Ifa a forest of mystery

Contents

Preface by Chief Ògúnṣínà Adéwuyì Introduction

part i · a philosophy of character The timeless wisdom of Ifá
Ôrúnmìlà and the secret structure of odù The art of divination

The cosmology of Ifá

part ii · a forest of mystery
Ëjì ogbË · The moist air of consciousness
OyĘkú mÊjì · The mother of the spirit of death
ìwòrì mÊjì · Celestial agriculture in the land of transformation òdí mÊjì · The house of deep comfort
ìròsùn mÊjì · The rivers of consciousness
Owonrín mÊjì · The sweet and biɢer traɣ
Obárá mÊjì · The fork in the road
Okànrán mÊjì · The crossroad the heart gave
ògúndá mÊjì · The relentless pathmaker
Osá mÊjì · The mysteries of the birds of night
ìká mÊjì · The wiɣed cobra of fire

òtúrúpon mÊjì · The secret path of truth òtúrá mÊjì · Love’s gentle harmony
ìrẹtĘ mÊjì · The author of fate
OṣĖ mÊjì · The sweetness of mystery òfún mÊjì · The calabash of ɫaracter ɚṣĖtúrá · Èṣù and the design of the world

Glossary

Bibliography

Index