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It was a remarkable celebration for Ifá Òrìsà practitioners across globe  when they mark their Annual World IFA Festival at Òkè-Itase, Ilé-ifẹ̀ despite the Corona virus pandemic. The Odu that appeared for practitioners across globe is Ogbè Alárá( Òtúrá) which came with Àyẹwò (Ikú).  This celebration coincides with the Yorùbá New year. According to the Yorùbá calendar which means Kojoda (May the day be forseen), this marks the 10,062nd year recorded in their history since the establishment of the calendar by Orunmila. This New year's Odu came, seven days after the Odu (Èjì ogbè ) was revealed at the World Annual Ifá Òrìsà Pilgrimage Òkè Olota 2020. Details of the Odu will be shared eftsoons.

Photo credit: Facebook The 2020/21 Annual World Pilgrimage at Òkè Olota was observed virtually due to Cod-vid 19 crisis and some other reasons proffered by the International Council of IFÁ Religion (ICIR).  The supposed to be eight days Pilgrimage, came out with sacred messages from the Holy odu Eji-ogbe which is accompanied by ire Ayika (all-rounder goodness)  to the pilgrims and other practitioners, temples across globe.   The total number of 16 countries served as mouthpieces for the dissemination of the scared messages.  See full message here-under MESSAGES OF IFA OF THE YEAR YEAR 2020/2021 REVEALED AT OKE OLOTA IN ADO EKITI ON THE 31st OF MAY 2020. The Odu revealed is Eji Ogbe Ifa comes with Ire Gbogbo Ayika Iwa Ifa says that Obatala will manifest the ire. In this wise, all Ifa/Orisa Temples are enjoined to feed Obatala with 16 land snails and four Obi each. They are also advised to add a little honey and 16 efun to their Obatala pots. All Temples shall h...

Picture of pilgrims observing pilgrimage at Oke-igeti, Ado-Ekiti Credit: Facebook The popular saying thus; "there's always positivity in every negativity" was at play for the International Council for IFA religion (ICIR) when it observed the eight days World Annual Òkè Olota ifá òrìṣà pilgrimage  virtually amid Cod-vid 19 crisis. The first of its kind. The ICIR President, Chief Solagbade Popoola took to his Facebook page to disclose this development. He said this was a result of the social distancing and all.  "This year's (2020/2021) Annual World Ifa/Orisa Pilgrimage will not take place as a result of social distancing and all. This is the reason why the leadership of The International Council For Ifa Religion opted for virtual participation during the time that the Annual Ifa consultation will take place". He said. He added that , this development was made upon two reasons,  One, those who could not be present physically to participate in the Pilgrimage wo...

Picture of  Ifa practitioners  undergoing Ifa initiation Credit: Google Ifa initiation known as itẹnifa or itẹlodu in Yoruba dialect is not foreign to your ears and if it is, then you have to learn the basics of IFA initiation before this particular post make sense to you. Almost every practitioner, if not all have had Ifa initiation, even those who are not practitioners find themselves initiated for a convinced reason known to them. However, some IFA initiates raise their respective voice, lamenting​ why their initiation is futile, no improvement, no progress or whatsoever of any sorts.  Despite the assurance of being wealthy (or any desire) after initiation, everything seems to remain stagnant, some even went from bad to worse. Some even have abandoned Ifa because of this unfortunate reasons. While experiencing​ this, numerous questions pop up in mind; among are: why is this itẹlodu not effective? why is IFA initiation overrated? Why are my problems not solved yet des...

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.

Ifa we all know is a very complex practice that requires a well-trained and endowed practitioner PKA Babalawo to understand and translate just for the main purpose of revealing and proffering solutions to mankind's problems.

There is always at least a reason behind every ebo. Reason which most of the time boils down to the fact that the person who offers the ebo wants to eliminate, perhaps find lasting solution to.  People offer ebo for longevity, for wealth, well-being, for spouse, as regard their place of work only to mention a few among several reasons.

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.

"It is as naural to die as to born; and to a little perhaps the one is as painful as another - Francis Bacon'             As it is impossible to prevent or stop the manifestation of life in the flesh, so is it impossible to maintain the spirit in the flesh indefinitely. There is a law that governs all' things and the law makes it impossible to stop the spirit from passing out of the flesh whether the human being desires it or not.