Interview: Why I Switched From Christianity To Odinani And Other Personal Questions

[@dauchmusic1759]

May our Ancestors bless you for this Video... I broke out from Jehovah's Witness to embrace my own traditional religion and I got hated by so many people including my family and people I used to call my Christian brothers and sisters. Many of them told me I will never succeed in life and I will regret my actions but I always pity them because I know the pitiable stage they've found themselves unknowingly. To be sincere, it was actually when I left christianity, I realized the bondage I was into many years back. Our people really need to be liberated... I am happy to know someone like you exist... Thanks for sharing... Yagaziere gi Nwannem.

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Thanks Dauch, you comment means a lot to me.

[@donovanbrice5258]

My fault for responding to an old comment but its so obvious how they try to push a whitewashed way of life onto you in that religion. A white man could always have hair on the longer side but any time my hair was over an inch long they'd look at me like I was crazy and preach about "dress and grooming". Not to mention how they looked at my brother when he got braids. And when you apply to bethel they have a question on the form asking if you listen to rap music🤦🏾‍♂️ so much more bs its not even funny. Being out of it its so clear to see that religion is just a gokd old boys club meant to appeal to white American men

[@JuliaUzoeghelu]

I'm Igbo however I was born outside of Nigeria, I understood Igbo but I couldn't properly speak it, through immersing myself in the Igbo language, I learnt about Odinani, and so many cultural practise made so much more sense when I learnt more about Odinani, I truly think the religion will be more well-known if many decide to properly immerse themselves in the Igbo language. Jisike!

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Thanks for following our page. I hope you go through other videos we have. Yagazielugi!

[@brycepardoe658]

This is beautiful to see. I am Māori and follow the traditional religion of my people. It is the right religion for my people. I love to see people embrace their ancestors. Your ancestors were not evil, dumb, or insane. They were good, wise, and brave.

[@Ezeikolomuo]

You couldn't have said it any better. Thanks for watching.

[@JoStylin]

Maori are a very brave people. You have a lot to be proud of.

[@tu_numb7694]

I see huge knowledge. This makes complete sense to me because I didn’t choose to be an Igbo but life brought me as an Igbo …. I’m a Christian now though but I see real knowledge here especially when you gave insight of your religion aligning with your environment . That makes perfect sense

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Dalu. Thanks for watching.

[@MrOgom]

This is very interesting and I also believe in our traditional religion, but some of our people have been brain washed that we are worshiping idols.

[@Nnodim-kelechiAmadiOha]

@ 1:52, Nwanne a ma na i na kwu ka i hapu/hafu i kwujo uzo ofufe ndi ozo. Mana Odinani Ndi Igbo na-eme na ihe/ishe/ife/ive owula/owuna/obula/obuna Ndi ozo na eme a nodu/noghi/noro/nolo/nono no ofu ebe. Ihe/Ishe/Ife/Ive ndi na nwedu/nwero/nwelo/nweno Chi na ihe/ishe/ife/ive Ndi Igbo na eme a hadu/haghi/haro/halo/hano. @17:07 Nwanne AFA ma ndi niile na-mete ya. @13:57 anyi nwere/nwele/nwelu/nwene arushi di iche iche n'Igbo. Anyi na efe arushi di iche iche n'Igbo. Maka otu ihe/ishe/ife/ive o wu/bu ya bu ihe/ishe/ife/ive niile n'Igbo.

[@WilConquer]

I'm also a son of the River glad to have viewed this. Also grew up heavily in the church

[@KingNnaji]

I am researching my igbo spirituality as well brother......you are making alot of sense. We have forgotten our ways

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Thanks for watching. I sincerely appreciate.

[@Hakunawins2]

May the gods bless the day i found this channel. The insight and enlightenment i got from this interview and your other videos are priceless. You trashed every question properly and with great wisdom. I enjoyed your answers and learnt a lot from them. You are a critical thinker and a very intelligent one at that. I love you so much sir. Please can i have your wattsapp line? Thanks in anticipation.

[@Ezeikolomuo]

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[@Hakunawins2]

Thanks a million

[@TyA-uy4yw]

A quite impressive presentation.

[@MC-go7lk]

Mi rate oonuh video. Mi luv fuh see African consciousness n culture get e love

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Dalu, please subscribe.

[@blaq2handle]

Thank you for this. I live in the west and would love to speak with a Dibia one day. I want to understand my path through divination. I would also like to learn more about Odinani. It seems there is more information out there about the Yoruba Pantheon but not the Igbo Pantheon. Colonialism really did a number on Ndi Igbo.

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Please kindly go through my channel, I have done a lot of videos that can help you understand Odinani.

[@ChiNkem-y6i]

Nze Tobe Dalurinne in this interview. 17:48 is an outstanding response because the Igbos say "Nne na Nna gi bu Chi nke ana funanya" ...I will have to use that henceward... thank you for that perspective Nwannemu💜🖤

[@paleobc65]

Interesting video! It’s nice to read more about traditional African religions. I read all there is about the Yoruba/ Ìṣẹ̀ṣẹ/ Orisha/ Ifa and there isn’t as much information on Odinani.

[@Ezeikolomuo]

There are but most of them are in hard copy. Meanwhile, why not search for After God is Dibia 1&2 and The March For Igbo Civilisation. They were all written by Prof. John Anenechukwu Umeh. You can get these books in Amazon.

[@davehudson6460]

@Paleobc65 Same thoughts with me also bro, because I am still in research about those traditional we have in here Africa but I am mainly focused on the igbo and Yoruba culture… From my findings the yoruba has more of those ancestors, like the ifa, orumila, osun and the likes.. The Igbo traditional culture i know is the chi and ofor…. i don’t know if the Igbo has more of it they still practice?? @tobesigwe6171 As a Igbo guy born and brought up in a Yoruba land, is it okay if I practice both the Igbo and Yoruba culture???

[@dubemellit2932]

@@davehudson6460….. we’re you practicing Christianity and Islam together ?

[@uzomannamdizurrick5232]

Wow you're a great teacher of my time (mkpi pulu mpi makana nne ya pulu mkpi, ebulu mere nke ya nsata)

[@SonicScholar]

I understand you brother. Ngozi Chukwu diri gi. You are one of the awakened ones. How did you build your shrine? Can you share an introduction for beginners?

[@Ezeikolomuo]

I think the question is too personal. However, once you have done Ilu Agwu, the spirits that want to congregate at your Okwu Agwu will direct you on how to go about instituting a place for them.

[@masterfitness9387]

@@Ezeikolomuo Dalu nwannem

[@Hakunawins2]

Please did I hear you say 10 thousand and 15 thousand years at 20:12? If so, how old is Odinani? How old is Igbo land? How old is the earth/universe? Thank you..

[@ezenwatasunday9327]

I real enjoy this video.I want to go back to my own religion but i don't have some body to guard me because I was borne into Christianity I real love the traditional religion

[@Ezeikolomuo]

My videos is actual a DIY as regards Odinani Igbo. Please watch my videos then you will find out that you need yourself the most to walk this path.

[@anthonyjuniorchukwuemeka1148]

Am here for our own religion

[@Nigeriansheministreacts]

Interesting interview.

[@jaxthewolf4572]

So happy for you my brother, may the Arusi be with you

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Thank you.

[@kadamawe1able]

AWSOME PRESENTATION

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Dalu.

[@olatunjibanwo5161]

Sir u are just like me born into a Yoruba Christian home and i never knew that we have our own traditional religion and the Abrahamic followers starts to condemn it by call esu Satan and and esu is not Satan esu is messenger of God

[@Ezeikolomuo]

A bad name must be given to any opposing viewpoints in order to propagate your own view. Unfortunately, our people do not understand this simple politics.

[@maryamnandi]

I loved this interview, I appreciate your point of view. Thank you.

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Thank you.

[@onuorahemeka7867]

Nice one brother

[@audreydike6852]

Thank you! I love this sooo much! This really helped me !! ❤️

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Thanks for watching.

[@okonkwokingsley3334]

We have only one Supreme God. Nkea bu nke anyi

[@ndukamarvison4237]

Well said my brother,but there is different btw Odina ana Igbo and Ome na ana.African spirituality can not he classified as religion.its morw than a religion.futhermore,we dont worship our ancestors but we venerate them.

[@dubemellit2932]

Odinani is a general traditional Igbo practice , but Omenani is a specific way of different Igbo communities carry’s them out e.g igba mmanwu.

[@c21_28]

Can you still practice odinala even if you don’t know igbo? I’m still trying to learn the language

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Christians who pray in English, is English the first language of christian founders? You must know that language is a physical construct. So, there is no language spirits do not understand. If you pray to your ancestors in French they will understand you clearly. What matters in prayer to spirits is who you are addressing, the language is not really relevant. If it will make you feel any better, I pray to my ancestors and Igbo gods with English when I feel like. Learning Igbo is a plus not a mandatory step towards aligning with your ancestors. By the way, it is not the Igbo we speak today that our ancestors spoke. Igbo like many languages is dynamic and subject to constant change.

[@c21_28]

@@Ezeikolomuo ok thank you

[@lifeinlife24]

@@Ezeikolomuo “Linguistic imperialism has a significant impact on cultural identity, influencing how communities perceive themselves and their place in the world. Language is a key component of cultural identity, and its suppression can lead to a weakening of cultural ties and traditions. As the dominant language becomes pervasive, it can result in: Diminishing of traditional customs and practices, as they are replaced or overshadowed by those of the dominant culture. A shift in values towards those more commonly associated with the dominant language and culture, potentially undermining indigenous beliefs and practices. The development of hybrid identities, where individuals blend or navigate between cultural identities, sometimes leading to feelings of displacement or loss.”

[@ChiNkem-y6i]

Nze @Tobe I know you currently reside in Ala Igbo... however I am in The U.S and currently at that stage in life looking to continue my lineage but finding a lady with like mindset is very challenging, do you know any platform of socialization where youths mingle with this Odinaani mindset? I am also open to hearing from anyone else on here too. Dalu umu nwannemu

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Well, there is this Kedu App. I heard it's for Igbos to meet and socialise. I do not think it's for Ndi Odinani. Meanwhile, send a WhatsApp message to this number: 08163012695. Let's see what we can do.

[@healthtalk2410]

I love your answer. I wish you talked more on worshipping more than one God because Gods and Goddesses have different roles to play when it comes to Igbo cosmology.

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Dalu

[@kadamawe1able]

your a fool…rid yourself of your self hatred...

[@amaraekeh6392]

I told someone my ancestors are my saints not a white mans ancestors and she said her forefathers are not saint that St Jude and saint Rita are her ancestors I laughed. I told her my Chi and Ndi iche are my saints and guardian angels

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Mana eziokwu!

[@jamesluke1048]

Knowledge 😁 thanks alot

[@Ezeikolomuo]

You are welcome

[@patientson]

The first four creation of the bible in genesis correspond to the market days of Igboland

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Oh please stop with the delusion and comparison.

[@louisazrael2952]

🌀🔥

[@RaphaelBenedicta]

I know there is no documented book like the bible for odinala, buh then again I watched a video where someone started that there is a book called Nima sedani that is like the bible but it's for odinala... Since then I have searched for this book online to download it buh I didn't find it. So I was wondering whether he wrote it himself or what?

[@Ezeikolomuo]

People say all manner of hogwash these days. Does the title of the book even sound Igbo to you?

[@JulietOrji-d4x]

😂😂😂 This is funny you know or isn't it supposed people can't be mean

[@paulbernard3477]

Onye nkaa osi na ogini

[@Chi_ka_Dibia]

Great video. Why call it a Religion thou and then compare it being as good as other Religions?, omenani isn't even spirituality, it is a Study , a factual study and knowledge of Nature and the Metaphysical, it isn't a religion with a headquarter, leaders or dogma

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Yes, Odinani is not an organised religion but it is a religion nevertheless.

[@Chi_ka_Dibia]

@@Ezeikolomuo Religion involves 2 things "worship" and "Belief", Odinala doesn't do any, we don't worship,you know that, we work with nature and it's forces,not worship it, we don't believe, you know that, believe is acceptance without proof, we experiment,get results and conclusion, we Know , we don't believe, odinani is simply a system of knowledge, not a belief or worship system, it's not even called spirituality, it's pure knowledge of nature and its metaphysical parts

[@jmcd8277]

Is this a closed off religion?

[@Ezeikolomuo]

Ancestral religion.

[@jmcd8277]

@@Ezeikolomuo Thank you for responding back. I'm currently on my spiritual journey. I've been reading on every aspect of african spirituality. I like to learn all I can. I recently found out more information about my African roots which mostly ties to Nigeria. I want to take the next step but making sure I'm respectful and know what may be open to me.

[@Ezeikolomuo]

@@jmcd8277 well follow my videos and see if any of them will provide the information you seek. Like I said, ours is ancestral religion. You worship your ancestors or better put, we worship our own ancestors. So you see, this forecloses envagelism. We cannot ask one who do not share the same ancestry with us to worship our ancestors. All I do is to show those who want to join how to go about. I have some videos that addressed that especially the one with this title; How To Become Igbo.

[@jmcd8277]

@@Ezeikolomuo Thank you for the information. I will subscribe and look into your videos. I'm just trying to find my path and gather all knowledge upon the way.

[@Ezeikolomuo]

@@jmcd8277 Thanks for subscribing. I hope my videos would help you find some of the answers you seek. Peace.