Baba ifa karade biography

The Ifa Esoteric Institute for Self-Development and Global Perspectives believes positive social change is rooted in positive self-development.

We are committed to making the West African philosophy of Ifa accessible to all through scholarship, dialogue and reflection.

The Ifa EsotericInstitute for Self-Development and Global Perspectives is dedicated to liberating a global consciousness by cultivating the authentic human being.

Philosophy shapes cultural change

Cultural change shapes social institutions

Social institutions determine society

The Ifa Institute envisions a world in which the following philosophical tenets are guiding principles for living:

• Iwa Pele: Balanced Character

• Iwa l’Ewa: Oneness with the Essence of Nature

• Iwa l’Aiye: The living of a moral and righteous way of life without regression 

• Global Historical Relevance

• Interpretations of the Odu-Ifa

• Traumas & Mindsets

• Philosophical Understandings of If