The story of Ijimere, the Patas monkey, shows Yorubas believed in evolution long before Archaeological studies.
Ijimere Baba Obo, master of all monkeys is believed to have been at the same level of consciousness with humans and a close follower of Orunmila, who elevated human beings with wisdom.
However, Ijimere playfulness and not following Orunmila instructions made it fall out of line to become half human and half animal, while others advanced.
Ijimere which could translate to mean “my mirror image” is still revered in Yorubaland especially by Ogun and Egungun mythology.
It is believed to be the first Egungun and reputed to be able to communicate between both the material and spiritual world. It’s body parts are used for various spiritual purposes. It is used for medicine to disappear like Egbe.
Another Odu tells of the story that in the beginning there were 16 male spirits and Osun, a female spirit believe to be the source of all life from the meaning of her name. The Igbos also believe Ala, a female spirit was mother Earth. This goes to prove that Original African Information Retrieval Systems tallys with modern science which ties the beginning of humanity to a single woman.
Our Information Retrieval Systems Ifa/Afa also talk of our cultural linkages in the evolutionary story of how Obatala, the oldest of God’s spiritual family, was sent to solidify the Earth surface and transform his human spirit into the physical beings.
On getting to Earth, he drank Palm wine and slept off. God then turned to Obatala’s younger spiritual brother, Oduduwa and sent him to do the task, which he did to become the first human. Oduduwa is the progenitor of Yoruba, while Obatala is the progenitor of Igbos.
This closeness in their mythological evolutionary transformation is reflected in their genetic and cultural closeness as now proven with scientific evidence, which shows that the ancients never forgot their true history and were only confused by the Eurocentric scholars.
As always, you always find that Yoruba and other Original African groups have conceptualized practically every human study in their 16 sector binary system.
Just as Ifa is the foundation of the current Computer technology, Shangos was an example of the highest form of morality and justice, Oya is for revolution, Osanyin and Soponna explains medicine, we also have the evolutionary science in our intellectual body of works.
There is absolutely nothing new in the world. The Europeans just repackage elements of Ifa, the oldest knowledge bank.
