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You probably must have noticed an Ifa/Orisa practitioner offering a piece of food to ile before eating, and then you wonder why they indulge in such act.. Yes, your mind is right... it has spiritual attachment.   This practice is called   “iyanle” , an act of pouring or offering a particle of food or some liquid before consumption. As Ifa/Orisa devotees, we believe is a form of sacrifice. Sacrifice to who right? sacrifice to Ile, mother earth.   Then you ask yourself, why is it important to do this?   Well, Orunmila, the witness of destiny, mandated it for all his followers to indulge in this practice. This is evident in the sacred verse of Ika di when it says:   Kalankadii Agagaiga Ojo nla ni takiti leyin abuke Adifafun Ile Tii seru akora Barapetu Adifafun Orunmila Baba ji, baba n fomi Oju sogbere Ire Gbogbo aworo ope, E jeka ma yanle ka to jeun Gbogbo aworo ope, E jeka ma yanle ka to mu   Translation : Kalankadii Agagaiga It is the heavy rain that stumble...

Sometimes it is necessary to feed one's ori with some foods such as a life catfish, white cock, oromodiye (baby chick), epo pupa (red palm oil), obi àbàtà (Yorùbá native kolanut), orógbó (bitter kola), or any other ritual elements that Ifa or any of the other Orisà may advise. To start the propitiation (ibori), the person propitiating ori should take the following steps: 1. The person should take his/her bath and deal with his/her toilet needs.  2. The person should put on his/her finest clothes. 3. The person should place all the ritual elements where the ibori is to be performed. 4. With total submission to the Òrisà and Olódùmarè, the person should chant ìbà (pay homage to whom due to). 5. The person should call on his/her ancestors while chanting the ìbà.  6. The person should mention his/her parents' names in the iba for support.  7. The person should also call his/her ori (personal god/destiny). 8. Above all, the person should call on all the Orişà and Olódùmarè (Go...