Read Beyond the Surface
Move from literal interpretation toward metaphysical and symptomatic thought.
Develop Yourself · Foundation
Level 0
Syllabus
Level 0 establishes the way of thinking required for the Kem Fikra study path. It prepares you to recognize what governs your choices before moving into the Book of Nu.
Purpose
What Level 0 Develops
Recognize the Ruler
Identify when ego, fear, attachment, outside systems, or alignment is governing a decision.
Apply Ma’at
Use truth, measure, structure, and right action to order daily life.
Course sequence
Ten Foundational Lessons
Lecture numbering begins at 0. Complete the lessons in order.
- 0
Metaphysical Thought vs. Literal Thought
Examine how you process reality and learn to recognize meaning beyond a surface reading.
- 1
African Worldview vs. Western Worldview
Consider responsibility, function, obligation, freedom, and the worldview governing daily life.
- 2
Symptomatic Thought
Read symbols and stories through their deeper origin, function, and psychological meaning.
- 3
Kemetic Archetypes 101: Who Is Ruling?
Meet the forces represented by Set, Heru, Ma’at, Tehuti, Auset, Sekhmet, and Het-Heru.
- 4
Am I Ego-Based—and How Would I Know?
Observe how comfort, image, control, validation, and fear of loss can override structure.
- 5
Unconditional Love vs. Low Self-Esteem
Distinguish aligned love from self-erasure, pressure, control, and fear of disconnection.
- 6
Living Ma’at: Managing Attachment Styles
Recognize collapse, control, avoidance, and chaos—and apply Ma’at to order the response.
- 7
Metaphysical Unstructure
Use the Nine Divisions of Spirit to examine when ego rules spirituality without law or measurement.
- 8
We Are the World vs. Everyone Else Rules Your World
Identify where outside systems, pressure, approval, or fear govern identity and decisions.
- 9
Accept Your Own and Be Yourself
Move from imitation and performance toward truthful identity, culture, community, and collective life.
How the course works
Study, Reflect, Discuss, Apply
Watch or listen. Begin with the lesson’s teaching.
Reflect. Use the discussion question to examine your own patterns.
Discuss. Bring your response into the Level 0 learning space and join the weekly live online discussion.
Apply. Practice the lesson in decisions, relationships, and community life.
Required sequence: Level 0 must be completed before Level 00. Level 00 must be completed before Level 000. The Building Circle is optional and is not required to enter Level 0.
Next session
Begin with the Foundation
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