Msshakara X Katwamba Mutale
Title: Chineke
Chi is a pre-colonial southeastern Nigerian spirituality
‘Eke’ is a physical manifestation of female energy in the physical realm.
Chi is an abstraction of pure consciousness, his female counterpart is the
source of creation or creator, and is the creation itself. The root word is
‘Ke’ which means create. The ‘E’ in ‘Eke’ implies something that has been
done as there is no actual word for creating in Igbo. When Chi and Eke
come together they make you, your essence and your physical existence
(manifestation)
Chi and eke are two parts of a whole in Igbo thought, Chineke. One
can’t outlive the other. Chi will always need to Eke to create. One way to
express your chi is to become Onyekeke (Onye means destiny). To manifest,
become the architect of your life/destiny like’ Onyekeke’. Onyeke
Chiyeke the idiomatic expression means; God creates beings in his/her
image who have the power to create their destiny. what are you good at?
The creator of the crown of life is chineke the essential secret to happiness
is to be a creative person. Igbo believe if you understand chineke
you have insight into all things, to learn everything around you should
know and learn about yourself. Beyond our relationship with Chi, the
connection between humans and Eke is what makes the Igbo worldview
unique.
The term God is love, greater is God in you than God is in the world. to
me, this is an analogy to unconditional love and within yourself, partnership,
alignment
