7 Principles Hidden in Ancient African Wisdom
Your Blueprint for Survival and Success
Anthony BrowderJul 23, 2025
Information has the power to transform your entire existence.
After decades of research into African history, consciousness, and human potential, I've discovered something profound. Everything you need to know is already within your memory banks. The ancient Egyptians (Kemetyu) understood this when they developed the "Ten Virtues" – a system for personal development that modern society has completely forgotten.
But here's what most people don't realize:
You're living in the most critical time in human history to understand these principles.
The 21st century demands that we reconnect with our ancestral wisdom, especially regarding melanin, consciousness, and spiritual development.
Without this knowledge, you're building your life on a foundation of sand.
Today, I'm sharing the seven most powerful principles that can revolutionize how you think, act, and exist in this world.
These are your survival blueprints for the modern age.
1. Master the Foundation: Control Your Thoughts, Actions, and Destiny
The ancient system began with three primary virtues.Everything else builds upon these core principles:
• Control of thought – Select from countless ideas to determine your course of action
• Control of action – Understand that everything you do stems from your thought processes
• Steadfastness (fortitude) – Chart and maintain a steady course through life's storms
Think of your mind as a vast library without a proper filing system.
You'll never find the information you need when you need it most. Life is indeed a trip, and how well you plan determines both your speed and the condition you'll arrive in. Most people live reactively, bouncing from crisis to crisis because they never learned to control these fundamental aspects.
Master these three, and you've laid the groundwork for everything else.
2. Unlearn Everything You Think You Know
You have to begin to unlearn all that you have learned.If you've been miseducated – and most of us have been – then you must systematically unlearn everything you've been taught. This isn't comfortable. This isn't easy. But it's absolutely necessary.
Carter G. Woodson explained this in "The Miseducation of the Negro," but the principle applies to everyone who's been fed distorted information about themselves.
The process looks like this:
• Identify the false narratives you've accepted about yourself
• Question every "fact" you learned in traditional education
• Seek out primary sources and original information
• Fill the empty void with accurate knowledge
Remember this truth: An empty cup can be filled, but a cup full of poison must first be emptied.
This step alone separates you from 95% of the population who continue living based on inherited lies.
3. Resist the Urge to Convert Everyone Around You
You'll experience a natural high as you discover this information.You'll want to run out and share this knowledge with friends and loved ones immediately. You'll feel like you've discovered fire and everyone needs to know about it right now.
Stop.
You can't convert everyone, and trying will only frustrate you and push people away. People grow when it's time for them to grow. Your job isn't to force awakening on others.
Your job is to:
• Love them where they are
• Appreciate them for who they're becoming
• Help them when you can
• Serve as a living example
The whole purpose of this information is to reshape YOUR thinking and increase YOUR potential for good.
When you do the right thing consistently, good comes to you, and others notice the transformation naturally.
4. Understand Who You Really Are: Reclaim Your African Legacy
You must answer the fundamental question: "Who are you?"Understanding your true identity begins with examining "The creation of the negro" – a psychological construct designed to disconnect you from your authentic heritage. This creation has affected your thinking in ways you probably don't even realize.
Here's what you need to understand:
The African is the mother of mankind. This is scientific fact. Every human being on this planet can trace their lineage back to Africa.
Yet society has systematically destroyed the dignity of blackness.
We must restore this dignity by understanding the truth about "the color black" and what it represents spiritually and scientifically. A positive attraction to blackness leads naturally to identifying with African American heroes and sheroes and resurrects the African spirit within you.
This is about establishing a firm foundation for your identity.
5. Discover the Revolutionary Power of Melanin
Melanin is one of the most important topics of the 21st century.We must begin NOW to understand the critical psychological and spiritual attributes of melanin and the role it will play in human survival.
Melanin is not just skin pigment.
It's a gift from the Creator that:
• Protects your body from harmful environmental factors
• Makes communication with higher levels of consciousness possible
• Connects you to cosmic energy and universal wisdom
• Enhances your intuitive and spiritual capabilities
This is a blessing, and we are blessed people.
It's crucial that you know who and what you are, and equally important that you do what's necessary to maintain and enhance these blessings. The melanin-rich individual possesses capabilities that mainstream science is only beginning to understand.
Your job is to research this topic independently and learn how to optimize these natural gifts.
6. Attune Yourself to Nature and Universal Rhythms
You must become conscious of everything in your environment.Modern life disconnects us from natural rhythms, cosmic cycles, and the subtle energies that influence our well-being. By increasing your sensitivity and awareness, you'll navigate stress and strain while keeping your soul intact.
This means paying attention to:
• Lunar cycles and their effect on your energy
• How different foods affect your consciousness
• Electromagnetic influences in your environment
• The energy of people and places around you
Learn the benefits of fasting and meditation.
These practices offer positive attributes that can transform your entire existence. You are a product of what you eat AND what you think. Your body responds to both, so monitor what you put into your body as carefully as what you put into your mind.
Regular fasting cleanses both physical and mental toxins, while meditation connects you to your higher self and universal consciousness.
7. Manifest Your Creative Potential Before You Lose It
Creative potential exists within every human being.
This creative force is the source of all power and your key to life itself. But here's the critical point most people miss: You must use this creative energy regularly, or you will lose it.
Creativity isn't just about art or music.
It's about:
• Problem-solving in innovative ways
• Manifesting positive changes in your circumstances
• Connecting with divine inspiration
• Expressing your unique gifts and talents
The creative force flows through you when you align with your authentic self and higher purpose.
When you suppress creativity or fail to exercise it regularly, this connection weakens and eventually disappears. Make creativity a daily practice through writing, building, designing, innovating, or expressing yourself in whatever way feels natural.
The key is consistency.
Start Building Your Ark Today
Now comes the hard part: integrating this information into your daily life.
You don't want to wait until the rains come before you start thinking about survival. The time to prepare for your future is NOW.
These seven principles serve as working blueprints for the life you're meant to live.
They're not suggestions – they're requirements for anyone serious about personal development and spiritual evolution.
Your assignment is simple:
Choose one principle and commit to mastering it over the next 30 days. Once you've integrated that principle into your daily routine, move to the next one.
The quality of your life is determined by how you use this information.
Use it wisely.
Thank you for reading
Anthony T. Browder
Founder of IKG Cultural Resource Center
PS.
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