The best way to learn nothing is by trying to learn everything at once! This is what the Holy Odu Baba Ogbe Odi teaches us! Joseph Baba Ifa goes over how knowledge was spread in this Odu so that we could all benefit as Ifa practitioners today! Watch this Our Roots Podcast episode to hear about a sign full of amazing patakis! Enjoy Family!
#ifa #wisdom #orisha

So you walk through your front door with this brand new Orisha you just received, and then the thought hits you, “Where do I put them?”. No worries, Joseph Baba Ifa is here to let you know all the different places these Orishas can go! This Our Roots Podcast episode will focus on various Orisha’s and where they can live harmoniously in our homes! If you don’t know whether to put Eshu inside or outside the house, This is the one for you!
#orishas #santeria #atr

Are you someone that just found out about Ifa and ATR’s?!? There are so many others just like you who have the exact same questions! In this episode Joseph Baba Ifa is interviewed by Joy, a fellow podcaster and newcomer to the concept of Ifa! Watch this Our Roots episode to learn what everyone should before entering into the beautiful world of Orisha spirituality! Welcome Family!
#spirituality #ifa #orisha

Who’s afraid of snakes?!? Ifa is here to demystify this very misunderstood animal! Snakes have always been sacred in ATR’s! Joseph Baba Ifa in this Our Roots Podcast is going to tell you everything Ifa has to say about this majestic reptile!#snakes #reptiles #ifa

There is no doubt Ifa began as an oral tradition! Ifa’s ancestors were able to preserve its sacred information this way for thousands of years! There are various Odu that show how it became what it is now, a written tradition that is here to stay! Joseph Baba Ifa will show the viewers of this Our Roots Podcast episode how to balance the tradition of oral teaching with the accountability of documentation! Ashe!#atr #ifa #santeria

Ogbe Iwori (Ogbe Weñe) I Joseph Baba IfaAs long as the world exists there will be witchcraft! This is what the Odu Ogbe Iwori states! Luckily Orunmila has given humanity the solution to defend itself, Ebo! Watch this Our Roots Podcast episode to learn more about this miraculous sign and how to defeat brujeria!#santeria #brujeria #ifa

Our Roots Podcast has done many episodes on Ori, the internal destiny that lives in our head! This time Joseph Baba Ifa is it going to teach you how to take care of it! You will find the stories that explain Ori’s concepts, how to attend to it, and what it likes to receive as offerings in this video! Enjoy Family!#josephbabaifa #ori #destiny

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Ifa and Orisha are practices based on respect! Respect to the Orishas, respect to our ancestors, and respect to our elders! Joseph Baba Ifa cites various Odu’s and pataki’s explaining Ifa’s hierarchy! Our Roots Podcast, here we go!
#ifa #orisha #santeria

Berniel Ogbe Bara is a Babalawo from Compton, California! He is a VIP member and supporter of Our Roots Podcast! Baba Joseph sits down with him to discuss his decades long journey in Orisha and Ifa culminating in his priesthood and possibly making a run for Governor of California!
#ifa #orisha #compton

There is no way we were going to make it through an Ifa & Animals series without giving elephants their own episode! The largest land animal on earth, and possibly the most majestic, had to be one of Orunmila’s favorites! So much can be learned from this magnificent creature! Watch this Our Roots Podcast episode where Baba Joseph goes over all the details about the true King of the Jungle!#ifa #elephant #orishas

Ashe is what makes the universe go round! It is the divine grace that Olodumare creates with! Each of us have our own very special Ashe that we’re meant to make the world a better place with! Joseph Baba Ifa is going to break down the various aspects of this concept for Our Roots Podcast! Ashe Family!#ashe #axe #orisha

Our Ogbe series is kicking off with its first omolodu, Ogbe Oyekun! Also known as Ogbe Yekun, it is the first combined Odu in the corpus of Ifa! Destined for greatness, he quickly learned that good character would be the quickest path to his fulfillment! Watch this Our Roots video where Joseph Baba Ifa speaks of the integral role the Orisha Oshun plays in this sign!#oshun #ochun #oxumOrlando 2025 2 day work shopOct 4 & 5VIP members will get code for 40 percent offAll other members will get code for 25 percent off this eventhttps://botanicacandlesandmore.com/products/2-day-orlando-the-light-within-work-shop-with-joseph-baba-ifa?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web

There aren’t many things more majestic than a leopard! An animal that upon arrival causes all others to pause! It is revered in Ifa as the true king of cats and is a central character in its mythology! Joseph Baba Ifa goes over multiple patakis in this video clarifying its mysteries for you! Don’t miss this Our Roots Podcast episode family, Ase O!

#ifa #leopard #santeria

We made it family! Our Roots Podcast presents its 16th and final episode on Baba Ofun Meji! At one point this sign was the King of Ifa and lost his to title to his younger brother, Baba Eyiogbe! Watch this episode as Joseph Baba Ifa recounts this epic tale that shook Ifa to its core!#ifa #santeria #orisha

Iyawo Rules Pt.2 is here to go over everything we didn’t in the first one! If you’re someone going through your iyaworaje, or year in white, you definitely want to watch this video! Joseph Baba Ifa and Our Roots Podcast are going to give you all the tools to make the best decisions during this crucial moment in a santero’s life! Ashe!#iyawo #lukumi #santeria

Almost done with our Meji series family! Baba Oshe Meji is the 15th sign in the Ifa oracle! It covers a bunch of topics that are still being discussed till this day in the Ifa Orisha community! Joseph Baba Ifa in this Our Roots Podcast is going to clarify what Baba Oshe Meji really has to say to its initiates and many other interesting points! Ashe!
#ifa #santeria #divination

Ogbe Obara is known as the Ifa of the double crown! It represents the regal position of 2 great Yoruba kings, Obatala and Shango! Watch this video to learn more about one of the most epic Odu’s the Oracle has to offer, Iboru Iboya Family!
#ifa #santeria #shango

Animals are our friends! The practitioner of Ifa Orisa swears to protect them! In this video Joseph Baba Ifa explains the spiritual significance of various animals along with their respective patakis. Enjoy this Our Roots Podcast episode family!

#ifa #animals #santeria

Imagine being a whole priestess as a teenager! The responsibilities, the requirements, the sacrifice! If you want to see someone who’s taking it in stride, Meet Sophia Elegua! A young Olorisha in the modern day who’s still in school with a budding gymnastics and dance career! Watch this episode with Baba Joseph on Our Roots Podcast to see what the future of Santeria looks like!#santeria #elegua #elegba