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Ta lo kọ́ ẹ láti kórìíra ara rẹ̀? Who taught you to hate yourself? (Malcolm X)

Ní ọdún 1962, Malcolm X béèrè àwọn ìbéèrè yìí lọ́wọ́ wa. Wọ́n ṣì tún ṣe pàtàkì lónìí. In year 1962, Malcolm X asked us these questions...

saboorsalaam

Jan 26, 20242 min read

Ìtàn Ifá: Ìjápá kó ọgbọ́n ayé tán (Ifá Story: Ìjàpá collects all the world's wisdom)

Ẹ jẹ́ ká wò ọ̀rọ̀ tí Ifá sọ nínú Odù Ọlọ́gbọ́n Méjì. Let's look at what Ifá says in the Odù Ọlọ́gbọ́n Méjì. Nígbà kan, Ìjàpá ní ọgbọ́n...

saboorsalaam

Jan 23, 20243 min read

Is Olódùmarè the same as the Christian God?

There is a desire to proclaim that Yorùbá culture is monotheistic and to say that Olódùmarè (or any other praise name) is the same as the...

saboorsalaam

Jun 1, 20232 min read

Ọkùnrin àti òmùgọ̀ (the man and the fool)

Àgbàlagbà kan ni ó sọ ìtàn yìí fún mi. An elder told me this story. Nígbà láéláé, òmùgọ̀ kan àti ọkùnrin kan wà. Once upon a time there...

saboorsalaam

May 12, 20232 min read

Èmi kìí ṣe ìmọ̀lára mi (I am not my emotions)

Ní èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì, tí o bá fẹ́ fi ìmọ̀lára ẹ̀ hàn, o máa sọ pé "I am happy", "I am sad", "I am scared". In English, if you want to express...

saboorsalaam

May 4, 20231 min read

It's impossible to practice Ifá without honoring the feminine

It's no secret that Christianity has caused us to embrace a very male-centered view of spirit. We use phrases like the father, the son,...

saboorsalaam

Mar 8, 20232 min read

Ìdí tí ìjọba fí pa Fred Hampton (Why the government assassinated Fred Hampton)

Ki ni ẹgbẹ́ ẹkùn dúdú? What is the Black Panther Party? Ni ọdún 1966, Huey P. Newton àti Bobby Seale dá ẹgbẹ́ ẹkùn dúdú sílẹ̀ ní ìlú...

saboorsalaam

Feb 23, 20233 min read

Ìwà l'ẹ̀sìn (Character is worship)

Àṣà Yorùbá ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ òwe tó sọ̀rọ̀ nípa ìwà. Ẹ jẹ́ ká wo ọ̀kan nínú òwe wọ̀nyí. Àwọn Yorùbá máa ń sọ pé "Ìwà l'ẹ̀sìn". Yorùbá culture...

saboorsalaam

Feb 9, 20232 min read

Lozikeyi Dlodlo - ọbabìnrin tó ja ogun pẹ̀lú British (the queen who waged war against the British)

Ẹ jẹ ká sọ̀rọ̀ nípa Queen Lozikeyi Dlodlo láti fi hàn pé àwọn obìnrin aláwọ̀ dúdú ti kópa pàtàkì nínú ìlàkàkà òmìnira àdúláwọ̀. Let's...

saboorsalaam

Jan 31, 20233 min read

Blackness is global (my first Yorùbá blog post)

Àdúláwọ̀ wà kárí ayé. Ìyàtọ̀ lẹ wà láàárín wa, ṣùgbọ́n a wá láti orísun kan náà. Ó yẹ ká fi ìyàtọ̀ wọ̀nyí sílẹ̀! Ká sì fọkànsí àwọn ìjọra tó

saboorsalaam

Jan 25, 20231 min read

What does it mean to be a priest/priestess of an African spiritual tradition?

What does it really mean to be a priest/priestess of an African spiritual tradition? Is it about feeling like you know EVERYTHING and...

saboorsalaam

Aug 3, 20221 min read

Stop saying that African Spiritual Traditions are dangerous

A statement you'll often hear people make is that African spiritual traditions are dangerous because people use the knowledge within...

saboorsalaam

Jun 15, 20213 min read

Six characteristics all ATRs devotees should possess

Vodun festival Ouidah, Benin First I want to thank my father who is a long time priest of the Akan spiritual tradition for sharing his...

saboorsalaam

Feb 18, 20214 min read

A comparison between Yorùbá, Akan and African American river songs

South Carolina baptism by Doris Ulmann Introduction The first song we are going to analyze is called Wade in the Water. This song falls...

Adetayo & Kwaku Bekoe

Feb 18, 20216 min read

Onyame is not God

Akan ɔkɔmfoɔ standing beside Onyame Dua (Onyame's tree) A few years ago, I first heard the idea that “Onyame is not God” from my Twi...

Kwaku Bekoe

Feb 18, 20213 min read

The Òrìṣà shouldn't be scapegoats for unbalanced character and unchecked behavioural issues

Art by Stephen Hamilton, Itan Project We all know that Òrìṣà, like the deities of any African spiritual tradition, bring different types...

saboorsalaam

Feb 17, 20212 min read

Four things ATRs emphasize that have nothing to do with manifestation

Let me first start by saying that I am extremely happy to see such a large number of people, especially millennials, interested in...

saboorsalaam

Feb 9, 20213 min read

Four African proverbs that speak to Dr. King's legacy

1 Ẹ̀rù ogun kì í ba jagun-jagun "Fear of battle never afflicts a warrior" (Yorùbá Proverb) This proverb speaks to the importance of being...

saboorsalaam

Jan 18, 20213 min read