Self Initiation to African Spiritual Systems
I’m seeing a lot of talk about self initiation into African Spiritual systems and I’m amazed. Back in the day, when our right to initiate into our ancestral traditions was…
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Things to consider before starting the Path of Ifa Orisa.
Over the years, I’ve begun to see a lot of people flock to Ifa and Orisa only to be stung hard by some elder or situation they weren’t prepared for….
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Isese Spirituality Workbook Is Now Available
Its taken 2 years to write but my latest book, Isese Spirituality Workbook is finally available!. This is the book that answers the questions most people ask me about Ifa….
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Origins of Fa
Gbadu 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…
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Hoodoo and Ifa
Many 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…
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Our Mother: Iya Agba Odu
So 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…
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Orisa Is a Tree of Life Best appreciated for its Roots and Branches, it’s Leaves and Fruit
The 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…
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The Multidimensional OSUN (Oshun, Ochun, Oxum)
The 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…
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Ifa , the Law of Sacrifice, and Keys to Living your Best Life
There 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…
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Ifa Orisa Initiation and Activating DNA Codes of Consciousness
With 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…
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How 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…
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Embodying 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…
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Ori Invocation and Affirmation
I invoke the power of my Ori My divine self , connected to all that is To bring into manifestation all ire (goodness) in my life. I raise my hands…
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When 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…
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How 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…
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I’ve been exploring the Ori complex lately to deepen my own understanding and relationship to it. As a dreamer, I’ve always been able to ask Spirit to respond to my…
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Ifa 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…
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Fa 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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Ifa 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…
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ESU : Essential Spiritual Understanding
Esu is the primordial essence of infinite possibilities. It is through each possibility that some doors open and close. That is there are benefits and challenges of each choice. Some…
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Do 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…
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Extracting 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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The 16 Mother Odus as Universal Ifa
The development of the 16 tetragrams – Universal Ifa Adding again a single line and double line to the trigrams then produces the 16 tetragrams. These 16 tetragrams represent the…
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Ifa 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…
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Lets talk Money and Initiation: What Does it really Cost?
FAQs for beginners in the Ifa Orisha tradition Question 1: Why do people have to pay for initiation and other experiences? Isn’t spirituality free? I can learn for free…
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