Tag Archives: Orunmila

Did you know that the original word for wife in the Oodua (Yoruba) language is AYA and not IYAWO? The latter is quite commonly used nowadays than the former. I would take you through how Iyawo came about; Wura who ...

Baba Wande Abimbola, is the preeminent voice of Orunmila in our generation.He is the Awíṣẹ Àgbáyé.Awise means A-(One) Wí (Who Speaks) Ṣẹ (With Àṣẹ Authority).One Whose Pronouncements Are Divinely Authorized.One Whose Words Come True.In the Catholic Church, only the Pope ...

Àwa ni ìmọ́lẹ̀ fún gbogbo Ìjọ mímọ́ Ọ̀rúnmìlà ní gbogbo àgbáyé nítorí ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́run tí àńpè ní Ifá ni a fín to Ìjọ tiwa Ifá(ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́run)ni afi kó ayé jọỌ̀rúnmìlà(aṣíwájú rere)ní abá ni táyése Ẹ wá bá ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnu Ọlọ́run ...

Ẹyẹ kan fò lórí omi, lórí omi, ó f’apá ọ̀tún ba’lẹ̀, ó ró gbọ́ngbọ́ngbọ́n bí ọkọ́ A bird twirls all over the water, landing with her right wing, and sounding as does the hoe when struck. Ẹyẹ kan bà lórí ...

Although, we all known that Ile-Ife is the cradle of all Yoruba race, and it is a sacred town that all the deities descended to, so any orisa can be celebrated there, but when they lived many years in otu Ifè,

Ifá Olókun, A – sorò – dayò, Elérìn-ìpin, Ibìkejì Èdùmàrè. The Diviner of the Sea, the one who makes affairs prosper, Witness to Creation, Second to the Creator. Òrúnmìla ni Baba wa o e, àwa kò ni Oba méjì, Ifá ...

Apètèbí!!! Apètèbí is the wife of Òrúnmìlà. The woman that always stand behind her husband and make sure she’s always after the interest of her husband. We need to know that not all Ìyánífá are Apètèbí because Ifa describe Apètèbí ...

May Ifa continue to light your path as He grants you long life, joy, love, peace, protection, prosperity and everything good in His divine service. Ogbo, ato and Aboruboye! Aase!

Agbaye mo’se Orun!  

Many people do not know that Yoruba operates with a four day calendar week. 28 days in one month. Meanwhile Aiku, aje, isegun, ojoru, ojo’bo, eti, abameta were later inventions. We have each day of the week assigned to each ...