Ifa, otherwise known as Orunmila, is the Yoruba god of wisdom (divination). He is one of the principal deities of the Yoruba people and it is believed to be one of the great ministers Olodumare (the ...

Art matters in our lives. In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. The opon ifa, or ...

Ifa concept of cosmology as basis for divination -- The use of ancestor reverance in divination -- Divination with four cowries -- Transposing four coweries into Odu -- Obi Abata -- Merindinlogun -- ...

Extracted from: Dialogue and alliance (New York) 3 (2) summer 1989, pages 24-29. Yoruba divination, known as Ifa, utilizes a wide range of artifacts from unadorned natural objects, such as the palm ...

Earl White is a Kansas-born priest of the African religion called Ifa. He talks about the origin and philosophies of Ifa and his personal journey in the faith. And now, from teaching religion to the ...

Last week’s ascension to the Alaafin of Oyo throne by then Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade courted tremendous ruckus in Yorubaland. Why would an unseen Ifa deity and its cloudy, ancient system of ...

This piece is spurred by the curiosity expressed recently by a Yoruba Nigerian. He posted a video online in which Pastor E.A. Adeboye of The Redeemed Christian of God told a story while he also prayed ...

Priests of the Afro-Cuban Ifá-Oracle are increasingly using smartphones in their divination sessions. One particular application allows the meanings and recommendations of all the 256 existing oracle ...

Olumegbon said Oba Rilwan Akiolu was chosen by Ifa, the god of divination as the rightful monarch of Lagos. Olumegbon said this at the resumed hearing of a suit challenging the legitimacy of Akiolu as ...