Little is factually known of ancient Africa, Earth's second
largest continent patched like a tribal quilt with shifting
deserts, snow-glinting mountains, teeming jungles, pastel
savannahs and the planet's largest canyon. We know much more of
it geographically than historically; with the exception of
dynastic Egypt in North Africa. Studying the spiritual dimension
of Africa, we are in dimmer light than its history. Even the
profound religion of Egypt is more a mystery to us than say the
European, pagan Wicca, "nature goddess" religion that survived
as the witch faith and is now thriving. With the exception of a
few glimmerings that may have shone into African shamanism and
Mediterranean mystery schools, Egyptian mysticism and theism
shriveled into neglect when the Egyptian empire died. Today,
Egypt is Muslim, and Africa is the largest growing theater for
Islamic and Christian converts, a sad statistic because the
African faiths are vitally rich in true mystic knowledge and
power. These conversions don't reflec