Ifá - The Science of Relationship

How do relationships take shape-and how can we participate in them with greater clarity, character, and care?

Ifá - The Science of Relationship explores connection through the living wisdom of Ifá: our relationship with ourselves, other people, community, the natural world, the ancestors, and the sacred.

Through traditional verses, conversational teaching, and examples drawn from everyday life, Prof. Dr. Oba Ifagbemi Faseye Babatunde PhD; ND brings questions of truth, destiny, speech, offering, forgiveness, and responsibility into a shared inquiry. Relationship extends beyond romance or companionship. It includes the promises we carry, the consequences of our choices, and the care through which spiritual understanding becomes visible.

Across thirty-six chapters, the teaching invites readers to listen closely, examine recurring patterns, and respond with greater discernment. Each chapter closes with Contemplation and Reflection: questions and practical invitations that carry the learning into daily life.

A companion to Practical Foundations of Ifá, this volume deepens the conversation between ancestral wisdom and contemporary experience. A glossary, selected bibliography, and companion reading guide support continued study.

Written by a Babalawo, temple founder and head, author, and educator with more than thirty years of practice and teaching, this book welcomes readers seeking a spiritually grounded understanding of connection and the responsibilities it brings.