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The union (Ntura) of the God of the North (Ntu) and God of the South (Ra) reproduces
the union (Mara) of the female (ma) and male (Ra) principles at the equator.
Thus the Area of the Great Lakes around the equator came to be known as the Land (Ta)
of the Gods (Ntura or Mara). In one word the Land of the Gods is called Tantura or
Tamara. This land is also known as Punt or Afura i.e. the land of the king, sun or God.
The Solar year starts on the 23 rd September when the Sun appears below the body of the
Zodiacal sign of Leo. This marks the begin of the African New Year. The African year
is divided into three seasons of four months each. These seasons are Summer (September
to December), Autumn (January to April), and Winter (May to August). The African
year is also divided into four quarters, the two solstices and two equinoxes.
4.3 The Lunar Year
The moon has no original light. It derives its light from the Sun. This light traverses the
fourteen stations of the moon corresponding to the seven Pleiades or Circumpolar stars
and seven outer planets. Thus for 14 days the Solar energy descends into the Sub-lunary
world carrying the Solar Light to energize the world. For the remaining 14 days the
moon ascends to the heavens to recharge through its reunion with the Sun. Thus the
Lunar cycle takes 28 days. During the two dark days of the Moon the Moon (Ma) and
the Sun (Ra) are reunited, as female and male, to reproduce new Solar energy before a
New Lunar Cycle. Thus Africans revere the Sun and the moon individually or
collectively as Mara or Mari. The Primal shrine of the androgyne God Mara is at
Kumara or Tamara i.e. the source of the Nile at the foot of the mountains of the moon.
The Lunar Cycle is made out of 30 (28+2) days. Each house of the Zodiac consists of
three groups of ten stars called the decans. The moon takes 10 days to traverse each of
the three groups of ten stars. Thus a Lunar consists of 3 weeks of 10 days each. The
moon spends 30 days in each of the 12 signs of the Zodiac, bringing the total number of
Lunar year to 360.
At the completion of this annual lunar cycle the Union (Mara) of the Moon (Ma) and the
Sun (Ra) reproduces the five elements of ether/spirit, water, fire, earth, and air. On each
subsequent day, bringing the total number of a lunar year to 365. The union Mara of the
Moon (Ma) and the Sun (Ra) is a reflection of the androgyne planet Venus (Mara) mother
of the planet Mercury (Kara). This planet Venus is also a reflection of the Queen of
Heaven and Earth called Musasi or Mudjadji, popularly known as Mwalinkulunkulu or
Muhale. Many peoples of Africa South of the Sahara worship this Goddess under
different names. Hence, African communities were largely matriarchal in nature.
The patriarchal systems in Africa was introduced by the patriarchy in the Old Testament
and the New Testament which disposed of the female God Sophia or Shekhina and only
recognised Jehovah and Jesus who are both male. This patriarchy was made part of the
secular law under colonialism and Apartheid.
ISBN NO: 978-1-920264-17
By Prof. Mathole Motshekga
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