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About Ile Ijo Ifa Ogunda Obara
We are a small temple located in Tampa, Florida. Established in 2021 by Iyanifa Fatumininu, an Oya and Osun Priestess. Our spiritual home is dedicated to bringing Ifa devotees together to share knowledge, provide training, guidance, and assist with having a good quality of life.
Mission
Although we are a full service non discriminatory Ile, our goal is to specifically help women come to Ifa and Orisa with the support of their own ori and not through any other means.
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"It is not advisable for one to wake up in the dawn of one's life without knowing the Odu that gave birth to one. This was the declaration of Ifa to Olupo Alaelu who reclined and was weeping in lamentation of his inability to achieve all Ire in life. He whose life was as hard and tough as pebbles. He was advised to offer ebo and also told to undergo initiation, he complied. Before long, not too far, all Ire in life came to him in abundance. Here comes Ifa, the embodiment of Ase, the holy palm tree, which ensures that its predictions come to pass with rapidity."
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- Ogbe Ate
Vision
Our vision is to have an Ile with educated and competent awos to carry out the mission of Orunmila on earth.
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"I behave according to how God created me. I do no evil nor do I harbor evil thoughts. Lest I die, wretched for whatever we perfect in our youth will persist throughout our life time. That was the proclamation of Ifa to the four hundred and one (401) Irunmole when coming from heaven to earth. Also proclaimed for Orunmila when coming from heaven to earth, Olodumare decreed that the earth they were going they must not indulge in evil deeds. They must be truthful at all times so that their lives will be prosperous. But it was only Orunmila that triumphed by using truthfulness to overcome wickedness"
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-Eji Ogbe
