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Orisa Oko: What you need to know about the deity in a strict sense

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Orisa oko is a very influential. He is very generous and very lively and understanding. He is known to be a prolific swimmer, hunter and fisherman.

A nutshell about Olokun (Sea Divinity)

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Olokun is the divinity in charge of the sea. In fact, the world is surrounded by the ocean. Therefore, the ocean divinity cannot be ignored. It is said “gbogbo ola omi to nbe ni ile aye ko lee to t'olokun”

Why women cannot be forbidden to cast Ifa divination

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It is no news that some part of the American believed that women are forbidden to make an Ifa divination. They claimed to have their reason for such thing but in Yoruba religion, women also are allowed to make Ifa divination and even to perform the ebo also. Buttressing this topic, Araba Awodiran Agboola (Araba of Oworonsonki Land) plus a veteran Babalawo in his informative book, IFA:Ohun Enu Olodumare (God’s sacred message to mankind) stated why women cannot be forbidden to make Ifa divination. See below.

10 amazing facts about Aje (divinity of wealth)

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Who definitely won't need Aje (wealth) in his or her proximity? I definitely bet none! Aje happens to be one of the 401 deities saddle with the responsibility of providing wealth/financial success to whom it deem fits. In a nutshell, the below provides a summary of what Orisa Aje really is. 1: Aje is the Divinity that engenders enabling environment for one to be empowered monetarily, to be financially comfortable or have financial well- being. 2: Aje; is not the same as money but because of their inter-relatedness, people have used them interchangeably over a long period of time. 3: Wherever this divinity resides, the environment is always filled with financial success and wealth. 4: It brings smiles to the faces of the hopeless and the hapless. 5: Every man desires Aje; because of its empowering ability of financial wherewithal. 6: In the olden days, cowries (big and small) were used to symbolize Aje; divinity. Thereafter, this object was adopted as a me

The custom of Ifa consultation part 1

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Ifa must be consulted at all time for guidance or injunction by single individuals groups and/or communities. Examples abound in Ifa corpus and a few of these will be highlighted. Why or on what do we consult Ifa on?. The following explains that.

Reason why we offer Etutu

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Ètùtù is similar to ebo but the are not the. A month or two, I posted an article on the reasons we make Ebo Riru, today Etutu is next.

If you haven't understand what Ori is, then you should read this

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Ori is a person's anatomical head which contains the brain. However IFA teaches that inside this physical head and apart from brain there resided another entity, a psychic impalpable force, that detertmines the individual's fortune in life. Ori is cognate with the European concept of destiny except that with ori there is a factor of personal responsibility influencing the net effect. Ipin ( a person's lot) Iponri (individual choice) Ayanmo (Allotment) Eleda( creative influence) are alternative names for Ori, describing various facets of this intriguing concept. For this reason it is not surprising that English equivalents offered by writers on the subject also vary in emphasis or nuance.. Lucas calls Ori "The owner of Lord of the Head", " The Spirit which brings Good Fortune", Fagbenro Bayioku calls it "The Real Ego", Idowu prefers " The Essence of Personality ", The Ego", " The inner Person ". Borrowing

Ooni Takes Tourism To Another Level As He Builds Queen Moremi Ajasoro Statue of Liberty, Tallest In Nigeria, Third In Africa

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Finally, the tallest statue in Nigeria and the 3rd in Africa (42ft) will be unveiled in honour of Queen Moremi Ajasoro as part of the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II’s drive to turn Ile-ife as the hub of global tourism destination.

Humility as a code of conduct to IFA / Orisa devotees

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Humility as a code of conduct to IFA / Orisa devotees should always be at the back of their mind. Some IFA /Orisa devotes do not know how to behave in the midst of other people. Some even go as far as underestimating other people or looking down on them.

Why Iyerosun chose never to part away from Ifa

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This is the divination powder usually extracted form a particular tree. The name "Iyerosun" is actually Ìyè (powder ) Ìrosùn ( ìrosùn tree), meaning that iyerosun is the powder  derived from irosun tree. It is the wood dust made by termites  form the irosun tree.