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There are different types of incense that has been used for different purposes and passed down thousands of years ago from one generation to another. One can make their own special incense using indigenous leaves and plants for instance Ogilishi, Garlic peels, Oda opuo, Nutmeg, bay leaf, Ginger, Oranges or Orange peels among others.. Every
The Igbo have rich cultural heritage which is fast fading away because of colonial interference and neglect by Igbo people themselves. Today, we can say the ancient ones are returning and awakening fast. Nzu (white chalk) is a very useful element in Igbo culture. It is a symbol of wisdom, peace, purity and clean heart.
Udo is father-earth, a good ancestral spirit adorned with the clothing of onye Ọzọ. An Igbo god of diplomacy. Almost, every family has UDO, it all depends on what one’s own community call him. Nna Ani is how he is regarded. If, there is Nne Ani, we also have Nna Ani who is her husband.
Alligator pepper does not embark on any shameful journey!!Get alligator pepper, use 1 or 4 seeds to cleanse yourself of every negativity, throw it away where you will not step on it.Come back and then take another 7 seeds of alligator pepper, put them inside your mouth.Face East, the direction of the rising sun and
First of all, we must understand that physically, mirrors reflect light and thus reflect the world around us. Spiritually, light has symbolic attachment to illumination, awareness and wisdom etc. Therefore, in terms of spiritual symbolism, mirrors reflect truth. They reflect what is.Psychologically, mirrors symbolize the threshold between the conscious mind and the unconscious mind. By
EZE does not mean KING. Similarly, ada ezenwanyi or Ezenwoke does not connote King-Woman and King-Man. The simple meaning of Adaeze nwanyi depicts a priestess while Ezenwoke is a priest. Now Adaeze nwanyi is a natural, spiritual and physical position ordained and given to a woman naturally from birth. No contention or ambiguities. It is
Igbo Traditional spirituality and belief systems exists before the advent and spread of Christianity and Islam et al. Igbos and Africans believed and continued to believe in the eternal and ubiquitous spirit of the ancestors and the Great One. Spiritual guides are not always of human descent. Some spirit guides live as energy, in the
I was very young about 5 years old when I saw a little heap of red soil with stones and clay pots attached to it inside my late father’s compound. Overwhelmed with curiosity, I walked towards it to run my fingers around it thinking its that mound looking like a fireplace where garri is usually
DIBIA NWANGWU UCHENDU 