Manifest of Hermetic Ifá

Recognizing that every Being in the world is a unique expression of the collective soul of the Universe with an intrinsic value and a special contribution to this world and all its Being therein, WE:

- consider the freedom of a person only possible in the absence of dogmas, judgement and prejudice, superstitions and mysticism, and consider this freedom achievable through the knowledge of oneself and one's relations to the other Beings in the Universe;

- remember that we have spirit, mind, AND soul and that this enables us to perform as witness and actor on the great stage of life;

- work towards the integration of the Human Being, its spirit, soul, and mind, seeing this very integration as the grand scope of the drama of the Universe;

- realize that the premise of "the end justifies the means" was at the root of the downfall of the Great Beings and all major civilizations;

- are aware of the always present danger of a philosophical or social system being turned into a religious cult and thus losing its inner integrity and functionality;

- nevertheless respect the traditional religions as cultural expressions in which many deep truths are embedded even if they are being abused to enslave Beings instead of liberating them;

- strive to distill the truth from the knowledge of the past and use the best of it while avoiding merging paradigms;

- aim at crystallizing the basic truths of this Universe instead of adding to the complexity of existing thought systems, realizing that the very same basic laws govern all of the Universe;

- do not pretend to know what we do not know as true for ourselves and by ourselves, do not relay altered or uncertain information as true, do not disclose any truth that would harm and not heal;

- do not pretend to converse with a personalization of the entirey of the creation ("God") but rather search and find its very essence in every manifestations there is, no matter how small or insignificant they may appear;

- do not pressure or coax anyone to be part of any philosophical system, and do not tolerate patriarchical nor any other autoritarian structures, mutulation, punishment or torture in any form ;

- recognize the three worlds of above, below, and the middle, considering anyone stable in all three of them as a genuine "Trismegistus";

- live as a true friend ("Awo") to all living Beings, as true philosophers ("Friends of Sophia"), the cosmic principles of Odù and its polarities, and as dedicated students of Ifá, the knowledge of Fá which is beyond truths and lies.