Tribal Pacts
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BENBEN | May 27, 2024 | Written By Firefly Productions
Treaties and international agreements are a part of every government's politics and are necessary to secure and guarantee allies, business interests, and the system in general. While we like to think that treaties are always fair, we know that this is not true and that bigger governments often force less powerful ones into treaties that are one-sided, but whatever the arrangements are, they are always painted as necessary and beneficial agreements between two parties. The history behind treaties and agreements has its roots, of course, in Africa and ultimately in the Kemetic spiritual system.
Throughout the African continent, it is a well-known fact that tribes have tribal pacts with other tribes. These pacts have a long history and are very meaningful, forming a network of connections through which society functions. While outsiders may not know of or understand the pacts and their significance and rules, these pacts are very meaningful for the social structure in traditional Africa.
The very first tribal pact can be found in the Holy Drama of the Kemetic spiritual system. To understand the significance of this pact, we must first begin to understand the god Wsr (renamed Osiris by the Greeks) and his importance to humanity. In short, War is the God who has given human beings the code of behavior by which to live (the seventy-seven commandments or Great Book of Divine Ordinances) and has ensured life after death from the physical world. He is the oldest human ancestor and is the origin of life as we know it today. Wsr was (and is) very important to mankind and the survival of all human beings.
When Wsr died (he was the first God to accept to die so that he could become immortal through his descendants), the whole world wanted to bury his body in their area. Because Wsr is such an important and powerful God, the area that had the privilege of burying his body would benefit from this presence, and each area wanted this benefit. This caused the first real-world war of humanity - both the upper lands and the lower lands wanted to bury Wsr in their hemisphere. Fighting began between the two areas over the right to bury Wsr in their lands. The entire world was involved in this struggle, and there was a great amount of bloodshed.
Humanity finally came to the conclusion that if they did not find a solution to this problem, the fighting would never stop. They decided to divide Wsr's body into two pieces so that each hemisphere could bury part of the God and thus receive the benefits from his presence. Unfortunately, the fighting did not stop there, be- cause the trouble transferred from hemisphere to local cities and neighborhoods, all who wanted Wsr buried in their area. The eventual solution was to divide the God's body into many small pieces so that each area would be able to bury a small piece of him in their area. This was the solution that stopped the First World War.
Wherever the body of War was buried, a monument was placed in that area to signify the presence of the God. These monuments also strengthened the pacts that the areas had with the rest of the world to no longer fight with each other and to be at peace, as long as each area was able to bury a piece of him. The monuments (statues, fountains, etc) then became spiritual symbols of this worldwide pact for peace, and it is a pact that is recognized by the Divine world. The monument becomes a symbolic altar for Wsr (regardless of whether those who put it in place realized this fact or not). This means that every nation, state, city, or neighborhood that has a monument is spiritually agreeing to uphold the pact that was formed when War was buried.
This was the first pact or treaty in human history. Since then, there have been countless pacts between governments and societies. One of the most popular tribal pacts in Africa was created by the Pharaoh Ramses I in 2500 BC. The Pharaoh Ramses had 122 children, and he made them all princes and princesses. When the invaders began causing trouble in Itoure and Mesra (the Nile Valley), Ramses sent his children inland on an exodus. "Ramses sent each one of his children with a secret that they were to protect," explained Master Naba, Dogon and Kemetic priest. "He told them that they were to hold the knowledge that they were given as sacred and to protect it at all costs. This is why, until now, you cannot find one tribe or ethnic group that possesses 100 percent of the Kemetic knowledge." Each child of Ramses set out across Africa, taking with them members of each discipline of society (priests, teachers, farmers, blacksmiths, etc) so that they could form their own tribe. "This is why you find the same family name in many different tribes," explained Master Naba. Most tribes that were formed by the 122 children of Ramses have pacts between them until today. Before the children left, they met and agreed that they should teach their descendants to remember their roots and that they were all from the same father. The most common way this was accomplished was for the tribes to closely preserve the memory of the tribes that were in the closest proximity to them. This created a web of pacts by which everyone followed.
Some of the tribes that were formed by children of Ramses include Hausa, Germa, Tem, Dogon, Sara, Sango, Nuba, and Baraabra, among many others.
Other Pharaohs also did the same thing that Ramses did with his children, such as Menez, Menkari, and Senefru. Ramses is the most famous, however, because of the number of children that he had and thus the number of tribes they formed.
Another kind of traditional tribal pact that is found in the Motherland are the ones formed by either social or political interests. For example, tribes can sometimes fight over land for farming. If one tribe is trying to take land that belongs to another tribe, the first tribe can seek help from other tribes. If the other tribe is successful in helping solve the problem, the first tribe will offer them a tribal pact as a show of their appreciation and gratitude.
Some tribes are very good at war, and these tribes often form pacts with other tribes to help them in battle.
Some recent tribal pacts happened during slavery. The slave seekers often came to a village late at night while everyone was sleeping so that they could attack. They would surround the village, burn the huts, take people and chain them, and walk away with them towards the coast. Some tribes, such as the Gourmantche tribe (Master Naba's tribe) were known for helping villages who were in this situation. After the Gourmantche tribe helped another tribe escape from the fate of slavery, a tribal pact or blood pact would be offered as thanks. The Gourmantche people, then, have tribal pacts with a lot of other tribes, such as Germa, Dande, Moba, Bassar, Yarga, and many others.
What is a tribal pact anyway? A pact is a spiritual agreement between tribes that guarantees goodwill towards each other. There is no fighting, war, lying, hypocrisy, or hatred between two tribes or members of two tribes who have a pact. When the tribes or members of the tribes meet, there is a law of absolute hospitality - one behaves in the most positive manner and never refuses to help the other.
Breaking a tribal pact is a very serious offense. Not only is it destructive socially and politically, but it is also harmful spiritually. "To strengthen pacts, they are guaranteed by the curse," said Master Naba. "You will get the negative side of everything if you break the pact. You will have misfortune in your life until you can make it right again."
All Gods are aware of pacts, and there are certain Gods that protect them. Sometimes, when a pact is formed, a God or Goddess can be named as more responsible for the pact than the others, but in general when an offering or sacrifice is done to form a pact, Gods are the witnesses of the formation. Gods protect pacts, and this makes pacts very important spiritually and socially.
