quiz Vodun

Fâ, Fon divination

Fâ is the divination system of Vodun, based on 256 figures (“du”) obtained by casting cowries or nuts. Practiced by the bokonon for centuries, it still guides many Beninese people.

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Principle

256 figures, 16 houses

Fâ is based on 16 basic figures that combine to give 256 “du” (signs), each with a precise cosmological meaning.

FâDivination system
DuFigure / sign
256 duAll the combinations
16 basicMother houses
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Bokonon

The Vodun diviner

In Benin, bokonon is the diviner initiated into Fâ. To consult, he casts cowries (akwɛ́) or uses a chain of nuts (akpan-kàn) that produces the sign.

BokononFâ diviner
Akwɛ́Cowries (shells)
Akpan-kànChain of nuts
HùnnɔVodun initiate
Bokonon ɖɔ̀ Fâ nú mǐ
The diviner told us the Fâ

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Use

When do people consult?

BirthTo give the right name
MarriageTo check compatibility
IllnessTo understand the spiritual cause
TravelTo bless or warn
ConflictTo find a solution
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Today

Fâ is still widely consulted in Benin, alongside Christianity and Islam. For most believers it is a complementarypractice, not a competing one.

An ancient system

Fâ carries the whole of Fon cosmology: 256 signs to describe 256 human situations. A library of wisdom that is both mathematical and spiritual.

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