The opening class. We set our intention for the journey, meet the facilitators and ask the first question every Tiv person must answer: who am I?
In this lesson
- Opening and reflection
- Teaching from the facilitator
- Questions and discussion
- Practice for the week
Facilitator note: replace this outline with the full lesson notes, and paste the class recording link in the “Video” field after the live session.
Reflection for the week
Write down one thing you learned, one thing you remembered and one thing you will practise this week.
Who am I? The composition of a Tiv spiritual being

A Tiv spiritual being exists in two layers, the spiritual being (Jijingi u Tamen, Uma u Ken shima, Uma u Ken iyol) and the physical being (Jijingi, Shima, Iyol), working together as one complete being. Explore each aspect.
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Course outline · Elementary School: 12-Week Spiritual Transformational Journey
- W1 Welcome to the Academy: Who Am I?
- W2 Aôndo and the Order of Creation
- W3 The Rhythms of Creation: Night, Dawn and the Rooster
- W4 Ancestral Consciousness
- W4 Quiz 1: The Order of Creation
- W5 Lineage and Belonging
- W6 The Covenants of a True Tiv Born
- W7 Names, Identity and Being Known
- W8 Traditional Knowledge: Symbols and Sacred Objects
- W8 Quiz 2: The Covenants of a True Tiv Born
- W9 Custodianship and Order
- W10 Spiritual Responsibility in Daily Life
- W11 Our Inheritance as Wantiv
- W12 Carrying the Wisdom Forward
- W12 Final Reflection Quiz