Gaboism: An Indigenous Philosophy of Mind and Metaphysics [Ancient and Modern African Religion, Arts and Sciences]

Gaboism, a contemporary indigenous African philosophy of science, art, and religion developed by GT Obadiah between 2013 and 2015, emerges from the metaphysical and cosmological traditions and beliefs of the Gadé people of Central Nigeria. It articulates a radical reconceptualization of African thoughts by focusing the mind as the sacred axis of reality, morality, afterlife and transformation. At its core, Gaboism presents a mental consciousness as both the origin and endpoint of spiritual and scientific evolution. Drawing from ancestral symbols, oral traditions, and postcolonial critique (empiricism and rationalism), GT Obadiah advances and summarises principles of the Gadé people on the basis of Doctrine of Living Science, the Principle of Inner Dominion, and the Gaboic Path of Mental Liberation. These tenets encourage self-realization through contemplative practice, intuitive knowledge, and resistance to epistemic colonisation. Gaboism thus bridges indigenous metaphysics with modern existential philosophy [existentialism], offering a decolonised intellectual and spiritual framework for African and global audiences. This paper explores Gaboism’s foundational texts, symbols, morality, and rituals, situating it within the broader context of African philosophical resurgence and the global conversation on consciousness studies. Gaboism is the Artistry, Religious, Scientific and Technological beliefs of the Gade people or Africans that enabled ancient and modern civilisation and industrialisations (It is a Gaboic faith or science).