Orun u Gold, is one of the most feared and respected deities of the Yoruba pantheon, perhaps for those who do not fully define their cult and refer to the delivery of this deity as a "pact with the devil."
Orun it's actually the Lord and King of the dead in the Yoruba Religion and one of the powerful manifestations of the Yoruba Pantheon. He is the one who dominates death and spirits or egguns.
He does not work directly, he sends his messenger Iku to find and bring the people who must end their stay on the earthly plane. Ikú thus arrives at the houses of the dying and sneaks through any crack to take the souls.
It is the one that carries the Pagugu or staff of the dead, whose tip is almost always decorated with the carving of a skull, whose eyes are two cowries (snails) with the part of the natural opening facing inward.
Gold Lewé u Gold Legbe it is the divinity that lives in the depths of the forest. It is the deity of "mystery", of "secret", of "retreat" or of "enchantment."
Sacred cult of Orun
The foundation of Orun It includes the Pagugu and also carries an “Ikokó Awadorono Kole Unoricha” tile, a machete and a Golden Eshú mounted on a porous or reef stone.
They are prepared only by the priests or Babalawos, and the secret load goes into a black jar, sealed with cement, from which 9 to 18 cowries protrude as indicated.
Those sworn before the foundation of Orun, after going through rigorous and secret rituals, are called Omo son of Orun to those who have an Itá in which no less than three Babalawos have to participate.
Through Orunmila they receive the Odún that will characterize them within the Orun Society.
Orun, first man slave of the Gods
OrunLord of the Dead, he is a male deity and all men worship him. Also, only they can receive it. Orun he was the first man to be a slave to the gods.
It is given as a representation of the world of the dead, and according to experts, it is received to serve and control the different Eggunes.
For this reason it is offered similar to the Eggunes with food, drinks, cigars and its main foundation lives buried.
Nigerian legend
In Nigeria, members of the Gold society they were also the executors of criminals. When people were condemned to die by the Ogboni Court, it was the members of the Oro cult who had to carry out the sentence.
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