Orisa 101 - The Complete Course

What's included?
Courses included
Orisa 101 - The Complete Course
All units for the Orisa 101 Course that will take a student from their absolute beginning to an experienced practitioner of Ifá.
Unit 1 - Jan - Mar
Unit 2 - Mar - May
Unit 3 - May - Aug
Evaluations in August
*Does not include Capstone course. Students must pass evaluation for access to Capstone course (Obi Divination). Dates are subject to change
Unit 1 - Jan - Mar
Unit 2 - Mar - May
Unit 3 - May - Aug
Evaluations in August
*Does not include Capstone course. Students must pass evaluation for access to Capstone course (Obi Divination). Dates are subject to change
Overview
Here is what we will cover in
this course
Unit 1: Intro to Ifá
- Ifá Cosmology
- Roles of the Orisa
- How to identify the Orisa
- Ifá Ethics and Morality
- Iwa Pele and its effects
- What is community?
- Yoruba language basics
- Yoruba/Ifá cultural protocols
- How to pray effectively in Ifá
- What hinders power in prayer
- How to create sacred space
Unit 2: We are Spirit
- How to define Ori
- How do we choose Ori
- How to connect with Ori
- How to clean your Ori
- How to feed your Ori
- Who are the Egun?
- How to venerate ancestors
- Who are the Egbe Orun?
- How to work with Egbe Orun?
- Building an Egun altar
Unit 3: The Oriṣa
- Why is Eṣu called the trickster?
- Is Ogun the God of War, or more?
- What is the importance of Oṣoosi?
- Is Yemoja the mother of the world?
- How to pray to and work with Olokun
- Why Ọṣun is far more than a pretty face
- How to embody the vigor of Ṣango
- Properly honor the strength of Ọya
- The legends of Obatala & Oduduwa
- Should we fear Obaluaiye or the Iyaami?
- Who are the Fairies in Yoruba culture
- How to feed the Orisa shrine properly
Bonus Classes
- Ifa Philosophy Discussion Classes
- Orisa Song Classes
- Orisa Oriki workshops
Student Evaluations
Traditionally, in Nigeria, students must prove their comprehension by oral evaluation. We are recreating this here in our course. Every student must sign up for an oral evaluation to prove their comprehension and proficiency with feeding the Orisa shrine.
Student must pass evaluation to take the Capstone Course
Student must pass evaluation to take the Capstone Course
Capstone Course*
To complete the course, in full. Students must take the Capstone Course, which will teach devotees to divine with Obi Abata (Four lobed kola nut) and its substitutes.
Furthermore, each student will create a personal development plan unique to their lives, obligations, goals and things they've discovered during their time in class.
* Capstone is an additional fee after Unit 3 is completed
Furthermore, each student will create a personal development plan unique to their lives, obligations, goals and things they've discovered during their time in class.
* Capstone is an additional fee after Unit 3 is completed