Contemplation on the essence of D'afa and Ifa's role in life

One of the great secrets of Ifa is that ... D'afa is only a momentary snapshot of one outcome in an endless string of possibilities.  Ifa only shines light on the path to take, it can't take that path for you, that is up to your Ori. -- Me

Contemplations on the Odu Osa Ogunda

A tribe or organization's culture is set by its leaders, who should lead by example. All things in moderation. If they indulge in too much secrecy, too much discord, too many directions and no single true north, the tribe will follow suit, and the seemingly placid river will have an undercurrent that can pull the tribe under before it realizes what happened -- Me

Contemplations on the responsibility of Ifa

Ifa is not joy, nor is it suffering, but both simultaneously. Ifa is never easy. Initiation into Ifa may be a joyous celebration, but the true practitioner leaves this state quickly only to realize that Ifa is a tremendous burden. Ifa is like the yoke thrown upon an ox who plows forward hoping to make dry earth yield a crop that will nourish the soul of the world.  -- me 

Contemplations on the Odu Okanran Ogbe

No one wants to stand up and say "something smells" when standing in a field of litter for fear it might get cleaned up and people might realize that they also smell for having stood there too long. -- Me Contemplation on the Odu Okanran Ogbe