Overcoming The Deceptions Of The Mind
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…
Ignorance And Fear Divides The Human Race
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…
The Nature Of The Odu Ifa
The Odú are the sacred symbols that hold the ase (power/life force) of everything in existence.
The Great Debate: Fate Versus Free Will
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…
Our Defense Mechanisms – Iwori Ika
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…
Inner Conflicts
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.
Do you “see” What You Believe or Believe What you “see”?
For all of us, our worlds are an interaction between our perceptions and physical “reality.” Our perceptions are molded and channeled by our interpretations, attitudes and assumptions about what is…
Understanding Ifa
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…
Ifa Cosmology – Ifa Tells Us How The Universe Came Into Being
When the universe came into Being at the moment of Creation, it was Olodumare, who was given the task of sustaining all that is.
Initiation And Post-Initiation Training Of A Babalawo
When the master-priest is satisfied with the trainee’s ability in the different branches of Ifá, he allows the trainee to present himself for initiation. Of the numerous stages in the…
How Does One Become A Babalawo?
The Babalawo is the trained dedicated Ifa priests and diviners in the Yoruba community of Nigeria.
Ifa Divination – A Yoruba Divination Art
Divination is universally concerned with practical problems and it seeks information from which practical decisions may be made. The source of such information is not conceived as mundane.