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Ifa & Animals: The Crocodile | Joseph Baba Ifa Our Roots Podcast

Ifa and Orisha are practices based on respect! Respect to the Orishas, respect to our ancestors, and respect to our elders! Joseph Baba Ifa cites various Odu’s and pataki’s explaining Ifa’s hierarchy! Our Roots Podcast, here ...

Berniel Ogbe Bara is a Babalawo from Compton, California! He is a VIP member and supporter of Our Roots Podcast! Baba Joseph sits down with him to discuss his decades long journey in Orisha and Ifa culminating in his priestho...

There is no way we were going to make it through an Ifa & Animals series without giving elephants their own episode! The largest land animal on earth, and possibly the most majestic, had to be one of Orunmila’s favorites! So ...

Ashe is what makes the universe go round! It is the divine grace that Olodumare creates with! Each of us have our own very special Ashe that we’re meant to make the world a better place with! Joseph Baba Ifa is going to break...

Our Ogbe series is kicking off with its first omolodu, Ogbe Oyekun! Also known as Ogbe Yekun, it is the first combined Odu in the corpus of Ifa! Destined for greatness, he quickly learned that good character would be the quic...

There aren’t many things more majestic than a leopard! An animal that upon arrival causes all others to pause! It is revered in Ifa as the true king of cats and is a central character in its mythology! Joseph Baba Ifa goes ov...

We made it family! Our Roots Podcast presents its 16th and final episode on Baba Ofun Meji! At one point this sign was the King of Ifa and lost his to title to his younger brother, Baba Eyiogbe! Watch this episode as Joseph B...

Iyawo Rules Pt.2 is here to go over everything we didn’t in the first one! If you’re someone going through your iyaworaje, or year in white, you definitely want to watch this video! Joseph Baba Ifa and Our Roots Podcast are g...

Almost done with our Meji series family! Baba Oshe Meji is the 15th sign in the Ifa oracle! It covers a bunch of topics that are still being discussed till this day in the Ifa Orisha community! Joseph Baba Ifa in this Our Roo...

Ogbe Obara is known as the Ifa of the double crown! It represents the regal position of 2 great Yoruba kings, Obatala and Shango! Watch this video to learn more about one of the most epic Odu’s the Oracle has to offer, Iboru ...

Animals are our friends! The practitioner of Ifa Orisa swears to protect them! In this video Joseph Baba Ifa explains the spiritual significance of various animals along with their respective patakis. Enjoy this Our Roots Pod...

Imagine being a whole priestess as a teenager! The responsibilities, the requirements, the sacrifice! If you want to see someone who’s taking it in stride, Meet Sophia Elegua! A young Olorisha in the modern day who’s still in...

Baba Irete Meji was the first person to laugh in deaths face and get away with it! One of the more popular and recognizable of the Meji’s due to its prolific nature, Joseph Baba Ifa will break down all its finer points in the...

Are you considering initiating into Lukumi Santeria priesthood? Are you worried about the year in white that you have to go through?!? Fret not, Joseph Baba Ifa is here to break down the whole process in this Our Roots Podcas...

Have you ever wondered how the tiger got his stripes?Or why we offer coconuts to Ori? All of these things originated in the odu Baba Otrupon Meji! Watch this Our Roots Podcast episode to see Joseph Baba Ifa dissect yet anothe...

Olokun can be crowned directly in the Lukumi tradition of Orisha! Joseph Baba Ifa sits down with Susan, a Lukumi Olokun priestess, and her husband James Ogbe Yono to discuss the process! If you want to know all that went into...

Baba Ika Meji earned his spot through hard work and sacrifice! Once being the last meji of Ifa, through his righteousness, he was able to scale Olodumare’s celestial ladder! Watch this Our Roots Podcast episode to see Baba Jo...

Baba Osa Meji is the Odu of sorcery within Ifa! He is seen as the son of the Iyami Osoronga, more commonly known as the witches! Watch this episode to hear the epic pataki where Orunmila not only defeated these ancestral ener...

Haitian Bokor Leonard Elmera is a sorcerer of Voodoo! He comes from a dynasty of practitioners from Port Au Prince Haiti! Joseph Baba Ifa interviews him to understand the particulars of his position and his stance on Voodoo’s...

After the massive success from the first Hand of Ifa video, Our Roots Podcast is back with part 2! In this episode Joseph Baba Ifa will answer the questions that you guys sent after the premier! If you want to learn more abou...

Do you know how to take care of your Warriors?!? If not, Our Roots Podcast is here to show you how we do it! Joseph Baba Ifa is going to show you how he takes care of Elegua, Ogun, and Ochosi! The guerreros are the first oris...

Baba Ogunda Meji is the Odu where the Orisa Oggun cleared the path from heaven to earth so the others could follow! This being one of Joseph Baba Ifa’s favorite Odu’s, we have an amazing episode for you family! If you want to...

Do you want to know what your true destiny is? Then you have to receive your Hand of Ifa! Before we arrive on earth, we select our life’s purpose in heaven! Orunmila reminds us what it was that we selected by way of his Ifa p...