“Esu is both impressive as an Orisa and central to human ambitions and journeys. He is part of the search for the self, to realize that powe
“Esu is a central concept to understanding the Yoruba culture both as it appears on the west coast of Africa as well as in the many places that Yoruba culture has spread along with the African diaspora. Toyin Falola writes the first chapter in Esu: Yoruba God, Power, and the Imaginative Frontiers as a brief introduction to the nature of the deity that is so important to Yoruba thought. This post will summarize the first chapter of the book and lay the groundwork for upcoming posts that will take a deeper look at the rest of the chapters from the book. This first post is dedicated as an offering to Esu and their many manifestation throughout the Yoruba world. Elegua, abra los caminos que llegan a entendimiento y liberacion pa’ nosotros porfavor.”
