![]() ![]() Ankh (life) became the universal symbol of not only existence, but the very best of existence and of life to come. There, life was celebrated in every manner. Kemet became the society that best articulated and represented the 'way of life'. Consequently a calendar of rituals was developed to recognize, remember and celebrate the comings and going of the life cycles.įrom the beginning throughout time the focus and objective of the 'way of life' has been to create 'optimal living' for everyone and everything. The day to day life of the ancestors was organized as a ritual in sync with the cycles of the elements. The 'way of life' celebrated these life forces as the creator, and benefactors of life and humanity. They were intially thought of as creators later they were recognized to as sustainers of life. The first Ntcheru (Elements) provided sustanance for continued living. Though the discovery and accumulation of environmental awareness the ancestors developed a society around celebrating the elements upon which they depended for survival and comfort the names given for these life forces were Ra (sun), Shu (air), Nu (water), Nut (sky), and Geb (land and by extension, food). The First Ntcheru - Elements / Sustainers This type of society endured for hundreds-of-thousands of years in East and South Africa before its 'body of knowledge, rituals and beliefs' were distilled in the areas of Kemet and Nubia. It is from semi-nomadic societies that the foundation of Kemet (Egypt) started. ![]() The 'way of life' (an organized and systematic approach to creating, sustaining and improving the quality of life) in what we may call the 'First Order' was elements based resulting in hunter-gathering societies with varying levels of nomadism from rugged-nomadism to semi-nomadic groups. Over the course of several million years, through many trials and tribulations, our ancestors (Africans) managed to resolve and refine a systematic approach towards addressing life's equation - food (resource) and comfort for 'optimal living'. ![]()
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