Roots and Rooted

Interview with Awo Owolabi, Son of the Araba

Interview with Awo Owolabi, Ifa Priest and one of the sons of the Araba Agbaye's (Chief Ifa Priest of the World).

Orisa Priestess helps expand West African faith’s reach

Chief Fama, 54, has become one of the best-known leaders of the religion in Southern California

Ita Ifa’Orisa ‘Anago’

Anago is the path of Ifa'Orisha that seeks the original and most sacred truth verified by the sacred Odu.

Survival And Resurgence Of The Yoruba In The Americas

The effects that the slave trade and colonization and surviving indigenous traditions of Africa in the U.S.

Texas Priest Can Resume Animal Sacrifices…for Now

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a district court’s ruling, paving the way for Jose Merced, a Santeria priest and Puerto Rico native, resideing in Euless to resume animal sacrifices as part of his religious ceremonies.

World Ifa Festival 2009

Orishada.com reports that World Ifa Festival was held Saturday June 6, 2009 at Oketase the World Ifa Temple, Ile-Ife. This festival celebrates the New Year for all the traditional Yoruba practitioners.

Priestess of the Ancestors

"My religion has given me the greatest respect for life and living things. It has connected me with my environment. Santeria allows me to be a Caribbean person, because it is Afro-Caribbean."

Iyami Osoronga

World of Santeria includes S. California

BURBANK – The crucifix adorning the gate and a life-size figure of a Buddha on the porch suggest the home is religious. But you won’t recognize the faith until you go inside and find Charles Guelperin going through his morning Santeria rituals. In a study filled with unusual objects, Guelperin meditates with his forehead on [...]

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