In this vibrant, experiential course, Yoruba scholar, Ethnic Studies professor, and Ifa priest, Oloye Obafemi Origunwa, MA will introduce African Americans to the fundamentals of Yoruba spirituality as a way to reclaim our ancestral heritage and cultural identity. In this course, your instructor will integrate Yoruba philosophy, archetypal psychology, and principles of Hoodoo to help reactivate your ancestral memory. In the process, you will explore five stages of restoring the African mind, the aim of which is to become whole and deliver on the Ancestral Promise.

Are you ready for another round of the Obi Certification Clinic? This is the perfect gateway practice for receiving Ile Ori or Isefa. Likewise, Obi Certification is ideal for those who already have a consecrated shrine and want to perform OSE. To qualify you must make a LIVE video of yourself in the School of Orisa Studies Facebook group, reciting the following: The 7 day and 4 day worship calendars Ijuba Oriki Esu, Egungun, Ori This is a digital course with printed material.

In this very special series, we explore Vodun as a way of catalyzing personal growth in all aspects of mind, body, and spirit. The concepts presented in the Introduction to Vodun Spirituality grow out of the Vodun tradition as it is practiced in Benin and provide us with an extraordinary framework for navigating the unprecedented challenges of modern life.

Welcome to our class on Ifa Medicine, Charms and Protection!!! This will serve as a definitive guide to understanding the dynamic world of charms, preparations and protection. Your lead instructor will be Chief Lanre Okemuyiwa, the Apesin Awo of Gbagura land, Abeokuta. He is a well-respected babalawo, who is versed in a range of Ifa medicines and the sacred texts that give birth to them. Chief Lanre is the author of two acclaimed books on Orisa Lifestyle; Ori The Supreme Divinity and Ato: Ifa Methodology. Ifa Medicine, Charms and Protection is broken into 4 primary lessons: What is Ifa Medicine? Who is Osanyin? Four categories of charms and Four types of protection This content will detail who uses Ifa medicines, charms and protection, why medicinal knowledge is essential to Orisa Lifestyle, as well as various approaches to traditional healing. You are in for an extraordinary journey into the heart of Ifa Medicine!