The Great Mother’s Function in the World
Iyami’s Function in the World Most people’s understanding of Iyami is very superficial focused mostly on just gender / sex. While the Divine feminine is their expression, it is beyond…
Read MoreHow I Came to the Ifa Orisa Path
For beginners on the path…. Been reflecting on my path. A lot of people ask..where do I start. I seriously forgot where I started…I’ve always been interested in the ancient…
Read MoreDemystifying Iyami: Beyond Patriarchy, Politics, and Heresy
Its hilarious to read some writings by men about Iyami… By the way they write, you would think Iyami was some foreboding characters out of a mysterious fiction novel. You…
Read MoreIyami: Human, Ancestral, Primordial, And Cosmic
I’ve had a number of people approach me about Iyami in the last month or so. After so many patriarchal perspectives on Awon Iya Wa, women have grown tired of…
Read MoreWhen is Orisa Initiation Really Necessary?
In the last week I’ve heard that Sango was feeding off of black on black crime and Osun off prostitutes and people thinking that Orisas made them go crazy…. and…
Read MoreHow to Build an Ancestor (Egun) Shrine
Building an Egun or Ancestor shrine or altar can be as complicated or simple as you like. Our ancestors can come from all over…Mine come from Benin/Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, and…
Read MoreDo You Need to be Initiated to Work with Orisha?
This question was posed in one of my local groups. There was someone who posted a video titled the with the same question where he advises to just do what…
Read MoreIfa beyond Religion- The Wisdom of Nature
A received a knock on the door from someone who wanted to share their religion with me… I ended up sharing my spiritual tradition with them. They had never heard…
Read MoreIfa Path To TRANSCENDENCE- The Perfect State
I have contemplated the path of transcendence since I was a child. Don’t ask me how I knew.. I just knew there was something more beyond just what I…
Read MoreExtracting the I ching Principles out of the Ifa Odu
As we understand the nature of Odu as the womb of existence and within that womb, all possibilities exist and are reflections of divine law. The fundamental principles that were…
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