The elder sits at the centre of all knowing; a physician, astronomer, lawkeeper, memory, flanked by the living and the ancestral, his beaded chain the weight of everything he carries.
Dibia
Page Title: The Dibia: Igbo Mythology's Most Misunderstood Figure | Nigerian Mythology Meta Description: The Dibia is not a witchdoctor. He is one of the most sophisticated knowledge keepers in human history. Discover Igbo mythology, African divination, and the binary mathematics of Ifa. Image Alt Text: Igbo Dibia elder knowledge keeper African mythology sacred geometry art