MUSA-ODODO ABDULRAHAMAN
I. UNIVERSAL LAW: SPIRIT PRECEDES FORM
Before a tree grows, its seed contains the pattern of its becoming.
Before a building stands, its blueprint exists in the mind of the architect.
Before a nation rises, its spiritual archetype must be summoned, ordained, and aligned with eternal order.
“As above, so below. As within, so without.”
This Hermetic axiom reveals the blueprint: Nations, like souls, must first exist in spirit, in ideal form, before they can manifest in time and space.
II. WHAT IS A NATION, REALLY?
A true nation is not just a people or a government.
A Nation is a Living Soul – a Collective Consciousness ordained with a purpose in the evolution of humanity.
Each true nation has:
A divine essence (its higher calling or national soul),
A cosmic function (its service to the world),
A symbolic identity (its expression of eternal truth).
When a nation aligns with its divine archetype, it enters into harmony with cosmic law. When it deviates, it becomes disordered, divided, and lost.
III. THE THREE LEVELS OF NATIONHOOD
- The Spiritual Nation (The Eternal Archetype)
Exists before time.
Given by Divine Will or Cosmic Intelligence.
It holds the reason for that nation’s existence – its function in the divine plan.
- The Intellectual Nation (The Conscious Blueprint)
Formed by visionaries, sages, and nation-builders.
Articulates the spiritual archetype into governance, philosophy, and ideals.
Constitutions, symbols, and institutions must reflect this.
- The Physical Nation (The Manifested State)
The geography, people, economy, and political state.
It must be built to house and serve the soul of the nation, not just to manage the population.
IV. SPIRITUAL ELEMENTS NECESSARY FOR NATION CREATION
- A Call from Above
A nation’s true birth begins when a call is heard by a prophet, philosopher, or sage – those spiritually attuned.
They perceive that a people have a destiny, a role to play in humanity’s unfolding.
Example: The call to Moses for Ancient Israel. The vision of a new nation brought forth by America’s Founding Fathers. The inner sight of Mandela for South Africa.
- A Covenant with the People
All enduring nations are built on a kind of spiritual contract.
This contract:
Binds the people to a higher cause, beyond material survival.
Sets moral and ethical laws (not just legal codes).
Defines what the people will sacrifice, protect, and pass on.
In ancient terms, this is a “Covenant.” It is sacred.
- A Guiding National Soul
Each nation has a “soul type”, just like individuals:
Some are Defender-Nations
Some are Priest-Nations
Some are Philosopher-Nations
Some are Builder-Nations
Some are Unifier-Nations
Nigeria’s destiny is to be
The Womb of a New Humanity
A nation where black, white, Arab, Asian – all races – find unity.
A new synthesis of culture, spirituality, intellect, and leadership.
But this can only emerge if the inner nation is reborn.
V. SIGNS OF A NATION OUT OF ALIGNMENT
Confusion, conflict, and chaos
Leadership without vision
Citizens without identity
Corruption as spiritual emptiness
Great potential with no fulfillment
Deep collective ignorance of Self
These are signs that the soul of the nation is asleep, or has not yet been awakened.
VI. HOW TO AWAKEN AND CREATE A NATION SPIRITUALLY
- Meditation on National Identity
Go beyond history – ask:
“Who are we spiritually?”
What divine seed lies buried beneath Nigeria’s suffering and promise?
- Rituals of Renewal
Sacred moments of rebirth must be enacted:
National Days of Reflection
Oaths to Eternal Principles
Acts of Collective Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Symbolic Gestures of Unity (flag redesign, anthem renewal, etc.)
- A Priesthood of Builders
The nation must raise a new class of spiritual nation-builders:
Not clerics in robes,
But men and women with sacred inner fire –
Philosopher-leaders, visionaries, ethical architects, and unifiers.
- A National Dream Aligned with Universal Law
This dream must:
Serve not just the nation, but humanity.
Reflect love, justice, order, harmony, unity.
Be timeless, not political.
When this dream is declared, the heavens will respond. That nation will rise with divine force.
VII. NIGERIA AND THE DESTINY OF MANKIND
Nigeria is:
The last of colonial nations yet first-born of a New Spiritual Order.
The Womb of Africa’s Rebirth.
The mirror in which Black Humanity remembers herself.
The land where tribes become one family, and from that family, a New Civilization is Born.
But this destiny will remain hidden – until a few rise to call forth the Spiritual Nation.
VIII. FINAL MYSTERY: NATIONS AS COSMIC CHAKRAS
In the grand body of Earth, nations function like energy centers:
Some embody wisdom,
Some power,
Some truth,
Some unification.
Each nation, when awakened, channels spiritual energy into the collective evolution of humanity.
When these chakras are blocked – wars erupt, truth is distorted, life is out of harmony.
To restore Earth, we must awaken each nation’s true spiritual vibration.
IX. CONCLUSION: THE SACRED TASK
The creation of a nation is no less sacred than the creation of a soul.
In fact, it is the creation of a Collective Soul – Ordained in Heaven, shaped on earth, and judged by eternity.
If Nigeria is to rise, it must first be born above, and only then built below.
Let these words be not inspiration alone, but initiation-into our divine calling as a creator of nations, not in politics only, but in spirit, mind, and destiny.
Abdulrahaman is the Founder, Initiative for Discovery of Nigeria Heritage and Endowment (IDNHE)
Chairman, National Policy Dialogue.
www.nationalpolicydialogue.org