Iyami , Aje, &African Female Mysteries -West
Sacred Wisdom from the West African Primordial mothers
Course Summary
This online workshop will explore the African Women's Mysteries, a long sought after and highly exclusive series of insights for biological women. Legal Id required to prove such. The African mysteries are the missing keys to all of the other mysteries. Male and Female mystery systems came from them. Yet, today, people know very little about this ancient mothers or they know them through the lens of men or outside of its traditional cultures and worldview. It is for this reason this program has been offered. The program expands the entire African continent in search of women's traditions and not just one area. Because of this the series will involve 2 courses covering East African Mysteries and West African Mysteries. The course series begins with the East African Mysteries or Feminine Mysteries 1 as these are the oldest documentable womens traditions in Africa. It continues to the the West African course or Feminine Mysteries 2 where we find new meaning in these practices today as well as a more expansive worldview beyond male and patriarchal perspectives to a woman centered world view.
Each course is 9 weeks long and is offered through a video recording of a previously taught live class.
The West course has over 20 HOURS of Personal Lecture videos with power points and even more supplemental videos. Each video lecture is 2-3 hours long. It has a number of extra ebooks, supplements, articles, and links. To be honest, this course has more content than any college level course priced at 10x its value. This is not taught by a novice nor someone who got their information from Youtube. Its very detailed and comes from direct experience, not just research.
West African Mysteries contents:
Primordial Mothers of Africa, Iyami AjeAncient Mothers and Orisa
Mami Wata
Cosmic Calabash and 7 African Mothers
The 7 Ase's
Aje Cosmology
Women's gateways in the Body
Great Mother guiding principles and laws
Cosmic Womb of Odu
4 Blood Mysteries
and much more!
Some Reviews:
“Iya Ayele is the most generous and thoughtful teacher I have ever met on my spiritual path. This course is enlightening and empowering, its structure and its contents highly respond to both spiritual and academic research. I have learned so much!!! Thank you so much Ayele!
Asé!!!!!!!”
“Wonderful class! It’s been the glue for me that’s given my spiritual journey in the Diaspora
more meaning. I now have a clearer vision of my purpose in the world.“ D. Carter
”This course is simply wonderful, empowering and enlightening! Ayele is both an accurate and generous teacher , and I thank her deeply and respectfully for all the knowledge and wisdom she has transmitted us.” K. Garcia
Other articles written by the facilitator of the course
https://ayelekumari.com/ifayele-blog/iyami-human-ancestral-primordial-and-cosmic43795553264544/
Course Curriculum
Chief Abiye Ayele Kumari
Professional Bio
Website: Personal Website
Chief Dr. Ayele Kumari
A Spiritual Revolutionary and Cultural Trailblazer in the Ifa Orisa tradition
Oloye Dr. Ayele Kumari, also known as Chief Yele, is a pioneering force in African spiritual traditions, breaking barriers for women and advancing Isese Ifa Orisa devotion worldwide. A fully initiated and licensed Iyanifa, professor, Onisegun (traditional healer), and artist, she has dedicated over 30 years to mastering her craft and reclaiming ancestral wisdom for future generations.
Dr Kumari began as naturopath, lay healer. and bone diviner studying with numerous teachers and healers beginning with her grandmother. She expanded those natural skills in western education to become a professor and college director. Her world was shattered after a mysterious illness left her unable to walk. This disability moved her to become initiated to Ifa which led to her healing and walking again. She began to study under elder priests to become a priestess herself. Her rise to prominence came with her groundbreaking book, Iyanifa: Women of Wisdom, which shattered stereotypes that only recognized men Babalawo as Ifa priests. While she did not create the term “Iyanifa,” her book made it more widely known and respected, empowering women to embrace their spiritual inheritance. In her plight for African Womens Mysteries, she discovered that many women actually feared honoring their mothers’ traditions, even hesitating to say “Iyami” aloud due to deep-rooted stigmas. Recognizing the lack of accessible African spiritual teachings, she founded Ori Institute, an online school dedicated to preserving and teaching ancestral wisdom. Through her transformative 40-hour course on African Women’s Mysteries, she demystified the divine feminine in African spirituality, offering clarity and empowerment to countless seekers.
In 2018, after the passing of her mother, Chief Yele stepped into a new role as a spiritual matriarch, co founding Ashe Soul Global Village, a full-service Ifa Orisa temple and spiritual community.
Understanding the challenges faced by those new to African spirituality, she authored Isese Spirituality Workbook for beginners. She followed by Hand of Ifa for dedicated Ifa practitioners. To further support the community, she published Book of Odu, providing an affordable compilation of sacred verses for deeper study.
The widespread popularity of her book, her dedication to the teaching of Isese along with her support of schools in Nigeria earned her recognition and she was conferred chieftaincy titles in Ibadan as Iya Mode United States, Otun Amunifawuni, Iya Abiye Ogboni, and Oba Olokun Omilere.
A proud African American woman, Dr. Kumari grew up immersed in the soul-stirring sounds of gospel, R&B, and classic soul. Struggling to connect with practitioners Ayele Ifa music, she sought to bridge the gap by blending African spiritual chants with the music of her roots. This creative fusion led to the birth of Ashe Soul Music, a genre of Afrospiritual music that blends ancestral wisdom with contemporary soul, offering a transformative sound that heals the heart and soothes the ancestral soul.
Through her scholarship, spiritual leadership, and musical innovation, Dr. Ayele Kumari continues to inspire, educate, and uplift those on the path of ancestral reclamation and spiritual enlightenment.