What are the 256 Odu of Ifa?
The 256 Octagram Odu represent the Wisdom of FA.. If you take pairs of the 256, you get 256x256 = 65,536 = 8^6 = 16^4 = 2^16.
One may also ask is ifa divination real?
Ifa divination is practiced by the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria and West Africa. The exact origin of Ifa divination is unknown, but it appears to pre-date Christianity and Islam in West Africa and it continues to be an important part of Yoruba culture in Nigeria and for Africans in America. People also ask can you wear a orula bracelet? You can comfortably wear this amulet protection bracelet all day long. GREAT GIFT IDEA: A thoughtful present for someone you care about. This Orula bracelet comes with a beautiful and handy GIFT BOX for easy gift giving.
What is the African religion Ifa?
Ifa is a faith and divination system with its roots in Olori's family's ancestral homeland, Yorubaland. The region now encompasses the nations of Benin, Togo and Ghana and parts of Nigeria. Like some other religions, Ifa includes magic, the use of traditional medicines and veneration of the dead. What day is elegua?
Is Yoruba a Fulani word?
Yoruba came from the term Yariba which the earliest Hausa/Fulani that had contact with Oyo people called the Oyos. Are Yoruba from Mecca? The origin and existence of the Yoruba race can be traced to their ancient father ODUDUWA who migrated from the ancient city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. During the old Oyo empire, the Yoruba kingship rule gained much popularity and spread across some part south eastern part of Nigeria.
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One name for one religion and another for another. Santeria's roots are ifa and lucumi religion. Ifa is more hardcore.