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The 2010 Reading defined this year connected with the Odu: Ose Ogunda. With 3 key Orisa to align with:

Esu - Ancestors - Ogun. We learned that it is a year about exploring new ways of creating & preparing for greater opportunities that lie ahead. We saw that it was through gaining a sharper focus on what was spiritually & emotionally most important in our value structure (FAMILY BEING FIRST) that we

would be most successful. Now that we have just crossed into the second half of the year and review how we have been moving through the first half...what have we gained? What else do we need to be curious about looking into during our everyday life? And do we feel we are prepared for whatever the Universe brings? Can we take it on? The Ifa Foundation offers you personal divination sessions as well as great Workshops that bring you more knowledge & experiences so that you can become more empowered & prepared.

Iya’s Corner...The latest on what the Universe has brought to share.

I read myself where the Oracle read so many before, in Delphi. Indications were that my Desinty

path was Otura Meji. Recharging...replenishing and reconnecting!

The first half of this year I spent sharing in so many people’s journey that came to the Ifa

Foundation to enhance their life. With the help of an incredible Ifa Team...I was able to engage in

hundreds of people’s New Year Ebbo’s so they could align 2010. I was able to build the new Aje garden for Wealth & Prosperity as well as a whole new giant garden for Osun. We not only

opened up a new garden for the “protection” energy of Sigidi ; we were able launch the super structure of the latest work in progress...Ela. And let’s not forget about finishing a year long

project to get the Phoenix bird completed and installed inside a giant firepit ring. During which

we put together two very successful Workshops; Initiated over 25 people into Orisa and Ifa levels; put on a huge festival on May 1st ; performed sheddings & Ori’s for over a dozen people; divined

for over 150 in the evenings and made all sorts of spiritual tools. July was the recharge time.

In February, one of my dreams came true. I had a special request from Darq-Amber to celebrate

her 16th year of life...by going to Greece and connecting with her ancestral roots. We performed

divination for the trip (got the go ahead) and began making plans to be there in early July for 10

days. I have devoted a great deal of this column to the experiences that our two energies (Ogun

and Yemonja/Olokun, both Iya’s and both Nana’s) were able to create. What opened and what was revealed was substantial. Not only did our personal shape expand but so did our relationship as mother/teacher and daughter/apprentice. Daily life in our home avails us certain levels of connecting...adding a new environment from time to time creates other opportunities for more.

Nurturing ourselves, as we spent a great deal of our time positioned between the luxurious blue Aegean Sea

and the wise old mountain

rocks (many with ancient faces revealing themselves)Our hearts truly opened

with each ritual we did. An

amazing thing happened

in the shallow water...fish

came right up to Darq for her to pet them. I really

enjoyed the feelings I got when we both had our

new matching silver anklets on...standing in shallow water watching the sunset...there was a current of energy that flowed between us that amplified who we each were while at the same time we were able to see all

these amazing “orbs” around the sun. So many shapes were forming.

The pyramid scheme really paid off for us! What do you get when you bring two old souls together that are two generations of Iyanifa’s and Nana girls...stacked on top of generations of medicine women ??? Answer: a multitude of moments where just what you needed...showed up! And at the

exact moment that benefited us most! Ase. Here are a few stories about what the Universe provided

my daughter, Darq-Amber & myself while in Greece.

Arriving with just a few Euro’s in hand; a Friday afternoon & a weekend

of great eating and shopping ahead...I really needed a Greek bank. When we finally found one, the closing time was in 10 minutes and not reopening until Monday. In a rush to get inside and no parking space in sight..all of a sudden this old man pulls up on his motorbike to pitch us on his room for rent in his house. We kindly let him know we were already booked in

somewhere & that our focus was on getting some Euro’s for the weekend. He pointed down the hillside to where a parking space was and aid he would

take me up the hill to the bank immediately. With only 5 minutes left...I really had to make a decision fast...I laughed and said...:Orunmila you are something else to bring such an opportunity”. I hopped on whie Darq-Amber agreed to follow on foot. It was the funniest & quickest ride of my

life. It was if we flew there. There was a moment of fear but realized it was what the Universe provided,so I must trust. All worked out perfectly of

course. I went into the bank just 2 minutes before closing & got my Euros.

Not alot of parking around here!

This was story is quite funny too. We decided to go out in the middle of no-where, at sunset and photograph this old deserted Fort. Darq took off around one of the high walls with camera in hand while I combed through another side when I began hearing a man’s voice coming from underground. He was speaking to someone else that was also down there. My senses said...possible danger...get Darq and let’s go. Just then, these two incredibly elegant women, dressed for an afternoon tea appear asking me if I had been inside the Chiseled Church. Together, we found this little doorway down into a cave inside the mountain. And here is what we saw....a group of elderly people inside... praying !

“Money and the Motorbike”

“The Chiseled Church”

The entrance The old altars (still intact) inside this ancient secret treasure box.

Individuals that were kept at the Fort must not have been free to pray their own

way...so they carved into

the stone their own sacred

space hidden from others.

Papu’s Church & The Prayers in the Stone Floor Picture Darq & I alone in this tiny 1800’s church...

holding our lit dripless wax-colored tapered candles while sitting in the carved wood benches that have lined the walls over hundred years. The 20 X 20 room

was dimly lit by lanterns hanging from a painted

domed ceiling...with a muted recording of Greek chants playing while we sat eyes wide open. This was our posture for seeing what was behind the veil that separated this day from days gone by. I immediately

knew I must remove my shoes and allow my feet to

absorb the prayers of those that tread upon this stone before me. I could sense the years of daily prayers that expressed the gratitude for all that they had in

their lives while at the same time praying for strength in assisting their loved ones that needed a

healing of some sort. I could feel their need and their hopes for the blessings to arrive in time. Amazing!

Rituals of washing your face, head and

feet prior to

entering the sacred

space inside. Makes sense, right !

The Church was surrounded

by an old garden with old

benches filled with memories of people sitting and sharing their concerns as well as their love for one another.

Another mother & daughter arrived during our time there & we watched the rituals they performed on

the altars set up. We found out a few interesting things...the Mom (85-90) has never left this village her whole life . I thought how she may have had a

family member that prayed their with my Papu.

I always thought that home would be where I responded to the plant-life. It amazed me to see that where I live now has the same plants that live where my ancestors lived in Greece (weather was the same

temperature, less humid. We are minus mountains but we share the big water energy surrounding us.

Check out the plants around where you are living...are they part of what you consider home in your heart?

Right outside our bedroom was this wonderful apricot tree filled with

perfectly ripe fruit. Some went inside our tummies while others became offerings to the Orisa & Ancestors.

Plants were used for shading all the time. Modern times are creeping into the little villages and those old timers that handcrafted everything could more likely be the last generation...their children are off in colleges in the bigger cities...educating to be able to make bigger career choices. They are moving on. Hopefully they will keep the core values of how plants can heal and how they

special the simple things in life truly are. Hopefully

they will honor their ancestors as their parents did.

I continually saw the similarities of Ifa and the Greek culture. From the honoring of the ancestors with remarkable

elegant shrines to the protection

amulets at every doorway and

rooftop corner. From the herbal remedies and the usages of all

the plants growing before them.

From all the powerful nature forces being honored with special rituals to the way they taking

care of their families... generations after generations. Each culture had a potent

divination system in place too.

A really incredible feeling comes over you when you are in the presence of this 600

year old tree growing in the gardens of my favorite

monastery.

One’s mind can create so many

scenarios of what happened

when you came to Delphi for a

reading! The diviners were women and the men did the sacrifices for preparation.

Sharing a top view of Delphi...in all it’s majesty...some think it is hard to get to

Florida. How did so many get way up here in these mountain ranges?

Check out the Octopus on the boat...it had the words...the alternative ride!

Here is a big Oke rock...what a old

bold face to

connect in with.

Check the flying red object on the

left photo

Arriving in August...our eldest son, Josh. A devoted Babalawo! Our family Ifa Team just got bigger. Josh ; his Obatala wife; Little Jack, (a

very devoted Babalawo) and his baby

sister Lucy are all coming to live in

Florida and help with all the new

things the Foundation is engaged in.

We have so many new things to share in so many new ways... so keep opening your emails to see.

Connecting oneself with the special energies of our Ancestors is really important. We have been working with these great staffs with faces carved into them of old wise men...wrapped

with tiny bells and special herbs inside the base. Tapping one on the Earth’s surface ignites vibrational levels that enhance what you can see, hear and feel. We are just starting

to offer them to you.

So many wonderful changes are occurring that will bring a whole new dimension to our

lives. Get your life ready for action.

The reading for the year will continue to unfold, and we all must concentrate

on Family, Esu and Ancestors. It's a good time to have a reading to see

where you stand in the flow. There are now three skilled members of our family

to read you: The Oluwo, Myself and Josh (now initiated over 18 years) 

Finally, check out her brand new Facebook page... a product of Josh's new energy infusion. You can find it by searching: Ifa Foundation in Facebook. It's very interactive. Please friend us :-))

Remember: IT DOESN'T WORK IF YOU DON'T WORK AT IT!   

love and blessings, Iyanifa Vassaiyanifa@ifafoundation.org

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