Akan Faith - Dharmic tenets in Ancient African Philosophy (Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation, Afterlife)
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- The continent of Africa has been home to several ancient philosophies. We earlier saw the serer religion a complex and a rich philosophy that aligns itself well with the ancient Dharmic thoughts.
(see • Serer Religion. Ancien... )
The knowledge postulated the presence of an infinite god energy (called the brahman, the oversoul or infinite consciousness) and that a self, a soul which is a part of the divine exists within each being. Actions of the self in this world (karma) dictates the progression of the soul towards salvation and this progression can last over various cycles of birth and death. We see in the Akan religion yet another ancient religion that aligns with the tenets of this ancient wisdom.
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Interesting! Well done ! My own people don’t even know this themselves , they have been so westernized they are lost 😞
Thank you for watching
So true...
They know and is just a matter of time when the other tribe come together
@@siriusamunra Keep up the good work, it's encouraging to hear this...asè
@@siriusamunra just seen your channel and subbed, there are quite a number of people that it will be of great benefit to. I will recommend your channel to them
Monday - Adjwo , Kwa Adjwo( Kwadjo ) = Moon. Tuesday - Abena, Kwa Bena (Kwabena) = Mars. Wednesday - Akua, Kwa Aku( Kwaku) = Mercury. Thursday - Yaa, Yaw = Earth. Afi, Kwa Ofi ( Kofi) = Venus. Ama, Kwa Amen/Amon( Amon Ra/ Amon Wia;( Kwame) = Saturn. Akosua, Kwa Asi( Kwasi) = Sun. Kwa means servant of. All day names are 7 major deities ruling the universe under Nyankropon.
Excellent !!! .Note that the names for the week days in european languages are the same !
Monday= day of the moon ,in french Lundi=jour de la lune,
Tuesday ,french Mardi=jour de Mars,
Wednesday/Mercredi=jour de mercure,
you only said half the thing for Thursday : actually Thursday/Donnerstag is the day of the germanic God Thor/Donnar ,in french it's Jeudi=jour de Jupiter (Jupiter is called Zeus in ancient Greece).Jupiter means father of the SKY.
Jupiter and Thor are both gods of Thunder.
So actually Yao/Kwaho=SKY and Yaa/Aya =Earth.
That explains the akan Story of Osoro and Asase Yaa.
Osoro comes from acient egyptian HR/Coptic Shoru (Horus of course ,but also SKY ! it's not an accident that the god Horus has the head of a falcon/eagle - KoRe/KoLie in the akan languages- ,the eagle reigns on the sky and of course they're known to have a sharp vision,hence the Eye of Horus , which is used as symbol for precision of mathematical science).I don't need to tell you that in akan language Osoro means Sky...
Friday/Vendredi=jour de Venus ,
Saturday/Samedi(formerly Saturdi) =Day of Saturn of course
Note that to the hebrews it's the day of Shabbath i.e the day for prayers to god ,just like in akan culture ,when to christian culture it's Sunday and to Islamic culture it's Friday !
Another interesting thing here , is that the Akan culture reveals that Greeks have made a mistake when they identified Zeus/Jupiter to Amen.
Actually Jupiter/Zeus (father of the sky ,god of thunder) is Horus/Osoro/Yaw/Shango in Yoruba and Saturn/Kronos (the god of Time and Death ,the one who eats his own children) is in fact Amen.
This mistake hasn't been corrected to this day , for instance see that article on Wikipedia : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyankapon-Nyame-Odomankoma
It says the Roman equivalent to Onyame is Jupiter 😅
Sunday/Dimanche (formerly Soldi) =day of the sun of course.
Here note that Akosua/Akissi and Kwasi are in fact Osiris ans Isis when they manifest through the sun ( just like they are Kwadjo and Adjowa when they manifest through the moon).
So Kwasi is actually Ausar-Ra .
From all this we'll have to conclude very simply that ,contrary to what colonial folklore tries to tell us, Subsaharan Africans have NEVER been disconnected from the rest of World History.But of course Scientific activity being also very political (let's not be naive !) , Africans must understand that it's their own responsibility to undertake the research when it comes to their History.
Those who understand , just advance ! ,the others will follow when they become able to.
I'm an Akan and what you saying is true am a royal all the Akan royal families still believe in this tradition and culture, as a royal my father thought me many things about what you saying but today a lot of Akans has been influenced by the western cultures thanks for sharing this to educate many Akan people
Would have been great to hear your father talk about the Akan philosophy. Thank you for watching.
Thank you for sharing this information , I am a Jamaican who been practising the Buddhism for twenty six years but was yearning to know more about my African ancestor teaching but after listening to your video I realise I am on the right track, thank you.
Evans, you know that one has to be a royal or lucky to have met a well informed relative to be opened to our ancient history, kings keep the history to themselves and their family, you know this very well.
I was Engaged to an Akan Princess before.
Onua dɔfo hia sɛ yɛka yɛn ho
VERY GOOD!! VERY VERY GOOD INFORMATION. As an African-American male in the usa, I of course was raised Christian, but a part of me always wondered about our religion pre-colonization.. This has given me a lot to think on. Thank you
Thank you for watching.
@FBA.D.O.S CUTheCHECK!! Kwa-Bena You taught what to the Europeans?
That they were Superior?
Because that is what they believe.
This is satanic trash same bs that landed your forefathers in slavery. The Torah is your inheritance.
Isaiah 45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
THE TORAH AND THE BIBLE BELONGS TO THE BLACK MAN SOLD INTO SLAVERY
Just make sure to worship God ONLY Jesus or whatever you want to call him was a PROPHET
@@qoufie plz do not disrespect another person's religion or beliefs. That leaves a foul taste and further pushes a wedge between ppl. Spouting such insults simply portrays ignorance and intolerance.
Thank you 🙏🏾
@@qoufie The Bible was used to put Africans into Slavery.
I've been looking for a video like this on the Akan faith.Thanks for uploading
Thank you for watching.
Wow this a gem of a video!!
Thank you.
This is so true cause growing up in Ghana in Kumasi in the village with my grandma. She always use to tell me these stuffs so honestly it has effected my belief cause my mother side is heavy influenced by the western idea of god but to my father side why by they not to much influenced by western. They don’t really talk much about the supreme god but we always pray to the small gods .
I am real Akan tribe of Aduana Families the royal Kingdom. Our Grand fathers teach us all this massage before you grown to become man or women before married. Thank You very much well done.
My mother's name is Yaa Aduana. Kumasi. Komowo. 🙏🏾
The script is 100% spot on and vividly depicts the Akan concept about God, birth and dead, reincarnation and karma. God, as the all powerful supreme being is masculine in nature whilst earth with its teeming life forms/species is associated with the feminine nature. God is so powerful and revered that one needs a mediator like a linguist to speak to or address him directly hence the deities.
Thank you for watching.
This is very true. I am a Ghanaian and comes from a Royal Lineage. There are a lot more information about the Akans that is very important and vital to the world. Things some of us really know that can change the world.
All Pure bred Akans are royals,some just happen to be closer to the stool
Thanks very much 👍. proud to be an Akan 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
You are speaking the TRUTH that we the Akans believe 👌
As an Akan from Ashanti tribe, you said something about untimely death, and it's true. We also believe that if someone died in an accident or tragic, your spirit is called "saman tw3n tw3n" means the waiting spirit. This spirit would not be allowed to enter the spiritual land of the ancestors because it's naturally not your time to go there.
So this spirit keeps hovering around and reveals itself to those who are not aware of it death, until certain rituals are performed before the spirit can be allowed to enter the land of the ancestors. I know more about our religion, so thanks for bringing it to the world stage.
A very true presentation of the traditional Ghanaian religion and philosophy.
Such a great work for explaining the Akan Religion vividly!
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing
God bless you
Thank you.
I like the video. How interesting!. Thank you.
Awesome video
this is a great comparative work. it is incredible the parallelisms
cant wait for the interview with the practitioner!
🙌🏽 Thank you for this video! There’s so much similarities between the motherland and East India regarding these principles. Thanks for the explanation.
Thanks!
Very interesting
The word KWA/kO as found in the day name "KOYAME/" is an agglutinative morpheme use in the Akan language. It is one of the many epitet use to describe the functions of the creator. KWA/kOYA forms from two syllables “KO and YA ”. The Ya is a cognate of the hebrew word Yah and the KO is a cognate of the Kia meaning life.
The K is the hebrew letter ket which means that which posses an arrangement of information personified by the letter “O” in Koyame with the build in machinery to arrange the information to manifest infinite possibilities .For greater clarity the “O” means universal complete bodies of knowledge capable of manifesting fathomable realities. Manifestation depends upon the actions of the initiating spark, the being of Wisdom Personified by Yah in KOYAME that WILL AND Arrange the bodies of knowledge into infinite possibilities. YA/Yah THE BEING arrange atoms that have specific rules of engagement into elements forming , cells, structure and systems to manifest fathomable realities relative to intent of Yah/Ya forming being of wisdom.
Examples of "KO" are “Kosua” or “Kosuya” which means egg and this can be broken down in pieces. "KO" = Life, "SU" = water (from nsuo),
The syllable “ A” in Kwa is from the word “IA” transformed into “YA” over time. "YA" stands for a being with wisdom, example is "Agya" = father. Today we may also recognize "YA" as "ONYA" The “O” refers to the basic name of God, it stands for universality and completeness. ONYA stands for a being who is capable of doing and achieving something by way of wisdom, IT can be found in for example the word “ONyansa”. Over time, the 2 morphemes "KO" & "YA" agglutinate into the word “KWA” and this stands for “being of wisdom the possessor of life, YA”, “The Creator”.
So “KWA” is a word sound given character of the Creator . This is the reason why all the male day names originally started with the prefix "KWA" . The other aspecct of the day name simply describe purpose and function or the Cosmic procession or attribute of that day been enforces by the assigned Obosom aka angel that governs the expression of the associated planetary correspondent. For instance, Kwa Bena. Bena is Mars and its rule by Iron which governs magnetism, discernment, healing, herbs and protection or enforcement of devine law or wisdom.
So kwabena-da means the day or cycle which possess , initiate, arrange the processes that birth the cycle of life or Existence relative to Bena the obosom that rules the planet Mars . This force of nature or Angelic power aka obosom that governs this day is the personification of the elements Iron which governs magnetism, the arteries, digestion, discernment, healing, herbology, medicine , protection and enforcement of devine law or wisdom.
Also ONyame is a agullnative morpheme comprising the syllables Onya and Me. .The “O” refers to the basic name of God, it stands for universality and completeness.It also stands for a being who is capable of doing and achieving something. Examples are “Onipa”, “Otumfuo”and “Onyansafuo”.
“The second syllable which is “IA” transformed into “YA” over time. "YA" stands for a being with wisdom, example is "Agya" = father. Today we may also recognize "YA" as "ONYA" as it stands for a being that possesses wisdom, this can be found in for example the word “ONyansa”.
Then the next syllable is “ME” which stands for self-consciousness , complete, satisfaction. For example after you’re done eating, in Twi you’d say “Ma Men”, meaning I am satisfied , complete, secure etc.
Mamen is a cognate of the hebrew Aman/Amen meaning to be firm and secure in the sense of self sustianing.
The hebrew cosmology and the Indu.
cosmology and the Akan cosmology are all inter connected.
The letter Yod is the first letter in the word Yah. It English cognate is Y.Yod has a value of 10 . 10 is the same value for wisdom in hebrew . The hebrew word for wisdom is Kocmah. Yod also repesents the laws that determines the function and purpose of things . The arrangement of the principles as innthe laws is what make creation possible. Hence the reason Yah in hebrew and Yah in Akan represents being of wisdom as in God Yahowah and NYAHMEH. The number 10 is made up of the number 1 and Zero/O. Alef is the first letter of the hebrew Alphabet have two value 1 and 26. The hebrew letter for one is Alef which means teacher/Alefa and guide/Aloof an it also personify Yehowah as in God by way of the numerical value of the three letters that make up the letter Alef . The letters that makes up the letter alef is two letter yod and one letter waw which has a aggregate value of 26, which is the same value as Yahowah the name of God in hebrew.
The letter yod base upon its numerical value which is 1 and Zero/0 is saying that God is the 1/one that manifest the O . In Akan the “O” in which is found in kwa/ko means universal complete knowledge that births Life and existence.
In eiberi aka the hebrew language this forces is describe as Yehowah or Yahowah . As customary with African languages “Yehowah” is a agglutinative morpheme forms) from three words
1.Hayah the original spark or idea , the wisdom or knowledge of reality that is before us THAT manifest
2. HOWAH/HOWEH the present existence that is before us that determines the
3. YEHIYEH the future, that is behind you.
So “KWA” is a word sound given character of the Creator . This is the reason why all the male day names originally started with the prefix "KWA" . The other aspecct of the day name simply describe purpose and function or the Cosmic procession or attribute of that day been enforces by the assigned Obosom aka angel that governs the expression of the associated planetary correspondent. For instance, Kwa Bena. Bena is Mars and its rule by Iron which governs magnetism, discernment, healing, herbs and protection or enforcement of devine law or wisdom.
So kwabena-da means the day or cycle which possess , initiate, arrange the processes that birth the cycle of life or Existence relative to Bena the obosom that rules the planet Mars . This force of nature or Angelic power aka obosom that governs this day is the personification of the elements Iron which governs magnetism, the arteries, digestion, discernment, healing, herbology, medicine , protection and enforcement of devine law or wisdom.
All from Egypt...
Where can I learn all this info?
Thank you for such a wonderful video explaining the subject. I have been connecting back to the tribes of my mother and father(Akan and Yorùbá respectively) and separating myself from the past that the legacy of colonialism has set upon us. No offense to those who, for example, are christian due to actually being from a country where it was believed indigenously.
For a lot of us of African descent in America. We have been lost for a very long time and it's so important for us to go back to our roots and natural spiritual habitat instead of following beliefs that were historically forced upon us.
I love how many similarities exist between Hindu ideas too. Quite interesting
Thank you for the comment and it is great that your are connecting back to your roots 🙏
Great 👍 job my friend
So when you say Akan’s have lost some of their tenets, do u mean lost during the movement south from Kemet and did those that gave you these info confirm that idea that they to aknwoledge that fact that Theo have indeed post Some of thier tenets
Yes. The Akans have lost many metaphysical concepts behind the texts. And in terms of adherents, there has been a lot of syncretization with other faiths too. Please reach out via email for a more detailed reply.
Wow thank you!
You did justice to the topic. I a student Akan philosophy try to find what my people, the Akan have lost . Your comparisons is very interesting and I would like to delve into Vedic philosophy as well. I hope I come to you for resources to help me understand?
Yes. Please do reach out to me on my email
@@dharmicperspective Even the word "Ghana" is sanskrit or so. I looked into a Rama mantra where a word called "Ghana" was part of the sanskrit mantra. What does that particular word "Ghana" mean in Sanskrit?
Yaa Anane Abua😢 glad it’s in English
I would like you to do some research on IFA and Orisha that is the spirituality of the yoruba people of Nigeria
Will do. Thank you for the suggestions.
Now I see where christianity gets their beliefs of resurrection, judgement and where the spirit goes after death. Please do one one the how christianity has stolen these concepts and incorporated it into their beliefs system. thank you
As an Akan upon revealing our true mode of worship a lot ideologies are added simply because they have not been informed fully by the Akans they enquire from.
Christianity actually gets all that mostly from Zoroastrianism. And there is no doubt however, that other religions and stories have had elements stolen from the Christian religion. It's a copy and paste faith.
Bro I'm an Akan ,perfect Presentation.
Let us collaborate
You can reach me at my email mentioned at the end of the video.
Great video, I wish you didn't keep comparing it to Hinduism and dharmic but such is life. Great all the same
What about the consciousness of the departed spirits? I would like to know more about the choice to return.
In Akan tradition, consciousness survives as the spirit journeys to asamando. This too is restricted to those who have lived an honorable life. These are venerable ancestral spirits that can intercede when prayed to. The rest reincarnate.
The Akan thoughts do not have detailed descriptions of liberation. However, a lot of the ancient Akan philosophy has been lost over time(according to the people).
From a dharmic viewpoint here are a few videos where I talk about the topic
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Thank you for your timely response!
I'm doing a paper on african religions and spirituality. One of the religions is based on the akan. Could you tell me if it's a closed practice and the attitude toward homosexuality. Is it allowed in the practice?
I do not have specific sources on this. However, most ancient faiths non-Abrahamic faiths do not have an idea of a covenant - which if broken sends the person to hell. Akan like the Hindus and other Dharmic faiths believe in honor and reincarnation. And typically, most of these faiths would have seen all possible human behaviors and in general would be more open. I am sure the Akan had names/terms to describe these and my guess would be that they were probably accommodative to these (maybe discouraged familially but probably not punished societally). The hostile attitude might have been more an import from outside than anything. Many of the pre-Christian practices were declared deviant in Africa and so probably there is no real way to find what the reality was. I will try to reach to and find more. Do email me if you need any more inputs.
@@dharmicperspective thanks for the feedback. That's very informative. If you run across anything else I'm open to it.
I don't know if you have ever stayed in Ghana but you are spot one and as someone whose brother is part of the ISCON,I have learned that the Akan religion is very similar to Hinduism so I wonder why they always compare as Israel
My brother is also a devotee so I can't believe why people are always comparing us to Israel 😃
It is because before Christianity came in existence the Hebrews believed what the Akan people believe up till today, the reason is that they are the same people. the Akans are originally Hebrews , but most of Akan people left on a early stage to the west coast of Africa without stepping a feet in to the promise land , but some to followed their leider to the promise land and became part of the 12 tribes of Israel from the line of Ezer in the bible tracing to the tribe Judah. They too joined later after 70 AD with the invasion by the Romans into Jerusalem the flee into west coast of Africa
@@kwame1410 no such thing as the promise land, that's just western invention.
According to Akan history, Akan people where in Mesopotamia until the Romans invaded millions fled into Eden(Afrika )beyond the rivers of Ethiopia and they created empires such as Songhai empire / Mali empire / Ghana Empire / Akan empire
There is some truth here, but you need to differentiate between the Devine and the regulations put in place by the humans, in this case the Akan. As a Tibetan Buddhist the deeper you go, it seems Nothingness is all there is. That in Akan, in Ewe and Ga and many more is also the basis of all things.
Kofi born on Friday
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The Akan faith also has alot in common with the Germanic pagan faiths. Especially on there Honor based re incarnation system
It's the other way around.
So now your are saying Akan cosmology is pagan. Stop the colonization inspired self hate.
@@orlandopage6948 because making a comparison and having respect for all cultures is self hate apparently
@@dissident_media You say the German faith is pagan. In saying so you are saying Akan faith is pagan. Which means your going to say Indian faith is pagan and the white man white wash Christianity is not pagan.
@@orlandopage6948 oh We wuz kangz wokonda forever and what not
Where ancient akan comes from
From many different parts places.Akans trace their lineage all the way to North and East Africa
Micheal from AKADD AKKADIANS.
Akans are the ORIGINAL AKKADIANS
Ghana
@@CrashDummyShawty The Ghana empire in Mauritania and Mali not the modern day Ghana.
That was our last place stop before we came to Ghana
@@gingerbreadmangangafarmer2251 There are still akan people living in Ghana right now and their descendants
In Jamaica we do give a sip of water to the dying as well as cleanse the dead body.
Same in Europe, at least in my country. And we put money in their pockets, I think that one was taken from greeks who believed they hâd to pay Charon, to take them across the Stix.
and the spread of islam
The speaker sounds like a Pakistani/ hindustani
From Ghana: This attempt to understand the Akan concept of the Ultimate Being is appreciated. However, I want to correct the nation that the Akan do not pray to God directly
1: The Akan has daily informal prayers to God in found in greetings and conversations.
2: There was an Alta dedicated to the Most High God in every compound and in every village where direct sacrifice was offered to God.
3: The central part of the Akan prayers is pouring Libation. In every libation as well as sacrifice the Supreme Being is involved First before His functionaries.
4:What the West refers to as gods are not called gods in the Akan language but Functionaries or messengers of God. Eg Ancestors, Spirit's that use nature ( eg river or mountain) as their abode.
5: Symbol's, names, greetings, signs all serve as direct prayers as well as verbal prayers to God abund in Akan philadelphia.