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 →
Beads fall
across your face
pearl water drops
hidden dark beauty
radiant beneath
Queen that holds the iruke
Owner of all mysteries deep
I thank you
for dressing me in your clothes
Mo dupe O Mamae
Your body moves
glistening … Read More →
Bright Mother
who flashes fire
reflecting yellow sun
Owner
of countless riches below
shell pearl river stone throne
you are seated
like a crown
diamond-filled and flowing
you spread your ribbons
cross land
to kiss sweet with salt sea tang.… Read More →
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 →
‘Yoruba Mind Meld’: The Alignment of Mouth, Thought, Emotion and Ori
Our Word is Our Character
Eewo-Taboos and Living Life Within the Tradition of Ifa
‘Fake Ifa priests are taking over America’
The Importance of Prayer and Ori
Of Negative Thinking and the Leopard’s Spots
The Passage
THE DEATH OF DIGNITY – The Humanity of Ifa in the Midst of the Inhumane
The Odd Pairing of Esu and Joan Rivers
Praises to the River Goddess