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Igbo Traditional Religion by jollofmonster(m): 4:12pm On Nov 03, 2019
Hello all. As most of us nowadays I have been brought up in a Christian household and environment.

However I feel like our ancestors have turned around in their graves seeing us give up our culture and religion for the colonisers beliefs and culture.

I would like to honour my ancestors and my people's culture and religion instead. I have researched alot about Odinani, and the different deities and customs of the religion. But I would like to know more, in particular about the actual act of practicing this religion, not just the theory behind it.

If anyone practices our traditional religion please, could you enlighten me on how you do it, I know there's no clear manual on how it is done but all I need is some insight and some understanding.

Daalu
Re: Igbo Traditional Religion by Nobody: 5:29pm On Nov 03, 2019
Must you be religious?

Why not stay irreligious

I don't follow any religion

Re: Igbo Traditional Religion by obiekunie2: 8:01pm On Nov 03, 2019
jollofmonster:
Hello all. As most of us nowadays I have been brought up in a Christian household and environment.

However I feel like our ancestors have turned around in their graves seeing us give up our culture and religion for the colonisers beliefs and culture.

I would like to honour my ancestors and my people's culture and religion instead. I have researched alot about Odinani, and the different deities and customs of the religion. But I would like to know more, in particular about the actual act of practicing this religion, not just the theory behind it.

If anyone practices our traditional religion please, could you enlighten me on how you do it, I know there's no clear manual on how it is done but all I need is some insight and some understanding.

Daalu


it was dumped bc they all know that omenani is one of the most difficult religion to follow.

funny enough, the religion has one of the most simplest rules!

- IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING THAT WHEN DONE TO YOU YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT - DONT DO IT TO SOMEONE ELSE!
Can you imagine how peaceful this life will be if we are to adhere to this simple rule - it means we wount have thieves, kidnappers, murders, rapists, wife/husband beaters, corrupt politicians and so on - cause no one likes to personally experience these things!

the fact is - many of us are going back to omenani. i for one, omenani has been the light guiding my footstep and i can confidently tell you that it gives you the level of peace you can not imagine.

in my interactions with other humans, i make sure i hold offor na ogu in all my dealings with people - if you cross me, the repercussion is best imagined.

the only thing that leads me astray - is women and am seriously offering libations and sacrifices to help me overcome that weakness.


ABOVE ALL - ADHERING TO THE RULES OF OMENANI - WEALTH WILL COME NATURALLY TO YOU. CLEAN WEALTH.
Re: Igbo Traditional Religion by jollofmonster(m): 10:14pm On Nov 03, 2019
obiekunie2:



it was dumped bc they all know that omenani is one of the most difficult religion to follow.

funny enough, the religion has one of the most simplest rules!

- IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING THAT WHEN DONE TO YOU YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT - DONT DO IT TO SOMEONE ELSE!
Can you imagine how peaceful this life will be if we are to adhere to this simple rule - it means we wount have thieves, kidnappers, murders, rapists, wife/husband beaters, corrupt politicians and so on - cause no one likes to personally experience these things!

the fact is - many of us are going back to omenani. i for one, omenani has been the light guiding my footstep and i can confidently tell you that it gives you the level of peace you can not imagine.

in my interactions with other humans, i make sure i hold offor na ogu in all my dealings with people - if you cross me, the repercussion is best imagined.

the only thing that leads me astray - is women and am seriously offering libations and sacrifices to help me overcome that weakness.


ABOVE ALL - ADHERING TO THE RULES OF OMENANI - WEALTH WILL COME NATURALLY TO YOU. CLEAN WEALTH.


Could you please explain more about omenani ? Or where I could find more information.
Re: Igbo Traditional Religion by Judeudochukwu(m): 6:21pm On Nov 04, 2019
WHY DO YOU HAVE A SPIRITUAL HUSBAND OR WIFE :the truth none has told you

Some people while in a prayer houses will be informed they are been disturbed by a spiritual wife or husband. Haven heard about it, he and the pastor would rush into conclusion calling it an evil spirit. Next is to start abracadabra prayers, casting and loosing to no avail – otu abụghị n’ezi. The pastor will be blowing the microphone making noise like a lunatic, the congregation belief deliverance is taken place: to no avail _ otu abụghị n’ezi.
Kill her, the pastor said.
Let her die and leave.
I asked, how possible? Is it possible I ask?
Can you kill a spirit?
Have you heard or seen where one killed a spirit if not in the church where they kill spirit with mouth and microphone, yet things remains same and sometimes get worse yet?
Now listen, let me teach you wisdom: saying the truth because truth is life _ eziokwu bụ ndụ. This is why it set the captive free. The moment you know the truth. The truth you know must surely set you free.
As a human being, use event as seen in the land of the living to judge event as seen in the spiritual realm.
Sometimes, as it’s here on earth, so it’s in the realm of spirit
As its in the spiritual realms so it’s in the physical plane.
Take for example you see a woman and engaged to her as a young man.
After some while, both of you happen to marry happily. Marriage you must remember comes upon an agreement between two opposite parties. Now, after a while, you travel to another space for a mission, another destination where you now find comfort. If you forget calling to say hi to the wife, how will she feel?
Answer!
What if you are not calling or have lost contact, passion for her and she kept looking after you?
Haven gotten to reach out to you, you pretend not knowing her and denied haven nothing to do with her.
No matter what she does, you kept pushing her away and ignore all signs and signals. What do you expect the woman to do?
Would you not do anything mad if you were in her shoes?
Of course you will!
If you can as a legitimate wife, you are not against the law if you must suffer him anyhow without wasting his life.

This is what happens between those who got married to mariners before earthly visit. Stop been fooled by Christians and their ignorant teachings.
They are spiritual ignorant. All of them whom you call man of God are ofeke in spiritual matters. They are ignorant about spiritual affairs. They are pretenders and deceivers. The reason you must be careful about their false teachings.
They only shout and make noise like lunatic. They only know how to make noise not knowing that our spiritual engagement asked for quietness, peace of mind and solitude. The very moment they should spent with wisdom are given for selfishness. The reason wisdom is far seen from them. They lack truth. They know nothing about spirituality and wisdom.
Pastors are ofeke (fools) when it comes to spiritual matters. They know absolute nothing as e dey happen in the realm of spirits. They know nothing but go on deceiving people. They must pay the prize at the end of it all. It’s written, you shall reap what you sowed. That’s to say, you shall reap deception as a deceiver.
For crying out loud, this people are not deceiving animals. They are deceiving human being.
The image of the gods.
Turning black what nature has made to be white for their selfish interests.
Causing disunity, hatred, disaster between nature and mankind, bridging the gap between spirits and mankind.
Why people suffer today!
They must reap what they sowed at the end of it all.
Wisdom shall judge them!
So what is the remedy?
this is what a spiritualist will help you do. He/she will first engage you on a spiritual consultation to know if truly you are a mariner perhaps the cause of your problems and encounter. Because it’s not necessarily mariners who encounter spiritual wives. A witch can as well manifest herself as a spiritual wife to cause ruin to someone’s life.
Nevertheless, If you are and it happens that you are suffering as a result of spiritual wife/husband, the spiritualist shall consult further, knowing what must be done.
It’s then the wife/husband will have to name his or her prize owing to your position, agreement and periodic in the marine. Hence all mariners doesn’t share same position and agreement are differently. Upon this information, he get to inform you about what to be done. No matter what, it must involve a sacrifice!
We call it marine ritual settlement – ịkwa ibu mmiri nye ndị ọgbọ na uke.
During this sacrifices you have to accept him or her back.
We call it ‘ịkwa ibu udo na abụghị ibu nkewa’ a sacrifice for peace not separation.
When properly done, he/she will assist you in all aspects of life been in union. That’s the reason for sect (i di n’otu ndị mmiri).
Odogwuakataaka: That’s to say if he is good to go. Should he/she is wicked, so jealous. We e plead him or her to accept some things which he refused. If he do, good.
If not, we can then upon ọfọ na ogu talk about separation.
This you must know asked for wisdom hence his/her stubbornness might be as a result of her workforce, duty, services to deliver.
Do you know that these mariners (marine husband and wife’s) are destiny helpers? The very reason they are sometimes filled with jealous and must be treated with caution otherwise one’s life and destiny are placed on danger zone at the cost of services in the name of deliverance. Many are suffering this today!
Know whom you run to at the cost of spiritual matters.

: A spirit such as marine wife/husband might proof stubborn owing to agreement reached before your earthly coming. When we come across such like spirit person’s, we plead with him /her to allow you enjoy your earthly life as you wish. Remember, all these are done upon agreement, I as a priest stand to negotiate this as a third party upon ritual sacrifices. It’s not a thing we do by force as seen in the churches. Shouting with a microphone to draw attention of the people, proving how much we can speak in tongues and grammars. It’s never done that way for your safety, success, happiness and longevity.
Because it’s not all about today but tomorrow: the case must be handled with care.
This is the very reason igbo adage says ‘oké dibịa gbaa àjà, ọ dịka ewere nyee ndị mmụọ n’aka’ when a great/experienced priest performed ritual exercise, it looks like the items was given hand to hand to the spirits.
The result remains positive, settling all matters and causing light on one’s path.

If you must work on spiritual ignorance to disintegrate what shouldn’t be disintegrated, the subject (human) must suffer the penalty.
One true information people lack in spiritual matters remains the fact that spirits are not at lost (loosing end) in any matter as it involve humanity. The reason you must be careful and stop playing with your spiritual life.
Haven known these, I have to state it finally that spiritual husband and wife are not evil.
If they are, that’s to say you are evil also hence you are a mariner. If you are not a mariner, you can’t get married to a mariner as a wife or husband. The difference between you and him /her is only that you had the opportunity to exist on earth as a human being after pre-existence as a mariner in waters.
The lineage continues as you bear forth children on earth: especially, a case whereby you are a mariner and your earthly husband/wife is also a mariner, all your earthly children shall be mariners.
It’s divine
It’s a nature mandate!
It’s written and can’t be changed.
You can’t change what nature has caused to be neither will you condemn it.
Who are you to judge?
Do you judge upon wisdom or ignorant?
Who are you to condemned what nature has made to be?
How many years do you have to exist here on earth?
How many years do you think these matter have lasted, involving billions of people born and yet to be born?
Is it why you are here?
All these are meant for pastors to answer.
People who dwelt on ignorant, causing ruin to people’s life and destiny.
Sending people to early graves and are happy doing that hence it put food on their table.
Judgement await us all!
Ife onye metere, o weere isi ya buru (evil men do, leave with them and after them).
Wise man think and talk about tomorrow, a fool (ofeke) talk about today.
Today has only but 24hours in it, tomorrow is indefinite.
Don’t be deceived!
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