Unedited version of http://tribuneonlineng.com/fake-ifa-priests-taking-america/
Nigerian Tribune Nov. 3, 2016
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 →
In the Yoruba tradition of Ifa, words are what bring to us the messages of Orunmila and the orisa. Words are the vehicle to impart wisdom and the means to alleviate our life struggles. By following the word of Ifa, … Read More →
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 →
I 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 →
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 →
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 →
The Odd Pairing of Esu and Joan Rivers
Dangerous Diaspora: Disinformation, Trinket Selling and Outright Lies
Praises to the River Goddess
Eewo-Taboos and Living Life Within the Tradition of Ifa
The Importance of Prayer and Ori
The Passage
Of Negative Thinking and the Leopard’s Spots
Odu Ifa
‘Yoruba Mind Meld’: The Alignment of Mouth, Thought, Emotion and Ori
THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE