Tag Archives: Àṣà Yorùbá

“I remember so very clearly when hooligans came to burn down your mother’s shop,” Aduke said. “It’s one of the most vivid memories that I carry from my childhood. I had seen you in school that same day, I think. ...

Fear gradually gripped me, as I sat there in the hot shop with my father, my mother, and other relatives, waiting for a crowd of assorted characters gathered in front of the shop to set us ablaze. I was not ...

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 ...

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 ...

Looking at the Odù, “Ogbè kànràn” cast for today’s Ọ̀sẹ̀ Ifá, I can advise that Ifá shouldn’t be just decorations but served diligently having sacrificed a lot including huge money to acquire it. You should count yourself lucky that you ...

Ebo is the child of Orunmila. Orunmila created Ebo on this Earth to solve the problems of human beings. People on earth use Ebo not only to solve problems but to alleviate suffering. After the sacrifice (Etutu) is made, a ...

I remember when George Floyd was killed in America by white police officers, Nigerians protested in Abuja and Lagos. I’m not saying that was bad though, he was a black man like me. But here is my grouse, Africans, and ...

To understand the Yoruba language, common vocabulary is among the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that individuals can use within daily life. Numbers are one section of common words found in daily life. If you’re interested to master ...

In a world where gender equality seems impossible and men always feel superior. The stand of ifa as we’ve seen in many odu shows that as long as men still think they are superior or could sideline and do without ...