REASON FOR BURYING OF BABY'S PLACENTA IN YORUBA LAND  It is a common practice in Yorùbá to bury a baby's placenta at the baby's father house immediately after t… Read More

 When you dream of eating food What does it mean?Dreaming about food in the dream has meaning based on the food item you are giving.Most times eating food in the dream means spiritual f… Read More

 What is the meaning of eating food in dream in Islam?I dont think it is inside tge Quran that the prophet were giving food in the dream.So why are you asking what it is not?To put you… Read More

 What does it mean when you see yourself cooking in the dream?This is a great and good dream, it means you wil soon have a breakthrough.Though the content of what you are cooking also m… Read More

 What does it mean when you dream about cooking and serving food?When you dream about cooking, it means you are at the edge of breakthrough.It means you would soon get over all the prob… Read More

 Why did I dream I was cooking?You are dreaming that you are cooking because you are passing through a lot at the moment and dreaming about cooking means it would soon be over.Whatever… Read More

 What does the kitchen represent spiritually?The kitchen is the power house where spiritual food are Made.If you dream about kitchen ,its not a bad dream.It means you are now getting re… Read More

 What does it mean to eat with strangers in the dream?Eating with strangers in the dream means yo are eating food with your spiritual friends from other world .You can browse and read m… Read More

 Trinity of Divinities - How other Orisa plan to dethrone OBATALAAnother myth tell us that all divinities, including ILE –the mother earth, joined forces to dethrone OBATALA OSEMA… Read More

 ÀÌDAN AND ITS USES These are some of what our ancestors were revealing to us when some other people's ancestors were revealing how to kill unbelievers. One of m… Read More

 BANJO, THE ACCIDENTAL BIAFRAN  Many of the young supporters of Kanu roaming the streets of Igboland, believe that they are campaigning for the rebirth of the ill-fated state… Read More

 IROSUN OGUNDA Arufin Awo won Nile Alara Aruda Awo ode oowo Ijokun ofala ni sawo ile Alakole o balaya Awon meteta ni won sefa fun olofin lagbo oyinbo &nbsp&hell…Read More

 The Tignon Law (origin of Gele)The Tignon laws of the 18th century were laws that banned black women from exposing their natural hair in public.  Their hairdos was obscuring… Read More

 AFRICAN ORIGIN OF SPIRITUALITY There were three types of people in the world from inception: the people of the Sun (Africoid type, the first to have emerged); the people of the sand (t… Read More

 WHICH ODU IS OBATALA?The vibration or odu that created Obatala according to tradition was EJIOGBE that states:Gbogbo ola omi ti nbe layeKole to ti olokunGbogbo iyi odo kole to ti olosa… Read More

 Meaning of ALABAA LASE In all Yoruba towns and cities worshippers see Obatala as their king, leader and their protective divinity of immense importance. Obatala according to… Read More

 OBATALA’s role in the universe Animals without bones are his preferable sacrificial animals, like the snail, shows that Obatala does not like to hurt nor animal or human.&nb&hell…Read More

 Attributes of OBATALAIt was noted that he was full of meekness, calmness, patience and gentleness – and this became the traits of his character - which must be imbibed by all his… Read More

 OBATALA SALUTATION  Based on this Obatala was saluted in the following way:OBATALA O KU OOOORISA FUNFUNAJIMAJE NNKAN TO LEEGUNAPA IGBIN JE LEHIN IKAARAHUNTRANSLATION:OBATALA… Read More

 OBATALA RITUAL ITEMSWe use the following items when performing rituals and making ebó for Obatala:IGBIN (SNAIL)AKE EWURE (GOAT PLACENTA)OBI (KOLANUTS)ATAARE (ALLIGATOR PEPPER)OR… Read More

 Taboos for Obatala:None of his followers should drink strong wine or alcoholOil and salt must not be used to prepare food during his rituals and initiation;Melon soup (obe egusi) is fo… Read More

 OBATALA DAYS OF THE WEEK OBATALA was the first divinity and he chose the first day of the week as his own day of worship. He is believed to be the real image of GOD and true… Read More

 OBATALA the ORISA that give childrenIt was believed that those who are looking for the fruit of the womb must offer prayer, sacrifice and indulge into regular fasting to Obatala. … Read More

 OBATALA has the authority to give Children according to IfaIndeed, in the odu Ogbedi IFA says that Obatala and Orunmila were chosen to receive the absolute authority to bless all barre… Read More

 OBATALA’s DivinityBefore Orunmila left to earth from heaven GOD gave ORUNMILA the authority of teaching IFA to mankind while the ability to look patiently towards GOD for bl… Read More

 OBATALA AND ORUNMILA Both Orunmila and Obatala performed rituals to attract multitudes of followers that would spread their names throughout the universe. According to OGBEKA… Read More

 ORIN (Songs of praise for OBATALA)AGBALAGBA ORISA OOOTHE GREAT DIVINITY OOOOUN LO LAYE OOOYOU ARE THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSEIDA ILE OGUN BI ORI BA A NITHE MARCHET OF THE HOUSE OF OGUN LO… Read More

 Oriki Obatala (Praises of OBATALA)AGBALAGBA ORISA TI GUN SILE AYEA GREAT DIVINITY THAT DWELLS IN THE PHYSICAL STATE OF EXISTENCEONILE OJU POPO O JI REBITHE OWNER OF THE HOUSE ON THE WI… Read More

 Reason why you must never speak evil either to yourself or anyone elseThe above IFA myth teaches us two important things. The first important thing is the importance of learning t… Read More

 IRETE MEJI AND OGBONIIrete meji speaks of ILE (the mother earth) as the element of worship in the cult of OGBONI and ILE is seen as the most important and dominant force in creation.&n&hell…Read More

 The first Devotee of ObatalaIfa says that the first devotee of Obatala was ONIYAGBE who lived in a town called DOROMI - AWISE and was married to a woman named OMOJINKUN. Tradition… Read More

 Who make OBATALA the leader of all divinities?This odu ifa under Ejiogbe make it clear that it is from heaven above OLODUMARE chose to make ORISAALA the leader of all divinities.  Read More

 OBATALA’s Gender based on another school of thought The second school of thought believed that OBATALA was a male deity, one of the greatest powers – A leading fi… Read More

 Meaning of OBATALA The name OBATALA is derived from the words: OBA TI O NI ALA, meaning THE KING IN THE WHITE APPAREL, THE LORD OF THE WHITE CLOTH, THE KING TH… Read More

 WHO ARE DIVINITIES?The divinities are entities created by OLODUMARE to justify his own glory, nature and his phenomenal status in creation. Divinities are creatures that never saw… Read More

 THE OrIgin and STORY OF OBATALANo living creature, they are dead or alive is able to tell us the exact origin of the chief divinity ORISAALA or OBATALA. There are several conflict… Read More

 Meaning of ORISA NLAOBATALA IS also known as ORISAALA or ORISANLA, which means the great divinity, or ‘the one of most grandeur’.  Read More

 OBATALA’s Gender (Is Obatala a male or Female)The woman/man relationship of OBATALA depends on the odu in question - or the tradition employed by the writer. In one stanza o… Read More

 Who is Orunmila in the Bible?Orunmila is not in the Bible, enough comparison of yoruba orisa and the imaginary people in the bible.Orunmila is the father of ifa and ifa is used for div… Read More

 What are the beliefs of Ifa?Ifa believe in Olodumare and in all the orisa,giving them their full respect.Without ifa ,there would be no consultation and without consultation there woul… Read More

 How do you pray to ifaYou pray to ifa using kolanuts, dry gin and other materials requested by your ifa.What each person uses for his/her differs from place to place and that also depe… Read More

OMI TUTU (May the water be cool and refreshedONA TUTU (may the road be cool and refreshed)ILE TUTU (May the house; the home be cool be cool and refreshed)TUTU LAROYE (May a calm messenger pr… Read More

Denden laa BoluDenden laa bosinDenden laa bolorisa toun tikoAdifafun OlokunNijo omi olokun ko to lati we ikasi òwùròGbogbo omí wá gbáríjo, wa… Read More

 Egbe literary explanation is "an association " which can also mean the aggression of people  of with the same mindset, vocation or interest; the Egbe being talked about… Read More

EGBE Orun relationship with other ORISAHowever, the other side tongue argument is that though Osun was not born, she has Egbe. The pristine Osun that came down with the great divinities… Read More

This is to wish all Sango's devotees a cross the world a happy, awesome, exciting Sango festival.  May Sango strikes down your enemies and make you victorious in whatever you… Read More

The blood sacrifice is a process of slaughtering and using the blood of the sacrificial animals such as pigeon, cock, hen, guinea fowl, duck, tortoise, he goat, she goat, ram, sheep, pig, co… Read More

Who definitely won't need Aje (wealth) in his or her proximity? I definitely bet none!Aje happens to be one of the 401 deities saddle with the responsibility of providing wealth/financial su… Read More

 What is another name for Olodumare?There is no other name for the world olodumare. Olodumare is Olodumare.To make things simple for the reader and those without knowledge, we cant tran… Read More

 Do you pray to Olodumare?We have written on this blog on how to pray to Olodumare. Yes we need to pray to Olodumare.He hears all our prayers Read More

 What does the name Olodumare mean?Olodumare means he owns the world and every bit of energy in it.He owns the universe,and everything Read More

 Who is Olodumare in the Bible?Saying Olodumare is in the Bible is lowering the standard of olodumare.Obatala was the one who created human beings in the bible.To answer the question,ol… Read More

 Is Olodumare good or evil?Olodumare is neither Good or Evil. He is a neutral being and he never interferes in the affairs of his creatures.Afterall, we are all giving the free will to… Read More

 Is Olodumare god in Yoruba belief god?To make things simple for the reader and those without knowledge, we cant translate Olodumare as God.Olodumare is Olodumare.The word God is-an eng… Read More

 What is the symbol of Olodumare?The symbol of olodumare is infinity.He has no beginning nor end.No body knows who created Olodumare and no text was written about what he looks like.Olo… Read More

 What is Olodumare in Islam?Olodumare cannot be found in any text made by man or any book written by man because each holy book is only referring to what it thinks is the supreme being… Read More

 What language is Olodumare?The language of olodumare is a universal one, the language which is spoken by all peope but peope always ignores it, they don't like speaking the language of… Read More

 Why did Olodumare create humans?Olodumare created humans to learn the language of olodumare and once we graduated from speaking that language.Human beings would be transform into orisa… Read More

 Iba Orunmila Oloja Orìbojo!  Atare kii di tie la'bo Atare kii bimo to go Atare ki kere ko ma lee ta Iye atare kii ku mo ninu. Ogo wa o ni wo' kunkun o I… Read More

 Odu: Ogunda Meji:  Two men went to consult Ifa on how they can have a meaningful life. Their names are Onírèsé Ile and Onírèsé oko… Read More

 Difference between dream and death Dream and death are siblings. We sleep to awake to physical life, it is called a dream state which is pure illusion, and we sleep to go to anoth… Read More

 Understanding DREAMS (ALA) in youruba cosmolgyDreams in Yoruba conception is called ALA, from wordALA which is boundary or border, the boundary of the physical state and the spiritual… Read More

 Why is Dream so importantSome people dont know the importance of dream, here we are on the topicDreams can be extraordinary, because it speaks of mystery that explains certain phenomen… Read More

 Factors that affect the way we dreamImmorality, alcohol, lack of faith, gluttony and other factors affect the way divinities communicate to us. How can you explain a phenomenon wh… Read More

 Do we need divination to know solutions to problems?Not all men will need to learn the system of divination to know the mind of OLODUMARE through his numerous divinities energy called… Read More

 Difference between dreams and VisionFor those who don’t know the difference between dreams and vision,here is a small write up to help you out with itALA or dreams comes to peopl… Read More

 Reason why you are not dreaming or remembering dream and what to doMen loss the power of communication through a pure act of indiscipline and lack of self and mouth control. Indiscipli… Read More

 Where do dreams come from?Dreams are sent to us by OLODUMARE MANIFESTING IN THE SPIRITUAL STATE OF MEN, AND ONLY MEN WITH SOUND DISCIPLINE RECOLLECTS HIS DREAM ON AWAKEN STATE. TO… Read More

 Can dreams be accurate as divination?Just as how we have talked earlier, dreams were what we have before divination with OduDreams are predictions and serve as divination, because of i… Read More

 Teachings from Odu Obara IworiPlease inform your followers to exert themselves to make their minds fine (full of clarity and discernment) and pure.Inform your followers to struggle to… Read More

 ADURA OBATALA (PRAYER TO OBATALA)Obatala obatarisa(obatala , the king like divinity)Oba pata pata tin be lode iranje(the great and magnanimous king who lives in the city of iranje)Alag… Read More

 OBATALA PRAYER AND MANTRAAdan o lori ade , Igbin o lorun ejigba ileke(the bat does not have the head to put the crown , while the snail do not have the neck to put on the beautiful bea… Read More

THE STORY OF EGUNGUNAccording to the myth, EGUNGUN becomes a known deity in two different ways. In the beginning, Egungun  was among the great divinities (IRUNMOLES) that came dire… Read More

 Common Nigerian Pidgin words from Yoruba Language Naija - From 'Nàíjá' (A coinage) - How early Yoruba musicians and socialites in cities like Lagos and Ibadan… Read More

THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN RITUALS AND INITIATIONRituals and ceremonies are NOT initiation. The only true initiation is transformation. No matter how much you polish brass it will not become… Read More

 Types of EmereThere are various types of Emere and we would love to discuss them but for this article we woupd we noy be talking about jus a few out of many.The types of Emere are the… Read More

A standard Opele has 8 qubits and 256 quantum states. To achieve quantum supremacy, one would need, at a minimum, a cascade of 32 Opele.  While the Opele is faster than the I… Read More

Good and bad walk together. Ifà talks from Òtúrúpọ̀n dìí as follows :- Òrìṣà tó ṣe d&u&hell…Read More

Awó r'Áwo lóòníAwo ÀlúkúìjíÀgbìgbò ṣe rànhìn rànhìn máf&og&hell…Read More

According to the Yoruba, some of the different powers that the Iyaami Aje (so-called witches) possess are: 1) "Agogo Enu- The power of the tongue. Importunity is a trait of an Iya… Read More

Èèwò: TABOOS What is TABOO?  Taboo simply means something you should not do because it has grave repercussions. "A taboo is an implicit prohibition… Read More

A quick message to those coming into Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Ifá/Òrìṣà gives no 'GET RICH QUICK' solutions. To be an Oní… Read More

ORO rites and the Two community - what you need to know  When Onisese perform Oro rites and they ask people to stay indoors, it's not for personal gain but for the general we… Read More

Sodeke and the Founding of Abeokuta: Sodeke was born in Iporo In the Alake province of Egbaland…. He rose to be a great warrior at a time when there was a tribal conflict a… Read More

EGUNGUN chieftancy and ranks  ALAPINNI --- The head priest of EGUNGUN cultALAGBAA--- is the head of the OJE, ---second in command to ALAPINNIALARAN--- it is the third in comm… Read More

THE IMPORTANCE OF DISCIPLINE IN IFA You are illuminated , and blessed, reading is a mental activity or mental exercises , prayer , fasting , rituals , sacrifice ,initiations and n… Read More

Receiving the first hand of IFA This is a ritual that is usually performed before being initiated into Ifa, even if it is not compulsory to have the Initiation: this depends on wh… Read More

Misconception about SANGO's Power It has been believe that SANGO is only powerful during the raining period as many believe that SANGO doesn't fight except during the raining seas… Read More

Ifa talked about Jesus Christ.Read Owonrin Ogbe from Ayo Salami’s Ifa Book. In Lucumi, there is an Odu that speaks on how Jesus had came… Read More

IROSUN OSE IROSUN OSE, known as Irosun Osoifa jebo naa o finifa let my sacrifice be acceptedela jebo naa o rode orun gbure gbureela let my rituals go up to the heaven aboveirosun… Read More

OTURA OGBE – ABOUT TOLERANCE Ifa under this odu teaches us to ensure tolerance to attract the bundle of blessing of harmony , victory, fortune, and success in the physical s… Read More

IKIN AND ITS IMPORTANCE What is the relevant of casting IKINS and why marking one when it remains two ikins in our left hand and marking two when it remains one ikins in our left… Read More

OBARA MEJI (7) Ifa says obara meji is the beginning of the power of witches and development of the vibration of wizard and other contrary energies in the universe. Ifa speaks of t… Read More

ODI MEJI or IDI MEJI or EDI MEJI (4) According to yoruba mythology, ODI MEJI, represents the fourth angle in the physical plain of existence. Four in IFA mythology is a spiri… Read More

OGBE MEJI - EJI OGBE (1) Ogbe Meji or Eji Ogbe speaks of the beginning of creation and as well of the beginning of all things in the universe. The energy denotes prosperity… Read More

IWORI MEJI OR EJI IWORI (3) Iwori meji speaks of the capacities to tap the mystical force embedded in human body or human nature, to bring into manifestation his good destiny from… Read More

OYEKU MEJI or EJIOYE or EJIOYEKU (1) The word oyeku meji actually denotes death. Death in this way does not mean ordinarily physical death but all negative vibrations, or dar… Read More

Owonrin Meji (6) Owonrin meji signifies stagnation, limitation, lack, and scarcity. If you remember that odus are vibration from the most dynamic energy in the universe -OLOD… Read More

IROSUN MEJI (5) The odu Irosun Meji speaks of female energy and it is centred around divinity Osun as the basis of existence. It speaks of the female energy controlling the univer… Read More

IROSUN MEJI (5) The odu Irosun Meji speaks of female energy and it is centred around divinity Osun as the basis of existence. It speaks of the female energy controlling the u… Read More