orisa/orisha

This Initiation process allows the potent energy of your primary Orisa to enter your head in a profound and meaningful fashion. It is a very important component to being whole and balanced for the rest of your life. This is a major self-empowerment step that place you in the select group of Orisa/Orisha priests.

Once Initiated, you will be trained to use the Divination Tool of “Reading the Cowries Shells” for yourself as well as others.   

You  spend 3 to 4 days at the Ola Olu Retreat…where you would living in the tree house style stilt-house overlooking Lake Ola Olu. You will  be living nestled in the Sacred Orisa Gardens in a very nurturing environment. Between the Ceremonies and the time periods we are there teaching you…you would be free to walk the grounds…enjoying the paths through the woods and seeing wildlife that most never get to experience. You can feel at peace sitting out on the dock that overlooks a private lake filled with flowering lilies, Herons, turtles…and who knows what else!

Beginning with a deep shedding ceremony which empties out the old negative experiences you have carried… allowing room for all the new and fresh positive energy to enter. Ceremonies to Esu and the Ancestors are also done to align all the energies properly.

You should plan to arrive with the proper stones and container for your Orisa, we do the rest. A study notebook, filled with teaching material, is given to you upon your arrival…allowing you to begin with some important journaling and reading.

Your Orisa Initiation plants the seed for your growth. The Ceremonies bring that unique combination together that opens the doors which allows you access to the deepest of your energy connections. It is a place to begin anew.

On the third day, the most important reading of your life is divined for you. IT IS YOUR LIFE PATH READING AS AN ORIS/ORISHA PRIEST. This is valuable information about what the Universe is bringing you to life by…information you will think about daily.

We discuss how to work “with your path”… bringing the best quality to your life! We teach you throughout the time you are with us, as well as years afterwards. There are NO secrets from you. ALL the information is available to your learning process. We support you through the journey of growth. We look long term…not about just that short time period you are physically with us…but for the times whenever you need us to be there for guidance and support. We are still in communication with our very first Initiate from almost 30 years ago. Of course her life has changed…she is happily married with two sweet daughters…and still divines and practices Ifa in her daily life…only now her family is included.

We will also teach you how to perform certain Ebbos and what to do to handle certain types of situations. There will be a lot of “hands on” study time with Oluwo Philip and Iyanifa Vassa, allowing access to their many years of growing in this path. After you leave the retreat you will have special access to the Ifa College Initiates section, enabling you to gain more wisdom and knowledge as well as a connection to the other Initiates. You can openly ask questions and bounce out different situations whenever you desire.

We have written material about the process of Initiation that can be mailed to you upon request. This is a guide to how the system works. We want to have you prepared and informed. Once your commitment is made…another packet of information is sent…advising you about more of the details.

For additional information, please contact Iyanifa Vassa by clicking here or reaching us toll free at 1.800.906.4322

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