Yoruba Beliefs

[IfasehunReincarnated]

What the Yoruba Believe

1. There is One Supreme God
   
2. There is no Devil
   
3. Except for the day you were born and the day you are supposed to die there is not a single event in ones life that cannot be forecast and if necessary, changed.
   
4. Your spirit lives on after death and can reincarnate through blood relatives
   
5. You are born with a specific path. Divination serves as a road map to your path.
   
6. Our ancestors exist and must be honored, respected and consulted.
   
7. The Orisa (forces of nature) live within us and deal with the affairs of men.
   
8. You must never initiate harm to another human being or to the universe, which you are apart of.
   
9. Spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional realms of our existence must all work together and be balanced.
   
10. Sacrifice guarantees success.

What the Yoruba Reject

1. We are born in sin
   
2. The European civilized the African
   
3. Jesus Christ is the only way to God
   

[FrstBornSecond]

I humbly thank you for this bit of information. I'm new to Yoruba/Santeria. But I'm getting stronger in it everyday..thanks a million

[IfasehunReincarnated]

i am glad it was of some use. feel free to post comments or questions!

[G.O.D.F.A.T.H.A.]

This is some very good information about the Yoruba belief system. Uhuru!

[BigTrev]

Originally Posted by IfasehunReincarnated

What the Yoruba Believe

1. Except for the day you were born and the day you are supposed to die there is not a single event in ones life that cannot be forecast and if necessary, changed.
   
   

Exactly what do you mean by this? Your saying that Ifa can change things that might happen to you? also, when you ask Ifa a question and the answer comes back, how accurate is that?