Hoodoo (spirituality) (section The Kongo cosmogram)
Hoodoo, such as the Kongo cosmogram. The basic form of the Kongo cosmogram is a simple cross (+) with one line. The Kongo cosmogram symbolizes the rising...
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A cosmogram depicts a cosmology in a flat geometric form. They are used for various purposes: meditational, inspirational and to depict structure – real...
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The Kongo cosmogram (also called yowa or dikenga cross, Kikongo: dikenga dia Kongo or tendwa kia nza-n' Kongo) is a core symbol in Kongo religion that...
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enslaved Africans. The Kongo cosmogram is also called the Bakongo cosmogram and the "Yowa" cross. The Yowa cross (Kongo cosmogram) "Is a fork in the road (or...
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Kongo religion (section Kongo cosmogram)
is depicted by a circle with a cross inside. In this Yowa or dikenga cosmogram, the meeting point of the two lines of the cross is the most powerful...
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Kalûnga Line (section Kongo cosmogram)
change. The line is regarded as an integral element within the Kôngo cosmogram. The word Kalûnga is a Kikongo word that means "threshold between worlds...
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traditional Bakongo religion, the four elements are incorporated into the Kongo cosmogram. This sacred wheel depicts the physical world (Nseke), the spiritual world...
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carriage" date to this period. Teotihuacán is rebuilt as a four-quartered cosmogram by Zapotec architects brought from Monte Albán in Oaxaca. Classic period...
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traditional Bakongo religion, the five elements are incorporated into the Kongo cosmogram. This sacred symbol also depicts the physical world (Nseke), the spiritual...
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Black Spiritual churches, Black theology, the ring shout, the Kongo cosmogram, Simbi water spirits, graveyard conjuring, the crossroads spirit, making...
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Casper Bruun; Blok, Anders (2013). "Techno-animism in Japan: Shinto Cosmograms, Actor-network Theory, and the Enabling Powers of Non-human Agencies"...
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these are separate Afro-American religions. Possible origins include the cosmogram of the Kongo people, or originated as the Nsibidi system of writing for...
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Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora...
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The Bakongo Cosmogram, depicting Nzambi's four moments of the sun...
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is an African cosmogram entitled Rivers. The title is taken from his poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers". Within the center of the cosmogram is the line:...
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Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kongo may refer to: Kingdom of Kongo Kongo cosmogram Kongo language or Kikongo, one of the Bantu languages Kongo languages...
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S. Sandlana Development of The Harmony Restoration Measurement Scale (Cosmogram) Part 1 Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Vol 21, No 3 (2013)...
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aggregated into larger groups. These larger villages included the earlier cosmogram layouts complete with large central posts, pits, and/or structures. An...
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astrological chart, astro-chart, celestial map, sky-map, star-chart, cosmogram, vitasphere, radical chart, radix, chart wheel or simply chart) is an...
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(musoni), birth (kala), maturity (tukula), and death (luvemba). The Kongo cosmogram, a sacred symbol in Bakongo culture, depicts these moments of the sun...
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Islamic interpretation with Bakongo cosmogram concepts. The Christian cross looks similar to the Bakongo cosmogram and was interpreted by Black people...
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was male, while the left side was believed to be female. Bunzi Kongo cosmogram Kongo religion Lunar deity Simbi Sky deity Brown, Ras Michael (2012)....
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Einar Pálsson (section The landscape cosmogram theory)
aligning with the spokes, were used as landmarks to fix the wheel-shaped cosmogram to the landscape. Apart from the measurements, the system proposed by...
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The Bakongo cosmograms are a likely influence on the firmas of Palo....
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Nzambici Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba...
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Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora...
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Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora...
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Possible Worlds, 2020 Cosmic View Cosmic Zoom Cosmonaut Cosmicism Cosmogony Cosmogram Cosmography Macrocosm and microcosm Megaverse (disambiguation) Oikeiôsis...
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Nzazi Phulu Bunzi Yahweh Elements Ancestral veneration Kalunga line Kongo cosmogram Mfinda Nature spirits Nganga Nlongo Simbi Art Nkisi Nkondi Tumba Diaspora...
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