An uncontrolled temper does not create anything for anyone. Patience is the father of character. A person who is patient will become the master of all things. She will reach a ripe old age. He will live a healthy life. And she will enjoy life thoroughly like a person tasting honey. Ogbe 'gunda
 

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Homage to Olodumare, my ancestors, my Elders and to Orisa. My intention in writing this blog is to raise awareness of the values embedded in the Ifa tradition and revealing my thinking about how we do and can apply these values to our lives in the Diaspora.
Sep 02, 2010

Stepping Into the Water

A kì í bó sínú omi tán ká máa sá fún òtútù. One does not enter into the water and then run from the cold. (Yoruba Proverb)

Someone recently remarked that the Orisa tradition is a full contact sport. This remark is surely representative of my experience as an Orisa practitioner and priestess of Oshun.

Once you have dipped your big toe in the water of Orisha, and more specifically, once you have been initiated, it can quickly feel as if the ocean mother surges forward to engulf you. As service priests the tradition calls us to to be instrumental in facilitating individual, collective, national and global healing.How then to best enter into the waters of Orisa, of a  life of service, and upon the shock of the cold not retreat to the shore?


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Modupe to Olodumare, my ancestors, and to Orisa.

My intention in this blog is to raise awareness of the values embedded in the Ifa tradition and to reveal my thinking about the application of these values to our lives in the Disapora. I am very interested in hearing from you!
 
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