Thread by @NomaDzino

Today we’re looking at other prints. Njeti, Palu, Sisambe, iHawu Retso & plain colours. Blue prints are for female & Maroon prints are for masculine ancestral spirits. They represent feminine & masculine energies. Black ones are for spiritually adept practitioners. https://t.co/juINn54FEW

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The Njeti print is associated with ancestral spirits who dwell in water bodies of the Ndau people from Mozambique & Zimbabwe. They traded other goods with Indians for this fabric. People who dream of or are attracted to this print often dream of Indians & White people.

They have an affinity for eastern philosophy & spiritual traditions. The Ndau are reputed to be powerful healers, spiritualists & feared dark magicians. The print is said to trigger the kundalini awakening & spiritual evolution which is part of the healers’ initiation process.

Among the Ndau are descendants of the Lemba who were Jews living in Yemen. They became known as vaRemba & were talented healers. The Shona word for doctor is chiremba. They work with the herbs & the element of water. Some work in churches using water & prayer to heal.

The Njeti depicts the lotus, a symbol of purity, enlightenment, self-regeneration & rebirth. Its roots grow in the mud & the flower submerges every night into dirty river water & re-blooms the next morning, sparkling clean. In Kemet, they believed it to resurrect the dead.

The other print associated with the Ndau ancestral spirits is the Palu or Paloo print. Originally from India & traded in pre-colonial Mozambique, these fabrics together with the animal prints became popular instead of animal skins. Now they are more popular with healers.

Many South Africans receive the Ndau spiritual gifts & calling through their bloodline; or their ancestors killed a person of Ndau descent & the spirit needs to be appeased, or a Ndau man was adopted into the family & passes on their gift. Research your history.

A related people to the Ndau are the vaChopi from Mozambique. They have largely been integrated into the Tsonga ethnic group. Their fabric of choice is the Sisambi or Sesambe. This cloth was also traded for other goods with Indians in pre-colonial times & is popular with healers.

IHawu is the Nguni shield print. It is favoured by amaSwati and has many variations. It indicates ancestors who were royalty or warriors. Many Nguni indigenous healers with Swati ancestry wear this print. King Mswati does too because he is very very much into African alchemy.

The shield is made from cowhide. The cow is a sacred animal to the Nguni & slaughtered for important ceremonies such as weddings, funerals & bringing ancestors home. Drums for invoking the spirits through music are made from cowhide. Cows are a sign of wealth for the Nguni.

The Cow is a very powerful Spirit Animal. It is associated with fertility, nurturing, feeding, the milk of human kindness motherly advice. Cows stand firm in bad weather. They gives you keen perception & represent divine feminine lunar energy, gentle & giving, but never weak.

A healer who personifies that energy is @GogoSkhotheni She is gentle, loving & generous yet stands firm in her convictions. She offers information freely and tells it like it is, a true mother to all her initiates. Her main ancestral guide is Swati from the Dlamini clan.

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