ABSTRACT

In Zulu Shaman, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa chronicles his journey and reveals what have long been secrets of Zulu cosmology and ancient knowledge. Credo shares these ancient secrets with us to preserve them for this and future generations. The story of creation as told by Credo centers on a woman, the great Goddess of human shape, all knowing, Omniscient Ninhavanhu-Ma or Ma, as she is called in a thousand tongues all over the earth. In Zulu cosmology, as told by Credo, there are a number of Gods responsible for sustaining, blessing, and guiding the earth and humanity, including a Sun, Iron, and Water God, all birthed by Ninhanamhu-Ma; all the Gods who were once human and deified at death. Credo, in Zulu Shaman speaks about the need for the human race to put aside earthly ascribed dividers such as race and gender and to genuinely get to know and learn from one another.