Yoruba names that has to do with your star and where you are born

Yoruba names that has to do with your star and where you are born Another names are those or the types the star with ‘a bi’ meaning ‘born to’Abiola =Born during the time of a festival.Abiola = Born into wealthAbiona = Born on the roadAbioye = Born after the installation as a chief or a…

Difference between death and sleep

Difference between death and sleep There are no much difference between death and sleep because both death and sleep are brothers. They are so difficult to identify and understand but I will give you a clear difference between death and sleepWhen you sleep, your soul leaves the body and goes into another world and realm…

Names In Yoruba Land

Names In Yoruba Land Yoruba names are much more than mere identification tags, much more than mere “luggage labels”; each has a reason (a) for being just what it is; and (b) for being given to a particular individual. Yoruba names embody circumstances of birth, history, family, religion, or some other equally pertinent facts relevant to…

Story of Madam Efunroye Tinubu 1810 – 1887)

Story of Madam Efunroye Tinubu 1810 – 1887) The woman Tinubu Square Lagos was named after.During the slave trade in Nigeria, she was one of the slave traders, she sold her own people to portuguese.EFUNPOROYE Osuntinubu Olumosa, later known as Madam Efunroye Tinubu, was an astute businesswoman, kingmaker and the first woman to kick against…

The Odd Pairing of Esu and Joan Rivers

I am always fond of saying that I learn something new in orisa everyday and this week was no exception. For those of you not familiar with me, I work as a Iyanifa and Iyalorisa priestess, a cowrie shell diviner, a maker of Ifa medicines using plants and leaves and also as a physical medium…

What you don’t know about ESE IFA (IFA verses)

What you don’t know about ESE IFA (IFA verses) Ifa literary corpus, called odu, consists of 256 parts subdivided into verses called ese, whose exact number is unknown as they are constantly increasing (there are around 800 ese per odu). Each of the 256 odu has its specific divination signature, which is determined by the babalawo…

What you need to do before the end of the year

What you need to do before the end of the year This are the things you need to do to prepare for the next and coming years. This are not based on consultation but if you do consultation, it would be a good idea.But if you haven’t done consultation ,the below points might help. Do restoration :…

Terminologies in Owu kingdom, it’s sources and meaning

There are some terminologies peculiar to the Owu Kingdom and we may well start to throw our searchlight on some of them.As shall be found, many, if not all of them, are derived from Owu historical sources or incidents. ODURUOduru is one of the commonest terms that are attached to the Owu.Invariably, an Owu is…

Who is the richest Babalawo in the world?

Who is the richest Babalawo in the world? Money is a physical properties of those who are after the things of this world.A true Babalawo doesn’t care about money or wealth because all he care about is his ability to do what IFA tells him to do, the task giving to him.Though we have many…

What is the Orisha that heals?

What is the Orisha that heals? Sanponna and Osanyin are the Orisa that deals with healing .If you have any sickness, this are the Orisa you might have to feed so that they would take away your sickness.In most cases you might have to first of all beg all the elders before feeding the above…