Why do we say Aboru Aboye Abosise to Babalawos and Iyanifas?
Whenever you greet a Babalawo or Iyanifa, the proper greeting is Aboru (Ah Boo Ru) Aboye (Ah Boy Yea) Abosise (Ah Bo She Shay) . It’s a lot to learn…
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Whenever you greet a Babalawo or Iyanifa, the proper greeting is Aboru (Ah Boo Ru) Aboye (Ah Boy Yea) Abosise (Ah Bo She Shay) . It’s a lot to learn…
Read MoreGbadu came after Agbè and Naetè. She has sixteen eyes, and like Mawu is both male and female. She was told to live on top of a palm tree in…
Read MoreMany already know that the Ifa Orisa tradition was taken by our African ancestors And brought to the new world. What people may not know is that it was brought…
Read MoreIyagba Odu is the heart of the Oracle of Ifa. Contrary to what many believe there are several stories about her in ethnic groups other than Yoruba. She is found…
Read MoreSo often when you hear of Ifa, you hear of the masculine. It is perceived to be a male oriented tradition because well… patriarchy can be alive and well even…
Read MoreAs a woman and an Iyanifa, I am always concerned about the role and expression regarding women in the Ifa Orisa tradition. I am acutely aware that while this is…
Read MoreShe was sent home in hospice. She had an aggressive form of cancer that attacked the liver and the lungs. According to the scans, she had an 8 inch mass…
Read MoreBetween 13 and 33, I struggled with depression. I was even suicidal.. Inability to cope with issues from childhood, previous rape and molestation, heartbreak , poor relationship choices all contributed…
Read MoreI am beginning a new series of blogs on Ifa Orisa Healing Medicine. I’ve had a series of clients who have experienced great healing from this tradition and I’d like…
Read MoreThe Ifa Orisa Tradition is wide and vast. Orisa as a specific tradition relating to the forces of nature extends to the Diaspora on 6 Continents. It finds itself everywhere…
Read MoreThere has been a lot of media attention on Black witches and their practices as of late. Shows on Netflix, articles, websites, social media groups all have contributed to its…
Read MoreWhenever a person thinks of their life purpose, it is often a grand act that will involve a world wide influence and go down in history as this transformational act…
Read MoreThe Multidimensional OSUN (Oshun, Ochun, Oxum) By Awo Fategbe Fasola Iba Osun sekese Praise to the Goddess of Mystery Latojoku awede we ‘mo Spirit that cleans me inside out…
Read MorePeople understand concepts according to their consciousness. If the consciousness is earthbound, they will understand events as being good or bad based on their experience of pleasure or pain. If…
Read MoreIn precolonial times, Orisa were born out of families and became local divinities who expanded to regional. Primordials incarnated in different regions to produce different Orisa. In some areas Yemoja….
Read MoreThere are some people who love their misery. It’s not that they intentionally stay miserable, but they unconsciously perpetuate their misery by resisting what must be done to get out…
Read MoreIt started when I was around 5 or 6 when I was losing my baby teeth. I dreamed I was in a bathtub and a tooth came out. I placed…
Read MoreWith the advent of more interest in African Spirituality also has come those who want the Spiritual culture and the status, but not the hassle…of going through time honored practices…
Read MoreI was going to wait till after some of you saw the movie Black Panther but I just haaaaad to put something to paper. The movie itself was so deep…
Read MoreAWO: THE MYSTERY SCHOOLS OF DIVINE AWARENESS AND POWER by Oluwo Fasola Faniyi Babatunde, Otta, Nigeria Ogbo Ato Asure Iworiwofun The ancient seers -ologbon- had throughout the ages developed special and…
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