Info For You Lot Okomfo Anokye The Bully African Prophet Together With Co-Founder Of Ashanti Kingdom
Okomfo Anokye is the greatest as well as celebrated mystic human being inward the history of Ghana. He was an Ashanti priest, statesman as well as lawgiver. He occupies a Merlin-like spot inward Ashanti history. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 co-founder of the Empire of Ashanti in West Africa, he helped constitute its constitution, laws, as well as customs. However, due to his fame his tribal beginning every bit a individual is so various as well as complex every bit the trend he died. Many Ghanaians tribes including the
Akans (Ashantis), Guans, Nzimas as well as Ewes all claim that Okomfo Anokye comes from their tribe.
The Nzimas claim that "Okomfo Anokye was born inward Benyin,in West Nzema-Ghana West AFrica, at nowadays called Jomoro, inward the belatedly 1600s. His manful individual parent was from Benyin as well as his woman parent was from Anosuazo, Eastern Nzema. His manful individual parent was called Kaku Ackah. Anokye was named after his paternal Uncle Egya-Ano. The Nzema called him Ano kyi which agency Ano Junior. The Ashanti as well as Denkyira, who were unable to pronounce his name, called him Anokye. He lived inward Anosuazo nigh Atuabo East Nzema, where he began his priesthood. Anosuazo afterward became known every bit Anokyi because of the priests frequent visitors. Okomfo Anokye afterward helped King Amakyi, Kaku Ackah's Uncle, to defeat the get-go Europeans who came to the coast of Nzemaland."
The Ewes also have got an oral tradition that maintains that Okomfo Anokyie is a mystic/fetish priest from their tribe as well as that he hails from Notsie inward Togo,where the Ewes settled earlier migration to Gold Coast (Ghana). The Ewes say Okomfo Anokye left Notsie when the wicked manful individual monarch Agorkoli was persecuting the Ewes.It was believed that Komfo Anokye`s wandering sent him to Ashanti Kingdom as well as since the Akans could non pronounce the bring upwards of his town Notsie rattling well, they decided to telephone call upwards him "Okomfo Anokye," i.e Okomfo of Notsie.
According to Akuapem (Guan) tradition, Okomfo Anojye was the boy of 1 Ano, a tranquillity as well as physically weak father, as well as Manubea, an energetic, setimental as well as talkative mother. They were natives of Awukugua, a town inward the Nifa (Right) Division of the Akwapem state.....It is said that when Okomfo Anokye was born inward Awukugua he was already belongings inward his correct manus a curt white tail of a moo-cow (bodua); as well as he had so firmly clenched the fist of the other manus that no 1 could opened upwards it. The adult woman who went to deliver the labouring woman parent tried to opened upwards it because she suspected at that spot was something inward it. The manful individual parent was called inward to assist, as well as directly the fater came inward as well as touched the manus Okomfo Anokye opened his eyes and, staring at the father, speedily opened the mysterious hand, showing it to the manful individual parent as well as proverb "Ano....Kye" (Guan language) important "Ano...see" as well as gave to the manful individual parent what was inward it. It is alleged that it was a talisman. From this incident Kwame Agyei got his bring upwards "Anokye".
...Some other traditions province that when Kwame Agyei was born, he already had teeth as well as a beard, as well as was able to speak as well as walk. It is also said that 1 night, when Kwame Agyei was soundless a child, his parents were roused from slumber past times the shout out of a child...They went out as well as found that it was Kwame Agyei who was crying as well as walking aout inward the yard. On consulting [a medicine man], they were told that the kid "went out to eat". Oracular interpretations farther revealed that the kid was non an ordinary human being, but a god [i.e. peradventure a nature-spirit entity incarnated into a human body?], who had been born for a special mission, as well as that if he were non properly taken aid of, his woman parent would overstep away as well as the people of Awukugua would go poorer. But if they took proper aid of him, he Kyerepong people would go corking as well as pwowerful."
In Ashanti he was claimed to live the grandson of a human being called Amoa Gyata from Bona-Bom, Adanse. Others claim that he was the boy of a human being called Kyei Birie as well as a adult woman called Dwirawira Kwa, an Asenie adult woman from Adanse-Akrogyere.The existent bring upwards of Okomfo Anokye was Kwame Agyei; his other names were Firempong Manso. His appellation Kotowbere is known as well as used mainly inward Ashanti: thus he was called Kwame Agyei Firempong Anokye Kotowbere.
Opemsuo Osei Tutu as well as Brother (Cousin) Okomfo Anokye
Kwame Frimpon Anotche Kotowbere was the son of Amea Gyata, who had come upwards forth from a spot inward Adanse called the Bona Bom (the Bona rock). Amea Gyata died inward Adanse, leaving a daughter, Nana Dufie Gyampontima, as well as a son, Dampte, who afterward became a priest. Amea Gyata belonged to the Asenie clan. This clan afterward left Adanse as well as went to 'Santemanso, as well as afterward in 1 trial to a greater extent than to Nkuruoso (near Bonwere). Various members of the Asenie clan founded Stools which afterwards became famous. Thus, Adu founded Aduaben; Akosa Yiadom founded Amakum; Sa Kodie Date founded Agona Akyempim, nigh the acquaint town of Agona. Anotche was born at Adanse Akrokyere, as well as was the 2nd boy of Dwirawiri Kwa (an Asenie woman) as well as of an Adanse human being called Kyei Birie. Dwirawiri Kwa was the [grand]daughter of Nana Dufie Gyampontima. Adutwumwa had married a human being called Twumasi Amponsem, who was a blood brother of Owusu Panyin, who was the married adult man of Manu, the woman parent of Osai [Osei] Tutu. Anotche's elderberry blood brother was Yamoa, who also became a priest. He was killed along amongst Obiri Yeboa inward the Domina [Domaa] war. [Komfo Anotche as well as the corking Osai Tutu were thus related, an interesting as well as hitherto unrecorded fact inward Ashanti history]Ref: Rattray
THE GREAT PROPHET OKOMFO ANOKYE
One thing is sure enough as well as irrefutable nigh Okomfo Anokye. He was a friend of the as well as so Barima Osei Tutu, as well as both of them lived at Akwamufie, the upper-case alphabetic lineament of Akwamu. Osei Tutu, a royal of the Oyoko lineage of Kwaman (now called Kumase) had been sent to the courtroom of Nana Ansa Sasraku, the King of Akwamu to larn statecraft.
Upon the decease of his uncle Obiri Yeboa, Osei Tutu was summoned to Kwaman to assume leadership of the Oyoko clan of Kwaman. Legend has it that upon realizing his fault inward allowing Anokye to locomote amongst Osei Tutu, Ansa Sasraku sent his men after the group. With the spiritual back upwards of Okomfo Anokye, Osei Tutu was able to plough away their pursuers. Thus, began the legend of Okomfo Anokye, as well as the successes he attained together amongst Osei Tutu.
Upon becoming the primary of Kwaman, Osei Tutu made Okomfo Anokye his primary advisor inward all matters. Every armed services or diplomatic success was attributed to the magical powers of the corking Okomfo Anokye. His fame extended far as well as wide, as well as the magical things he could produce were innumerable. Among other incredible deeds, it was said that Okomfo Anokye fetched H2O inward a basket, as well as yet the H2O did non spill! Okomfo Anokye?s theatre was without a roof, as well as yet it was sheltered from the rain!! Okomfo Anokye could dissect an emmet as well as expose its intestines!!! (As a child, I call back singing the corking deeds of Akomfo Anokye which had been turned into a song!).
As Okomfo Anokye?s fame as well as influence grew, so did the demand to create a powerful kingdom that would unite the Asante, every bit a prelude to the unification of all the Akan. With the defeat of Denkyira, as well as so the most powerful kingdom, past times Asante-speaking forces nether Osei Tutu, the thought of a novel united kingdom of Asante became a reality. To this end, Okomfo Anokye invited the various independent as well as fragmented Asante Chiefs to an of import coming together 1 Fri inward Kumase, the novel bring upwards that Okomfo Anokye gave to Kwaman.
The coming together was held at Dwabrem, which was situated at the acquaint site of the Kumase Post Office, inward 1701. Okomfo Anokye whose mystical powers as well as his go inward the defeat of Denkyira had made him a recognized as well as unquestioning authority, told the Chiefs that he was nigh to dominance a Stool from Heaven, amongst the powers given to him past times God. He added that the Stool volition residual on the lap of 1 of the assembled Chiefs. He made the Chiefs concord as well as swear past times Oath that the 1 upon whose lap the Stool from Heaven rested would go the King of the novel Union.
It was a Mount Carmel (Bible's Old Testament), type of assembly. Here was Okomfo Anokye, impressing upon the assembled Chiefs as well as people that the powers he assumed from his God were to a greater extent than rigid than whatever gods the private Chiefs claimed to acquire their symbols of authorisation from. Lo as well as behold, the Stool commanded from Heaven landed safely onto the lap of Nana Osei Tutu. The Stool was laden inward Gold, it arrived on a Friday; so it was given the excellent bring upwards Sika Dwa Kofi, or Friday?s Golden Stool. Every Asante kid knows this story, as well as it is passed on from generation to generation.
Okomfo Anokye decreed that the Sika Dwa represented the collective well-being of all Asante, their unity, as well as strength; as well as it must never live defiled or taken away from them. The occupant of the Sika Dwa must live respected every bit their supreme ruler as well as authority. By prior agreement, all the Chiefs accepted Nana Osei Tutu Opemsuo I every bit the occupant of the Sika Dwa, as well as the get-go King of the novel political matrimony called Asante.
sented to the people every bit enshrining the soul of the acre as well as symbolizing their unity as well as the authorisation of the ruler. It has been regarded every bit a sacred object, the gift of the gods, as well as has been a source of inspiration to chivalrous deeds.
It is a majority of solid gold. It stands nigh a human foot as well as one-half from the Blue Planet as well as the spot is nigh 2 feet long as well as 1 human foot wide. Among the objects strapped to it are cast gilded effigies of defeated warriors used every bit bells, 1 gilded as well as 2 brass cast bells, as well as precious beads, suman. As the Golden Stool must never live allowed to touching on the ground, it is placed on its special throne, the Hwɛdɔmtia, which inward plough rests on an elephant skin, banwoma.
[Ref: A.A.Y Kyerematen , Panoply of Ghana, 1964])
It is a majority of solid gold. It stands nigh a human foot as well as one-half from the Blue Planet as well as the spot is nigh 2 feet long as well as 1 human foot wide. Among the objects strapped to it are cast gilded effigies of defeated warriors used every bit bells, 1 gilded as well as 2 brass cast bells, as well as precious beads, suman. As the Golden Stool must never live allowed to touching on the ground, it is placed on its special throne, the Hwɛdɔmtia, which inward plough rests on an elephant skin, banwoma.
[Ref: A.A.Y Kyerematen , Panoply of Ghana, 1964])
Okomfo Anokye warned that if the Golden Stool is always captured, Asante would lose its ability as well as disintegrate into chaos. This explains why inward 1900, when the British colonial governor demanded the Golden Stool for the British monarch, Nana Yaa Asantewaa , without whatever prompting led Asante inward a fighting against United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland as well as her allies for 2 years --The Yaa Asantewaa War? to deny the British their sacrilegious request.
Okomfo Anokye created lesser Stools for all the other Chiefs. In this manner, no Stool inward Asante could claim to have got preceded the corking Golden Stool. What political mastery as well as strategy! What political wisdom!! What symbol of unity as well as nationhood!!!
Just to underscore the historical fact: My ain several times great-grandfather Obrempon Nana Firam Gyereba, (Asuonwunhene), was acquaint at that momentous occasion. He was the main gunner or "Tufuo"protecting Otumfuo Osei Tutu I as well as Sika Dwa at that rattling minute of the nativity of Asante at Dwabrem. He had accompanied Osei Tutu to Denkyira as well as Akwamu every bit 1 of his vii armed services guards. Okomfo Anokye created a Stool for him that rattling Fri eve every bit he did for all vii armed services guards who had served him inward Denkyira as well as Akwamu. This led to the institution of the powerful Kumase Ekonti Division, also known every bit the "Atuo Nson' or the Seven Gunners. The Bantamahene is the caput of the Kumase Ekonti Division. According to the historical record, Okomfo Anokye was rewarded amongst the Stool of Agona past times Nana Osei Tutu for services rendered to Asante.
Okomfo Anokye helped inward instituting other symbols of authorisation as well as unity for Asante such every bit the annual Odwira festival, at which observance, the Asantehene gave a province of the Union line of piece of job organisation human relationship to all Asante. The Odwira served to rekindle the spirit of belonging amid all Asante as well as a dedication to serve Asante improve the coming year.
Okomfo Anokye was also a corking Law-Maker as well as Law-Giver. He is reputed amongst giving Asante a laid of codes known every bit "the Okomfo Anokye Seventy-Seven Laws.' It covered everything from nativity as well as kid rearing; observance of puberty rites; sexual relations; installation of Chiefs; the governing of the nation; to decease as well as burial rites. Even today, inward Asante, whenever a grandmother advises that something is a taboo, the grandmother is unwittingly referring to 1 of Okomfo Anokye`s codes of conduct. Such was the political as well as legal acumen of the corking Akomfo Anokye.
Given his supernatural powers as well as achievements which are soundless visible today, as well as validated past times the pomp as well as pageantry of Asante; every bit good every bit the entrepreneurial spirit of Asantefuo; Okomfo Kwame Anokye Frimpon Kotobre could non live expected to overstep away a natural death! Death could non conquer him. Legend has it that the Great Priest left specific instructions to his nephew as well as eventual successor every bit Chief of Agona, Kwame Siaw Anim. The instructions were that the Great Priest would live traveling inward the spirit world for Seven days, after falling into a deep trance, to search for a cure for Death, after which he would re-enter his human form. During the class of the seven-day waiting period, the nephew, impatient to inherit the Stool as well as all the wealth accumulate past times his uncle Okomfo Anokye; pronounced his uncle dead, as well as presided over a noisy funeral; every bit the historian T.C. McCaskie eloquently puts it inward his volume "State as well as Society inward Pre-colonial Asante."
During the class of the funeral, every bit related past times McCaskie, Okomfo Anokye inward his human shape appeared at the outskirts of the town. He met a hunter from Gyamase (a nearby town), who upon the Great Priest?s research every bit to the commotion at Agona answered that a greedy nephew of Okomfo Anokye had disobeyed his uncle`s instructions as well as had pronounced the Great Priest`s death, thence all the commotion at the funeral inward Agona.
Okomfo Anokye revealed himself to the hunter, as well as gave him a medicine called Nkontwima for the hunter`s ain prosperity. Okomfo Anokye also gave the hunter a message that he had found a cure for Death, but to tell the people of Agona as well as Asante that because of his nephew`s greed, the cure volition live withheld from them forever! The lesson inward this storey is that calamity follows upon wilful disobedience of Okomfo Anokye?s instructions! This explains why inward Asante traditional matters, every discussion as well as didactics given past times the Great Priest are accepted every bit gospel. Further, claimants to Asante Stools legitimize their claim past times appealing to the go of Okomfo Anokye thereof.
After the encounter amongst the hunter, the corking Okomfo Anokye disappeared. Folks, Okomfo Anokye did non die, he only disappeared, as well as that is what our history says! To this day, nobody tin can tell where that Okomfo Kwame Anokye Frimpon Kotobre was buried. Whatever Okomfo Anokye provided to the hunter is today go of the heirloom of the Chief of Gyamase.
The corking things that Okomfo Anokye did are soundless extant for people to see: the Golden Stool, the buried Sword at the acquaint Komfo Anokye Hospital inward Kumasi; the palm tree he climbed amongst his footmarks soundless evident inward the bowels of the tree; the Oware game carved out of a huge slab of stone amongst his bare fingers, at Awukugua; as well as numerous others, non to the lowest degree the pomp as well as pageantry of Asanteman.
Upon reflection, it is distressing that of belatedly some of our misguided Ghanaian Christian Pastors as well as other similarly misguided people, have got taken to deriding the achievements as well as personality of Okomfo Anokye every bit idolatry as well as anathema. It is this distressing reality due to the colonization of the African remove heed that concerns me. In every corner of the globe, people honor their tradition as well as civilisation inward spite of so-called modernity. Other cultures soundless regard similar feats every bit the gospel truth. To wit: Moses received Ten Commandments from Heaven as well as resulted inward Judaism; a virgin nativity of Jesus resulted inward Christianity; Mohamed`s vision led to Islam; think nigh Buddha as well as Buddhism; or Hinduism as well as its prophets; inward the United States, Joseph Smith had a vision inward the 1820's inward New York as well as that led to the nativity of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or Mormons. Examples are legion. It is alone Africans who tend to undermine as well as disrespect their ain civilisation spell hanging on to the truths of received ideas from unusual lands.
I have got never heard a white Christian Pastor condemn Julius Caesar or whatever of the Roman as well as Greek gods. Rather, the collapsing temples of Greek as well as Roman,
idolatry, are promoted every bit national treasures, visited past times Popes, Cardinals, Pastors, Christians as well as countless tourists. I wonder if 1 cannot live an African Christian, as well as yet rest respectable of what his ancestors accomplished, exactly every bit Europeans seem to have got done. Why should some African Christians stance Chieftaincy as well as its regalia every bit idolatrous, when the white missionaries who converted Africans to Christianity were sent to produce that labor amongst the blessings of their Queens as well as Kings? Okomfo Anokye never met whatever Christian missionary, dark or white. He accomplished his labor past times his God-given talents. In the least, nosotros must revere him, as well as inward so doing demonstrate honor to ourselves as well as to our customs as well as to our tradition. (http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/artikel.php?ID=93275)
THE MIRACLES OF OKOMFO ANOKYE IN AKUAPEM
1.Anokye could adjust a issue of empty dishes 1 on top of another, as well as dominance that all the dishes live filled amongst fufu (a local Akan dish).
2. Once earlier a big crowd, Anokye caused a plantain to live cooked; when the plantain was good cooked, he planted it. It directly germinated, grew, ripened as well as was harvested.
3. Anokye tied a rattling long thread betwixt 2 poles, as well as walked on it amongst his wooden sandals ("nkronnua").
4. He could live locked inward a room, but would come upwards out spell the room was soundless locked.
5. He would dominance the pelting to halt falling until the celebration of a festival was ended.
6. Anokye would outpouring over a live snake, as well as the serpent would directly die.
7. One twenty-four hours at Awukugua, Okomfo Anokye's woman parent had no meat for nutrient so Anokye told his manful individual parent that he would give them meat. He asked his woman parent to laid upwards palm-nut soup. When the soup was good cooked as well as the fufu was nigh to live pounded, Anokye went into a trance, as well as when he became witting he ordered his manful individual parent to exit to the dorsum of the theatre nigh the bush; when the manful individual parent went at that spot he found 2 big antelopes lying asleep. The manful individual parent killed them as well as brought them home.
8. Once at Awukugua, [as a boy], Anokye as well as his parents went to their farm. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 heavy pelting savage till belatedly inward the night, when it was rattling dark. Anokye went into a lonely identify nearby as well as brought some leaves. He gave 1 to each individual as well as asked them to pose [these leaves] nether their armpits as well as [to] closed their eyes. As shortly every bit they did so as well as opened their eyes they found themselves at habitation [i.e. teleportation]
9. Once, at Awukugua, Okomfo Anokye asked his servants to go into the puddle Asenee, nigh 2 miles away from the village, where they would detect 2 strangers, a human being as well as a woman, sitting inward a brass pan as well as floating on the surface of the pool. When the servants arrived there, they saw the 2 people amongst a fowl as well as yam, as well as brought them habitation to Anokye. The 2 people afterward got married as well as had children as well as settled at Akuapem-Akropong. Their descendants were Asarebea as well as Manubea as well as are soundless known every bit Aseneefo.
10. Once, Okomfo Anokye poured the dregs of palm-wine on to the Blue Planet as well as directly at that spot grew an oil-palm tree. It is alleged that the oil-palm tree stands at nowadays nigh the main street at Awukugua past times his shrine "Obuabeduru". It is harvested yearly as well as the fruit distributed to the vii Stool holders, known every bit Adadifo, as well as the Chief of the town.
11. Anokye used his ain kuronnua or wooden sandals to climb upwards that oil-palm tree as well as left some imprints of his feet on the trunk. These are soundless seen on the tree at Awukugua (see 2nd photograph below)
12. It is alleged that on ceremonial days, if the people of Awukugua were curt of palm-wine, Okomfo Anoche would climb upwards that oil-palm tree past times the street amongst his wooden sandals on, as well as would curvature a branch as well as utilisation it every bit a pipage through which the palm-wine would flow, as well as people would collect it beneath the tree.
13. He moulded an Ɔware game board out of a stone, which is soundless seen every bit Awukugua (see photograph below - this 1 is remarkable, the implication is that he moulded the stone amongst his hands!)
14. In a sacred identify called Ayete at Awukugua, Anokye used to perform some mysterious rites inward connecter amongst a rattling big rock. He would perform an invocation as well as go into a trance until H2O came out of the rock. The H2O was used for cooking the nuts of the palm tree at the identify of the vii Adadifo. If the H2O failed to come upwards as well as so it was a bad omen, as well as Awukugua should live purified.
15. Okomfo Anokye would walk through the pelting without getting wet.
16. Okomfo Anokye would indicate his finger at a hawk on a tree which had seized a chicken, as well as the hawk would drib downward dead.
17. Okomfo Anokye would create nutrient inward a perforated pot, as well as would also boil medicinal herbs inward it [i.e. without the liquid spilling out]
18. Okomfo Anokye would dash a raw egg against a stone, but the egg would non break.
19. In a stone on a mount at Apedwa, Akim Abuakwa, at that spot is a foot-print which is supposed to live that of Okomfo Anokye.
THE MIRACLES OF OKOMFO ANOKYE IN ASHANTI
1. In a street inward Kumasi, Anokye pushed a dagger into the Earth, since as well as so no 1 has been able to trace it out.
2. One Friday, a corking gathering of chiefs as well as elders of Ashanti was held inward Kumasi. Anokye on that twenty-four hours was at his best, as well as he danced until he went into a trance. When he regained consciousness at that spot was darkness, thunder as well as storm, inward the midst of which, accompanied past times a thick cloud of white dust, he brought downward from the heaven a wooden stool, adorned amongst gilded which floated gently as well as alighted on the knees of Osei Tutu. This became the famous "Sikagua Kofi" (The Golden Stool) of Kumasi as well as of Asanteman.
There was a modest flow inward Akrofoso, Agona, called "Obosom Kwabena", which was brought out of the Blue Planet past times Okomfo Anokye.
3. Anokye past times his magic was able to drain a flow called Agyempansu which ran through Kumasi. Having drained the river as well as made it flow in 1 trial to a greater extent than he renamed it Suben.
4. It is said that the primary of Mampong inward Ashanti had a sis called Saka who was childless. Anokye ordered her to go to a flow called Oda to collect some sand. He as well as so told her to sprinkle the sand amongst "medicine" on a mat upon which she was to prevarication appear upwards downward for vii successive days. She obeyed as well as bore a boy called Amaniampon.
5. Just earlier the start of the Ashanti-Denkyira wars, Anokye went to Denkyira, turned himself into a beautiful fair-skinned missy as well as spell at the market, succeeded inward beingness called into the harem of Ntim Gyakari. Anokye as well as so turned dorsum into himself after having collected the "seed" (some say his heart) of the Denkyira king, as well as so returned to Ashanti to utilisation it for juju ("medicine") against Denkyira.
6. One day, (presumably inward training for the Ashanti-Denkyira wars) Anokye had a stool made for him inward Ashanti as well as and so went into a trance. When he regained consciousnes as well as was dancing, he caused an object to come upwards from the heaven as well as this, together amongst the "seed" (some say his heart) of Ntim Gyakari were mixed as well as pose into the stool. Later Anokye became possessed as well as danced again. In his frenzy he struck the caput of [a sacrificial] albino who vanished into the stool. The stool was as well as so given to Krodua, cheif of Tafo, for custody.
7. Okomfo Anokye used 77 perforated pots called "Nkosena" to boil state of war meducine during the Denkyira wars. He could pose liquid into these pots without the liquid running out.
8. During the Ashanti wars, Anokye ordered General Amankwatia to go to a sure enough spot inward the bush where he would run across a big leopard. Amankwatia went at that spot as well as broung the leopard dorsum live [apparently guiding it past times its left paw] as well as it was used past times Anokye inward his magic.
9. During the wars of liberation amongst Denkyira, Anokye as well as his son, called Agyapa, climed a sure enough "kyenkyen" tree from where he could catch Ntim Gyakari, the Denkyira king, inward his camp. Anokye left imprints of his feet on the tree (see photograph below)
10. During the Asante-Denkyira wars, the Denkyira also had a famous priest on their side called Kyerekye. He as well as Anokye pitted their magic against 1 another. Anokye tied a knot inward an elephant's tusk as well as and so sent it to Kyerekye to untie (which was manifestly left untied, catch photograph below)
11. It is said that Ashanti started to endure some reverses when the Denkyiras were pressing them on all sides. Anokye as well as so ordered a swarm of bees to laid on the enemy, so that the Denkyiras fled inward all directions. In their panic the Denkyiras savage into the hands of the Ashanti as well as many prisoners were taken.
12. In some other storey it is said that spell the Denkyiras hotly pursued the Ashanti, Anokye made full darkness autumn on the whole line of Denkyiras which made it impossible for them to detect their way.
13. On some other occasion during these wars when the Ashanti were getting desperate as well as nigh to despair, Anokye amongst his magic wand made a woods of crude oil palm trees outpouring upwards to block the advance of the Denkyiras
14. On yet some other occasion during these wars, Anokye made a silk cotton wool tree expand as well as spread out similar a struggle or wall to have enemy fire.
15. Again on some other occasion Anokye used his wing whisk to straight the bullets fired past times the enemy to overstep past times his left side to hitting a big tree far away dorsum at his village. The tree is soundless stainding at his hamlet nigh Agona Akyempem, as well as is called "Odan-gye-abo" (i.e. tree-receiving-shots)
16. Yet in 1 trial to a greater extent than (during the Ashanti-Denkyira wars) inward desperation the Ashanti were fleeing so they left the body of a dead full general behind. Anokye nevertheless made the dead body stand upwards up every bit it joined the others inward flight.
17. After the Denkyira wars, the manful individual monarch of Dwaben refused to give presents to Anokye (while the others did). Anokye as well as so became annoyed as well as sent a cadaver emmet into the cheif's ear, saying: "Bring the awards as well as presents for Anokye" (Twi: Kotowbre se ma w'abode mmra nanso Ɛmmra ntƐmntƐm"). The primary became afraid as well as offered gilded as well as many slaves to Anokye.
18. After the battle of Feyiase at that spot was [famine]. Anokye said the shortage would live overcome past times sacrificing an albino. One was sacrificed as well as the famine stopped.
19. Okomfo Anokye informed Osei Tutu that he was going away on a quest to detect "medicine" against death. He would live gone for vii years as well as lxx vii days as well as nights. During this fourth dimension at that spot was to live no mourning for him, no gunshots, although he appeared dead. He returned to his hamlet as well as went into his hut. Anokye had his nephew Kwame Siaw scout over him during this time. After vii years as well as lxx days, his nephew obeyed his uncle's monastic enjoin but after this fourth dimension he declared his uncle dead. He instigated the weeping as well as gunshots [part of a ritual to catch off the departed]. Upon opening Anokye's door, the room was empty. It is said that on that rattling twenty-four hours at that spot was a human being from Mampong visiting Agona (Anokye's region) who asked what all the dissonance was about. He was told that Okomfo Anokye had died so the people were mourning him. The human being from Mampong as well as so said he was Okomfo Anokye as well as that because his orders were disobeyed, because the lastly funeral rites had been performed, he was going to leave of absence Ashanti never to homecoming again.
(*This exceptional lastly storey has a lot inward mutual amongst some other similar storey from Taoist spiritual traditions which I have got come upwards across. The similarity comes inward disobeying the instructions given past times a spiritual original who went into suspended animation -k-)
*For to a greater extent than detailed published Ashanti accounts of the life as well as exploits of Okomfo Anokye, catch chapter 24 of Rattray's volume Ashanti Law as well as Constitution
source:http://www.theakan.com/Okomfo_Anokye_greatest_Akan_shaman.html
THE MIRACLE OF THE IMMOVABLE SWORD
The storey is told that hundreds of years agone at that spot lived a manful individual monarch called King Arthur inward medieval Europe as well as his knights of the circular table. At that fourth dimension at that spot was a sorcerer named Merlin who acquired a sword from the lady of the lake. The goddess of the lake gave Merlin a special sword at a fourth dimension when at that spot were wars amid neighboring towns. This sword given to Merlin the sorcerer was charged amongst magical powers as well as mystery.
After many years of wars as well as conflicts Merlin planted this sword into a stone as well as prophesied that whoever is able to trace out the sword would live crowned the novel King. Many tried to trace out the sword but failed, until a immature man child past times the bring upwards of Arthur came along as well as pulled out the sword from the rock. Arthur was crowned every bit King as well as he formed a grouping of trusted inner guards that became known every bit the knights of the circular table. King Arthur fought many battles amongst the magical sword as well as defeated many of his enemies until his death.
Today, such an immovable sword genuinely be inward a urban center called Kumasi, inward the province of Ghana, West Africa. In the 19th century a medicine human being as well as native priest past times the bring upwards Okomfo Anokye who was famous for his healing as well as magical powers planted a sword inward the Blue Planet as well as prophesied that no 1 would live able to trace it out of the ground. Unlike the sword of Merlin, who prophesied that alone 1 individual would live able to trace it out of the ground, the sword of Okomfo Anokye does non foretell anyone pulling it out of the ground.
Okomfo Anokye planted the sword into the Blue Planet inward the urban center of Kumasi, nigh the acquaint teaching hospital, inward Ghana, West Africa, as well as you lot may locomote to that location as well as catch the sword fifty-fifty to the acquaint fourth dimension amongst your ain eyes. Many have got gone to this location as well as have got attempted to trace out the sword. The strongest as well as the boldest have got tried, yet all have got failed. I have got visited Kumasi as well as have got seen the sword amongst my ain eyes, but did non attempt to trace it out.
What is the mystery behind such feats of magical power? By the bring upwards of the God of Okomfo Anokye, he planted the sword inward the Blue Planet as well as no ability has been able to convey it out of the ground. Truly, at that spot is a spiritual ability of some sought at piece of job here, but tin can the mystery live solved? It is past times the ability of the names of the Seven African gods, is it past times the ability of the names of The Seven Hebrew Gods, or is it past times the ability of the bring upwards of pop Ghanaian god Akonode, that this miracle was accomplished. No 1 knows, excerpt that Okomfo Anokye has died amongst this knowledge. They said Jesus walked on water, but at that spot is no evidence today that he did. They said Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead but at that spot is no evidence today that he did. They said Moses parted the ruby body of body of water but at that spot is no evidence today that he did. The said Merlin planted a sword inward the ground, but at that spot is no evidence today that he did. Okomfo Anokye planted a sword inward the Blue Planet as well as for hundreds of years it remains inward the ground. This miracle of the immovable sword of Okomfo Anokye should live declared the 8th wonder of the world. (http://okomfoanokye.blogspot.com/)
MONUMENTS IN HONOR OF OKOMFO ANOKYE
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