Dora Milaje and the African Amazon Women’s Traditions
I 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…
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Oso- The Ancient Seers And Divine Men
AWO: 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…
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 MoreBeing an Evolutionary Revolutionary
I used to wonder what my life purpose is. Then when I found out, I first denied it, then I was afraid of it, then I was angry because I…
Read MoreEmbodying Orisha through Virtuous Living
You can speak perfect Yoruba and know all of the accent marks for writing it too. But if you do not know how to speak in loving kindness to…
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 MoreAwakenIng to Your Divine Self: What is Ori Consciousness?
When I was around 12 or so, I began to realize I had super powers. That’s what I called them at least. I found I knew things before they happened…
Read MoreWho is Oya Iyansa and Why is Change Good?
As human beings, we have a tendency to make our divinities in our own image. It allows us to relate to qualities within ourselves. We understand divine forces according to…
Read MoreIfa as the secret to all life
I received a phone call from my daughter today. She was excited because she told me she had discovered the secret to everything and all life. She is a mathematics…
Read MoreSacred Geometry and Ifa
Let me start out by saying that Im no math whiz… Frankly beyond money, it started to get fuzzy early on once numbers turned to letters… by the time numbers…
Read MoreHow to find a good Elder, God Parent, Mentor in the Ifa Orisha Tradition.
Someone brought up a question about how to find a good elder. The end result of that conversation was that it was difficult for people to know if an Ifa…
Read MoreIfa Orisha Frees and Empowers you, Not Chain You in Fear
One of the most empowering things you can do for yourself is not take anyone’s word for it… Take the time to go find out for yourself. The greatest way…
Read MoreHigher Levels of Fa
Gedegbe Chief Fa priest of the Benin Empire From History of Religions : Divination and Deity in Africa One never finishes learning Fa. There are levels and degrees within it….
Read MoreFa signifies Coolness not Anger and Anxiety
Anther excerpt from Divination and Deity in African religions and quotes by Bokono Gedegbe who was the last Chief priest of the Benin Empire supervising the overal Fa /Ifa /Afa…
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