Orisa Lifestyle Academy

03/01/2026

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03/01/2026

Sekere summons the king to dance! My lord, arise to dance to the sound of Sekere!

03/01/2026

Eku Ojo Ose!

I greet you on the day of Obatala!

He is the master artist of Olódùmarè.

Great King of Ifon.

He is the deity who creates as he sees fit.

Heeepa Orisa!

02/28/2026

Patience is making internal preparation for the moment of action.

It is what you do to maintain a state of readiness to respond to opportunity or calamity alike.

In other words, patience is not inertia. It is not passive motionless.

Patience is being still long enough to internalize the power of the moment. So, patience means being present.

Only by being present can you participate in reality.

When you lack patience, you retreat into the past or flee into the future, when the solution to your problem can only be realized in the present.

Live the medicine.

Obafemi Origunwa, MA | www.obafemi.com

02/28/2026

Red is hot! Like pepper, like fire, like roses, red is never understated. It is bold and expressive by nature.

Not surprising, all of the orisa associated with the color red are volatile; Ogun, Sango and Obaluaye are among the more well-known deities who adorn themselves in red. All of them are notorious for their explosive tendencies.

In the case of Ogun, for example, we pray, 'May we not see the redness of your eyes, baba!'

What other orisa are associated with the color red? What is their nature?What is their role in the pantheon?

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02/28/2026

02/28/2026

What we build together is bound to turn out better than what we manage to build by ourselves. Yoruba tradition is made strong by creating pathways for men to work as one, in support of a common goal. Consider, for example, the creation of human beings; it was Esu who gathered the sand used to make the clay, which Obatala sculpted. It was Ogun who made the skeleton and Orunmila who gave them the blueprint for success.

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02/28/2026

Oya, the charming
Divine consort of Sango,
Gorgeous beauty who grows a beard for battle,
Lovely lady who dons pants and charges into battle for her husband—

Your beauty is out shined only by your loyalty—Courageous woman of Ira, who dotes on her children.

Today on your day of worship, I salute you!

Please endow us all with unswerving loyalty to our personal destinies.

Help us find the courage to defend the throne of our family lineages.

Mother of nine, where are your devotees? We are here, o!!!

02/27/2026

I believe in Ifa. I practice Orisa Lifestyle at home, in the shrine and in my community work as well. So, why do I precaution people against the reckless passion for initiation?

Part of it has to do with my own Odu Ifa, which offers many valuable teachings on the primacy of Olodumare, character and destiny over all else.

In one instance, the Orisa themselves were so enamored of their powers that they even told Olodumare that they could manage the universe without his support.

Olodumare queried them; ARE YOU SURE?

The Orisa claimed that they were sure.

At that moment, Olodumare withdrew himself from the universe, causing the whole system to come to a grinding halt!

The Orisa cried out for help at which point Olodumare reminded them that they are not the source, but the sustainers of universal power.

Ultimate reality is with Olodumare.

At the moment that your soul determined to manifest into the third dimension, your Ori selected a destiny and a portion of Olodumare's infinite wisdom was imparted to you.

You feel it and know it on a cellular level. Sometimes, you become impatient in your rush to grab ahold of it, claim it and make use of it.

Again the Holy Odu IrosunOse teaches:

We knelt down and chose our destinies
We arrived on earth and became impatient
Destiny cannot be rechosen
Until we return to the earth
This was Ifa's declaration
to the people of Isansabe
When they were longing for good things
Greet the hunter with hiiin
haa-hiin-haa
Greet the hunter with hiiin
- Holy Odu IrosunOse

One way that we get ahead of ourselves and try to rush our destinies is through initiation, which is only as effective as our character and our destinies allow it to be.

Initiation does not change your original choice. It cannot change your identity.

Living the medicine means cultivating a clear vision of your spiritual identity and creating a lifestyle that supports the aspect of ultimate reality that you selected in the heavenly realm.

Aboru aboye abosise

Obafemi Origunwa, MA | www.ObafemiO.com

02/27/2026

The one who says it cannot be done is not allowed to obstruct the one who is actually doing it! The moment you take a position, there will be opposition. This is the nature of life. Without resistance, you cannot become stronger.

So, do not be distracted by your adversaries, opponents and detractors. Instead, let them strengthen your focus on the mission that brought you to life! Remember, destiny is greater than circumstances. Let your ori continue to place you beyond the reach of your enemies! Àse!

They will think it is because of charms! Let them declare that you are using sorcery! They don’t know that it is merely the power of your ori! Ori is your creator, not man! It is ori alone! Let your ori be as strong as Ogun, and as wise as Orunmila! Àse!

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02/27/2026

Ifa provides solutions, but in order to apply them to your circumstance or environment, you have to stop looking for problems. Too much effort is going into tearing people down. Not enough effort is being made to build people up. It's not as simple as being nice or having a positive outlook. No! It's really and truly about adopting a vision of what our tradition can do to create a better life for you, your family and your community.

Ifa says, Eniyan (human beings) were chosen by Olodumare to help bring about the Good Condition. That is our purpose, according to the Holy Odu Irosunwori. More precisely, the verse goes into detail about the ways in which we are called to use wisdom to adequately govern the world, sacred service to uplift the needy and altruism to increase the world's prosperity.

Ultimately, once we help bring about the Good Condition, we will be free from the cycle of rebirth. Likewise, we will set the stage for Olodumare to manifest even greater blessings here on earth.

This is, by my estimation, a worthwhile aspiration. It is the greatest incentive to serve. Stop looking for problems long enough to focus on solutions. Wisdom does not denigrate; nor does it divide. When Ifa speaks, people are healed, conflicts are resolved and development happens. Why?
Because Ifa articulates the wisdom of the universe, which tends towards order, balance and harmony.
Live the medicine.

Obafemi Origunwa, MA | ObafemiO.com