SOURCE : Ogun : The God of Iron
In mythological language, the manifestation of any hidden, or latent potential is described symbolically by Ifá as the journey from Heaven to Earth. More correctly it is the journey from Ikole Orun to Ikole Aiye. “Ikole Orun” means “Greeting the House of the Invisible Realm.” “Ikole Aiye” means “Greeting the House of the Earth.” When Yorubas are speaking of aiye they are speaking of the crust around the surface of the Earth, not the whole Earth. The word for the entire Earth is “Onile.” So aiye becomes the meeting place between the visible and the invisible dimensions.
