In our struggle to decolonize the mind and liberate the Black nation, we must ask ourselves: what is the true purpose of education? Is it to memorize disconnected facts? To qualify for jobs in systems that have historically oppressed us? Or should education be the pathway to truth, justice, and alignment with the divine order of the universe?
In the sacred text Metu Neter Vol. 1 by Ra Un Nefer Amen, we are reminded that our ancestors in Kemet (Ancient Egypt) created the world’s first true universities. These were not merely places to study math or medicine; they were institutions built to initiate students into the cosmic laws that govern all existence. They taught the knowledge of self, the science of spiritual awakening, and the disciplines needed to maintain Ma’at—the divine principles of truth, justice, balance, and order.
Ra Un Nefer Amen explains that the universe operates according to a divine plan: a network of interdependent, spiritual forces. While early humanity was blind to this unity and created broken, fragmented systems (religion, politics, economics) that led to societal collapse, the people of Kemet perceived the hidden forces through spiritual cultivation. They developed holistic institutions—schools, temples, and healing centers—to align with this divine order. This is what made Kemet a cradle of peace and high civilization.
Our ancestors achieved this understanding not through debate or abstraction but by entering what the author calls a "waking trance state"—a state of deep inner stillness where one could hear the voice of the indwelling divine. From this place, they constructed systems of knowledge that were unified and liberating.
Today, modern universities fail us because they have abandoned this principle of unity. They separate science from spirit, facts from values, and knowledge from purpose. Students are trained to serve a world system built on exploitation and disconnection from the self. This is not education. This is indoctrination.
Yet throughout history, revolutionary Black students and thinkers have resisted this model. We honor the legacy of Stokely Carmichael, later known as Kwame Ture, who as a student at Howard University helped ignite a powerful Black consciousness movement that redefined the purpose of education in our struggle. He and many others organized against white supremacy embedded in university structures, challenging institutions to serve the liberation of Black people rather than our continued subjugation.
Howard University itself stands as a beacon of that resistance. Despite existing within the context of American imperialism, it has nurtured generations of freedom fighters, intellectuals, and artists committed to Black liberation. Similarly, the University of Islam, born from the teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam, has stood firm against the Eurocentric, colonial model of education. These institutions prove that it is possible to construct centers of learning that serve divine truth and community self-determination.
The Metu Neter urges us to return to the ancient Kemetic model of education. Not to live in the past, but to restore what was functional, truthful, and divine. Education must become a sacred path once again, rooted in spiritual development and moral discipline. It must help us understand the dual nature of our being: the part we control with our will, and the part that is governed by divine law.
Real knowledge begins with self-knowledge. And self-knowledge begins with aligning with the laws of nature and the wisdom of the ancestors. This is the foundation of justice. This is the mission of the BPMX Liberation School.
We are not here to simply read books. We are here to activate truth. To learn and live according to the principles of Ma’at. To become students of the divine plan, as our ancestors were. Let our schools, our communities, and our very lives reflect the order of the universe.
Kemetic universities taught us that education is not neutral. It is either a weapon for liberation or a tool of oppression. The time has come to reclaim its original purpose.
