Monday, October 13, 2008

Does d'afa (Ifa divination) lie?

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Aboru Aboye Aboshishe, I've been asked many times if Ifa "lies" or is incorrect. So many times, that I decided to post my thou...
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...