In reality, IFA would not condemn you on the basis of
sexual orientation, colour and race. If
Ifa is a religion of acceptance and real love, IFA will love you independent of
your sexual stands or sexual orientation.
Indeed, in
Yoruba tradition, the word homosexual has no meaning, since, it is not part of
the culture and customs. People in the traditional African setting, most
especially in Yoruba culture, they see homosexuality as a strange phenomenon and
sexual disorientation of the western culture to tamper with human procreation.
You must know that Yoruba culture is primitive, and whatever we call primitive
would not change, but assume the old conception of things.
But if we
want to go by what the odu Obara Meji says, in the seventh vibration or energy
of OLODUMARE out which odu is deduced or
withdrawn, then Obara Meji speaks of duality, which can means, a man or woman
or deities possessing two form of lives, the masculine and the feminine parts, namely, the same man or woman can exhibit both masculine and feminine
parts without altering the glory of
GOD. All divinities are neither female nor male, because sex or sex division
are only in the ethereal form of life that has no justification in the spiritual
realm and divine glory.
What
really matters in life and in IFA is Iwa, the total sum of your good
character, that distinguishes you from mere mortal man which out spiritual and
divine power, character is life, and life is spiritual and every life is the
spirit its possesses, and the character he or she assumes on getting to
ethereal level of life, hence improve your character , and your life will
improve and your spirit will be elevated.
Life or spirit is not about sex, but a good life can
be achieved on getting to the physical state of existence through good
character, and not through sexual classification or orientation.
Duality of life occurs in the physical state, while
unity of all things exists in the spiritual level and perfect love are the characteristics
of divine realm. Whenever there is divine love, which is the foundation of good
character, no one really looks at the sexual identification or orientation.
To be divine is to assume divine characteristics which
is founded and based on perfect love , while to be spiritual is to unify
yourself to the work of spirit, which is the work of faith, devotion, belief
and dedication , improvement and understanding , knowledge and energy.
While the physical level tends to seek for physical
desire, and every desire has its own destructive elements that generate
extensive pains, if you belief that whatever you are doing do not impair the
life of others, then, stick to it and
have a perfect love for your neighbour, because it is whatever you do to your neighbour
that counts in life and such attitude
will give you credit on a spiritual level of existence , and earn you a good
mark on divine plain.
Your orientation depicts your understanding of how
spiritual and divine energy operates and works in the cosmos or nature. You are
what you think you can do and do better to improve the life of others, not your
sexual orientation or sexual desire that care less about the physical suffering of the
people or meeting the spiritual consciousness of the people or their divine
level. Your sexual orientation does not free you from being the part of
spiritual community, or debars you from the glory of GOD.
Alafia
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ReplyDeleteHallo Mister,
ReplyDeletethanks for the article. I was just thinking about to make an initiation in IFA, but it was the question about my sexuality. I'm homosexual and I've been practicing the "Candomblé", a religion with yoruba bases in Brazil, but it isn't clear for me, if it possible to me to be initiated in IFA. Could you tell me sometings more about it. It'd be very kind of you, Sir. Thanks you in advance.
Sincerely regards
PP