Regaining One’s Dignity As a Kem
Ka’at Ibi: Regaining One’s Dignity As a Kem
As Kem, the human family must behave a certain way. That is to say, we must know what we have in common so that we can, consequently, act and respond appropriately towards each other’s behaviors, spiritual knowledge, sciences, codes of conduct etc. It is these commonalities that have been left for us by our beloved ancestors. We are the heirs of their past; they are our leaders. However, our love for those we share commonalities with is no excuse to hate anyone else on this Earth.
Despite the perceived divisions we’ve been suffering from for the past two thousand years, as Kem, we are the world! All of humanity belongs to Kemetic culture. Some will call us primitive and it is undeniable that we are where all of humanity, human culture and spiritual knowledge are coming from. But, being primitive doesn’t equate to being unrefined; however, it does tell us we have a great responsibility to the becoming of humanity and the future of this Earth. We cannot hate ourselves.
There is also no need to think that we are superior to or better than anyone else, as there is no room for this in Kem culture. We are all human. Kem culture was the first on this Earth. We should not wish on anyone else what we would not wish on ourselves; this is age-old Kemetic wisdom. Our ancestors knew that if you want to receive more, you have to give more, and sometimes you must give away the most precious thing you have. It is not easy, I agree.
We are now pushing beyond two-thousand years of destruction which started when the first groups of vandals came from the North of Kemet. These hungry men discovered that we had domesticated animals, while they had not. They discovered that we had agriculture, while they did not. They also, most importantly, discovered that we have spirituality, the “Neteru” (Gods).
It is the cosmogony of Thebes that introduced to humanity the idea that the world was created and that it had a starting point. Our modern problem began the day when these ambitious/hungry groups of people decided that they would redefine the world and its existential values. We cannot push beyond something that the Gods have already dictated; that is destruction.
Today, this system wants to force us to accept the logic that anything that has a beginning has a destiny leading it towards destruction. However, they are not admitting to us that it is they who introduced that de- struction into human thinking as recently as 1200 of the Julian Calendar. The same ambitions that were introduced by invaders of Kemetic culture have misdirected the values of Kem people around the world.
Today, in fact, there are no more taboos. The door is open to the worst that can happen to a human being. We can find the right excuse for the worst abominations and a bad reason for our good actions. This makes the human being of today the most dangerous being to himself and others. This is the reason our homeland (as it is everyone’s homeland) has been suffering for the last five hundred years. Colonization has not only brought slavery, abduction and rape, but the West has snatched away the continent’s wealth and resources, material and human, in the name of development.
In Meritah, especially in Dakar, the capital city of the country of Senegal (where I was born and raised), we are facing many problems. We as Kem, in the oldest civilization on this Earth, no longer have control of our destiny. Most of us have lost the ancestral sense of space and time. Our enemies have become our Deities. Except for some rare people like the Dogon and other traditionalists, most of the people in Meritah are either Christians, Muslims or Jews.
An addition to this tragedy is a dualistic problem of identity. It is better schematized in this way: 60% of us are Christian, 40% of us are Muslim, but guess what, we are 100% animist. (Our ancestral religions are now labeled “animists”). In Meritah one will go to the mosque or the church, but at night we will secretly go to our ancestral shrines in order to give offerings at the time when modern medicine and prayers fall short.
For these reasons, it was easier for me to connect with the legacy of the Kem here in Maanu (the Americas). I was born and raised as a Muslim in Dakar, Senegal. I was never able to have a true un- derstanding of my own people’s spirituality due to the dualistic problem of identity. Things are so severe that in most parts of the colonized Meritah one will face big challenges - even death threats - if they openly follow the values of their ancestors.
Ironically, I was 53 years old and away from home in Northern Maanu (the land of our enslavement) when I was given a clearer context for my identity, heritage and history on this planet. With the guidance of my ancestors and through the teachings of the Maakheru (“Truth Teller” Head Initiatic Priest) of The Earth Center, The Prophet Neb Naba Lamoussa Morodenibig, I came to realize who I am: a Kem. I came to understand better what has been contributing to the advancement of the human being and the welfare of mankind.
Today, I am seeking the benediction of my ancestors, not the approval of Arabs or Europeans. I am doing my daily spiritual activities and sacrifices/offerings to my ancestors. My name is AJDOUSA (child of the God SA) ZUJATAH (healer or one who strengthens the Tah (Earth)). I am conquering my place in the vast history of the Kem on this Earth.
