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ISTHUNYWA/MESSENGER OF SPIRIT

What is it?

Isthunywa literally means "messenger" this is a messenger and a mediator between physical reality and the spiritual reality. Isthunywa is a term used to refer to an umbrella of spirits so we need to be cognizant and thread very light

when dealing with this topic. This is where we find mystical creatures (ndlondlo, nzunza, nkosazana, abelozi, inkanyamba to name a few from African cosmology BUT many of these spirits reign in the entire universe in a different realm)

Origin

This is an ancient form of communication and has been in existence for the longest of time, idlozi which is what posseses you taps into this information to pass down knowledge and wisdom but because of colonisation, to work with this energy was prohibited and Africans

were forced to adopt religion and thus the works and ways of idlozi were confined. However, the energy kept on manifesting in people and our ancestors had to find other ways to exist within the system they found themselves in.

This is where going up to mountains to pray came about, of course influenced by biblical stories.
As a natural evolution because umoya ongene ookhokho could not use imithi that were now illegal to pick, had to find other ways to work and heal. This is when iziwasho came into

exisence, the wearing of church regalia, the use of more mild herbs that were used to heal, water, Bible, wool, prayer and candles were now adopted to find a new way of working with Spirit. It is this very reason that you dream of izambhatho, iziphika, iziwasho, iibhidansi etc.

This is a manifestation of ogogo indlela abavela ngayo kuwe because of the way they healed in their time because of political injustices.

Manifestation of isthunywa

As previously mentioned, this is a very broad topic and whether or not ungenwe ngumoya wokhokho who channelled this universal energy, or ungenwe by these mystical energies there are more or less similarities in which this energy manifests.

Prophesy.
• Empathy.
• Uses of water as method of healing or constant requirement to visit water bodies such as the ocean and rivers.
• Fondness to candles.
• Use of crystals.
• Interest and deep knowledge of the esoteric arts.
• General pull to celestial bodies.

• Sensitive emotions and generally quick to cry(this is a result of the heart chakra expanding in consciousness as you welcome divine flow of universal energy.(Rough ride this one).
• Singing,sthunywa is extremely fond of song
• Counseling and metapsychology.
• Cleanliness.

Where do you stand?

Now you have been told unomoya right? Unesthunya to be specific, it is important to note that isthunywa and idlozi both draw strength from the same source, idlozi is just more connected to human energies whereas the sthunywa energy is more universal and not

limited to human. There is no one better and no one spirit better than the other, we are all unique expressions of Spirit and therefore function in very different ways and forms to what we have been called.

Some healers initiate these sthunywa spirits and put them under

the Ndau shamanic practises, whether or not this is right is all evident as how you as the fledged healer how your vibration and wellbeing is.

It is also very important to have your mind sharp, sharp, sharp as umoya works perfectly well in a aharpened intellect because you will be using your mind to interpret prophecy, to interpret consciousness.

Try and slow down and allow for Spirit to work through you and for

you to connect nesthunywa sakho, so you can understand how it functions and what it requires from you. No two people are the same, no two gifts are identical. Some will not need you to twasa, some will need you to get impande ethize from wherever. Do not go digging deeper to

things you are not required to dig in, uvalo lwakho will tell you to stop. Some of these spirits work in pure secrecy and sacredness and do not like human interaction, so it best to wait for a sign from them to do something.

When nothing seems to be working in the direction of

trying to understand your gift then it is time for you to focus on other things, work on your ascension, work on your energy, work on purifying and detoxing yourself so you are the purest and cleanest vessel for spirit to flow!!
Stay grounded, stay vigilant and stay positive!!

Not my original work. Had to share this interesting post! Enjoy#LESEDI