El Templo

El templo es Oyo y lo Rige Odua. Odu marca quien habra de representarlo como Oba en La Tierra.

El Obakinioba representa a Olofi en Onile. Su Templo es un Cuerpo consagrado a La Divinidad. Es un Oricha Egun, es Rey de Reyes y tiene Jerarquía sobre todas las cabezas coronadas Olori.

El Templo del Obakinioba es el compendio de Munanso Ile donde el Sacerdote Mayor es reconocido como Regidor en las Tres Tierras que consagran cabezas y que forman parte de los grupos etnicos que en Cuba son conocidos como Congo, Lukumi y Arara que son los ejes fundamentales sobre los que se desarrolló La Potencia Bakoko desde principios de la colonizacion hasta el desarrollo que ostenta en nuestros dias.

Los grupos etnicos que traían Sutumutukuni y Ocha --el chamalon o el obinu-- como vehículo de comunicacion con Las Divinidades encontraron en Cuba sus afinidades y consolidaron su conocimiento y sus Poderes sincretizandolos en la Potencia Bakoko reservorio de lo que mas tarde fue proyectandose como Regla comun por todos acatada, tanto en tierra conga como lukumi o Ifa. Ese modelo de convenio social bajo la Jerarquia de un Obakinioba procede de Oyo.

Un Obakinioba tiene que reunir muchos requisitos y ademas de ser OniChango elegido por Odu tiene que ser Muluguanga para recibir la Igba Iwa Ache Oricha de manos de Olofi. Es reconocido como la máxima jerarquia en Las Tres Tierras y Su Autoridad reverenciada porque sus Juicios y Acciones estan Consagrados y son por virtud de Olodumare una Bendición para Onile.

El Munanso de un Obakinioba no es solo un Munanso. El Ile de un Obakinioba no es solo un ile de Palo, Ocha e Ifa. Es un Templo de Leyes y Reglas que sirven a toda la comunidad religiosa porque son un Fundamento para su fortalecimiento y Elevación. Un Templo.

FiSanto
Thanks Obafemi to be here and to propitiate this commentary to your point.
The Lukumi Kings from Oyo was out of Africa because the results of the war with Ife. The Oyo Empire was traslated to America.
Since earliest 1500s The Lukumi Kings come to America with The Ocha Tradition. Lukumi people was stablished The Rule in America untill 1800s when come the first babalao to Cuba and the adaptations to The Rule.
My Ocha House come from La Pimienta- Susana Cantero, Rosa Mardoche, Josefina Beltran, Chango Dina and my Goodmother Omitoke from La Vibora, Habana,come from Aida La Suave, Chicho OchunDe, Maria Nunez Ewintola, Mercedes La Solariega, Benigno Ochunde, Benigno Obalogun,Oguntoye Lamberto Sama. No one work never with babalaos. Omitoke say me she come to work with babalaos in Miami at the 1980s and is alagualagua with more than 35 years and hundreds of Ocha made.
To justify the point of the bababaos it's neccesary understand the differences between the cultural colonialism that determine our point of view; if come from Nigeria, Cuba, Venezuela, Miami or Puerto Rico; our level of compromise with Ocha as Kings is different to the level of compromise with Ocha of a Priest of Orula? As King I have my Ifa and Orula send me his Sons to serve it and this the Rule in Lukumi. The babalao don't come as King to my House; he come as Priest to serve Orula. It's precise to know the epistemologic value of Oyo respect to Ife also: Lukumi are ruled by Ocha meanwhile Ife is ruled by Ifa.
Under Lukumi Rule Elegua, Ogun, Ochosi and Osun are sons of Obatala as Orula also. Olochas have authority to consecrate Bogbo Akaro and babalaos have authority only over Echu and Orula. Eleke consecration is exclusive to Olochas; Babalaos can't give Eleke Oricha and consacrate anything of Ocha if have not Ocha made and Oluos only can give ilde and Orula Eleke.
Babalaos with 'pata y cabeza" can't enter into Ocha Igbodu. How can if have not crowned the Orichas?. Babalaos and Oluos haven't authority to give Oricha.
The authority to perform divination over Ate on consecrations is shared bettween Obas and Babalaos. When the initiate have Ifa --Orula and Echu-- could make ebo de entrada with a Priest of Ifa, when not is enough with the Autority of the Oba to do the ebo on Ate.
Only Obases have authority to consecrate Osain and Dilogun on Lukumi. Oluos without the authority of Obatala and Ogun at Pinaldo can't sacrifice over Ocha because Ocha is Ota and Dilogun.
To have authority to sacrifice over Ocha an Oluo could to have received Pinado e Igba Iwa.
To have Authority to made Ocha is necessary the presence of an Oba with Igba Iwa Ache Oricha.
It's imposible to conquer Oyo again because the many heads crowned under The Hegemony of Odua on Lukumi, the Diaspora and the sincretism.
To honor Orula we need the Babalao but to honor Ocha we need the Oba of Oyo.
Olorichas are the Kings. No prepotency, no disrecpect. At last instruments of Ocha.
It's the Rule to Oyo and my Ile as Obakinioba.

Bogbo to Ache Olodumare

Obakinioba Obatesi
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Each orisa has his or her dominion: some are masters of the river spirits, others are masters of fire spirits. Ifa is THE medium of communication between Olodumare and the orisa, between the orisa and humanity and between the orisa themselves. ALL forms of Yoruba divination are derivatives of Ifa. No exceptions. So, the Babalawo is the closest to the spirit of divination, the word of Olodumare.

Think of it in terms of any profession. Anyone can fix their own plumbing. anyone can represent himself in a court of law. Anyone can perform medical procedures on himself. But if you want the best practices in any discipline, you go to the professional who is dedicated to that discipline. You want the professional who has the highest authorization, the most complete resources and the best connections to allow him to make DEFINITIVE descisions on the issue at hand. Ifa is the definitive system of Yoruba divination.

Once Ifa has spoken, he will relate the needs and requisites of the various orisa. The orisa speak through Ifa. Ifa is the head. Orisa is the body. Ifa decides. Orisa acts.

Hope this helps,

Awo Femi

Kimbisa es El Fundamento.

Ewe es el fundamento de nuestra cultura.
Ewe contiene todo la informacion de como Olodumare pobló La Tierra y el conocimiento del origen de las cosas .
La Cultura Ewe, Cultura de la Hierba, preserva tradiciones en todas las regiones del mundo y en America se destacan como los reservorios de la Sabiduria Ewe los indios amazonicos, y los negros de tradicion Batu y Lukumi.
La clave para nosotros descifrar los fundamentos de la cultura Ewe nos la provee Kimbisa mediante el conocimiento ritual de la lengua konga y lukumi. A partir del Rayamiento ese conocimiento del Nfumbe Nganga actua en el Entendimiento del Iniciado. Kimbisa ha sido el adalid de la preservacion de los fundamentos sincreticos de La Orden y quien ofrece mayor Jerarquia de Fundamento en Onile y posibilidad de transmitir en las lenguas modernas lo que kongo lukumi, como resumen de Ewe, representa para la preservacion del Culto a Olodumare en su total dimension. Kimbisa no discrimina ni limita la capacidad de manifestacion del espiritu por un Credo. Kimbisa Ntoto integra Palo Monte, Mayombe,Ocha, Ifa y Cristianos Espiritas y Catolicos bajo la Jerarquia de Oyo. Todo para Vencer Batalla.