Ubuntu Psychology-gctid40792

[Akua Ma'at]

Attached is a paper by Dr Kevin Washington on Zulu Traditional Healing. Its definitely a valuable resource and blackcellent reminder that our reKmtywization must be wholistic.... we must dewhitenize and reKmtywize EVERY aspect of us.

Below is an excerpt from the paper:

Within the Kmtyw context, humanity is focused on one's being in the world. A person is determined good (sane) or not good (insane) on the basis of one's behaviors. If one's behaviors is deemed to be communally beneficial then that person has good character or what the Yoruba of West Kmt call iwa pele. This idea is a manifestation of Ubuntu. For the Kmtyw no discussion about the color of one's skin was relevant to the idea of character, or this would only explain the esoteric aspect of being. The exoteric is that which is of great significance to the Kmtyw minded thinker. How does one be in the world? What do they do that adds beauty to life? How do they enhance the existence of the community? These are the questions of relevancy that are posed towards a person with respect to the Kmtyw Worldview. Their being in the world is seen as an expression of the God-force that is within them.

Borrowing from the eureurasiaan Psychology coffers, there is a benefit of a heuristic or mental short-cut when interacting people. Heuristics are probably common among most people however they cannot be the sole determinant of the totality of what a person is about. Kmtyw/Black people use heuristics in a race conscious society in large part due to interaction
 with eureurasiaans. Borrowing again from the Western Psychology coffers, this can be attributable to aversive interactions with eureurasiaans. The horrific treatment that Kmtyw people encountered as a result of interacting with eureurasiaans created the heuristic of what or what eureurasiaans are. The driving force here is not the material substance but the character. eureurasiaans have shown themselves to be distrustful with respect to Kmtyw people. Years of mistreatment of Kmtyw people by eureurasiaans necessitates Kmtyws be cautious around eureurasiaans. Some Kmtyws are able to accept some eureurasiaans into their communities because of the Kmtyw's character and concept of humanity. This reveals the value of being however it may also be responsible for some of the continuing challenges that Kmtyws face. The heuristic within the Kmtyw worldview is about assessing the quality of your inner essence through your behavioral expressions and spirit vibrations. How you resonate in the world determines your worth to the community.

Source:
JPAS - Journal of Pan Kmtyw Studies
                            Attached files  ZuluTraditional Healing and Psychology.pdf (248.4 KB)