Our Defense Mechanisms – Iwori Ika
I find three concepts from clinical psychology helpful in looking at some of the ways we stop ourselves from becoming whole. “Flight from wholeness” is called repression. This refers to…
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Inner Conflicts
Human beings, by their nature, experience conflict. That is, none of us (on this plane of existence) is so highly evolved as to have our whole act together. We are all learning and growing.
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Do you “see” What You Believe or Believe What you “see”?
For all of us, our worlds are an interaction between our perceptions and physical “reality.” Our perceptions are molded and channeled by our interpretations, attitudes and assumptions about what is…
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Understanding Ifa
What Ifá is not… Ifá is not an Association of “Religions” Ifá is not a “Traditional” or Cultural Association Ifá is not a Secret Society or Cult. Ifá is not…
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Ifa Cosmology – Ifa Tells Us How The Universe Came Into Being
When the universe came into Being at the moment of Creation, it was Olodumare, who was given the task of sustaining all that is.
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Initiation And Post-Initiation Training Of A Babalawo
When the master-priest is satisfied with the trainee’s ability in the different branches of Ifá, he allows the trainee to present himself for initiation. Of the numerous stages in the…
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How To Become a Babalawo: What the Path Actually Requires
Becoming a Babalawo isn’t a course — it’s a lineage commitment with years of training and sacred initiation. Here’s what the real path actually requires.
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Ifa Divination – A Yoruba Divination Art
Divination is universally concerned with practical problems and it seeks information from which practical decisions may be made. The source of such information is not conceived as mundane.
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The Fundamental Meaning And Mission In Human Life
Nowhere is the profundity and beauty of African spirituality more apparent than in the Odu Ifa, the sacred text of the spiritual and ethical tradition of Ifa, which is one…
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Why Ifa is Worshiped Every Five Days
OGBE OWORIN (Day of Weeping) This is the Odu that shares why Ifa is worshiped every five days. We Babalawos give respect by performing this ritual, here and in Nigeria,…
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Ifa Religion – An African Spiritual Tradition
Ifa Religion is an indigenous, earth centered African spiritual tradition which was conceptualized by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa. According to oral literature, the practice of Ifa originated…
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Rites of Passage In Order To Grow Within Ifa
The rites of passage discussed in this article assist in the development of understanding Ifa and the lifestyle that goes with it.
