Temi - Ogijo Business owner

If anyone around you ever refers to Èṣù as the devil, Satan or any variation of the names used to describe the Christian embodiment of evil, tell them, unequivocally, that they are WRONG. More importantly, tell them that such characterisation heavily perpetuates a long history of religious oppression, cultural distortion and the demonisation of indigenous African spiritual traditions. As we continue to encounter and experience more of Èṣù's energy, it is important that we also confront the injustice of how he has been represented, particularly in the very lands and cultures from which his worship originates. It is disturbing, if not scary - this reality of a people being conditioned to regard their own divinities through the vocabulary of religions that historically sought to displace their ancestral practices. Do not let anyone dictate who your Òrìṣà is. Do not let anyone convince you that your Òrìṣà is a demon. From colonial religious establishments to their willing local extensions, do not surrender the knowledge, practices and philosophies carried across generations by your ancestors. Your willingness to participate in your own cultural erasure must come to an end. Stream ÈṢÙ ÒKIRI ÒKÒ - ditto.fm/esu-okiri-oko ❤️🖤