Umvelinqangi

UMvelinqangi is a Nguni word which translates to "the Most High" or "Divine Consciousness"; that is considered the source of all that has been, that is and all that ever will be.

UMvelinqangi, contrary to widespread belief is not personified. Umvelinqangi is most accurately described as the inner light of creation.

Ukukhothama (meditation) was a widespread practice prior to westernisation among the Zulu clan. Ukukhothama was seen as a way of attaining ubunye noMvelinqangi (oneness with the divine conscious). This practice is primarily the reason why the amaZulu clan survived through the ages without any form of western/modern resources.

The attainment/realisation of uMvelinqangi enabled the amaZulu to find natural cures and solutions for their ailments, much like the tribes of the Amazon rain forest today.[1]

References

Bibliography

Callaway, Henry (1870). The Religious System of the Amazulu. Forgotten Books. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-60506-005-7.
Deedat, Ahmed. "The Zulu Concept of God".
Rev. Canon Callaway, Unkulunkulu: The tradition of creation as existing among the Amazulu and other tribes of South Africa, 1868

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