Oluwo Fagbamila (Philip John Neimark) Founder of the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. Author of the best selling The Way of the Orisa- HarperCollins Publishers, co-author The Sacred Ifa Oracle- HarperCollins Publishers. |
Iyanifa Olufadeke (Vassa) Co-Founder of the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. Priest of Ogun and Ifa. Artist & Healer. Advocate for Women's role in Ifa. |
Fagbenle (aGregorio AdyMcDonald). Lecturer and workshop leader in indigenous Yoruba wisdom. Initiated into Ifa at the Ifa Foundation of North America. Member of the Yoruba Kabbalah Centre, Ile-Ife, Nigeria." |
Fasegun (Willie Schofield) Initiated priest of the Orisa Oya by the Ifa Foundation of North America. Given the Yoruba name of Osinbowale. Initiated as Ifa Priest at Oyo, Nigeria, by Prof. Wande Abimbola of Boston University. Given the Yoruba name of 'Fasegun. Recipient of the Sacred Odu - Highest level of a Babalawo. Recipient of the orisa/Oduduwa -Founder of the Yoruba Nation Ile Ife, Nigeria "The Cradle of Civilization." Initiated into the Egungun Society by the "16 Ancestral Spirits" in Oyo, Nigeria. Given the Yoruba name of Ojegbemileke. Initiated into the Egbe Society of Oyo, Nigeria. |
Ifanikee (Lea Atiq) Initiated as Oya Priest and later as Iyanifa at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. Artist, Storyteller, Mask Maker. |
Ifaleye (Osofu) Born and raised in Nigeria, student of the Sacred Geometry. Initiated into Ifa at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. |
Ogunjobi (Pam Henry Spears) initiated into Ogun and later into Ifa at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. |
Ifajuba (Sherri Newman-Coley) Initiated as Oya priest and later as Ifa Priest at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. |
Ifagunwa (Cecil Powell) Retired University Professor- taught African Philosophy for more than 35 years. Expert in Sacred Geometry. Initiated into Ifa at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. |
Ifabukonla (Kimberly McDonald) Expert in Yoruba language. Taught in Nigeria. Initiated into Obatala, and later as an Iyanifa at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. |
Fajuitan ( Javier Lujan) initiated as Osun priest at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. Subsequently became the first openly Gay man initiated as a Babalawo at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. |
Oduwole' ( Gabe Goodson) Initiated into Sango and then into Ifa at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. Music producer and devoted Ifa Priest. Works with incarcerated men wishing to turn their life around through Ifa.
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Odutola (Tonya Goodson) Originally a priest of Osun, Tonya went on to become an Iyanifa and join her husband and son Eli -Solanke',in aknowledgeable, caring and focused family of Ifa Priests. |
Awosanmi (Tom Kossnar) Initiated priest of Obatala at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. Several years later he went on to become an Ifa priest Awosanmi |
Babalawo IfaKorode (Frank Matias)
First to be initiated into Ososi at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. Interests and specialties – Ifa, Ancestor worship, and the energy of Ososi.
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Iyanifa Ifakemi (Josie Incorvaia)
Priest of Obatala and initiated into Ifa at the Ifa Foundation of North America, Inc. Specializing in beading and containers for Orisa.
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