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Ela In Creation Myth Of Yoruba As The First Word Spoken By Eledumare by Olu317(m): 12:28pm On Feb 15, 2017 |
Ela is part of the Orunmila complex. Orunmila can be considered the anthropomorphic representation of Olodumare’s wisdom - ogbon, knowledge – imo, and understanding – oye; the most powerful particles or elements in the earth-dust or droppings. Orunmila’s connection to Ori is fundamental to the Ori complex. He is “Eleri Ipin”, the deity of fate. He was present at the moment of creation, and thus knows the fate of every Ori. He acts as the mediator between a person and their Ori through his ability to speak the words of Ifa as they relate to the individual Ori and its destiny. Ifa is the Oracle. Ela is that invisible energy that moves between the oracle and Orunmila, and between Ori and Olodumare – the umbilical cord. Ela is Oro after it hits the primordial abyss. Oro, as primordial matter, has an innate urge to communicate. The oro that drops from the elderly is stupendous It was divined for oro-oro-oro Who did not have anyone to communicate with and started groaning HOORO, HOO-ORO! (Ogbon, Imo, Oye, descend!) Olodumare made HOO (Ogbon, Imo, Oye) HOO descended to become Hoo-ro (I can’t help but notice the similarity between Hoo-ro and Horus) Ela made Oro digestible and useful to human needs Ela is the manifestation of the primal urge to communicate. It is the link between human and God; human and human; and human and the universe. This extensionistic conception, prevalent in all religions, is Oro, which manifested is Ela. Its individual manifestation is Ori. The Snail can be viewed as the principle of natural extensionism which forms a basis for that which can be seen and that which cannot; the physical Ori (your skull), and Ori-inu (consciousness, soul). There is a Yoruba phrase, Ori-Ooro, which means, “head at dawn,” dawn being the beginning obviously. Thus, Ori is Oro, and Oro is Ori: Ori lo nda eni Esi ondaye Orisa lo npa eni da O npa Orisa da Orisa lo pa nida Bi isu won sun Aye ma pa temi da Ki Ori mi ma se Ori Ki Ori mi ma gba abodi Ori is the creator of all things Ori is the one that makes everything happen, before life happens He is the Orisa that can change humans No one can change the Orisa Ori, the Orisa that changes the life of man with baked yam (abundance) Aye*, do not change my fate (* Aye - unity of the forces of good and evil) Ori do not let people disrespect me Ori do not let me be disrespected by anyone My Ori, do not accept evil This extensionalistic concept (from God to human), that our Ori is composed of a portion of Oro (each Ori receives a portion with its own special combination of elements contained in the earth-dust – oro - from the snail shell, thus each ori’s individuality) is further elucidated in the sayings, Ori lo da ni, enikan o d’Ori o (It is the Head that created us; nobody created the Head), and Ori eni, l’Eleda eni (one’s Head is one’s Creator), and also in the following oriki: Ori lo da mi Eniyan ko o Olorun ni Ori lo da mi Ori is my Creator It is not man It is Olorun (Olodumare) Ori is my Creator Olodumare made Hoo, which is comprised of three of the most powerful elements contained in the “earth-dust” sprinkled from the Snail shell – Ogbon (wisdom), Imo (knowledge), and Oye (understanding). “Ro” means descend, as in the chant, Ela ro, Ela ro, Ela ro. It is said that Olodumare created Ogbon, Imo and Oye as an intermediary force for creating more beings. IT tried to find a place for them to live, but they came back to IT, humming, and Olodumare swallowed them. They hummed inside IT for millennia, so IT had to get rid of them. Olodumare ordered them to “ro” descend, saying, “hoo-ro.” Oro, the solid matter, melted and was suspended in mid-air like jelly. Oro then dropped and “la” cracked into a new state called E-la, or Ela. Ela (the Spirit of Purity) functions in the Ifa divination complex as the embodiment of Ogbon, Imo, and Oye. Ela is the recognized authoritative source of communication and explanation of the nature of Olodumare and all ITs creation Who was the first to speak? Ela was the first to speak. Who was the first to communicate? Ela was the first to communicate. Who is this Ela? It was the Hoo which descended That we call ELA GENESIS 1vs1-3(ISRAELI GOD) In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth — and the earth was without form or shape, with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters— Then God said: Let there be light, and there was light. God saw that the light was good. God then separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” Evening came, and morning followed—the first day. 1 Like |
Re: Ela In Creation Myth Of Yoruba As The First Word Spoken By Eledumare by caye(m): 5:20pm On Feb 18, 2023 |
And in Aramaic language, it seems God is called "Ealah". Or "Elah". 1 Like |
Re: Ela In Creation Myth Of Yoruba As The First Word Spoken By Eledumare by Olu317(m): 4:56pm On Mar 09, 2023 |
caye:Elaah is an Hebrew word which mean god,God Lu also mean: lord, god Abba : father Bam: father All above words are also known as classic Hebrew language identified through ideograms and transliterated with generated English meaning. |
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