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African American Rule Of The Sun

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The Rule of the Sun originates from African Cosmology in the Yowa, Dkenga where it is also referred to as the Kongo Cross. The Kongo Cross works on the symbology of the sun. For example, the human soul rises like the sun rises in the morning, it sets in the evening, and is reborn again to create another dawn (REF 4). In regards to spirituality this is considered as a rise and peak in our awareness. However when we experience problems such as setbacks, dishonour, calamity, African Americans claim it to be a spiritual death due to impurities from living in the physical world of selfishness and fear (REF 4). Early African Americans believed that when someone personally experiences a spiritual death, it was their calling to the spiritual world

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