African Traditional
God created the first human being with the help of the moon. God kneaded the body out of clay. Then God covered it with skin and the end God poured blood into it. God called the first human Baatsi. Then God whispered into his ear telling him to beget many
According to Yoruba legend, Olorun was one of two original creator gods. The other was the goddess Olokun. In the beginning, the universe consisted only of sky and a formless chaos of marshy water. Olorun ruled the sky, while Olokun ruled the vast marshy waters below. There were thousands of
“One going to take a pointed stick to pinch a baby bird should first try it on himself to feel how it hurts.” -Yoruba Proverb African Traditional (Nigeria) Source “Whenever a person breaks a stick in the forest, let him consider what it would feel like if it were himself
Olodumare the god of the sky sent his two sons, Obatala and Oduduwa, down to this world with three things: a bag, a hen and a chameleon. At that time there was no land, only water, so the two brothers had nowhere to stand. Olodumare therefore dropped a tree from
Known as God and the Creator of the Universe, He is the Father of Obatala (King of the White Cloth) and all Orisa (divine beings); also known as the Sky Father. The ruler of (or in) the Heavens. The Supreme God or Supreme Being omnipotent and the Source of all.
For the Dagara, cosmology begins with the story of creation. In the beginning there was no earth as we know it. In its place was a burning planet, a ball of fire combusting at high speed. Therefore, fire is the first element of the Dagara wheel. Fire is present in
