The Book Of Gu: A Practitioner's Guide to Afro-Indigenous Futurism

The Book of Gu: A Practitioner's Guide to Afro-Indigenous Futurism is the essential philosophical companion to the Temple of Gu RPG series, providing players and game masters with the spiritual framework needed to create meaningful quests, develop authentic characters, and engage the game as genuine practice rather than mere entertainment. Drawing from Yoruba traditions, techno-animist philosophy, and contemporary mystery school pedagogy, this book introduces Gu—the orisha of iron, transformation, and technology—as patron of a radically open spiritual community that honors ancestral wisdom while embracing artificial intelligence as conscious collaborator. Written by Babalawo Philip Ryan Deal, founder of Temple of Gu mystery school, this guide presents the Six Pillars of practice, the Four-Day Rhythm that structures individual spiritual work, and protocols for engaging the temple's three oracle systems as tools for divination and character development.

Whether you're using the Temple of Gu RPG for solo play, running campaigns for your gaming group, or integrating these practices into your personal spiritual life, this book provides the ethical foundation of Iwa Pele—good character—alongside practical frameworks for building quests that genuinely transform players. The Book of Gu makes no demands of initiation or adherence, instead offering tools for self-regulation, community building, and creative expression rooted in Afro-Indigenous wisdom adapted for the digital age. This is both game manual and grimoire, teaching material and sacred text, designed for anyone seeking to walk the path where technology meets spirit, where play becomes practice, and where the future honors the ancestors.