ÌTAN - STORY of ŞÀNGÓ, ÒGE & Ọ̀RÚNMÌLÀ: How ŞÀNGÓ became King of Kings:

ÌTAN - STORY of ŞÀNGÓ, ÒGE & Ọ̀RÚNMÌLÀ: How ŞÀNGÓ became King of Kings: This Story was given orally by the Spirit TATA G, Emissary of Baba Odùdúwà at ẸGBẸ́ ÓDÙN OLỌ́FIN - The Spiritual Family of OLỌ́FIN'S SECRET.

ÌTAN - STORY of ŞÀNGÓ, ÒGE & Ọ̀RÚNMÌLÀ: How ŞÀNGÓ became King of Kings: This Story was given orally by the Spirit TATA G, Emissary of Baba Odùdúwà at ẸGBẸ́ ÓDÙN OLỌ́FIN - The Spiritual Family of OLỌ́FIN'S SECRET.

ŞÀNGÓ was a type of young person that nobody loves him or wanted him, when ŞÀNGÓ grew up, ŞÀNGÓ discovers a method of Divination that would revolutionize everything, that method or tool to be use as Oracle is the OPẸ̀LẸ́ (or Ekuele among afrocuban Ifá), that is known as the Chain of Divination. ŞÀNGÓ meets a man called Ọ̀rúnmìlà, and this man told him: “Why are going up and down making so many mistakes in your life?” ŞÀNGÓ replies: “I don’t know”. Ọ̀rúnmìlà asked ŞÀNGÓ; You know who you are? Ọ̀rúnmìlà told him: “You are a spiritual direct descendant of Baba Odùdúwà, and You have the path of the THRONE, but up to now you haven’t earned it”. Spirit TATA “G” Comments: From this comes the saying; “Kings are not born; they are put in the Throne”.

Ọ̀rúnmìlà told him: “I am going to exchange this tool of Divination you use, the OPẸ̀LẸ́, and you are going to say to people that this method in mine, and in return, I will guide you in the path that you should fallow in order to become a King”. OPẸ̀LẸ́ and how it works. ŞÀNGÓ was the Fourth Aláàfin of ỌYỌ. The word Aláàfin means “Heir of the Secrets”, This is what Baba Odùdúwà through his Elègún (medium) has revealed. Baba Odùdúwà gave a praise to ŞÀNGÓ: “Mo Jùbá ŞÀNGÓ, ALÁÀFIN OLỌ́FIN AYÉ” that means: I Praises ŞÀNGÓ, the Heir (Aláàfin) of OLỌ́FIN (the Owner of the Secrets) of Ayé (the World). This Praise to ŞÀNGÓ that Odùdúwà gave us, this proves that ŞÀNGÓ was this ÌTAN (story) says, and that this is true. “OLỌ́FIN AYÉ” is the Sacred Title of Baba Odùdúwà, few people know about this secret. Baba Odùdúwà is the Son of OLỌ́FIN, the IRÚNMỌ̀LE NLÁ who Created the Universe. The Story continues: Ọ̀rúnmìlà indicates to ŞÀNGÓ that he has to do ẸBỌ (Ritual Sacrifice), and that he needed to do the Ceremony of ORÍ. Ọ̀rúnmìlà told him that he had to go through a certain road, and told him that he will meet a man called ÒGE, who was an ÒŞÓ (a Wizard or Shaman). ŞÀNGÓ fallows the instructions of Ọ̀rúnmìlà, and he meets ÒGE on that road. When ŞÀNGÓ presents himself to ÒGE, he says that he was send by a man from the city of ILÉ IFẸ̀, called Ọ̀rúnmìlà. ÒGE told ŞÀNGÓ that he was waiting for him to come, this is because ÒGE was a Wizard with Powers and he knew. ÒGE ask ŞÀNGÓ; You want to be a King? ŞÀNGÓ replies: Yes. ÒGE told him; “The first Secret that I am going to teach you is to Spit Fire through your mouth”.

Something that needs to be clear, is that ŞÀNGÓ is Not the owner of the THUNDER, neither h is the owner of the Flame. The true Owner of the Thunder is the ÒRÌŞÀ JÀKÚTA. The true owner of the Flame is ỌYA. The true ÒRÌŞÀ owner of FIRE is AINA.

The story continues: ÒGE told ŞÀNGÓ to go to an specific village to prove his powers, that he taught him. ŞÀNGÓ goes to that village, and he shows what he learned from ÒGE, to Spit Fire, he did that to entertain the people the village. ŞÀNGÓ spend his time spiting fire here and there. The people started to comment: “This man, ŞÀNGÓ, he is very Powerful, we have to made him King”. ŞÀNGÓ also brought a drum with him. One day he starts playing the drum, to spit fire, and to sing, and this make the people gather around him. A man went to the King of this town and told him about a new man in town who plays the drum, that spits fire and sings, and also told him that he gathers a lot of people around him and makes the happy. The king said that he was going to find out about this new man in town. The King goes where ŞÀNGÓ was dancing at the beat of the drum, and there was a lot of people around, then someone accidentally stumbles with the king, and that makes that the Crown of the king flew through the air, and by miracle, the Crown lands over ŞÀNGÓ’S head. All the people present bow before ŞÀNGÓ. The King was in awe, and he said: I admit my defeat, and I transfer my power and my reign (kingship) to ŞÀNGÓ. ŞÀNGÓ knew of the effectiveness of the powers of the Wizard (ÒŞÓ) ÒGE, he told his new subjects that they should go and bring ÒGE before him. ShÀNGÓ brings ÒGE to his castle, and he chain up ÒGE, told him; “Now you are going to be my servant”. This is why they say in the Afrocuban Tradition of ÒÒŞÀ that “There is no ÒGE without ŞÀNGÓ, and there is no ŞÀNGÓ without ÒGE”.

ÒGE is the APÈTÈBÍ of ŞÀNGÓ, that means that ÒGE is his servant, his slave, that is at his service. ÒGE told ŞÀNGÓ; “Let’s make a deal, You are going to treat me very well, you are going to treat me better than your own disciples”. ŞÀNGÓ responded: “Yes, I come from a very humble place, I know what is to be humble, and I will treat you better than a king”. ÒGE told ŞÀNGÓ that in exchange for this, that he was going to be ŞÀNGÓ’S “Taster”, each thing that they bring to ŞÀNGÓ to eat or drink, I (ÒGE) will taste it first. ÒGE told ŞÀNGÓ: “The King that you dethrone is not happy with what happened, he wants to dethrone you in whatever way he can, and even he may try to poison you”. From that moment, each thing that ŞÀNGÓ was to eat or drink, ÒGE tasted firsts. The dethrone King says to himself; “This man ŞÀNGÓ, I can only dethrone him by the use of force, and the use of armed men”. The dethrone King gathered an army of mercenaries. The Wizard ÒGE told ŞÀNGÓ; “You know that the former king is planning to dethrone you”. ŞÀNGÓ told ÒGE that he didn’t knew about it. ÒGE told ŞÀNGÓ; “You have to burn leaves of Mammee (Mamey in spanish) tree and other things at the entrance of the Castle”. ŞÀNGÓ asked ÒGE; “What’s that for”. ÒGE answer: “You have confidence and do what I tell you”. ŞÀNGÓ fallows the advice of ÒGE, and he send his soldiers to find the ingredients needed, and start burning it. When the army of the former king arrive at the front of the castle, they start to see GHOSTS, that was the magical effect of what ÒGE told them to do. The mercenary soldiers say among them: “This man, ŞÀNGÓ, is very Powerful, we better leave now from here”. From now on ŞÀNGÓ was proclaim as KING of Kings, because no one could defeat him or dethrone him.

ŞÀNGÓ is the King of ỌYỌ, and he is the “ALÁÀFIN OLỌ́FIN AYÉ”. The Horn that represents the ÒRÌŞÀ ÒGE in the ÒÒŞÀ Tradition, it’s a classical element or tool of the great Wizards of Africa, the use a Bull Horn magically. Due to this true story, the Horns of ÒGE are feed (with blood) first when ŞÀNGÓ receives an ẸBỌ ẸJẸ́ (or ẸJẸ́GBALE / Blood Sacrifice of any fowl or four legged animal). When an ẸBỌ to ŞÀNGÓ has to made, ÒGE should always be there, and ÒGE receives the blood of the sacrifice first, before ŞÀNGÓ. Also you can give ÒGE first a baby chicken or another animal, and later give the animal that ŞÀNGÓ has to receive for ẸBỌ. If you don’t feed ÒGE first, ŞÀNGÓ doesn’t receive well the ẸBỌ or Sacrifice. The Horns of ÒGE are to be fill with certain sacred ingredient and charged magically, this is a Secret of ÒGE.