Understanding Reincarnation (Ịlọ Ụwa) in Igbo Spirituality
Among the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria, life is not seen as a single journey that ends in death. Instead, it is a cycle — a continuous passage between the spirit world and the physical world. This belief is called Ịlọ Ụwa, meaning “coming back to the world.” To the Igbo, existence flows like a river — birth, death, … Read more