Ifa as a means of guidance and counseling
Ifa can simply be defined as the esoteric word of Olodumare which was used to create the universe and its fullness in the beginning and which hitherto still remain binding. The esoteric word consists of sacred element which is forever constant and eternal. That sacred element is no other thing but the “Truth” which must be upheld by all men and regarded as sacrosanct in order to live according to the Will of Olodumare. This sacred word of the beginning also became a body of knowledge and databank into which all the knowledge of life is encoded for humans to make use of. Guidance and counseling deals with the process of helping individuals discover and develop their educational, vocational, and psychological potentialities and thereby achieving an optimal level of personal happiness and social usefulness. It helps an individual to mould his destiny in a way that will not only serve his own interests but also the interest of the whole society. The main purpose of guidance in