Those that do not know me, I am Iya Ehime (Sangodosu). I am an Iyalorisa, a Sango priestess and an Omo Awo of Isese Ifa⚡️
This thread will be holding resources for people interested in the tradition as practiced on the continent ⤵️
A few disclaimers!
-Not everyone needs to initiate
-Not everyone needs to be practice the Ifa & Orisha tradition
-There are rules in Ifa that must be followed, New Age mindset should be left at the door
-Ifa is an oral tradition, books are seldom. Elders are important ⤵️
Ifa is a Divination System and indigenous practice of the Yoruba people in West Africa. Within Ifa holds the sacred odu which is the womb or pot. And this womb holds the sacred text of life. The conception of the universe and the wisdom of the cosmos is in Ifa. ⤵️
There is a total of 256 huge odus that hold everything. Everything is in Ifa. Ifa shows up in binary code, and if you’re an esoteric math geek interested into sacred spirals you’ll love it! My elder calls Ifa the first computer.
In the continental traditional practice of the Ifa/Orisha tradition things are orally taught and this helps us really memorize the odus.
If we made it all an actual literal book, you are looking at approx. 20,480 pages of text to memorize. Which is virtually impossible ⤵️
And for Isese (traditional) folks, the books out there are also seldom.
Here is some good books:
Shout outs to:
• Isese Spirituality Workbook (this is a great book for beginners)
• Kings, Magic, & Medicine (this is about the Edo religion, however the orishas are here too)⤵️
Other great books:
• Fundamentals of the Yoruba Religion
• Socrates & Orunmila
• Ewe
• The Healing Power of Sacrifice
• Invisible Powers of the Metaphysical World: A Peep Into the World of Witches
These books may be out of print! Check out HBCU libraries ⤵️
I have a patreon where I talk about the Ifa & Orisha Tradition if y’all wanna support and learn more. My first YouTube video of telling you about Ifa through art and aesthetics will be up in December 💛patreon.com/thenyamedua
Practitioners of Ifa on Twitter that make my experience great! Check out what they offer too and get your study on 🥰
I’m very big on preaching that the first connection with spirits you should be creating should be with your own folks. Through them they will even guide you to your future elders that will assist you on your path. Get to know them ⚡️
Here is a thread I made way back dissecting Black Is King for Orisha imagery! It’s worth it to read the comments as people have been having good dialogues and clarifying things I wrote here ✨
Ehime is my name, and it means my life will be great. For formality, call me Iya Ehime because I am an Iyalorisa, a Sango Priestess. Art and words is how spirit moves through me.
I am also a priestess in minding my business.
A pinned post thread of resources!
Connect with your folks first! Here is a post I wrote on how to set up an ancestral altar. Feel free to join the patreon to support me and gain more spiritual education on astrology, orisha, and the ancestors
There is so much more Ifa and Orisha content I’m about to create for y’all that I can’t wait to share!
I’ll be interviewing an Aresa Royal bloodline descendant, Chief priest of Ifa on November 7th 7PM EST. Her energy is captivating and you will learn so much. Don’t miss it.
Oloye Iyanifa Ifaseyi Bamgbala Olatunji-Aresa, she will fill you with so much knowledge. And as she talks, she’s just reading your life. Everything she says after our conversations became relevant later on in my life. Anyone who watches this interview is definitely meant to.
Reply with your hard hitting questions for Oloye (Chief) about the Ifa and Orisha tradition or just life in general. You ain’t gonna be disappointed instagram.com/chiefifaseyib?…
This Full Moon does not at all feel draining for me. One of the only Full Moons where I’m feeling full of energy and anticipation.
I’m hearing theres debates on whether you should manifest or not on this Full Moon? To be honest, you should always do whatever you feel led to do.
In my spirit I do not feel any malice from this Moon at all
If we are worried about chaotic energy, folks who menstruate are literally dealing with that energy on a monthly basis. Those on their cycles are running hot spiritually. When things run hot, it creates active movement for things to manifest quickly with intensity.
The next Full Moon on Halloween won’t happen until 2039.
Tomorrow is a big deal. This Full Moon in Taurus got the potential to set up the next few years for you.
It is crucial for you to visualize exactly what you want this Full Moon. My elder said it is imperative to see it in your mind’s eye.
Taurus relies on their senses. See what you want clearly when you speak it. See how it feels, how it smells, etc. Live in it. Then watch it come.
You want to feel like you are already living the reality of your blessings, be engrossed in it. Full Moons are portals, on Halloween its amplified. With Taurus, you must use all the senses you have to bring down this blessing from the heavens into the material world.