olaheavy1: @Pagan9ja, I never knew you were Yoruba. Hmmm, well, maybe I mistook you for @Okijajuju. Anyway, good luck.

Dolly-Parton:
Jesu mi o ni je ki n ba won bo orisa.

PAGAN 9JA:


Its about the Ifa Orisha Traditional Religious Prayers & Festival that will take place on the 23rd-25th. you are invited.

If you are not Yoruba, ignore this thread, unless you want to come there out of personal interest or curiosity.

The Temple is a shrine dedicated to the Gods for worship and divination. If you have any problems in the material or spiritual world , you can assess it there.

The sacrifice involves your giving away something to get something in return, usually to address problems or for prayers. The main sacrifices will be carried out by the priest for everyones behalf, bu if you want to give in something yourself, you can. (usually its a Goat or chicken or liqour and other such consumables or money).

Austine.E:
....just passing by and wish to ask,what happens when its adherents sacrifices a lot more liquor,won't the gods get drunk?knowing how ferocious Ogun,Obatala and the rest are!!!

Tiphareth: Hello Pagan Nija,

Can a non Yoruba be initiated into successfully into Ifa practice. In other words, if you are IBook or Hausa by root, can you have the same privilege as a Yoruba in Ifa Orisha practice?

Tiphareth

PAGAN 9JA:


No. The Yoruba version of spirituality is meant for the Yoruba populace only. These days you find Babalwos trying to initiate foreigners into these practices, out of want of money or ignorance, but it doesn't work that way. The religion relates to these particular tribespeople and their customs, outlook , practices and traitions and works best for them only.

PAGAN 9JA:
The Eela Iwori Ifa temple annual Ifa celebration will take place on 25th of this July 2013
with full sacrifice and a lot of prayers.

EELA IWORI IFA TEMPLE CELEBRATION DAY commences with a big sacrifice to all the Gods : IFA, OGUN ,SANGO, OBATALA, OSHUN, OMOLOKUN, EGUNGUN , etc.

Preparations will start from 22nd to 25th of this month.

Many people are coming from all over the world, including Chief Priests from across Yorubaland.

you are invited also. you can contribute to the sacrifice and prayers yourself as well if you want to. .

Address: 9,SAMUEL STREET OFF SUNNY JIGIDE BY OGUDU SANDFILL OGUDU LAGOS STATE NIGERIA

[for further information on details,routes/direction you can contact the presiding Babalawo's number +2348033315953, +2348027457380]

The Gods Bless Nigeria!

Ayomivic:

You made mentions of Orisa- kekeke but You forgot to mention one true God Orisa-Nla.

While not forget those small small gods and try Olodumare . Do you know how to consult Olodumare? Come to Jesus and he will guide you.

Orisa-Nla, Orisa-Rere.

PAGAN 9JA:


No. The Yoruba version of spirituality is meant for the Yoruba populace only. These days you find Babalwos trying to initiate foreigners into these practices, out of want of money or ignorance, but it doesn't work that way. The religion relates to these particular tribespeople and their customs, outlook , practices and traitions and works best for them only.

calcal: The Ifa has become international believe and the headquarter in Nigeria which is very nice that we have something to sell to the whole world.

Tiphareth:

Ifa is a universal religion and hence suitable for all and sundry. Everyone should be encouraged to worship ELEDUMARE through Demigods or what Kabbalists call ArchAngels, i.e Sango, Obatala, Eshu, Osun, etc...

TIPHARETH!!!

Tiphareth:

As someone who is vast in Kabbalah and having read some treatises on IFA/Orisha religion, I can see some similarities between the two and I believe that both lead to GOD ALMIGHTY. However, I do not believe that IFA religion should be solely practiced by the Yorubas only. Instead, IFA practitioners should seek to globalise the religion by popularising it worldwide. Thanks to Professor Wande who is currently doing something in this direction. I believe that anyone practising IFA should have the same result depending on ones devotion but irrespective of where the person hails from. Just the same way anyone could be a Christian, muslim, Buddhist, Taoist, hundusit irrespective of tribe or race. In effect, Ifa supersedes race and I don't want to say you insinuated that Ifa was a "racist religion".

This statement can be corroborated by the huge success some Americans/West Indians have achieved in propagating the practice of IFA in the disapora. Notable among these people is an American Ifa practitioner called Awo Falokun Fatunmbi who set up the Awo Study Centre at www.awostudycentre.com having been initiated in Remo. What point am I making? ...that Ifa is a universal religion and hence suitable for all and sundry. Everyone should be encouraged to worship ELEDUMARE through Demigods or what Kabbalists call ArchAngels, i.e Sango, Obatala, Eshu, Osun, etc...

TIPHARETH!!!

calcal: The Ifa has become international believe and the headquarter in Nigeria which is very nice that we have something to sell to the whole world.

Dolly-Parton:
Jesu mi o ni je ki n ba won bo orisa.