Publisher's Synopsis
A reader-friendly and intelligent book that offers a fresh approach to the daily application of this widely practiced West African religion. An exciting blend of metaphysics and accessible language, kitchen-table wisdom and penetrating insight. Large numbers of African-Americans are adopting the spiritual practice of Orisa, including popular musicians like Lauryn Hill. Orisa is a West African tradition originating in the southwestern part of Nigeria and has been practiced by the indigenous Yoruba people for several thousands of years. This book provides a fresh, in-depth look into the soul of the Orisa tradition, which lies in its application to daily living. Even readers who are not practitioners of Orisa will find spiritual nourishment in this book's central premise: that our deepest purpose is to live intimately with the Sacred, by working towards compassionate awareness of the divine nature of all things, while serving others and by honouring and expressing our own most authentic selves.;The book is divided into three sections * building authentic, meaningful relationships with your ancestors * the basic teachings of Orisa and how they apply to daily life * initiation and the nature of the road that carries us there. This book weaves together the rituals of Orisa and the spiritual teaching, presenting them as tools for working with the concerns of everyday life.
