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Elegun is the Yoruba word for those who are spiritually possessed by Orisa ( Not to be confused with Eleegun which is masqurade.)They are also known as Ojise. However there are three ways of attaining priesthood for both men and ...

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We have just finished feeding Ifa. Good news, Ifa accepted our supplication and assured that our iwures will be granted and zealed with ase. Dear Awos celebrate with us tomorrow. Drummers will be Baba Felipe’s Emikeke Group by his children. ...

Yes, our Odun Ifa has just ended; it was a huge success. Thank you Ifa, thank Esu, thank you Sango, thank you Oya, thanks to thevrest of allvthe Orisas. Also, thank you friends, thank you family. Aseyi se amodun, ase. ...

Ayanbanke ….the Best Female Drummer In Oyo Alaafin(Very Deep In Culture)  

He used my terra cotta work for the cover of the book. Dr. Adeleke Adeeko is clearly one of the most powerful writers in the business of crafting Africa in the English tongue.

Arrival of Gov. Ayodele Fayose to the grand finale ceremony of 2016 Udiroko Festival. See More Photos After The Page Break

You who rule the waters, pouring over humankind your protection, Divine Mother, wash their bodies and their minds, performing a cleansing with your water and instilling in their hearts the respect and veneration due to the force of nature that ...

Today’s Ifa service Ìtanijí by Awo Popoola Owomide Ifagbenusola Odu Ifa: Òwónrín Ogbè and Òsá Ògúndá Lesson: In Òwónrín Ogbè, Ifa warns that we should never pay evil with evil. And in the first place, we shouldn’t even do evil ...

People often ask me if there is a “complete” written copy of the Odu Ifa. However, within the Odu Ifa it explains that there is no babalawo who knows all of the Odu Ifa because the pages in the Odu ...