| OBATALA:
Obatala is the judge of the dead according to the legends of Nigeria's
Yoruba. He is the spirit aid of OLODUMARE, a CHTHONIC deity.
Obatala's task is to determine whether human spirits should be damned to an
eternity of torment in hell or allowed to enjoy a peaceful afterlife.
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Obatalá
is the kindly father of all the orishas and all humanity. He is also the
owner of all heads and the mind. Though it was Olorun who created the
universe, it is Obatalá who is the creator of the world and humanity.
Obatalá is the source of all that is pure, wise peaceful and compassionate.
He has a warrior side though through which he enforces justice in the world.
His color is white which is often accented with red, purple and other colors
to represent his/her different paths. White is most appropriate for Obatalá
as it contains all the colors of the rainbow yet is above them. Obatalá is
also the only orisha that has both male and female paths.
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