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TODAY I DISCUSS THE CONCEPT OF IMORAN (HUMAN WILL AND REASONING/INTELLECT). THE CORE IS THAT SUCH IS TO BE APPLIED PRIOR TO OR INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY SEEKING DAFA (DIVINATION) IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. OR, AS I ADD, AFTERWARDS. I REALIZE THAT SUCH REMAINS AN ANTITHESIS TO THE CURRENT DIRECTIVE OF DEPENDENCY (POST ENSLAVEMENT) AS A RESULT OF SYNCRETISM AND COLONIALISM. YET AS THE ODU-IFA OSA-IWORI S...

TODAY'S TALK REVOLVES AROUND SEEING RESURRECTION AS AN INTERNAL PROCESS THOUGH OFTEN VIEWED AND ACCEPTED AS OTHER THAN.  THE STORY OF THE RESURRECTION IS FAR BEYOND THE SUPERFICIAL OR THE COSPLAYING OR THE IMITATION BUT RATHER AN ALLEGORICAL JOURNEY INTO SPIRITUALITY PRIOR TO RELIGIOUS THEOCRACY. WHAT BRINGS THIS DISCUSSION TO THE FORE IS THAT i PROPOSE THAT WE CEASE TO GIVE PRAISE TO THE &quo...

BAWO NI ARA RE - HOW IS YOUR BODY DOING?THE FOCUS ON DIET AND EXERCISE IS GREATLY NEEDED. HOW CAN WE MOVE FORWARD IN RESPECT TO LONGEVITY AND WELLNESS WHEN WE OVER CONCERN OURSELVES WITH "SPIRITUALITY" AND HARDLY ANY CONCERN REGORDING OUR OWN BODY?  IT'S PAST TIME TO RETHINK OUR LIVES SO THAT WE LIVE MORE FOR THE HERE-AND-NOW AND NOT FOR THE HERE-AFTER. IT'S A CONCEPTUAL SHIFTING...

TODAY IS A BREATH OF POETIC AIR AS IRECITE A FEW OF WORKS AND THOSE OF NIGERIAN PRIESTESS, EWA ORISA.AS YOU LISTEN PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO BREATHE IN THE ESSENCE OF THE THOUGHTS, WORDS, AND INTENTIONS OF EACH SELECTION. NOTE HOW EACH RESONATES AND HOW YOU ARE NOURISHED. ALSO, BEGIN TO WRITE MORE ABOUT YOUR YOURSELF AND HOW YOU SEE LIFE AND NATURE.PEACE. 

THE AREA OF PRAYER IS, OF COURSE, A CONSISTENT DIRECTIVE IS ANY GIVEN, HOWEVER THERE ARISES THE QUESTION OF WHAT PRAYER IS AND HOW THE TERM IS FURTHER DEFINED. I STARTED WITH THE CAPTION "IFA/ISESE IS NOT MY RELIGION; IT'S MY EXISTENCE." THAT SAID, PRAYER IS NOT SEEN AS ULTIMATE DIRECTIVE IN THE SAME WAY AS WE'VE BEEN TAUGHT AND ARE DRIVEN TO ACCEPT BY  CATHOLIC SYNCRETISMS. &#39...

TODAY I PRESENTED THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ON THE PATH OF IFA/ISESE AND CITED THE MOJUBA TO INTRODUCE CONJOINING CONCEPTS OF TRAJECTORY. CONCISELY, I DEMONSTRATED THAT BEING ON A PATH IS ONE THING BUT BEING CHALLENGED AND CONDITIONED OFTEN HAS A GREAT IMPACT ON ONE'S TRAJECTORY. FOR EXAMPLE, A PERSON COULD BE INITIATED AND "ON THE PATH," YET THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE PERSON'...

THE TOPIC CAME ACROSS MY DSK AND I FOUND IT WORTHY OF INVESTIGATION. I IMMEDIATELY SAW THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE INSIGHTS OF THE AUTHOR, MONOG DEMBLA, AND IFA/ISESE PRAGMATISM. CONCISELY, HE SHARES THE SEVEN POWERS AS FOLLOWS: 1. SILENCE 2. BREATH 3. CHOICE 4. LOVE 5. RESILIENCE 6. CREATION 7. CONNECTION DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH ARE STATED THROUGHOUT HIS BOOK. I, OF COURSE, ADDED THE COMPARATIVE ANAL...

THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ODU-IFA RESOUNDS: IT STATES THAT "WHEN PUT INTO SITUATIONS THAT ARE VIOLENT OR UNCOMFORTING WE SHOULD NOT RESORT TO ANGER. THAT WHEN PROVOKED WE SHOULD NOT FIGHT. AND WHEN CONFRONTED WITH CHALLENGES WE SHOULD RESPOND IN A CALM MANNER."NOW, I KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE WILL READ INTO THIS ESE/VERSE SIGNS OF WEAKNESS, BUT AS I EXPOUND, THERE IS A GREATER STRENGTH --MORE T...

THE FOCUS TODAY IS ON HOW YORUBA WORDS THAT ARE SPELLED THE SAME DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THE SAME (NOR) SIMILAR MEANING/DEFINITION. AS EXPLAINED, THE SAME IS TRUE FOR ENGLISH AND OTHER LANGUAGES AS WELL. LOOK AT THE WORD RESUME, FOR EXAMPLE. HERE WE SEE TWO ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MEANINGS AND PRONUNCIATION DEPENDING ON THE STRESS MARKS AND THE CONTEXT THAT THE WORD IS USED. WELL, THE SAME IS TRUE FOR...

JOIN ME TODAY AS I ENGAGE WITH IYANIFA IFAKOLADE ON VARIOUS TOPICS OF HER CHOOSING. NOT OFTEN DO WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU VARIOUS ASPECTS OF OUR THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES SO TAKE IN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND THEN REPLAY TO TAKE IN SOME MORE.  WE INVITE YOU TO COMMENT BELOW AND TO ALSO INCLUDE WHAT'S RELATIVE TO YOU --- AND WHAT RESONATES WITH YOU--- IN YOUR NOTEBOOK AND/OR DOCUMENTS...

TODAY IS A BREATH OF POETIC AIR AS IRECITE A FEW OF WORKS AND THOSE OF NIGERIAN PRIESTESS, EWA ORISA.AS YOU LISTEN PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO BREATHE IN THE ESSENCE OF THE THOUGHTS, WORDS, AND INTENTIONS OF EACH SELECTION. NOTE HOW EACH RESONATES AND HOW YOU ARE NOURISHED. ALSO, BEGIN TO WRITE MORE ABOUT YOUR YOURSELF AND HOW YOU SEE LIFE AND NATURE.PEACE. 

TODAY IS A BREATH OF POETIC AIR AS IRECITE A FEW OF WORKS AND THOSE OF NIGERIAN PRIESTESS, EWA ORISA. AS YOU LISTEN PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO BREATHE IN THE ESSENCE OF THE THOUGHTS, WORDS, AND INTENTIONS OF EACH SELECTION. NOTE HOW EACH RESONATES AND HOW YOU ARE NOURISHED. ALSO, BEGIN TO WRITE MORE ABOUT YOUR YOURSELF AND HOW YOU SEE LIFE AND NATURE. PEACE. 

TODAY, THE FOCUS IS ON ONE OF THE "SEVEN POWERS" TAKEN FROM THE TEXT BY MONAG DEMBLA. I DECIDED TO, AT VARIOUS TIMES, REFERENCE ONE OF THE "POWERS" IN APPLIED COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS TO IFA/ISESE PRAGMATISM. THE RESULTS HAVE THUS FAR BEEN FRUITFUL. RESILIENCE IS A NECESSARY SKILL SET IN IFA/ISESE AND BEYOND. THE FACT REMAINS: TO BECOME STRONGER SPIRITUALLY WE MUST CONFRONT OUR WEA...

TODAY IS A CONTINUATION OF THE SPIRIT OF SHARING THE WORKS AND INSIGHTS OF OTHERS. AS I HAVE, AND WILL STATE OVER-AND-OVER AGAIN, THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION. THAT SAID, I'LL PRESENT THE WORKS AND INSIGHTS OF OTHERS CONSISTENTLY. SISTER MODUPETOLA POSTED AN WONDERFUL DELIVERY ON FACEBOOK. SHE GAVE HOMAGE TO ME AS AN ELDER AND SHE REFERENCED THE HANDBOOK OF YORUBA RELIG...

IN THE SPIRIT OF SHARING THE WORKS OF OTHERS ON AWAKE WITH IFA I'M OPENING THE DOORS AND INVITING CREATIVE, THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE IN. AND IT'S HAPPENING.I'M OVERJOYED. TODAY WE HEAR FROM SISTER NYNE, THE ADMIN OF HER BAOBAWHISPERS BLOG CHAPTER 1 FROM SISTER NYNE.. WHEN I FIRST VISITED THE SITE I SAW ITS HEADING: CHAPTER 1. I HAD NO IDEA  WHAT WOULD FOLLOW BUT I WAS EXCITED TO SEE. AND TO M...

TODAY'S MEDICINE IS THAT OF HONORING MY FRIEND AND INITIATE, OBA KOLEOSO KARADE. THOUGH NOW AMONG THE ANCESTORS HIS LINEAGE AND LEGACY REMAINS STRONG IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE PEOPLE. IN HIS REMEMBRANCE I OFFER EXCERPTS FROM HIS MANUSCRIPT WRITTEN FOR HIS FINAL STAGE OF IFA INITIATION (C)1999. LET'S BEGIN WITH A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS.  1. COMING TO GRIPS WITH OUR POLITICAL STRUGGLE AND...

DESCRIPTION: THE RELEVANCE OF ANCESTRAL MEMORIES EMBRACES BOTH LINEAGE AND LEGACY AND ALSO INHERITANCE. EACH OF GREAT IMPORTANCE SEPARATELY BUT WHEN BRAIDED TOGETHER THE TOTAL OF THEM IS GREATER THAN WHEN COMBINED. THAT SAID, IT'S IMPORTANT TO HOLD ON TO THESE THREE STRANDS. WE ARE OFTEN MOVED AND/OR DIRECTED TO MAKE OFFERINGS TO OUR ANCESTORS SEEMINGLY MORE SO IN AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS...

SHORTS FROM OLOYE BABA IFA KARADE

Shorts from the PLACE OF NIGHTS by Oloye Karade

Ogbon: A Pragmatic Approach to Ifa Philosophy is not a ritual manual—it is a philosophical offering. In this work, Baba Karadé invites readers to engage Ifá as a living system of thought, emphasizing discernment, moral clarity, and personal responsibility. Ogbon serves as a bridge between classical Yoruba teachings and modern realities, offering tools for self-reflection, balance, and sovereignty...

Chapter 4: Buluku’s Priestess marks the moment of return, reckoning, and rebirth. Pulled from death and restored to the living, Emina emerges not as a queen or a goddess, but as a priestess charged with discipline, compassion, and ancestral responsibility. As truth is revealed, power shifts, war is halted, and justice moves through divine order rather than vengeance. This chapter explores resurrec...

TODAY WE'RE LOOKING INTO HOW THE DAYS OF THE WEEK ARE NAMED AFTER EUROPEAN GODS AND HOW REPEATEDLY CALLING THEM IS AN INVOCATION. I SEE THIS AS  BEYOND THEORY. WHY? BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE UTTER THE NAME OF A GOD OR GODDESS WE ADD TO THE FREQUENCY OF ITS EXISTENCE AND POWER. WE ALSO-- UPON MERE THOUGHTS--ADD TO THE STREAM OF COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS AND COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUSNESS THAT STRENGTHEN...

ON THIS DAY, I'M PRESENTING AN EXCERPT FROM THE NOVEL "A PLACE OF NIGHTS: WAR AND RESURRECTION" (C) 2015. CHAPTER 14 OPENS WITH VERSES SCRIBED BY CHIRKOS, HIGH PRIEST OF EMINA, THE PROPHETESS. SECTIONS OF SEVERAL  VERSES ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) "...WE MUST REMAKE THE WORLD BY REMAKING OURSELVES OR PERISH. WE MUST BRING THE WORLD TO A STATE OF HARMONY OR WE WILL DIE A THOUSAND DEATHS...

Tonight’s live: Young Love — Betrayal in Love -- A deep dive into Ifá in literature, examining how desire, deception, and emotional immaturity can reshape destiny. We’ll explore the unseen forces at work when love is rushed and guidance is ignored. Join us live.12/21/20251pm PST 3pm CST4pm EST Interested in learning more about IFÀ ISESE? https://beacons.ai/sacred.waters.healing.temple Today, I hav...

A King Who Loses His Ori — Leadership Collapse, Ego, Grief & Madness in Ifá. (How unchecked emotions, unbalanced power, and refusal of counsel destroy destinies.) War, Lies & Manipulation — The Spiritual Psychology of Fear-Based Leadership. (How insecurity, false prophecy, and ego create collective destruction.) The Chosen Daughter — Feminine Destiny, Sacrifice & Becoming “Part of Crea...