Ogun Ferray, Patron of the Temple of the Machete Who Wins All Battles.

 

Ogun Ferray — Ogun Is Fire, Soldier of Divine Wrath and Strategy

Ogun Is Fire

Ogun Ferray—Ogun Is Fire—elite soldier of divine wrath and military strategy, leading from the front in righteous combat, honored at the Temple of the Machete. Artwork and research by Kevin Wikse.

Ogun Ferray—also known as Ogun Fegay, Ogun Is Fire—is not a spirit of discussion. He is a spirit of contact.

Where other manifestations of Ogun may govern, deliberate, or heal, Ogun Ferray exists for the moment when deliberation is over. He is the informing heat inside divine justice—the ignition point where righteousness becomes action. If Ogun Balendjo is boiling water, contained and purposeful, then Ogun Ferray is the flame beneath the cauldron.

He does not cool.
He does not wait.
He does not drink water. Only rum.

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Ogun Ferray and the Chain of Command

Within the Ogun division, Ogun Balendjo stands as Chief and General of God’s Army—a commander whose authority is absolute and whose temperament allows for restraint.

Ogun Ferray is different.

He is one of Balendjo’s highest-ranking soldiers, not because he rules, but because he leads from the front. Where Balendjo coordinates campaigns, Ogun Ferray breaches the line. Where Balendjo restores order after conflict, Ogun Ferray ensures the conflict is decisively won.

He is not a replacement for command.
He is its execution.

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Paired With Saint George, the Dragon Slayer

Ogun Ferray is syncretized with Saint George, and the pairing is exact, not symbolic.

Saint George represents the moment when the monster must be met face-to-face, when evil cannot be negotiated with, reasoned with, or delayed. The dragon is not an abstraction. It is real, it breathes fire, and it must be slain in public view so that others may live.

Ogun Ferray carries this same current.

He does not hunt in shadows.
He advances openly.
Victory is meant to be witnessed.

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Fire as Doctrine

Fire does not argue. Fire transforms.

Ogun Ferray embodies divine wrath not as rage, but as precision heat—the controlled burn that leaves no ambiguity behind. His justice is military in nature: objectives are identified, terrain is assessed, and force is applied where it will end the threat most efficiently.

There is nothing chaotic about him.
There is nothing accidental.

He is the spiritual embodiment of the Afro-Caribbean and French fusion of Sun Tzu’s Art of War—the understanding that true victory is achieved through positioning, timing, morale, and decisive engagement.

Every battle Ogun Ferray enters is:

• Strategically chosen

• Tactically executed

• Relentlessly finished

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Ogun Ferray Leads From the Front

Unlike distant commanders or abstract forces, Ogun Ferray moves first.

He does not send others where he will not go. His presence is felt at the point of contact—where fear, resistance, and violence converge. This is why he is invoked when situations demand courage that cannot be outsourced.

He teaches by example:

• How to advance under pressure

• How to break enemy resolve

• How to hold ground once taken

To follow Ogun Ferray is to accept that victory requires proximity to danger.

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Rum, Not Water

Ogun Ferray drinks no water because water cools.

Water tempers.
Water delays.
Water negotiates.

Rum burns. It fuels. It sharpens intent. This is not indulgence—it is alignment. Ogun Ferray does not seek balance in the moment of war; he seeks completion. Cooling comes later, under Balendjo’s watch.

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When to Call Upon Ogun Ferray

Ogun Ferray is not consulted for comfort. He is called when:

• An enemy must be confronted directly

• A threat refuses containment

• A line must be crossed and held

• Strategy must become action

He is especially present in situations where justice has stalled and force is the only remaining language.

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Ogun Ferray at Our Temple 

Within the Temple of the Machete, Ogun Ferray represents the forward edge of doctrine. He is the blade already in motion, the strike that ends the argument so that order can be restored.

Belie Belcan brings the storm.
Ogun Balendjo commands the army.
Ogun Ferray lights the fire and walks into it.

He reminds us that righteousness without action is sentiment—and that there are moments in history, in spirit, and in life when the only moral act is to advance.

Prayer to Saint George

"I will go dressed and armed with the weapons of Saint George so that my enemies... Firearms will not reach my body; knives and swords will break without touching my body, ropes and chains will break without tying my body. Jesus Christ protects and defends me... The Virgin of Nazareth covers me... And God... is my defender... Glorious Saint George, in the name of God, extend to me your shield and your powerful arms, defending me... So be it in the Power of God, of Jesus Christ, and of the Divine Holy Spirit. Amen"

Ayibobo

-Kevin Wikse, Papa Machete que gana todas las Batallas, The Dragon Slayer. 

The Machete leads the way and defends ALL who follow.

Kevin Wikse, known as Papa Machete que gana todas las Batallas, is the Dragon Slayer and spiritual Father of the Temple of the Machete—Who Wins All Battles. His work is devoted to truth, justice, and moral clarity in an age of confusion. Papa Machete welcomes all who come in good faith, regardless of race, gender, orientation, or ability. He asks only this: love God, love humanity, and have the courage to defend what is right when it is no longer fashionable.