IFA Training Program These training programs are ONLY for those who have already undergone Itenifa/Itelodu and are seeking to become Babalawo or Iyanifa. I decided to create these two training programs in order to help all those interested in becoming Babalawo or Iyanifa develop a firm understanding and practical knowledge base on all the fundamental rituals, rites, and practices mentioned below that every Babalawo and Iyanifa should know. These programs are not intended as a substitute to having a Baba Ifa/Ifa Mentor and everyone is strongly urged to find an Adept Baba Ifa to continue studying with after taking these programs. These programs should be viewed as a starting point to eventually becoming a proficient Ifa Priest. If at the end of these programs the Omo Awo/Ifa Student wishes to mentor under me, a serious one on one discussion will need to take place before any decision is made. Requirements/Expectations/Program info: 1. Every student MUST have already undergone Itenifa/Itelodu 2. Every student will be expected to take notes during the training programs and partcipate in group discussions and activities. (Voice recorders are permitted but NO VIDEO is permitted during class sessions) 3. Every student will be given handouts which will contain the Ifa stanzas they will need to memorize. It is mandatory that each student memorize these stanzas in his/her own primary language. If the student learns them in Yoruba they will be applauded and saluted but they will still need to learn them in their primary language as well. 4. Each Level will last two weeks and every student is required to take Level 1 before taking Level 2, NO Exceptions. 5. The Cost of the program covers: three meals a day, handouts, travel to and from the airport, lodging at Solagbade Popoolas compound, and the various lectures and hands on practice each student will receive on the topics listed for that Level. 6. Location: Odewale, Nigeria (Solagbade Popoolas Compound) 7. Level One and Level Two will be offered twice a year and maximum occupancy for each Level will be no more than 20 students. 8. If you do not speak Yoruba or English, please inform us ahead of time, so that we can find a means of interpretation for you during the program. 9. Next Level 1 Training available February 16th to March 1st, 2015. (For details please email Agboola at info@ifaworks or call (562) 972-4643) LEVEL ONE: 1. How to perform ones morning prayers and songs. Handouts will be given to each student, available ONLY in Yoruba/English and Yoruba/Spanish. 2. How to perform Ose Ifa (Ifa Day) and how to use and interpret Orogbo and Obi. 3. Learning the various Ibo/Ifa determinants, and Ifa Dida (Ifa consultation), which entails learning how to identify the Odu Ifa, how to appropriately relay messages to a client and taboos to your clients, how to share the ethics and philosophical teachings of Ifa to your clients, and how to determine which ebo materials are the most appropriate to use to enhance a clients situation in life. 4. Learning the basics of how to perform Akunlebo/Ibo: direct feeding of a deity, Ipese: how to propitiate the Iyami, Ibori: how to peform a rogation, and Ebo riru: how to perform the most powerful ritual of an Awo through the use of the Opon Ifa and through the recitation of various Ifa stanzas. Handout will be given to each student with the Ifa stanzas that will need to be memorized for the Ebo riru, available ONLY in Yoruba/English and Yoruba/Spanish. 5. Four lectures will be given to students during this two week program on: a. What is Ifa? b. Who or what are: Irunmole, Orisa, Egungun, and Egbe c. Ori and Destiny (Akunleyan, Akunlegba, and Ayanmo) How is destiny achieved? What happens after death? Our Purpose while on earth. d. What is Iwa Rere/Iwa Pele (Good character/Gentle Character) and the importance of these traits (Before taking level two, each student will NEED to have the Ebo Riru and Morning Prayer stanzas memorized in their primary language. If the student memorizes the stanzas in Yoruba, they will be applauded but it is NOT compulsory.)
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