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The African American Identity Crisis Addressed by the Ifá Oracular Spiritual Science

Kan Fa in the African Vodun tradition
What Does the Ifá Oracle Roots Reading System Say About the Idea by Some New Afrikans that We Come from Amerikkka and Not Afrika?
Afrikan spiritual sciences and oracles like the Yorùbá system of Ifá are profound and are now studied by many non-Afrikans, even to the point of being taught in universities. Initiation into the sacred shrine of Ifá is sought by many, including the previously mentioned non-Afrikans.
There are various levels of divination done by Ifá priests who are called awo – mystery/secret (babaláwo for a male and ìyánífá for a female). One such level is one developed by and for New Afrikans, Afrikans who were displaced by the Maafa (captivity and its horrendous results) is called Ipilẹṣẹ Fá, or “your Foundations/Roots according to Ifá“. You will most often hear the term Roots Reading in reference to the Ipilẹṣẹ Fá. This system was built upon a more ancient Ifá system of divination that is done for a child when she/he comes into the world.
To the left, and Ifá divination board called opọn Ifá with the ikin Ifá, or divination seeds. To the right, an Ifá divination chain called opele.
The beauty of the Ifá Oracle is that it takes human opinion out of the equation. It is the unmitigated truth, and when its messages are followed, as Afrikans, we are returned to true knowledge of self. Awo (Ifá priests), male and female, are expected to be honest and unbiased and to only allow the Oracle to speak. This eliminates false accusations, confirms correct assumptions and dispels incorrect assumptions and opinions. Violation of this code of conduct can bring major spiritual consequences for the Awo.
Not only must you be an initiate of the sacred wisdom divinity Ifá/Ọrúnmìlà to do this reading, but you must be properly and thoroughly trained to do so. As it is its own system within the larger system, it takes a few years of extra training on top of your other regular Ifá priesthood training to be able to execute this profound science that helps people discover who they really are. This system can only be done by trained Ifá priests born in the belly of the Maafa ìtànkálẹ̀ (diaspora) as it is specifically tailored for those whose ancestors were scattered by the Great Disaster of Afrikan captivity. Nobody directly from Afrika is trained in this system, and if you run into one from the continent saying they do Roots Readings then they are lying.
Video breaking down Roots Readings
That being said, unfortunately, all of the elders in the United Snakes who used to do the Roots Readings have passed into the other realm. However, there are for sure two of their students left and one possible (so I’ve heard) that are properly trained to do this intense reading. Of the two for sure, I am one of them.
In short, the Roots Reading tells the New Afrikan where his/her ancestors on both sides came from, when they came here, how they came here, where the landed, the exact year, the exact names, family and personal occupations before and during the Maafa, family names and totems, clan names and totems, social status, and more.
All of that was said to say this. There seems to appear a new fad of misinformation-that-becomes- fact for New Afrikan people every 10-12 years. That new fad-become-fact is that our people are from over here and not from Afrika! Since 6247 AX (2006 on the Gregorian calendar) I have done over 1000 indepth Roots Readings. The other babaláwo I mentioned of the “two-for-sure” mentioned to me he has done at least double that! I asked him had ANY of the results of the Roots Readings he’s done said that the ROOTS of the person sitting in front of him getting the reading were from anywhere in the Americas. He literally laughed because he thought I was joking. Realizing I was serious, he said heck no! Out of the over 1000 Roots Readings I’ve done, not one roots reading said the person’s ancestry was rooted anywhere in the americas!!!
Even the elders who have passed away, and didn’t know about this “we are really from the Americas” fad NEVER mentioned they did a reading of a person’s roots coming from anywhere else but Mãwùfɛ̀ (Afrika).
His Imperial Majesty Agelogbagan Agbovi, author of this article
Ayìnɔn (His Imperial Majesty) Agelogbagan Agbovi, author of this article

We are thankful for the profound truth that has been left to us in the form of Ifá. Ifá exposes truths and lies. Ifá straightens out that which has become crooked. Ifá brings clarity to the Afrikan mind and soul which has been bombarded with so much foreign enemy ideology that many now have a NEW IDENTITY CRISIS. However, for those wishing for clarity on their real identity, know that the Ifá Oracle is here for you.

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Dɔte Consultation: An Ancient African Vodún Philosophy of Properly Utilizing the Flow of Àṣẹ in Our Homes and Buildings

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Dɔte Consultation: An Ancient Afrikan Vodún Philosophy of Properly Utilizing the Flow of Àṣẹ in Our Homes and Buildings

In the Afrikan Vodún tradition as relayed among the Ajã culture (Southern Benin, SW Nigeria, Togo, Southern Ghana), we have the ancient practice of Dɔte. Dɔte literally means “upright, balance”. It is the science of arranging edifices (temples, houses, palaces, markets, kwk) and shrines in their proper directions, building them at the right time, kwk. It additionally deals with properly clearing clutter and spiritually maintaining one’s personal life. It is a science of plants, air quality, balance, direction, and harmony. It is about living in harmony with your environment, with nature, and with spirit. Dɔte includes the use of geographical, cosmological, astronomical, architectural and topographical dimensions.

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Example of what Dɔte may look like in a living room

Dɔte is particularly concerned with the flow of àṣẹ̀, which is the divine substance/energy that vitalizes an flows through humans and nature. All things contain degrees of àṣẹ. Outside of humans, plants have some of the most significant àṣẹ for our environments due to them being the basis of all of our nourishment and balancing the air through photosynthesis. Yet, just as humans and plants have àṣẹ, the places where we do business and lay our heads also contain specific types of àṣẹ. That àṣẹ can flow in a smooth or not so smooth way.

Dɔte takes into account a combination of factors that makes it a potentially powerful source for a harmonious communities, peaceful homes, and successful businesses when properly used. One of the elements used in Dɔte is the effect of the for cardinal directions on a home, domicile, or shrine. During Dɔte consultation, we take into consideration the direction the edifice is facing and which energies are dominate in each of the four directions surrounding it. Some edifices that are already built, may be facing a favorable or a not so favorable energy direction. In the latter case, we use our tools to make the spiritual position of the edifice as positive as possible to increase the positive dissemination and flow of àṣẹ. Why is this important? Amerikkka is a country with a facade of success in the guise of big buildings and aesthetically nice looking houses. However, just one quick peep behind the scenes will show different. A couple of many reasons may be because there is a total lack of culture and spirit employed in the design and erection of these places. This causes a war of energies so to speak. No balance and everything is out of place and in conflict.

Dɔte is about creating and/or maintaining tuto (order), and in many cases, dispelling avajà (disorder). In the case of Dɔte, order represents proper balance and flow.

A Note on Avajà – disorder

Disorder is the absence of order. It is an active sign of something that has probably existed for some time. Disorder is the result of the strong insertion of unnaturalness within and without, what is supposed to be, the natural divine order. It is disturbance of spirit. Disorder is likened to placing a rotten apple in a barrel of fairly healthy apples. It is the nature of the rot to spread sot hat it may thrive/live. If this apple is not removed, if the rot goes undetected, the one apple will spoil the many.

With the removal of disorder and restoration of order, we are now poised to be in less stressful mental conditions, especially in those situations that are by nature stressful (major decisions, whether to buy or sell, kwk).

Ancient Afrikans from Ta Mare (Kemet/Egypt) to the Ajã and Yọrùbá of West Afrika, kwk have had these practices for thousands of years. This is not specific to, nor does it come from, Asian cultures. This is not African Feng Shui. We must quit thinking we have to supplement our culture with foreign ones. If you study your own in-depth, you just may find that your ancestors worked out these concepts on their own 1000s of years ago. A study of history will show that many cultures have and have had geomantic traditions of they own.

16 Kpólí Fá of Vodún
The 16 major Odù Ifá according to the Vodún tradition of the Ajã people

All throughout the Dɔte consultation and assessment, we use the ancient Fá (Ifá) oracular system to guide and root us in our preferred and proper reality. Fá or Ifá as referred to by the Yọrùbá, is our ancient oracle of wisdom. It contains all things related to life in this world and the universe. During Dɔte, one of the 256 Kpólí Fá (Odù Ifá) is revealed and it guides us through the process. The Kpólí Fá/Odù Ifá is a binary system similar to the binary communication system of computers. Each Kpólí has stories and sacred verses in it. In addition, the Kpólí guide us on the directions we should go with building or buying a house, birth, marriage, death, business, kwk. The 256 Kpólí reveal to us the positives and negatives of all situations and let us know of any taboos associated with our mission. On a personal level, we use the Kpólí Fá/Odù Ifá to reveal a person’s destiny and how best to maximize that destiny. This ancient oracle is consulted by a bɔkonɔn which is a Fá priest in Vodún of the Ajã people, and by a babaláwo, which an Ifá priest in the Iṣẹṣẹ tradition of the Yọrùbá people. However, since Dɔte is specific to Vodún, this Fá work would be done by a bɔkonɔn and not a babaláwo.

The 16 major Odù Ifá according to the Yọrùbá Iṣẹṣẹ tradition.

Things used and considered within Dɔte consultation:

– The four cardinal directions and their effect

– A personal Fá reading on the person/family if it’s a house or apartment

– A Fá reading on the business if this is a business

– In relation to previously occupied edifices, a spiritual check on spirits that may still be present and their nature

– Àṣẹ assessment…the nature and degree of flow of the àṣẹ in relation to the edifice overall and per room and how to redirect the flow of negatively flowing àṣẹ

– In relation to those that have shrines, the best places and directions to place those shrines

– What are the governing spirits of the edifice

– The spirits that are dominate in the area and how to remove unwanted spirits

– Proper use of colors

– One’s birth day, birth date, and time of day ine ia born (usually reserved for deeper consultation)

– What spirits and ancestors walk with individuals involved

Cardinal Directions – Wεkε zo εnε (the four cardinal directions)

Zǎnzǎnhwejí – East/red 

Totaligbé – North/blue 

Gbadahwejí – West/black 

Tofɔligbé – South/yellow-gold

Within the cardinal direction conundrum, certain spirits are more dominant than others per direction and situation. So one building/house may facing the same as another, but let’s say 1-2 miles from one another, and yet their eastern directions, for example, may be predominately governed by different spirits – house 1, completely by fire spirits and house 2, a mix of fire and air spirits. We look to see the edifices position to trees, rivers, other buildings, kwk.

In ancient times, when Afrikans ruled the world and were more in their natural state, the Dɔte concept, under various regional and cultural names, was used to plan villages, situate shrines, graves, and the like. The concept of Dɔte is very complicated and would require direct consultation for a deeper overstanding than even the plethora of information given here.

At the end of consultation, we look forward to the Fá oracle saying ɖò alɔjí – things are in order. This is when we would do a final consecration of the edifice. It will be up to the humans involved after that to maintain order.

For those that feel that this type of ancient Afrikan science can enhance their living spaces, their family order, their businesses and business spaces, for those that want to know the spiritual energies that may be surrounding spaces they frequent and more, please feel free to contact us at ekaabokilombo@gmail.com