CHAPTER ONE

The Evolution

In 1817 a plantation owner named Aaron Anthony came into possession of an ancient stone. Engraved on the stone were symbols and ancient writings. Anthony thought that it was some ceremonial tribal piece, so he used it as decoration within the mansion. Now Anthony was a slave owner with about 200 slaves; one of the slaves he owned was named Qwara, which was a highly educated priest in his native land of Ethiopia. One day Qwara went to the mansion to drop off some wheat. He saw the ancient stone in the kitchen being used as decoration and immediately began to decipher the ancient writings on it. He ran back to his slave camp and told his best friend Babu, that it was something of great importance in the big house (mansion). Babu began to tell Qwara about the slave owner Aaron Anthony taking a young slave girl back to the big house late many nights against her will. So they both put together a plan to steal the ancient stone during that time, and they let the young slave girl Harriet Bailey in on it so she could help them out. In return, they will help her out with her situation with Anthony.

The day after they stole the ancient stone, Babu and Harriet asked Qwara to read to them what was written on the stone. So Qwara began reading aloud, “Here is a map to a relic that can divide and conquer anything under the heavens. Here is a map to a relic that neither King nor Queen can defeat or conquer! Inscribed by Simon the Canaanite.” Qwara lowered his chin to his chest, looking down as if he was troubled. “That’s it!” He spoke with heavy Ethiopian dialect. “ Did you both know that it is written that the Lord said unto Abram, know of a surety that thou seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. This stone must be a sign of the Covenant, passed on through time, meant for us to have, from one of the Messiah’s Disciples, Simon!”

So Qwara, Babu, and Harriet Bailey (whom one year later gave birth to Fredrick Douglass) named the stone Azizi, meaning precious one. And with the belief that it was a sign and gift from God to remind the lost seeds of his Covenant, they started a secret organization called CANA to help keep the Azizi stone from getting in the wrong hands. Ten years later the CANA secret organization had over 9,000 loyal dedicated members. Their official seal was an owl that wore a crown, because it symbolized wisdom and preciseness without being seen. It was difficult for slaves to build a secret organization. Slaves didn’t have the same rights and freedom of movement as other members of society. Many of them came from foreign countries with different traditions, customs and languages. Because they came from many different parts of the world, the language barrier made it difficult to communicate with each other. Yet it was important for slaves to form CANA. It was one way of regaining their humanity and self-respect. CANA could also provide a structure to help people cope with the violence and hardship they experienced as slaves. During this time, the secret society built an underground chamber about 48 miles from Francisville, Louisiana as their headquarters. They called it Roho Gzifa, (meaning-soul one at peace).

At the same time the country was fighting to be united, CANA was fighting to be divided. During the Civil War the leaders of the organization came to a disagreement over in house banking systems, trade, inventions and manipulation strategies. So the organization divided into four parts. The CANA HOUSE OF INVENTORS (today known as CNA Technology) which produced people such as Elijah McCoy, Garrett Morgan, George Washington Carver, etc. The CANA HOUSE OF BANKERS which produced banks such as Capital Savings Bank, Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of the Reformers, etc. The CANA HOUSE OF POLITICS (today known as H.O.P.) which produced people such as P.B.S. Pinchback, Hiram Revels, John Mercer Langston, etc. And the CANA HOUSE OF TRADE AND DISTRIBUTION (C.H.T.D.) this produced people such as Fredrick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, Booker T. Washington, etc.

It is written, on Dec.-31-1862, many prominent CANA members and Masters gathered at Tremont Temple Baptist Church in Boston, on Watch Night. Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation and the Watcher, Dinari, the Nyack and the Gyasi positions were created and appointed, all before 12:00am. The next day, on Jan.-01-1863, the finalization of the organization four-way departure was official.

The leaders of the four parties decided that the Azizi stone was too powerful of an influence for one house. So they broke the stone into four parts, with the faith that some day an extraordinary leader would unite all four parties. By doing that, the Azizi stone would be pieced back together, revealing a map that leads to a powerful relic and whomever accomplished that is worthy of the responsibility.

Now its one hundred and ninety years later from the day the Azizi stone was acquired. The CANA organization not only survived as a secret society, but thrived as one. With the changing of times, so has CANA. The Azizi stone is now just a legendary story that half the members can’t remember; they have established themselves around the world and have wealth, power and strength beyond its pioneer’s imagination. CANA still has four separate entities and each party is bears and bulls in their own design. There are branches within branches, sectors within sectors, and a complex ranking system. You have the Apprentice (the first 18 months of initiation), the Fellow Brothers (the average standard members), the White Rose Group (standard female members), the Pink Rose Group (female members with at least one million in annual income) and the Golden Rose Group (female members that marry CANA, raise more than one child from birth to be CANA and at least 3 million in annual income), Captains (the middle men in business transactions), Masters (high ranked council officials), the Watcher, the Dinari, the Nyack and the Gyasi.

One thing in life you can count on is change. And if the Masters desire to stop 145 degrees of change within the CANA organization, they must restrain the mind-set of the Gyasi.