Join us on November 4th for Ifa & Orisha workshops with Chief Sekou Alaje. Chief Alaje will also be available for consultations.
Join us on November 3rd for Ifa & Orisha workshops with Chief Sekou Alaje. Chief Alaje will also be available for consultations.
Obatala Worship Day Greetings, Obatala is the Orisa of Peace, obatala reminds us that before we pray for money we should pray for peace of mind first. All the wealth in the world will never compare to peace of mind. Value your peace and you will attract money to you.
We give thanks to Olodumare, Ifa, Osun and all the Irunmole for allowing for another successful and blessed trip home to Osogbo. We were able to experience the blessings of another blessed festival season and celebrate with our family in Osogbo. Here is a re-cap of some of the great moments experienced.
A few pictures of Chief Awosanmi with family of Idin Ileke Temple in Osogbo. Family is the wealth of Life.
Chief Awosanmi pictured with his Oluwo Baba Agbongbon and his family
Ifa and Orisa Workshop lead By Chief Sekou Alájé. Held at the 256 Healing Arts Center in Brooklyn, New York. Live Streaming Options Available. This workshop provides the viewer a practical and hands on educational experience. Honoring Ifa and Orisa with obi, song, and dance. Culminating with an insightful lecture about Ifa and Orisa. Knowledge is Power!
Ogun Worship Day greetings. Ogun is the Orisa of many things and self determination and wealth are a couple. Ogun has shown us that when we have the drive, discipline and self determination wealth is sure to follow. Don’t give up and whatever your dreams are and the spirit of wealth will surely find you and bless you abundantly. This is a clip of Chief Awosanmi playing Ogun drums of the Elebuibon family in Osogbo, Nigeria, during The Araba Ifayemi Elebuibon Festival 2019. Ogun Ye!
Ifa teaches us that our culture, philosophy and spiritual practice is a sustainable way of life. It provides a guide line to live life in a fruitful and productive way. Plant the seed and harvest the fruit. Our children are the fertile soil. Plant the seed of Ifa in them today. Ifa Heepa oo !
Come celebrate the children of our community and give offerings to Egbe Orun. Bring gifts to the children and offerings for Egbe and lets celebrate another year of community!
The key to life is finding your soulmates. Not romantic soulmates but the id you knew in a past life and meet again in this one. So glad to meet you all again in this life. Looking forward to meet more family too! Ile Ogundase
It’s time to go to Cuba! Spread the word and let’s connect with our African family in the Diaspora!
On August 8th we celebrated our Oluwo Chief Sekou Awosanmi Alaje’s new year!
“Today I celebrate 19 years of being initiated to Oshun in Matanzas, Cuba by my Godfather Pello Tampanez Ogunbi. I just want to say thank you to Baba Ogunbi and Godfather in Ifa Chief Fakayode Faniyi for your constant teaching, mentoring and development. You have both changed my life and I am forever grateful. Thank you to all my mentors and teachers. Each of you have such a profound impact in my life.
I give thanks to my mother, my wife, my children and family as well. Congratulations to all my godchildren on coming together to make another powerful festival season. May this year be blessed for us all.
Ifa Festival 2019 for our Ifa Temple Ile Ogundase and 256 Healing Arts was such a blessing this year. Thank you to all the people that came out to support, Thank you to all the Babalawo, Iyanifa, and Olorisa that came out. Thank you to performing artists Amma What, Oshun, Nakeeba Amaniyea. You all were amazing. To all the Ile Ogundase temple members for coming together and making this event so special. May Ifa bless us all with a wonderful year. Photos by Solwazi Afi Olusola.
Oshun Festival 2019 for Ile Osunfikayo and 256 Healing Arts was such a blessing. Our mother has anointed us with another magical festivity. Thank you to all the elders, ale’s and to all the people that made the journey to the river. It was a wonderful blessing. May Osun open the way for another powerful year.
Ifa Festival for our Ifa Temple Ile Ogundase and 256 Healing Arts was such a blessing this year. Thank you to all the people that came out to support. Thank you to all Babalawo, Iyanifa and Olorisa that came out. Thank you to performing artists, Amma What, Oshun NYC, Nakeeba Roots, you all were amazing. To all the Ile Ogundase temple members for coming together and making this event so special. May Ifa bless us all with a wonderful year.
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Come out and enjoy free food, music and drinks! Its festival season!
We had an amazing time supporting our siSTARs at the Urban Bush Women SLI this week! We played and sang and danced for Oya, class taught by Kelly White.
We are so proud of our sisters OSHUN NYC for the release of their single ‘Blessings on Blessings’ Check out the video and bump this all of July!
We have so many exciting events, workshops and festivals planned for the month of July! There is nothing like coming together to give praise to the Most High and our Great Mother for supporting us in this past year. Coming up we have our Oshun Workshop Series where we will discuss topics such as ‘Oshun the Healer’ ‘Oshun=Water’ and Oshun, The Giver of Life. We also have an amazing retreat where we will be communing with nature and giving thanks and praise to Oshun where she is found in nature, the river. Come out and allow the healing and refreshing waters of our Great Mother carry you into this next year! Ore Yeye ooo!