Have you noticed that the word Santeria has the effects of a false passwords that quickly closes all doors when it is uttered? According to the proven Pharisee manner, Santeria and the works associated with Santeria are readily delegated to that area of human experience sealed off by unshakable prejudices. This then spares us –…
How is it possible that becoming aware of something one can attain enlighten? How is it possible to become free from the unconscious by just being “aware”? This questions is significant, and this question is likely to have occurred to you, so many things have to be understood. First, it is thought that spirituality is…
Differences. How simple a word, yet how much it has divided our humanity. Is it in our nature to judge a person by the color of their skin and not their character? I submit that it is not; just observe the children, and see that they do not distinguish color or race. They just play,…
For life to begin, Ifá says there are sequences of events which Olódùmarè has put in place. The Man and the Society reveals each and everyone of them. Starting with a comprehensive presentation of “What is Orí” to the Evaluation of man from birth to death. A study of the Yorùbá Theology and Traditions would…
For any religion to be universally accepted, it must among other things, explain, GOD, HIS creation of Earth (or universe) including how humans, plants, and animals came to be, life and death, justice, either terrestrially, celestially or a system of defining a code of living especially as a means of achieving spiritual or material improvement…
Many people define Odú as the physical symbols used to mark the signs received during the divination process. Others equate Odú with the verses associated with each symbol that form part of the body of the Ifa divinatory corpus. While both elements reveal a small part of Odú, the greater mystery lies far below the…
Fate and free will do not form a dichotomy in my view. Both are a part of life. However, I subscribe to a greater level of free will than many Babalawos. In my opinion, very little is absolutely “set” in our lives, in the sense of being “fated” and immutable. I think the rock-bottom basics…
I find three concepts from clinical psychology helpful in looking at some of the ways we stop ourselves from becoming whole. “Flight from wholeness” is called repression. This refers to burying a basic part of who we are, a fundamental drive, within the unconscious. Once it is buried, we forget we buried it and have…
Human beings, by their nature, experience conflict. That is, none of us (on this plane of existence) is so highly evolved as to have our whole act together. We are all learning and growing. And the path of growth includes making peace between the various warring factions that often exist within our psyches. Ambivalence is…
What Ifá is not… Ifá is not an Association of “Religions” Ifá is not a “Traditional” or Cultural Association Ifá is not a Secret Society or Cult. Ifá is not a Confraternity. Ifá is neither a Traditional Religion nor is it limited to Africa. Ifá does not judge. Ifá does not favor anyone. What Ifá…
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