Iyanifa · Priestess · Author
Luisah Teish
Ancestral wisdom. Sacred art. The living story.
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Yeye Luisah Teish is a respected elder — Iyanifa — in the Ifá/Orisha tradition of the African diaspora.
She has deep roots in Yoruba, Lucumi, Haitian, and Louisiana Voodoo practice, and has studied the indigenous principles of Native American, Caribbean, and South American traditions.
She is the author of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals and the founder of the Jambalaya Center for Ancient Mysteries and Sacred Arts.
— Yeye Luisah Teish
I provide a buffet of services to help you fulfill your creative projects. Mark My Word, when we work together your words will sparkle with clarity, beauty, and new life.
All my services are protected by signed non-disclosure agreements, realistic work schedules, and payment contracts outlining retainers, fee schedules, and supply requirements. They include but are not limited to:
Contract to scope of the work.
Offered to individuals, families, and organizations seeking spiritual guidance rooted in indigenous wisdom. All sessions are held virtually.
1. Those who want to establish and/or deepen their relationship to their ancestors. This reading provides guidance in establishing a grounded relationship with one’s inherited gifts and healing inherited liabilities.
Seekers are advised to enroll in the Ancestral Reverence classes offered each year.
2. Those seeking guidance on the path of Orisha. Moving beyond mere curiosity and social media stereotypes of the Orisha, this divination will identify the three guiding Orisha as revealed in the extended family model. This work is protocol driven.
If there is unfinished work from other divinations these will be addressed before any new ebbos are prescribed. Seekers are advised to enroll in classes, and to attend rituals celebrating the Orishas.
Follow-up rituals — head cleansing, altar construction, healings — are available by special arrangement with Yeye Teish and members of the Jambalaya Center. A supplies list, scheduling, and price list are provided upon request. Beginners are advised to take classes led by Jambalaya Center faculty. Please come prepared.
Couples, families, and kinship groups navigating relationships, conflict, or life transitions.
Follow-up rituals are scheduled and priced by scope — the time required, supplies needed, and number of people involved. Average project cost is $500–$2,500. These rituals are fulfilled by priests and Jambalaya Center faculty with expertise in the relevant practices.
Community leaders, organizers, and groups seeking spiritually grounded strategy and cultural transformation.
This work is multifaceted, requiring months of learning, planning, and execution. Follow-up is scheduled and priced by scope. Average project cost is $2,500–$5,000.
Held virtually
Wherever you are, we gather in sacred space.
Individual and family consultations are paid in full at the time of the session.
Organizational engagements require a 50% deposit to confirm, with the balance due at the session.
Please give at least 48 hours' notice to reschedule. Where a deposit applies, it is refundable with 48 hours' notice.
The quality of your consultation depends in part on your preparation. Please come prepared, as outlined in each offering. If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask before your session.
A 15-week creative writing masterclass in the sacred art of ancestral storytelling.
Guided by Yeye Teish, you will excavate, honor, and craft the stories of your lineage — moving through Remembrance, Reverence, and Resilience, from the autumn equinox through the Festival of the Bones. Writers of every level are welcome. Saturdays, 1–3pm PT · September 5–December 12, 2026.
The Nine-Day Elevation. Lessons and rituals to honor the ancestors. Cemetery Sweep in Oakland on October 31 (May be viewed online).
All proceeds go to the Jambalaya Center for Ancient Mysteries and Sacred Arts
For divinations, family and organizational consultations, and all other sacred matters.
yeyeluisahteish@gmail.com