Can African Traditional Deities Speak, or Is It a Matter of Belief?

A friend once told me he saw pieces of wood jumping and talking at a traditional healer’s shrine. I didn’t believe him because I had never visited a shrine, and at the time I believed only in Jesus and the God of Israel. I now believe that the God of Israel, as described in the original Torah, is the only true God. Does my friend’s account mean that African traditional deities can speak, or could it be a matter of belief, like thinking that Jesus is speaking when you hear your own thoughts? I also wonder whether this relates to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s reported remark that anyone who dismisses the Ifa belief system is a “fool.” How do these beliefs compare with faith in Jesus Christ and being led by the Holy Spirit?

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