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Òpa òsùn

Òpa òsùn

Òpá òsùn is a deity, when ifa initiation wants to be performed, the Babaláwo must obtain it to perform the procedures of ifa, òpá òsùn is to call all the deities for what is being processed. Òpá òsùn is very ...

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opon ifa

In Irosun Ega (Irosun Obara): Ifa warns us to watch what our mouth utters…

in whatever we say, in everything we say, be mindful,be honest, be truthful, and be conscious in order not to harm ourselves or our loved ones with our utterances. We should not be our own worst enemy!In Irosun Ega (Irosun ...

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Ori Inu The Ifa Concept of the Inner Self

Ènìyàn means ẹni tí ó yàn—the one who chose.

ÈNÌYÀN—We Have the Power to Choose Ènìyàn in Yoruba means a person. Ènìyàn is from the verb yàn (to choose). Ènìyàn means ẹni tí ó yàn—the one who chose. Before each one of us came from Òde Ọ̀run (Outer Source) ...

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Sháyó Philosophy

Yesterday we met again to see if they had hot pepper soup at the local African joint. Logically, when these simple folks enter a pepper soup joint, it is like Ṣẹ̀lẹ́ enter spirit: matters get philosophically historical like a magical ...

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Ijapa ati aja

Ijapa ati Aja: The Dog With Two Ears

Ijapa (Mr. Tortoise) went and bought Aja (the Dog) in the market. Ijapa took Aja home. The following day, Ijapa put Aja on a leash, and told Aja, “Let’s go out.” Aja was surprised that he was put on a ...

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Àṣẹ, Ashe, Axe, Ache

Àṣẹ, Ashe, Axe, Ache

ÀṢẸ in Ede Oodua (Yoruba) ASHE in North America (United States, Europe, Afro-Caribbean, Canada) AXE in Brazil. ACHE in Cuba. ÀṢẸ, ASHE, AXE, ACHE emanated from the Yoruba Àṣẹ. There are now attempts to equate the word Ase with the ...

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Ògúndá Ogbè Breaking News

Ògúndá Ogbè: Breaking News

Agongo sígo sígo The Ifa diviner called Agongo sígo sígo Agongo sìgo sìgo Another Ifa diviner called Agongo sìgo sìgo A dífá fún Ògúndá They were the diviners for Ògúndá Èyí tí ó tẹ̀hìn wá The one who came from ...

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orisa oko

Orisha Oko: Of Moist Element, Soil, Agriculture, And Hard Work

As the Sun rise On this Monday May the Source of all things grand me the energy and the force of my Ancestors and Oko… To gain nourishment and growth from the lands, focus my efforts and grant me prosperity ...

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Sugar and Sugarcane

Iyọ̀ọ-Ṣúgà: Sugar and Sugarcane

Those familiar with the Oyo-speaking parts of Yoruba country would notice that these folks refer to sugar as Iyọ̀ọ-Ṣúgà. If they were strangers, it might confound them, because they would translate Iyọ̀ as salt, and wouldn’t understand why it is ...

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Oxyuranus microlepidotus

Do you think your vote counts?

“Ladies and gentlemen, mister honourable President,” the monkey whispers in his baritone voice into the mike. The large crowd of people fell totally quiet. The press reported there were at least one million party fanatics stuffed into the stadium built ...

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