Culture

‘Even though they had forgotten who they were, somewhere inside of them the gift of their ancestors remained… Ire O!!!’   Iyalorisa Omitonade Ifawemimo

ŞÀNGÓ (Orisa) IS THE PERFECT WARRIOR, because he has the power, the strength and the wisdom, so his essence comes from ODÙ of ÒŞÉ MÉJÌ, although he is born of ODÙ of OBARA MÉJÌ. Şàngó is the leader of the ...

IKÚ is not an ÒRÌŞÀ, it’s a type of special Irúnmọ̀le that rules the process of Death. When you see IKÚ in a Vision, in Dreams or in any way, and IKÚ gives you a KISS, you should run to ...

By Iyalorisa Being a spiritual person is synonymous with being a person whose highest priority is to be loving to yourself and others. A spiritual person cares about people, animals and the planet, and strives to be a kind person. ...

  “May Olodumare give all Yoruba good reasonable representative monarch who will revive our culture (Ase)” — Late Awopetu Idowu Omilola (Awise of Ijesa land) “Olorun a fun wa ni Elesin Oba, ti yio mo eto” by Late Awopetu Idowu ...

The inner oltar, a place, where our fate is created is a principle that decides on human lives. Ori is the basic of our personality, it decides about our good and bad luck that is why our Ori (the place ...

A soul is lost on earth but the dwellers of heaven shed no tears. The news of the death of Oloye Awopetu Idowu Omilola, Awise of Ijesa land was shocking to me. Ifa and Orisa community has lost another proficient ...

The most important and most challenging way to honor our Ancestors/Orisas is to fulfill our personal potential and life’s purpose here on Earth. Many cultures maintain that we each have a unique destiny or karma to fulfill and that we ...