UBEN-HYENG The Ancestral Summons

Book excerpt: UBEN-HYENG The Ancestral Summons UBEN-HYENG (u· ben' - shehng') is the combination of the Kenesu/Khanitu-Kamau (Nubian-Egyptian) term, Uben and the Twi-Akan term, Hyeng. The terms are defined in their respective languages as descriptive of drawing forth by illumination, to shine; bright, brilliant. As a name, they are representative of the revivifying energy of Creative Power. Just as the morning Sun calls for the rejuvenation of Earth, UBEN-HYENG is a summons for the rejuvenation of the culture. Contents: Origin and function of Our Spiritual Inheritance · Origin and purpose of: Libation · Ancestral and Deity worship · Ancestral and Deity possession · Ritual prayer · Ritual meditation · Ritual song and dance · Nature worship · Talismans and amulets · Ritual procreative activity · Oracular divination Nature and function of Idols · Necessity of making offerings · Origin and purpose of shrines · Necessity for Ancestral communication · Nature and function of the Goddesses and Gods · Nature and function of Ancestral names and Ancestral languages · Origin and purpose of immortality · Nature and function of cycles · Nature and function of Self-defense · Origin and purpose for sacrifice · Liberation and Ancestral religion · Law