Old dominion university new, used, rental and digital textbooks. The odu ifa are patterns of binary code, opened and closed nodules, which represent all of the energies contained in igba iwa, the calabash of existence, or. University village bookstore old dominion university. Unlike other recent translations of the yoruba odus, this book preserves the format and content of the lukumi system of cuba. Sep 30, 2014 he made several trips to africa where he received ifa and was given the name awo fatunmbi. There are more odu idi meji in a few old posts by loveunknown on this beautiful thread. In this odu, it is prohibited to smoke in the igbodu ifa. Maulana karenga nowhere is the profundity and beauty of african spirituality more apparent than in the odu ifa, the sacred text of the spiritual. Design, layout and drawings in the books are created by his talented student and by now fullyfledged colleague brenda beek. This fully illustrated odu book is the first in a series of sixteen books. Curujey, zazafran, hiedra, orquidea, and all parasitic plants proverbs of the odu. An exploration of odu ifa oyeku ofun temple, fagbemijo amosun fakayode on. Within the west african cultural spirituality of the yoruba, ela is known as the spirit of light and manifestation meaning all things came into.
Containing over 1,024 verses of ifa from all 256 odu ifa, in english and yoruba, this book is a much needed resource for all ifa. Accommodation has been made to return rented books by mail if store location is closed or renter is away from campus. This collection contains a small sampling of the entire corpus with 2 ese verses for each of the 16 major odus and 1 ese verse for each of the. It would also be most helpful to know your mental processes when interacting with odu.
Discover answers to lifes questions using the ifa oracle an ancient african divination tool and the spiritual foundation for candomble, santeria, and vodun. The divinity of odu ifa was captured in the account of karenga. Ifa says this person should offer a sacrifice, for the sign that is cast here. The ileifa is one of the places where this bridge can be constructed. Olodumare is the author and source of all living things and the foundation from which men. Its sacred narratives and divination focus have been welldiscussed, but less attention has been given to the rich resource it offers in ethical teachings. The ethical teachings bilingual edition by maulana karenga author. Shop more products from ifa books by egbe iwapele on storenvy, the home of independent small businesses all over the world. Ifa divination poetry traditional african literature. The ifa concept of altered states sold by ifa books by egbe iwapele. These sacred teachings have been passed down orally for thousands of years only to be first written about in the 20th century. Jaap verduijn finally is publishing his odu ifa collection, fully illustrated by brenda beek. The following is the official annual reading of the year, by the ifa foundation, as taught by the african traditional religion atr known as ifa. He wrote a number of books in portuguese including a welldocumented study of herbs associated with odu ifa.
Ifa priests and iyanifa initiated without seeing odu and ifa priests initiated seeing odu, can both participate in any ifa services women cannot gaze upon the odu calabash though women are innately, odu. Orunmila consulted the ifa oracle about his wifes barrenness. This second edition of the ika book, contains 70 ifa verses and their metaphysical observations. If you are a student of ifa and or a practicing ifa priest. Shop old dominion university new, used, rental and digital textbooks at the monarchs bookstore. These ese come from wande abimbola, a prominent ifa scholar and priest. This first edition of the iwori book, contains 88 ifa verses and their metaphysical. Association of the zodiac signs and ifa odus astrogeomancy. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. It says to us be able to suffer without surrendering and persevere in what you do odu, 150.
There are sixteen major books in the odu ifa literary. Candidate in religious studies at boston university and folasade woodbine have created this website to provide a support network and forum for all students and practitioners of yorubaifaorisa religion, to learn and discuss ifa divination. Over the past 30 years, chief solagbade popoola has traveled the world, spreading the sacred holy scriptures odu ifa of the yoruba people. Ifa foundation releases spiritual reading of the year. He made several trips to africa where he received ifa and was given the name awo fatunmbi. Awo, dafa and oriki and different in that they focus on the use of ifa sacred technology.
The holy odu is a collection of odus from the ifa literary corpus. When combined, there are a total of 256 odu a collection of sixteen, each of which has sixteen alternatives. The odu verses presented are insightfuland necessary especially because there are so many ethical lapses with. This book presents a broad account of the present knowledge of the history and outlines the system of islamic law. These three books are a foundation for learning the art of divination and for using effective prayers and invocations in the process of making offerings. That is, we are all children from orunmila, because egan and odu were wives to orunmila. As a babalawo, i found this book to be poorly written, and most of the odu are repeated multiple times, and are. Odu ifa says that one who makes a small sacrifice will have a small result odu, 45. Containing over 1, 024 verses of ifa from all 256 odu ifa, in english and yoruba, this book is a much needed resource for all ifa diviners and adherents. Now, for the first time, all 256 sacred stories of this ancient oral. The merindinlogun is the primary oracle used by theorisha priest. Sacred book of the yoruba nation paperback october 11, 2018.
There are sixteen major books in the odu ifa literary corpus. Ifa told him to go and marry a second wife before egan could bear a. Nao e nossa intencao, como pode parecer a alguns, afrontar o sagrado, divulgando os segredos aqui contidos. English an additional spanish edition will be released in the near future. Fa, ifa and voodoo chapter 3 the outstanding work in this section is that by bernard maupoil, followed by the comparative work of j.
This 735page book, with 1,200 verses many odu including both yoruba and english, provides a good and reliable source of ifa and is a culmination of seven years of compiling and. While awo falokun fatunmbi touched on ifas perspective of these issues in previous books, in ori he covers them on a whole new level. Im no fan of karenga and i was hesitant to purchase because of other suggestions that it is a copy of sacred ifa oracle. Secrets of the odus of ifa 3 when this odu is seen, the clients body is cleansed with anil bluecolored mineral balls mixed with water and that water is also thrown onto the floor, is left there for a short while, and finally, it is mopped up. Ifa a complete divination gives you a comprehensive presentation of 256 odu beautifully articulated in yoruba and english sidebyside. Osun and the origins of the ifa divination wande abimbola y ifa divination we mean ifa and related systems of divination based on the stories and symbols of the odu such as dida owo divination with the sacred divining chain called opele and et. An introduction to islamic law, joseph schacht, 1964, religion, 304 pages. The yoruba believes that the supreme essence or force from which all creation emanated is recognized as olodumare or olorun which means owner of heaven or lord of heaven, the supreme head of all divinities. This is a benevolent universe on this odu ifa oyekulogbe says.
Secrets of the odus ifa is the first english translation of the 256 odu texts of ifa. However, there is an incomplete section in the introduction, i. Now, for the first time, all 256 sacred stories of this ancient oral tradition have been translated into english by dr afolabi epega, a fifth generation babalawo, or ifa priest. One of the first diviners iswas called odu, and odu is female. They are rendered into english and arranged in alphabetical order.
Jan 08, 2010 the odu ifa, the sacred text of the spiritual and ethical tradition of ifa, is one of the great sacred texts in the world and a classic of african and world literature. Ancient afrikan sacred text is a collection of 255 of the 256 odu ifa sacred verses there are no verses from ofun ogbe as taught in the isese ifaorisha tradition of the yoruba. I wish you and other babalawo can tell the world about your personal,intimate experiences with ifa. Also, a central moral quest in the ifa spiritual and ethical tradition is to achieve iwapele, a gentle character or. Recognizing odu ifa read books, audiobooks, and more. Odu then gave birth to sixteen children called odu ifa. Compared by henry louis gates jr, to the homeric epics, the bible, and the koran, the ifa oracle stands as a monument to human imagination, poetry, and will. When this odu is seen, the person must stay in their home and not make any unnecessary trips out onto the street for a period of 7 days, between the hours of 12 noon and 6 p. Readers may use this reading as a guidepost to improve their life for the new year, set goals, and progress in all areas with the utmost success that the universe. This fully illustrated odu book is the fourth in a series of sixteen books. Empowering your life through the ancient african religion of ifa by philip j. The odunifa festival of lleife is an international festival usually referred to as the world ifa day.
Although verses of ia are learned via the teacher student relationship through oral transmission in nigeria, awo falokun in his book dafa uses his experience and understanding of ifa to explore the sixteen meji odu and the subsequent combination of the verses of odu to give us a basic insight or a doorway into the 256 verses from a metaphysical. The odu ifa, the sacred text of the spiritual and ethical tradition of ifa, is one of the great sacred texts in the world and a classic of african and world literature. It is through rigorous study, guidanc online store powered by storenvy. The series of odu ifa books will, once completed, count between 3000 and 3,500 pages, a collection larger than any other hitherto published. The word ifa is sometimes also used to signify the orisa orunmila, the savior of the yoruba people and their first sacred priest known as a.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In english the most comprehensive text on ifa divination is that by william bascom 1969, who is also the most extensive periodical writer on the subject. A collection of verses from the 256 ifa odu with commentary by fasola, awo fategbe fatunmbi isbn. English an additional spanish edition will be released in the near future containing over 1,024 verses of ifa from all 256 odu ifa, in english and yoruba, this book is a much needed resource for all ifa. Oct 18, 2017 fa, ifa and voodoo chapter 3 the outstanding work in this section is that by bernard maupoil, followed by the comparative work of j.
In addition he made a study of odu related to iyaami osoranga and printed a volume of the verses he collected on this important subject. The spiritual and ethical tradition of ifa of ancient. Orunmila is identified as the grand priest, as he is who revealed divinity and prophecy to the world. Adding this to some wonderful definitions of odu i am compiling.
Old dominion university new, used, rental and digital. While casting the oracle is restricted to initiates, noninitiates and initiates alike may use this as a study guide on the 16 odu, the sacred scriptures of the ifa religion. The next 240 odu ifa are combinations of the first 16. Recognizing odu ifa free download as powerpoint presentation. Jun 04, 2018 the odun ifa festival of lleife is an international festival usually referred to as the world ifa day. Candidate in religious studies at boston university and folasade woodbine have created this website to provide a support network and forum for all students and practitioners of yoruba ifa orisa religion, to learn and discuss ifa divination. Ifa says this persons blessings will come in a very curious way and she will become rich in odu irosun meji. Ifa, a system of divination, is one of the cults comprising the traditional religion of the yoruba.
Home ifa books by egbe iwapele online store powered. The ifa model of consciousness fills holes in western models of selfhigher selfgod and empowers living a life fully aligned with our higher self and spirit. Dafa, the act of performing the divination system of the yoruba of nigeria is the fundamental way in which the babalawo or iyanifa commune with the wisdom of the orisa orunmila, also sometimes called ifa. Orunmila married odu when the first wife of orunmila, called egan, could not get pregnant. I wrote them to be used as reference books for the ongoing study of the elements of ifa ritual.
In this groundbreaking work, chief popoola examines the 40 virtues of a true human being. Odun ifa is the annual ifa festival, during which rites and ceremonies are performed. Furthermore, odu ifa is referred to as the sacred text of the spiritual and ethical tradition of the yoruba people karenga, 1999. The book provides coverage of ifa history, and an extensive sample of ifa verses, both in the original yoruba and in english translation. An exploration of odu ifa presented by oyeku ofun temple available on amazon on orisha marketplace and other retailers about the book.
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