Olodumare

Oba ateni legelege fori sapeji omi, meaning reverence to you my mighty Olodumare, the king that spread a thin mat using his head as rain fountain.

Who is Olodumare in the Yoruba conception or theology? Olodumare is the Creator of all divinities, deities, souls, spirits and other seen and unseen vibrations and energies in the Cosmos. These primeval deities were said to have descended through a mystical medium to the physical world thereby leaving Olodumare and the host of other divinities like Ajagunmale – Oluwo Ode Orun (that is ajagunmole, the chief priest of heaven), Aroyeweye (the wisest and the knowledgeable), and Adi Omo Elebu (the strong and the brave), with Ela opitan Ela Omo Osin (that is Ela the offspring of God) with other great divinities serving God in his highest glory and also helping humanity in their low state.

Olodumare is called Olofin Orun or Oluwa or Olorun, that is the great being of heaven. Olofin Orun was the first being to occupy the firmament. No one ever has the notion of his image, but we see and feel his greatness on daily basis. Just as Ogher great energies are unseen but serve all cretures in creation like air, Olodoumare is supported and the beginning of all things that ever existed and would exist in creation, Ifa speaks of the immense glory of Olodumare out of which odu the energy of his being  is extracted to serve and bless all things in creation. He is known as

“Oba Ti Ki Ku,

Oba Ti Kii Run,

Oba Ti Ki Toogbe,

Oba Ti Ki Sun,

Oba Olowo Gbogboro Ti Yo Omo Tire Lofin Aye”,

meaning:

The king that does not die,

would not die,

nor fall sick or ill forever,

the almighty that does not sleep nor slumber,

the being with immense power,

with great hand that cross out evil from the path of his creatures.

Hence a great reference to him on daily basis to connect him and ensure our survival in the jungle of life. Remember all rivers, stream and water must connect the great ocean so as to guarantee their survial and prevent their dryness likewise all cratures must daily connect  Olodumare through prayer and ogher spiritual steps to guarantee their survival.

May God bless you and bless your being and your loved ones today and forever.

Ase