Control Your Mouth: Discipline in Speech, Food and Spiritual Life
The simple act of controlling your mouth can protect you from many forms of conflict, misfortune and destruction. The mouth has two important functions connected with discipline: it produces words, and it receives food and drink. What comes out...
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Protect Your Energy Through Self-Control and Inner Peace
Do not allow challenges, provocations or unnecessary conflicts to drain your energy. Avoid concentrating continually on negative vibrations, painful emotions or contrary influences that produce annoyance, anger, hatred, fury, resentment and...
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Discipline: The Source of Youthful Vitality and Purpose
A sense of youthful vitality and childlike enthusiasm should always remain within your mind, soul, body, spirit and essence. Youthfulness is not determined only by physical age. It is expressed through curiosity, movement, courage, creativity...
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Ogbe Irete: Victory, Prosperity and Disciplined Work
Ogbe Irete, also known as Ogbe Ate, is represented by the following sacred Ifá pattern: 1------1 1-------1 11------1 1---------1 Ifá speaks under Ogbe Irete of attacks from Ajogun—the forces associated with adversity and misfortune....
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Self-Mastery: The Greatest Spiritual Victory
The greatest challenge confronting humanity is the ability to understand, control and master the self. When a wise person develops self-control and learns to overcome destructive habits, weaknesses and inner conflicts, external circumstances...
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Ògún as Irúnmọlẹ̀, Òrìṣà and Ẹbọra
Ògún, as an Òrìṣà and Irúnmọlẹ̀, may also be classified as an Ẹbọra. These three descriptions reveal different dimensions of the identity, manifestation and spiritual functions of this extraordinary divinity. The terms...
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