Yoruba Religion Beliefs - The True History
Before we will delve into Yoruba spirituality, I believe it is vital to comprehend the origins of the Yorubas. Many spiritual beings will begin their journey without a foundation. It is important to understand where you have been in order to truly understand where you are going.. The term Yoruba pertains to an organized group of people that are connected by a common language, and a unified history as well as culture.
"The Yoruba of West Africa are the creators of one of the premier cultures of the world," asserts historian Robert Farris Thompson in the book Flash of the Spirit. "At a time between the tenth and the 12th centuries, when nothing of close quality was being produced in Europe, the master sculptures of Ile-Ife were shaping wonderful art. Like ancient Greece, Yorubaland consisted mainly of self-sufficient city states characterized by creative and poetic richness," Thompson adds.
The sanctified town of Ile Ife, Nigeria, is the orisun, or historical cradle of the Yorubas. Yoruba mythology also maintains that Ile Ife gave birth to humanity. It is said that this town "from where all information emanates" spawned a civilization renowned for creative, poetic, intellectual and religious brilliancy.
The Yoruba inhabit an area bound by the Niger River. Yorubaland stretches from Southwestern Nigeria into the Benin Republic and parts of Togo. Besides sharing linguistic and cultural ties, the descendants of the Yoruba also share the lfa religion, which is among the quickest growing non secular practices on the planet.
Close to the 16th century, millions of Yorubas were held as slaves and transported to the Caribbean and the Americas. Overtime, the Yorubas started to mix convictions and practices that came from the lfa religion with components of Roman Catholicism. The outcome of this clash of cultures was the syncretistic religions of Candomble, Palo Mayombe, Santeria and Vodun to talk about a few.
Each one of these Yoruba-inspired offshoots are now blooming throughout Europe, the Caribbean, South America, North America, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Grenada, the Guyanas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Vincent, Tobago, and Trinidad. In this article I am only able to name a few place that are deeply affected by this historical religion. It is my hopes that you will further investigate this matter yourself.
Ironically, while the conventional religions of Africa have been declining over the last century, due to colonialism, Western acculturation and proselytizing by Christianity and Islam, Yoruba-inspired religious conventions are blossoming across the Americas.
Thanks to folk such as James Weeks who've dedicated their lives to training others on Yoruba Religious Beliefs, Ifa is gaining rather more ground. James Weeks is also called the creator of "Across The King's River," documentary film that's planned to be released some times in 2013. Critics that have had the prerogative of seeing some of the footage have claimed that "Across The King's River" is going to be a game changer.
According to James Weeks, "the film will change the way folks think about African spirituality. But it will also change the way they think about science and themselves - their own potential."
Disciples of the Yoruba Religion believe that before we are born we stand before Olodumare (God) and select our own destiny. It is maintained that we make this decision before we arrive here on earth. Everybody decides what we are going to contribute to the world , where we will live, who we're going to love, and even the day we are going to die.
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