WHAT IS YOUR ELEMENT AND COLOUR?
WHAT IS YOUR AKAN DAY NAME
- Use perpetual calendar to find born day
African-centered Rites of Passage
What is Rites of Passage?
- Use last digit of born year to compare to chart
... visual symbols that represent specific ideas or concepts.
- Compare to Akan day name chart
... a ceremony or event marking a transition or an important stage in someone's life.
- Find element, colour, etc
- Monday: Nurturing in nature, dependable and organized, and protective of their families.
- Thursday: Quiet in nature and incredibly observant. They are generally listeners, not talkers, and analyzes situations very well.
- Friday: Leader, not a follower. They are temperamental but have big hearts. Generally the instigator of everything.
- Tuesday: Problem solver and planner of the family. They are structured in nature, neutral in all matters and never take sides.
- Saturday: Likes to take control of family situations. They run the show and make the rules, but will go out of their way for others any time.
- Wednesday: Fully in control of every situation, does not want to be told what to do, knows it all, is spontaneous, vibrant and cordial.
- Sunday: General leader, sensitive to family situations and warm member of the family. They tend to be shy and like to keep to themselves, but are very aware of their surroundings and usually are the secret keepers of the family.
Four Questions
WHO AM I?
Who am I?
How did I come to be who I am?
Face Art
How did I come to be who I am?
Interactive Video and Virtual Reality Experience
Ian Sun
Name:
Date of birth:
Influences in my life
Place of birth:
My ethnicity/race:
Gender:
Things and people that are important to me:
Activities I enjoy: (eg. sports, food, music, books, movies, etc)
Things about myself I would like to work on more:
Am I really who I think I am?
What is my life purpose?