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What is EDAN (Ògbóni) ? By Chief Fayemi Fatunde Fakayode, Ibadan, Nigeria  By saying Ẹdan and Ògbóni, what we mean is Ẹdan, the Òrìṣà and the Followers. Ẹdan is an Imọlẹ̀ or Òrìṣà while Ògbóni is/are a devotee/devotees of Ẹdan.  Ògbóni is a sect or denomination of Ifá Religion in Oòduàland (Yorùbáland) and their place of worship is called “Ilédì”. Ẹdan is one of the Imọlẹ̀, Divinities created by Olódùmarè. Ẹdan was not among the set sent by Olódùmarè and she therefore remained in Heaven when others came.  As seen in Ifá, when there was no stability in the World, Ọ̀rúnmìlà consulted Ifá and was told to invite Ẹdan from Heaven. She honoured the invitation and came to the Earth. With her arrival, new system was introduced to the governance of the World. She introduced a system whereby a chosen knowledgeable elderly people see to the affairs of each community. Ògbóni is the name given to the group formed by the devotees of Ẹdan. These people must be honest and faithful. In ord

These characteristics include the following: i)               IFA IS SYSTEMATIC In Ifa, there are 256 chapters.   In each chapter, there are at least 1,680 stanzas.   In all, there are at least 430,080 stanzas in Ifa.   This means that there are four hundred and thirty thousand and eighty messages, together with their concomitant ebo, rituals and taboos in Ifa.   All these had been compartmentalized into Oju-Odu or Olodu (Major Odu) and Afeka-leka or Amulu-mala (combinations) for easy storage of these vital information and body of knowledge.  There are 16 major Odu and 240 combinations. In each Odu, be it major or combination, all the information are divided into different sub-heads, such as longevity, wealth, health, spouse, children, professional choice, success, death, affliction, litigation, loss, trouble and so on.  Depending on what the client has come for, there is, at least a message concerning the client in the Odu.  Not only this, solutions to problems, en

SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT From the Office of the President, International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR). I am making this statement in my capacity as the President of the International Council for Ifá religion (ICIR) to set the records straight owing to misinformation in certain quarters. ICIR is bigger than its members regardless of their position. It is our wish that Ifa Religion and practice is elevated to its deserved place in the comity of world religions. For this to be possible, there is a need, among other things, to present facts objectively and devoid of any sentimental narratives that might be going on for several decades or centuries. ICIR is also meant to fulfill the aspirations of the Ifá/Òrìṣà faithful for the spiritual development of adherents of Ifá Religion.  There are three things that cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. Ifa always enjoins us to be truthful, morally, and ethically upright regardless of the situation, we find ours

Preamble  The ICIR Pilgrimage Committee envisages a massive turnout for the pilgrimage and festival for 2022 festival. For this reason, adequate preparations were made for the following: i. Transportation and logistics ii. Accommodation, both hotels and private homes iii. Health  iv. Security and safety, these include physical and spiritual aspects of the pilgrimage i. In the area of transportation and logistics all the states delegates were mandated to ensure that all the vehicles that would convene Pilgrims Ado Ekiti and all the other sacred sites were properly maintained, serviced, and taken to qualified personnel to ensure that all necessary checked were done. This includes tyres, engine oil, brake oil, gear oil etc. ii. The committee sent delegates to all the hotels in Ado to ensure that the hotels are neat, secured and conducive to living for all pilgrims who will stay in such hotels . Nearly all the hotel rooms in Ado Ekiti were fully booked for the nine days that p

Apetebi & Iyanifa The issue of Iyanifa and Apetebi has been on the deck for quite some time now. A lot had been written and said about these two concepts.  The last two times I checked my blog queries, Apetebi and Iyanifa made the list. The shows how people in the community are in dire need of valid information as it relates to both terms.   However, a few years back, I have blogged about Apetebi , which I believe put some light on the term to some extent.   In this article, authored by Chief Fakunle Oyesanya (Akoda of Ibeshe land ), enough light is illuminated on what seems to be the grey areas on both concepts. Read below:   Before we dwell on the subject, it will be good to know who an Apetebi is and who an Iyanifa is. It is after we have a clear understanding of these two concepts that we can really appreciate what they stand for.   Who is an Apetebi? A lot had been said and written on this subject. Most of the materials deal extensively on the origin of the name