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Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by watchindelta(m): 9:00pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
i must marry yoruba girl, if nt yoruba then i go for oyinbo girl gbam, that two was my choice since my lil age back then. 1 Like |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by mapet: 9:02pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
I find your submission significantly valid. I believe this should be the focus of leadership. Let's get something clear. Aregbesola's government is simply providing an option with the "Ifa Studies". For those interested, they can go for it. I'm curious many times and in my curiousity I want to know a thing or two, like this Ifa divinity.....I like some of the sayings, peotry and teachings........... but beyond that, thanks but no thanks..........I am a Christian and so are my children afam4eva: If there's one thing i like about Aregbesola, it's the fact that he localizes his government. He tackles what is of interest to his citizens. When other governors are planning on introducing French and Chinese to school, Aregbesola is introducing Ifa to the curricular. Nice one. |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by myola(m): 9:03pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
Arysexy: Hmmmm this people and juju, now i know why hausa muslim dont regard them as true muslims.And see d hausa original Muslim killing in thousands without mercy. Which one will u prefer ? 1 Like |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by PeterKbaba: 9:03pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by mapet: 9:04pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
I was listening to an Ifa worship service on radio one day, can you believe it that they practically mimicked the chrisitan church order of service.........they had their version of the creed, the collect, and other prayers... anonimi: |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Smykell(m): 9:07pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
I welcome d idea and like how osun governor mr rauf is really taking us back to our those ancient thing...but shey d student go dey enter white uniform to IFA class ? Lol |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by holywoman: 9:09pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
its good to promote our culture. well done. |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Nobody: 9:17pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
watchindelta: i must marry yoruba girl, if nt yoruba then i go for oyinbo girl gbam, that two was my choice since my lil age back then. And this is all because of ifa |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by emiye(m): 9:20pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
Hmmmn Ifa, i learnt there is a linkage between Ifa and modern day computing. it uses 0's and 1's and then has numbers like 256 , 1024, 2048, similar to binary system & bits and bytes. 1 Like |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Nobody: 9:24pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
As part of efforts to support the preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage of the Yoruba people, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Japanese Government also signed Trust-in-Fund for the safeguarding of Ifa Divination System. "According to UNESCO, the Ifa Divination System which makes use of an extensive corpus of text and mathematical formula, is practised among Yoruba communities and by the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean" Thanks to the UN, the Japanese government and of course, Gov Aregbesola for trying his best to safeguard the Yoruba culture. 2 Likes |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by afroxyz: 9:25pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
saxywale: |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Nobody: 9:28pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
This United Nations project also aims at ensuring the intergenerational and peer transmission of Ifa through formalizing the transfer of knowledge of Ifa priests through the CREATION OF A SCHOOL. It intends to collect Ifa verses and medicinal recipes in order to ensure the quality of the training and to upgrade the existing documentation. Awareness-raising activities will be organized among the Yoruba to enhance their PRIDE IN THEIR OWN CULTURE as well as to inform people at large of the importance of Ifa. I hope other SW governors would follow aregbe's lead. 1 Like |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by afroxyz: 9:38pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
shymexx: Interesting and praiseworthy...Please where do I get this book? |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Nobody: 9:49pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
youngies: The Osun State Government has announced a comprehensive plan for the state’s secondary school students to study Ifa as one of their subjects.Reading through so many comments its obvious so many did'nt have the patience to read through the post.The Governor did not say anything concerning studying Ifa in secondary schools.He only said that the computers the government would present to secondary school students had an application for Ifa studies. 1 Like |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by MacLovington(m): 9:56pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
If we Africans are going to regain our respect in the comity of nations we should make the world know the advanced culture, science and philosophy that our ancestors developed way before Abrahamic religions and colonialism came. Enough of being copy-cats without original contributions. Ifa is certainly most advanced and can be learnt as an art and science without much opaque mysticism. See how the Koreans, Indians, Japanes, Viet-kongs have all elevated their culture/religion, cuisine etc that many Westerners now proudly claim to be Buddhists,Hare Krishna, Shinto and happily declare Chinese as their favourite food. What stop us exporting idika ikon, amala, starch and egbagba, poundo iyan and above all garrium pulverate and epa! 2 Likes |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Sike(m): 10:05pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
The ruturn of Orunmila... Orunmila in the making. 1 Like |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by MacLovington(m): 10:06pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
Smart jeezy: I know some ifa like:.EJI OGBE... OKANRAN MEJI... Greatness/success but beware-enemies, I think IKA MEJI has similar meaning OYEKU MEJI... bad news-linked with death? I used to hear granny discuss these after seeing a deviner...lol...........forgotten all of them now. |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by akinmax: 10:15pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
God bless Governor Aregbe for this,I'm a christain but I 'll like to compare Ifa knowlege with others religious knowledge . |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Nobody: 10:25pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
afroxyz: Amazon or ebay... It's an interesting book and it provides insightful information on what Ifa divinity and its polytheism is all about... The head/crown(ori) is the most important part of the body and it controls everything we do(more or less the "kingdom of God"... Orunmila(third eye) is higher consciousness.. and ayanmo is destiny... |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Nobody: 10:39pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
Sexywale Eleda/ori basically means the same thing, no?? |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by FrenchyL(m): 10:41pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
This is a waste of time! Why is so much being spent to enhance the study of some dead god?? Aren't there more lofty things to study? It is all juju worship as far as I know and it won't produce anything good. Mshewww |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Xfactoria: 10:42pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
This whole thing just makes me laugh!!! I am Yoruba and from the royal family and one of the things you learn growing up is how to identify with Ifa. But our mothers were opposed to it and imposed Christianity on us and so we abandoned it. Even my father who used to be fanatical about it is now a staunch member of RCCG. Just three weeks ago, on my facebook page, I was relishing some stories from the Yoruba myth on creation that I learnt while growing up. I was just trying to appreciate the depth of our traditional beliefs. Excerpts: "Reminiscing some parts of Yoruba mythology learnt in secondary school: "Ile-Ife is the center of the world, Olodumare sent Orisa Nla or Obatala to create the world, Obatala got drunk with palm-wine and stalled creation, Olodumare sent Oduduwa in the company of 400 deities to conclude the creation of the world". Interesting but soooo incredible!!!" " I think the Yoruba myth, the biblical account of creation and the evolution theory all have a convergence - man is the peak of creation/the last creature. Yoruba myth and the Biblical account all existed before the evolution theory. The biblical order of creation also jives with scientific order of evolution. However, the Yoruba myth and the biblical account both have their sources from divination. Despite that, what I'm trying to point out is the Yoruba's spiritual and philosophical advancement compared to many other human societies in those dark ages. To the best of my knowledge, only the Greeks and the Mayans have similar myths about creation" Never thought Ifa would be something that would now come to the fore today. Anyway, I wish Osun State good luck! 3 Likes |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Nobody: 10:48pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
Why not? Good one from the governor. |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Dee60: 11:03pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
ACN - All together Committed to Nonsense |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by geeez: 11:11pm On Jan 03, 2013 |
I support this with every cell of my Yoruba blood though I'm Christian. Studying Ifa is not the same thing as worshiping Ifa. Who and how you choose to worship should be a matter of choice. |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Slizbeat(m): 12:35am On Jan 04, 2013 |
Am not a yoruba so i would not comment on the part of IFA study. Buh lemme ask, those advocating for the chasing of foriegn religions like christianity and Islam, are you a traditional worshipper? Leave the religions alone, we who pratice it are Okay with it and the God we serve and worship in the religion has being answering our prayers. You are not a christian or muslim by mere copying foriegners but by your belief. Implement IFA but let it not affect the other, simple. 1 Like |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by zo3184: 12:41am On Jan 04, 2013 |
In parts of the Caribbeans and South America especially in Bahia area of Brazil Ifa is already a required curricullum in high school and for the ignoramus among us since we are Africans and we have to hate anything African, I am very sorry Ifa already the most African concept that the world have ever embraced. 2 Likes |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by amor4ce(m): 12:53am On Jan 04, 2013 |
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Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by movmentish(m): 1:06am On Jan 04, 2013 |
saxywale: I see nothing wrong in studying Ifa, It's one of UNESCOs heritage culture. This is highly commendable.No faculty of late night broom flying |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by lagcity(m): 2:50am On Jan 04, 2013 |
movmentish: . This is Ifa, not Harry Potter. Now back to bed! gad, I can't stand these teenagers. 1 Like |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by Yewe2011(m): 2:54am On Jan 04, 2013 |
Arysexy: Hmmmm this people and juju, now i know why hausa muslim dont regard them as true muslims. Who cares? Do you even know what Juju is? or are you just repeating something you heard? besides, Muslims from the Arab world don't consider any Africans as "true Muslims" 1 Like |
Re: Osun Students To Study Ifa – Aregbesola by autchman144(m): 4:37am On Jan 04, 2013 |
Ifalogy 1 Like |
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