Did you know that the original word for wife in the Oodua (Yoruba) language is AYA and not IYAWO? The latter is quite commonly used nowadays than the former. I would take you through how Iyawo came about; Wura who ...

This could be hilarious but it’s a serious matter.I was educating some youngsters on the need to embrace our cherished heritage and always give respect to our Ancestors.Why change the precious names given to them by their parents to imaginary ...

The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, this week, signed into law, the National Day for Orisa Religion in Brazil. The Executive President, this Thursday 5th, January, signed the bill pending on the table of former rightist leader, ...

It is very important to take care of one’s Ori, to propitiate and to talk to it for greater harmony in life…Orí mi(destiny), take me to a wonderful place. Ẹsẹ mi(My legs), let me walk into prosperity and goodness of ...

African Spirituality is the way out and the way forwardAfrican Spirituality is not demonic as maliciously labelled by the invaders who forced their bogus religion down your lungs.Immerse your children in African SpiritualityAfrican Spirituality predates the religion of the invaders.Stay ...

Happy gregorian new year. It’s 2023. I am using this moment to remind you of “Kojodá” – {‘Ki ṓjṓ dá: may the day be clear(ly foreseen)} which is only half of the calendar year today. By June 3, 2023(GC) it ...

The 7 steps of training all would be Babalawo and Iyanifa must go through under the tutelage of an experienced and elder Awo are: Presentation to Opon Ifa and Itelopon. Learning how to perform Ebo Riru, Akunlebo, Ipese, Etutu, Ibori, ...

Ìbà! Babaláwo Remigio Herrera Adeshina.Ọmọ Yorùbá tí ó tan ìmólè ìṣẹ̀ṣe ní orílè-èdè Cuba. He was a renowned Babaláwo in Cuba. Born in Ijęsha Yoruba land, he was sold into slavery in the 1830s. As an Ifa priest, he trained ...

Hoje, Ele precisa é da nossa voz. Dia 24 de dezembro é o dia que já a alguns anos, nós devotos da Religião Tradicional Yorùbá escolhemos para gritar ao mundo algo que deveria ser óbvio, o Òrìṣà Èṣù não é ...

Today, December 24th is the day chosen by us, Oníṣẹ̀ṣè (practitioners of traditional Yorùbá culture) to remind the world that the Òrìṣà Èṣù (Orisha Exu) is not the devil present in Christian culture and Islamic culture. For us, Èṣù is ...