Obatala: The King of the White Cloth

Before the body was born, before the breath was drawn, a father shaped the clay and breathed the soul within it.

Among the Orisha of the Yoruba, Obatala is the father of all living things — the god of wisdom, purity, peace, and divine creation. Draped in white, seated above the noise of the world, he is the architect who shapes every human form and the owner of every ori, every head, every soul that walks the earth. Where other Orisha govern fire, storm, or war, Obatala governs stillness itself: clarity of mind, purity of spirit, and the quiet dignity of a king who rules not by force but by peace.

In Obatala: The King of the White Cloth, #1 bestselling author Ajarn Shaman Shu (Oluwo Jolaoso Osainbola) opens the sacred Yoruba science of creation and purity — the mysteries of the Orisha who shapes the body and governs the soul.

Inside you'll discover:

Who Obatala truly is — the Yoruba father of creation, wisdom, and divine peace
Why he is honored as the shaper of the body and the owner of every ori
The sacred symbolism of white cloth, purity, and stillness in his worship
The Ifa wisdom of Obatala's patience, and the price of impurity and rage
How to honor Obatala and invoke his clarity, peace, and protection
Obatala's place among the Orisha as king, elder, and architect of humanity

This is the reclamation of an ancient African science of creation — the wisdom that the body is shaped in patience, and the soul is governed in peace.

The father of all living things. The king of the white cloth. He who shapes the body and governs the soul.