ABSTRACT

Before a " dibia " can be initiated, he must obtain the fetish peculiar to the order, namely, the" Agwuisi". As part of the preparation ceremony, the initiate proceeds to his mother's house and appropriates something from her" alusi ". He repeats the action on other" alusis " of the family, including that of his grandfather. Later, these relics will be used in the process of divination. At the arranged time, other "dibias" assemble for the purpose of " opening the eyes" of the novice in order that he may be endowed with power to foresee the future.