Adinkra symbols for intellectual and spiritual enlightenment
Adinkra are the traditional symbols of the Akan people found in Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Togo. There are hundreds of these symbols that span all kinds of concepts, from cosmology…
Adinkra are the traditional symbols of the Akan people found in Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Togo. There are hundreds of these symbols that span all kinds of concepts, from cosmology…
A few days ago, my friend in Germany sent me the video, titled Ashanti Traditional Buildings, which shows the shrine of Tano, the river deity of the Akan people, and…
Alternatively, read article in PDF In my first book The Akan, Other Africans and the Sirius Star system, I posit that historical accounts from ancient writers such as Herodotus and…
In a recent conversation I had with a friend who had just spent some time in the villages of the Faroe Islands in early 2020, I was struck when he…
The feature photo of this post shows the Nubian king Taharqa making an offering to the falcon deity. Making offerings to spirit has been a common practice among the indigenous…
In the Akan book, I gave an account of the creation of human beings. I stumbled upon a very similar account of the same story among the Maori people of…
The scientific mindset encourages mind as a way to explore physicality, emotions, logic even spirituality. Mind is made supreme in western culture. This is a trap. Mind is only one…