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What is EDAN (Ògbóni) ? By Chief Fayemi Fatunde Fakayode, Ibadan, Nigeria  By saying Ẹdan and Ògbóni, what we mean is Ẹdan, the Òrìṣà and the Followers. Ẹdan is an Imọlẹ̀ or Òrìṣà while Ògbóni is/are a devotee/devotees of Ẹdan.  Ògbóni is a sect or denomination of Ifá Religion in Oòduàland (Yorùbáland) and their place of worship is called “Ilédì”. Ẹdan is one of the Imọlẹ̀, Divinities created by Olódùmarè. Ẹdan was not among the set sent by Olódùmarè and she therefore remained in Heaven when others came.  As seen in Ifá, when there was no stability in the World, Ọ̀rúnmìlà consulted Ifá and was told to invite Ẹdan from Heaven. She honoured the invitation and came to the Earth. With her arrival, new system was introduced to the governance of the World. She introduced a system whereby a chosen knowledgeable elderly people see to the affairs of each community. Ògbóni is the name given to the group formed by the devotees of Ẹdan. These people must be honest and faithful. In ord

Knowing the type Egbe you belong to is an issue that begs for answer time in time out. I have in several times been messaged either by email or via WhatsApp by people begging to know the exact Egbe in which they belong. I must say that this question had made 90 percent of my Google search queries in the last 12 months whenever I receive via email my monthly site report by Google. In all honestly, I see nothing wrong in knowing your exact Egbe especially when you curious about things you are told probably by a spiritualist or your strange experiences as far as life is concerned. This short article is to respond to the question that solicits for dire answer! Hence, how to know the type of Egbe you belong.   To start with, you have to bear at the back of the mind that we have numerous classes ofEgbe in which are innumerable by listing. Even the Veterans and practitioners of Egbe are likely not to have a grasp of how many are in existence as far as spirituality is concerned.   This

As a layman and a novice in the isese spirituality, you wonder why ẹ b ọ is given or taken to È ṣ ù . Why him despite various options? Why not Ṣ àngó , Ògún  or Ọ̀ sun ? (though there are exceptional cases where ebo is given to others).  In one word, why is  È ṣ ù's place default of ebo riru? Well, there are various reasons for this, putting into consideration the knowledge coupled in the Ifá excerpts that shed light on this.  Here are some points that verify why ebo is always placed by Esu.   Intermediary role The first is his major function as the messenger, an intermediary between Olódùmarè   and deities so does he plays the same role between man and The Supreme Being. Since he is saddled with the responsibility of checking and reporting on the correctness of worship and in particular ẹ b ọ , È ṣ ù   is given the authority to report anyone who makes ẹ b ọ and anyone who does not. He is the one who takes the ebo to heaven for approval when properly done.   In the same