House of the Head Shrine: Equestrian (Ile Ori) Artist: Workshop of Adesina Date: 19th–20th century Geography: Nigeria, Efon-Alaiye Culture: Yoruba peoples, Ekiti group Medium: Cloth, glass beads, cowrie shells, leather, mirrors Dimensions: H. 29 x W. 9 3/8 x D. ...

How I wish I can speak many languages like Orunmila instead of relying on interpreters who would add one or two things to suit themselves especially when visiting Brazil and Venezuela. If you doubt that Eleri Ipin is a frequent ...

Ekaaro eyin eniyan mi, aojiire bi? Oni a san wa o, bi a se njade lo loni aanu eledumare koni fiwa sile o ase. Loni mofe ki e mo dajudaju wipe Orunmila ni olugbala eda, paapajulo awa adulawo bee naa ...

Ekaaro eyin eniyan mi, aojiire bi? Aku ise ana o, mo gbaladura laaro yi bi a se njade lo wipe eledumare yio da abo re to nipon to si gboro bowa o ase. Laaro yi mo fe ki eyin eniyan ...

In this Odù Ifá tells us that in the moments when we find the difficulty for the realizations, we must slow down our haste and review our plans, because in them they lack the objectivity and with that the obvious ...

E jiire eyin eeyan mi, e je ki a gbo oro Olodumare ninu odu mimo ti Orunmila, mo nki lati inu Ogbe ‘gunda (Ogbeyonu ), o ki bayi pe,’ Bibi inu ko da nkan, suuru ni baba Iwa, agba to ...

Mo kí gbogbo yín o! Ẹ kú òwúrọ̀! Ìkéde ẹ̀kọ́ ọ Yorùbá tí yío bẹ̀rẹ̀ ní ìparí oṣù yí ni mo ní kí nfi tó o yín l’étí o. Bí ẹ ti mọ̀ tẹ́lẹ̀ wípé mo ti ṣe àfihàn onírúurú ...

By Babalawo Ifaseun, Oluwo prince Ifaleke and Omo awo Ifawumi. uk1 The Iyami are supernatural women who have been blessed by Eledumare with a great power which can be seen in the Odu Ifa Osetua, where it is written: anyone ...

In Yorubaland, lfa priests (babalawo) are usually very poor. This is because no babalawo uses his position to enrich himself in any way; he must not refuse anybody his service on account of money-if any person is too poor to ...