I am
High priest Ifabukola Obaluage. I am neither a Muslim, a Christian nor a pagan.
I am just an African Traditional religionist.
The art of story telling forms the
bedrock of most culture of the people of the world. Before the success of
recorded in the presentation of intellectual property through printing and copy
right censorship, communities “preserve their identity as groups by handing
down orally from one generation to another, the most crucial elements of their
culture” within the sanctuary of oral lore in Africa, and elsewhere is the
people’s way of life.
Thus, in the community transmit to the
young ones the curtoms, beliefs and expectations of the race. Our understanding
of the diversity and spacio-temporal nature of oral tradition and traditional
religion at large.
It is vitality and fecundity is
determined by the occupation of the people; such that a community of people who
engage in fishing will base much of their folklore on the sea and rivers,
likewise, a race of hunter’ Religion and people are based on traditional
beliefs in their oral rendition. It is obvious that “poetic cap” fits the high
priest Fabukola obidiran Obaluage. After all, he is today lighting a candle to
illuminate the authentic path of African Traditional Religion, Medicine,
Mysticism, much more, the enthusiasm, courage, diligence and resources he is
putting into his self-appointed mission is unequalled in the whole universe.
Slavery never again but, “it is a
slavery who see the truth and tie his/her tongue”
Our attempt to this discuss is more of
invertigation but, just to elucidates further that.
Obaluage is most crucial among the orisa
that sent to the planet Earth by olodumare. He is also known as Baba-ode,
baba-Oye, oluaye or olode. But, he has a specific name which is commonly used
by people; the name is (sanponna). He is the elder brother to Sango (god of
thunder) and Ogun (god of iron) in heavenly. In afct this Orisa (Obaluaye) is
very strong and powerful.
Whenever the priest casts Ifa, after
describing / stating the sacrifice for Esu then, that of saponna will be asked
before that of “Iyami” (Withches). Obaluaye is a fantastic and good orisa that
gives riches, wealth, children, Wisdom, will power and other good things to
people as well as conquering enemies for
then.
The children of Obaluaye household of clan one
given names like Olayemi, Obidiran, obigbemi and so on. They can also be
referred to as- Oluyemii, Olu Kayode, Olusegun, Olubunmi, Olufunke, Adeolu,
Olaolu, and so on.
However, they can also bear names like –
Obayemi, Obasanjo, Obafemi, Obafunso, Obawole etc.
As usual, many Orisas have paths or
generation, among the twig / branches or paths of Obatala are Ogiyan Olufon,
popo ans so on, but, as for obaluaye the twig / branches include, Alagbade
Baale, jagun, Aniriilewe and Wariwarium. All those branches have common and cheap
taboos, which include rearing cat, whictling, smoking and the use of palm frond
broom to squish vegetable (while preparing Yoruba soup). Also Obaluaye has his
favorite foods which include palm wine, snail, pounded yam, beareded matured
he-goat, corn pudding and cooked grinded beans.
The cloth Obaluaye uses is cam wood cloth and anybody can be a
devotee and get initiated but, he has his chosen mediums. Obaluaye week is the
same as that of ogun. As we have known that we beat gong in the shrine or grove
of ogun, we used rattle gourd in Sango shrine.
Obaluaye’s favorites drums are band drum
or Bata, though, he likes to dance to any kind of drum. Agains, some of the
praise or songs of obaluaye go thus;
Alagbada.
Omo
olowo
Omo
oloro
Okeke
ariyun keyawo
Oni
oun taa
Okeke
tiso ologun kale
Oobelemu
de gbangba oko
Aila
to won o lo, ree perun fun oluwa.
Mokewu
lori airo
Mosaluwala
nibi ofa tin rojo
Bi
olohun fe baba on si abun koluwa
Onimole
orun de
Esofun
taye ko sora s, toripe
Alufaa
lailai lamo, lonimonle.
Alagbada
(some one who wears agbada style)
The
son of the rich
The
son of the weathy
Okeke,
who pampers the wife with coral beads
He
says, it is whatever one has that one uses to pamper hisb wife.
Okeke,
who assists the palmwine seller to drop his goods
You
do not follow the palm-wine taper long.
But
you follow the palm-wine taper to the middle of the farm
It is
time for solat suur, great god like suur.
It is
time for prayer go ands make the call
I read
Arabic script on the leather mats.
I
performed ablusion in the place where shaft is raining
Religion
elder will not remove his cap before he greats good.
As
god wants it, father will not remove his cap to greet the lord.
Heavenly
Muslim has arrived
Asked
earthly Muslim to be careful because
