NGWEDI: MOON PHASES
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Ever since the beginning of time our people used to follow the Lunar/ Solar, which also aligned with the Stellar calendar. The Egyptian astronomers invented the calendar. This same calendar was then adopted and modified by the Christian Pope Gregory "Gregorian calendar" to mess things up with the alignment of the universe, since being a of practitioner such was seen as Pagan/ Devil worshiping well anything Christians fear or do not know nor understand they label it as such. In honest fact they fear the power of knowledge that we had, and still has which lies doormat in many. Awaken African Child.
As a Healer we are called Moon(Inyanga/Sangoma) cause our healing powers are connected strongly to the moon. A Healer should be aligned with the real Lunar calendar which is important to our healing abilities, there are debates as we should learn this, while being initiated as a Thwasa as this is Spiritual calendar, but lets be frank some,if not majority of aboGobela do not have this knowledge as it was lost through time, or they simply ignore it or edited it out of ephehlweni I don't know, so do not be hard on them, they too are Humans. Spirituality is different from religion lets not confuse the two. Ours is a Spiritual Journey., always has and always will be for eternity.
Those who follow the stars use the Stella Calendar and the Scope of Horah, those of Solar follow the Sun, Rah is the famous deity or should I say God, the the Earth orbits around Him.
Now the Lunar Calendar can't be manipulated by The Roman man made calendar, spiritual Healers of Old times followed these God given chronometer, and they were never confused about their healing abilities, they knew the push and pull of the tides, and how it makes certain herbs powerful,when and where to dig for such, How it affects the meditation of connecting "ukughida" you would never find a healer desperately wanting people to know they are christian as we do in today's time. they were profound, proud and ordained in their calling.
Ngwedi(moon in sotho) Kgwedi (month) We always refer our months to moon, depending on how the moon is, which house it rest in, they know what harvest awaits. Phato(August) is a new year for Basotho people,it a sign of new life new beginnings, selemo sa thwasa.
September this is when ho etswa Dimpho tsa Badimo, Offering to the Gods, This is where we do libation seriously, where Nkhono wa lelapa or an Elderly Male person that knows Diboko, Setso le Meetlo ya Leloko, has to ask good tiding earnestly for their family, we feast and be merry,we rest knowingly that the Gods were appeased, and our good tidings we awaits and work hard to achieve them as the universe shall conspire in our favour. The purpose of Calendar is there to remind us simple folks of life forces, of seasons to prepare for, of important dates for libation and ritual to be observed. The purpose of religion is to mask,taint and lie about what spirituality is truly is. To disconnect you from nature, to make one a proper individuality. Lets face it Africans are no longer a community, we are Singular orientated generation. Never caring about the next person nor nature. We even forgot ourselves, denying our forefathers, yet this is the lineage yee shall return to once the physical perish.
Be kind our Day of reckoning is soon coming we, shall answer those tough question when Nature asks I gave you time, You followed man made, I gave you Lunar and Solar, you forgot the balance praised the one and denied the other. I gave you trinity in Lunar, Stella & Solar.
You worshiped man made and believe their trinity. In the name of the father , the Sun, and Holy ghost. I gave you Herbs to heals yourself, Instead you used chemicals to cure your soil generated Flesh.
In nature we come, and to dust we shall return but our Spirits are Immortal.
LESEDI KHANYA
@NKHONO
