Awakening to the Bones-Bone Reading, Bloodlines, and Beyond
It started when I was around 5 or 6 when I was losing my baby teeth. I dreamed I was…
Category: Indigenous Faiths of Africa
Exploring history, culture, and African Philosophy in the Diaspora
Ifa Orisa Initiation and Activating DNA Codes of Consciousness
With the advent of more interest in African Spirituality also has come those who want the Spiritual culture and the…
Dora Milaje and the African Amazon Women’s Traditions
I was going to wait till after some of you saw the movie Black Panther but I just haaaaad to…
Oso- The Ancient Seers And Divine Men
AWO: THE MYSTERY SCHOOLS OF DIVINE AWARENESS AND POWER by Oluwo Fasola Faniyi Babatunde, Otta, Nigeria Ogbo Ato Asure Iworiwofun The…
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…
The Great Mother’s Function in the World
Iyami’s Function in the World Most people’s understanding of Iyami is very superficial focused mostly on just gender / sex.…
How I Came to the Ifa Orisa Path
For beginners on the path…. Been reflecting on my path. A lot of people ask..where do I start. I seriously…
It Happened to Me Too
As women around the globe have reignited the Me Too campaign highlighting sexual assault, violence, and harassment women experience at…
Being an Evolutionary Revolutionary
I used to wonder what my life purpose is. Then when I found out, I first denied it, then I…
Embodying Orisha through Virtuous Living
You can speak perfect Yoruba and know all of the accent marks for writing it too. But if you…
Demystifying Iyami: Beyond Patriarchy, Politics, and Heresy
Its hilarious to read some writings by men about Iyami… By the way they write, you would think Iyami was…
Ori Invocation and Affirmation
I invoke the power of my Ori My divine self , connected to all that is To bring into manifestation…
Iyami: Human, Ancestral, Primordial, And Cosmic
I’ve had a number of people approach me about Iyami in the last month or so. After so many patriarchal…
When is Orisa Initiation Really Necessary?
In the last week I’ve heard that Sango was feeding off of black on black crime and Osun off prostitutes…
AwakenIng to Your Divine Self: What is Ori Consciousness?
When I was around 12 or so, I began to realize I had super powers. That’s what I called them…
Who is Oya Iyansa and Why is Change Good?
As human beings, we have a tendency to make our divinities in our own image. It allows us to relate…
Ifa as the secret to all life
I received a phone call from my daughter today. She was excited because she told me she had discovered the…
Sacred Geometry and Ifa
Let me start out by saying that Im no math whiz… Frankly beyond money, it started to get fuzzy early…
How to find a good Elder, God Parent, Mentor in the Ifa Orisha Tradition.
Someone brought up a question about how to find a good elder. The end result of that conversation was that…
Conversations with Ori
I’ve been exploring the Ori complex lately to deepen my own understanding and relationship to it. As a dreamer, I’ve…
Ifa Orisha Frees and Empowers you, Not Chain You in Fear
One of the most empowering things you can do for yourself is not take anyone’s word for it… Take the…
Higher Levels of Fa
Gedegbe Chief Fa priest of the Benin Empire From History of Religions : Divination and Deity in Africa One never…
Fa signifies Coolness not Anger and Anxiety
Anther excerpt from Divination and Deity in African religions and quotes by Bokono Gedegbe who was the last Chief priest…
Ifa beyond Religion- The Wisdom of Nature
A received a knock on the door from someone who wanted to share their religion with me… I ended up…