Look to your weakness, because therein lies your strength. Where you are strongest is where you are weak. Focus not on your achievements Closely embrace your failures. Why are you weak in certain areas, yet strong in others? You are ...
Read More »We Are Erupting
We are the ones born to flyto open wide the feathers of our wingsand like a kite without a careto soar far above the fence Therefore we aim farWhile we are flyingfearlessly soaring through the firmamentflowing toward the spirit of ...
Read More »Must See: The story of Orí, the Bodiless Head.
“Iya Oyo!” I hailed. “Baba Oyo told me this story about Orí, and it doesn’t make any sense to me whatsoever.” “What story?” she asked. “Is it from his Bible? There are lots of incredulous stories in that book of ...
Read More »Why Are Your Knees So Badly Bruised?
The Chinese bride, just like the Yoruba bride, must prove on the night of the wedding that she has not dishonored the family. What happens between the Yoruba and the Chinese on the night of the wedding? Let’s call the ...
Read More »Ajé, Òrìṣà Of Wealth
Ajé is the Yoruba divinity of abundance. It is the divinity of money. I flunked my first Ajé test. I passed subsequent ones, but I flunked the first at age 5. My mother said, “Moyo, go into my handbag. You’ll ...
Read More »Joy
Joy has a slender and fragile body. It snaps and breaks too readily. The yam on your plate is white and succulent? Be careful not to eat in public. Secure your door firm, conceal the dish with your hands, and ...
Read More »Ọbatala, Obatasaa Oba Takun Takun: Seun Kuti Glows in Forefathers Atire as he celebrates his 40th Birthday.
Seun Kuti posted the picture on his instragram profile and it was captioned:Happy birthday to meeeeeeeeee!!!! The goal is to become an African Elder ie one that has aged with grace and dignity that the young ones can emulate. I ...
Read More »The Original Oodua (Yoruba) Word For Wife Is Aya Not Iyawo.
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 ...
Read More »Why Change precious names to imaginary names? e.g Ifakemi – Oluwakemi, Opeifa – Ọpẹjesu…
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 ...
Read More »President Lula Approves National Orisa Day, Signs March 21st As Isese Day In Brazil
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, ...
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