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This is therefore a little background on Ra UN Neter Amen--the author --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra_Un_Nefer_Amen
Ra Un Nefer Amen is the founder of the
Ausar Auset Society, a
Pan-African religious organization dedicated to providing
Afrocentric based spiritual training to people of African descent. Trained originally as a concert pianist, composer, and music theoretician, Amen passed on opportunities in the music industry to devote time to the spiritual education and uplift of
African people. To accomplish this goal, he has written and published several books on the subject of
ancient Egyptian philosophy and
spiritual culture, most notably
Metu Neter Vol. 1 & 2 and the
Metu Neter Oracle. Amen's unique insight into the spiritual philosophies of various ancient civilizations has made him a well recognized and respected author on the subject of
spiritual cultivation. He is a leading authority and publisher of works dealing with
ancient Egypt (
Kemet) and its spiritual and cultural foundation of traditional
Africa.
Ra Un Nefer Amen was born Rogelio Alcides Straughn on January 6, 1944 in the
Central American country of
Panama. His initial exposure to
African culture came through his visits to the island of
San Miguel where many enslaved
Africans had escaped to after being brought to Panama in the 18th century by
Spaniards to work in the gold mines. These
Africans of primarily East and
Central African descent have been able maintain their culture intact to date. Amen attended Panama's
Conservatory of Music when he was six years old. He arrived in the
United States on May 30, 1960 to continue his formal musical training and graduated from the
Brooklyn High School for Boys in
Brooklyn, New York in 1961. Upon graduating, Amen continued his formal training at
Julliard.
Ra Un Nefer Amen currently leads an international following as the
Shekhem Ur Shekhem (Chief Priest and King) of the
Ausar Auset Society headquartered in
Brooklyn, New York. In 1984 he was selected by the
Ashanti King of
Agogo,
Nana Kwame Akuoko Sarpong, to host the first
Durbar (royal reception) for an African king ever held outside of
Africa. Thus, in October 1985 the
Shekhem Ur Shekhem Ra Un Nefer Amen hosted the
Durbar for
Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Opoku Ware II. In November of 1985, Amen attended the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the
Ashanti Confederacy, at the invitation of the
Asantehene in
Kumasi,
Ghana,
West Africa where he was enstooled as an
Omanhene of the Ashanti on November 15th, 1985. During this visit Amen was also presented the
Epoh Stool officially establishing an alliance between the Kingship of the
Ashanti and the Kingship of
Ausar Auset Society. He was further conferred the position of
Paramount King under the title of
Odeneho (King of Kings). Additionally, Amen was
enstooled by
Nana Kwame Akuoko Sarpong as co-ruler of
Agogo State in
Ghana on November 18, 1985. In his role as cultural liaison between
African-Americans and the
National Ghanaian House of Chiefs, the
Shekhem Ur Shekhem, along with the
Ghanaian community in the
United States have sponsored
Durbars for several other
Kings of
Africa, including
Togbi Adeladza V, King of the
Ewe;
Nii Aumgi V, King of the
Ga;
Nana Adodankwa III, King of
Okuapemman, and others. In 1986,
Ra Un Nefer Amen was given a formal reception by President
Jerry Rawlings of
Ghana as an official guest to the dedication of the
Nkrumah Mausoleum Memorial in
Accra,
Ghana. In 1991, Amen was the official guest of the
Oni of
Ife (Chief Priest of the Yoruba),
Oba Okunade S. Olubuse in
Nigeria, where he was the sole
African-American dignitary to the first
Ile Ife Reconstruction Project. He was also received by the
Emir of Kano, His Royal Majesty
Alhaji Ado Bayero.
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