at the bird park

Umgidi celebrations 2012

We are looking forward to 2013 with a new outlook on how we do things and we hope to achieve even more in terms of becoming more organized and effective in our efforts to educate empower and help people with problems relating to ancestral powers and life’s challenges in general.

  In 2013 we have introduced workshops which will eventually run concurrently with our umgidi celebrations on a monthly basis. The need for doing a workshop came because we saw a lack of knowledge in people when it comes to ancestral problems and the way these problems manifest themselves in one’s life. We then needed a time allocated especially for discussions on these subjects, so that people can get enlightenment and a way forward in being consistent in the way they honour and appreciate the power of the ancestors in their lives. During these workshops we aim at educating people more about these powers, explaining the need to be educated and empowered, answering the questions that may result and also explaining the link that exists between doing these rituals and the faith that we have in our different religions . These workshops are also aimed at bridging the gap that exists between the church and the traditional custom while they also create a common ground where people from all races, religions and cultural backgrounds can find a common denominator that affects us all as human beings with no discrimination whatsoever. During a workshop a vast number of subjects and personal queries are discussed and answered.  

We held our first workshop for the year on the 5January 2013 and it became a huge success such that we have planned to do a follow up workshop on the 21March 2013. The next one will be on the 4May, which will be help on that same day that we will have ukuvuma ceremony and umgidi celebration.

We pray and hope that 2013 will bring to people of the world nothing but peace and harmony.  

What can I say about the year 2012 that has never been said before? Each time I write my articles, I always try to incorporate as much as I can about spirituality and the way of life that we are living.

2012 has been a year of change, which has brought to many of us a new perspective to this mystery of life. It is sad though, that some people don’t seem to realize the change that the whole world is talking about. Sometimes we use phrases loosely, without realizing the true meaning behind them but when you sit and think about it deeply, you realize that there was a greater meaning behind just mere words… 

They say change is inevitable, and then turn around and say 2012 is the end of the world, but the world doesn’t come to an end. They even give us dates on which the sun will not come out but it all turns out to be just a false alarm. At the end of the day we seem to be back to where we were and sooner or later people are going to believe that there is no change which is taking because of these wild claims and the misinterpretation of the facts. Change doesn’t exactly mean the end of the world but it could mean the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. It could mean the death of an idea which has lived its purpose and the birth of a new one. It could also mean the maturity of a collective soul or a macrocosmic formation which has reached its end and has to return back to the source. It could also be result of the choices made during the process of evolution thus re-shaping the course of events for the future generations …the list is endless.

On the other hand, I still believe that there are major changes that are taking place but one needs to be open- minded and very realistic about it in order to realize these changes. I also believe that Spirituality is at the centre/core of these changes and has always been since the beginning of time. Yes 2012 has been a very significant year, spiritually and otherwise as we have seen, especially with the weather changes all around us.

 What we need to understand though is that change is constant so, it is very possible that some people might mistake it for constancy and then end up failing to see that which has been constantly changing over the years. It is also a human nature that we as a people are afraid of change as it borders on the boundaries of the unknown. At some stage we will have to look back at the history of events and learn through other peoples’ mistakes rather than learning from our own mistakes. This means that by then we would have learnt to listen with an open ear and take advice from others without thinking that people have ulterior motives each time we get an advice. We will at some stage learnt have to take that which is there to see us through these tough times, use it to get by as we evolve successfully to attain authentic power that we all should be striving for.

Yes, change is constant and 2012 has been a year of greater changes in all our lives but this doesn’t mean that people should start to look for drastic changes in an instant because this attitude may be deceiving.  The changes that are taking place in the world are spiritually inspired as they begin with an intention from the core of our interconnectedness which is the source of life, and then manifest themselves in real/physical life, but in some cases they may be interpreted as just an illusion. In as much as the weather changes have a lot to do with planetary positioning which is astronomy, they can also be explained as a result of an energy that was born of an intention from creation, to evolve the way it does and the way it has, since the beginning of time. 

So now, we must also look at the changes that are happening in our own lives and remember that they are also synchronically inspired with by these climatic changes, and together they have an origin which is an intention to evolve…

I am however, much more qualified to talk and testify more about the changes that I have seen in my line of work throughout this period of change. During the year 2012, I have seen more people wanting to do more in respect of setting their spirits free. I have seen an influx of people from all walks of life who felt it a need to do something about their spirituality. People have come out and felt the winds of changes which then helped them to sort out secondary problems in their lives. Much more people than before are coming forward to learn and understand the spirituality of this life. Those people who came with an open mind and a willing heart to accept, honour and set their spirits free have seen tremendous results in their lives.

It is almost like a miracle when people begin to feel at ease and at peace with their way of life just because they have accepted the possibility of a greater power that is behind all our existence. The second step is to align one’s energy centre with the universe thus allowing this greater power to open up the path that was created as an initial intention for each and every one of us without question. Knowing that there is a greater power which is orchestrating all our lives here on earth and then allowing your energy centre to be aligned towards the intention of your creator means that you allow your guides to lead you in the path that was meant for you on earth. It means that you stop to think only for yourself but you begin to look and find your purpose in life and then live your life trying to fulfil that purpose in order to have peace and harmony in your life.

I have seen people getting in touch with their powers through accepting their spiritual guides and asking the greater God to lead them. And I have seen changes in people’s lives just by allowing the purity of the Love of God to cleanse and protect them without going to much effort or hassle.

I strongly believe that the planetary changes have had an effect in making much more people aware of their spirituality and then seeking a way in which to align their energies appropriately. It doesn’t really matter what one believes these energies to be, as it can be ancestors, chakras, luck or progress in life and peace of mind. This had been a major change that I have seen in people’s lives…

I have listened to people talk about the changes they have witnessed in their lives as a result of aligning their energy and accepting the power of creation to lead them. People have had a lot of success stories, ranging from more progress and good luck to pure bliss of happiness and tranquillity in their lives.

All this has happened to people who chose to accept the change and use it in their advantage. The change I am talking about means doing away with all that seems to hold us back as people, and accepting the possibility of a new way of doing things in life. The change that comes with understanding the spirituality that is at the centre /core of all of our lives. This spirituality can be the root cause of all our problems, and also the key to solving such problems.

Off cause, spirituality is a way of life but at the same time it is a much more complicated phenomenal aspect of 2012 that I have witness in my own line of work. It is complicated because people have failed to accept the changes that have been happening in the spiritual world over the years. People wanted to remain stuck in the olden ways of doing things simple because they were taught it was the only way of solving spiritual problems. In doing so, people forgot to look for themselves and listen to the inner voice that speaks to each and every one of us, reminding us all that we are each a replica of the source itself. So, in each and every one of us there is a replica of the source itself. In finding that voice inside of you, you find the archetype of the greater being which can make miracles happen for you, if you tap into those powers and allow the universe to take care of you with faith…

Having faith means that you let go of your own needs and allow that purpose for which you were created to take precedence in your life. By doing so, you are aligning your life to the purpose of your soul here on earth, which is to find authentic power. Authentic power allows you to accept your life and circumstances by owning up to it and living for the greater good. It means being at peace with the path that was chosen for you on this earth by the intention of your soul when it made an agreement to come back for healing through your lifetime. 

I must say that I have seen a lot of other changes that have manifested themselves in my own life and the people that I help and that really proved to me that spirituality is also evolving and changing synchronically with the rest of world but most of these changes are people’s testimonies of the changes in their own lives and their success stories so I do not have a permission to publish these here since it could be too personal and an invasion of other people’s privacy.

2012 has been difficult but it was a major milestone to those who chose to reach out for authentic power because it empowered them, and made them understand that there is a root cause and a reason for every problem that one encounters here on earth.

Since the beginning of this blog I have been talking about acceptance, acknowledging and honouring of the powers that we all have in each and every one of us. This in itself is spirituality. This means understanding that every motion that we see in the physical world had an origin which was at some stage just an intention and/or a root cause. An intention is a non-physical aspect form of the changes that we see on the physical plane/ earth. You can even call it an idea…It is an origin from which all physical aspects of life are born. But one can never begin to understand and utilize these powers if one does not accept, acknowledge and honour their existence first.   It doesn’t really matter what one calls these powers, as long as one is aware and is respectful of the existence of these powers then one can begin to reap the fruits that comes along with such an acknowledgement.

When we talk of acceptance we are talking about agreeing that there is a possibility of an existence of external powers which are a root cause to all that is happening on a physical plane that we call our earth. Which means that for us to accept this existence we must first play around with the idea of it being a possible phenomenal and attempt to believe in its existence even though we cannot physically see or touch it.

Acceptance is very important: And the way one accepts these powers gives direction to the shape their lives take from there on. If one believes that these powers come from a negative source and they are demonic, obviously these powers will bring to that person nothing but feelings of fear and destruction. On the other hand, if one takes these powers and accepts that we can only reap what we saw, one then manages to accept them with love and use only positive energy to neutralize even the most destructive energy that might be present in their situation.

In the stage of acknowledgement, we then have to accept this possibility and take it further into realizing, its doings, its manifestations and/ or results of its existence in our lives. This can also be interpreted as having faith in the powers which we cannot see but with a belief that we can get some results if we know how to use and/ or manipulate such powers accordingly.

Acknowledgement deals with playing around the idea of believing or having faith in something that we cannot see yet, but we let it play like an illusion thus giving it direction which sets the wheels of motion in place with the hope that in the end we can reap only positive results from such and intervention in our lives.

The honouring stage deals with taking action after having accepted and acknowledged these powers. This is a stage where one connects these three aspects and allows them to fulfil the purpose of an intention that started during the creation of such energy in the beginning. This stage allows physics to complete the motion or momentum that resulted from an action of accepting the possibility of the existence of such external powers. The stage of honouring is more of a practical stage because it is where one gives meaning to an energy that could not be seen in the former stages. This is where we extend the boundaries and accommodate the consequences of such energy as it is required by its momentum. We must all remember that, for every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction- Newton’s Law. So, now the energy that starts as an idea, an intention or a possibility of an existence of such powers can also have some results which we can see, touch or feel depending on how we open our minds and play around with the availability of this energy in our lives. Hence we have to first accept, acknowledge and honour in order to see touchable changes in our lives. This is the reason why in psychology we so often hear of the phrase: One has to first accept their problems and acknowledge them before they can gain the power to do something or sort them out. Owning up to your problems is the first stage of healing…

As we honour, we then enter a stage that deals with our physical world because it connects the problems that we have in our lives to the root cause, which is a source that is merely just an intention, idea, energy or just powers. The stage of honouring is also very important because it means one has to allow the physical aspect of such powers to take shape in one’s life but at the same time be flexible in accepting whichever way such powers were intended to take place or shape at the stage of its creation. This means that, as we honour we must try not to temper with the destiny of such energies because all creation is created out of love, so it is important to make sure that the results of such an honour must be that which was intended by the creator from the beginning and not of our own.  Remember that all creation comes from the source with nothing but love, so when we accept, acknowledge and honour the route that the results of each and every creation takes, we need to do it with nothing but love in our minds. Love conquers all…

When we talk about spirituality we are merely talking about the powers or an energy that is affecting our lives. We are talking about ancestors, if that is what you want to call it. This is the reason why when we talk of ancestors we use the same terms of acceptance, acknowledgment and honouring.

At the end of the day, you can see that these powers we are talking about are just a common energy which affects us all and this energy is universal depending on how we choose to interpret it. How we interpret this energy has an effect on how it can turns around and work for us or against us.

Some people decide to accept these powers and then change them in order to fulfil their own/personal devious needs and but clashes with the rule of creation thus causing a negative effect which at some stage has to be balanced out through usage of positive energy and cleansing.

To those who choose to call these powers ancestors: it means that our ancestors have an intention for the lives of each and every one of us but we have to accept, acknowledge and honour them accordingly in accordance with the will of God in order to solve our problems in life.

To those who believe in the journey of the soul, it means that a soul has to have an intention to come back to earth for healing first, before it takes form in the physical/life of those who are living.

At the end of the day we all have a common source which is also our destiny/home once we have fulfilled the purpose for which we come here, to visit mother earth.

Spirituality is a way of life and is at the centre /core of all changes that are taking place in our universe. It is like a super being or a master engine mechanism from which all actions that we see here on earth are born. Spirituality is, like the rest of the world also on a constant change that is aligned with the rotation of this earth on its axis.

The changes in spirituality can be seen in the trends that have taken place in the world of healing over the years. In the past people use to go to extremes in order to get in touch with their powers or ancestors but just recently people have only needed just to accept, acknowledge and honour the existence of these powers in order to connect with their spiritual guides. I have seen people who got in touch and started communicating without their ancestors just like me without even having to go through all the other channels that people use to go through in the past. In the past people use to go through an initiation and a long process of accepting their spirituality before they can get in touch with their spirituality and start to communicate with the ancestors. But just recently we have been able to connect to the other side simple by following the three steps of accepting, acknowledging and honouring ancestors or our powers.

This proves that the powers that we use come from the universe and they are also in constant change just as the rest of the world is also changing. These powers are much more available now than ever before because of the planetary changes or movements. They affect us all in the same way but can only take shape according to the way we choose to accept and describe them. There is an abundance of power here on earth that lays dormant for us to tap into and use to our advantage, as long as we do not temper with the will of the Mighty creator.

In 2012, I have seen people who accepted their powers and started communicating or helping others using those powers without any hassle at all. I have seen people’s lives change in front of my eyes in an instance just from the mere acceptance of the possibility of these powers that can help us.

Let us accept the changes that have taken place in the world of spirituality just as much as we have accepted changes in all other aspects of our lives. Change is inevitable and if you do not see it, you remain stuck with problems that cannot be solved by old solutions.

If 2012 has not brought you any changes in your life, is it because you did not look in the right place for such a change, you were not looking at all or maybe you are afraid of change? Change is inevitable but one has to have an open mind otherwise one misses it in an instant…

2013…here we come!