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Spiritual practices are deliberate acts like meditation, igo ọfọ, rituals and ancestral veneration that foster a profound connection to the divine, inner self and cosmos that enable individuals to navigate stress (emotional strain from demands) and adversity (challenging hardships). In Igbo tradition, Ọdịnanị embodies this with dibia (spiritual healers/diviners) guiding harmony through Chi (personal guardian
Culled from the book “Who Are The Öka People?”, a free e-book available on demand at eanizoba@gmail.com. The Öka-Igbo is used and the orthography is the NSO (New Standard Igbo Orthography). “Dibie” was what Europeans called “native doctor” or “medicine man”. Avba is divination. There are three kinds of Dibie in Öka, namely: 1. DibieAvba
The Profound Significance of Names in Igbo Cosmology. The Igbo worldview is characterized by a profound interconnectedness between the visible human world, known as Uwa mmadu, and the invisible spirit world, Uwa mmuo. This cosmology posits that the boundaries between these realms are permeable, facilitating continuous interaction and influence. This dynamic interplay is fundamental to
Agwụ is a revelational force, the spirit of creativity and the patron deity that knows what Chukwu and the universe knows. Agwụ is the spirit of wisdom, divination, medicine, reincarnation, and purpose. Agwụ is the collective universal mind that oversees all knowing, learning, and becoming, done by living things and life forces. This Agwụ is
Our Ikenga works together with our Chi and can be appeased together without having to separate the meal, drinks, ọjị and nzu. Step 1. Find a suitable spot where you can see sunlight directly on your veranda, porch, sit-out or home. Make sure it is neat and swept, cleaned thoroughly. Proceed by marking a circle
Chi is deep to explain but in simplicity CHI is a personal entity, each person have their own Chi. The Chi is referred to ones internal divinity, Everything in Existence has a CHI. Your Chi is what gives you life and a purpose to life, beyond begin the giver and taker of your life the
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