Ìmàle & Òrìsà

Divine forces & elevated Ancestors

The Ifá Tradition is rooted in the observations and awareness of our intrinsic relationship to nature. Ifá is in essence the wisdom of nature and encompasses everything that can be known about existence. This indigenous wisdom tradition sees every creature including “inanimate ones” as having consciousness and being composed of various vibrational energies that can be activated to achieve various aims. 

Olódùmarè is what we call the creative phenomenon, force or energy that some liken to God. However Olódùmarè is not beyond reach; its presence is intrinsic to all forms.  It is this Supreme Force which is inherent within us all. We are all “living Gods” so to speak. The different aspects of nature — the sea, the ocean, the forest, the desert, the hills, the mountains, the animals, the trees, the stones, the minerals, the mammals, the invertebrates — are all aspects of Olódùmarè. The primordial aspects of Olódùmarè are known as Ìmàle, the fundamental or primordial attributes of creation, while others aspects of the Creative Principle are deified Ancestors of a particular locality, known as Òrìṣà.  

Ifá identifies various aspects of Olódùmarè that can be honoured, acknowledged, invoked and appeased to achieve a desired aim and bring us closer to a holistic state of balance.  

In this section we will learn how we can learn how to communicate and build a relationship to these various forces of creation to tap into our innate and divine essence. To learn more click Ìmàle and Òrìṣà.