In general theory, the demons have their own sphere. The demons not only live in the dark spiritual worlds (𞤴𞤹𞤼𞤽𞥇𞤥𞤹 𞤼𞤢𞥉𞤩𞤢𞥈 Yɛ́tɔ́mɛ Tágbà), they also live in various aspects of manifestation, including our minds and bodies, as tendencies and impulses. When they invade bodies, people lose their discretion and indulge in senseless acts of violence, anger, cruelty, delusion, greed, pride and lust. Many even pursue these things under some distorted guise that they are doing the right thing. When enough people thus engage, as we can see in our  communities, the demonic becomes the new “norm”. By collective name, in African Vodun, the demons are called 𞤴𞤹𞥂𞤤𞤭𞤲𞤵 Yɛkplinu. For humans, the earth is a battleground for the Yɛkplinu and the hùn (deities) with the Yɛkplinu trying to overtake the  mind and soul of the human.

Depending upon our state of mind-soul and propensities, we may nurture either the deities and elevating spirits or the demons that are present at the time. If we “feed” the divinities, aided with good thoughts and actions, we allow the divinities to grow in strength and help us in our self-transformation and liberation. On the contrary, if we “feed” the demons, they grow in strength and transform our minds and bodies into virtual hells with the same actions manifesting from that hell. What we do and what we sow within our consciousness, therefore, is of utmost importance in our lives and our wellbeing.

The sacred Vodún teachings called Hwlεngãn describes the demonic beings as destructive, cruel and deluded beings, who most often do not acknowledge 𞤃𞤢𞥇𞤱𞤵𞥊 Mãwù (the Creator) or Her role as the sole controller of the universe. Because of their self perpetuated ignorance, they most often will lack respect. Even if they do claim to “worship” Mãwù, they do so out of egoism and vanity, to satisfy their personal desires and show off their power and status. If it suits them, they worship Mãwù but if they deem it necessary, they do not mind to oppose Mãwù and fight with Mãwù.

For those hosting the demonic, the true enemy is within themselves. The demonic loves darkness. The divine, or those seeking such, love light. The demonic beings perform actions selfishly out of vanity and egoism; the divine beings perform actions selflessly as offerings to a divine life. The demonic people love to spread chaos, they love noise (especially early in the morning and late at night), confusion and disorder; the

light beings love to spread peace, happiness and orderliness.

Lack of discrimination

Those who host the demonic lack discrimination since their intelligence is deluded by ignorance and impurities. Therefore, they do not know what actions should be performed and what should be avoided. They refuse to choose right over wrong and they do not spiritually investigate; as they are opposed to pure spirit by nature.

Considerable Lack of balance

Demonic people lack balance. The go to extremes in performing their actions or voicing their opinions, with little consideration for their strengths and weakness and in disproportion to their wealth or power.

Lack of virtue

Demonic people do not believe in virtuous conduct.

Lack of and aversion towards proper knowledge

They often will hold perverted opinions about the nature of the world and creation.

Lack of compassion

Since they cannot discern the truth of our existence, they engage in hostile and cruel actions seeking the destruction.

Lack of respect for truth and justice

Driven by expectations and given over to thoughts of lust and anger, they may try to amass wealth by unjust and unlawful means for the fulfillment of desires.

Lack of respect for tradition

Conceited, arrogant, proud, and intoxicated by desired wealth, they perform sacrifices for namesake only out of vanity and against tradition.

Lack of devotion to Mãwù

Lack of respect for the inner Self

In the beginning, the demons used to live in faraway worlds of total darkness. Later they began living in remote places upon earth, where light could not enter. Then they began entering people’s thoughts, as their minds became polluted with degeneracy. In this age of  𞤵𞤺𞤢 𞤢𞥁𞤭 Uga Azi (last and most degraded of the perpetual four ages of the world; a concept we adopted from the Igbo cosmology), the world will increasingly become vulnerable to demonic nature, whereby people lose their sense of right and wrong and become

excessively materialistic and demonic.

Nowadays they live very much inside of people as they begin more and more to give themselves completely to the dominance of the lower being. The demonic powers are now not only influencing people from the outside, but also from the inside. The demons are being allowed to conquer the world, at least temporarily, until another incarnation comes. In fact, all religions and spiritual traditions are infiltrated with these entities. Some of the most foul, dark hearted and vehement people are some of the loudest when it comes to religion/spirituality.

 

Keep in mind that the Yɛkplinu demonic spirits cannot exercise any real power that effects our everyday world without human hosts. When allowed to enter the human and accumulate in certain areas with other humans are likewise influenced, the foundations for spiritual vortexes are laid. Eventually whole cities or the majority of certain cities can become a vortex and breeding grounds for the Yɛkplinu. Just take a good look at Atlanta.

We must overstand without a doubt that we are war with various factions; both human and spiritual. We must be equipped. Watch the type of energy you allow to enter your home. Watch the type of energy you’re around at any given time. Clean your houses and vehicles with copal and/or any powerful spiritual tools (I highly favor copal). Be very mindful of a healthy diet, as there are certain demonic spirits that try to enter through such (we have currently identified, by name, 27 Yɛkplinu…they are expounded upon in a section of our 6 hour Vodun Video series.