Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The path of initiation in Ifa: Lucumi and Traditional Yoruba

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Aboru aboye aboshishe, After a few conversations including a longer one with my Oluwo in Nigeria, I thought that it would be quite useful to...
Sunday, July 20, 2008

Esu, guerreros and the nature of "caminos" of the Orisa

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Aboru, Aboye Aboshishe, I was recently asked a question regarding the differences between Esu and Elegba, why one might receive more then on...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

On having the right Odu for the priesthood

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Aboru Aboye Aboshishe, I’ve often heard people speak about initiation as a right that is mandated by the Odu they received in an Ita Orisa o...
Monday, June 9, 2008

Oriki Orunmila

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Aboru aboye aboshishe, Oriki are praise names/poetry created by the yoruba. These are created and chanted to praise the Orisa at anytime, w...
Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Isomoloruko - Yoruba naming ceremony

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Aboru Aboye Aboshishe, Please take a few minutes to check out this very informative documentary on the Yoruba naming ceremony (Isomoloruko)....
Thursday, May 29, 2008

Discourse on Ifa Symbology and Meaning III: The markings of Odu Ifa.

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Aboru Aboye Aboshishe, In the last installment of this discourse we began to look at the deeper meaning of the Opon Ifa and the markings whi...
Monday, May 12, 2008

Ifa is enlightenment

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Aboru, Aboye, Aboshishe, What most people don’t understand when they embark on the path of Ifa is what Ifa’s true purpose is. All too often,...