The Ifa Foundation's Mission is to bring greater awareness to the general public regarding this ancient philosophy. It was our initial observation, more than a quarter of a century ago, that these brilliant ancient observations lost much of their effectiveness when utilizing them as if the world still functioned as it did hundreds, or thousands, of years ago, but quickly regained their original power when understood in relationship with today's culture, technology, political and social realities. The analogy we have used is that it would be somewhat senseless to buy a new car and then attempt to look for the hand crank to start it simply because that's how your Grandfather started his! Some have mistaken this approach as a lack of respect for tradition rather than seeing it as the exact same approach that Ifa used when, as an oral tradition, the changes in the world were automatically incorporated into the telling of tales. Only when the West's love affair with " the word", both as a written reality and as a philosophical absolute, came into play did Ifa begin to become frozen in time...begin to watch the cars others were starting by simply turning the ignition sweep past them while they sought the hand crank that had become "the word." They had forgotten the most basic truth of the tradition: the "car, as a means of transportation, was the truth. How you started it, and the features that improved it, would constantly change." The Beauty and the Power of Ifa is that Orisa Energy adapts to these changes while working with the genuine Truths of Love, Heath, Success & Character within the current reality.

Technology is a great example of this, and it is one of the avenues that the Ifa Foundation, and what we call "American Ifa (which is simply the reality of using these ancient Truths in the context of our 21st century Western society as opposed to 15th Century African culture)" uses to teach and enhance your knowledge and self-empowerment. Interestingly, many of our critics use the Internet, a 21st century technology, to proclaim the necessity of adhering to 15th century tradition.

The Ifa Foundation is now in the process of taking this technology one step further. In the near future we will be announcing a series of FREE on-line Conferences designed to teach the fundamentals of Ifa & Orisa as well as answer your specific questions.

Please keep checking to find the specifics of how you can participate.

Blessings

Philip & Iyanifa Vassa