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Introdution A)ross the *oard+ there has *een a high de,and for Àjé pot and Àjé staff (Opa'ga). .t+ ho/ ,.)h is .nderstood of Àjé0 To dis).ss Àjé pot and Àjé staff+ it is idea to dis).ss Àjé+ the energy and Àjé, the persona2 3ho is Àjé and /hat )onstit.tes Àjé0 "op.ar /estern ,ythoogy )onsiders Àjé to *e a /it)h2 %s that so0 %n ,y opinion+ there is a h.ge differen)e *et/een Àjé of the or4*5 ,ythoogy and the /it)h of /estern ,ythoogy2 The anaog.e here )an *est *e )o,pared to Èsù of the or4*5 ,yth+ and #atan6!e7i of the Christian ,ythoogy2 J.st as Èsù /ieds po/erf. inf.en)e in or4*5 reigion+ Àjé /ieds enor,o.s po/er2
The Energy Àjé Àjé do.*es in definition2 Àjé the energy 8/it)h)raft9 and Àjé the persona 8/it)h92 E7en tho.gh the na,e+ Àjé is .sed inter)hangea*y+ Àjé the energy is the )ore of the definition2 To *e an Àjé 8/it)h9+ one ,.st ha7e a).ired Àjé the energy+ referred to in or4*5 o)a paran)e as 'gba eye Àjé 8re)ei7ing the *ird of Àjé92 The re)eipt of the Àjé in this instan)e is not the sa,e thing as re)ei7ing a physi)a pot of Àjé2 Aso+ the referen)e to ;*ird< in the paran)e does not ,ean that a *ird is iteray re)ei7ed+ either2 Àjé+ the energy+ is in7isi*e= it is .s.ay trans,itted in7isi*y and dis)reety+ too2 Àjé the energy )an *e in*orn+ it )an *e a).ired and it )an *e re)ei7ed .nsoi)ited2 An in*orn Àjé )an *e fo.nd in yo.ng )hidren /ho are nat.ray p.re in spirit and inno)ent in )hara)ter *y 7irt.e of their )oseness to nat.re at the eary ages2 At this stage of yo.ng )hidren>s i7es+ the p.rity of their ,inds is /itho.t e.a and their a)ts /itho.t pre?.di)e2 %f a parti).ar )hid has Àjé+ s.)h a )hid>s prono.n)e,ents /i *e aden+ s.rprisingy+ /ith fore)asts of f.t.re e7ents and6or
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a)).rate referen)es to past o)).rren)es2 %n a parti).ar instan)e+ the )hid ,ight re7ea infor,ation a*o.t he6her past ife-fa,iy history+ o)).pation+ e7en his6her gender in that past ife2 For ea,pe: ;A yo.ng ,ae )hid on)e asBed his parents ;3here are ,y toos0< This )hid /as a*o.t three years od at the ti,e2 He had r.shed to his parents fro, o.tside /hie paying /ith other )hidren /hen he asBed the .estion2 %n this fa,iy+ there /as on)e a Bno/edgea*e her*aist2 The her*aist had died *efore the )hid /as *orn2 #in)e it /as aready predi)ted that the her*aist /o.d rein)arnate+ his toos and other signifi)ant ee,ents of his trade /ere Bept in and atti)+ of e7eryone rea)h2 #o+ /hen this )hid asBed for his toos+ his parents tooB hi, to the roo, and sho/ed hi, the toos2 That /as the end of that story at that stage as the )hid ne7er asBed for the toos again2 #.rprisingy+ that )hid on)e past professiona ife /as that of a her*aist+ is no/ a ,edi)a do)tor+ a gyne)oogist2 He ,ade it thro.gh ,edi)a s)hoo s.))essf.y+ in spite of the s.ffo)ation )haenges of going to )oege in his )o.ntry2<
To date this gente,an>s in*orn energy sti propes hi, as it see,s that a,ost a of his de)isions and a)tions are s.))essf.2 Enightened ,ind are not s.rprised a*o.t these a)hie7e,ents+ *.t the .ninitiated /onder2
The Person Àjé Another type of Àjé )an *e a).ired *.t it does not )o,e in a pot2 Rather+ it is .s.ay ind.)ed2 There are ,any for,s of this type of Àjé2 % /i i,it ,y /riting to ?.st t/o2 The first Àjé in this )ategory asts for short period of ti,e /hene7er it is .sed2 The instr.,ent to ind.)e the Àjé in this )ategory is .s.ay p.t .nder the pio/ at *ed ti,e2 % /i )a it a pio/ )har,2 %f this pio/ )har, is propery prepared+ any har, intended for the .ser /i *e re7eaed *efore the potter has the )han)e to )arry o.t the deed2 eyond that+ Àjé>s a)tions )an *e 7ie/ed re,otey *y the .ser+ if she6he is *ra7e eno.gh to dare s.)h intr.si7e a)t2 This 7ision is iBe ooBing into a ,irror-the .sers see the Àjé>s a)tion as it .nfods *e)a.se she6he is ,o,entariy transported to the esoteri) sphere /here he6she is a*e to ,onitor the a)tion fro, that e7e2
ÀJÉ: the energy and the person - Chief FAMA
This is the safest /ay to o*ser7e Àjé and Osó 8/iDard9+ the persona+ in their nat.ra+ spirit.a ha*itat2 $n)e the .ser is o.t of *ed+ ho/e7er+ or the pio/ )har, is re,o7ed+ the 7ision )eases2 The other Àjé instr.,ent in the )ategory )o,es in the for, of in)isions .nder the eyes2 This a)tion ind.)es per,anent 7ision2 The person /ho has this pro)ed.re instanty /itnesses Àjé>s a)ti7ities /hene7er she6he is aro.nd Àjé+ the energy2 This is the ,ost dangero.s and intr.si7e instr.,ent ones a)ti7ities and6or en)a7e2 Fro, /itnesses a))o.nts+ and intr.ders eye or eyes )an *e re,otey i,paired or )o,pro,ised+ ea7ing their person *ind per,anenty+ e)ept if the person has *een fortified ahead to fight off he epe)ted in?.ry2 $f the Àjé instr.,ents en.,erated a*o7e+ the pio/ )har, possesses ess risB as its .sage is so,eho/ i,ited to fending off atta)B or pre7enting an atta)B2 The ,ost potent Àjé is the one trans,itted for, one person to the other+ ,osty fro, a ,other to her da.ghter2 #o,eti,es+ fro, a fa,iy ,e,*er to a ne/ *orn *a*y gir= or fro, another Àjé+ s.)h as a ,id/ife+ /ho ,ight ha7e payed an i,portant roe d.ring the *irth of a *a*y2 The Àjé in this instan)e is ,.tifa)eted- she has Àjé+ the energy+ and she is Àjé the persona2 Àjé has the nat.ra a*iity to see *eyond the naBed eyes= she has an in7isi*e third eye2 #he does not depend on any instr.,ent to 7ie/ or see anyone or any a)tion2 #he is hersef the energy and the a)tion2 Her Àjé+ the po/er+ ast her entire ifeti,e2 A .)By i7ing *eing *essed /ith this type of Àjé is an endo/ed spirit.aist2 Àjé .ses her Àjé energy to diagnose+ treat hea+ )hange *ad .)B into good .)B+ )hange ,isfort.ne to gain+ oss to profit2 %n ine /ith Olódùmarè's /i of good and *ad going together+ Àjé has her o/n share of this )os,i) ?.sti)e2 #he )an .neash her Àjé arsena+ /itho.t ,er)y+ if it *e)o,es ne)essary for her to /in a )ase2 This re)ognition of Àjé>s ,ight *ring a*o.t her ,any aias+ so,e of /hi)h are: Àg* 8 eder= is aso a ter, for the egngn so)iety9 Iy5 8Mother9 Iy,i 8,y ,other9 Iy5 a*iye 8,other of a )hid that /i not die91 Meaning that the Àjé *eing so addressed at this ?.n)t.re+ /i not atta)B or Bi a )hid re,otey2 %,portanty+ this definition sho.d not *e )onf.sed /ith the Iya Abilye> tite in the Ogboni so)iety2 1
ÀJÉ: the energy and the person - Chief FAMA
Eeye 8one /ho possesses a *ird9 a fighting ter,2
#o+ is Àjé a *ad energy0 A /i)Bed person0 The ans/er is: - No2
Conclusion Àjé is good+ *oth /ays2 Àjé+ the persona+ is gi7en an enor,o.s gift *y Olódùmarè and she sho.d *e so appraised and etoed so that h.,ans )an *enefit positi7ey fro, her inf.en)e /ith the )os,i) for)es2 A))ording to Òsé'!r" in the Odù I#"+ Òs$n /as the first h.,an to possess Àjé2 The )hant+ epanation and ,essages fro, a 7erse of this Òsé%!r" )hapter )an *e fo.nd in the *ooB #iteen Mythoogi)a #tories of I#" 8 &n I#" érnd*nlóg!n9 *y )hief Fa,a+ /hi)h is a7aia*e on ine at http:66///2a,aDon2)o, 8press the i,age to go92
Ho/ did Òs$n get Àjé+ the energy0 Olódùmarè e,po/ered Òs$n /ith the Àjé2 Then+ He san)tioned Òs$n>s a)tions ahead of the Àjé *eing tested or .sed2 This e7erasting san)tion hod tr.e to date as Àjé are the ony *eings on earth )apa*e of trans,itting Àjé+ the energy+ to other deser7ing *eings2
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After Olódùmarè endo/ed Ls$n /ith Àjé+ Òs$n .sed her ne/y *esto/ed po/er to )a her ,ae )oeag.es to order /hen they /ent against Olódùmarè>s order of in).si7eness to that of e).si7eness2 3ith their ina*iity to find so.tion to their s.dden fai.re+ the ,ae Ir!nmolè trooped *a)B to Olódùmarè2 They epained their ordeas to hi,2 eing the ar)hite)ts of their o/n ordeas+ Olódùmarè dire)ted the, *a)B to earth and pointed o.t their ,istaBes2 They foo/ed $od.,are>s instr.)tions and regained )ontro of their gi7en tasBs2 3ith Òs$n's Àjé+ these Ir!nmolè earned and de7eoped a sense of )o,,.nity+ and a sense of )o,radeship and that of partnership2 Òs$n's Àjé /ent fro, *eing physi)ay po/eress+ to *eing spirit.ay po/erf.2 At the sa,e ti,e+ the dis)ipine of n.rt.ring+ forgi7eness and trans)enden)e /as i,parted to /o,en thro.gh Òs$n2 Har,ony *et/een genders /as strongy esta*ished at this initia stage2 As it is Olódùmarè ga7e Òs$n, the instr.)tion+ *essing and e7erasting san)tion to hod+ .se and trans,it Àjé re7erentiay to deser7ing *eings+ ,ost espe)iay fe,aes2 Àjé *e)a,e a /orth gift+ the highest and ,ost re/arding spirit.a gift+ that an Àjé )an gi7e to her )hid or to anyone ese she fees strongy a*o.t2 This is /here the or4*5 paran)e of 'gba eye Àjé hod forth the ,ost2 This is the ony ,edi., thro.gh /hi)h Àjé is re)ei7ed2 Àbor!, Àboyè.
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