WHAT IS IFÁ AND HOW DO WE SEE IFÁ AS AN ÒRÌṢÀ?

IFA is defined as the assembly of all the ancestral Initiates separated from their descendants by a great number of generations, speaking with one voice. They have acquired the greatest detachment from this world and consequently the capacity to watch the general interest of their group.

ITEFA

Ifa is the esoteric word of Olodumare to mankind through Orunmila Bara Agbonmiregun.

Ifá is a Yoruba religion and system of divination. Olodumare literary put orumila in its corpus of the Odu Ifá.

Orunmila is identified as the Grand Priest, as he is who revealed divinity and prophecy to the world.

which olodumare and orumila puts as a strengths in to some of His disciples and icons to be able to cominicate' with the gods and the Disciples which they know as the tools that we were using for divining and comminicating with orishas.

 👉🏾(OPELE) DIVINATION CHAIN WITH IBOS EGUNS/OWO

👉🏾IBO OR IRANSE TOOLS OF OPELE

👉🏾PALM KERNEL NUT KNOWN AS (IKIN IFA)

👉🏾OBI KOLANUT

 👉🏾ERINDILOGUN) 16 COWRIES SHELLS.

👉🏾THE WOODEN DIVINATION TRAY CALLED OPON IFA. ETC

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IYANIFA

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OLORISHAS

(OPELE) divination chain with IBOS EGUN/OWO

OPELE IFA DIVINATION CHAIN

IBO OR IRANSE TOOLS OF OPELE

IKIN IFA CASTING

palm kernel nut known as (IKIN IFA)

OBI

kola nuts called OBI

ERINDILOGUN

(ERINDILOGUN) 16 COWRIES SHELLS.

The wooden divination tray called OPON IFA. ETC

OPON IFA TRAY

WHAT IS IFA DIVINATION:

Ifa divination acts as a communication between humans, divinities and ancestral you can know clearly what these spiritual forces are saying, what they require of you and what they will do for you in return. IFA Divination is a very important part in human growths development and life leavings.

IFA does not judge. It is an instrument of information, attached to that which is asked of him.It does not carry judgments of reality.

IFA ignores the legality and the judgments of human being.

IFA is not bad as some people may think,

IFA shows lights, It is divine and is not a natural force.

It is the solicitude of the creator for his creation,

exempt from the blind passion of the Orisa (deities).

According to Yoruba mythology, Ifa oracle was founded by Orunmila in Ile-Ife (the city believed to be the source of the creation) after Orunmila had initiated himself and his disciples AKODA and ASEDA.

The divination enables a person to examine periodically if he/she is living in balance with nature and knowing if he/she is following the path of his/her destiny.

The Babalawo holds the ASE (power) and authority to carry out the ebo on behalf of the person inquiring and activate it to manifest changes for the life living for humility.

There is no complete list of the potential Ebo’s to look over as a reference; the Ebo for each individual is determined at the time of Consulting Ifa and is far more difficult than one may think.

The blueprint of your life (prior to initiation). This ceremony in the centuries is a one- to three-day process, culminating with the reception of your Odu – your sacred contract with destiny as you currently experience it. You will be taught how to develop spiritual intimacy with Ifa and your Ori (inner head creator) as well as Ifa’s message on how to navigate your way through life smoothly.

Consultations consist of a general overview of the current life situation/question with a focus on achieving deeper insight into a person’s overall destiny.

Having consultation drop with what we called (ODU sign) that is influencing and guiding the current/past/presents situation and the energy surrounding your life.

The length of the consultation is determined by the Orisa or Spirit speaking by the odu that falls on the math.

It is as in depth as needed to cover all the messages for the person at the time of the consultation.

WHAT IS EBO: SACRIFICE

Traditional and modern diaspora remedies known as ebo will be recommended to support the reading, once we got a reading done EBO for negatives cleaner, also it allow our path to be clear so all the goods that we have in our readings can be manifest.

Yes/No questions can be asked by the individual during the reading, as well as questions for more clarity or understanding.

A consultation with Ifa is a powerful tool for those seriously seeking direction in life on any and all topics.

IKOFA

HAND OF IFA/ ISEFA

It is an important and powerful tool to have.

It puts you on course with Orunmila, Divination and deeper understanding to things that are coming in to the life's of humans.

If your journey is taking you towards Ifa and you want to begin connecting with Orunmila then Hand of Ifa is a wonderful blessing to begin with without the obligations of full initiation into Ifa.

When you are interested in receiving it make sure you know whom you are receiving it from . They should be knowledgeable, humble and have good character.

Ask them to make sure they are going to teach you how to divine for yourself with your IFA.

ISEFA is the ceremony of one hand of Ifa which you have a to be commitment to it by doing your ose IFA which we called IJUBA/OSE worships days. This ritual prayers is open to every people who wish to worship Orunmila / IFA.

Isefa is also known as ICOFA / IKOFA in the west.

This initiation does not make one a Babalawo or Iyanifa.

initiation represents a covenant of protection for the initiates from death, sickness, loss, litigation etc. This ritual is where the initiate receives the Orishas that own he/she heard also with tools to communicate with IFA like your palm nuts that you will be using to pray.

YOU CAN ALSO BECOME A BABALAWO/IYALORISHA

you will have to go though a lot of learning momment from a spiritual person like orisha chief priest or priestes.

IFA INITIATION

ITEFA IFA INITIATION

Initiation into Ifa in YORUBA traditions spirituality is a profound and transformative experience that holds deep cultural and spiritual significance. Ifa is a traditional religion practiced by the Yoruba people of Nigeria and other parts of West Africa like benni/togo/mali/ganbia etc.

IFA initiation process involves a series of rituals, ceremonies, teachings, and tests that are designed to connect the initiate with the wisdom of the Orishas (deities) and the spiritual forces of the universe.

During the Ifa initiation, the initiate undergoes a period of seclusion and intense spiritual training under the guidance of a knowledgeable priest or priestess known as a Babalawo or Iyanifa. Through this process, the initiate learns about the sacred stories, symbols, and divination techniques of Ifa, as well as how to communicate with the Orishas and ancestors for guidance and blessings.

The initiation into Ifa is not only a personal journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth but also a way to connect with one's cultural heritage and ancestral roots. It is a time of purification, reflection, and renewal, as the initiate sheds old ways of thinking and being to embrace a new identity as a devotee of Ifa and orishas.

Overall, having an Ifa initiation in African spirituality is a profound and life-changing experience that deepens one's connection to the divine, the community, and the natural world. It is a sacred rite of passage that marks the beginning of a lifelong journey of spiritual learning, service, and devotion.

WHAT ARE SYMBOLS OF ILEKE IFA ON THE PRIEST AND PRIESTS?

IDE IFA/ILEKE IFA

IFA OKANRAN SODE SAYS;

OLOGBON SO IDE O TU

0MORON SO DE A DE JEGBEJEGBE

ENI TI O BA FI EYIN TI OPE NI O SODE YI PE

A DIFA FUN OKAN-LE-LUGBA IRUNMOLE NI OJO TI WON N WA OGBON LO

OLODUMARE LO PE GBOGBO AWON OKAN-LE-LUGBA IRUNMOLE .

OLODUMARE SUMMONED ALL THE IRUNMOLE THAT HE HAD A GIFT FOR THEM

HE EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE GIFT WILL NOT BE GIVEN BY HAND

RATHER, THAT HE WILL THROW IT TO THE WORLD FOR THEM TO SEARCH ULTIMATELY

THE GIFT IS WISDOM

IN THE QUEST OF FINDING WISDOM, IT’S ONLY ORUNMILA AND OSUN THAT FOUND IT

THE REASON WHY IS THAT ITS OSUN AND ORUNMILA THAT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE

TO GO AND CONSULT TO KNOW THE SPECIFIC OF WHAT OLODUMARE

WAS PLANNING TO GIVE TO THEM NONE OF THEM KNOW IT.

OSUN CONSULTED ERINDINLOGUN, ALSO ORIUMILA ALSO CONSULTED IFA

IN THE CONSULTATION THAT OSUN MAKE SHE WAS TOLD TO ADDED THE PRETTY DRESS THAT SHE HAS ON WITH THE INGREDIENTS OF EBO SACRIFICE THAT SHE WAS ASK TO MAKE

AND THATS THE ONLY DRESS THAT SHE HAVE,

AND OSUN REFUSED TO ADD THE DRESS WITH THE EBO,

THEY STARTED LOOKING FOR THE WISDOM

OSUN WAS THE FIRST PERSON THAT SEE THE THING

AND SHE CANT IDENTIFY WHAT ITS

SHE TOOK THE OBJECTS AND SHE KEEP IT IN HER POCKET

BUT SHE LATER LOST IT BACK,

ORUNMILA ALSO COMING TO THE SAME ROOTS

ORUNMILA ALSO SEE THE SAME THING

HE PICK IT UP HE LOOKS IT VERY WELL BUT HE CANT STILL IDENTIFY WHAT ITS

AFTER THEY ALL GET TIRED, ITS ONLY, ORUNMILA THAT SAID IT OUT THAT HE FOUND ONE THING,

WHEN WE ALL LOOKING FOR THE THING THAT OLODUMARE ASK US TO LOOK FOR

THEY WENT TO OLODUMARE AND TELL OLODUMARE THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING

THAN A LITTLE NUT THAT ORUNMILA FUND ALONG WHICH IS IKIN IFA PALM NUTS,

OLODUMARE NOW TELL THEM THAT ORUNMILA HAVE ALREADY FIND IT WHICH IS KNOWLEDGE,

AND WHO SO EVER THAT HAVE THIS IN HIS HAND WILL BE THE ONE THAT EVERYONE WILL BE GOING TO FOR ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT IN LIFE,

FOR ANY SPIRITUALITY, KNOWLEDGES AND LIFE GUILDS ETC,

ORUNMILA IS NOT IFA BUT THE KNOWLEDGE THAT OLODUMARE GIVES TO HIM IS WHAT WE CALLED IFA SPIRITUALITY,

WHAT ORUNMILA WAS SAYING OUT IS IFA AND THE WISDOM THAT HE HAVE IS WHAT WAS CALLED IFA BABA AKEREFINUSEOGBON,

THE OBJECT THAT OLODUMARE WAS USING IS WHAT WE KNOW AS IPORI IKIN IFA,

THE REASON WHY WE CALLING ORUNMILA IFA IS BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONE THAT FIND IT WHEN OLODUMARE SENT IT TO LIFE FOR THE THEM TO FIND,

THE KNOWLEDGE THAT HE FOUND THEN MAKES HIM BE THE LEADER,

HE IS AT THE FRONT OF ALL THE REST ORISHA.........

IBA AKEREFINUSEOGBON

OLOGBON AYE

OMORAN IFE

AKERE FI INU SE OGBON

AKONI LOHUN BI IYEKAN ENI.

HE SEES THE FUTURE AND TELL US WHAT TO DO ABOUT OUR LIFE

AND GUILDE US WITH WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE OTHERS ORISHAS

HE WAS THERE WHEN WE WERE BEEN CREATED THATS WHY HE WASS CALLED (ELERI IPIN) WHO CHANGE OUR HEARD TO GOOD ONCE, ATORI ENI TI KO SUWON SE {THE ONE WHO CORECT THE BAD HEArd to good heard}.

THAT'S WHY IFA ALWAYS SEE US THOUGH WHEN WE WENT FOR READINGS consultation,

BUT EGUNGUN IS OLDER THAN ORUNMILA

ORI IS ALSO OLDER THAN ORUNMILA LIKEWISE,

OBATALA ALSO IS OLDER THAN ORUNMILA

IFA IS IN NUMBER FOUR,

IFA IS WHAT ORUMILA WERE USING TO HELP people.

WHY DO WE CALL OURSELVES ONIISESE ?

ITS A SPECIFIC NAME TO IDENTIFY US AS A WORSHIPPER OF THE DIVINITIES.

OUR PARENT ALSO CALLED ISESE.

THE ODU OF OGUNDA OWONRIN

OGUNDA LOTUN OWONRIN LOSI

(OGUNDAWONRIN)

OKUN SU NARE

OSA SU LEGBE LEGBE LEGBE

ALAYE RA AYE ALASAN RA ASAN

OMI ORI OTA KO YI

ADIFA FUN ISESE TIN SE OLORI ORO LAYE

ABU FUN ISESE TIN SE OLORI ORO NI IWARUN.

👉🏾BABA ENI ISESE ENI NI

👉🏾IYA ENI ISESE ENI NI

👉🏾ORI ENI ISESE ENI NI

👉🏾IFA ENI ISESE ENI NI.

1- OUR FATHER IS ON E OF OUR FIRST TRADITION

2 -OUR MOTHER IS OUR 2ND TRADITION AND ORISHAS

3 -OUR 3RD TRADITION IS OUR ORI_CREATOR

4-TH IFA KNOW AS OUR IPORI IS OUR 4RTH ORISHAS.

THIS ARE THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAS TO SEE IN OUR LIFEAS A GOOD EXAMPLES TO KNOW WE ARE TRUELY TRADITIONALIST/ONISESE TRADITIONALIST...

OR IFA WORSHIPPER.

👉🏾GOOD CHARACTER

👉🏾BEAHVIOR

👉🏾HOW WE DO THINGS,

👉🏾HOW WE HANDLE THINGS IN LIFE,

👉🏾THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS WE MOST BE TRUTHFUL...

OTUTU OPON/ITUN IFA

OTUTU OPON WAS THE ILEKE IFA IS TO IDENTIFY THE CHILDS OF IFA/ORUMILA-ORULA.

WHENEVER IT WAS USE, IT IS A PROTECTION AL FOR ANY IFA WORSHIPER OR ORISHA CHILDS.

THE ODU OF OYEKU OWONRIN SAYS:

OBE LOHUN SE BI ERE

BI ERE ANI KO MU

O SE BI ERE BI ERE

OBE NI LOWO PEREGEDE

ADIFA FUN ORUNMILA OMO RE

YO PO LAPOJU IDE NI BABA HUN FI MO

OMO RE.

OYEKU OWONRIN

EXPLAIN HOW ORUMILA HAS A LOT OF CHIDRENS IN IS TIME AND HE USES OTUTU OPON BEADS KNOW AS BROWN AND GREEN COLORS,

ORUNMILA USED THOSE BEADS TO HAVE COVENANT BETWEEN HIM AND AJOGUNS_ OBSTACLES THAT THEY SHOULD NEVER TOUCH ANY OF IS CHILD AND THE DEVOTEES"

THAT POSSESSED THE BEADS.

THE ODU OF OYEKULOGBE IFA SAYS:

ISE ORI RAN MI NI MO HUN JE

ONA TI ORISHA LA SILE NI MO HUN TO

MO TO ONA TITI MO DE ILU OSORO GBAKI

MO BA ARO NI ONA ARO KO SE GBA LOJU

MO BA ARARA ARARA NI BE ARARA KO SE KAN NI IKU AYA

OSALA OSEREMOGBO LO FI OWO OSUN TE ILE

LO FI OWO EFUN TE AFIN LORI

ADIFA FUN OWO OPE OMO BIBI ILU AGBON MIREGUN

INJE E BOWO OPE LARA MI ENI TI O BA NA OYEKU

YO RI IJA OGBE,

E BO WO OPE LARA MI.

MESSAGES

IFA SAYS NO MATER HOW ITS OR WHAT MAY BE GOING ON

WHENEVER WE SEE AN AWO OR ANYONE WITH ORISHA BEADS WE MOST RESPECT THEM, BECAUSE ANYONE THAT HAS A BEAD ON ALWAYS REPRESENT THE ORISHAS OR ORUIILA. SINGNS ORUNMILA AND SANGO ALSO HAVE A COVENANT THAT ANYONE THAT HAVE A BEADS THAT REPRESENT OMO EDU MEANS CHILD OF IFA, AJOGUN WILL NEVER TURCH THEM OR KILL THEM BECAUSE OF THE BAND THAT SANGO HAS WITH ORUNMILA HIM SELF.

ODU IFA Okanran Sode says:

Ologbon so ide o tu

0moron so de a de jegbejegbe

eni ti o ba fi eyin ti ope ni o sode yi pe

a difá fun okan-le-lugba Irunmole

ni ojo ti won n wa ogbon lo

Olodumare lo pe gbogbo awon

okan-le-NIGBA Irunmole.

What portrays you as a good traditionalist (Onisese)?

Good character and good behavior

Truthfulness

Loyalty

Humbleness

The way you execute and complete tasks. The way you handle situations.

Giving the ultimate respect.

IRE OOOOOOOOOOOOO

OLUWO CHIEF OYENIYISANGO