#anyanwu

[kemetic-dreams]

IGBOS RELIGION AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE

BELIEFS

Although many Igbo people are now Christians, traditional Igbo religious practices still abound. The traditional Igbo religion includes an uncontested general reverence for Ala or Ana, the earth Arushi, and beliefs and rituals related to numerous other male and female deities, spirits, and ancestors, who protect their living descendants.

Revelation of the will of certain deities is sought through oracles and divination. The claim that the Igbo acknowledge a creator God or Supreme Being, Chukwu or Chineka, is, however, contested. Some see it as historical within the context of centralized political formations, borrowings from Islam and Christianity, and the invention of sky (Igwe) Arushi. The primordial earth goddess and other deified spirits have shrines and temples of worship and affect the living in very real and direct ways, but there are none dedicated to Chukwu. Ala encapsulates both politics and religion in Igbo society by fusing together space, custom, and ethics ( omenala); some refer to Ala as the constitutional deity of the Igbo.

The Igbo concept of personhood and the dialectic between individual choice/freedom and destiny or fate is embodied in the notion of chi, variously interpreted as spirit double, guardian angel, personal Arushi, personality soul, or divine nature. Igbo have varied accounts of myths of origin because there are many gods and goddesses. According to one Igbo worldview, Chukwu created the visible universe, uwa. The universe is divided into two levels: the natural level, uwa, or human world, and the spiritual level of spirits, which include Anyanwu, the sun; Igwe, the sky; Andala (or Ana), the earth; women's water spirits/goddesses, and forest spirits. Through taboos, the Igbo forge a mediatory category of relations with nature and certain animals such as pythons, crocodiles, tigers, tortoises, and fish.

177Acculturation and Culture Contact

771General Character of Religion

776Spirits and Gods

787Revelation and Divination

795Religious Denominations

RELIGIOUS PRACTITIONERS

There are two different kinds of priests: the hereditary lineage priests and priests who are chosen by particular deities for their service. Diviners and priests—those empowered with ofo, the symbol of authority, truth, and justice—interpret the wishes of the spirits, who bless and favor devotees as well as punish social offenders and those who unwittingly infringe their privileges, and placate the spirits with ceremonial sacrifices.

791Magicians and Diviners

793Priesthood

DEATH AND AFTERLIFE

The living, the dead, and the unborn form part of a continuum. Enshrined ancestors are those who lived their lives well and died in a socially acceptable manner (i.e., were given the proper burial rites). These ancestors live in one of the worlds of the dead that mirrors the world of the living. The living pay tribute to their ancestors by honoring them through sacrifices.

[genspiel]

personally i am of the opinion that anyanwu should be allowed to rip doro's soul apart with her bare hands. because, like. dude what the fuck

[storkmuffin]

Anyanwu, Octavia Butler's immortal shape-shifter, can switch sexes, and she's reproductively viable as both. When a he, he can father children, and as her female form she has dozens of children over the centuries. The thing is, while her female form is given a really intensely sexual description, all of which amounts to big-titty pretty woman with huge bambi eyes, her male form gets no physical description. I wonder if this is what she thought about sex- that it's immensely important for women to be conventionally attractive but it's not anywhere near as important for men. By the same measure, when Anyanwu is in the form of an old woman, she gets absolutely no action and for decades. This made me feel rebellious. Stephen King has written old women fucking and liking it - why didn't Octavia Butler?

[isamardesigns]

Shapeshifters🖤🖤 COME JOIN @ 701 LINCOLN ROAD @6pm Continuing with this years theme, “The Liberation of Beauty” All fiber and macrame designs are inspired by one my favorite characters in Octavia Butler’s book “Wild Seed” #anyanwu The Fearless Artist is bringing#tfapopup again to Art Basel Miami from November 30th-December 4th TODAY DECEMBER 2nd 🖤💫 6:00-7:00: Fashion Show: Isamar Designs, with TFAPOPUP DJ in Residence: Hosted by @therealkfoxx * 7:00-10:00: Fashion Show After Party RSVP link @tfa_the_fearless_artist #thefearlessartist #tfapopup #theliberationofbeauty #artbasel #miamibeach #fashionshow #wearableart #fiberart #macrame #textile #yarn #fabric #jewelry #fashion (at Miami Art Week & Art Basel) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClrGre4g0kR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sixhours]

Pedro Pascal in "For All the Lovesick Mad Sad Geniuses" by Ngozi Anyanwu

[shih-coulda-had-it]

every recommendation for octavia butler ive seen has never once told me what the fuck she actually wrote, and after reading parable of the sower maybe i should’ve guessed that wild seed would be fucking… well. is it fair to keep thinking “NO!! STOP!! GET AWAY FROM HER” with regards to doro because. oh boy. GET AWAY FROM HER.

[orsacchiotto-rugbista]

[tracknews1]

Betty Akeredolu bags Doctoral Degree, dedicates it to late husband, Aketi

Former Ondo State First Lady, Chief Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has bagged a doctorate degree from the Federal University of Technology and Agriculture, FUTA, Akure, Ondo State. The Nigerian aquaculturist who was the first lady of Ondo State in Nigeria from 2017 to 2023.succesfully defended her PhD Thesis Friday before a crack team of erudite professors and the Imo State-born politician came out of…

[touchaheartnews]

Remains of Akeredolu arrives Nigeria

Remains of Akeredolu arrives Nigeria Late former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu’s body has arrived in Nigeria. Remains of Akeredolu were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away. The reports indicated that the aircraft carrying the body arrived at approximately 3:39 p.m. on Friday, January 5, 2024. Chief Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the late governor’s wife, along with…

[newshuntermag]

Manchester United Fall At Old Trafford As Bournemouth Defeat Them 0-3

Manchester United has been defeated by Bournemouth at Old Trafford. United could not live up to expectations in the December 9, 2023 English Premier League match. They were defeated 0-3 by the away side. Dominic Solanke took the lead for Bournemouth within 5 minutes of play. Philip Anyanwu Billing scored the second goal for the away team in the 68th minute. After 73 minutes of action, Marcos…

[genspiel]

oh my god there's a shapeshifter in this book, and because of how that works not only can she change her form and heal wounds and stop herself from getting sick, she can even control whether she gets pregnant or not. that would be so fucking convenient oh my god

[theonlyadawong]

Good Grief

Written by Ngozi Anyanwu

Dir. Awoye Timpo at the Vineyard Theatre, 2018

Nkechi was a good Nigerian-American girl. She did everything right. Went to med school. Made plans. Then life happened. And plans changed. A first-generation coming-of-age journey of love, loss, and growing into adulthood, GOOD GRIEF follows Nkechi as she navigates Pennsylvania’s suburbs alongside her childhood crush, her would-be-philosopher brother, and her immigrant parents.

(Photos by Carol Rosegg)

[styledby]

Andres Anyanwu (in the beanie), Marc Jacobs, Jonathan Wyssmann, and Federico Parisi, shot by Lorenzo Sodi and featured in WM Brown

Winter whites.

[barbh]

The Captive's Crown: A story of inclusion, diversity and redemption by Olusola Sophia Anyanwu [REVIEW]

The Captive’s Crown: A story of inclusion, diversity and redemption by Olusola Sophia Anyanwu [REVIEW]

SYNOPSIS A story of inclusion, diversity and redemption. Dreadful circumstances have led Eliana and her associates into the path of prostitution. Despised as outcasts and shunned by society, they lack hope and hide their true identities. Eliana thought her past was behind her for good when she became a wife and a mother! By a twist of fate, she finds herself back in the pit of prostitution.Will…

[widefuturesss]

Anyanwu rose up in the East on Eke market day. The flame seeked truth from the messenger of the earth, the Eke (python). The Eke formed the spiral of Anyanwu’s destiny and whispered to the flame from a very young age. Whispers that came in form of symbols of the earth, numerology, intuition, re-memory and rhythms…

[orsacchiotto-rugbista]