Rediscovering Our African Spirituality 

Our culture will never die. ISEeeee

When we talk about fractured consciouness, the problem is that when a group of people have been educated on the same starting point of education, learning their own alphabet, vocabulary, and other important terms that connect them together, they build and grow from the same foundation. That was one of the biggest wounds that colonization, slavery and neo-colonialization inflicted on African people. (which we need to start taking radical actions towards forcing healing). Anyway, I think the psychological effects are obvious as was said that people look at innovation as a foreign activity and survival as their own realm of attitude and behavior. They even reserve that aspect of themselves (the "civilized" part) for foreigners, and assume their own brothers and sisters are not sophisticated enough to share with. So, we don't ever get anywhere progressively. We don't connect to each other on common ground again, instead choosing to use force and surrender as our only means. However, when it's time to become rational and sophisticated we speak English and "stand up straight." Why can't we have intellectual conversations in Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa? The language is complete. All the words are there. So, what are we waiting for. How I wish I spoke Igbo (but I was raised in USA). Now, I realize that there is something I would never be able to recover if I don't start now to grasp my heritage. On a metaphysical level, we don't know the dramatic harm that not understanding the relationships between ourselves and our natural surroundings is having on us. Simply knowing what the herbs around us do, and having a belief system about all of it would take our ability to learn to the next level. It's just a fact. You MUST get your undergraduate degree before you go to graduate school and get your PhD. The problem we have now is that people are not getting the fundamentals of our indigeous beliefs. We are not learning our history, our heritage and the reason behind why our ancestors lived the way they lived. So, now we have no idea how to reconcile those things with our present. That's our problem. And the solution is (as the professor said), to add these topics to school curriculum. To write about them, to make art about them and to be proud of them no matter where we go. But even now, many people will find it difficult to let go of the new foreign belief systems that are in our country. But even if we learn about them all along side each other in our schools, it is still a good start to raise awareness and help our children imagine a new future for all of us.

Mi love episode yi mehn. As in!!! This is incredible, beautifully and delicately handled. I hope this goes viral. We must learn cherish our heritage, ancestry and practices. We carry so much power and richness in our blood. You can't use a gift that's been neglected. We need to horn and harness our uniqueness, embrace our difference with pride and dignity on the global stage. Inquire and keep inquiring because only then we will fully realise freedom. With love. Thanks for birthing this creation Fumi. You're planting seeds that will germent.

I agree to investigate our past is important to know where we are going!

This was very interesting. Love it!❤️

Finally!! It has landed😁😁

This was an amazing interview! i think religion and economics go hand in hand. On an individual level, introspection may provide interpersonal fulfillment but the traditional religions of Africa are in complete antithesis to the capitalist neo-colonial society Nigeria currently is. Mabye as we go further inside of ourselves, we reject the external systems of oppression placed upon us and we can make tangible change. Turning our society inside out, removing our oppressors (the rich and power hungry) and organising our lives and communities in a way that benefits the masses. One that would provide for our children's children and sustain the already deteriorating earth. It is a huge task that I believe may come with this rediscovery of oursleves.

This here is the fundamental question; What Do We Want And How Do We Get It ???

I ask that question all the time an I ask people what What was the purpose of SLAVERY so it's sad no one ask important question only a few people so it's very sad. I always ask MYSELF WHAT DOES IT TAKE for black african people to wake up ? I love these people because they speak the truth. An you have on your show a african dancer. Soo important. I love dancing an singing the african way. Because my black african people are the CREATOR. AN I ALWAYS REMEMBER MY BEAUTIFUL ANCHESTER AL I WELL ALWAYS LISTEN TO MY ANCHESTER AN NEVER FORGET MY HISTORY we must return TO ARICA TO SOLVE THE WORLD PROBLEM. BECAUSE EVEY THING WAS CREATED IN AFRICA

Thank you so much for this! A most wonderful conversation.

I LOVE THIS!

Do you know the millions of Nigerians who one way or the other traditional religious practices is affecting their life? How can the nation ever seek to progress without bringing these believers and practitioners into the conversation and into open dialogue?

This issue is a psychological, medical, technological, political and metaphysical problem. I will explain when I am at a computer so I can type this well.

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Do we really need these so-called vaccines in Africa???

Hey I want to talk to you on a one on one and ask you something about African spirituality please help me get in contact with my Ancestors and learn the truth about my religion I’m serious about this I want you to tell me more please