A man in traditional African attire sitting on a chair, wearing a colorful embroidered hat, multiple beaded necklaces, and holding a staff, with a serious expression.

His Royal Majesty, Kabíyèsí Ọba Ifágbèmí Fásẹ̀yẹ Babátúndé is a traditionally enstooled monarch.

Within the Ifá tradition, he stands as an Agbà Awo—a position reflecting depth of initiation, seniority, and continued work within the lineage.

With decades of study, initiation, and over 30 journeys to West Africa, his path has been shaped through direct engagement within the Ifá and Òrìṣà traditions. His work is grounded not in theory, but in discipline, lived experience, and continued application.

Each person carries a unique destiny.

Through alignment with ancestral lineage and the forces of Ifá, that destiny can be brought into clarity and action.

This work is not about belief—it is about application.

Publications & Teaching Work

  • Author of Practical Foundations of Ifa

  • Developer of additional teachings based on decades of study, travel, and practice

  • Focused on presenting Ifá in a way that remains intact while applicable to modern life

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, KABÍYÈSÍ ỌBA IFÁGBÈMÍ FÁSẸ̀YẸ BABÁTÚNDÉ

Agbà Awo (Elder Babaláwo) · Author · PhD · ND

“My goal is to see Ifa and Orisa practices regarded with the same respect and reverence that many other spiritual practices enjoy, dispelling some of the fear or misinformation and replacing it with light on the practical truths of the practice.”
— Dr. Oba Ifagbemi

Role & Function

His work is not general or speculative.

Through consultation, divination, and ritual process, he identifies:

  • What is present

  • Where imbalance or pressure exists

  • What action is required to restore alignment

This is not a space for passive learning.

It is a space for clarity and decision.

 Travels

With over 36 trips to West Africa since he was first initiated into Ifa, Dr. Oba Ifagbemi has had the honor of engaging directly within the Ifá and Òrìṣà traditions across multiple regions.

Two Nigerian men dressed in traditional attire, sitting outdoors against a rustic background, engaged in conversation.
Two men standing in a classroom with posters on the wall, one wearing traditional African attire and the other in modern casual clothing.
Six men in traditional and ceremonial attire, seated and standing in a decorated room with religious and cultural motifs, posing for a photo.
A man dressed in traditional African attire holding a wooden drum, surrounded by a group of people during a cultural celebration or ceremony.
Group of men and women dressed in traditional colorful clothing, seated around a table with bottles and ceremonial objects, participating in a cultural or ritual gathering outdoors.
A man dressed in traditional white attire with a beaded necklace and a white cap, with green leaves around his head, appears to be performing a cultural dance or ritual indoors. Several other people, also in traditional clothing, are seated on white
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A group of people, mostly women, gathered together outdoors in front of a painted wall with African art and text, some wearing colorful traditional clothing and others in casual attire.

If you have arrived here, you have already moved beyond curiosity.

The next step is not more searching.

It is alignment.

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