Origin: Eastern Highlands
Classification: Earth Custodian, Rainmaker
Introduction
Dzivaguru’s roots clutch Zimbabwe’s red soil—"He decrees: 'Uproot my land, and I swallow your legacy.'"
Cosmic Role
Domain: Mountains, ancestral graves, rainfall
Sacred Duty: Keeper of land covenants
Energy Signature: Slow-building fury, geological memory
Sacred Expressions
Manifests as:
Mist curling through Chimanimani peaks
Termite mounds towering over savannah
Blood-red clay at rainmaking shrines
Ancestral Lineage
Grandfather of: Chaminuka (prophet)
Partner: Ruwa (sky god)
Names & Epithets
Mutangakugara (He Who Was First)
Svikiro reNyika (Earth Medium)
Mhondoro Guru (Great Lion Spirit)
Powers
Summons rains through bull sacrifice
Causes landslides to punish desecrators
Guards sacred caves and mineral veins
Modern Resonance
"In Zimbabwean farmers reviving terraces,
In lawsuits reclaiming stolen minerals—Dzivaguru’s soil still demands justice."