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Fundamentals 1a Workbook 1 – The Good Condition (p 18-28)

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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Describe the role of Odù Ifa and healing humanity (pg 18-19, 22-23)

Explain the concept of “roots before wings” and how it relates to the Ancestral Promise (pg 20-23):

Define eniyan and describe the relationship between eniyan, Òrunmìlà, the Òrìsà and Olo�du�mare�(pg 24-25).

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Review the questions on page 25. In terms of your ability to improve the world, what are the implications of your responses?

2. What are the top 3 areas of dissatisfaction, discomfort or disgust with your life today? How do they indicate your consciousness of a higher standard? (pg 25)

3. What are the four focus areas of the book? (pg 26)

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4. Explain this proverb in your own words, based on the text. (pg 27)



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Fundamentals 1a Workbook 2 – Ara, the Body (p 29-34)




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Please submit errors, omissions, comments or suggestions about this workbook to: [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Describe the body’s role in spiritual development. (pg 29)

Describe the relationship between the body and Obatala (pg 30):

Describe some ways in which the body is symbolic of spiritual energy. (pg 30-31)



Describe three spiritual concepts symbolized by the stomach. (pg 31-33)

2. Describe three other body parts and what they symbolize. (pg 33)

3. What do you consider your most significant body parts and why? What do they symbolize to you?

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1. What is the meaning of ókàn? (pg 35)

Describe the functions of ókàn. (pg 35)

What is the relationship between ókàn and iwa. (pg 35)

Describe three spiritual concepts symbolized by ókàn. (pg 35-36)

2. What is the relationship betweem ókàn and the chest? (pg 35-36)

Fundamentals 1a Workbook 4 – Emi, the Breath




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Please submit errors, omissions, comments or suggestions about this workbook to: [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. What is emi? (pg 37)

Describe the difference between emi and eemi. (pg 37)

Describe the relationship between breath, inspiration and hope. (pg 37-38)



Describe the relationship between the breath and the voice. (pg 38)

2. Describe three body parts associated with emi. (pg 38)

3. Write four sentences that define your voice, your message, what your presence evokes in your environment. (pg 38)

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Please submit errors, omissions, comments or suggestions about this workbook to: [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. What are the relationships between ori inu and ori ode? (pg 40)

Describe the primary functions of ori ode. (pg 40)

Describe the two aspects of the ori inu/psyche. (pg 40)

Describe the four developmental phases of anima consciousness. (pg 41)

Describe the four developmental phases of animus consciousness. (pg 41)

2. Describe the shadow, ojiji. (pg 42)

3. Describe the relationship between personal unconscious and collective unconscious. (pg 42-43)

Fundamentals 1a Workbook 6 – Egungun, ancestors




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Please submit errors, omissions, comments or suggestions about this workbook to: [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. What is atunwa? (pg 44)

Describe the function and effect of atunwa. (pg 44)

Describe the interplay between descent and divination. (pg 44)



What is the meaning of the proverb, earth is a marketplace. Heaven is our home? (pg 45)

2. Describe the Ancestral Promise. (pg 44-46)

3. What is the relationship between towiyo and Ancestral Promise? (pg 47-48)

4. Describe some attributes and functions of the djoto. (pg 48



5. Describe the functions and attributes of the egungun masquerade (pg 49)

Fundamentals 1a Workbook 7 – Ori Iya, maternal soul




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Please submit errors, omissions, comments or suggestions about this workbook to: [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. What is ori iya? (pg 50)

Describe the function and effect of ori iya. (pg 50-51)

What is the meaning of the proverb, mother is a deity? (pg 50)



Describe the spiritual relationship between mothers and children. (pg 52-55)

2. Describe the relationship between motherhood and wifehood. (pg 56-58)

Fundamentals 1a Workbook 8 – Ori Baba (pg 59-68)




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Please submit errors, omissions, comments or suggestions about this workbook to: [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. What is the translation and meaning of this proverb? O m’owo osi juwe ‘li ba e (pg 59)

Describe the relationship between ori baba and the ancestral promise? (pg 59-62):

What is the translation and meaning of this proverb: Agba kii wa loja, ki ori omo tuntun wo. (pg 64)



Describe your understanding of the relationship between ori baba and the nuclear family, the extended family, the community and the palace? (pg 64-67)

2. Describe the best conditions for invoking ori baba (pg. 63, 67)

3. Explain this proverb in your own words, based on the text. “If there is no elder in the town, the town will be in disarray” (67)

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