Oyeku Ofun Temple

Ifa and Orisha Temple in Arcata, Humboldt County, Northern California // A Peaceful Place for Divine Worship

Initiations

Awo Fabuluje Fayomi Fakayode (Omo Oturagasa) of Mexico City, Mexico during Itefa in  July 2012 in Santa Rosa, CA, USA

Initiations at Oyeku Ofun Temple

Orisa Initiation– We perform initiation rites to many Orisa here at our temple. It can be arranged depending on the availability of priests and priestesses. The price of the ceremony will vary depending on some factors such as the cost of materials and the cost of travel for the priestesses to come to do the initiation.

Ifa Initiation (Itefa)– We perform itefa Ifa initiation rites for any man or woman here at our temple. We perform full itefa and itelodu for our initiates in the traditional manner. Also, we train those initiated here and also those who have been initiated elsewhere. Please contact us for training information or initiation information.

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Iyanifa Omitayese Fakayode (Omo Ogbeate) of Trinidad, CA during her Itefa in Arcata, CA in March 2017

Ceremonies and Initiations in Nigeria, West Africa– We also host trips to Nigeria for initiations to Ifa, Orisa, Ogboni, for chieftaincy installation ceremonies, etc. Also, we take people who are interested to visit and not necessarily for their initiation rites. Please contact us for details.

Sincerely,
Apena Fagbemijo Amosun Fakayode
OyekuOfun@yahoo.com
PO Box 4833
Arcata, CA 95518
USA
+1-707-583-9432

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Awo Fabuluje Fayomi Fakayode during IFA initiations of Awo Esubiyi Awurela Fakayode (Omo OSETURA) and Awo Fagbamila Olabida Fakayode (Omo OSEMEJI) in January 2015 in Hidalgo State, Mexico

Awo Fasooto Ogungbemi Fakayode during his itefa in Ibadan, Nigeria

Awo Fasooto Ogungbemi Fakayode (Omo Oturarera) of San Jose, CA during his Itefa in Ibadan, Nigeria in April 2013

 

9 thoughts on “Initiations

  1. ON INITIATIONS=IS IT POSSIBLE WE HAVE ALL THE REQUIRED MATERIALS NEEDED FOR EVERY INTIATIONS IN USA,?????????OR we can improvise things to make things happened ,This is my question, and many BABAALAWO AND IYAALAWO ASKED ME THE SAME QUESTION,PLS.REPLY US,FOR ACCURACY AND FOR IMPROVEMENTS.

    • Aboru Aboye,
      All required materials for IFA or ORISHA initiations and other rituals that are not available locally sourced can be sent from abroad. It is certainly not a problem, as we usually have most all needed materials on hand here at Oyeku Ofun Temple. Blessings to you and your family, IRE O

  2. ITA= MEANS THE 3RD DAY OF AN ANY INITIATION=It also meant THREE=3RD OJO-KETA=THE 3RD DAY.
    ORORUN, OR ORUN=IS EVERY FIVE./FIVE DAYS ,EVERY WEEK OF IFA,OR EVERY MARKET DAYS ,as designed by OBATALA AND SACTIONED BY ORUNMILA-BABA IFA.
    ESAN-THE 9th-day when babaalawo and the iyaalawo meet for purposes.
    ITADOGUN-DAY = IS MEANT ,ETADINLOGUN-TWENTY MINUS THREE=20-3=17 DAYS,
    ERINDOGUN.=TWENTY MINUS FOUR =20 – 4,
    IF 20-3 ,Is called 17 ,and 20-4 is called 16 in Yoruba language of IFA,
    FROM 15 ,Yoruba counts minus and FROM 20 ,Yoruba counts PLUS ,We say 20 =ogun,21=okanlelogun = twenty plus one ,22 =ejilelogun= twenty plus two,23=etalelogun=twenty plus three .
    HENCE, ”ETADOGUN”WILL BE 20-3 Which is 17 days reading ,and not 16 days reading which is 20-4 as it’s being called ERINDINLODUN,
    ONE=1,TWO =2,THREE=3 and FOUR=4. All these numbers from 15 are MINUS,All these numbers pick aback of number 20 are PLUSES,WE GOT TO BE A LITTLE MORE DILLIGENT IN SOME SIMPLE IFA -LANGUAGES.Prince Babatunde Ifagbemiro,SC

    • No offence, but I do not get any context in what you are saying. “Ita” means “outside”, as in okunrin lori’ita (Esu). You must be thinking of “eta”, or think yoruba this is like Egyptian word, where vowels are interchangeable. I see you flaming everyone on this forum, and don’t quite know whether you are educating, in your feelings, scolding, or what. I do not intend to offend, but what are you talking about?

  3. I LOVE THIS. INFACT, IT REALLY SHOWS THAT WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU, THE IFA DIVINATION WILL STILL HOLD A VERY BASE IN THE WORLD

  4. I Uwaleke Ogadinma 4okwu umuoma nekede due here by decided to join dis Ogboni fraternity plz write to me & tel me what to do?

  5. 08133129514 dis na my number plz call me…….

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