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YORUBA METAPHYSICS (1)

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  The Yoruba Traditional Religion is laden with many mysteries and occurrences that has Spiritual interpretations. The Yoruba metaphysics stems from the wonder and awe our ancestors had when they saw the raw manifestations of nature. They began asking questions and conceiving beliefs that these raw display of nature was the handiwork of many Supreme Beings and deities, they believed there was one greater than them all (OLODUMARE) who controlled all the other Deities.  Olodumare is the Owner of the Source of Life that does not become empty. Olodumare has no gender, Olodumare is the Supreme Force which cannot be defined by man's limited understanding. Olodumare sowed the seed of life from the beginning and sent gods and Orishas on missions to create the Earth and other planets. In the wisdom of Ifa, there are 256 Odu verses which are all coded secrets about the world, universe, wisdom, knowledge and solutions to myriads of problems. During an Ifa Session, a Priest is expected to...

VESICA PISCIS

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  The vesica piscis is the sacred symbol of  twin flame(syzygy), it is the symbol of the sacred marriage or re-union of the twin flame (male and female,yin and yang) in the bridal chamber. It represents the mingling or merging/re-union of opposites, Male and female,  Light and darkness.  In esoteric thought, it represents dualism, good and evil mixed together. The oldest discovery of the Vesica Piscis dates back over 7000 years and was found in the Temple of Ausar(Osiris) in Abydos , Egypt (Kemet). Ancient Kemet mathematicians use this symbol in sacred buildings. Spirituallly, if we recognize the circle on its own as Source Energy (God or Goddess), the Vesica Piscis represents creation or the “womb of The Universe.” Think of a single circle as Source Energy, adding a second circle represents the spark of creation when the universe is born. This idea is enforced with its similarities to the shape of the vagina, The starting place of birth on a human level. It is enfor...