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Section C Spring | Complete Course on Understanding Yorùbá Spirituality Through Proverbs
INTRODUCTION: GETTING STARTED WITH THE COURSE
Getting Started Guide
Welcome to the course! (23:31)
Overview to Yorùbá Proverbs (22:17)
Meet Your Course Moderator
Get Your Study Partner! (1:29)
About Reflective Journal Exercises (3:11)
Checkpoints for Study 1
Zoom Checkpoint 1 Save the Date with Oderinde
Study Notes
Reflective Journal Exercise 1 (7:50)
Online Resources for Yorùbá Proverbs (10:43)
Intro to Yoruba Language (3:42)
Orisa Studies Reading List (0:44)
MODULE I: INTRODUCTION TO IFÀ
An Overview to Ifà Cosmology (20:16)
What is Ifá? (25:59)
Who is Òrúnmìlà? (10:06)
What is Òrun? (5:16)
What are Odù? (16:41)
Checkpoints for Study 2
Zoom Checkpoint 2 Save the Date with Oderinde
Study Notes
MODULE II: STUDY OF PROVERBS 1 - 4
Proverb 1: "Bit by bit we eat the head of the rat." (31:46)
Proverb 2: "The hands belong to the body and the feet belong to the body." (18:12)
Proverb 3: "Water sinks lower than land." (21:32)
Proverb 4: "The person who harms others, when they have been harmed, is unable to settle a dispute." (20:07)
Checkpoints for Study 3
Zoom Checkpoint 3 Save the Date with Oderinde
Practice Saying Proverbs (3:39)
Study Notes
Reflective Journal Exercise 2
MODULE III: KEY CONCEPTS IN IFÁ
Imolè (1:27)
Àse (3:06)
Orí (4:57)
Ire and Ibi (14:48)
Òrò (8:15)
Ìbà’sè (4:02)
Checkpoints for Study 4
Zoom Checkpoint 4 Save the Date with Oderinde
Study Notes
MODULE IV: STUDY OF PROVERBS 5 - 8
Proverb 5: "It takes a large stick to ring a big bell." (22:45)
Proverb 6: "Those who conquer the enemy within have nothing to fear from the enemy without." (23:01)
Proverb 7: "The root of the tree never casts a shadow." (17:18)
Proverb 8: "If it does not matter where you are going, any road will do." (11:39)
Checkpoints for Study 5
Zoom Checkpoint 5 Save the Date with Oderinde
Practice Saying Proverbs (4:14)
Study Notes
Reflective Journal Exercise 3 (2:15)
MODULE V: OVERVIEW OF SPIRITUAL FORCES IN YORÙBÁ SPIRITUALITY
Èla (1:57)
Òrìsà (4:59)
Ìyáàmi Ajé (5:56)
Ikú (8:06)
Ēgún (4:10)
Elenini (9:18)
Checkpoints for Study 6
Zoom Checkpoint 6 Save the Date with Oderinde
Study Notes
MODULE VI: STUDY OF PROVERBS 9 - 12
Proverb 9: "It is a straight road that leads to Ile Ife." (30:03)
Proverb 10: "The one who never stops talking become silent when walking through thorns." (10:27)
Proverb 11: "The person who fails to make sense of their wisdom becomes a fool." (13:44)
Proverb 12: "At sundown a different person enters the house than the one who left in the morning." (12:48)
Checkpoints for Study 7
Zoom Checkpoint 7 Save the Date with Oderinde
Practice Saying Proverbs (4:26)
Study Notes
Reflective Journal Exercise 4 (13:16)
MODULE VII: INTRODUCTION TO THE YORÙBÁ'S CONCEPT OF "GOD"
Intro to Yorùbá's "God" (9:35)
Olódùmarè (3:31)
Alabosudayé (0:35)
Alabosunifé (0:31)
Alàyè (0:31)
Elémì (0:45)
Elédá (0:50)
Olójó Òní (1:12)
Olórun (0:39)
Intro to the worship Yorùbá’s “God” (7:12)
Checkpoints for Study 8
Zoom Checkpoint 8 Save the Date with Oderinde
Study Notes
MODULE VIII: IFÀ'S VIEW OF THE WORLD
Ìkòle Òrun (5:28)
Ìkòle Aye (12:49)
W'aiye (8:25)
Òké (10:22)
Igbódù (5:11)
Checkpoints for Study 9
Zoom Checkpoint 9 Save the Date with Oderinde
Study Notes
MODULE IX: STUDY PROVERBS 13 - 16
Proverb 13: "If we only eat sweet things and avoid the bitter kola, all food will loose its flavor." (13:07)
Proverb 14: "If you never ask the question, you will never receive an answer." (17:27)
Proverb 15: "When water boils over the side of the pot it smothers the flame." (17:23)
Proverb 16: "The person who makes their own bed sleeps in it." (12:49)
Checkpoints for Study 10
Zoom Checkpoint 10 Save the Date with Oderinde
Practice Saying Proverbs (4:35)
Study Notes
Reflective Journal Exercise 5 (4:51)
MODULE X: OVERVIEW OF THE YORÙBÁ'S CREATION STORY
Who is Olókun? (7:36)
Who is Yemoja? (2:37)
Who is Obàtálá? (6:38)
Who is Odùduwà? (1:17)
Who is Èsù? (5:58)
Who is Ògún? (2:09)
Who is Òsóòsí? (1:53)
Checkpoints for Study 11
Zoom Checkpoint 11 Save the Date with Oderinde
Study Notes
MODULE XI: STUDY OF PROVERBS 17 - 20
Proverb 17: " The warrior who does not know how to retreat will know defeat." (5:52)
Proverb 18: "After I was initiated, I initiated myself." (4:20)
Proverb 19: Those who sacrifice with water will have time of rest." (7:07)
Proverb 20: "The sage who sits straight appears to be standing." (4:32)
Checkpoints for Study 12
Zoom Checkpoint 12 Save the Date with Oderinde
Practice Saying Proverbs (4:03)
Study Notes
Reflective Journal Exercise 6
MODULE XII: OVERVIEW OF DEVOTEE DEVELOPMENT IN YORÙBÁ SPIRITUALITY
Ìgòkè (10:27)
Àtúnwá (2:06)
Àyànmó Ìpín (6:31)
Ìrépò (7:35)
Ìpònrí (6:58)
A-pé-ré (6:26)
Ojúran (4:02)
Final Checkpoints for Study
New Final Zoom Checkpoint Save the Date with Oderinde
Study Notes
Course Recordings with Moderator
Zoom Checkpoint Discussion 1: Introductions (22:45)
Zoom Checkpoint Discussion 2: Module 1 | Proverbs 1-4 (10:08)
Zoom Checkpoint Discussion 3: Class Canceled (19:21)
What is Òrun?
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