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THE

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Vol. 20 JANUARY 1915 4

Ilungelo lokushicilela ngo-1915 ngu-HW PERCIVAL

IZIXHOBO

(Iyaqhutywa)
Iziporho ezingazange zibengaMadoda

KUKHO inkolelo eqhelekileyo kwaye ibisoloko ikho, yokuba kukho izinhanha zezidalwa ezingengamadoda, kwaye ezingezizo iziporho zabantu abaphilayo, okanye iziporho zabantu abafileyo. Ezi zidalwa ziziporho ezingazange zibe ngamadoda. Babizwa ngamagama ahlukeneyo: oothixo kunye nesiqingatha-thixo, iingelosi, iidemon, i-fairies, i-elves, i-spunkies, i-kelpies, i-brownies, i-nymphs, i-imps, i-hobgoblins, i-oreads, i-salads, i-dryads, i-naiads, i-fauns, i-satyrs, i-subi, i-incubi, izinto ezisisiseko, ii-gnomes, ii-undines, iisylphs kunye nee-salamanders.

Kumaxesha angaphambili, ukukholelwa kwizidalwa ezinjalo kwakuyindalo iphela. Bambalwa ababebuthandabuza ubukho babo. Namhlanje, kwiindawo ezinabantu abaninzi, ezi zinto zisisiseko somntu zikho kwiincwadi ezinentsomi nezincwadi zamabali kuphela. Abongikazi kunye noomama, ukuba bavela elizweni, baxelele nangabo abancinci, kodwa imigqina kaMama Goose iyathandwa.

Ibe yeyiphi na imimoya okholelwa yiAmerican American Indian ukuba ibange inyikima, imvula, izaqhwithi, imililo, nabantu abasebenza emahlathini, abo bavuka amachibi kunye nemilambo, ababedanisa kwiindawo ezinamanzi nabezemidlalo ekukhanyiseni kwelanga, Emimoyeni, ngoobani oombayimbayi ababengezela kukukhanya kobomvu okanye umkhondo ilanga litshonile?

Ziphi i-nymphs, i-fauns, i-satyrs, ezazidlala kwimilambo nakwii-Hellas? Bathathe inxaxheba kwaye baba nendawo ebomini babantu belo mihla. Namhlanje abantu abazi ngale nto, ngaphandle kwendawo ezingaphandle, eScotland, Wales, eIreland, kumda weCarpathian, kuthiwa zikhona.

I-alchemists yaseArabia, eFransi, eNgilani, eJamani, yabhala ngokubanzi malunga neeklasi ezine ze-elemental, izidalwa eziye zafumana izinto zobugqi zomlilo, umoya, amanzi kunye nomhlaba. Abanye be-alchemists, uGeber, uRobert Fludd, uParacelsus, uThomas Vaughan, uRoger Bacon, uKhunrath, bathetha ngokuqhelana kwabo nezi zidalwa.

Izinto ezixabisekileyo akufuneki zityalulwe sisikali se-anatomist. Iziglasi ezenza mkhulu zebhayoloji aziyi kuvula indlela yokuhlala, kwaye ityhubhu yovavanyo yekhemistri ayiyi kubaveza, imisebenzi yabo, iisebe labo, kunye nabaphathi. Iimbono ezibonakalayo kunye neengcinga zala maxesha zigqibelele kuthi, kuthi kuthi. Isimo sengqondo sokugqwesa sesayensi kuko konke okungabonakaliyo, nokungabonakaliyo, kwaye ngaphandle kwexabiso lentengiso, sibeka uthintelo kuye nakubani na oya kunika ingqwalaselo kunye nokucingisisa nzulu kubuhlanga bokuqala. Ukugxothwa kwiXesha eliPhakathi namhlanje kuyafana ekugxothweni kwabagxeki kwizikhundla zootishala abaphengululi nabaphetheyo bezenzululwazi. Kwiimbongi nakumagcisa, kunikwa ilayisensi yokuzibandakanya kwezi zinto ezingezizo; isenokuba ngenxa yokuba bebandezeleka ukuba bamnandi.

Abafundisi bezenzululwazi zeli xesha bahlekisa ngabantu ngabantu. Ootata besayensi banamhlanje bahlala ezinyaweni zika-Aristotle, owayekholelwa kubuhlanga. I-Paracelsus kunye neVon Helmont, abo bafumana izinto ezibalulekileyo kwikhemistri yanamhlanje, bathi banakho ukuyalela eminye yemimoya yendalo.

Ukusuka kumaGrike sinobulumko bethu, ubugcisa bethu, umnqweno wokuphepha isiseko, kunye neminqweno yethu yokulunga. Ayisiyi kuba ngabafundi ukuba bagcule into eyayingeyonkolelo nje, kodwa bajongwa njengenyaniso ngala maGrike.

Umxholo wesiporho ongazange ube ngamadoda, uya kuphathwa apha phantsi kwezihloko ezibini ezibanzi: okokuqala, indawo yabo ngokwendalo, kunye nemeko yabo kunye nokwenza kwabo; okwesibini, ulwalamano lwabo nomntu.

Umba ngowamazwe amaninzi, kwiindiza nakwiilizwe jikelele. Umba wehlabathi uphinde wahluleke kwiindiza ezininzi kunye needigri. Izidalwa zehlabathi ziyazi imeko ethile yomhlaba womhlaba, kodwa hayi kuwo onke amazwe omhlaba welo lizwe. Imicimbi ephathelelene nabantu beli lizwe, ihlala ingumhlaba ogcweleyo kuphela kumcimbi weli lizwe. Umba abazi ukuba uhambelana nomcimbi wemizimba yelihlabathi. Ukwazi omnye umba ngaphandle kohlobo lwemizimba yabo, imizimba yabo kufuneka kuqala idityaniswe ekuchukumeni komnye umcimbi. Izidalwa zehlabathi ezibonakalayo azizazi izidalwa zelizwe lemimoya, okanye izidalwa zehlabathi lengqondo, okanye izidalwa zokomoya. Ilizwe ngalinye liphuma kwinto enye, kwaye loo nto yinto yomhlaba.

Inqaku lehlabathi elinye lahlulwe laba ngamacandelo kunye neendiza. Inye into ekhoyo kulomhlaba, kodwa into eyaziwayo ayaziwa ngabantu beli lizwe abayaziyo iplanethi abasebenza kuyo imizimba yabo. Umhlaba wethu ophathekayo ujikelezwe, ungene, waxhaswa, ngamanye amanye amazwe amathathu, ingqondo, ingqondo kunye nokomoya. Izinto zeli lizwe ngumhlaba, amanzi, umoya, nomlilo.

Ngezi zinto azithethi ukuba umhlaba sihamba kuwo, amanzi esiwaselayo, umoya esiwuphefumlayo, kunye nomlilo siwubona njengelangatye. Ngaphakathi kwezi zinto zizinto ezine ezaziwa njengangoku.

Ilizwe lokomoya yinto yomlilo. Indalo ebonisiweyo iqala kwaye iphele kweli lizwe. Kuyo kubandakanywa namanye amanye amazwe amathathu abonisiweyo. Umlilo yinto yokomoya, into yehlabathi ngokomoya. Umlilo nguMoya. Umhlaba woMlilo ungunaNaphakade. Kwindawo yayo ecocekileyo amanye amazwe enezindawo zawo, enye ngaphakathi kwenye. Kuyo akukho bumnyama, lusizi, kukufa. Apha zonke izidalwa zehlabathi ezibonisiweyo zinemvelaphi yazo kunye nesiphelo. Ukuqala kunye nokuphela zizinto eziNaphakade, uMlilo. Isiqalo sesibini kukungena kwihlabathi elitsha; ukuphela kukubuya. Kukho icala elingacacanga kunye necala elibonakalisiweyo lomda womlilo. Umlilo weli lizwe awonakalisi, awudli. Igcina izidalwa zayo ngomlilo, umoya wenene, kwaye ibaphilise. Umba okwilizwe liphela okanye unokubakho. Umlilo ungamandla asebenzayo.

Ngaphakathi kwinxalenye ebonisiweyo yehlabathi lomlilo, lihlabathi lengqondo. Elo lizwe, umba wobomi, into yeatomic, ngumhlaba womoya. Lo moya awuyiyo imeko yethu yenyama. Yinto yesibini kwindalo ebonisiweyo, kwaye okwangoku ayaziwa abaphandi bomzimba. Nokuba umcimbi okanye ubume bendawo yomoya awunakubonwa ziimvakalelo zomntu. Indawo yomoya kunye nento ekuyo iyabonakala ngengqondo; kungoko ibizwa ngokuba lihlabathi leengqondo. Ayizizo zonke izidalwa zomoya ezinengqondo. Ngelixa icala lomlilo lalinguNaphakade, ilizwe leengqondo lixesha lehlabathi. Ixesha linemvelaphi yayo kwilizwe leengqondo, elikwinxalenye ebonisiweyo yaNaphakade. Kweli lizwe amaxesha obomi bazo zonke izidalwa ezikwihlabathi lokuphila kunye nakumazwe amabini asezantsi alawulwa. Kukho icala elingacacanga kunye necala elibonakalalisiweyo lomoya. Kwilizwe leengqondo akukho ziindlela zokuqonda okanye zokuqonda kweempawu. Kwilizwe leengqondo ziimo zengqondo, hayi iifomati ezithandekayo. Izidalwa ezikumhlaba wokomoya kunye nawengqondo azinazo iifom njengoko sibona ukuba ziimo; Imbono yethu yefom ngokuba yininzi, ibala, kunye nombala.

Ngaphakathi kwesiqingatha esibonisiweyo sendawo yomoya yindawo enamanzi, ilizwe eliyi-psychic. Eli lihlabathi apho ukusebenza kwethu kweentliziyo ezintlanu. Ewe kunjalo, oku kubizwa ngokuba ngumanzi ayisiyiyo imichiza ye-hydrogen kunye neoksijini. Izinto kweli lizwe ziimolekyuli. Eli lihlabathi leefom, zeemilo. Indawo yamanzi lihlabathi leemvakalelo kunye neemvakalelo. Ilizwe le-astral liyaziwa kweli lizwe le-psychic, kodwa alikho banzi kulo. Into eyaziwa njengelizwe le-astral, lelona cala lingezantsi okanye elisezantsi lecala elibonisiweyo lehlabathi lesengqondo. Indawo yento enamanzi ayinazimpawu kunye necala elibonisiweyo.

Ngaphakathi kwicala elibonakalisiweyo lomhlaba wamanzi kukho indawo yomhlaba. Le ndawo yomhlaba ayisiyiyoqobo indalo yomhlaba. Inxalenye yomhlaba okanye inqanaba lomhlaba linamacala alo abonakalisiweyo kwaye angaphazanyiswa. Icala elibonakalisiweyo lomda womhlaba apha libizwa ngokuba lihlabathi lendalo kwaye linemikhosi emine, oqinileyo, ulwelo, umphunga, kunye nomlilo, njengokukhanya. Kukho ezinye iindiza ezintathu zomphakamo womhlaba, kodwa azingene kuluhlu lweempawu zethu ezintlanu, kwaye ezi ndlela zintathu zecala elingacacanga kumhlaba womhlaba aziveliswanga kuthi.

Ukubona izinto kwiintambo ezintathu ezingaphezulu okanye ezingacacanga zomhlaba, umntu umele ukuba wakhula okanye wazalwa ngokuzalwa enolu lwalamano zintathu. Abantu ababona izinto, okanyeabeva, okanye bavumba izinto ezingezozasemzimbeni, ngokubanzi bacinga ukuba bayaziqonda i-astral; kodwa enyanisweni, kwiimeko ezininzi, babona kumacebo angabonakaliyo endlela yomhlaba.

Injongo yolu chaza kukwenza kucace ukuba amahlabathi apho izinto eziphila emzimbeni, zifikelela njani komnye nomnye; Ukucacisa nokuba indlela umhlaba uqamba-tyhutyhu kwaye udluliselwa ngayo ngamanye amacandelo amathathu. Into nganye yezinto ezikhoyo zelinye ilizwe enxulumana nayo kwaye isebenze kumhlaba womhlaba. Amasebe amane omhlaba ophathekayo, oqinileyo, ulwelo, umoya, onomlilo, ahambelana namanqwanqwa omane amakhulu ezinto zobugqi, umhlaba, amanzi, umoya, umlilo.

(Iza kuqhubeka)