{"product_id":"9798889841043","title":"The Five Blessings of Ifá","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fierce and inspirational guide to Black resistance, resilience, and healing, using the principles of Afro-Indigenous spiritual practices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding where you came from is crucial to understand where you are going.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Five Blessings of Ifá\u003c\/i\u003e explores how Black communities across the diaspora draw strength from ancestral wisdom, family, community care, and mutual aid, using the principles of Ifá—a West African spiritual tradition—as a guiding framework. Gabrielle Felder provides a blueprint for living a more fulfilled and abundant life through the blessings of\u003cb\u003e Aiku\u003c\/b\u003e (longevity), \u003cb\u003eAje\u003c\/b\u003e (wealth), \u003cb\u003eAya and Oko\u003c\/b\u003e (relationships), \u003cb\u003eOmo\u003c\/b\u003e (children), and \u003cb\u003eIsegun\u003c\/b\u003e (victory over negative forces), providing practical examples of how Black folks have built resilience and learned to thrive in the face of oppression. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLongevity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e exists in ancestral traditions that we cultivate over generations, which Felder explores through practices of traditional herbalism as well as contemporary sustainability and food sovereignty movements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWealth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, in Felder’s interpretation, has to do with the richness created by community, including cultural traditions of food, dance, and music that connect seemingly disparate African diasporic cultures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartnership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, traditionally understood in Ifá as husband and wife, is reconsidered by Felder to include a wide variety of relationship structures, including familial bonds and queer families.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo explore the blessing of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003echildren\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Felder dives into the important history of doulas and midwives in Black communities, and their crucial role in combatting the high maternal mortality rate among Black women in the US.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinally, Felder draws out the meanings of the blessing of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003evictory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e through a wide range of examples of Black autonomy: slave rebellions; the rejection of Euro-centric beauty standards; mutual aid practices among Black revolutionary groups; and the contemporary Black witch movement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a collective, Black folks have managed to usher in the five blessings of Ifá into our lives despite all odds. This book is a love letter to those who have come before us, and a guide to the possibilities that lie in our collective future.","brand":"Gabrielle Felder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47345366466772,"sku":"9798889841043","price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3827bbee-390b-46dc-98d0-7d335c586bb0.jpg?v=1765574666","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9798889841043","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}