Various esoteric belief systems describe a series of natural elements, usually five, that persist throughout the natural world. These elements are often described as fire, water, earth (or metal), air, and ether (sometimes called Akasha).
The Ether element is considered a spiritual element that animates matter and brings consciousness. It is seen as a combination of the other elements, with a synergistic power to expand beyond the combination. Thus, for Ether, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
If you have heard of Nine Ether or Nine Ether Beings, you may wonder where this belief originates and what it means. The Nine Ether beings are considered people with spiritually advanced consciousness.
Nine Ether Beings and Nuwaubian Nation
The term Nine Ether was coined by the Nuwaubian Nation, a spiritual belief system founded in 1967 with a focus on Pan-African spirituality and nationalist movements. The Nine Ether Beings are said to be people who align with universal consciousness and who are spiritually advanced.
The term Nine Ether stems from the creation of the Nuwaubian Nation, and is a combination of the nine gases occurring in nature. In the Nuwaubian Nation belief system, Nine Ether is seen as the supreme creative force and is associated with people of African descent.
In this cosmology, the Six Ether is the ultimate destructive force. Yet Nine Ether becomes Six Ether when it dies, and vice versa. The Nine Ether energy is associated with creativity and is said to give life and vitality.
Their Origins

The origin myths of the Nuwaubian Nation involve a combination of Kemetic beliefs, Islam, and Egyptian lore. The Nine Ether element is considered a life-giving force that aligns with people of African descent, giving them great power and potential.
Nine Ether Beings, then, are considered supreme beings in this esoteric system. They are seen as having creative and spiritual gifts and being the source from which all life is propagated. The mythology of the Nine Ether Beings may relate to early civilizations being traced to the Fertile Crescent and advanced societies and technologies found in Africa.
The Nuwaubian Nation draws on this to promote spiritual purity and higher consciousness among people descended from this region. They believe in and promote an Afrocentric view of spirituality, suggesting the power of light, life, and the Divine is more concentrated among Nine Ether Beings as compared to people born to other regions.
Spiritual Beliefs Related to 9 Ether Beings
The Nine Ether Beings are said to be part of a cosmology of spiritual beliefs espoused by the Nuwaubian Nation. This manifestation of higher energy and consciousness is associated with being able to create Heaven on Earth. It is believed the Nine Ether Beings are the most advanced in a spiritual hierarchy, the Igigi.
This belief draws on ancient mythology of the Mesopotamian area. The Nuwaubian Nation believes that the Nine Ether Beings are influential Divinely inspired people who are energetically closer to the Divine and capable of creative powers beyond the average human.
They also believe that the power of the Nine Ether beings exists in a spectrum with the Six Ether energy, which is a destructive force. The Nine Ether energy, when it dies, becomes Six Ether. When Six Ether dies, it becomes Nine Ether. This may relate to esoteric beliefs regarding conquering the destructive forces within to transcend human limitations.
The Nine Ether Beings are sometimes called Etherians. The number Nine is considered supreme because it is the highest single digit. Ether is considered the combination of gases and plasma in the natural world, combining the energy of the stars and Earth, combining “Heaven and Earth.”
They view the Nine Ether Beings as being related to the creation of Nebulas in the universe, in which gases and other substances collide. The Nine Ether Beings are said to align with energy of the Sun and Stars, as well as being connected to the Earth.
Some in the Nuwaubian Nation view all Black people as aligned with the creative force in the universe, and therefore are associated with greater consciousness and power.
The Ether refers to cosmic energy, and a Nine Ether Being is formed from the 9 gases. The Nine Ether Beings are considered attuned to infinite wisdom and embody the power of this number of completion and sacred energy. Nine Ether Beings are thought to be a complete being, aligned with forces in the cosmos and able to bridge Heaven and Earth.
Some believe the degree to which a person’s hair curls in a spiral relates to the Fibonacci Spiral and, therefore, is a reflection of a Divine influence and life force that connects the individual to the universal creative force. For this reason, curly hair is called Nine Ether Hair in this cosmology.
Melanin is also considered an indication of being a Nine Ether Being. This cosmology views melanin as a communication molecule associated with a connection to the universe and Divine Source.
Conclusion
The Nine Ether Beings are thought by the Nuwaubian Nation to be of a higher vibration, connected to the creative force in nature and the cosmos. Some relate this to numerology and Sacred Geometry. The Nine Ether Beings are believed to be people of African Descent. They are believed to be more open to higher consciousness and aligned with the Divine through their physical and spiritual energy.
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