Yoruba, Japanese, Indian, Egyptian, and Chinese, Creation Story

Yoruba Creation Story

The difference between the Ifa creation story and Yoruba mythology is that the former predated the latter by thousands of years. The Yoruba mythology is the fourth stage of evolution. It is about cycles of existence, destruction and replenishment. However, there are still many affinities between the two stories.

Creation Illustration

Once upon a time, there was only the sky above, water and marshland below. Olorun (owner of heaven) ruled the sky, and the goddess Olokun ruled below the heaven. Obatala, another god, reflected upon this situation and then went to Olorun for permission to create dry land for all kinds of life forms to inhabit. After he got permission, he sought advice from Orunmila, the oldest son of Olorun and the god of prophecy and writing.

Before starting his journey to Earth, Obatala needed a gold chain long enough to reach below, the shell of a snail filled with sand, a white hen, a black cat, and a palm nut, all of which he was to carry in a bag. All the gods contributed what gold they had, and Orunmila supplied the articles for the bag. When all was ready, Obatala hung the chain from a corner of the sky, placed the bag over his shoulder, and started the downward climb. The gold chain symbolises human DNA.

Obatala

When he reached the end of the chain, he saw he still had some distance to go. Orunmila instructed Obatala from above to pour the sand from the snail shell and to immediately release the white hen. Obatala did what Orunmila said, and wherever the hen landed on the sand, it began scratching and scattering it about. Wherever the sand settled, it formed dry land, with bulkier piles becoming hills and the smaller piles valleys. Obatala jumped to a hill and named the place Ife. 

And the world was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God flew over the waters, Genesis Chapter 1 verse 2. In Genesis Chapter 1, verses 8 and 9, God made the firmament and divided the waters under from above, and it was so. And God called it Heaven, and the evening and morning were the second day.

Obatala soon found clay to mould figures like him and started his task, but he soon grew tired and decided to take a break. He made wine from a nearby palm tree and drank bowl after bowl. As a direct result of Obatala’s intoxication, he assembled many mentally and physically impaired human beings. Once sober, Obatala comprehended what an atrocious job he did. So God created man in his image, in the image of God, male and female, Genesis Chapter 1 verse 27.

The Principles and Binary Number of the Opele Divination Chain

First, He promised never to drink alcohol again nor allowed it near his shrine. Second, he became the patron Saint of disabled people. The foundation of analysis in Ifá is a systematised graphic translation of the results of the random presentation of the divination objects, among which the chain (Opele) and palm nuts (ikin) are the most prestigious. 

Tribute to Orunmila 

Fig 1 The Sacred Wall of Orunmila

Orunmila! The witness of fate Second to Oludumare (God or The Supreme Architect)) Thou are far more efficient than medicine, the Immense orbit that averts the day of death. My Lord Almighty, you saved the mysterious Spirit that fought death. To Thee, a salutation is first due in the morning.

Thou are the Equilibrium that adjusts World Forces. Thou art the One whose exertion is to reconstruct the creature of the debauched lot. Repairer of terrible luck, He who knows thee becomes immortal Lord, the indisputable king, perfect in the House of Wisdom! My Lord! Infinite in knowledge! Orunmila, not knowing thee is futile, but if we knew thee comprehensively, all would be well with humans. Ase o, Amen, Amun or Amen-Re.

Japanese Creation Mythology

Once upon a time, all the elements were admixtures with one germ of life. This germ began to mix things around and around until the heavier part sank and the lighter part rose. A muddy sea originated that covered the entire Earth. From this ocean grew a green shoot. It continued growing until it reached the clouds, transforming into a god. Soon, this god grew lonely, and it began to create other gods. 

The last two gods it made, Izanagi and Izanami, were the most remarkable. One day, while walking, they looked down on the ocean and wondered what was beneath it. Izanagi thrust his staff into the waters, and while pulling it back up, clumps of mud fell back into the sea. They began to harden and grow until they became the islands of Japan. 

Japanese Creation Mythology

The mode of transport from the city of heaven by Olofin Otete was a mystical chain, symbolising the umbilical cord in the Ifa creation narrative. Ifa creation narrative is similar to the statement; from this ocean, which grew a green shoot, in the Japanese version. The Japanese account also confirmed the Yoruba version, stating: 

When all was ready, Obatala hung the chain from a corner of the sky, placed the bag over his shoulder, and started the downward climb. Wherever the sand settled, it formed dry land, with bulkier piles becoming hills and the smaller piles valleys. However, in the Japanese chronicle, the growth of the green shoot was in the opposite direction.

Indian Creation Story

A lotus flower grew from the navel of Lord Vishnu with Brahma sitting on it. Brahma separated the flower into heaven, Earth and sky. Out of loneliness, Brahma split himself into two to create a male and a female. From this male and female, all beings existed. Let us compare the previous sentence to the Ifa creation story. 

The first human being he created is Enibieni (person in person), and she is a female. Enibieni was fourteen when she arrived on Earth with 450,000 herbs. She married Olofin Otete, and they had eight twins. It is very similar to the assertion that out of loneliness, Brahma split himself into two to create a male and a female. 

Lord Vishnu

In addition, Orunmila is the mysterious Babalawo who cast divination for Aye. He challenged Aye and stated that his reason for the divine session was loneliness. Aye confessed and agreed with Orunmila and said the world is devoid of human beings. It is another example of two common themes between Indian and Ifa world creation mythology.

Egyptian Creation Story: Hermopolis

The creation myth promulgated in the city of Hermopolis focused on the nature of the universe before world creation. The inherent qualities of the primaeval waters are represented by a set of eight gods called the Ogdoad. The goddess Naunet and her male counterpart Nu represented the stagnant primordial water itself; Huh and his counterpart Hauhet represented the water's infinite extent; Kek and Kauket personified the darkness present within it; and Amun and Amaunet represented its hidden and unknowable nature, in contrast to the tangible world of the living. 

The primaeval waters were part of the creation process, and the deities representing them were perceived as creator gods. According to the myth, the eight gods are divided into male and female groups. They were symbolically depicted as aquatic creatures because they dwelt within the water: the males were portrayed as frogs and the females as snakes. These two groups eventually converged, resulting in a great upheaval, which produced the pyramidal mound. From it emerged the sun, which rose into the sky to light the world.

Sumerian Creation Myth

The first world creation occurred during the existence of Apsu (Seawater) = One who existed from the beginning, and Tiamat (Freshwater) = The Maiden of life. Fresh and Sea waters mingled to become the first Adam and Eve. All marine life forms were supposed to have evolved from Fresh and Sea waters. 

They existed during the First Moon or Silver Cycle, known as the morning. And the world was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God flew over the waters, Genesis Chapter 1 verse 2. 

An Image of Atum

The second stage of  Earth occurred in the era of Lahmu (Mr. Mud) the deity of war, and Lahamu (Mrs. Mud) the lady of the battle. They existed during the first Sun cycle, known as evening. Then, the gods materialised within them. Lahmu (Mr. Mud) and Lahamu Mrs. Mud manifested by the name and emerged before they had grown in age and stature. So God created man in his image, in the image of God, male and female, Genesis Chapter 1 verse 27.

Egyptian Creation Story: Memphis

The Memphite version of creation centred on Ptah, the patron god of craftsmen. As such, he represented the craftsman's ability to envision a finished product and shape raw materials to create that product. The Memphite theology said that Ptah similarly created the world. Unlike the other Egyptian creations, it was not a physical but an intellectual creation by the Word and the Mind of God. 

The ideas developed within Ptah's heart (regarded by the Egyptians as the seat of human thought)  formed when he named them with his tongue. By speaking these names, Ptah produced the gods and all other things. The Memphite creation myth coexisted with that of Heliopolis, as Ptah's creative thought and speech were believed to have caused the formation of Atum and the Ennead. Ptah was also associated with Tatjenen, the god who personified the pyramidal mound.

Images of Pataeke/Pataikos Son of Ptah

Egyptian Creation Story: Thebes

Theban theology claimed that Amun was not merely a member of the Ogdoad but the hidden force behind creation. There is a conflation of all notions of creation into the personality of Amun, emphasising how Amun transcends all other deities in his being "beyond the sky and the underworld. One Theban myth likened Amun's act of creation to the call of a goose, which broke the stillness of the primaeval waters and caused the Ogdoad and Ennead to form. 

Amun was separate from the world, and his true nature was concealed even from the other gods. At the same time, however, because he was the ultimate source of creation, all the gods, including the other creators, were merely aspects of Amun. Amun eventually became the supreme god of the Egyptian pantheon because of this belief.

Amun is synonymous with the growth of Thebes as a religious capital. But it is the columned halls, obelisks, colossal statues, wall reliefs, and hieroglyphic inscriptions of the Theban temples that we look to gain the impression of Amun's superiority. Thebes was thought of as the location of the emergence of the primordial mound at the beginning of time. Anath.

Chinese Creation Chronology 

Image of Pan Gu

A mixture of yin and yang — female-male, aggressive-passive, cold-hot, dark-light, and wet-dry, contained chaos in a colossal egg. Within this yin and yang was Pan Gu, who broke forth from the egg as the giant who separated chaos into the many opposites, including Earth and sky. 

However, Taoists believe in Tao, the Great Mother: empty yet inexhaustible, giving birth to infinite worlds from emptiness. 

One of the eight Akamara (the Universal Spirit of the Universe), a powerful being, oversaw the making of the Universe. Akamara is the end of nothingness and the beginning of existence. 

The common theme between Chinese and Ifa creation stories is the materialisation of infinite worlds from emptiness. Figure 1 is the sacred symbol of the wall of Orunmila, bearing an uncanny resemblance to the Taoist Tao, containing yins and yangs.

The end of part 2. In Part 3 we will explore Sumerian, Biblical,  Cherokee, and Salinan Creation Mythology. Other Publications: Creation Story Part 1, Ancient Mathematics, Occultism and Astrology Part 1 2 3. King Solomon of Israel, Vs, Pharaoh, Amenemope The Immaculate Conception, an amazing deception Ifa, Sacred Geometry, Tetrahedron, Odu, Portals, Points The Baptismal Ceremony of The Gospel Of The Egyptians To learn more: A Study Finds that Yorubas Are Genetically 99.9% Igbo. There is a true story behind the Zombie legends. Ogham line alphabets, African Origin. This video presentation concentrated on prehistoric and ancient cultures in Africa and elsewhere. Namely, Gabon, Zambia, Nigeria, Mali, Chad, Congo, Khem, South Africa and Ethiopia. Gnostic Bible, The 34 Hidden Letters and Messages in Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Rahim, Islamic Mystical Literature: Initiation and Prophecies of Djehuiti, Thoth, or Hermes and Atum

Ifa, World Creation Story, Akamara, Olodumare, Odus, Orishas, Obatala, Ogun and Ile-Ife

 Ifa World Creation Story Part 1

Before the existence of the Universe, there were eight Akamaras, including Olodumare. According to Ifa, the creation of our planet, in the beginning, does not involve Olodumare because it was the fourth stage of construction, not the first.  Oludumare or Eledumare is one of the eight Akamara before the Holyverse (Universe) existed. Oludumare is the Supreme God of our solar system. Most Akamaras controlled the Galaxies and Solar Systems. In Ifa, there is no such thing as a universe but Holyverse.

The Holyverse or Universe

The Eight Akamaras

One of the Akamara (A) (the Universal Spirit of the Universe), a powerful being, oversaw the making of the Universe. Akamara (A) is the end of nothingness and the beginning of existence. However, Taoists believe in Tao, the Great Mother: empty yet inexhaustible, giving birth to infinite worlds from emptiness. The first thing Akamara created is a grain of sand. Many Akamaras are neither female nor male. After the grain of sand, he breathes dew (Iri) on it to enable the growth of different gasses.

Akamara (A)  created another super deity (Origun), higher than the other 800 Orishas or Irumoles (Yoruba deities). The duty of Origun was to coordinate the expansion of various chapters or houses (galaxies) that kept moving and expanding, becoming very hot.

The temperature of the gasses got extremely hot, and nothing could survive it. So, Akamara created another fantastic being, Babaasemuogunsuwon, to cool the gasses down. After cooling down, solidification of the gasses began, and they became stars. After the formation of the stars, their rotations became chaotic as they collided. Meanwhile, Akamara created another Superb being, Oluiwaye, to control their movements, making it orderly and anticlockwise. 

Ifa Odus Represented Galaxies, Chapters or Houses

The sacred verse in Ogbe Ofun (binary 0101.1111) Holy Verses bears testament to the era when the orderly movements of the stars occurred. One of the Holy Verses in Ogbe Oyeku chapter stated stubbornness copulated with doggedness because tenacity wanted to become the god of helter-skelter and misdirection at the crossroad of stars formation, cast divination for the cult of Shasha, the divinator of heaven. According to one of the Holy Verses in the Irosun Owonrin (binary 0011.1100), immortal beings resided inside the moon before the origin of the USA and their Space program.

It is reasonable to suggest that the first things created are different kinds of gasses, followed by galaxies, stars, and planets. Even the Holy Bible stated before creation, our world was void. In addition, the origin of Buddhism is the void. The first thing Akamara created was a grain of sand, which expanded and became very hot due to his breath to become galaxies, then gasses turning to stars, and finally planets, the fourth stage. 

Our Solar System

Manifestation of Olodumare and Orunmila

During the fourth stage, Olodumare created our solar system and put Aye (Earth), another divine being, in charge of our world, who is not an Akamara but ranked above the 800 Orishas or Irumoles. And Aye sought a casting of divination before embarking on the responsibility Olodumare mandated. 

Aye searched and found an Orisha requesting a divinatory session while the Earth was still in a state of nothingness because there were no objects to cast it. 

To solve this problem, the chosen Orisha placed his hand on the ground, and upon lifting his palm, the odu magically appeared. The Odu that manifested is Oyeku on the left and Ogbe to the right. Orunmila is the mysterious Babalawo that cast divination for Aye. 

He challenged Aye and stated that his reason for the divine session was loneliness. Aye confessed and agreed with Orunmila and said the world is devoid of human beings. Orunmila also told Aye that another deity was coming mightier than everybody in the solar system. He replied Okay, asking what to do. Orunmila told him to gather objects to perform a sacrifice. A bowl made on another planet was the chosen container for the collected sacrificial items. 

After sacrificing, the rainbow (Oshumare) started oozing out of the bowl and continued for 333 days, according to Ifa. As soon as the rainbow expired, a supreme deity manifested, and both Orunmila and Aye prostrated to him. The name of this entity is Oloduikoko. He owned the mysterious bowl from another planet, ejecting rainbow. 

The full name of this being is Oloduikoko Oshumare, changed to Oloduikokooshumare, the origin of the name Olodumare. And that is the story of Olodumare (the Supreme God), his first manifestation in our solar system. After materialisation, he summoned all the 801 Orishas from everywhere and divided them into three. Furthermore, Olodumare placed 200 Orishas on his left-hand side and another 200 on his left hand permanently, with the remaining 401 interchanging between heaven and Earth.

Orunmila

Formation of the Orishas

Olodumare then chose Ogun, one of the 801 Orishas and told him to chart a path from our solar system to Earth. The other attribute of Ogun is astrological pathfinding, not just the god of war. 

Ogun arrived on Earth with several other Orishas. And he brought wood from other planets with him. As soon as Ogun arrived, all the other Orishas, including him,  got on with their designated work. The job was hard, relentless and tiresome. 

All the Orishas started losing their energy due to a lack of food (no plant or marine life, just a void). They do not need food to survive on their planets. 

However, the Orishas must obey the natural laws on Earth. They all have to eat to live on our planet. Eventually, the mission failed, and the Orishas left and reported back to Olodumare. Olodumare summoned Obatala out of 801 Orishas, asking him to finish the uncompleted task. 

Obatala utilised the astronomical path previously charted by Ogun to travel to our world. He arrived on Earth accompanied by eight other Orishas. The names of the eight Orisha that came with Obatala are Alanu, Olore, Shugbemi, Fagbemiti, Loshuntoro, Oroko, Lamugbe and Iye. Even though Obatala brought large quantities of water with him, it still needed to be more sustainable for incessant labour for a long duration. After persistent toiling without food, the Orishas gave up and returned to Olodumare to report their failure again.

Olodumare called Orunmila (their second encounter) and told him to go and complete the job. Before embarking on the journey, Orunmila consulted some Babalawos in heaven for a divination session, and the Odu that transpired is Eji Ogbe (1111.1111). The divination forecast advised Orunmila to take plenty of Ase (Spirit of Energy), food and seeds to plant on Earth. And the first seed to germinate is Efo Tete. 

Symbol of Obatala

Orunmila also brought 1,4060 herbs with him and gave 60 to another Orisha called Osanyin. Orunmila planted all the herbs he had left. Meanwhile, Osanyin began to manipulate the 60 plants given to him and became disagreeable. 

Orunmila returned to heaven to report to Olodumare that the mission was accomplished and received a blessing. Ogun and Obatala also went to Olodumare with Orunmila, who asked Ogun what he ate while residing on Earth and queried the other Orishas, asking the same question.

Ogun replied wood, and Olodumare nicknamed him wood eater (Ajegi). Obatala replied, water, and he nicknamed him a water drinker (Amomi). Orunmila replied, food, and he nicknamed him a food eater (Jeunjeun). 

For example, in Yoruba culture, when you wake up, the first action taken is to Runpako (chew chewing stick), representing Ogun. The second step is to use water to gaggle, cleaning the chewing stick residues, signifying Obatala. Finally, with a clean mouth, you are ready to eat your food, symbolising Orunmila. Olodumare summoned two young Orishas and tasked the first Olorududu with supporting the Earth at the North Pole and the second Olobilkin in the South. 

The Materialisation of Super Beings

Meanwhile, Orisha Olokun Ijinji (the primordial one), a male, was already residing on Earth. There are four different kinds of Olokun. Strategically placed in the world were six pots given to Olokun Ijinji. After a while, the water in the six pots began to dwindle, inhibiting other entities from their daily cleansing routine. Olokun Ijinji and the other entities consulted Ifa and made many sacrifices as forecasted to alleviate their water problem. During his consultation with Ifa, Olokun Ijinji utilised all 256 odus and made offerings to the rest of the Orishas (about 800).

Orisha Olorududu and Olobilikin Supporting Earth

Olosa, another water deity, had the same problem as Olokun Ijinji but much worse because her volume of water was even less. Olosa also made sacrifices to 128 odus to remedy the situation. However, the Earth was still devoid of oxygen, but the plants previously planted by Orunmila and Osanyin began to flourish in a carbon dioxide-rich environment, producing a small amount of oxygen. 

Orunmila created more entities called Eniyan, who are not human. The Eniyans were technologically advanced entities, and their job was to manipulate all the elements and plants in the world. As soon as the Eniyans got to work, oxygen level rose considerably, and everybody benefitted, including the plants and themselves. 

Olodumare Decided to answer the prayers of Olokun and Olosa by overwhelming the Earth with water from below. However, the current was too strong, and our planet was covered with water, killing almost everything. 

Orisha Olokun symbols

A few Eniyans and many powerful entities survived. After the flood subsided, Olodumare called Obatala again and told him to fix the world. 

Obatala failed again because as soon as the plants on Earth recovered from the flood, he made alcohol, got badly intoxicated and returned to Olodumare. However, Olofin Otete volunteered to go and finish the uncompleted task of Obatala.

 He is the first manifestation of Oduduwa. Olofin Otete was the primordial Oduduwa. His mode of transport from the city of heaven was a mystical chain, symbolising the umbilical cord. When he arrived on Earth, he met seven extraordinary women who survived the flood. 

Orisha Ogun Voodoo Symbol

The names of these seven women are Afoori, Amoori, Okemowo, Ogemese, Ogomagoari and the others (unbeknown) are called Iyamis. They are the initiators and manifestation of the Eniyans. During this time, no human existed on our planet. Finally, Olodumare decided to create a human being because there were none in the world apart from the 801 Orishas and other entities. 

The first human being he created is Enibieni (person in person), and she is a female. Enibieni was fourteen when she arrived on Earth with 450,000 herbs. She married Olofin Otete, and they had eight twins. Meanwhile, Olodumare monitored what was unfolding on Earth, including another resident deity (Omolugbo). As the children of Enibieni and Olofin Otete grew up, the temptation of incest increased because they were the only humans in the world. 

Orisha Eshu

Once aware of the situation, Omolugbo contacted Olodumare, who decided to create more human beings. Olodumare Immediately created 2,000 more humans. Eshu Odara had to travel the cosmos to retrieve the first grain of sand made by Akamara as a building block for human production. Olodumare put Obatala in charge of the construction of human beings. 

At the final stage of creation, Obatala injected fluid into the male and female beings (an Egg and sperm), including Ase (Spirit of Energy), to enable embryo development. Obatala possesses every male before ejaculation, kickstarting embryo development after ejaculating through Ase begotten to men. Olodumare declared that every child coming from heaven would use the same mode of transport as Olofin Otete, the umbilical cord. 

When Olodumare materialised for the first time in front of Orunmila and Aye, putting his hand on the ground to cast divination, the Odu that transpired was Odi on the right and Irosun on the left. So, reading from right to left, the binary number for Odi (1100) and Irosun (1001) is 1100.1001. 

All of us are the product of Olofin Otete, Obatala, Orunmila, Ogun, Oshoshi and Eshu Odara, overseen by Olodumare.  Ogun built the bones in our body, hence the names Ako Irin (male iron) and Obi Irin (female iron). The name later became Okunrin (a boy) and Obinrin (a girl). Babaasemuogunsuwon and Oluiwaye were responsible for the elements that created our world and the anticlockwise rotation.

Ile-Ife has earned many enviable appellations, which are:

Ile-Ife, ile Owuro, the land of the most ancient days 

Ile-Ife, Oodaye, where the word of creation took place 

Ile-Ife, Ibi ti ojumo ti mowa, where the first  day of dawn manifested

Ile-Ife, Ori aye gbogbo, head of the whole world

Ile-Ife, Ooye Lagbo, city of the survivors.

The language spoken was Ife and not Yoruba. 

Odu (Galaxy) of Eji Ogbe, Ese (Holy Verses) 

The Ifa literary corpus, called odu, consists of 256 parts subdivided into holy verses called ese, whose exact number is unknown because of the constant increment (around 800 ese per odu (chapter) = 240,800). The formula for calculating the 240,800 Holy verses originated from N=8 ternary 2-structures. However, Ifa also has an N=8 ternary 3-structures, and to calculate the sum of the Holy verses, we multiply 6,561 by 800 = 5,248,800 divine messages.

The hierarchy of the sixteen major Odus (Chapters) of Ifa is as follows:

Orisha Oshoshi

1. Eji Ogbe is the perfect alignment of destiny (Pure Lights), adapting it to self-destination. Characteristic: good behaviour and deeds
2. Oyeku Meji is black holes (Death) signifying the end of a cycle. Characteristic: the end of illness, poverty, loneliness, and so on
3. Iwori Meji focuses on the ability to identify real possibilities in life. Characteristic: Commerce and wealth
4. Odi Meji is about sealing something in a ceremony to guarantee manifestation. Characteristic: the spirit of the female reproductive organ
5. Irosun Meji is the stable and inflexible reality that comes before us. Characteristic: Osun, the spirit that protects the head and past 
6. Owonri Meji says the solidification of the past lays the foundation for the future. Characteristic: spectrum of human potential manifestations
7. Obara Meji is the incarnation of human humility. Characteristic: struggles between arrogance and humility
8. Okanran Meji is the first step to accessing your ability to create abundance. Characteristic: change of direction in human life
9. Ogunda Meji is about the courage needed to take responsibility for your problems. Characteristic: Ibi (bad) and Ire (Good) and facing your problems head-on 

   

   Enibieni Artistic Impression

   
   
10. Osa Meji is the story of interactions between humans and birds after coexistence, which ended in tragedy for the birds. Characteristic: Eshu (Guardian of the crossroad between heaven and Earth) told humans to break the taboo and kill birds for food, subjugating human beings to worshipping Eleye (the Spiritual King of the Birds), asking it for assistance. 
11. Ika Meji is about Keeping away from evil ideas, actions and vocalisations, stipulating that evil does not pay. Characteristic: Good deeds, words and thoughts that should encourage the blessing of Olodumare
12. Oturupon Meji is the image of instability within the forces on Earth. Characteristic: Egungun (Spirit of the Ancestors), conflict resolutions from courage
13. Otura Meji is peace, harmony, love and light through a thorough examination of the mind, heart and soul to find infinite wisdom. Characteristic: Growing our spiritual power using peace, harmony, love and light with our mind, heart and soul
14. Irete Meji is about Orunmila asserting that initiation to Ifa guarantees long life and good health. Characteristic: Orunmila rituals and sacrifices lead to the fulfilment of life and happiness.
15. Ose Meji is the story of a woman desperate to have children but could not until performing a sacrifice to Ifa. Characteristic: human fertility and financial gain 
16. Ofun Meji is the alignment of a person to their destiny, receiving blessings due to prayers and spiritual discipline. Characteristic: Ogbe Ofun 0101.1111, prayers and spiritual discipline

Sumerian, Yoruba vs. Biblical  Creation Myth

The first replenishing of the world occurred during the existence of Apsu (Seawater) = One who existed from the beginning, and Tiamat (Freshwater) = The Maiden of life. Fresh and Sea waters mingled to become the first Adam and Eve. All marine life forms were supposed to have evolved from Fresh and Sea waters. They existed during the First Moon or Silver Cycle, known as the morning. 

And the world was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God flew over the waters, Genesis Chapter 1 verse 2. 

Olofin Otete and the Umbilica Cord Artistic Impression

The Yoruba version stated, there was only the sky above, water and marshland below. Olorun (owner of heaven) ruled the sky, and the goddess Olokun ruled below the heaven. Obatala, another god, reflected upon this situation and then went to Olorun for permission to create dry land for all kinds of life forms to inhabit.

The end of part 1. In Part 2 we will explore Yoruba, Japanese, Indian, Egyptian, and Chinese, Creation Stories. Other Publications: Ancient Mathematics, Occultism and Astrology Part 1 2 3. King Solomon of Israel, Vs, Pharaoh, Amenemope The Immaculate Conception, an amazing deception Ifa, Sacred Geometry, Tetrahedron, Odu, Portals, Points The Baptismal Ceremony of The Gospel Of The Egyptians To learn more: A Study Finds that Yorubas Are Genetically 99.9% Igbo. There is a true story behind the Zombie legends. Ogham line alphabets, African Origin. This video presentation concentrated on prehistoric and ancient cultures in Africa and elsewhere. Namely, Gabon, Zambia, Nigeria, Mali, Chad, Congo, Khem, South Africa and Ethiopia. Gnostic Bible, The 34 Hidden Letters and Messages in Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Rahim, Islamic Mystical Literature: Initiation and Prophecies of Djehuiti, Thoth, or Hermes and Atum