Why is Olodumare misconstrued?
The concept OLODUMARE has been misconstrued by many,this is due to unwarranted and unjustifiable colonial exploration and exploitation by our colonial masters ,they use foreign religion to enslave African . they claim we practice polytheism. To be sincere and be frank the concept polytheism never exist at all in IFA and orisha tradition. In this little post I wish share my humble idear about yoruba monotheistic view of the nature of Olodumare (God ).How other orisha are energies through whish mankind can reach Olodumare. For example if you want to see an emperor of an empire you cannot expect to just bulg in into his palace,you will need to see some chiefs who are next in rank to him, who can communicate with him easily and get what they want from him easily than you will do. So it is wise for you to send such chief to the emperor to get what you want for you quickly than for you to be spending donkey of years to get what you want from an emperor whish you may not communicate with easily.
How do the Yoruba respect Olodumare?
The yoruba people so respect Olodumare that they channel their request through an energy called orisha to Olodumare and to be sincere with with very verifiable proof they get quick answer. That is why even people that claim to embrace foreign religion whether Christian or Muslim 99% of them still fall back on these energies when situation is expedient for it. Many people run from their root just to follow crowd due to inherited Colonial mentality . to be sincere with you there is nothing good about colonialism whether their culture Or religion they bring to Africa it all base on mean to enslave us ,.up till date western religion and culture and some times the educational system that the African inherited from their individual colonial master has always been a source of impediment to African development. While the Western and Eastern religion and shapy read and write education system alone without accompany technical know how to robbed and pillage African of their natural resources up till today as they do during time of slave trade. Well that is by the way I am just concerned. Back to my discussion,
What does ORI mean in astrology?
Once they are able to spot their ori. Ori here means, your spirit. . Usually, you will have a kind of horryscope that is similar to about 400 spirits.
Is Olodumare the creator of heaven?
In yoruba cosmology Olodumare is believe to be ONE, it is believe that Olodumare is the creator of heaven and earth and whole universe, he is supreme over what is on earth and in heaven. Olodumare supremacy is absolute. He is acknowledge by all orisha and divinities as the one who all power and authority belong, he can do and undo any thing he want. He created everything he is self existing.
Who asked Orunmila did you see me?
Olodumare ask Orunmila did you see me?
Does Oriunmila see Olodumare?
No body have ever seeing Olodumare including the orisha. It is only Oriunmila that see a part of his buttocks after a gigantic sacrifice at the sea. In odu ifa Osa Otura
Is Olodumare an invisible entity?
From this verse we can now deduce tha Olodumare is an invisible entity. You can communicate with him by using orisha of your choice as intermidiary.
Who is Eledumare?
This article, albeit short, still manages to switch back and forth between "Eledumare" and "Olodumare", seemingly, as spellings for the same being. At least, that's my interpretation; I can't really say for sure. I just read a little but still cannot say with confidence.
Abigails Peer Review
I really like what you wrote about Olodumare. It was not biased and you clarified the name problem. I think you should add that he is an Orisha since people who do not know much about this topic will read this. I clicked on your source but it took me to a page about Santeria so I do not know if that applies to what you wrote.
Should Olodumare be referred to as "it"?
Currently, this article refers to Olodumare as "he". However, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_religion#Olodumare, "Regarded as being all-encompassing, no gender can be assigned. Hence, it is common to hear references to 'it' or 'they'".
