Yemoja / Olokun: Ifa and the Spirit of the Ocean - Softcover

Awo Fa'lokun Fatunmbi

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9780942272338: Yemoja / Olokun: Ifa and the Spirit of the Ocean

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ISBN 10: 0942272331 ISBN 13: 9780942272338

Publisher: Original Pubns, 1993

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Yemoja/Olokun is the name is the name of two spiritual forces in the West African religious tradition called "Ifa". The word Yemoja is an elision of the Yoruba Oriki (praise name ) " Yeye mo oja ", which means " Mother of Fish". The word "Olukun" is a contraction of Olohun meaning "owner", and "okun" meaning "ocean". Both of these words are the names given to describe a complex convergence of Spiritual Forces that are key elements in the Ifa concept of fertility. Those Spritual Forces that form the foundation of Yemoja and Olokun's role in the Spirit Realm relate to the relationship between water and birth.

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About the Author:

Awo Baba Falokun Fatunmbi is a white North American, who at the age of 38 visited Nigeria with the purpose of studying the Yoruba traditions Ifa Orisa. Baba got the initiation in Ifa in Ode Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria in Ile Ogunti Ode Remo. For 25 years Baba has been traveling around Nigeria, collecting little by little the Ifa knowledge. His main teacher became Adebolu Fatunmise, who was initiated at the age of 7 in Ifa (Kekere Awo a young Babalawo). During the initiation of Adebolu Fatunmise at the moment of reading it was foretold that he would teach a white Babalawo in practice and that Babalawo turned out to be Awo Falokun Fatunmbi, the author of a number of books about the Ifa Orisa tradition.

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This is a very short, helpful guide to understanding Yemoja / Olokun. The book discusses the differences and similarities between the Orisha and provides prayers and offering suggestions. It would be helpful to those either just getting started or as a quick reference for the inititated. --By Cynthia M. Caton "minion" (Ireland)

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