It is with great humbleness, humility and a desire to serve my Ifa community that I make available this training. After several years of teaching my own Godchildren, I have been asked by my brothers in Nigeria to put together a study curriculum they can use to closely match the knowledge my personal students are receiving.
This program addresses the needs of those who have been initiated yet for some reason or another do not have access to someone who can teach them the Literary Corpus of Ifa, mainly the Odus.
The approach we will follow is one that first looks at the essence of the Odus. By this I mean that each Odu addresses a particular area of life, and by studying the main message of the Odus one can quickly ascertain the main message. After this, it becomes easy to memorize the details of each odu.
Part I Of Ifa Training
We will start with the 16 Mejis. These are the “parents” of all the 240 Odus which are formed via combinations of the Meji Odus. Learning Odu is a life-long endeavor under taken with great love by many dedicated Babalawos. The best we can hope to accomplish via this course is acquiring sufficient understanding of each Odu in order to accurately perform Dafa.
Divination is at the center of all Ifa activities, and it is the Babalawo who is responsible for performing such divinations.
As we take each Odu, we will study its genesis, and related stories in order to understand which area of life the Odu is focusing on. Therefore, the Babalawo will immediately recognize the area of life the client is currently having issues with. This is extremely important to know, and well studied Babalawos can often counsel individuals by pairing their issues with an Odu which covers their troubles to the extent of even prescribing a proven solution.
The course material will be emailed each month. Starting with Ogbe Meji through Ofu Meji a total of 16 months will be invested in the pursuit of this knowledge. Once a month we will hold a one-on-one session via Skype. During this session you will be able to talk about anything related to your studies as well as the lesson you are currently on.
You will be responsible for studying and memorizing the Odus and I will be responsible for helping you learn how to decipher and interpret them.
Part II of Ifa Training – The Adept Series
There is a separate part to this course of study, and this one covers the “secrets” of the Odus. These are the “magical” formulas hidden within each Odu which is only transferred from mouth to ear. You will learn the ewe (herbs) prescribed to each Odu, and how to use them for the application of “Akose” or spiritual medicine. This is where the Babalawo shines; this is the knowledge that separates neophytes from adepts. Due to the high potency of this knowledge this information is only given to those who have completed the first part of this training.
During this course of studies you will learn the secrets of Ebo Riru. You will learn about Adabos and the different offerings made to certain spiritual energies to achieve for the client their individual needs. I’m sorry for being so vague about this but I hope you understand.
Ifa Training Tuition
Tuition for each course will be as follows:
Payment Option I For Part I Of Ifa Training |
With this payment plan you will pay a tuition fee of $50.00 per month via a Paypal subscription which you can cancel at any time.If you wish to choose this payment option click on the “add to cart” button immediately bellow. |
Payment Option II For Part I Of Ifa Training |
With this payment option you will make a one-time payment of $640.00 via Paypal, which will save you $160.00 from Payment Option I.If you wish to choose this payment option click on the “add to cart” button immediately bellow. |
Student Testimonial
Dear Chief Awodele Ifayemi
I john want to thank you for the reading that you gave me on January 4, 2012. I cannot stress enough about what you told me about my reading, my path and my life and how you got to the root of the problem and the prescription that you gave me to solve my problems makes me a better person today. It solved my anger problems. I aligned my ori it makes me think very clearly and make better decisions and I thank you so much Chief Awodele Ifayemi and your courses is very great. You take the time to teach people. You go out of your way to try to make people understand your teaching philosophy. I recommend this to anybody-the course and your reading. You get down to the root of the problem and you help solve people’s problems. Thank you again.
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19 February 2012-02-19
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Awodele Ifayemi for allowing me to attend his “IFA Teaching Classes”. For those of us who have been initiated but have little access to our mentors, Awodele Ifayemi has put together a comprehensive training program that allows you to learn the dynamics and mysteries of IFA. Awodele Ifayemi humbleness and dedication to his community and IFA is demonstrated through his gesture, gratitude and commitment as a Babalawo to extend his teachings and philosophy through this course. I hope to gain the necessary training and be able to pass on the wisdom and knowledge set forth through the IFA teachings. Thank you Awodele Ifayemi.
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Aboru, aboye, abosise Baba,
First, modupe for your service to our communities! Secondly, I have a question based on some of the notions expressed by Oluwo Awo Solagbade Popoola on the Omo-Oduduwa blogtalkradio.com program recently were he compared learning/studying scenarios leading to Itefa in the New and Old Worlds of Yoruba-derived Ifa Orisa.
In his interview, Baba Popoola mentioned (several times) that traditionally (in Yorubaland), devotees studied for years PRIOR TO Itefa, while here (and several other New Wld. ‘spots’) we tend to initiate FIRST and then study SECONDLY! He made a BIG POINT of NOT criticizing us for this, but simply recognizing the difference!
I bring this up to inquire about two other things: 1) Is the course that you are offering usually part of pre-initiation knowledge/studying in Yorubaland?; and 2) are pre-initiates (here or there) usually expected to pay for “apprenticeship?”
BABA, I AM NOT CRITICIZING YOU/R COURSE IN ANYWAY, BABA!!! Actually, I ask because I am PRE-ITEFA INITIATION myself, but just spent about 1.5 years calling myself “apprenticing” to someone who didn’t teach me much. So, I’m wondering IF PAYMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF OUR ARRANGEMENT OR NOT!!
Maybe I’m just wondering WHY he didn’t seem to share much information with me. He is not an Ifa initiate, but rather an Esu initiate.
I, however, have been studying Ifa on my on!! I am not happy with this sitation, but more than that, I DON”T WANT TO BE BREAKING ANY TABOOS unconsciously/by accident!
So, finally, I ask: Where is the line between where one can go, sin/without initiation and without direct, mouth-to-ear instruction? Oh, and one more thing, ‘Can the un-initiated cast ODU with OBI for ‘yes/no’ questions and answers?
Modupe-O Baba and Odabo…,
Derrick
Alaafia Derick;
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Ogbó àtó Asure Ìwòrìwòfún.
O dábò!
Chief Awodele Ifayemi
Atunwase Awo of Ilobuland
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