Coming Soon: Our Re-Introduction
I’d like to announce that this blog is going to be getting a major reintroduction in the near future. What you have known here is only the beginning. We are currently in a period of deep transition,...
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IGBREWISM DEBUNKED: Seven (7) Reasons To Divest from the Igbo-Hebrew...
For quite some time now, the growing belief that Ndi Igbo and Jews are related has stemmed from certain Igbo people’s claim of being descendants of the ancient Israelites. This claim is based on a...
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How Mgbe (the Tortoise) Won the Ose (Pepper) Competition
Otu Ama – Udide the Great Spider, Weaver of Stories and Master of Cosmic Net, put together a pepper-eating competition in the animal kingdom. Udide who was also known and revered as Ududo Okwanka, the...
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A Review of “The Bottled Leopard” by Chukwuemeka Ike
Ugochukwu Amobi, a first year student of Government College Ahia, a colonial educational institution, acts as the central character of this fascinating book written by Chukwuemeka Ike. Amobi’s life is...
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Book Review, Introduction to Igbo Mythology for Kids: A Fun Collection of...
An Introduction to Igbo Mythology, a book by Chinelo Anyadiegwu, does an extensive work of covering what can be identified by many as central themes on ancient as well as modern Igbo traditions and...
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Spiritual Hygiene In Igbo Spirituality
The Igbo worldview is one that accounts for both abstract (spiritual) and physical (material) realities. It is believed in Odinani as an indigenous way of being, that anything which shows up in the...
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Seven Principles of Wealth Creation & Sustenance In Odinani (Igbo Spirituality)
Wealth is the accumulation of valuable resources, including material possessions, money, and other assets, owned by a person, community, company, or country. It is the state of being rich and...
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Seven Major Uses of Ose Oji in Igbo Spirituality (Odinani)
Ose Oji, also known as alligator pepper or as mbongo spice or hepper pepper, is a symbolic item used in Igbo land, as well as across communities in West Africa. The scientific name of ose oji is...
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An Introduction To Odinani
By Chimdi Nobim What is Odinani? Odinani (also called Odinala in some dialects) is the ancestral spiritual science of the Igbo people of Nigeria. Literally translated it means “It is in the...
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Odinani Book Club: “Akata Woman” by Nnedi Okorafor
For the next Odinani book club pick, we will be reading “Akata Woman” by Nnedi Okorafor, which is the final book in the “Nsibidi Scripts” series If you wish to participate in the Book Club...
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“The Concubine” by Elechi Amadi, Book Review
In the Concubine, Elechi Amadi tells us (his readers) a rather eye-opening and compelling story.He opens the novel with this axiom: “The Thunder-god feasts in his grove,Then naps ‘twixt rainbows up...
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More Men Will Go
By Odimegwu Onwumere His jaded stances raised more questions than there were straightforward answers. He placed his hands on his jaws. His nonverbal cues indicated that he was concerned about...
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Odinani Book Club: “The Concubine” by Elechi Amadi
For the next Odinani book club pick, we will be reading “The Concubine” by Elechi Amadi. If you wish to participate in the Book Club discussion, please send an email to egwuatu.nwaikenga@gmail.com....
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Odinani Book Club: “Akata Warrior” Conclusion
Ndewo nu (Greetings everyone). We will be having our next Odinani Book Club Meeting on Sunday, August 21. We are concluding “Akata Warrior” by Nnedi Okoroafor. If you wish to participate in the Book...
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Odinani Book Club: “Akata Warrior” by Nnedi Okorafor
For the next Odinani book club pick, we will be reading “Akata Warrior” by Nnedi Okorafor, which is the sequel to “Akata Witch.” If you wish to participate in the Book Club discussion, please send an...
View Article(Video) Ala Arushi of the Earth – Igbo Mythology (Nso, Igbo law,...
In this video I discuss Ala (also known as Ali, Ani, Ane) The Goddess of the Earth in Igbo cosmology. Ala is the mother, guardian, and judge of the living and dead. Ala is the source of reincarnation,...
View Article(Video) How Igbo Culture is Making a Comeback – Igbo Cyber Shrine (Interview)...
An interview that I did a few weeks ago with my good friend Derick Ofodirinwa, of The Medicine Shell Youtube Channel.
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Odinani Book Club: “Omenuko” by Pita Nwana
For the next Odinani book club pick, we will be reading the classic work “Omenuko” by Pita Nwana. Published in 1935, it was the first novel written in the Igbo language. Its available for free at this...
View Article(Video) 4 Elements of the Human Soul – Igbo Mythology (reincarnation,...
This video shows the four spiritual elements that make the human soul according to Igbo spirituality. These are Chi, Eke, Mmuo and Onyeuwa. This is important to understand if you’re building a...
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