Our Roots: Only the Strongest Roots See the Light

Imagine being a whole priestess as a teenager! The responsibilities, the requirements, the sacrifice! If you want to see someone who’s taking it in stride, Meet Sophia Elegua! A young Olorisha in the modern day who’s still in school with a budding gymnastics and dance career! Watch this episode with Baba Joseph on Our Roots Podcast to see what the future of Santeria looks like!#santeria #elegua #e...

Baba Irete Meji was the first person to laugh in deaths face and get away with it! One of the more popular and recognizable of the Meji’s due to its prolific nature, Joseph Baba Ifa will break down all its finer points in the Our Roots Podcast episode! If you want to hear how this sign was able to accomplish this monumental feat, don’t miss this episode family!#oshun #orula #santeria

Are you considering initiating into Lukumi Santeria priesthood? Are you worried about the year in white that you have to go through?!? Fret not, Joseph Baba Ifa is here to break down the whole process in this Our Roots Podcast episode! Watch if you want to know how to survive the iyaworaje!#santeria #santero #orisha

Have you ever wondered how the tiger got his stripes? Or why we offer coconuts to Ori? All of these things originated in the odu Baba Otrupon Meji! Watch this Our Roots Podcast episode to see Joseph Baba Ifa dissect yet another one of the 16 Meji’s!#santeria #isese #ifa

Olokun can be crowned directly in the Lukumi tradition of Orisha! Joseph Baba Ifa sits down with Susan, a Lukumi Olokun priestess, and her husband James Ogbe Yono to discuss the process! If you want to know all that went into making this monumental accomplishment a reality, Watch this interview! #olokun #santeria #lukumi

Baba Ika Meji earned his spot through hard work and sacrifice! Once being the last meji of Ifa, through his righteousness, he was able to scale Olodumare’s celestial ladder! Watch this Our Roots Podcast episode to see Baba Joseph go over the various pataki that put Baba Ika Meji in a class of his own!#ogun #oshun #ifa

Baba Osa Meji is the Odu of sorcery within Ifa! He is seen as the son of the Iyami Osoronga, more commonly known as the witches! Watch this episode to hear the epic pataki where Orunmila not only defeated these ancestral energies, but also had to pact with them to save earth! Here we go family! #ifa #iyami #santeria

Haitian Bokor Leonard Elmera is a sorcerer of Voodoo! He comes from a dynasty of practitioners from Port Au Prince Haiti! Joseph Baba Ifa interviews him to understand the particulars of his position and his stance on Voodoo’s current state of affairs! Don’t miss this episode if you want to understand what it really means to practice this tradition! #voodoo #spirits #bokor

After the massive success from the first Hand of Ifa video, Our Roots Podcast is back with part 2! In this episode Joseph Baba Ifa will answer the questions that you guys sent after the premier! If you want to learn more about the Hand of Ifa process, watch this video family!#ifa #atr #orunla

Do you know how to take care of your Warriors?!? If not, Our Roots Podcast is here to show you how we do it! Joseph Baba Ifa is going to show you how he takes care of Elegua, Ogun, and Ochosi! The guerreros are the first orishas we interact with and influence our entire lives! Family don’t miss this episode!#santeria #lukumi #ifa

Baba Ogunda Meji is the Odu where the Orisa Oggun cleared the path from heaven to earth so the others could follow! This being one of Joseph Baba Ifa’s favorite Odu’s, we have an amazing episode for you family! If you want to learn more about Oguns experience on earth, the birth of the blade, and what Ifa’s views on family are, Don’t miss it! #santeria #orisha #ifa

Do you want to know what your true destiny is? Then you have to receive your Hand of Ifa! Before we arrive on earth, we select our life’s purpose in heaven! Orunmila reminds us what it was that we selected by way of his Ifa priests, the Babalawos! Joseph Baba Ifa will dissect this mystical process to help people decide whether it’s right for them, or what their next steps should be! Let’s go Famil...

You may have seen brother Melao across various social media outlets at this point! He wears many hats being initiated in different ATR’s such as; Haitian Vudu, Palo Mayombe, and Santeria! He has become a point of reference to many in the community for his logic and study based responses! Joseph Baba Ifa interviews him to hear about his experience being born into a spiritual household, and the jour...

Spiritual Conference! Our Roots Podcast has enlisted the assistance of some spiritual powerhouses to organize one of the most complete panels you’ll ever see! Where else can you see Erica Poroye, Shadow of Wolves, Melao Sullivan, and Jennifer Omi Yoko all in the same video!?! Mediated by Joseph Baba Ifa, this episode is for all those trying to grow in their mediumship and see what the pro’s are in...

Ifa states that our health is our most valuable asset! The preservation of it facilitates Ifa’s most important goal, procreation! Joseph Baba Ifa in this episode speaks about the oracles views on the various aspects of health, and how they all lead back to our Ori, or destiny! If you want to know what Ifa says we should consume and what’s the secret to a long life, press play Familia! #ifa #health...

The orisha Egungun may be one of the most misunderstood! Some say he is simply a spirit, others consider him as much orisha as any. Joseph Baba Ifa has come to provide the information for the Ifa community to arrive at its own conclusions! If you want to know more about Egun this is the video for you Family! #egun #eggun #santeria

Baba Okana Meji is the 8th Odu in the Ifa Oracle! It is recognized as the sign where Chango descended from heaven! No Ifa study would be complete without investigating this Meji! Joseph Baba Ifa in this Our Roots Podcast dissects the various verses in this combination to give you, the viewers, a better understanding of its mysteries! Enjoy Family! #chango #ifa #santeria

Would you give up eternal life to save the world? Baba Obara Meji had to face this decision and more! Baba Obara Meji is the 7th Odu in the Oracle of Ifa! Watch as Joseph Baba Ifa delves deeper into the mysteries of the 16 Meji, or Twin Kings of Ifa! This Our Roots Podcast episode will have stories about Shango initiating into Ifa and Olodumare having a very unpleasant dinner! Don’t miss this epis...

What do all of the beads mean? Why are the accessories for said Orisha this color? Why do you guys wear those fluffy hats?!? These are all questions Joseph Baba Ifa has heard over the years from people interested in getting initiated into Santeria! Fashion plays a huge role in Yoruba Ifa culture! It is a statement that each practitioner makes based on their rank and Orisha! Baba will explain each...

Baba Ojuani Meji is the 6th Odu in the divination system of Ifa! It speaks of the story when Sango proposed to Oya via the lizard! Or how about when people first started wearing Ounmilas's green and yellow necklace to protect against death? All of these and more in this episode, Don't miss out family! #ifa #santeria #babalawo

Our Roots Podcast is releasing the 5th episode in its Meji series! Baba Irosun Meji is a sign full of mysteries and wisdom! Joseph Baba Ifa goes over the various pataki and info associated with this combination! If you want to know about one of the few times things worked out between Oshun and Shango, or more about the staff of Ifa known as Opa Osun, Watch this video family! #chango #shango #oshun

DJ Genesis of Alchemizing Energy interviews Joseph Baba Ifa again on Our Roots Podcast! This time around she has a bunch of intense new questions she wants to get Baba's opinion on! Don't miss this episode Family! #ifa #babalawo #santeria

Baba Odi Meji is the 4th Odu in the Oracle of Ifa! This sign explains the divine position women hold in nature, and how they are critical to our existence! Watch this video to hear how the oceans were formed, or an epic story of combat where all of the other Odu's had to subdue this sign to be able to expel him from heaven!?! Get ready for this Our Roots Podcast episode family! #ifa #santeria #ori...

Going to your first Ifa Orisha function can be intimidating. You're learning a bunch of new things and don't wanna make a mistake! How do I salute this priest? What are the rules in a drumming? How do I interact with my community respectfully? These may be some of the questions going through your mind before attending. Joseph Baba Ifa is going to get you ready so you look like a pro with this vide...

Baba Iwori Meji is the third sign of the Ifa Oracle! Joseph Baba Ifa continues his analysis of the sixteen major Odu with possibly the most imposing of them all! Baba Iwori Meji speaks of nature, the animal kingdom, and where humankind is meant to fit into the grand scheme of Olodumares universe!#ifa #orunmila santeria