Iwa-Pele: Ifa Quest: The Search for the Source of Santeria and Lucumi

by Awo Falokun Fatunmbi

Iwa-Pele blends and skepticism, intellect and emotion to give us the beauty of African mysticism and the power of western thought.

188 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1991

About the author

Awo Baba Falokun Fatunmbi (born David Wilson) is a babalawo, initiate of Ifá, who at the age of 38 visited Nigeria with the purpose of studying the Yoruba traditions Ifa Orisa. Baba got the initiation in Ifa in Ode Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria in Ile Ogunti Ode Remo. For 25 years Baba has been traveling around Nigeria, collecting little by little the Ifa knowledge. His main teacher became Adebolu Fatunmise, who was initiated at the age of 7 in Ifa (Kekere Awo – a young Babalawo).