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The Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts

by Baba Ifa Karade · 1994

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Describes the orisha, or angelic forces that reside in the natural world, and teachings of the 16 odu. Show us how to work with divination, to use the chakras to internalize the teachings of the Yoruba, and describes how to create a sacred place of worship.

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