Aquarius: Claim Your Freedom!

Though it is the beginning of the calendar year, astrologically we are moving quickly towards the end of the year. Today, January 20th, marks the beginning of the Aquarian solar month, the 11th month of the year.

Learning Yoruba

Many of our great Afrikan scholars like Dr. Marimba Ani and Dr. Amos Wilson have taught us that language has the ability to both limit and shift our consciousness. This is why it so important for Afrikan people to learn Afrikan languages. I am currently learning Yoruba and will begin to feature Yoruba language lessons. Below is a beginners video that was very helpful for me. Enjoy!

Ori: Your Personal Orisa

This morning, before I left the house, I was reflecting on some recent life lessons. I have realized how much I don’t rely on my ori. The ori, in Yoruba cosmology, is one’s own personal orisa. Some people have likened the ori to the conscience, that small voice in your head that tells you right from wrong. And while that is true, the ori is much more than that. The ori is your guiding consciousness. In Yoruba cosmology, before we incarnate, we make an agreement before Olodumare (God) about our destiny, about what we will accomplish on this earth. Though we do not hold the information regarding this agreement in our conscious mind it is the ori that houses this information and it is through ritual that this information is unlocked and accessed.

Yes, I Know…It’s Been Quite Awhile!

From the many lessons I have been learning from egun (ancestors), the orisas, and the knowledgeable teachers in my life, I see that NOTHING is random; everything has a cause and an effect and I have to be wise and thoughtful when making a decision. Even the smallest, minutest, and seemingly insignificant decision can alter the rest of my life, either positively or negatively. And I am so thankful for that lesson/reminder! Ase!