Bros, why not open your own thread. You hijacked someone else's thread with your 'never-ending' epistle

saxywale: I see nothing wrong in studying Ifa, It's one of UNESCOs heritage culture. This is highly commendable.
Note: This is not an advertisement


The Ifa Heritage Institute, Nigeria is the only Higher
Education institution in the world that specializes in
the study of all aspects of Yoruba indigenous culture.
In November 2005, UNESCO (United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
proclaimed Ifá as one of the 86 traditions of the world
to be regarded as Masterpieces of the Oral and
Intangible Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO then
enjoined all nations and peoples of the world to give
their unflinching support to these traditions so that
they would not perish.

The Ifa Heritage Institute is a post-secondary
institution in Oyo Town, Oyo State, Nigeria, sponsored
in part by UNESCO and endorsed by the Federal
Government of Nigeria. The objective of the Institute
is the preservation and propagation of Ifá as an
indigenous African body of knowledge within the
settings of a modern and contemporary educational
system.

In the past three years, the Ifa Heritage Institute has
developed programs on Ifa and other aspects of
Yoruba culture, and taught those programs
successfully to three sets of students, two sets of
which have already graduated.

The Institute is grateful to the Japanese Government
for their donation which has enabled us to acquire a
VSAT, video satellite capability. We are hoping to be
able, during the coming academic year, to develop
online programs which will facilitate participation of
interested students from around the world. This will
not preclude international students from coming
physically to Oyo to enroll in our diploma program,
but will be an additional way interested persons can
participate in the program.

FACULTIES of the IFA HERITAGE INSTITUTE are as
follows:

1.Department of Ifá Studies The vastness of the
knowledge contained within the Ifa divination system
is almost unfathomable. In this department, students
will be taught the rudiments of Ifá divination, focusing
especially on chanting and interpretation of Ifá
stories. We would like to preserve the orality of Ifá;
therefore the primary focus of the Faculty of Ifa
Studies is the oral memorization of Ifá literary verses
and the interpretation of the same. There are 256
Odù of Ifá. Each Odù contains 800 stories, yielding a
total of 204,800 stories that deal with different
aspects of Yoruba mythology, history, medicine,
philosophy and other ideas. Each Odù can be
regarded as an oral or unwritten "book" of this
comprehensive compendium of knowledge. Students
will learn verses from each of the 256 Odu, their
meanings and practical application.

2.Department of Languages The languages to be
taught in this department are Yoruba, English,
Spanish, Portuguese and French. This department will
focus on both the oral and written forms of the
Yoruba language so that students who complete the
program would be able to speak the Yoruba language
very well and also be very literate in the subject. The
English language will also not be neglected. The need
to include Portuguese and Spanish is because these
are the two languages which the teeming millions of
Yoruba people in the Diaspora speak, especially in
Cuba and Brazil. Of course, we all know that our
brothers and sisters in Benin and Togo Republic speak
French in addition to the Yoruba language. English
and Yoruba will be compulsory, and each student
should pick one of the remaining three languages.

3.Department of Medicine All the herbs in the
Yoruba floral and fauna are believed to have been
named and categorized by Ifá and his younger
brother Osanyin since very ancient times. In the
Department of Medicine, we will devote our attention
to the study of our indigenous medical practices,
therapeutics and pharmacopia. Time will be devoted
to the identification of medicinal leaves, roots, and
barks of trees, the preparation and administration of
different forms of medicines, and how to diagnose
and treat illnesses in the indigenous African way. The
Ààreèsègùn, chief Medicine Man elected by the entire
community of indigenous healers, will play the lead
role in this department.

4.Department of Performing Arts In the department
of Performing Arts we will teach the music and dance
associated with Ifá in West Africa and in the African
Diaspora, such as bata music, dùndún music, and
music made from iron gongs called agogo, which is
the most favorite dance step of Babalawos and
Iyanifas. Theoretical instruction will be complemented
by real live performances and instruction delivered by
local experts in the respective arts.

5.Department of Indigenous Technology In this
department, we will focus on the mechanisms,
machinery, tools and materials required for the
production of beadworks, metal works/blacksmithing,
calabash-carving, preparation of indigo dye-stuffs,
and other indigenous textile products. Computer
technology and design will also be an important part
of the curricula.

For more information on the Ifa Heritage Institute
please visit
www.ifaheritage.org
or Professor Wande Abimbola's website.
http://www.wandeabimbola.com/ifa-heritage-institute-oyo-nigeria/

Bolt2011: Bros, why not open your own thread. You hijacked someone else's thread with your 'never-ending' epistle

Thanks for bringing that to my notice..Mr wannabe moderator.

I have to make out time to study this Ifa one of these days. I think every Yoruba person should endeavour to do same.


@Babyosisi, you need to chill yo.... Going round different threads calling people's religious beliefs 'juju' is condescending to say the least. Live and let live.

Most replies on this thread make me wonder what type of youth we have, people who are not patient enough to read the contennt but base their judgement on what they see on the headline. Try to read the WHOLE thing before commenting.

Ífá olókun asòròdayò

saxywale: I see nothing wrong in studying Ifa, It's one of UNESCOs heritage culture. This is highly commendable.
Note: This is not an advertisement


The Ifa Heritage Institute, Nigeria is the only Higher
Education institution in the world that specializes in
the study of all aspects of Yoruba indigenous culture.
In November 2005, UNESCO (United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
proclaimed Ifá as one of the 86 traditions of the world
to be regarded as Masterpieces of the Oral and
Intangible Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO then
enjoined all nations and peoples of the world to give
their unflinching support to these traditions so that
they would not perish.

The Ifa Heritage Institute is a post-secondary
institution in Oyo Town, Oyo State, Nigeria, sponsored
in part by UNESCO and endorsed by the Federal
Government of Nigeria. The objective of the Institute
is the preservation and propagation of Ifá as an
indigenous African body of knowledge within the
settings of a modern and contemporary educational
system.

In the past three years, the Ifa Heritage Institute has
developed programs on Ifa and other aspects of
Yoruba culture, and taught those programs
successfully to three sets of students, two sets of
which have already graduated.

The Institute is grateful to the Japanese Government
for their donation which has enabled us to acquire a
VSAT, video satellite capability. We are hoping to be
able, during the coming academic year, to develop
online programs which will facilitate participation of
interested students from around the world. This will
not preclude international students from coming
physically to Oyo to enroll in our diploma program,
but will be an additional way interested persons can
participate in the program.

FACULTIES of the IFA HERITAGE INSTITUTE are as
follows:

1.Department of Ifá Studies The vastness of the
knowledge contained within the Ifa divination system
is almost unfathomable. In this department, students
will be taught the rudiments of Ifá divination, focusing
especially on chanting and interpretation of Ifá
stories. We would like to preserve the orality of Ifá;
therefore the primary focus of the Faculty of Ifa
Studies is the oral memorization of Ifá literary verses
and the interpretation of the same. There are 256
Odù of Ifá. Each Odù contains 800 stories, yielding a
total of 204,800 stories that deal with different
aspects of Yoruba mythology, history, medicine,
philosophy and other ideas. Each Odù can be
regarded as an oral or unwritten "book" of this
comprehensive compendium of knowledge. Students
will learn verses from each of the 256 Odu, their
meanings and practical application.

2.Department of Languages The languages to be
taught in this department are Yoruba, English,
Spanish, Portuguese and French. This department will
focus on both the oral and written forms of the
Yoruba language so that students who complete the
program would be able to speak the Yoruba language
very well and also be very literate in the subject. The
English language will also not be neglected. The need
to include Portuguese and Spanish is because these
are the two languages which the teeming millions of
Yoruba people in the Diaspora speak, especially in
Cuba and Brazil. Of course, we all know that our
brothers and sisters in Benin and Togo Republic speak
French in addition to the Yoruba language. English
and Yoruba will be compulsory, and each student
should pick one of the remaining three languages.

3.Department of Medicine All the herbs in the
Yoruba floral and fauna are believed to have been
named and categorized by Ifá and his younger
brother Osanyin since very ancient times. In the
Department of Medicine, we will devote our attention
to the study of our indigenous medical practices,
therapeutics and pharmacopia. Time will be devoted
to the identification of medicinal leaves, roots, and
barks of trees, the preparation and administration of
different forms of medicines, and how to diagnose
and treat illnesses in the indigenous African way. The
Ààreèsègùn, chief Medicine Man elected by the entire
community of indigenous healers, will play the lead
role in this department.

4.Department of Performing Arts In the department
of Performing Arts we will teach the music and dance
associated with Ifá in West Africa and in the African
Diaspora, such as bata music, dùndún music, and
music made from iron gongs called agogo, which is
the most favorite dance step of Babalawos and
Iyanifas. Theoretical instruction will be complemented
by real live performances and instruction delivered by
local experts in the respective arts.

5.Department of Indigenous Technology In this
department, we will focus on the mechanisms,
machinery, tools and materials required for the
production of beadworks, metal works/blacksmithing,
calabash-carving, preparation of indigo dye-stuffs,
and other indigenous textile products. Computer
technology and design will also be an important part
of the curricula.

For more information on the Ifa Heritage Institute
please visit
www.ifaheritage.org
or Professor Wande Abimbola's website.
http://www.wandeabimbola.com/ifa-heritage-institute-oyo-nigeria/

This guy go do one wicked copy and paste and una no wan like him post?come be say him eassay long pass OP own!

Guy,no mind them,I for hit the like button,but my battery low n my BIS fit finish!

Oya NL peeps,mk una help am na,click the Like button.

Cheers

Gombs:

This guy go do one wicked copy and paste and una no wan like him post?come be say him eassay long pass OP own!

Guy,no mind them,I for hit the like button,but my battery low n my BIS fit finish!

Oya NL peeps,mk una help am na,click the Like button.

Cheers

The message has been passed already for those that wants to rubbish the governors idea and It's not meant for nitwits like you. ps, I browse on a mobile and have no fvcking time to edit. get that into your empty skull and if you're pissed, go jump into the lagoon.

I just dey gbadun dis guy everyday. He's a real revolutionary.

Abeg we want Ifa on iOS, Linux, Android & Windows too. We don try for all these our imported religions jare.

saxywale:
The message has been passed already for those that wants to rubbish the governors idea and It's not meant for nitwits like you. ps, I browse on a mobile and have no fvcking time to edit. get that into your empty skull and if you're pissed, go jump into the lagoon.

No need to show us u r below 14yrs,and I see no need for me to trade insults wit kids,since u couldn't edit wit ur nokia C1,u shd av jst commented,and paste the link for interested readers...

But sha, u r a learner,I go make sure seun create L plate just for u.

Cheers mate!

Interesting and praiseworthy...

I just bought "The Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts: Baba Ifa Karade" last week, and Ifa is definitely one of the most advanced form of spirituality ever... Christianity and Islam aren't even close!!

Ifa is science and the concept is like the computing binary concept, however, in a more spiritual way...

God bless the Yoruba ancestors!!

Nawa 4 ds my gov
Alwys reason different frm other govs in nja all d time

Gombs:

No need to show us u r below 14yrs,and no need to trade insults wit kids,since u couldn't edit,u for comment,and paste the link for interested readers...

But sha, u r a learner,I go make sure seun create L plate just for u.

Cheers mate!

Can't understand a word from what u just typed up there dude. you probably belong to an ethnic group that's got no history. Fvck you very much!

Confused State which God do you serve?

The chakras of the human body in ifa:

1) Shango(anal region).
2) Yemoja(reproductive region)
3) Oshun(navel region)
4) Ogun(heart region)
5) Obatala(throat region)
6) Orunmila(third eye)
7) Ori(crown)

Ori and Orunmila are the most fascinating aspects of Ifa...and I also like the concept of "ayanmo."

Ifa is very interesting, to be honest...

Oya let go there,

ifa olokun asoro dayo
atun ori eni tio sunwo she...

[size=32pt]BY THE GODS, I AM SO HAPPY!!!!!! THE GODS BLESS AREGBESOLA!!!!!!!

BY THE WILL OF THE GODS, SOON HAUSA RELIGION AND THE FAITH OF SAARKIN ALJANNU WILL ALSO BE THOUGHT IN SCHOOLS IN THE NORTH!!!!!!!!!!!



PRAISE BE TO THE YORUBAS, UPHOLDERS OF PAGANISM AND TRADITIONAL RELIGION AND THE TRUE SPIRITUALITY OF THE LAND!!!!!!!!!


DEATH TO THE FOREIGN RELIGIONS!


THIS IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD FOR NIGERIA'S MENTAL PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT!


ASE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/size]

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Am in igbo man and i support this move 110% [/size]
Aregbesola is one of the most intelligent governors nigeria has ever had

I AM HAUSA AND I SUPPORT THIS MOVE!


TRADITIONAL PAGANISM , THE TRUE RELIGIONS, WILL SOMEDAY UNITE THIS COUNTRY'S TRIBES, THIS IS EVIDENT!

DrugDoc: Good one, Mr. Governor. Hopefully one day all christians and muslims will come to their senses or voluntarily leave us and go to Rome, Jerusalem and Mecca. It's pure lunacy to worship and take pilgrimage to lands of people that see it fit to enslave you.

I too gbadun your comment bro.

saxywale:
Can't understand a word from what u just typed up there dude. you probably belong to an ethnic group that's got no history. Fvck you very much!

Dint expect u to understand....its called childhood...I blame MTN n ETISALAT for free MBs they give out


FYI,I'm not an ethnic chauvinist...(Umm check the dictionary for that word 'Chauvinist',it's right after the word 'Idiooot')

*Singing* Ifa jinkin jinkin ifa mo gbo ro ka, ifa jinkin jinkin oooo ifa mo gbo ro kan oo won ni wa joye adele ooo.....* dancing senwele*

babyosisi:

My Lord and my God
So ifa (i suppose idol worship/juju ) is a bona fide third religion in Osun state?
Wonders shall never cease
I hope parents can choose to exempt their children from that and there should be no penalty in doing so
The true Christian (and Muslim) parents ought to be able to choose if they want their wards in ifa studies the same way I and other parents signed to exempt our children from gay social studies discussion.
It should be an elective
You have a right to teach juju,my children should have a right not to be included.

i dont profess to have an in-depth knowledge but from what was explained to me by someone who does if a is not idol worship ,if a is an integral part of yoruba tradition,if the british auction old artefacts in sothebys and christies for millions of pounds we dont call them idol worshippers if they research into their victorian languages and customs we dont call them names so whats wrong with doing same concerning our culture

Ifa Studies? By the way the kind of religious unity expressed here in Osun is quite symbolic in today's Nigeria that's become synonymous with religious (no thanks to our exceptionally fundamentalist Hausa muslims up North). Will it hurt the Northern muslims to learn from these examples?

Thats the beauty of religious tolerance which every Nigerian should embrace

This governor is a Moslem Alfa yet he is propagating Traditional religion, preaching in churches,

If everyone has this same mentality there would be no Religious war

In Brazil they have Santeria Where Africa religion is a part of their lives

babyosisi:

My Lord and my God
So ifa (i suppose idol worship/juju ) is a bona fide third religion in Osun state?
Wonders shall never cease
I hope parents can choose to exempt their children from that and there should be no penalty in doing so
The true Christian (and Muslim) parents ought to be able to choose if they want their wards in ifa studies the same way I and other parents signed to exempt our children from gay social studies discussion.
It should be an elective
You have a right to teach juju,my children should have a right not to be included.

YOU BABOON! IFA-ORISHA IS THE FIRST RELIGION OF YORUBALAND! YOU FELLOWS CAME LATER

I suggest he needs help

Iwaju opon o gbo oooo
Eyin opon o gbo ooooo
Olumu lotun
Olokoran losi
Aarin opon ita orun
Orunmila! lo wo wa!!!!!!!!

MegaMan2020: I like the idea. Like it or not Ifa is still very much part of Yoruba culture (out in the open or behind closed doors.) Yorubas are the most tolerant people in the World when it comes to religion. You will never see Yorubas arguing in the middle of the street about religion.

I wish this tolerance will extend to language..... Yorubas are very good at insulting foreigners with their language, plot evil before ur face in their language, even against a colleague in the same office.... Anyway preservation of cultural heritage is a good idea.

Ifa-ology
My parent send you go skol, you go dey study ifa! You come carry BSc in Ifa come house?

Odunnu: Is studying Ifa like studying Dodonbiri and Amadioha in Hausa and Igbo settings?

Nope, amadioha nd dodonbiri r gods,But ifa practice is a way of life just like yoga.

At last he has given me good news once in his rascally tenure. This is the best news to come out of politics in Nigeria this year.
I support this move 100%

I can see you have a problem, slowpoke

saxywale:
Thanks for bringing that to my notice..Mr wannabe moderator.