ARTICLE: AJE The Energy, The Persona-gctid23697

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ARTICLE: AJE

Across the board, there has been a high demand for Aje pot and Aje staff ( Opa'ga). But, how much is understood of Aje? To discuss Aje pot and Aje staff, it is ideal to discuss Aje, the energy;Aje the persona.

Who is Aje and what constitutes Aje? Popular western mythology consideres Aje to be a witch. Is that so? In my opinion, there is a huge difference between Aje of the Yoruba mythology and the witch of western mythology. The analogue here can best be compared to Esu of the Yoruba myth and Satan/Devil of the Christian mythology. Just as Esu wields powerful influence in Yoruba religion, Aje wields enormous power.

Aje doubles in definition. Aje the energy ( witchcraft ) and Aje the persona ( witch ). Even though the name, Aje is used interchangeably, Aje the energy is the core of the definition. To be an Aje ( witch ), one must have acquired Aje the energy, referred to in Yoruba local parlance as 'gba eye aje ( receiving the bird of Aje ). The receipt of the Aje in this instance is not the smae thing as recieving a physical pot of Aje. Also, the reference to "bird" in the parlance does not mean that a bird is literally received, either. Aje, the energy, is invisible; it is usually transmitted invisibly and discreetly, too. Aje the energy can be inborn, it can be acquired and it can be received unsolicited.

An example of an inborn Aje can be found in young children who are naturally pure in spirit and innocent in character by virtue of their closeness to nature at the early ages. At this stage of young children's lives, the purity of their minds are without equal and their acts without prejudice. If a particular child has Aje, such a child's pronouncements will be laden, surprisingly, with forecasts of future events and / or accurate references to past occurrences. In a particular instance, the child might reveal information about hi/her pst life-family history, occupation, even his/her gender in that past life.

For example a young male child once asked his parents "Where are my tools?" This child was aobut three years old at the time. He had rushed to his parents from outside while playing with other children when he asked the question. In this famly, there was once a knowledgable herbalist. The herbalist had died deacaded before the child was born. Since it was already predicted that the herbalist would reincarnate, his tools and other significant elements of his trade were kept in and attic, of everyones reach. So, when this child asked for his tools, his parents took him to the room and showed him the tools. That was the end of that story at that stage as the child never asked for the tools again.

Surprisingly, that child once past professional life was that of a herbalist, is now a medical doctor, a gynecologist. He made it through medical school successfullly, in spite of the suffocation challenges of going to college in his country . To date, this gentlemen's inborn energy still propels him as it seems that almost all of his decisiions and actions are successful. Enlightened mind are not surprised about these acheivements, but the uninitiated wonder.

Another type of Aje can be acquired but it does not come in a pot. Rather, it is usually induced . There are many forms of this type of Aje;I will limit my wrinting to just two. The first Aje in this category lasts for short period of time whenever it is used. The instrument to induce the Aje in this category is usually put under the pillow at bed time. I will call it a pllow charm. If this pillow charm is properly prepared, any harm intended for the user will be revealed before the plotter has the chance to carry out the deed. Beyond that, Aje's actions can be viewd remotely by the user, if she / he is brave enough to dare such intrusive act. This vision is like looking into a mirror-the users see the Aje's action as it unfolds because she/he is momentarily transported to the esoteric sphere where he/she is able to monitor the action from that level. This is the safest way to observe Aje and Oso ( wizard ), the peronsa, in thier natural, spiritual habitat. Once the user is out of bed, howver , or the pillow charm is removed, the vision ceases.

The other Aje instrument in the catergoroy comes in the form of incisions under the eyes. This actoin induces permanent vision. the person who has this procedure instantly witnesses Aje's activities whenever she/he is around Aje, the energy. This is the most dangerous and intrusive instrumtne on's activities and /or enclave. From witnesses accounts, and intruders eye or eyes can be remotely impaired or compromised, leaving ther person blind permanently, except if the person has been fortified ahead to fight off he expected injury.

Of the Aje instruments enumerated above, the pillow charm posesses less risk as its united snakesge is somehow limited to fending off attack or preventing an attack.

The most potent Aje is the one transmitted form one person to the other, mostly from a mother to her daughter. Sometimes , from a family member to a new born baby girl; or from another Aje, such as a midwife, who might have played an important role during the birth of a baby. The Aje in this instance is multifaceted- she has Aje , the energy, and she is Aje the persona. Aje has the natural ability to see beyond the naked eyes; she has an invisible "third eye". She does not depend on any instrument to view or see anone or any action. She is herself the energy and the action. Her Aje, the power,last her entire lifetime. A lucky living being blessed with this type of Aje is an endowed spiritualist. Aje uses her Aje energy to diagnose; treat'heal; change bad luck into good luck;change misfortune to gain; loss to profit;. In line with Olodumare's will of good and bad going together, Aje has her own share of this cosmic justice. She can unleash her Aje arsenal, without mercy, if it becomes necessary for her to win a case.

This recognition of Aje's might brought about her many alias, some of which are: Agba ( elder );Iya ( Mother ); Iya mi ( my mother ); Iya abiye ( mother of a child that will not die ), meaning that the Aje being so addressed at this juncture, will not attack or kill a child remotely. Importantly, this definition should not be confused with the Iya Abilye' title in the Ogboni society. Then eleye ( one who possesses a bird )- a fighting term. So is Aje a bad energy?; a wicked person? No. Aje is good, both ways. Aje , the persona, is given an enormous gift by Olodumare and she should be so appraised and extolled so that humans can benifit positively from her influence with the cosmic forces.

According to Ose' Otura in the Odu Ifa, Osun was the first human to possess Aje. The chant, explanation and messages from a vers of this Ose' Otura chapter can be found in "sixteeen mythological stories of Ifa ( Ita Ifa Merindinlogun ) , by chief Fama, which is available online at Amazon.com .

How did Osun get Aje, the energy? Olodumare empowered Osun with the Aje. then, He sanctioned Osun's actions ahead of the Aje being tested or used. This everlasting sanction hold true to date as Aje are the only beings on earth capable of transmitting Aje, the energy , to other deserving beings. After Olodumare endodwed Osun with Aje, Osun used her newly bestowed power to call her male colleagues to order when they went aginst Olodumare's order of inclusiveness to that of exclusiveness. With thier inability to find solution to their suddne failure, the these male Irunmole trooped back to Olodumare. They explained thier ordeals to him. Being the architects of their own ordeals, Olodumare directed them back to earth and pointed out their mistakes. They followed Ololumare's instructions and reagained control of their given tasks.

With Osun's Aje, these Irunmale learned of checks and blances, they developed a sense of community, and sa sense of comradeshiop and that of partnership. Osun's Aje wne from being physically powerless to being spiritually powerful. At the same time, the discipline of nurturing, forgiveness and transcendency was imparted to women through Osun. Harmony between genders was strongly established at this initial stage.

As it is , Olodumare gave Osun the instruction, blessing and everlasting sanction to hold, use and transmit Aje reverentially to deserving biengs, most especially females. Aje became a worth gift, the highest and most rewarding spiritual gift, that an Aje can give to her child or to anyone else she feels strongly about. This is where the Yoruba parlance of 'gba eye Aje hold forth the most. This is the only medium through which Aje is recieved.

Aboru , Aboye.

Chief Farounbi Aina Mosunmola Adewale-Somadhi

[pain]

What you know about Bayi Obadele? That part in there where it spoke about a sort of "third eye" sounds like what happened to me. Not that I got Aje, but I experienced a different set of eyes during trance, seeing beyond my closed physical eye lids. But it was more than eyes. It was a whole other "being" and it was struggling to stay dominant/ awake. Felt like I could possibly get some things done while in that state too. Always finding out about some other type of spiritual "thing." I wish I could identify all 3 of the spirits I experienced at the same time. Wish I could put a name on the one that was struggling to stay awake, the one on my physical right side looking at my physical self to it's left from my perspective no less (me looking at myself) and the one that was calm and understood everything that was happening. Lawd lawd lawd help a brutha out.

[soulgyal]

This is very interesting to me because I was, in fact, verified to have been born Aje recently through divination from a Babalawo, trained in Nigeria in the ways of Egungun and knowledgeable about Iyaami. I don't usually feel comfortable with saying such a thing publicly, because nowadays, Aje is seen as a negative, and if you are one, you're basically setting yourself up to receive others' hate and fear because of how the idea of Aje has been misconstrued over time and because of the rise of patriarchal society in Nigeria and the West.  However, if I don't feel comfortable to speak here, then really, where can I feel comfortable?  I am just now beginning to learn, subtley, what it means to BE Aje, and whom I would have to seek out if I wanted to train, and how to honor Iyaami, Our Mothers, but it's still all a very hard and controversial and quite lonely process. I only know one other Ifa-verified Aje, whom I call sister, and we're learning from each other, our egun, orisha, and ourselves as time goes on and permits. There's one VERY good book that I would like to recommend to anyone interested in other examples of "Aje-like" energy (feminine power) in the Diaspora and Kmtywa Literature. It's called "Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts." It's EXTREMELY helpful for me, as well. And if anyone could recommend something to me, that would be wonderful as well. Thank you.

Ire

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pain wrote: What you know about Bayi Obadele? That part in there where it spoke about a sort of "third eye" sounds like what happened to me. Not that I got Aje, but I experienced a different set of eyes during trance, seeing beyond my closed physical eye lids. But it was more than eyes. It was a whole other "being" and it was struggling to stay dominant/ awake. Felt like I could possibly get some things done while in that state too. Always finding out about some other type of spiritual "thing." I wish I could identify all 3 of the spirits I experienced at the same time. Wish I could put a name on the one that was struggling to stay awake, the one on my physical right side looking at my physical self to it's left from my perspective no less (me looking at myself) and the one that was calm and understood everything that was happening. Lawd lawd lawd help a brutha out.

Well, as far as Àjê, that is for females, males get Ò«ó. Bayi can be males or females, but it is primarily connoted with females. There is bayi pa and bayi b¡ne. Bayi pa is when channeling of spirit power is used to benefit the community. Bayi b¡ne is when it is used to eat children and the like. What specifically would you like to know? If I can help, I will, if not, I will try to identify useful paths. Stay BlackNificent!

[ch390]kyeame Kwame

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soulgyal wrote: This is very interesting to me because I was, in fact, verified to have been born Aje recently through divination from a Babalawo, trained in Nigeria in the ways of Egungun and knowledgeable about Iyaami. I don't usually feel comfortable with saying such a thing publicly, because nowadays, Aje is seen as a negative, and if you are one, you're basically setting yourself up to receive others' hate and fear because of how the idea of Aje has been misconstrued over time and because of the rise of patriarchal society in Nigeria and the West.  However, if I don't feel comfortable to speak here, then really, where can I feel comfortable?  I am just now beginning to learn, subtley, what it means to BE Aje, and whom I would have to seek out if I wanted to train, and how to honor Iyaami, Our Mothers, but it's still all a very hard and controversial and quite lonely process. I only know one other Ifa-verified Aje, whom I call sister, and we're learning from each other, our egun, orisha, and ourselves as time goes on and permits. There's one VERY good book that I would like to recommend to anyone interested in other examples of "Aje-like" energy (feminine power) in the Diaspora and Kmtywa Literature. It's called "Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts." It's EXTREMELY helpful for me, as well. And if anyone could recommend something to me, that would be wonderful as well. Thank you.

Ire

Bêë ni. Feel comfortable with sharing here. This is Kmtyw space. ¿ «é for sharing your experiences and the reference. Stay BlackNificent!

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