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WHAT WE OFFER

Services of the Temple

From daily devotion to the great festivals, we serve our community in body, mind and spirit.

SPIRITUAL WORK

Consultations, Consecration & Initiation

Consultations at the temple

Consultations

Ẹẹ́rìndínlógún readings in which our priests consult the Orisha on life, family and destiny.

Consecration at the temple

Consecration

Consecration of shrines, sacred vessels and spiritual implements according to tradition.

Initiation at the temple

Initiation

Sacred rites of initiation into the Orisha tradition, guided by our priests and elders.

WE TEACH

Ẹẹ́rìndínlógún, Yoruba & Ẹbọ Rírú

Ẹẹ́rìndínlógún

Learn divination with the sixteen sacred cowries and how to consult the Orisha.

Yoruba

The Yoruba language, proverbs, songs and customs of our ancestors.

Ẹbọ Rírú

How sacred offerings are prepared and made, as handed down in tradition.

Practitioner seated on a mat preparing ritual items and offerings
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Weekly Worship

Prayers, songs and offerings to the Orisha, open to members and respectful visitors.

Cowrie shells cast on a woven divination tray
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Orisha Divination

Consultations with our priests, who seek the guidance of the Orisha on life, family and destiny.

Initiate wearing an elaborate cowrie-shell vest and headdress
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Rites of Passage

Naming ceremonies, initiations and blessings performed according to tradition.

Priest in red beside a feathered masquerade figure at a festival
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Annual Festivals

Celebrations with drumming, dance and feasting that unite the community.

Practitioner in a teal and gold patterned tunic with a bead necklace
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Cultural Education

Classes in Yoruba language, history, proverbs and sacred music.

Priest applying sacred white chalk markings to an initiate's head
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Spiritual Guidance

Personal counsel and prayer for healing, protection and peace.

COME AND SEE

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