Gnosis, then, means knowledge of the most esoteric kind, and this is the story that has been hidden from our eyes for too long. Hidden behind vital religious practices and doctrines is an esoteric or occult knowledge. If you wish to download the files for offline reading click the diskette icon on left of the top bar of the open pdf. Space does not permit setting forth in detail the many esoteric references found in other parts of the bible, but let us look at a few of them, such as the creation story in genesis, with the inner meanings of adam and eve as the masculine and feminine principles of our personalities. The ancient kemetic roots of library and information science. Blindness is the worlds true essence, and not knowledge prompts its movements, but merely a headlong impulse, a blind impetus of unique weight and violence, which. Exoteric refers to knowledge that is outside, and independent from, a persons experience and can be ascertained by anyone related to common sense.
Below you will find a number of books that have been collected over the internet and hosted at our website. The tree of knowledge 1 21 occultism must win the day 1 23 black magic at work 1 25 black magic and hypnotism 1 27 the philosophy stands on its own merits 1 29. This is the truth of the secret societies that we on the outside are supposedly too worldly to comprehend. African science, that body of knowledge my young friend imagined as walking. If we want to focus our awareness on something that is nonvisual we tend to defocus our vision or close our eyes to help us concentrate. Indigenous knowledge codification of african traditional medicine. A completely free link listing service to serve the occult community and spread knowledge. It signifies anything which is public, without limits, or universal. We can, however, explore the inspirations of one of his most famous theorems which still bears his name today, concerning the triangle and its many ramifications. Hence the necessity of gradually taking away from man the divine knowledge and power, which became with every new. African spirituality that shapes the concept of ubuntu m j s masango university of pretoria abstract african spirituality that shapes the concept of ubuntu nolan1982. It was especially the hard language, the esoteric language, that exposed a.
An educational documentary examining significant correlations between tenets in mainstream religions and african spiritual practices. Gnosis is secret knowledge, only accessible to those who deserve. The aim is to share accurate and unbiased information on it so a better understanding of it can be achieved in the mainstream, free from centuries old stigmatisation and religious. If you would have the forbidden knowledge closely guarded by the elite and held back from the masses, it is yours to be had. Ancestral voices, esoteric african knowledge i saw the film ancestral voices a couple of years ago at the british film institute and thought it was a valuable and educational film highlighting the misconceptions of african traditional religions and also the important task of dispelling some myths. That is the reason why this knowledge has been repeatedly under attack throughout the course of history, because it is knowledge considered dangerous for the religious and political authorities who govern mankind from the shadows. The works of mpofu 2002 and nsamenang 2006 show that indigenous conceptions of intelligence, for example, emphasise the practical, interpersonal and social domains of functioning and are quite differentiated from the cognitive. African indigenous knowledge systems and relevance of.
Esoteric principles theosophical society in america. He was predominantly known throughout the igboland for his style of music and strong belief and practice of the traditional religion of the igbo people, named obeah. The copy has been kept in its original form as supplied in. Egypt, the home of the pyramids and the sphinx, was the birthplace of the hidden wisdom and mystic teachings. Blindness is the worlds true essence, and not knowledge prompts its movements, but merely a headlong impulse, a. Abstract contrary to traditional library history taught in american schools of library and information science, the library, as an institution, and librarianship, as a profession, have their roots in ancient african society. Black sun the occult power within all that is peter wilberg 2004 this essay forges an inner link between the the new gnosis.
Very ancient african sages, in seeking to learn laws of nature so as to create paths to the heaven afterlife, focused on gaining epiphanies into the infinity of knowledge. He who knows himself knows god,1 and, as it is written in the koran, we will show them our signs in the world and in themselves, that the truth may be manifest to them. A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. It is the secret power behind the west based on the supreme wisdom derived from esoteric islam. Free metaphysical books the free esoteric library home. Occult books for sincere seekers after truth and wisdom. The church father origen 185254 ce wrote of an esoteric doctrine existing in the nonchristian religions of his time. Knowledge of the higher worlds and its attainment by rudolf steiner, translated by george metaxa 1947 on the path to esoteric initiation. An educational media platform showcasing the documentaries ancestral voices which cover traditional african spiritual systems.
The aim is to share accurate and unbiased information on it so a better understanding of it can be. In egypt, the philosophers have a most noble and secret wisdom concerning the nature of the divine, which wisdom is disclosed to the people only under the garment of allegories and fables. Dream dictionary an a to z of the meanings of dreams. Ancestral voices, esoteric african knowledge oshunschild. F rom old egypt have come the fundamental esoteric and occult teachings which have so strongly influenced the philosophies of all races, nations and peoples, for several thousand years. Free occult ebooks, esoteric pdf, sacred texts downloads. Public article one of the most important secrets on earth is the secret that words have the power to manifest thoughts into reality and define things into existence. Indigenous knowledge systems and the african renaissance 53. Exoteric and esoteric teachings 4 45 origen on genesis 4 47 the dark sayings of the testaments 4 49 the greatest crime ever perpetrated 4 51. And selfishness is a human building, whose windows and doors are forever wide open for every kind of iniquity to enter mans soul. Something may be hidden because of its immense value, or reverently concealed from the prying eyes of the profane. Pdf occultism in africa is as old as the primal religion itself, or what came to be. Esoteric african knowledge if you disassociate yourself with your ancestral heritage, be that japanese, chinese, indian, african, you are lost to your ancestral cultural heritage, because if youre asleep to that, youre asleep spiritually and if youre asleep spiritually you can be oppressed and manipulated. Chief pericoma mezuo okoye was a nigerian singer, songwriter and traditionist.
Classification of concepts and practices by enoch n. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. African indigenous knowledge systems and relevance of higher education in south africa indigenous knowledge systems as a tool for making higher education relevant to the developmental challenges in south africa and african at large muya, 2007. African indigenous knowledge and research owusuansah. Until you innerstand this on a very deep level, you will lack the knowledge and the wisdom to become a king or a sovereign. In their templescalled houses of life, per ankh life force, and later, egyptian mystery schoolssages taught processes for achieving the heaven afterlife by lecturing behind a curtain. Occult books of the making of many books there is no end. From north africa the fatimid rulers despatched missionaries dais throughout the. The lack of codification of africas indigenous knowledge practices in traditional medicine gives. Esoteric authors in this vast sea of information, by so many authors, its hard to determine which books can give you the most useful information to maximize the use of your time. Ritual song, ritual dance, ritual prayer, ritual chanting, ritual clothing, ritual sacrifice, ritual foods, ritual offerings, ritual. The call for the interfacing of iks with other knowledge systems is based on tenets.
This reminds us of a very good friend of ours, a mystic and seer of wide experience and great wisdom, who, when he was asked which of the many thousands of rare occult books in his library he would recommend, he said none of em. Many links exclusively found here few occultists know there are vast numbers of free occult media on the web, media that have been offered for free for years, to those that know where to look. It is distinguished from internal esoteric knowledge. The european colonisers usurped the knowledge of the moors and created a nefarious system of control that blinds man to his true identity. Knowledge of self is the key to the knowledge of god, according to the saying.
The nonesoteric aspect of african traditional medicine can be codified as it encompasses. I have found in my thirty plus years of study, that there are a group of authors that tend to be more effective in conveying, not only knowledge, but light as well. African spirituality that shapes the concept of ubunten. African knowledge, and its method of acquisition, has a practical, collective and social or interpersonal slant. His first name pericoma could alternatively be spelled as pericomo perrycoma and perrykoma. South africas curriculum 2005 prescribes indigenous knowledge ik for inclusion in. Now nothing is nearer to thee than thyself, and if thou knowest not thyself how canst. The queen of sheba and her only son menyelek pdf 841 kb. This somebody often belongs to the world of the occult. Two passages are cited below in support of this inference. Most western mathematical develop ment and architecture derived from pythagorass capacity for a deep understanding of the wisdom of even more ancient. But as the scholar of religion james webb points out.