IFÁ SCHOOL

The Yoruba worldview of Ifá states that Our lives (and the universe) are governed by cosmic energies called Irunmoles. They are the divinities (Òrìṣàs) Ògún, Sango, Èṣù, Obatala, Ọ̀rúnmìlà, Odù, Ọ̀ṣun etc. 

Individual Ori (consciousness) interact with these cosmic energies like transmitter - sending and receiving energy waves. 

Ifá Religious practice (a combination of Divination, guide and sacrifice) is the process of harmonizing these energies in and around us to produce the desired impact (Ire - goodness) in our lives THROUGH OUR ORÍ (authentic divine conscious energy) which is our source (connection) to Olódùmarè - the Supreme energy. 

When these cosmic energies are out of alignment in our lives, that's when we experience Ibi (turmoil). Turmoil that can manifest in forms of financial poverty, body sickness, loss of profit in business, marital tension, emotional trauma and the likes.

Through frequent Ifá divinations (at the very least once a year) followed by sacrifice, listening to warnings and Ìtẹfá, ones Orí (consciousness) is kept in constant/proper alignment with the cosmic energies throughout one's life. 

Such people live life with a manifest calmness, serenity and assurance. More so, when they die, their offsprings thrive, they will continue to blossom from generation to generation as long as the tradition of using Ifá as guide is kept intact.

If one's cosmic energy pattern is dislodged from their favorable order, as said earlier, the individual will experience turmoil which serve as feedbacks for him/her to know that something is off. This is what prompts us to Dafa (make Ifá divination) to find out what is out of alignment and to seek to fix it with Ẹbọ (sacrifice) and Ètùtù (appeasements).

Consequently, if parents don't fix the imbalance in their lives, they would pass it on to their offspring except the offspring take steps to correct it. 

The manifest decline of the Blackman's glory in the world today is a repercussion of centuries of neglecting their Origin/source. Let's not forget however that it was the Whiteman who seeks to steal and eradicate the Blackman that deceived and sometimes forcefully discouraged the Blackman from connecting to his source through his spirituality of Ifá. 

To redeem the the Black race and the world therefore, we must accept the knowledge/fact that humans are individual transmitters that are in constant connections with cosmic energies within and outside of our space. And that through Ifá, we have prescribed procedure  to maintain harmonious relationship with these cosmic energies. 

The move by the western world to destroy that system of Knowledge and implant foreign spiritual ideologies in us while they go secretly on a frantic search to investigate what is beyond that outer space must be seen for what it is, a western deception aimed at keeping the rest of the world enslaved while they think they might be able to unravel what Ifá has said concerning the presence of intergalactic forces and beings. 

We choose to make the knowledge of Ifá available for public liberty as it is the foundation of personal liberation from fear and uncertainty. Despite years of deliberate suppression by forces of the West, Ifá has survived and it continues to spread, this goes to show that Truth can't be destroyed.

Ayobami Ogedengbe 

(c) 2021