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What is AGWỤ Part 2

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Ọdịnanị :The Sacred Arts and Science of the Igbo People Ụmụnne m ehihie ọma nụ oooo.. Taata bụ ahịa Eke.. Anyị wee na asị ka eke ketara anyị ndụ, akụ n'ụba ná ahụ isi ike ooo... Iseeeeeeeee oooo Today's Lecture - AGWỤ Part 2 Iji wee bido ebe anyị kwụsịrị na ihe nkụzi nke gara aga... Anyị ga emetụta aka na okwu akpụ na ọnụ nke mbụ wee gbadata na nke abụọ..... We Discussed earlier on our previous Lecture that Agwu are ambivalent in their character. They reveal the secrets of the invisible and visible world to traditional medicine men called dibia, in the mystical code of divination called afa and are also responsible for mental illness. Nevertheless, Agwu can be understood as a forgotten spirit of mediation between God and man who then struggles for recognition, by inflicting a person with calamities so that it would be appeased... Moreover, worship or sacrifice is one of the elements of religion found in any religion and this is applicable to Agwu. In the central sub...

What is "AGWU" Part 1

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Ọdịnanị :The Sacred Arts and Science of the Igbo People Abalị ọma nụ ụmụnne m Our topic today is coming from our inbox request.. Some of our brothers here Akuziera about this very topic but i will like to adjust it and add more clarity on it. So Tonight we are going to talk about "AGWU" Part 1 1. What is Agwu?   2. What is Ịru Agwu? 3. What are steps to Iru Agwụ? 4. Is Ritual Involved? 5. Can a person do it by himself or must it be a Dibia that will do it? AGWỤ:-   In traditional Igbo anyị kwenyere in the existence of Agwu. Agwu is believed to be a type of spirit that manifests itself in an individual who is possessed. There are Certain characters, abnormalities and some behaviors that take place in the life of a person which attributed to Agwu. For instance, one who is fond of not knowing how he or she uses his or her money or one who gets brain-fag without any observable cause, are attributed to Agwu. When such a thing is noticed constantly in one’s behavior...