THE GRIMOIRE’S BLOG

Some knowledge won’t be contained to tidy categories or neat correspondences. It slips through the cracks between “elemental” and “esoteric,” wanders off from its ritual circle, or appears in a dream with no known origin.

That’s what this space is for—the stray sparks, the experiments, the midnight notes in the margins.

Here, you’ll find everything from field notes and folklore digressions to rants, reviews, and revelations that didn’t quite fit elsewhere in the Archives. Some posts may evolve into full entries; others may simply linger here like whispers that never asked for a title.

So wander freely, seeker. The shelves end here—but the story does not.


Yoruba / Ifá – The Orisha Tradition of West Africa
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Yoruba / Ifá – The Orisha Tradition of West Africa

Yoruba Ifá is the Orisha tradition of Nigeria and West Africa, rooted in divination, ritual, and the sacred power of ashé. Guided by babalawos and the vast corpus of Odu Ifá, devotees honor deities like Ogun, Oshun, Shango, and Esu through offerings, drumming, and possession. Explore how this living faith endures across Africa and the diaspora.

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