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kemetic-dreams · 4 months

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Babaaláwo or Babalawo in West Africa (Babalao in Caribbean and South American Spanish and Babalaô in Brazilian Portuguese) literally means "father of secrets" in the Yoruba language. It is a spiritual title that denotes a high priest of the Ifáoracle. Ifá is a divination system that represents the teachings of the ÒrìṣàỌrunmila, the Òrìṣà of Wisdom, who in turn serves as the oracular representative of Olodumare.

Functions in society

The Babalawos are believed to ascertain the future of their clients through communication with Ifá. This is done through the interpretation of either the patterns of the divining chain known as Opele, or the sacred palm nuts called Ikin, on the traditionally wooden divination tray called Opon Ifá.

In addition to this, some of them also perform divination services on behalf of the kings and paramount chiefs of the Yoruba people. These figures, holders of chieftaincy titles like Araba and Oluwo Ifa in their own right, are members of the recognised aristocracies of the various Yoruba traditional states.

People can visit Babalawos for spiritual consultations, which is known as Dafa. The religious system as a whole has been recognized by UNESCO as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity."

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fawnuh · 5 months

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I drew Pooky holding Pooky

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sacred-goddess7 · 6 months

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..Where you come to unlock main character energy 🙏🏾🧘‍♂️📿🕯️🌱

#help reblog Tumblr family ❤️

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imaginaryfanasylum · 5 months

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#imaginary friend asylum #meme #Imaginary Friend Asylum #ifa

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taki-is-an-artist · 4 months

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Can we see Polo? (He's my favorite he's so silly)

Polo: "I swear sometimes I believe my existence here is merely for this dehumanizing humor.."

Niccolo: "It's not Polo.. we've been over this."

Polo: "THEN STOP CALLING ME GAY!"

Edward: "Then stop acting like your so happy and dramatic!"

The children find entertainment in picking on each other and their friends, and nobody is safe from it. Especially not Polo.

((OOC: I had so much fun with this little shitpost, and this is a friendly reminder ALL the imaginary friends and ALL children can be asked questions as well!!))

#nightime imagination au #imaginary friend asylum #the friends we left behind #ifa #tfwlb #original art #art #artists on tumblr #traditional drawing #traditional illustration #traditional art #au #ask blog #ask #answered

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cartooemcanhis · 4 months

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ifa chaos

#imaginary friend asylum #ifa #the friends we left behind #tfwlb

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karmicstar · 2 years

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#knowledge #wisdom #spirituality #karmicstar #orisha #yoruba #obatala #ifa

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jeneka · 9 months

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"Les vents d'Oya", acrylic on paper, 21 X 29,7 cm

#Oya #art #acrylicpainting #illustration #characterdesign #my art #painting #hoodoo #santeria #ifa #yoruba #orishas #afro art #melaninartist #black goddess #black spirituality #ancestors

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charlotteee013 · 7 months

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#ifa #ifa 2023 #eye massager #eyes #health #fitness #wellness #healthy lifestyle #smart living #healthy living #healthy life #lifestyle #health and wellness #eyestrain

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ifayanmi-blog · 10 months

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#oshun #orisha #Obatala #ogun #Esu #yemoja #shango #ifa

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asksomeimaginaryfriends · 3 months

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Welcome to the blog!

Ask the imaginary friends whatever you please.

Rules: No nsfw/suggestive asks. This blog contains my own headcanons as well as canon material, so please do not complain about my hcs pls lol. Magic anons are allowed, but the max amount of asks they can last for is 6.

Note that this blog takes place around the same time as tfwlb! :)

#the friends we left behind #ifa #imaginary friend asylum #tfwlb #imaginary friends #pooky #polo #marco #twistee #smudge #dolly #pixie #the ghost of the asylum

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kemetic-dreams · 1 year

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THE IFA CONCEPT OF SOCIOLOGY

Yoruba culture has used the Ifa paradigm of the cosmos as the basis for building their major cities. The structure of the Yoruba Nation was a federation of city states. Each city was ruled by an Oba. In ancient times the Oba was never seen by his subjects, so he became the invisible nucleus of the circle that formed the city. He was surrounded by a female council of elders called Odu and a predominantly male council of elders called Ogboni. The city itself was supported by male and female work parties who tended to divide their labor along gender lines. The men were traditionally farmers and the women traditionally controlled the market place. Both men and women participated in craft guilds that preserved the techniques used in the arts. The cities were built in a circular formation with the compound of the Oba at the center. The symbolic image of Yoruba culture appears as follows:

There is some archeological evidence in the Yoruba cities of Ile Ife and Oyo that suggests that this design was used as the basis for the actual layout of those cities. The extent to which this occurred in other cities has not been thoroughly researched. It does appear that this structure was used in pre-colonial times as the basis for establishing political and religious institutions both of which were built upon the cosmological model found in Ifa.

Variations on this structure involved the system of establishing the location for sacred shrines. The system is called Gede which is a very old form of astrology. In Gede the path of solar bodies and planets is marked in relationship to the ways that they transverse the landscape. Celestial bodies are believed to enhance the ase (inherent power) of natural forces that arise from the Earth. By correlating the influences of Olorun and Ile, the ancient diviners were able to consecrate their shrines in places that reflected the essence of specific Odu.

Earth (ile) was considered a reflection of Heaven (Orun) and the layout of Yoruba cities was designed to make them mirrors of the cosmic order. The religion of Ifa originally comes from the city of Ile Ife. In lfa scripture, Ile Ifa is described as the original home of humans. The words: "Ile Ife” translate to mean; "Spreading Earth." So Ile Ife is a city and it is any place where land formed on Earth that allowed for human evolution to take place. Ifa scripture also refers to Ile Ife as a Spiritual place. It is the home for those ancestors who have returned to Source.

D. THE IFA CONCEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Perhaps the most accessible manifestation of Odu is through the portal of individual consciousness. Ifa teaches that Odu represent the energy patterns that create consciousness. They are analogous to what Carl Jung called archetypes of the collective unconscious. Jung believed that there exists a set of primal patterns that form the content of self-perception and place the self in relationship to the world. According to Jung, these patterns remain abstract until the unconscious gives them a cultural and personal context. In both Jungian psychology and the Ifa concept of consciousness, Odu (archetypes) can be revealed through dreams, where they take on personal qualities and manifest as mythic drama. By grasping this particular manifestation of Odu, Ifa teaches that it is possible to create internal balance which is the foundation of living in harmony with Nature.

Ifa psychology is linked to the concept of ori. The literal translation of ori is "head." This is a limited definition because ori also implies consciousness and Ifa cosmology teaches that all Forces in Nature have ori or consciousness.31 Because Ifa believes in reincarnation, every ori forms a polarity with ipori. The ipori is the eternal consciousness that exists in Orun (Heaven).32 It is the ipori that forms the link between past and future lives. If a scripture describes the ipori as the perfect double of ori. According to Ifa cosmology, every ori makes an agreement with Olorun prior to each incarnation.33 This agreement outlines the type of life that is to be lived and the lessons that are to be learned in a given lifetime. At the moment of birth the content of this agreement is lost to conscious thought. Part of the process of establishing internal balance is viewed as the task of remembering the original agreement between ori and Olorun.

This agreement is the source of individual destiny. Because divination is considered a method for discovering destiny, all divination based on Ifa is related to the question of enhancing the alignment between ori and ipori.

The link between ori and ipori lies within ori inu.35 The Yoruba words; "ori inu" translate to mean; "inner head." This is a reference to what Jung called the individual consciousness or self. Ori inu is the nucleus of that circle of Forces that creates self-awareness.

In addition to the polarity between ori and ipori, ori inu is the center point of the polarity between ara and emi. Ara is the physical body. Ifa psychology includes the heart (okan) and the emotions (egbe) as part of the physical self. According to lfa, the nature of one's ipori can only be grasped if the head and the heart are in alignment. In other words, the mind and the emotions must be in agreement if spiritual insight is to occur. Similarly, Jung understood that a conflict between the mind and the emotions is one of the sources of mental illness.36 In Ifa this conflict is called ori ibi. It is difficult to make a literal translation of ori ibi, but the term suggests a lack of alignment between ori and ipori. When the ori and ipori are functioning as one, it creates a condition called ori ire. A literal translation of ori ire would be; "wise head." .Jung referred to this condition as individuation, which was his basis for defining mental health.37

Ara or the physical body exists in polarity with emi. The Yoruba word emi means; "breath.” Ifa teaches that the breath of life comes from Olodumare and contains the eternal essence of consciousness. Emi in this context would translate to mean; "soul." The Ifa symbol of self would appear as follows:

#ifa #vodun #kemetic dreams #traditional african religion #african spirituality #african culture #west africa #odunlade adekola #ori #orunmila #oya

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deploygirlfriend · 2 months

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I don't believe this is anywhere on YouTube, but here's Pixie singing the Prisoner's Song for those who actually want to hear her vocals- And JUST her vocals-

I do have the instrumental of the Prisoner's Song from her level, but it's awkwardly cut into two parts instead of being one whole .OGG, and since idk how it's supposed to sound, it's hard to make an accurate full song.

#imaginary friends asylum #the friends we left behind #IFA #TFWLB

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lawleitleerskov · 10 months

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Remember even in the darkest times you are never alone

The spirits, your ancestors, and the Orishas themselves walk beside you

With them by your side nothing can block your path for long

Ashe