Mapping The Universe
The images below both represent a type of mapping of the known universe. On the left we see the Standard Model chart (depicted in circular form) and a "Mapping of the Universe" from Prof. Bunseki Fu-Kiau's book "African Cosmology of the Bantu-Kongo " on the right.
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| Standard Model Chart | Bantu-Kongo "Mapping of the Universe" |
Generations of Matter
As we begin our comparison it is interesting to note that both depictions contain 17 particles and 3 "generations" of matter (We will see this reoccur when we visit the Kemetic Ogdoad). In the Bantu-Kongo model these generations are referred to as "zones" or "layers". According to Bantu teaching, the universe can be mapped in three main layers or zones depending if it is in green, gray or red state.
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| Standard Model Map showing three generations of matter. |
Green Zone - Generation I
Matter in this zone is considered to "have completed the four great formation stages of the Kongo cosmogram known as dikenga dia Kongo" (Fu-Kiau, 2001 )
In his book Dr. Fu-Kiau writes "The expanding creative fire-energy that departed from the first event [dunga kiantete] or the big bang [kimbwandende], was not an experimental explosion..." "It was a natural (call it divine) imperative order to bring a transformation process into being throughout the universe and into all its planets until their full maturity, i.e. be able to breathe and give/carry life"
Gray Zone - Generation II
Matter at this stage is considered to be "without life yet". These particles are thought to be unable to sustain life because they are "still in their cooling [ghola] process stage". Particles in this group occupy the second layer of the map.
Red Zone - Generation III
Matter in this zone is considered to be "matters in fusion without a clearly defined shape or form". "The key words in this zone are extreme heat [mbengelele], and greatest temperature [mbangazi]. Here everything is matter in fusion and gas. "[Particles] in this zone, because of the intensity of movements, will always continue to collide and shoot in the space". These particles occupy the third layer labeled "C" in the Bantu cosmogram.
Cycles and Forces of Nature
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| Dikenga dia Kongo- Bantu-Kongo cosmogram showing relationship of four fundamental interactions and their associated particles. |
Note: Gravity does not have an associated particle. It is an "emergent" force. Here again we see the duality and symmetry in nature: were one of the 4 forces of nature (Strong Force, Weak Force, Electromagnetism, and Gravity
) lacks an observable quantum particle (Gravity) one of the four (Weak Force) compensates for this , balancing the equation having two (W and Z bosons) .