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Remember, we can’t all be Babalawo but we can all be Ifa practitioners. When you interact with texts, you are learning too. Even illiterates are interested in reading but the know-how is not there for them. Never listen to those ...

Looking at the Odù, “Ogbè Tọ́mọpọ̀n” cast for today’s Ọ̀sẹ̀ Ifá, Ẹlẹ́rìí Ìpín enjoined us to accord respect to our greatest companion, “Ọ̀pẹ̀lẹ̀/Divining chain” at all times. Just listen to this:- Olórìṣà ní ńṣọwọ́ òjé fìrí Egúngún ní ńfi ọkọ́ ...

The egbe orun are spiritual companions. Every person enjoys the company of these companions in heaven before they come to earth. When a person comes from heaven. these are many groups they may associate with. One of these groups is ...

Aje is an Orisa of wealth and economic prosperity, this orisha aid the accumulation of wealth and prevents the dwindling of one’s economic growth, aje olokun seni ade, omon bibi inu olokun ni (Aje is the daughter of olokun) aje ...

~Oluwo:This is a man who has studied and practiced Ifa as a priest for many many years and has not only seen Orisa Odu but owns Orisa Odu (Olodu: owner of Odu) and works with this deity. The Oluwo is ...

In Oodua (Yoruba) Mythology, there are three phases that each of us individually must pass through.It’s important to also note that we’ve been existing even before we were born and death is not the end. EgbéThe first phase is before ...

Ori is one of the essential Orisa assigned to the man or woman on earth. Wherever we may be going, our Ori is always following us. Whatever we are doing, our Ori is always there but the most important thing ...

EGUNGUN:How, oh king, would you feel to have your village attacked, pillaged, destroyed, set on fire?KING CHARLES:That indeed would be a thing of pity.EGUNGUN:Precisely that you did in Africa.KING CHARLES:How so? Prove your accusation. It is of no virtue to ...

Oríkì ní ilẹ̀ Oòduà.

KING CHARLES:The light is awful! Ha! who comes here? Are my eyes seeing double? What is this strange object in our bedroom? Camilla, do you see what I see? Are you for real? Speak, you apparition, trying to scare a ...