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The Interior Sanctuary (IntSanct) for the layperson is the something in the human person through which every aspect of his/her is controlled. The IntSanct for advanced students is ABOUT the interior of a person’s combined spiritual and physical domain. We call this system comprising of the “physical-spiritual to many universes extending domain”, the PERSON’S DOMAIN or one’s exclusive domain. The identifying nature of this domain pervades each individual element or unit making up the system on one hand, and the universe on the other hand — it transcends human imagination. However, we will continue to refer to the units in the system as TEAM-mates. A team as a team is none of a church, temple, coven, council, etc. Each member of a team by definition is equal to any other, and has specialized functions, roles, duties, etc. The way the domain works is governed as a SANCTUARY. It is transcendental and extends beyond either the physical world or one universe.
The earthly member of the exclusive domain represents it in this world and contributes towards its sustenance. The survival of one member depends on the survival of the sanctuary, as the survival of the sanctuary depends on the survival of individual members. It has a governing principle or whatever, which is its Ebo bound to Ruaobi or chants. It is bound also to the Ebo present in different forms in the world in which we live in.
Every person either has an IntSanct or is the extension of the IntSanct of someone else. Although this is not limited to the physical body, one can sense the status of IntSanct in a wide region around the navel. This is not identical to the solar plexus, although it may include the solar plexus and beyond. The solar plexus is defined as “a point on the upper abdomen just below where the ribs separate; or a mass of nerve cells in the upper abdomen behind the stomach, kidneys, and other internal organs.” One will actually sense a loosening sensation in the region around the navel such as after a successful rehearsal. We rely on our senses and faculty for divination in controlling the events going on in different parts and aspects of the economy of the IntSanct and hence, human life through the body.
Our people thank their collective heads annually during the festival for leading them through the preceding year successfully and without harm. Individual persons may perform a lesser ceremony any time of the year when an occasion warrants it, such as escaping uninjured or with minor injuries in an accident that claimed many lives. Father or mother may thank his head for the safe-return of a son from the battle front. A mother may thank her head when a daughter delivers safely after a difficult labor. The gods and ancestors do not enjoy this type of show of gratitude. The people in the examples mentioned above might have made many sacrifices to appease them before the happy ending that they celebrate! These actions prove Uhunmwun-agho (that "My Head is my ultimate focus deserving of my veneration"). The head is the symbol for the Interior Sanctuary (IntSanct). (The IntSanct for advanced students is the interior of a person’s combined spiritual and physical domain.
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