Oluwo Philip Neimark, author of The Way of The Orisa, The Sacred Ifa Oracle and the Energy Matrix of Ifa, has chosen a path less traveled. Initiated into Santeria/Lukumi and subsequently finding the «root» religion of Ifa into which he was also initiated, he has constantly pushed the bubble to keep Ifa/Orisha relevant.Stripping away the Western incursions on this Eastern philosophy, he has forced initiates to examine their world view not as something fixed and immobile, but as something that takes its ancient truths and weaves them into the social, political,environmental situations of today's world. The result is a dynamic LIVING philosophy whose Truths have absolute relevance and whose applications have no end.
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philip neimark. Ifa Then and Now!
Ifa Then and Now! Orisha in a Modern World. Oluwo Philip John Neimark
Dedication
Introduction
The World according to…
Ori
How It All Works
Sussane
Money & Ifa
Science is Not Your Enemy
To Pay a Bribe or Not
Spells - Negative Energy - Witchcraft
Skin Color & Other Meaningless Concepts
Getting What You Want…Or Need?
Nathan & the Grand Jury
Ifa & Santeria
Making Orisha Relevant
Loud Noise & Puff of Smoke
The Importance of Ancestor Worship
For The Love of Richard
Blood or Bloodless
Nana Buuken
Miracles of Ifa
16 Truths of Ifa
The Final Word
About The Author
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To my brilliantly talented and spiritual wife, Iyanifa Vassa, whose eye and heart for Truth have never swayed from their path. To all those who came before me, upon whose shoulders I stand…including Afolabi Epega, Justine Cordwell, Akota and Aseda, Susanne Wenger.
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Sometimes they have VERY happy endings.
If our situation is honestly bad, and it is not a matter of our character or behavior, then our Ori Apere must be appeased. Prescribed sacrifices or rituals must be performed to bring ourselves back into healthy alignment. These rituals are best performed at night, and once they have been performed one is advised to stay in the house until morning. If this is impossible, then the ritual or sacrifice must be performed precisely at dawn before any other acts of the day are embarked upon.
