Artículo publicado en Ilé Ife sobre Ifabiyii Akoda
More and more people outside Nigeria are seeking access to traditional Ifá knowledge. The problem is that much of what circulates today in books, PDFs, or on the internet is limited, repetitive, or taken out of context, which has raised concern among Yoruba authorities about unverified information and distorted interpretations of Ifá practice outside Nigeria. In this context, how knowledge is transmitted —and by whom— has become a matter of major importance.
This is precisely the starting point of the article published by the Nigerian newspaper The Osun Defender, based in Ile Ife and Osogbo, one of the most widely read newspapers in the Yoruba sphere, focused on the global expansion of Traditional Ifá and on how this knowledge should be transmitted outside Nigeria.
Within that context, the article highlights the work carried out by Ifábíyìí Akódà through Ilé Awo and through applications such as Ifá Tradicional, Idafá, and the Apola series, presenting it as an example of something that is now essential: how to make true Ifá knowledge accessible without stripping it of its depth or disconnecting it from its origin.
Tradition, access, and responsibility
The international growth of Ifá is a reality. But that growth raises an important issue: not all the knowledge that circulates reflects traditional practice as it is transmitted within Nigeria.
The article by The Osun Defender addresses precisely this tension between access and fidelity. Because the issue is not only learning Ifá, but learning it correctly. This is where the newspaper highlights Ilé Awo and the Ifá applications as key elements, something for which we are deeply grateful.
In that sense, the article does not simply point to a digital presence, but places it within a broader dynamic: that of those who seek to transmit serious knowledge without separating it from Nigeria, from the language, from ritual contexts, or from the internal logic of the tradition.
For those who have followed the work of Ilé Awo and the applications for a long time, this publication in a newspaper from Ile Ife, the very cradle of Yoruba culture, represents for us an honor and a recognition from the Yoruba themselves for all the work we have carried out over the last 30 years.
As the article states, our commitment will always be to preserve the integrity of Yoruba culture and its traditional values, as well as to strengthen the global respect that Traditional Ifá deserves. If you would like to support this commitment, we invite you to download our applications and learn the true knowledge of Ifá beyond what circulates in books, PDFs, or on the internet.
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