Iya Omitosin is a powerhouse of wisdom — a true light in our community.
I’m proud of her growth as a healer, an Iyanifa, and a businesswoman. She has deeply blessed my life — and the lives of so many others.
She is one of the many powerful voices I quoted in my book, Meditations Across the King’s River, published in 2024. Her insight is timeless, and her courage is contagious.
A Voice of Healing, Truth, and Ancestral Power
Lately, I’ve been revisiting a Facebook Live conversation we had about two years ago. So many gems surfaced — teachings that are both spiritual and deeply grounded in real life.
In the video, Iya speaks about our connection to the ancestors, reminding us:
Spirit communication doesn’t have to be complicated.
To connect with your ancestors, she offers this sacred guidance:
✨ Set a clear intention ✨ Create sacred space for them to come ✨ Trust the messages
She also shared something deeply personal — how years of people-pleasing manifested in her body as fibroids. And how healing began when she chose to speak up.
Healing Begins When We Speak the Truth
We need to speak up.
We are living in times when right-wing forces are trying to silence our voices and erase our stories. We cannot let them. This is not the time to shrink.
This is the time to remember who we are — and to call on those who walk with us but are unseen.
Our ancestors are near. They are listening. They are speaking.
They want to help us rise, not just for ourselves — but for the generations to come.
Watch the Conversation
Here’s a short video with Iya Omitosin. I encourage you to watch, listen, and reflect.
Are You Listening to the Call of Your Ancestors?
Take a moment to reflect:
— What stories are you being called to share? — Where in your life are you still silencing your truth? — How might your ancestors be guiding you right now?
Let’s Rise — Together
I’m looking forward to hearing from you — your reflections, your stories, your voice.
How was your first day of 2025? What did you do? Who did you spend it with?
And what are your goals for the new year? I spent the day at home with my family.
I’m excited about the new year. I’ll be working on my documentary film in 2025, and I’ll also be leading small groups to sacred sites of Nigeria and Benin. (If you’re interested in coming let me know).
Be focused as you move forward in 2025. Be determined. Be dedicated.
I also think it’s important to have a mentor in the area you wish to grow in. A mentor’s job is not only to guide, but to push you out of your comfort zone.
I have spiritual mentors, financial mentors, and business mentors.
This photograph was taken during my travels in Nigeria last month. This man is a mentor to many. He’s a babalawo, or traditional priest in the Ifa spiritual tradition of the Yoruba people. Like many of the elders I met, he’s been practicing his craft since childhood, and he’s still fully committed.
One of his gifts is teaching the art of divination. During one of his sessions, he was trying to help a student understand how everything in the universe and in divination ebbs and flows. It always has and always will.
“Life zigzags,” he said over and over again. You need to remember this as you move forward in 2025. “Life will zigzag.”
Don’t begin 2025 thinking everything should magically go your way. It won’t.
Life will zigzag, but it can be fun. This is where the growth happens. Maybe your ancestors have a better plan.
Get a mentor. Stay focused. Stay in the game.
Let’s see what 2025 has in store for us. I will be here to support you. Love James
Here’s the link to the article in Business Insider: Business Insider
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First published in 2019, Meditations Across The King’s River stood as a vibrant celebration of African culture, spirituality, history, and cuisine, attracting readers worldwide. The second edition of the book delves even deeper into Weeks’ extraordinary life experiences, featuring updated chapters on ancestral guidance, encounters with activists in Bermuda, his journey into trading and beekeeping, and the unexpected revelation of a familial tie to the late legendary actress Cicely Tyson.
Thank you for being a part of my journey. We are grateful for your support.
My friend, Simone, had to hit rock bottom before she fully embraced her spiritual gifts.
“I was scared, and fear took over,” she told me during a FB talk last year. “I was focused on what other people would think.”
Simone is a spiritual medium; she connects with ancestors to help guide people through life.
But coming from a middle-class, church-going family in Barbados made it challenging for Simone to open up as she stepped into the work she has been called to do.
Simone’s journey is interesting to me because she loved her former career as an event planner in the travel and leisure industry.
But Spirit had other plans for her.
Simone says we learn valuable lessons when “we are in the valley and our faith is in the dirt.”
What gifts do you have? What do you feel called to do?
If you’re not sure there’s no need to worry or rush because I’m confident that your destiny will be revealed in time. I was in my early forties when an African shaman told me I was destined to be an Ifa priest and diviner.
Once you have clarity about what you feel called to do, pursue it with conviction, discipline and commitment. “Trust and obey,” says Simone.
What do you plan to do with your gift in 2023? Have confidence! There’s nothing to fear. We are all blessed in different ways.
Your gift might be exactly what the universe needs right now. What you have to offer is priceless.
Simone says that when you are walking in your truth, the opinions of others no longer matter. “Who will be for you, will be there when you make that shift,” she says.
“Trust your intuition,” says Simone. “Trust your feelings.”
There are eleven months left in 2023. Don’t let fear stop you from living your best life.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this message. Blessings to you in all your endeavors.
