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THE

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Vol. 19 MAY 1914 2

Ilungelo lokushicilela ngo-1914 ngu-HW PERCIVAL

IZIXHOBO

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Iminqweno yeZidumbu zaBafileyo

UMNQWENKO yinxalenye yendoda ephilayo, amandla angaphumliyo amkhuthaza ukuba enze okuthile ngomzimba wenyama.[1][1] Umnqweno uyintoni na, neminqweno yabantu abaphilileyo, ichazwe kuyo Ilizwi kuba EyeDwarha kwaye EyeNkanga, ngowe-1913, kumanqaku athetha ngeDesire Ghosts of Living Men. Ngexesha lobomi okanye emva kokufa, umnqweno awunakusebenza kumzimba wenyama ngaphandle kohlobo lomzimba wenyama. Umnqweno unawo kumzimba womntu oqhelekileyo ngexesha lobomi awukho uhlobo olusisigxina. Ekufeni umnqweno ushiya umzimba wenyama ngendlela kunye nomzimba wefom, obizwa apha ngokuba sisiporho senyama. Emva kokufa umnqweno uya kubamba isiporho sokucinga ixesha elide kangangoko unako, kodwa ekugqibeleni ezi zimbini ziyadityaniswa kwaye ke umnqweno uba luhlobo, uhlobo lomnqweno, uhlobo olwahlukileyo.

Iziporho zamadoda afileyo ezinqwenelekayo azifani nemimoya yazo. Umnqweno wesiporho uyazi njengesiporho esinqwenelayo. Izikhathaza ngomzimba wayo wenyama kunye nesiporho sokwenyama kuphela nje ukuba inokusebenzisa umzimba wenyama njengendawo yokugcina amanzi kunye nogcino apho kutsalwa khona amandla, kwaye kangangoba inokusebenzisa isiporho sokwenyama ukudibana nabantu abaphilayo kwaye ukudlulisa amandla abalulekileyo ukusuka kwabaphilayo ukuya kwintsalela yaloo nto ibingumzimba wayo wenyama. Zininzi ke iindlela apho isiporho somnqweno sisebenza ngokudityaniswa neziporho zomzimba kunye neengcinga.

Emva kokuba umnqweno wesiporho uhlukane nomoya wakhe wenyama kwaye kwingcamango yokucinga ithatha uhlobo olubonisa inqanaba okanye inqanaba lomnqweno, ekuyiyo. Le fom yeminqweno (kama rupa) okanye umnqweno wesiporho sisiphumo, umxube, okanye umnqweno wolawulo lwayo yonke iminqweno eyonwabileyo ngexesha lokuphila kwayo ngokomzimba.

Iinkqubo ziyafana ekwahlukaniseni iminqweno yesiporho (ghost) yomphefumlo kwimo yengqondo yayo, kodwa ucotha kangakanani okanye ngokukhawuleza kangakanani na ukudibana kuxhomekeke kumgangatho, amandla kunye nendalo yeminqweno kunye neengcinga zomntu ngexesha lobomi kunye , ekusebenziseni kwakhe ingcinga ukulawula okanye ukwanelisa iminqweno yakhe. Ukuba iminqweno yakhe yayivila kwaye iingcinga zakhe zihamba kancinci, ukwahlukana kuya kuhamba kancinci. Ukuba iminqweno yakhe yayinamandla kwaye isebenza kwaye iingcinga zayo zikhawuleza, ukwahlula emzimbeni kunye nomphefumlo wakhe ngokukhawuleza kuyakukhawuleza, kwaye umnqweno uya kuthatha uhlobo lwawo kwaye ube ngumnqweno wesiporho.

Ngaphambi kokuba umntu afe umnqweno wendoda ungena emzimbeni wenyama ngokuphefumla kwakhe kwaye unike umbala kwaye uhlala egazini. Ngegazi yimisebenzi yobomi enamava ngokomnqweno. Nqwenela amava ngokufumana iimvakalelo. Inqwenela ukwaneliseka kokuziva kwayo kunye nokuziva kwayo kwezinto ezibonakalayo zigcinwa ngokujikeleza kwegazi. Ekufeni ukujikeleza kwegazi kuyaphela kwaye umnqweno awusenako ukufumana ukuboniswa ngegazi. Ke umnqweno urhoxa kunye nesiporho senyama egazini kwaye ushiye umzimba wakhe wenyama.

Inkqubo yegazi emzimbeni wenyama yinto encinci kwaye iyahambelana nolwandlekazi kunye namachibi kunye nemijelo kunye nemijikelezo yomhlaba. Ulwandle, amachibi, imilambo, kunye nemijelo engaphantsi komhlaba yimbonakaliso eyandisiweyo yenkqubo yokujikeleza kwegazi emzimbeni womntu. Ukuhamba komoya emanzini kuya emanzini nasemhlabeni ukuba yintoni ukuphefumla okusegazini nasemzimbeni. Ukuphefumla kugcina igazi lijikeleza; kodwa kukho egazini elenza umoya. Into esegazini kunye nokunyanzela ukuphefumla sisilwanyana esingenanyama, umnqweno, esegazini. Ngokunjalo nobomi bezilwanyana kumhlaba womhlaba bungena, butsala emoyeni. Ukuba zonke izilwanyana eziphila emanzini zibulewe okanye zirhoxisiwe, akunakubakho ukunxibelelana okanye ukunxibelelana phakathi kwamanzi nomoya, kwaye akukho ntshukumo yomoya ngaphezulu kwamanzi. Kwelinye icala, ukuba umoya unqunyulwe emanzini amanzi amade angaphela, imilambo ibiya kuyeka ukuqukuqela, amanzi ebeya kuba manzi, kwaye ubunokupheliswa bonke ubomi bezilwanyana emanzini.

Into ehambisa umoya emanzini kunye nomoya ungene egazini, kwaye ebangela ukujikeleza kokubini, ngumnqweno. Kungamandla okuzoba okuqhuba egcina umsebenzi kuzo zonke iindlela. Kodwa umnqweno ngokwawo awunalo uhlobo lwesilwanyana esiphilayo okanye iifom emanzini, nangaphezulu kokuba ifom yesilwanyana iphila egazini lomntu. Ngentliziyo njengeziko layo, umnqweno uphila egazini lomntu kwaye unyanzela kwaye ukhuthaze uvakalelo ngokusebenzisa amalungu kunye nemvakalelo. Xa irhoxa okanye ikhutshwa ngumphefumlo kwaye inqunyulwe emzimbeni wayo ngokufa, xa ingasenakho ukubakho kokuphinda iphinde ivuselele ukubonwa kwayo kwaye ibonwe zizimvo ngomzimba wayo wenyama, emva koko iyaphuma kwaye ishiye isiporho senyama. Ngelixa umnqweno usekho kwisiporho sokwenyama umoya ophefumlelweyo uya kuthi, ukuba ubonwe, ingabi yinto ye-automaton, njengoko injalo xa ushiywe ngokwakho, kodwa uya kubonakala uphilile kwaye unentshukumo yokuzithandela kwaye unomdla kwinto eyenzayo. Yonke inkanuko kunye nomdla kwiintshukumo zayo ziyanyamalala kwi-ghost yenyama xa umnqweno uyishiya.

Akukho mnqweno, kwaye nenkqubo apho ushiya khona isiporho senyama kunye nomzimba wayo, nokuba kwenzeka njani ukuba ube ngumnqweno wesiporho emva kokuba ingqondo iwushiyile, inokubonwa ngombono wenyama. Inkqubo inokubonwa ngumbono ophuhliswe kakuhle we-clairvoyant, oyimbonakalo ye-astral, kodwa ayiyi kuqondwa. Ukuze uyiqonde kakuhle kwaye uyibone, kufuneka ibonwe kuqala yingqondo emva koko ibonwe ngokubonakalayo.

Umnqweno udla ngokurhoxa okanye urhoxiswe kwisiporho sokwenyama njengelifu elimile njengendawo yomngcelele wamandla. Ngokwamandla ayo okanye ukunqongophala kwayo, kunye nolwazelelo lwayo, ibonakala kwimiphunga egazi ligazi okanye kwii-hues ezibomvu zegolide. Umnqweno awuhlali ungumnqweno wespolo de ibe emva kwengqondo ikhuphe unxibelelwano lwayo kumnqweno. Emva kokuba ingqondo ishiye ubunzima bomnqweno, loo mnqweno awunguyebo obulungele okanye obunokufezekisa. Idityaniswa yiminqweno evuselela inkanuko. Emva kokuba umnqweno urhoxile kwisiporho sokwenyama kunye naphambi kokuba ingqondo izale kuwo, ilifu lamandla angcangcazelayo linokuthatha indawo ene-oval okanye ifomati, enokuthathwa ngokubonakalayo.

Xa ingqondo sele ihambile, umnqweno unokuthi ngokusebenza kakuhle ngokubonakalayo, kubonwe njengokungcangcazela, ukuqengqeleka kwezibane kunye nomthunzi ozolulele kwimo eyahlukeneyo engapheliyo, kunye nokuqengqeleka ndawonye kwakhona ukuze ubenzele kwenye imilo. Olu tshintsho lokuqengqeleka kunye nokujikeleza kunye nokubopha yimizamo yesininzi somnqweno ngoku wokuziloba kwisimo somnqweno olawulayo okanye kwiindlela ezininzi zeminqweno emininzi eyayiyimisebenzi yobomi kumzimba wenyama. Ubunzima bomnqweno uya kudibana lube kwifom enye, okanye uzahlule kwiindlela ezininzi, okanye inxenye enkulu inokuthatha kwifom eqinisekileyo kwaye intsalela ithathe iifom ezahlukeneyo. Intlawulo nganye yomsebenzi kwisininzi imela umnqweno othile. Eyona whorl enkulu kunye nokukhanya okona kwesona sizinzi ngumnqweno oyintloko, olawula iminqweno engaphantsi ngexesha lokuphila komzimba.

(Iza kuqhubeka)

[1] Uyintoni umnqweno, kunye nomnqweno wemimoya yabantu abaphilayo, ichazwe kuyo Ilizwi kuba EyeDwarha kwaye EyeNkanga, ngowe-1913, kumanqaku athetha ngeDesire Ghosts of Living Men.