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Amathongo Centered Paradigm

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Iziko Paradigm

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Ikhaya Paradigm

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Apr 13, 2012

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Umsamo – The Hub of Ancestral Wisdom

(How do we meet the challenges of having Umsamo in our Modern Homes?) Umsamo is a special and sacred place inside a traditional Zulu hut that is at once an altar and a repository (ithala) of a family’s precious and spiritually significant items. Umsamo is also a physical manifestation of the interconnectedness and special bond that exists between the living and the dead. It is...

Oct 21, 2011

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Ukuthwasa

UKUTHWASA-ITS MEANING AND PROCESS African ‘Ukuthwasa’ and healing (ukwelapha) has been misconstrued and misunderstood for many years not only from the Western researchers but also from the people of Africa. Reason being that it has never been something taken as a special gift to those who happen to be the victims of it. Ukuthwasa and to be possessed by idlozi has been taken as...

Aug 31, 2011

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