Five Tips For Learning Yoruba
So you want to learn Yoruba? The truth is that it's not as difficult as most Westerners make it out to be. In fact, if you can say Sango, or Ifa or Alaafia, there's absolutely no reason why you can't learn conversational Yoruba. You just have to make the effort to step your game up. If it's not impossible to learn Yoruba...
On The Mat With Baba Femi
It's 10:30 a.m. and I'm on the phone waiting to interview Baba Femi in Texas. But a client has just dropped by to pick up ose dudu (spiritual soap) and Femi must attend to him first. Femi explains how to bathe with the soap but the conversation doesn't end there. Next, Femi talks to the client about Ifa ceremonies - "The Warriors" and the "Hand...
The Road To Empowerment
The ancestors are not there to give you what you want... But they'll make sure you get what you need. Think about it. Why should they give you what you want when they know (and you know) you could do much better? Way better? The Egungun (ancestors) are there to look after your highest interest. Is that relationship you're whining about...
Wildflowers In The Mountains
The answer floated into my head out of nowhere... And the answer was wildflowers - wildflowers in the mountains. Akosua, my client, asked me for a ritual she can do in the mountains with her daughters, Christine and Jennifer. Spirit told me to suggest wildflowers. But I struggled with that answer. I was worried Akosua wouldn't think the...
Battle With The Witches
The fight is on... A nasty battle in the Spirit World, but my elders in Nigeria say we'll win. That's what my friend, Ade Kunle, revealed to me on a gorgeous Sunday in Oakland. "We have to fight the ajes (witches)," he told me in Yoruba. This was not the kind of conversation I was hoping to have on a lovely Sunday afternoon. I just wanted a...
The Path To True Wealth
The email I received via Facebook sounded desperate... "I need you to help me have financial freedom...pleaseeeeeeee," wrote my new FB friend. He wanted me to consult Ifa to find out how he can be wealthy and successful in business. The email bothered me a little bit. But I wrote him back right away and said I would be happy to divine for him and...
The Promise of Ifa
We've just finished breakfast! And soon I'll have the house to myself because Stephanie, my wife, and Malcolm, my son, will be taking all four grandchildren to the movies. The little rascals (Malcolm's kids) don't live with us. They visit every other weekend. Jakari, 8, loves to eat; he also loves school and soccer. He almost scored in his last...
Five Tips to Connect With Your Ancestors
So you've set up an altar (or shrine) for your ancestors, and you make regular offerings to them. Yet, you find yourself wondering if you're truly connecting with Spirit or merely going through the motions. Here are some tips that I've found helpful for building a stronger connection with your Egungun (ancestors). MAKE IT A PRIORITY: Your...
Chanelling With Medium Tahira West
The reading with Tahira West rocked! This gifted young medium brought through powerful messages from my Dad and from my grandmother in Spirit. And the messages were not only on point but on time. Through Tahira, Grandma gave me not only encouragement but ideas for the funding of my film: potential partners, potential strategies, potential...
Five Tips Before Your Next Divination Session
So you're thinking about booking a divination session or a spiritual reading and you're not sure how to begin or what to expect... Here are five tips to consider... TIP # 1.: Make sure the diviner is sane: I wish I could say I'm joking but I'm not. Sad to say, there are folks in my profession who are not emotionally balanced...