About me
It’s only right that Ehime Ora enjoys star-gazing; her work teaches us that the skies will continue
to make space for our expansion. Ehime is a Nigerian scholar, writer, artist, and priestess of the
Ifá & Orisa tradition who has dedicated her life to facilitating ancestral connections, generational
healing, and personal alignment for people who need it the most. She is the author of Ancestors
Said: 365 Introspections for Emotional Healing, which she independently published in 2021 and
re-published through Hay House in July 2023. Her second book, Spirits Come from Water: An
Introduction to Ancestral Veneration and Reclaiming African Spiritual Practices, was released on
November 5th 2024 through Hay House.
Ehime’s work makes space for education, joy, introspection, and spiritual well-being. Her work
draws influence and inspiration from African philosophy, ancestral arts, and spiritual technology.
She shares her timeless wisdom with empathy and intention, equipping others with the
necessary tools to feel their way through their healing.
Ehime Ora, also known as Ifáwole Sangodosu Erinfunto Osunfunmike, is a proud Bendelite,
hailing from Edo (Ora) and Urhobo (Agbon) ethnic groups. She has been drawn to global
spiritual practices since she was a young child growing up in Ibadan, Nigeria before immigrating
to the states. Her search for the Creator inspired her to build a life rooted in religious pluralism.
She is formally initiated into Yoruba’s Ifá, Sango, Erinle and Osun. Ehime holds ancestral
connections to various water spirits within her Edo and Urhobo lineage.
Ehime is a multidisciplinary artist who leverages mediums such as spoken word,
photo/videography, painting, and sculpting as avenues for lineage healing and ancestral
remembrance. She credits her mother for teaching her the power of storytelling, spoken word,
and written word–lessons that have proven to be integral to Ehime’s work, art, and life.
As an alumna of Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship and Brooklyn College, Ehime has
presented her research at various academic conferences regarding African spiritual art. She
also teaches at her Patreon, where she studies with community members interested in the
intersection of spirituality, arts, and science.
Ehime Ora formally began her journey with Ifá in 2017. She is under the tutelage of Chief
Awosanmi Osuntogun Sekou Alaje, furthering her studies with Ifá while actively serving her
community as a practicing priestess. Under elders connected to her family lineage, Ehime Ora
begins her journey reclaiming her water spirit heritage.
Ehime is Reiki II certified from Houiea Love, where she entered the lineage of ancestral healing
through energy work.
Ehime is also ADHD and Autistic. Her neurodivergency informs her spiritual work and provides
her with an opening towards making her teachings more accessible for various learning styles.
