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| '''Àjìjà''', often ] as '''Ààjà''', "wild wind",<ref>{{cite book |last1=Adamo |first1=David T. |title=African American Heritage |date=2 July 2001 |publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn=978-1-7252-0399-0 |page=65 |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/African_American_Heritage/_1n7DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=ajija+wind&pg=PA65&printsec=frontcover |access-date=21 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> (called '''Eziza''' among the Edo where it is also known)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ibiè |first1=Cromwell Osamaro |title=Ifism: The Odus of Oyeku-Meji |date=1986 |publisher=C.O. Ibie |isbn=978-1-890157-30-2 |pages=46 |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Ifism_The_Odus_of_Oyeku_Meji/iZMZAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=ajija+eziza&dq=ajija+eziza&printsec=frontcover |access-date=21 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> is the ] of the ], ], the ] within it and ] ]. In her ] she would find ] with ] properties and mix the ] and ]s and other ] parts together to find ]s for the sick. She holds the secrets of ] and can be also looked to for help with ] and ] ]. Ajá shared much of her ] with humans waiting for someone to come and find her to share it with. This person was usually a ] in training, or someone of the like. | '''Àjìjà''', often ] as '''Ààjà''', "wild wind",<ref>{{cite book |last1=Adamo |first1=David T. |title=African American Heritage |date=2 July 2001 |publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn=978-1-7252-0399-0 |page=65 |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/African_American_Heritage/_1n7DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=ajija+wind&pg=PA65&printsec=frontcover |access-date=21 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> (called '''Eziza''' among the Edo where it is also known)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ibiè |first1=Cromwell Osamaro |title=Ifism: The Odus of Oyeku-Meji |date=1986 |publisher=C.O. Ibie |isbn=978-1-890157-30-2 |pages=46 |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Ifism_The_Odus_of_Oyeku_Meji/iZMZAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=ajija+eziza&dq=ajija+eziza&printsec=frontcover |access-date=21 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> is the ] of the ], ], the ] within it and ] ]. In her ] she would find ] with ] properties and mix the ] and ]s and other ] parts together to find ]s for the sick. She holds the secrets of ] and can be also looked to for help with ] and ] ]. Ajá shared much of her ] with humans waiting for someone to come and find her to share it with. This person was usually a ] in training, or someone of the like. | ||
| It's believed that if someone is carried away by Ajá and then returns, they become a powerful medicine man (Oníṣègùn). The journey supposedly will have a duration of between 7 days to 3 months, and the person is thought to have gone to the land of the ] or ]. Ajá is considered one of the rarest ] Spirits because she reveals herself to ] and not to ] or ] them. | It's believed that if someone is carried away by Ajá and then returns, they become a powerful medicine man (Oníṣègùn). According to legend, when wants to learn the secrets or mysteries of herbs, they wander in the forest until they get lost therein. Ajija then appears to the lost votary who must not show any fear, after which they are taken and taught the curative powers of herbs and plants. Once the lessons are over, they will be guided out of the forest by Ajija.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Criswell |first1=Colleen |title=The Magical Circle School Newsletter: August 2015 |date=21 July 2015 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-329-40313-0 |page=6 |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/The_Magical_Circle_School_Newsletter_Aug/geSJCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=aja+whirlwind+osanyin&pg=PA6&printsec=frontcover |access-date=21 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The journey supposedly will have a duration of between 7 days to 3 months, and the person is thought to have gone to the land of the ] or ]. Ajá is considered one of the rarest ] Spirits because she reveals herself to ] and not to ] or ] them. | ||
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Àjìjà, often elided as Ààjà, "wild wind", (called Eziza among the Edo where it is also known) is the Orisha of the whirlwind, forest, the animals within it and herbal medicine. In her forests she would find plants with medicinal properties and mix the herbs and roots and other plant parts together to find cures for the sick. She holds the secrets of botany and can be also looked to for help with trading and economic prosperity. Ajá shared much of her knowledge with humans waiting for someone to come and find her to share it with. This person was usually a shaman in training, or someone of the like.
It's believed that if someone is carried away by Ajá and then returns, they become a powerful medicine man (Oníṣègùn). According to legend, when wants to learn the secrets or mysteries of herbs, they wander in the forest until they get lost therein. Ajija then appears to the lost votary who must not show any fear, after which they are taken and taught the curative powers of herbs and plants. Once the lessons are over, they will be guided out of the forest by Ajija. The journey supposedly will have a duration of between 7 days to 3 months, and the person is thought to have gone to the land of the dead or heaven. Ajá is considered one of the rarest Earth Spirits because she reveals herself to humans and not to harm or scare them.
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References
- Adamo, David T. (2 July 2001). African American Heritage. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-7252-0399-0. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- Ibiè, Cromwell Osamaro (1986). Ifism: The Odus of Oyeku-Meji. C.O. Ibie. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-890157-30-2. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- Criswell, Colleen (21 July 2015). The Magical Circle School Newsletter: August 2015. Lulu.com. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-329-40313-0. Retrieved 21 February 2024.