Where Should I Put Aside Money for My Itutu? 3 Things to Consider

Planning for your Itutu is one of the most profound acts of love and responsibility you can offer your spiritual family. But deciding where to set aside those funds isn’t always straightforward. Here are three things worth thinking through before you make a decision. 1.  Who Will Have Access — and When One of the […]

When Two Families Grieve: The Role of Blood Family in the Itutu

They Are Grieving Too – Just Differently Blood family members who do not practice the religion may find themselves standing at the edges of a ceremony they do not understand, in a language they may not speak, surrounded by rituals that can feel foreign or even unsettling. Their grief is real and their love for […]

Why the Itutu Matters: Three Reasons this Ceremony is Sacred Work

When a priest of Orisha passes from this world, there is a ceremony that must be done — not as a formality, but as a sacred obligation to the person who lived, the Orisha who walked with them, and the community left behind. That ceremony is called the Itutu. For those who may not be […]