If we could but grasp the deepness of our ancestors then perhaps we would be able to grasp the deeper-inner value of not only ourselves as descendants of Africa, but as the original authentic human beings. Only then can the true nature of the religion and the rituals that are components thereof be of any substance; of any truth. In actuality, the human entity is derived from the celestial elements and is enshrined by the earth. It, along with the rituals, ceremonies, and belief systems are braid