Ogun: The God of Iron

Before there was a path, someone had to cut it. In the Yoruba tradition, that someone is Ogun.

Among the Orisha of the Yoruba, Ogun is the god of iron, war, labor, and the forge — the tireless pathclearer who cuts through the wilderness so that civilization can follow. He is the blacksmith who turned raw ore into tools and weapons, the warrior who defends justice with the blade, and the laborer whose sweat built the roads, the railways, and the machines of every age. Where obstacles stand, Ogun does not wait for them to move. He clears them.

In Ogun: The God of Iron, #1 bestselling author Ajarn Shaman Shu (Oluwo Jolaoso Osainbola) opens the sacred Yoruba science of iron and will — the mysteries of the Orisha who forges obstacles into opportunity.

Inside you'll discover:

Who Ogun truly is — the Yoruba Orisha of iron, war, labor, and technology
Why he is honored as "the one who clears all obstacles" in work and in life
The sacred symbolism of the machete, the anvil, and the forge
The Ifa wisdom of relentless labor as a spiritual discipline
How to honor Ogun and invoke his strength, protection, and drive
Ogun's place among the Orisha as warrior, craftsman, and pioneer

This is the reclamation of an ancient African science of will and labor — the wisdom that the path forward is not found. It is cut.

The god of iron. The one who clears all obstacles. Ogun.

This book is Book 13 of the Orisha Library. Your next step: Shango: The Thunder King — from the iron that clears the road to the thunder that rules it.

About the Author
Robert S. Shumake, publishing as Ajarn Shaman Shu, has lived two lives in one — the builder and the priest — and his books are where the two meet. He rose from a Ford factory floor to become founding president and CEO of Inheritance Capital Group, a Black Enterprise-ranked private equity firm, served as honorary consul for Botswana and Tanzania, and founded Inheritance Media Group, owner of more than 300 publications produced by an AI-run newsroom. In spirit, each tradition that initiated him gave him a name: Buddhist Ajarn in the Theravada and Vajrayana lines, Oluwo Jolaoso Osainbola in Ifá, and Shri Surya Narayana Swamikal in the Tamil Siddha line. He is the founder of Soul Tribes International Ministries and of Buddha Digital Temple and its universities — Orisha University, Buddha University, and Shiva University. He authored Detroit’s Proposal E, the 2021 ballot initiative that decriminalized entheogenic plants in Detroit, and is the author of more than 140 published books and 86+ DOI-registered academic publications. His philosophy: the Double Bottom Line — make a profit, and make a difference. Robertshumake.biz