Sunday, March 23, 2008

Taking the "I" out of Ori ...

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Aboru Aboye Aboshishe, I should start by saying, that though I try to help others, I probably don't do enough, and I'm certainly n...
Thursday, March 6, 2008

"Stealing" godchildren, loyalty and other claims...

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Aboru aboye aboshishe, In a recent conversation I had with a friend, I heard someone talk about one santero (olorisa) "stealing" g...
Monday, February 18, 2008

Discourse on Ifa Symbology and Meaning II: Place of Ori in Ifa Divination

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Aboru Aboye Aboshishe It has been the subject of many a debate inspired first by the advent of phone psychics and furthered with the mass ap...
Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Vengance shall be mine . . . righteous living.

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aboru aboye aboshishe, One topic which is not often discussed is that of righteous living, specifically as it relates to the idea of ultimat...
Friday, February 1, 2008

To Give . . .

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Aboru aboye aboshishe, A recent conversation claiming that only Africans and African descendants were allowed to practice Ifa left me a bit ...
Saturday, January 26, 2008

On being Awo Ifa

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I was asked what is means to be a Babalawo, to which I responded: Orunmi la was the only true Babala wo, we can only stand in light hoping t...
Friday, January 18, 2008

Further thoughts on Odu Ifa and cultural relativism

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Aboru aboye aboshishe, As I read one of my books this morning I had alot of really interesting revelations, one of which surrounded this ide...