It’s a Celebration! – (Rick James/Dave Chappelle Voice) When I was little, birthday parties were a big deal. My mom decorated cakes. {I imagine that if she would have kept going, she’d be one of those bakers making cakes that we watch in videos.} She did the whole shabang…cakes, treats, a meal, games, etc. Friends would get invitations and show up to celebrate me on my birthday. I loved celebrating my birthday as a child, even as a teen. When I got older, I was searching for

Black Woman crying lightning Disclaimers: This is not medical advice. This is my own personal experiece. Go to therapy. I totally wish that I had a therapist to support me in moments slike this. Take your meds. I may no longer be on medication, but that is my personal jourey. Care for your mental health in the ways that you need to. Timing This morning I am hosting my first personal Oshun festsival. Seems fitting that I would be honoring the Orisha of sweetness at a time whe

Today Is a Good Day to Start Personal Bookkeeping This morning I woke up and sat down with my journal. I'm trying to get into a better habit of journaling, and as I was writing, I remembered that today is the Day of Commerce. The day of money. The day of wealth. The day of resources. And one of my first thoughts was: "When am I going to sit down with my money today?" That may sound simple, but it is actually a significant shift for me. In my personal Odu, I need systems and s

Happy Mother’s Day I often consider what it means to be a mother. I learned that in Yorùbá land, all little girls are addressed as Ìyá because they are all representations of mother. I think that is such a beautiful thing. It speaks not only to the mantle of motherhood itself, but to the sacredness of women. On Mother’s Day, I think about all the various types of mothers. The mother who gives birth to children.The mother who fosters children.The mother who adopts children.The

Welcome to the May teaching vlog, and today we’re talking about the moon.

Smoke Cleansing: What I’ve Learned Along the Way Back in 2020, when I was going through my own awakening—like, oh wow, I’m really having a spiritual awakening—one of the first things I kept hearing was: “I need to cleanse my space. I need sage. I gotta get some sage.” And listen… you can’t hear my tone right now, but please understand the level of sarcasm in my voice. Because it was very much like: everybody gotta get sage. That was the narrative. But one of the first things

Here is a preview of what came forward from Ifa for us yesterday. The full summary will be posted in the Temple Otuurupon Gunda Group Alaafia Everyone! Yesterday, during Isan, we were greeted by the Holy Odu Otuurupon Ika. We are blessed to see that this comes through in a positive manifestation, with the predominant blessing of long life/longevity. What are we carrying? Can we bear the load? We went from EjiOgbe - This very masculine energy. Light, action, movement, force,

My personal story When I got my first ancestor reading, I was nervous. I wondered if they were proud of me. The person who did the reading gave me a lot of insight. And what they told me was that my ancestors had a better understanding of religion and spirituality now that they were “on the other side”. So that's the gentle way to put it. What they truly felt was anger. Anger around what they understood of their religion, of religion in general, while they were alive. There w

As I'm finishing up this application I am reflective. The Isan Divination Summary was posted recently. One of the things that was a call out in that divination centered arond self deceit and a defeatist attitude. I think we've all been there before. It just seems like eerything is falling to pieces at the same time. I was watching it happen this time and thinking, " Why does this keep happening to me?" So I sat with it. Did some soul searching. I heard the soltion but I want

Alignment with Good Fortune – The Next 16 Days Alaafia Everyone! Yesterday, during Isan, we were greeted by the Holy Odu EjiOgbe . We are blessed to see that this comes through in a positive manifestation, with the predominant blessing of leadership . What Does Leadership Mean Right Now? Does this mean that in the next couple of weeks you’re about to be in charge of a company or something like that? Not necessarily. The way this energy felt yesterday—especially given everythi

Here is the pdf to download for t reflection to go with the videos highlighting the transits (in part) that are calling us to task at this time. Haven't watched the videos yet: Here's Part I - Here's Part II -

Let’s talk about divination. I was sitting here and considering a post (or posts) I wanted to do today. Specifically a tarot post and then also sharing what Odu I got for the day, when a memory popped in my head. It was the memory of a post about people leaning to heavily on divination. From this point on this is a stream of free thought. So it may or may not land in a sequential concept. What does it mean to lean too heavily on divination? What’s too much considering that we

Today we were greeted with the Holy Odu Ifá Oyeku Ika. Today we are reminded that inner work is a part of the journey and always take care of Èṣù. When casting to see if this came up in good fortune or not, it was easily determined that we are in Ire. Job well done everyone for the work you've been doing. Don't stop! Today we are seeing Ire via Oyeku Méjì. The first thing that came to mind was the prayer, “May there always be good elders.” An end of a cycle is at hand. If you

Alignment with Good Fortune – The Next 16 Days Today we were greeted with the Holy Odu Ifá Ogbè Òkànràn. Today we are reminded that the road is open , and what happens next is within our hands . When casting to see if this came up in good fortune or not, it took all the way to the last moment to make that determination. We are standing on the precipice of something. One wrong step and we could go out of alignment. This is not the time to be indecisive. Making the appropriat

Alignment with Good Fortune – The Next 16 Days Today, we were grateful to come together and receive the wisdom of Ifa that will carry us through the next sixteen days. During this period, we are seeing the Holy Odu Ifa Otuurupon Irosun in alignment with Good Fortune through Irosun Oyeku , and the primary blessing highlighted is Omo/Children —both literal and symbolic. If you are reading this on the blog, what follows is a general summary of key verses and themes that emerge

This morning I am thinking about the conversation we had last night during Odu Study group about the two Odu for us in 2026. For the entire Egbe it is Odi Osa. For us as an individual Temple it is Ose Obara. Both came to us in alignment with good fortune. We talked about how the two would interplay in our life throughout this year. This morning I am inspired by one of my students in the class, Ifakemi. She talked about lightning and how it forms. So this morning I'm learning

Alaafia Everyone - Here is the summary of the messages received for this Itadogun. This is the Odu that is for the entire Egbe. Going forward Isan Divination will only be available live to community members. Recaps will be posted in part in the Blog area. Aboru aboye abosise Irentegbe Temple and aborisha family. Greetings to you all. Today, the holy Odú Òtúrá Ògúndá returned. A reminder that we are not yet done with the wisdom from this holy Odú. Verse 1: They did much evil

Happy New Year! We are excited that we were able to begin the year on this day of mysteries AND Isan. One of the reasons that I did not do an Odu Ifa for the year is because I knew Isan fell on today. The Wisdom of Ifa that we received as a community should be carried through the year in conjunction with the World Ifa Odu, and our upcoming Odunfa casting (Week of February 21) for Temple Otuurupon Gunda. If you are reading this in the Sacred Grove Blog, it is only a brief summ

Alaafia Everyone! Today we were honored to sit and hear the wisdom of Ifa for the community. Today Ifa spoke to us through the Holy Odu Ifa Oyeku Irosun in Ire. Oyeku Irosun Oyeku Irosun came to us today in Ire through the Holy Odu Ifa Ogbe Obara . The primary Ire that came forward was the Ire of Longevity. Quick Insights Long Distance Travel Elevated consciousness/thought Religion/Philosophy/Culture Freedom Success Practicality/Grounded Legacy/Authority Home/family Traditio

Alaafia Everyone - Here is the summary of the messages received for this Itadogun. This is the Odu that is for the entire Egbe. I will be doing the divination for Isan on Monday, December 15. For those who would like to be present to hear the word of Ifa for the Collective you are welcome to join us live on zoom. I'll be opening the space with veneration at 2pm EST and then going into divination immediately after. You must be present via Zoom to hear the divination portion.