THE IMPORTANCE OF DISCIPLINE IN IFA

You are illuminated , and blessed, reading  is a mental activity or mental exercises , prayer , fasting , rituals , sacrifice ,initiations and night vigil are spiritual activities, being in movement , through physical activities ,rigorous exercise, understanding the type of food you need to take by avoiding the three white poison , that is sugar , salt , and wheat , so also , avoiding  tobacco intake, alcohol intake, chemical or narcotic   in take, and increase the intake of water , fruits , legumes , vegetables and fibres are physical exercise and emotional control while pure, true,  divine exercises are  love , forgiveness , harmony , compassion faith , belief , friendship, companionship , honesty   and determination to move on in face challenges are true Divine exercise and divine knowledge. Try to harmonize this into your life, you will see the glory of GOD manifesting in your life, and the power of Ajoguns(1) being brought under control and the vibration of Adabos(2)  improve consequently  in your life.

(1)Ajoguns are the divinities or power that create challenges in our life , they are punitive knight of heavenly doom , they can use any fomular to create challenges hence not all problems are evil manipulations of men , or witches and wizard , but most problems are AJOGUNS , heavenly and unseen powers that intend to manipulate our life conforming to our past , present behaviour , thinking , actions and body languages.

(2)Adabos are odus or vibrations that takes our prayer life , and our sacrifices and rituals to the state of acceptance or the abode of GOD.

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PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY EVERYTIME.  IT IS THE SIMPLEST , LESS COSTLY , AND ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES IN THE UNIVERSE. IT GIVES YOU THE SENSE OF DISCIPLINE , AND PURE LOVE TO HAVE THE BEST IN THE UNIVERSE , IT IS THE FIRST AND PRIMARY STEP OF ANY SPIRITUAL AND DIVINE ACTIVITIES.

NEVER FORGET TO PRAY AND USE YOUR MIND TO PRAY SO AS TO ALWAY SPEAKS THE LANGUAGE OF  OLODUMARE AND HIS NUMEROUS IRUNMOLE, YOU MUST ACCUSTOM SPEAKING THIS LANGUAGE.

REMEMBER THAT PRAYER COVERS THE PLACE YOU CAN NOT PHYSICALLY COVER , IT COVERS AND PROTECTS THOSE OF YOUR LOVE ONE YOU CANNOT SEE TOUCH OR FEEL PHYSICALLY , IT GIVES LIFE TO THE PHYSICAL BEING , AND IT RAISES THE HOPE OF THOSE YOU CAN NOT SEE , WITHOUT SPENDING MUCH , IT CHANGES THE SPIRITUAL AURA OF THOSE AROUND YOU , AND CONNECTS YOU TO THE INVISIBLE VIBRATION OF OLODU, WHO IS OLODUMARE , WORKING THROUGH HIS COUNTLESS OF IRUNMOLE , AND CHANGES AND TURNS THINGS AROUND FOR GOOD , IN ALL WAYS.

BE PREPARED TO ASSIMILATE THESE SIMPLE CONDUCTS , AND IT WILL MAKE YOU TO BECOME A BETTER OMOLUAWABI , THAT IS THE CHILDREN OF GOOD CHARACTER , WHICH IT MEANS THE CHILDREN OF DESTINY , OR BEING , AND THE REAL BEING IS GOD , OMNIPOTENT WHICH IS IN YORUBA CONCEPTION OF HIM IS OLODUMARE, THE OWNER OF VIBRATION THAT IS UNSEEN , BUT REAL , LIKE AIR.

THE PRAYER IS A REAL AND SOUND WORD POWER CALLED ORO,  THAT IS WORD , USE IT. IT WILL ILLUMINATE YOU MORE AND MORE. ADAPT YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES TO BE FILLED WITH PRAYER , LATER LEARN THE PRAYER OF EACH ODU , TO FORTIFY YOU AND YOUR STEPS , YOUR ACTIVITIES AND YOUR CHILDREN , AND NEVER WORRY WHEN YOU PRAY.  PRAYER TAKES YOU TO THE REALM OF FAITH AND DISCIPLINE TO LEARN IFA , AND ODU , SO AS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OLODUMARE , THAT IS THE FOUNDATION OF ALL THINGS , AND THROUGH HIM YOU ARE CHANCED TO GAIN ALL.

PRAYER WILL AWAKEN YOUR LION WITHIN , AND POWER WITHIN WILL REACTIVE YOUR NEW CHARACTER AND TRIGGER YOU TO SOAR LIKE EAGLE, AND YOU WILL SEE EVERY OPPORTUNITY  COMING TOWARD YOU AS YOU ARE GOING TOWARD EACHOPPORTUNITY.

LEARN  AND TEACH YOUR BODY , SOUL AND SPIRIT , BEFORE YOU BECOME A BETTER TEACHER TO OTHER , AND YOU WILL GAIN , AND GAIN BOTH THE PHYSICAL STATE OF EXISTENCE AND THE LAND OF OUR ANCESTORS.

TAKE THE WORDS AND PONDER OVER THEM , THAT IS , TO BE BETTER AND BETTER EVERYDAY , AND ACCUMULATE MORE SPIRITUAL WISDOM THAT HAS PROFOUND DIVINE KNOWLEDGE , PHYSICAL ADVANTAGE , AND EMOTIONAL POSITIVE STATE , WITH SOUND MENTAL POWER .THIS IS THE PART OF DISCIPLINE , TO READ , WRITE , REMEMBER , INCULCATE IN YOUR DAILY ATTITUDE, ACT AS IF YOU HAVE GUARDED BY IT , AND DO IT ON DAILY BASIS.

THIS IS IFA , ATTRACTION TO WISDOM , KNOWLEDGE , UNDERSTANDING , POSITIVE ATTITUDE ,  THAT IS IWA, WHICH MUST BE OUR FIRST WIFE , TO BE ABLE TO LIVE WELL IN THE PHYSICAL STATE OF EXISTENCE , AND HAVE A BETTER DESTINY IN THE LAND OF ANCESTOR.  WHEN YOU DO YOUR PART, THE DIVINITIES WILL NOT DO LESS, AND THE POWER OF AJOGUN WILL BE PUT INTO CHECK.

REMEMBER THAT LIFE IS A BICYCLE THAT NEEDS CONSTANT PEDDLING TO BE ON MOVEMENT.  IF STOP, IT WILL FALL, THEN , OUR LIFE IS LIKE THAT. IF YOU STOP YOUR SPIRITUAL WISDOM , AND PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE , THEN , YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF ODU IS OF NO VALUE, IT IS LIKE A DOCTOR THAT LEARNS , STUDIES BUT DO NOT PRACTISE WHAT HE HAS LEARNT.  PLEASE , BE A GOOD LEARNER , A GOOD ASSIMILATOR AND LATTER A GOOD TEACHER.

WHEN YOU ARE IN DISCIPLINE, DIVINATION BECOMES A WAYJUST AS A MERE GUARD AND GUIDELINE OF LINE TO ALWAYS BE IN CONSTANT PATH OF DIVINITIES. ASSIMILATE THIS AND USE IT IN YOUR DAILY LIFE.

DISCIPLINE MAKES YOU A GOOD DISCIPLE OF OLODUMARE , AND ENABLES YOU TO HAVE A GOOD MARRIAGE WITH IFA , ACCORDING TO A SON OF IFA , IYAWO DE ELESE IRE , IYAWO DE ELESE IRE , AWA MO ONA , ATUN TE E WO.

THAT IS , A GOOD WIFE WILL BRING GOOD FORTUNE, WE HAVE INITIATED YOU NOW , WE WANT TO KNOW YOU BETTER , THAT IS YOUR INITIATION IS OF NO USE.  WHEN YOUR HABIT OR IWA , OR CONDUCT , WILL NOT ALLOW IFA TO HAVE A GOOD MARRIAGE WITH YOU. ALWAYS , THE WIFE KNOWS, THE SECRET OF HER HUSBAND.  WHEN YOU ARE GOOD , YOU SHALL KNOW THE SECRET OF YOUR ORI , THAT IS , YOUR DESTINY , BE GOOD SO THAT GOOD THINGS WILL COME OUT OF YOU.  A GOOD TREE PRODUCE GOOD FRUITS , MEANWHILE A DRUCKARD AND SMOKER WILL PRODUCE DRUNKING AND SMOKING FAMILY.  HENCE YOUR CHANGES, AND OUR CHARACTER , HAS A PROFOUND MEANING TO OUR LIFE DESTINY AND OUR CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN IN THE NEAREST FUTURE. LET US HAVE A GOOD HABIT AND DISCIPLINE , SO THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL BENEFIT FROM IT.

ALAFIA.

THE MEANING OF ABORU ABOYE

THIS IS A SECRET LANGUAGE OF POWER AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE INDEED BEEN INITIATED IN IFA. IT IS A WORD OF GREETING COMMON IN IFA RELIGION AND IFA COMMUNITY OF MEN OF WISDOM.

THE WORD “ABORU” MEANS WHEN AN IFA PRIEST HAD PERFORMED HIS SPIRITUAL RITES, PRAYER AND SACRIFICES RIGHT, THEN DISCIPLES OR OTHER FELLOW IFA PRIES WILL GREET HIM, DID SACRIFICES OR RITES GOES WELL!

IF IT IS WELL, THEN GREETIG WILL FOLLOW AS THUS ”ABORU” WHICH CAN BE LITERARILY TRANSLATED INTO SACRIFICE GOES WELL , RITUAL GOES WELL , ALL SPIRITUAL STEP GOES WELL , THE DAY IS WELL , THE TRADITION IS WELL , THE WEEK IS WELL , THE MONTH IS WELL , YEAR IS WELL , AND THE LIFE OR STEPS GO WELL , IS IT WELL WITH YOU.

WHILE “ABOYE” MEANS, YOU SHALL DO THE RITES AND THE SACRIFICE RIGHT AND WELL , VICTORY , SUCCESS AND HARMONY AFTER THE SACRIFICES SHALL BE YOUR LOT , THE DAY, THE WEEK , THE MONTH AND THE YEAR SHALL GO WELL WITH AS LONG AS THERE IS APPEARANCE OF THE SUN .

THEN THE TWO WORDS ” ABORU ABOYE” BECOME A LANGUAGE OF ALL THE FOLLOWERS AND THE DISCIPLES OF IFA ALL OVER THE WORLD. WHENEVER WE WANT OR INTEND TO GREET AN IFA PRIEST OR FELLOW IFA INITIATES.

THEN WE SHALL SAYS ABORU ABOYE WHILE THE RESPONDER OR THE PRIEST OR IFA INITIATES WILL SAY, “ABOYE ABOSISE”, WHICH MEANS, THE SACRIFICE WILL GO TO THE PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE WHICH IS ETHER , AND BRING IN RETURN THE BLESSING OF SUCCESS , VICTORY , HAPPINESS, STRENGHT AND LOVE.

IT ALSO ALL IS WELL, THE RITES ARE WELL AND ACCEPTED , THE SACRIFICE IS FULL OF LIFE , POWER , AND SUCCESS. OR TODAY IS FULL OF LIFE , POWER , STRENGHT AND ENERGY , HENCE ALL GOES ON WELL IN THE SPIRIT OF OLODUMARE (GOD) WORKING THROUGH THE ENERGY OF IFA IN OUR LIVES.

IT IS LANGUAGE OF SPIRITUAL POWER THAT COMMANDS THE ATTENTION OF ALL IRUNMOLE OR DIVINITIES TO BLESS OUR STEPS, OUR LIVES AND OUR BELOVED ONES WITHOUT DOUBT. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND UTTERANCES FOUND IN THE MIND OF MEN TO SHOW THE POWER OF OLODUMARE AND HIS NUMEROUS DIVINITIES IN OUR WORLD OR LIFE.

IT IS A LANGUAGE OF PRAYER, AND ALAFIA MEANS PEACE, BLESSING OF HIGHEST PROPORTION AND MAGNITUDE.

HOMOSEXUALITY

In reality, IFA would not condemn you on the basis of sexual orientation, colour and race.  If Ifa is a religion of acceptance and real love, IFA will love you independent of your sexual stands or sexual orientation.

Indeed, in Yoruba tradition, the word homosexual has no meaning, since, it is not part of the culture and customs. People in the traditional African setting, most especially in Yoruba culture, they see homosexuality as a strange phenomenon and sexual disorientation of the western culture to tamper with human procreation. You must know that Yoruba culture is primitive, and whatever we call primitive would not change, but assume the old conception of things.

But if we want to go by what the odu Obara Meji says, in the seventh vibration or energy of  OLODUMARE out which odu is deduced or withdrawn, then Obara Meji speaks of duality, which can means, a man or woman or deities possessing two form of lives, the masculine and the feminine parts, namely, the same man or woman can exhibit both masculine and feminine parts without altering the glory of GOD. All divinities are neither female nor male, because sex or sex division are only in the ethereal form of life that has no justification in the spiritual realm and divine glory.

What really matters in life and in IFA is Iwa, the total sum of your good character, that distinguishes you from mere mortal man which out spiritual and divine power, character is life, and life is spiritual and every life is the spirit its possesses, and the character he or she assumes on getting to ethereal level of life, hence improve your character , and your life will improve and your spirit will be elevated.

Life or spirit is not about sex, but a good life can be achieved on getting to the physical state of existence through good character, and not through sexual classification or orientation.

Duality of life occurs in the physical state, while unity of all things exists in the spiritual level and perfect love are the characteristics of divine realm. Whenever there is divine love, which is the foundation of good character, no one really looks at the sexual identification or orientation.

To be divine is to assume divine characteristics which is founded and based on perfect love , while to be spiritual is to unify yourself to the work of spirit, which is the work of faith, devotion, belief and dedication , improvement and understanding , knowledge and energy.

While the physical level tends to seek for physical desire, and every desire has its own destructive elements that generate extensive pains, if you belief that whatever you are doing do not impair the life of others, then, stick to it  and have a perfect love for your neighbour, because it is whatever you do to your neighbour that counts in life and  such attitude will give you credit on a spiritual level of existence , and earn you a good mark on divine plain.

Your orientation depicts your understanding of how spiritual and divine energy operates and works in the cosmos or nature. You are what you think you can do and do better to improve the life of others, not your sexual orientation or sexual desire that care  less about the physical suffering of the people or meeting the spiritual consciousness of the people or their divine level. Your sexual orientation does not free you from being the part of spiritual community, or debars you from the glory of GOD.

Alafia