Ifa teaches that everything in nature is infused with consciousness called Ori.  The various forms of consciousness or Ori that sustain dynamics and form in the universe are called Orisa meaning select consciousness or specific forms of consciousness.  Ifa teaches that as we understand the inner essence of Natural forces we can learn to living in harmony with self and world.  Ifa teaches that that consequence of living in harmony with self and world is the blessing of family, long life and abundance.  In this section we present the fundamental principles associated with the most common manifestations of Nature as expressed by the ancestors who came understand Nature through observation, trail and error, revelation and direct interaction with Spirit.  Ifa preserves this wisdom so that each new generation does not have to re-invent the wheel.  Ifa is based on the idea of Iwa pele commonly translated to mean good character.  More accurately it means we come to greet the Earth from the elision Iwa ope ile.  In traditional Yoruba culture a younger person always greets an elder.  The world Iwa pele suggests that Nature is everyone’s elder and the source of understanding self and world.   Because
Ifa is rooted in the idea of atunwa (reincarnation), we learn from Nature so we can make the Earth a better place for future generations.  The information in this section can serve as a foundation for the life long process of increasing our understanding of Nature so we can one day return to a better place.

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