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‘Fake Ifa priests are taking over America’

Unedited version of http://tribuneonlineng.com/fake-ifa-priests-taking-america/

Nigerian Tribune Nov. 3, 2016

Iya Ekundayo Adele Ifamuregun, Iyalorisa, Iyanifa, Juremeira, orisa divination

 

Yeye Ekundayo Adele Ifamuregun  practices the Ifa religion in the United States of America, and as a priestess of the African Traditional Religion (ATR), she has used her calling to … Read More →

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Eledumare, Ori, Orisa: The Puzzle of Ifa in Western Society

Opon Ifa with Esu FaceIf 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 →

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The Odd Pairing of Esu and Joan Rivers

odd-pairing-of-esu-and-joan-riversI am always fond of saying that I learn something new in orisa everyday and this week was no exception. For those of you not familiar with me, I work as a Iyanifa and Iyalorisa priestess, a cowrie shell diviner, … Read More →

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Eewo-Taboos and Living Life Within the Tradition of Ifa

Eewo Taboos and IfaThe 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 →

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The Importance of Prayer and Ori

God/Olodumare is Supreme

For followers of Ifa, known as elesin ibile, prayer is a daily practice. When one understands their place in the Universe along with all the irunmole, it is only natural (or with a little practice), to give Read More →