Divination in Yoruba Tradition

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Babalawos are

Male, Father of secrets

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Iyalawos are

Female, Mother of Secrets

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Ifa can refer to an

  • Orisha, and to a system of divination

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Diviners are note “Oracles”, but

mediators between clines and Orishas

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Babalawos and iyalawos get

  •  messages to tell you but they don’t know what it means 

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Calabash

  • Diviners tray/plate a tool used in divination 

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Calabash also represent a

  • Symbolic depiction of the universe (spiritual and physical)