THE SACRED IFA ORACLE Edition Leather Hardcover Athelia Press 1995
This beautiful navy blue leather-bound book, "The Sacred IFA Oracle" by Athelia Henrietta Press, was published in 1995. It is a must-have for those interested in spirituality and divination.

THE SACRED IFA ORACLE Purple Leather Bound Athelia Henrietta Press 1995
Author:Afolabi A. Epega (Translator), Philip John Neimark

Discover the mysteries of the Sacred Ifa Oracle with this exquisite purple leather-bound edition by Athelia Henrietta Press, published in 1995. Perfect for spiritual exploration and study.

Discover answers to life's questions using the Ifa Oracle - an ancient African divination tool and the spiritual foundation for Candomblé, Santeria, and Vodun. Compared by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., to the Homeric epics, the Bible, and the Koran, the Ifa Oracle stands as "a monument to human imagination, poetry, and will." Now for the first time, all 256 sacred stories of this ancient oral tradition have been translated into English by Dr. Afolabi Epega, a fifth-generation babalawo, or Ifa priest. With a preface and introduction that contextualize the powerful messages of Ifa wisdom for modern life, and classic and Western interpretations by American babalawo Philip Neimark and Dr. Epega, The Sacred Ifa Oracle stands as the definitive text on this timeless philosophical tradtiion.

Epega's English translations of the 256 texts included in the oral tradition of Ifa, together with Neimark's brief commentaries, are a glimpse into a deeply rooted African tradition that exercises considerable contemporary spiritual influence worldwide. Needless to say, they are only a glimpse. As Neimark points out, the process of divination that includes client, babalawo, and oracle is a living process in which participants experience the living presence of the divine. That is more than a written text can communicate, and reading the text apart from the experience is akin to reading the Book of Common Prayer from cover to cover without the rich sensory experience of participating in a celebration of the Eucharist--useful, no doubt, but hardly exhaustive. Neimark's preface establishes the context beautifully, and the introduction gives some insight into the mathematically and socially complex system of which the texts translated here are a part. The interplay of chance and necessity enacted in the divination process is a fascinating window on a Yoruba world that is full of insights into the "organic" character of both time and space. The book will invite readers familiar with other religious and philosophical speculations on that interplay to explore familiar territory in new ways. Steve Schroeder

• Exquisite purple leather binding
• Published by Athelia Henrietta Press
• Year: 1995
• Ideal for spiritual enthusiasts
• High-quality craftsmanship

• Navy blue leather-bound edition
• Published by Athelia Henrietta Press
• Year of publication: 1995
• Ideal for spiritual enthusiasts
• Rich cultural insights