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                           To become a Babaláwo (father of secrets) is not an easy task and never going to be an easy task. It takes some ten years of serious learning and process to become a prolific and highly versed one, it takes some 20 years, it even takes some five years depending on how fast and sharp your intellectual ability is to learn and even for such long years of practice, they still learn more from colleagues, friends because Ifá learning is dynamic and never has an end.     The training of a Babaláwo goes beyond reading E-books, books, manuals, websites, blogs even beyond this current write-up you reading. It is best learned practically at an already made fully-fledged Babaláwo who also had learned from a skilled Babaláwo. It however requires total devotion, attention, and time of the trainee because having 256 Odù(verses) with at least five per-verse is not that funny clown guy you can joke with.   In the circle of Awo, a trainee or a student is known a

The wisdom bestowed on our ancestors can never be underestimated. The policies and measures they put in place during their dispensation on earth made each and everyone lived a life that was rewarding and fulfilling in their right. One of the wisdom which was used to ensure everyone lived a fulfilling life is Àkọsẹ̀jaiyé . They ensured that proper questions, answers and solutions are provided before a child starts his excursion on earth. What is Àkọsẹ̀jaiyé? Àkọsẹ̀jaiyé which literally translates to “ the first step or feet in life ” is a peep into one's future or destiny. It is a divination done on the third day of a child's birth to ascertain the child's destiny on earth. Also known as Ìkọsẹ̀daiyé or Ẹ̀sẹ̀tayé,   Àkọsẹ̀jaiyé is meant to ensure that one never deviates from one’s right path as chosen from Heaven before the sojourn on earth. Àkọsẹ̀jaiyé in a nutshell answers the question of “what is my purpose in life?” Why do you need Àkọsẹ̀jaiyé? There are seve

The last time I blogged on Egungun was about 3 years ago and it was on 10 basic things you need to know as a practitioner of Ifa/Orisa spirituality. Without no doubt, every practitioner wants to do his or her stuff independently without inviting a third party (Babalawo) to the propitiation. I personally think there is nothing wrong with that because you are the only one who knows the detailed reason(s) why you are propitiating your ancestors, and for them to hear directly from you makes them probably proud of you and hasting up your request. Today, my ancestors spoke to me and told me to share this informative steps on how to propitiate Egungun in a correct and effective way. Lol. First and foremost, I believe you know the basic Feeding materials and Taboo  of Egungun. If not, click the blue link to have a glimpse. Sometimes, Egungun requests for specific feeding materials, and sometimes the propitiator is the one who decides what he is willing to offer. This depend

Every community or society has social norms which can be descriptive or injunctive in nature. Norms can refer to what is commonly done or what is commonly approved and disapproved. The practice of Ifá entails living and doing things in accordance with the tenets and norms of Ifa. It involves the application of Ifá teachings as contained in several verses of the 256 Odù Ifá, which are used to problem solve and exhibit such teachings in thoughts, speeches, and actions.  These teachings include morality, ethics, philosophy, sociology, general human behavior, and character building. It is normative as an Ifa practitioner to continue to align himself/herself with what is commonly approved and/or expected in Ifá practice, as “conformity to the norm” and avoid any acts which may cause an individual to deviate from the normal Ifá course, whether it be in thought, action, and/or experimentation.    The word “perversion” is derived from the Latin pervertere, which means “to turn around” whic