Shango: The Thunder King

Shango is the Orisha of thunder, lightning, justice, and royal power — the fourth Alaafin
(king) of the Oyo Empire who was deified after his death and became one of the most
powerful and widely worshipped Orishas in the African diaspora. From the Yoruba
homeland of Nigeria to the Candomblé temples of Brazil, the Lucumí houses of Cuba, and
the Spiritual Baptist churches of Trinidad and Tobago, Shango's energy is felt wherever
justice is demanded and power is exercised.
Oluwo Jolaoso Osainbola — an initiated Ifa priest and founder of OrishaUniversity.com,
endorsed by the Araba Agbaye of Ile-Ife, Nigeria — presents the complete Shango corpus:
the historical records of the Oyo Empire, the Patakis that document Shango's life and
deification, the Odu of Ifa that speak of his power, his sacred implements and offerings, and
his role as the divine enforcer of cosmic justice.
Shango's message is eternal: truth has power, and those who stand in truth cannot be
destroyed.
Learn more at OrishaUniversity.com

This book is Book 7 of the Orisha Library. Your next step: Oshoosi: The Divine Hunter — the king's thunder gives way to the hunter who never misses.

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