In a time when many people are re-evaluating spiritual frameworks that feel rigid or polarizing, the word dualism comes up often. Dualism suggests a world split into opposing forces—good versus evil, light versus dark, sacred versus profane. Recently, I heard someone say they were stepping away from Orisha tradition because they were moving beyond dualism.

I want to gently and clearly offer this truth:

An Ori is considered positive when it fulfills things like helping those less fortunate, helping one’s community, and bettering oneself.

A sacred space is not a luxury.
In Yoruba tradition, Ori is your inner divinity — the part of you that chose your destiny before birth.

Your Ori altar is a daily reminder that your truth lives within you.

The energy of the charity worker is similar to the work of a boddhisatva. Sacrificing yourself for the good of the whole.