Afrikologically Speaking

The Purpose of Afrikology ( 24 /11 / 2015)

There is a rationale and then there is purpose. Everything has its purpose, yet not everything can be explained, defined or theorized. Afrikology is both theory and practice/praxis; it is a realistic, phenomenal and also intellectual pursuit. We do not just study Afrikology, we live it. The knowledge that is gained from knowing the true Essential Nature of Afrikanity compels the knower and the seeker to embody the wisdom. To say that you are practicing something enables one to have a Living Knowledge, a Lived Experience is a deeper Level of Knowing. This is what makes Afrikology the definitive Knowledge System among the many ways of knowing that are out there. We are engaged in a Lifetime Commitment whose Purpose is to Liberate the Mind and Affirm the Genius of Afrika.

A Rationale is a definitive statement, but purpose is reflective of the Act of Living, Purpose focuses the Vision and assures one of the primary goals. Purpose engages all your faculties. You cannot stop thinking about what you are, who you are, why you are and what is required to attain and sustain certain levels of Self Realization.

One may have an intellectual appreciation for things and for others but until one finds ones purpose he or she is no good for no one. Even a rock standing firm on the ground un-movingly still, it has a purpose. Some Readers have heard of the book A Purpose Driven Life, while some may have skimmed over its contents and followed its religious and spiritual meaning- yet it is only those who understood the core message who have managed to repurpose their lives according to its essential postulates.

In many ways Afrikology is just like that and many other good books of Inspirational reflections on the Meaning of Life, yet this is a subject that has been explored by many generations of thinkers, scholars, scientists and ordinary people. Some of the scholars have managed to open up many doors of perceptive possibilities for the human race and the entire cosmos. The work of awakening human consciousness is not an easy path to choose, but as it has been said before: When The Student is Ready, the Teacher Will Come.

One of the flaws of the Western and Mainstream models of education is that there is hardly ever any real connection between the learner, the subject and the teacher. In Afrikology, the learner, the teacher and the subject are joined at the hip. There is no separation between the available knowledge, the logic of its significance and its purpose. If Afrikology is about fashioning a new and wizened Afrikan, then the truthfulness and the agency of our message is to create the environmental, elemental possibility for that state of being.

The Teacher, the Student and the Subjects/Programs are interconnected. There is a break from the old hierarchical routines. Afrikology does away with the doubt about whether Afrikans can attain total liberation from corrupt and corrosive systems, while imbuing the Afrikologist with a calibre of knowledge requisite for creative confidence. While Afrikology involves creativity, ritual and purpose driven confidence, it is also a responsibility. When seekers the righteousness of the Ancient Paths find a way to channel the varied forms of knowing about Afrika and the universe and Self, they become endowed with a bold confidence to become all that they can be in life.

This undefeated and intrepid attitude is what is required of Afrikan people whose whole experience with the Western world has been both cruel and illogical. The purpose is to Liberate the Mind.