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Zoumonnien Elie HIEN known as Papa Elie born in June 16, 1941 at Gnikpière in Upper Volta and died November 18, 2017 at Arpajon in France, was a Master of African spirituality from Burkina Faso. He was considered as a Titioulo in his native village in Burkina Faso. A Titioulo is a spiritual Master able to heal the body, the soul and the spirit. A titioulo is in contact with the spirits, plants, animals, winds, water and stars. He knows how to speak with the ancestors, conduct sacred ceremonies and knows how to travel in the invisible spiritual worlds.

Elie HIEN's project in the agricultural sector - The case of the hydroelectric dam of Moutori at Burkina Faso
In the 2000s, Elie HIEN was one of the key person behind the design and construction of the hydroelectric dam of Moutori in Burkina Faso. Through the DREYER foundation of which he knew the founder president, he was the adviser and the instigator of construction project of this dam in Moutori in Burkina Faso.

Seminars and conferences around the world
United States

1984 Seminar - Awakening the Dream The Way of Warrior

Malidoma Some, his brother-in-law (author of book Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman) was one of a translators during the 80’s.

Europe

France

1985 Teachings seminars at the Château de Chamarande

Belgium

1985 - Teaching seminars at Liège, Brussels and Blanche Fontaine forest

Germany

1995 - Teaching seminars in Germany

2004 Evolution of the Geistes der Weisheit Afrikas in Europa

Italy

2000 - La Guarigione Nel Mondo Sciamanico 2002 - La Guarigione Della Madre Terra

Austria

1998 Shamanism and Healing International Conference in Alpbach / Austria

Africa

1998 Conferences at Gnikpière in Burkina Faso

2009 Congo Kinshasa

Teachings
A crucial quote from the sage Elie HIEN is "My weapon is LOVE". He advocated a philosophy of life based on the Wisdom of Love, Self-knowledge, connection to Nature and ancestors worship as a path to spiritual development. The evolution of the Spirit is effective and possible by following and applying a wisdom of life based on the Love as source and center of awakening. This Love should also be accompanied by a mental discipline where inner peace, joy, empathy and creativity play a crucial role. According the teachings of Zoumonnien Elie HIEN "He who knows himself can see better" so the self-knowledge brings the man to meet the invisible world of ancestors and geniuses called Kontomble in Dagara language.

The essential points of the teachings of wise man Elie HIEN turns around 3 axes, the wisdom wheel of 5 elements, the African alphabet and the worship of the ancestors. Added to these elements a philosophy of life, meditative techniques based on signs and symbols from the African tradition, prayers and techniques of waking dreams, numerology and chromotherapy.

The wheel of 5 elements
In the Dagara tradition from which Elie HIEN comes, the circle of the elements is a representation of African wisdom explaining the movement and circulation of cosmic energy in the Universe. This energy manifests itself with the help of the fundamental deities which are the goddess of Water and the God of Fire. Each direction is associated with a deity. This wheel of elements manifests in different areas, psychology, sciences, medicine or economy.

The alphabet of wisdom
This alphabet symbolizes and explains the most significant stages of life, which each human being must go through. Every stage knows its challenges, its tasks and its trials, the successes of which generate the evolution of the human spirit. The alphabet of wisdom is the creation of Zoumanien Elie HIEN with roots in the tradition of his Dagara people in Burkina Faso.

Ancestors worship
Zoumonnien Elie HIEN said: "Life means suffering, so don't seek eternal life, but a liberation. Everyone is reborn with the task of doing good. If this does not happen, you must live and suffer again. After a life of perfect Love, one should finally come back as an angel or an ancestor - invisible to most people. "

One of the essential points of Elie HIEN’s teaching is the belief in the Ancestors, who are bright and benevolent beings who have evolved after the realization of charitable incarnations. Ancestor worship is a cult of evolved spirits of which Perfect Love is the pivot. Here "perfect" is seen in the sense of completeness, perfection being defined here as a completeness of being and not an absence of faults in the sense of holiness.

Notes et references
1.	Sidwaya Quotidien article du 6 Novembre 2001

2.	Le Faso net article daté du Lundi 25 Octobre 2004

3.	Freizeit N°8

4.	Spiritual Competency (Article)

5.	Encyclopedy « Who is who in der Bundesrepublik » Edition 1995