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Ajogun ÔÇö Anti-Divine Forces

├Çjog├║n

The Ajogun are the opposing forces in the Yoruba universe ÔÇö not evil in a Western sense, but adversarial forces that must be placated or overcome. Ik├║ (Death), Arun (Disease), Ofo (Loss), and Egba (Paralysis) are chief among them.

6 Orisa in this category

6 Orisa

Iku

Death Itself; The Inevitable; The First of the Ajogun

Ajogun Non_binary 9

Death The inevitable Mortality Transition +2 more

Ikú is the Ajogun of death in the Yoruba cosmos — the inevitable, necessary force of ending that makes rebirth possible and that must be honored with

Arun

Disease Itself; The Wasting Force; Second Ajogun

Ajogun Non_binary 7

Disease Illness Physical suffering The body's weakness +1 more

Arun is the Ajogun of disease — the adversarial force of illness that inhabits the body and must be averted through sacrifice, prayer to Babalu-Aye, a

Ajobirin

The Curse That Walks; The Harmful Force Sent

Ajogun Non_binary

The Curse That Walks; The Harmful Force Sent

Ofo

Loss Itself; The One Who Empties

Ajogun Non_binary

Loss Itself; The One Who Empties

Ajogun Ofo

also: Ofo Ajogun

Loss as Adversarial Force; The Emptier

Ajogun Non_binary 7

Loss Deprivation The taking of good things Reversal of fortune

Ajogun Ofo is the adversarial spirit of directed loss — an active spiritual force that removes good things from a person's life and can be identified

Ogun Ofe

The Adversarial Use of Ogun's Power; Iron as Harmful Force

Ajogun Non_binary

The Adversarial Use of Ogun's Power; Iron as Harmful Force

About Ajogun ÔÇö Anti-Divine Forces

The Ajogun are the opposing forces in the Yoruba universe ÔÇö not evil in a Western sense, but adversarial forces that must be placated or overcome. Ik├║ (Death), Arun (Disease), Ofo (Loss), and Egba (Paralysis) are chief among them.

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