Navigating Odu Ifa as an African Atlantic /Diaspora Woman
I only had a moment to glance at the reading of the year from Ile Ife as I was preparing…
Category: Odu Ifa
Divine Wisdom from the ancient verses of Odu Ifa
Why do we say Aboru Aboye Abosise to Babalawos and Iyanifas?
Whenever you greet a Babalawo or Iyanifa, the proper greeting is Aboru (Ah Boo Ru) Aboye (Ah Boy Yea) Abosise…
IyaAgba Odu in Igbo Cosmology
Iyagba Odu is the heart of the Oracle of Ifa. Contrary to what many believe there are several stories about…
Our Mother: Iya Agba Odu
So often when you hear of Ifa, you hear of the masculine. It is perceived to be a male oriented…
Apetebi, Iyawo, Onifa.. What does it all mean?
As a woman and an Iyanifa, I am always concerned about the role and expression regarding women in the Ifa…
Oyeku Meji, the Winter Solstice , and the Darkest Night before Dawn
It’s the Holiday season and a number of religions are celebrating in their own way. Many are quite unaware that…
Extracting the I ching Principles out of the Ifa Odu
As we understand the nature of Odu as the womb of existence and within that womb, all possibilities exist and…
The 16 Mother Odus as Universal Ifa
The development of the 16 tetragrams – Universal Ifa Adding again a single line and double line to the trigrams…