Guerneville · California · Seven Generations
A sacred congregation.·A living lineage.·A land-rooted home.
Spirit-Governed·Land-Rooted·Ifá-Informed·501(c)(3)
The Jambalaya Center is a California 501(c)(3) religious congregation rooted in Yoruba Ifá cosmology. Founded by Chief Iyanifa Luisah Teish — author of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals and one of the most significant voices in African diasporic sacred arts of the last half-century — the Center exists to preserve, transmit, and protect the spiritual technologies of our ancestors.
"When problems arise, proceed from a position of strength." — Chief Iyanifa Luisah Teish, Jambalaya (1985)
We steward five sacred acres on Pocket Canyon Creek in Guerneville. We train priests. We hold ceremony. We keep the archive. We speak to ancestors and expect accurate returns. The work is built to endure seven generations — which means every decision, every document, every ritual is made with people we will never meet in mind.
Sacred Land Campaign · October 2026
Five acres of redwood, meadow, and Pocket Canyon Creek. Not a real estate transaction — the fulfillment of a covenant.
Seven days on sacred land. Shango's season — thunder, drum, justice, the sacred masculine and feminine held in right proportion. Taught by Chief Iyanifa Luisah Teish and the Egbe Council of the Ile.
Religious education and spiritual formation — apprenticeship-based, divination-informed, elder-guided. No secular certification. Participation is not initiation.
The Jambalaya Center sacred reading method. A new cohort will open in autumn.
Organizational readings by Chief Iyanifa Luisah Teish.
Inquire →Seasonal teachings, archive access, and communion with the work across moon cycles. 280+ patrons strong.
Explore tiers →Full curriculum launching across the sacred calendar — foundations of Ifá cosmology, sacred arts, divination studies, Egbe leadership, seasonal intensives.
Announcing soon →The Inner Council
The governing body of the Center. Spiritual and ethical stewards of lineage, land, and the work. Decisions emerge through divination, ancestral consultation, and sacred council.
The Igbimo Ijinle is supported by the Apena Council — our witnessing body for sacred agreements — and extends through our Egbe leaders, priests, and community stewards across the diaspora.