Legend of Baloi: the esoteric level (6)

In this miniseries, we now know that we cannot firmly grasp who baloi (wizards/witches) are at the esoteric (hidden, unobvious) level without first comprehending who they are at the exoteric level.

But even exoterically, no-one had grasped the true extent of how they played havoc with our ‘religious’ history. Indeed, after establishing that the Setswana term ma-Illui (ma-Loi) which in Hebrew syntax is ‘Eloi-m(a)’ – which then corrupted to  ‘Elohim’ – is simply a plural term that, in reality, refers not to God but to ‘gods’…and that Ba-Loi (wizards) is a mere variation of the term, everything fell into place.

Knowing that, in Egypt, Akhus (ma-Akhu-a, now makgoa) were also viewed as ‘gods’ (ba-dimo), it is evident that we once adored (‘worshipped’) mere humans, not ‘spirit-creatures’.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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