Ogboni Society Ancient Freemasons

Here the fundamental basis for the rituals of Free Masonry and most of the 20th Century "Western" Secret Societies were established by indigenous Africans, whose descendants are now despised for their Sable Skin, Woolly Hair, Thick Lips, Broad Nose and even rejected from the Inner Circles for the same reason. The ancients, including the Greeks and Romans, visited this Grand Lodge to obtain the "Highest Degrees" in human learning.

Here they were introduced to Philosophy, Law, Religion, Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Astronomy, Astrology, Medicine, History, and all of the other subdivisions of the "Seven Liberal Arts. Top right: 16th century Copper; The large bulging eyes, protruding lips, and stylized ears of this figure are characteristics of late Ife art as it developed into the modern Yoruba style, from the sixteenth century onward. The gesture made by the hands with one grasping the thumb of the other, is characteristic of the Ogboni Society, a secret society responsible for justice and for the Egbe of the earth in Yorubaland.


The History of 'Aborigine' Ogboni, could be traced to that era. Egyptian's Horus Edfu Texts and of Sharu (priest) Kings of Sumeria civilization sometimes between 12,000 BCE, and from 4500BC in Ife-Oodaye, Nigeria and from about 30,000 B.C.E. in Southern Africa. That period of antiquity and a geological era, very long ever before the arrival of the legendary Oduduwa himself to lle-ife, around 4th - 5th centuries A.D. The language spoken then was 'Ife' and not 'Yoruba'.

While no one could precisely say what motivates 'Ogboni' cult or confraternity, to come into being in Ife-Oodaye, but postulations in Yoruba mythology, shed light on the pre-Oduduwa era in the IIe-Ife, when 'Obatala' and Oreluere were the ruling chieftains of the Aborigine Ife-speaking community.

The Aborigine Ogboni Fraternity is the Traditional Religion of the Yoruba's and indeed African Traditional Religion Worldwide. The importance of every good thing in life is faith and beliefs. The truth is, if you find faith with no obstacles, it is most likely to be a faith that doesn't lead to anywhere important.

The world is created on the foundation of tradition. Before Christ, before Mohammed, tradition has been in place. When God wanted to create the world, he said: "come, let create…." Who are "us" God was referring to? They are the other creators that do not angle but are super-beings with lots of power. The sea constituted about 75% (percent) of the entire World. Right in the deep sea, we have the Olokun/Yemoja/Oshun.


'Awo' Ogboni, among so many other 'Awos'(i.e cults) in Ife then, became so prominent and relevant, more like a pressure group to protest the unceremonious arrival of the great colonial master in history, (i.e.) Oduduwa.We cannot even begin to comprehend the power that these ancient Ifa Priests had, and the respect they must have been given by the ancient people. Therefore, they must have taken their, devised (Ifa) computer compatible binary coding system, to go forth and conquer the world. Even modern humans are still in awe of the power of computers. The illustration below shows the activities during the Ifa divination. It displays the basic steps during the divination from the point of listening to client problems and then to the prescription of Ogun (medicine). Iya-ifa (Divination Supervisor) [Babalawo] Off [Disempowered] [Iya-ifa] Off [Disempowered] [Client] Off [Disempowered]

 Start [Babalawo] On Empowered [Client] On [Disempowered] (listen to client problem) Next---- Ifa Dida (Divination) [Iya-ifa] On Empowered Next---- [Iya-ifa] Off [Disempowered] Is Ebo Required (Rituals)? No Next---- Prescribe Advice or Ogun (Medicine) Stop [Babalawo] Off [Disempowered] [Client] Off [Disempowered] Is Ebo Required (Rituals)? Yes Next---- Do Ebo (Rituals) Next Prescribe Advice or Ogun (Medicine) Stop [Babalawo] Off [Disempowered] [Client] Off [Disempowered]

However, this system can be abused. Hence a fail-safe system was incorporated. This meant that after the solution to the client's problem has been found, the Babalawo must recite 10 solution related poems, and the client must choose one which best matches their initial problem. [Babalawo] On [empowered] [Client] On [empowered] Start [Babalawo] recite 10 solution related poems [Client] choose one which best matches your initial problem [Babalawo] [Disempowered] Stop. 

If you are accustomed to programming you will realise this is a very programmable algorithm provided there is a Babalawo (Elder of the order) to help you define required variables. Today big corporation like, Microsoft, Google, EBay and especially Amazon which uses this program to forecast what their existing customer will buy next.