Ewé Ifá

traditional Indigenous healing

The use of traditional forms of healthcare among indigenous groups around the world has undoubtedly contributed to humanities growth and development for millions of years. But, with the advent of the industrial age and the standardization of modern allopathic medicine as the conventional medical norm; indigenous forms of healing and care have often been misaligned and relegated to the realm of pseudo-science or have in other cases been striped of their original nature and intention and forced into chemical compounds for use in pharmaceuticals. 

Within the Ifá Tradition as is practiced in West Africa; the use of water, plants, tress, minerals, animals, and other naturally occurring substances has developed into a unique esoteric medical system which incorporates the spiritual dynamics of consciousness. 

Ifá teaches us that everything, including inanimate objects have consciousness and when we learn to access this consciousness we can bend and shape reality at will. The power of the word and voice is what activates the Spirit or consciousness of these substances and reminds them of their original nature. By using the power of our intention combined with our voice we are able to activate and invoke various properties latent within these substances all by calling upon that aspect of nature with a particular name. 

Within the Ifá tradition the use of many different types of preparations or medicines for many different ailments makes use of the principal of like treats like or the law of similarities used in homeopathic medicine.  For example; if we take the case of high blood pressure and its treatment. One may be “prescribed” a herbal supplement to take which has the proven scientific effect of lowering blood pressure, but it may also have been enhanced through the power of the word to remind this bark or herb of its original nature which may tap into how the tree actually grows. It may be that the tree would have enormous roots and very little leaves, indicating that the “pressure” or power of the tree is in its roots and not in its limbs. This analogy of the nature of how the tree grows has an additional effect at brining ones energy down or lowering ones pressure by virtue of its enormous roots. 

Ewé Ifá is a very sophisticated science passed down from one generation to another and encompasses everything from magical preparations that can seemingly preform the impossible to mundane remedies for  issues such as low back pain or anxiety. 

In this section we will begin to examine some Ewé Ifá used in the Ifá Tradition for various purposes as a way to communicate and preserve this knowledge through a digital platform.  To learn more click on Ewé Ifá.