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.
It is an intricate and complex process with various spirits, teachings and forms of healing.
A THREAD
It is an intricate and complex process with various spirits, teachings and forms of healing.
A THREAD
Ukuthwasa has never been given the respect and treated with the diginity it deserves. This stems from the narrative around it. It is not evil, demonic, problematic or an inconvenience in ones life.
Rather it is a call to greatness. Which cannot go unanswered.
Rather it is a call to greatness. Which cannot go unanswered.
Ukuthwasa has been there even during the times of our forefathers, the only difference now is in the olden days it was more respected and was also properly done than it is happening today.
Ukuthwasa is an acceptance of an Idlozi, which once lived before and because now that idlozi wants to come back as a ‘spirit’, and continue performing its duties, it gets into somebody with the body in the real world and starts wanting to work through that body.
Idlozi is an ithongo which possesses someone, and because it has now acted in this manner it gets called idlozi. This idlozi is governed by amathongo who are the custodians of ‘the umsamo or Isigodlo’ and also the owners of this ‘ubunyanga’ which is ‘impande’– the art of healing.
There are many signs of being born with abadala or have a calling This is just to list a few:
1. Ukuzalwa wembethe
2. Extreme weight loss or weight gain 3. Debilitating and Stubborn illness
4. Sudden onset of extreme fatigue
5. Recurring dreams of ppl dressed in amabhayi
1. Ukuzalwa wembethe
2. Extreme weight loss or weight gain 3. Debilitating and Stubborn illness
4. Sudden onset of extreme fatigue
5. Recurring dreams of ppl dressed in amabhayi
There can be misfortunes at home if the person is rejecting the calling – to an extent that this can affect other family members. When such symptoms are seen, there is nothing the family can do until the idlozi itself shows you where to go and be initiated.
The type of spirits -imimoya yedlozi.
There are two types of ubunyanga/imimoya mostly found in the Southern part of Africa. It is IsiNguni and Isindawe. IsiNguni is from the whole of Kwa-Zulu right up to Manguzi and Mhlab’ uyalingana.
There are two types of ubunyanga/imimoya mostly found in the Southern part of Africa. It is IsiNguni and Isindawe. IsiNguni is from the whole of Kwa-Zulu right up to Manguzi and Mhlab’ uyalingana.
IsiNguni has two well known ‘spirits-imimoya’ – Umndiki and Umndawe, whereas IsiNdawe, which is from the North, West and Central parts of Africa, is Umnono.
UMnono is not that well known in the Kwa-Zulu area hence it has become a huge problem for the African Healers in the area. The reason is that it has its own special ‘herbs’-impande, which is only obtainable either from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and other African states.
Umnono therefore cannot be healed with the IsiNguni ‘impande’ and vise-a versa. UMnono is the spirits of the ‘abalozi’, hence it is the only type of healing which is rarely found and known in Africa.
The UMnono takes much longer time than the other IsiNguni spirits to mature. It can take between 10 – 15 years because it does everything on its own and one must be a good reader of the dreams and images as they operate through you.
This concludes part 1 of 3. I will pick it up again tomorrow.
