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Ifa advises as follows in a stanza of Òtúrúpọ̀n Ọ̀wọ́nrín thus: Ifá ní tí a bá jí Ọgbọ́n ni ká maa kọ́’raa wa Ká má jìí ní kùtùkùtù pilẹ̀ ẹ wèrè Ọ̀rọ̀ tí a bá rò tí kò bá gún Ikin ẹni làá kéé sí Dífá fún Pàráká, aláwọ̀ọ wìnnìwìnnìn Níjọ́ tó nlọ rèé jó ijó alárànbarà lábẹ́ Ọdán…… Translation Ifa says that whenever we wake up We must be teaching each other wisdom We must not wake up at dawn and then lay the foundation of foolishness Whatever we deliberated upon but could not arrive at a satisfactory solution Then we are to approach our Ikin These were the declarations of Ifa to Paraka, the masquerade with brilliantly colored costume When going to engage in a complex but marvelous dancing display under the shade of Odan tree…… For the avoidance of doubt, the above stanza of Ifa has stated unequivocally that data or information be verified before arriving at a solution especially using the Scared Scriptures of Ifa as a veritable means of finding out the fact about such informat...

Are you an Ògúndá Méjì child (initiate)?  Are you searching for additional information on your odu? If these questions speak to you, then this information am about to share might answer your questions, courtesy of my late grandfather, Adébóyè Oyèsànyà (Late Àràbà of Odì-Olówó Mushin, Lagos Nigeria).  Ibaye!

A babalawo performing Ebo riru Credit: F.O.B Ẹ bọ is of the essence of the Ifá religion or let me say Yoruba religion as it is of every religion of the world has ever known. Unless we want to run away from the fact, every religion offers Ẹbọ to the Supreme Being one way or the other.   For example, the Muslims go on 30-days fasting, and after, they offer a ram as a sacrifice (ẹbọ).  The Christians also offer Chicken whenever it is Christmas. These are all forms of Ẹbọ whether we like it or not.

All divinities accept kolanut but that of Sango is exception as he prefers Orogbo (bitter kola). I have been messaged any some practitioners in the diaspora having some difficulties in reading the formation and meaning of the kola nuts when it is been propitiated to any Orisa or Ifa.

Ifa initiation known in Yoruba as itenifa or itelodu can be said to be a spiritual process which enables one to understand not only what Ifa is but also to illuminate light to one’s life, destiny and to serve as a pathway, guidance to our application to life itself. Itenifa is therefore not limited to the above definition as there are many ways and perspectives to view it according to how the practitioners see it.  Itenifa is advisable for everyone, both Ifa practitioners and non-practitioners, male and female. Without taking much time, because itenifa is a broad topic which I will not delve into. I decided to come up with the 10 reasons why itenifa is important to you.  Note that the reasons are much than ten but I limit mine to just ten. See below: 1.      It gives the initiates Ase (power) in any chosen career 2.      It enables the initiates to know the easiest direction to follow in order to achieve their pre-des...

Also known as Alaragbo in some areas of Yoruba land, Egbe is generally more associated with children than with adults according to Eji-Ogbe. Based on the character traits of human on Earth, the Yoruba have classified Egbe into different categories.

In Ifa, there are specific roles that had been prescribed for an apetebi to ensure the development of home, the community, and the nation as a whole in line with the dictates of Olodumare. According to Ifa, an apetebi is the wife of Ifa, and not necessarily, the wife of a Babalawo or an ifa practitioner. A woman may be advised to have the symbol of Ifa on her person in order to solve a specific problem in life or to accelerate to the realization of certain goals for her while the husband may not be an Ifa practitioner at all.