The Creation of the Skull

Philosophical Summary

In the very earliest moments of physical creation, the great artisan Ọbàtálá was deeply engaged in molding the physical bodies of human beings from the soft clay of the earth. However, his initial creations were entirely formless; they were soft, collapsed easily, and could not structurally stand upright. Seeing this difficulty, Èjì Ogbè descended directly from Orun (Heaven). Bringing the pure light of absolute clarity, Èjì Ogbè provided Ọbàtálá with the divine, structural architectural design for the human skull. This incredibly hard, resilient container was utterly necessary to safely protect the fragile brain and, more importantly, to securely house the sacred spiritual consciousness (Orí). Once the skull was firmly established as the highest point, Ọbàtálá successfully built the rest of the skeletal and physical framework downward from it, allowing humanity to stand upright and support consciousness.