AFRICAN COSMOLOGY AND THE PARANORMAL (AYISI, CHRISTIAN HARRY)

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AFRICAN C D OTHE PARANORMAL
Ayisi, Christian Harry, M.A., Ph.D.(Lond.)
University of Ghana,
Legon,
Ghana, West Africa.
NTRODUCTION
It has been my special preoccupation to find out some special
rhich explain, in a significant way, some of the mysteries surrounding
the paranormal. In this pursuit, I am currently engaged on research in
;hana into sources of psychic power; and I have been studying the activities
,f various well-known cults as well as a number of individuals privately
engaged in occult practices. From my researches, I have found that there
is a close link between the paranormal and cosmdlogy, as conceived by the
raditional African. Cosmology explains the flow and balance of the
subtle energies in the universe which bring about and affect all life
,rocesses. But beliefs concerning cosmology are prescribed by culture
and traditions; and although it is difficult to identify the various
-eoples of Africa with one type of cultural persuasion there is nevertheless
. sense in which some features of a people's philosophy and behaviour could
)e regarded as being typically African. In this paper, therefore, I am
caking some generalizations from my Ghanaian experience, based on the
,kan persuasion (The Akans constitute the dominant ethnic group in Ghana;
nd, broadly speaking, Ghanaian cultural style is set by them.)
The central theme of this Conference is: "Psychotronics - our
nner cosmos". We are focusing attention on Man's inner space, with a
iew to proclaiming the ideal of micro- and macro- cosmic unity.
*Paper prepared for the Fourth International Conference on Psychotronic
Research, Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 30 - July 7, 1979.
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