If you have not read any of my previous posts, my name is Iya Ekundayo. I was brought up in the Brazilian spiritual tradition of “Xango”, a diaspora offshoot of the Ifa tradition of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, and … Read More →
The Yoruba tradition of Ifa is very clear about eewo-taboos-and every person initiated into Ifa, Itelodu, or who has a naming ceremony at birth, is given their taboos to guide them in life. These go beyond the Christian Ten Commandments … Read More →
Not so long ago I was contacted over the internet by a client who requested a session with Esu to deal with a serious problem in his marriage. As he would not be able to attend in person I have … Read More →
Prayer is an often forgotten ally in our modern world, even for traditionalists who call themselves orisa worshipers or followers. Certainly we all pray when ebo is being made, when we are bowed standing or on our knees in a … Read More →
The Odd Pairing of Esu and Joan Rivers
Praises to the River Goddess
Dangerous Diaspora: Disinformation, Trinket Selling and Outright Lies
Eledumare, Ori, Orisa: The Puzzle of Ifa in Western Society
‘Fake Ifa priests are taking over America’
Odu Ifa
Wake Up Your Life with Prayer
Eewo-Taboos and Living Life Within the Tradition of Ifa
The Importance of Prayer and Ori
‘Yoruba Mind Meld’: The Alignment of Mouth, Thought, Emotion and Ori