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The Divinity Odu and Iyami O?oronga are the highest forms of female power and Divine a??. They are the owners of a potent energy that can only be compared to that of the Supreme God Olodumare-?loorun and of Orisha E?u. No other Yoruba deity has more power over procreation than the Divinity Odu and Iyami O?oronga. All Aje women on Earth are their subordinates and make use of their intensely unique a?? powers which was given to them by Olodumare-?loorun at the time of creation.Given our times and the crises we face, the power of women and what they represent today is more evident than ever. This work reflects not only the power of the Divinity Odu, Iyami O?oronga, and Aje but also their presence and influence in our daily lives; what they have represented in the past, in the present, and what they will continue to represent in the future.The mythical aspect of the Divinity Odu, Iyami O?oronga, and Aje has become a current topic of many books. In this work, the author included 40 Itans to give the reader a small window into the mythical realm of these Powerful Divinities. Following the Itans, there is a look into the Gelede Rituals and Societies of Western Nigeria and Ketu. It is followed by the topics of Aje Sorceresses, examples of Oriki Praises to Iyami-Aje-?l?y? and the Divinity Odu, Sacrifices, 236 Sacred Leaves, 15 Sacred Trees, 21 Sacred Birds, the Orishas and Iyami-Aje, the Odu-Ifa and Iyami-Aje, Oogun: Yoruba Magical Medicines, a few examples of Iyami-Aje Oogun Works and ?fo Incantations, Power and Rituals, Symbols, Names of Iyami, Sacred Rivers, and The Hunting of Aje by the malicious Atinga Society. Next, the reader will find two thematic Poems about Iyami-Aje-?l?y? and the Divinity Odu, as a form of salute and final reverence to Our Mothers. Following the poems, there is a review of the controversy of Iyami-Aje Initiations, Shrines, and Colors. The book closes with the Conclusion and a Selected Glossary of Yoruba words and topics.In Iyami-Aje Our Mothers: Owners of the Womb of the World, author Alex Cuoco shares forty stories of the powerful Yoruba sorceresses Iyami-Aje, from how they created the world to how they continue to use their powers to benefit humanity.Speaking directly to those descended from the peoples of West Africa, Cuoco shares what he learned from studying Yoruba Indigenous and traditional religious cultures for forty-five years, including seventeen years living and traveling in West Africa and throughout the African continent.He does this to combat the large amount of misleading information on the internet about the Iyami-Aje and to help readers understand the true nature of West African rituals and worship practices, based on his own firsthand experiences of them.
