Know your Orisa Mode of Feeding



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The Irunmole of 401 that existed on earth have their favorite feeding material offered to them by their devotees respectively.  They also have their taboos which are not to be given to them by their devotes so also they have their mode of feeding which is the topic of discuss.


Here, I will be focused on their various mode of feeding, that is, the position one must be while praying or feeding these deities. Some Irunmole are fed while standing, some while crouching, some while kneeling and some while sitting.  Though some people believe there is no compulsorily specific position of the body while praying or feeding. They believe that the body dictates position and gesture during prayer depending on the condition, environment or the purpose of the prayer. Below shows the mode of feeding of some Irunmole

Standing Mode: The Irúnmolè that belong to this category are fed while standing. These are the likes of ,
Ogun,
Esu,
Osun,
Osoosi,
 Ija,
Kori,
Asewele,
Ona,
 Aase.


Crouching Mode: Those in this family are:
Obatala
Oro
Sango

Kneeling Mode: These obiviously are those fed while kneeling down for example,
Orunmila
Osun
Egungun
Odu
Oya
Oke
Aje (wealth)
Edan
Olokun

Sitting mode: Ori belongs to this category

NB: The aberration in position does not hinder the effectiveness of one’s prayer



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