[1] The sunsum can be transmitted in a variety of ways, including from father to son during conception.
When a man dies, the sunsum returns to the metaphorical house of the father in wait to be reincarnated in the next son born of the men of that family.
[citation needed] Another form of sunsum is the spiritual power that the Akan believe allows the possessors to practice witchcraft.
Despite this, it is common belief that most witches are female among the Ashanti people and Akan, and they are believed to be so powerful that they can kill infants simply by hearing them cry.
Sunsum is that part of the Akan which fights the evils which try to contaminate the kra.