Obatala is the Spirit of the Chief of the White Cloth in the West African religious tradition called If???. The power of Obatala is described by If??? as one of many Spiritual Forces in Nature which are called Orisha. There are a large number of Orisha, and each Orisha has its own awo (Mysteries of Nature). The word Obatala is the name given to describe a complex convergence of Spiritual Forces that are key elements in the If??? concept of consciousness. Those Spiritual Forces that form the foundation of Obatala's role in ...
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Obatala is the Spirit of the Chief of the White Cloth in the West African religious tradition called If???. The power of Obatala is described by If??? as one of many Spiritual Forces in Nature which are called Orisha. There are a large number of Orisha, and each Orisha has its own awo (Mysteries of Nature). The word Obatala is the name given to describe a complex convergence of Spiritual Forces that are key elements in the If??? concept of consciousness. Those Spiritual Forces that form the foundation of Obatala's role in the Spirit Realm relate to the movement between dynamics and form as it exists throughout the universe. According to If???, dynamics and form represent the polarity between the Forces of expansion and contraction. Together these Forces create light and darkness, and it is Obatala who brings this into being.
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