SYMBOLISM 101

Oral Historical Translation.


Symbolism is the language of memory, a sacred code through which people remember who they are, where they come from, and what spiritual forces shape their destiny.

It is the use of symbols, objects, gestures, patterns, or stories that represent the presence, wisdom, power, and continuity of ancestors within a culture or spiritual system.

It is both spiritual and cultural, expressing the connection between the living and those who came before. These symbols often serve as bridges between worlds, linking the past, present, and future.

 

Fiction(Piction, Pictory/Viction, Victory) is another example of symbolism, used when telling a story of victorious wars or illusions. Fiction was a significant tool used in the colonization of the world. Due to colonization, only about 6–17% of the world’s population could translate or grasp ancestral symbolism upon first encounter, and most of those are within the culture of origin or formally trained in it.

 

 


HORUBA(YORUBA) LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE CODE: A-E-I-O-U-N

Fashion is also a form of symbolism, and are often used in an expression of origin, status, migration, culture, architecture, responsibilities, etc.

This Fashion is a representation of the kingdom of the Sun/Son, a Yoruba kingdom known as Owo Kingdom.

Ibi'Ara-Oke(Ibara Oke)

 


OBATALA

Obatala = Oba Ti Ala/Obi Ati Ala (Central Kingdom) Odi Ni Ala/Odinala

The Creator of the Head (Ori) = Iri (Liquid Moisture/Water)


ODUDUWA

Odu Ti Oda Iwa = Esu Odi Ara (Moon Kingdom) Osu (Osi) Obinwa

The Creator of the Heart (Okan-Okanbi/Akanbi) = Akan/Akanni (First Son)



"Ata ori" is a phrase from the Hebrew(Iba'Ori, Iba'Oru) song "Adon Ata Ori," which translates to "Lord, You are my light" in English. The song is popular in Messianic Jewish communities.The phrase itself, "Ata'Ori," means "You are my light". 

 

Here's a breakdown: 

 
  • Ata: Hebrew for "You".

  • Ori: Hebrew for "My light".

  • Adon: Hebrew for "Lord".

  • Adon Ata Ori: In the song, this is interpreted as "Lord, You are my light".

 

Yoruba: Adon Ata Ori (Ado Ni Ita Ori).

Ori: Head

Ata: Pepper, Title of a King.

Atari: Top of the head.

Ado: The act of reproduction or settling. 

 

"Atari Ajanaku Ki ishe/Ke she Eru Omode" I+I=E/U

"A position of valor is not for childish minds."

Ajanaku: Elephant.

Ajanaku/Akan'ni'Aja. 

Oja/Aja: Warrior/Fighter/Black Dog.

Oja: Market. The act of snapping or breaking. Baby backing Protector.

Oja is also called Iro. (Iro/Ori)

Aro/Ero/Iro/Oro/Uro/Nro: Cleansed, Tool, Protector, Sanitizer, Lie/Illusion/Support, Dream/Night-time/Filling.

Ari/Eri/Iri/Ori/Uri/Nri: To see, We see, Moisture, Head/I See/Oil, Memory/Seeing/Locust Beans, Seeing/Metal/Food.

Oku/Aku/Akwu/Uku: National Greeting/Nation (Life and Death/Light and Darkness)

Okan/Akan/Akanni: First Son. The Heart

 


IFA/AFI



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