Ifá THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

Aboru Aboye Abosese, 

Please ponder, meditate upon, think about, enjoy, assimilate and act upon the following teachings of Ifa.
1)Otura Rera (Otua ‘Gunda)
Insincerity does not pay
Wickedness is bad
If the truthful is betraying, he faces lots of trouble cast divination for Sagbagiriyan who will be installed as the leader of the truthful
Be truthful and sincere
The gods reward the truthful
2)Ejiogbe
The (good) way God created me, according to that good way I am behaving. I am doing well (practicing what is good, beneficial and needful), I don’t practice evil and I don’t practice deception and lying so that I won’t die a wretched man, because the business we engage in the morning extends to night time cast Ifa for the truthful and the wicked. Only the truthful triumph.
3)Ogbe Yonu
Excessive angers reveals their upbringing. He who ignores and disregards mediation easily exposes himself. ‘You have come again with your bad attitude” will give one a bad name and reputation…Truly we have installed the patient, humble and wise Nini as King. It is the misbehavior of Oka that ruined his career. We have installed the truthful, patient and kind Nini as King. The misbehavior of Ere is what ruined his life. We have truly installed the calm, respectful and virtuous Nini as King. The misbehavior of Sebe is what ruined his future. Truly we have installed Nini as King.
4)Ose Ofun
If the destiny is unfavorable, it may be lacking wisdom
Water is abundant in the Ocean, the Ocean the King of the Sea
Water is available in the Lagoon, the Lagoon is second in command
There is wisdom in Akoda, Akoda who teaches the world Ifa science
There is intelligence in Aseda, Aseda who teaches the science of the wise and holy elders
There is wisdom in Orunmila, the stabilizer, rectifier and reformer of the world. Orunmila is he who protects the child’s head from breaking, he is the one who corrects bad destiny (bad course of life and living) cast divination for incapable (the person who has no good character) who is alway crying (complaining) of having a bad destiny (life).
Ifa says, if incapable of no good character, learns Ifa (with the purpose of applying it and correcting their life), Ifa assures they will have the last laugh (victory, triumph and success).
5)Idin Iwori
If we have wisdom but fail to apply it, we become ignorant. If we have strength and we fail to utilize it, we become lazy, this is the message of Ifa for people who know wise people and have access to them but do not follow their example and guidance but choose to make friends with backward people. Ifa cautions them, if you do not associate with good people, and establish friendships with them (to learn from them and follow their example) then your life will be ruined.
Asé O

ODU IFA BABA EJIOGBE

Concise essential meaning of Ejiogbe: In cosmogenic terms, Ejiogbe is the primary impulse of expansion, evolution and ascension. Ejiogbe represents the birth of life, it opens the path to knowledge with an objective language, it evokes the light which illuminates the physical and spiritual universe. It is the power of pure thought. Ejiogbe is the unlimited fountain of wisdom that can carry the human spirit above the difficulties of life. In Ejiogbe the power of the spoken words attains its greatest climax.

Refreshing and life giving teachings (sayings) of Ifa to be pondered, internalized and acted upon.

‘Let no palm oil stain your white garments.’

‘Loving-kindness descended from the sky and converted into honey to sweeten my lips.’

‘I honor my ancestors because I am their continuity.’

‘The metal lead does not corrupt and bronze does not oxidize; just like Ikin Ifa never lies.’

‘Be honest and success will pursue you. Be honest and success will always accompany you until the end of your days.’

‘The loyal person or person of fidelity will secure a stable and lofty position but the unreliable and insecure (zig zagging) person will always lose what could have been stable and lofty.’

‘Gratitude is the law of my life. The person who eats the lentils would care for the person who harvested them.’

‘If you listen to and obey your inner voice, intelligence and conscience (ori inu) you will surely persevere and attain success and satisfaction. If you listen to and obey your inner voice, intelligence and conscience (ori inu) your life will you prolong (with added sound health of mind and body).’

‘Do not become discouraged. Do not dishearten Ifa. There is a good future for you. You have hope.’

‘The search and acquisition of money in a honest way will require much patience.’

‘Valor or courage does not frighten, it comforts (and empowers). The wise man will find the valor or courage to confront and defeat fear (anxiety and worry.)

‘The Truth and the Lie argued. The Truth with dignity, victoriously elevated its head in permanent triumph before the ephemeral Lie.’ (The lie and deliberate liars will alway cave in on itself and be destroyed. Lies and liars have no substance and no abiding place in the Realm of Truth.)

‘The person who (pridefully) (vainly) desires to be superior and different from others (put others down or see them as inferior) will soon become consumed by arrogance.’

‘I chosen (intelligently decided) to walk with care, caution and attention. This made of me a prudent person.’

‘An intelligent person doesn’t delay his journey to stop at the desert to count the grains of sand. The wise venerate wisdom like the skunk practices it’s hunting skill.’ (The wise person doesn’t set unrealistic and unattainable goals for himself, but with great care, understanding and sound planning makes or sets practical, methodical and joy giving attainable, essential, beneficial and needful objectives.)

‘The greedy man is never satisfied and knows no contentment or peace. The greedy man doesn’t enjoy what he had because he is always focused and just adding and amassing more unneeded things to his store of possessions. In his greed and obsession to amass more and more he loses true prosperity.’

‘What you have in abundance do not horde, but share it with those in need. Is the the peculiar virtue of the snail to be able to walk without arms or legs. (The person who shares and gives what he has in abundance with those in need will experience the miracle of not lacking any good thing and will alway end of having more than what he had before he began to share with others his surplus of goods, money, wisdom, encouragement etc. It is a miracle that without arms or legs a snail can ‘walk’. It always has and finds what it needs to survive without fretting or worrying.’

May the ase, ire and presence of Ela Omo Osin Asiwaju illuminate you and carry these reliable life giving divine truths into your heart. Ase.

Aboru Aboye.

THE LANGUAGE OF GOD

Aboru  Aboye

A soul that speaks the language of God is a soul that sees the glory of God and adds values to lives and to other souls in the cosmos.

Let the language be your language when you wake up, when you are in the toilet, when you are talking to family friends and relatives, when you are alone, and whatever you are doing, and when anger wants to come into your soul, just ordinary offering of simple prayer  that ” I am blessed”.

Several times, induce and enlighten the soul to see the light of God rather than the fight from yourself and from other. May God bless you and illuminates your lives, and may be connected constantly to the energies of divinities.

All is well. Your positive changes is my happiness, the more people change for the best, the more blessing from God and his numerous blessing for me, for those who changed and for the universe , never relent to speak the language of God, which is the language of prayer “iwure “.

It is the only language divine realm knows and the only language God knows, when we speak the language everyday, we will see the glory of God and the support of his divinities in our lives and our generation yet unborn.

You are a blessed man, and may God continue to illuminate you, and all shall be well with you as long as there is an appearance of the sun, thank you very so much. I want you to have a strong faith, because your time of success has come. Claim your success, prosperity and blessing , and all shall be well with you  as long as there is an appearance of the sun. Ase

I want you to fast, pray, guild the entrance of your mind, be positive and have a self control on what you say, talk, do, think ,eat and your everyday action to stick to the power of OLODUMARE , and all is well.

Alafia

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

OLOKUN- THE GODDESS OF OCEAN AND PROSPERITY

The male and the female nature of  this great entity called OLOKUN has created a lot of controversy among the devotees  of OLOKUN and IFA pratictioners world wide, but what may be said on OLOKUN , must be taken from ODU.  the energy and the vibration that create all things therein , in the universe, and this same energy has continued to create a lot of things , which are yet to be seen  in both the physical state of existence and in the spiritual state of being.  In fact,  the male and female characteristics of IRUNMOLES or divinities should not be a subject of debate , it must be seen that Sex  classifications are only peculiar to human beings in the lower caste of life , while in the spiritual realm , nothing of such nature has any significance . Divinities assume both the male and female attributes depending on the level you want to use them . It is  once averred that ODU herself was from the womb of OLODUMARE,  and it is the word of GOD to reshape and to create  life and non living objects  in the cosmos. ODU comes from OLODUMARE , just as man comes from his mother with the help of his father . The coming together of two  living  generates another living obejcts , according to  EJI  IDI .

ifa jeko ebo naa o fin

ela je ko ebo naa o rode orun Gbure – gbure

njo nla ta di sasa

a difa fun won ni di kunrin

a bu fun won ni di obirin

nijo ti won nmekun oju rahun omo

idi ni a apa asa

igba idi ba di meji

ni la di olomo

 IFA orunmila ma ma jeki a yagan bayi

Ase

Translation

IFA , let our sacrifices go to the heaven above

Ela accepts our rituals

success depends on perseverance ,

see how rain drops  in time

wear out the stone

this declare IFA oracle to the husband

and also declare IFA oracle to the wife

when they are weeping all days for not having children

commence your effort

from bottom upwards

for when two male and female meet

A life is born in the physical state of existence

IFA Orunmila  deter barrenness from our life

Ase

Since , the vegetative body can only been born in this way , that is the coming together of man and woman to create life through the powerful  hand of GOD , while Divinities does not assume sex  or sex categories from the source of energy -OLODUMARE , on reaching  the physical life , to avoid confusion , sex was attributed to them . We have seen many times where most  or all divinities  have been classified as male and female respectively. Just like Oduduwa ,  Erinle , and the topic of the day OLOKUN  have been attributed  to female and male attributes.

Olokun as the name implies, is from the word OKUN , according to  Yoruba  cosmology means the ocean. Whenever  Yoruba used the word OLO, as in case of OLODUMARE , it means , the owner , the controller , the authority in charge and the absolute power in control or in charge of something . While OLODUMARE is in charge of all that is created and to be created  and exist in the cosmos,  HE , the infinite being in the Yoruba conception  of this authority as designated his authority to many levels of consciousness and unconsciousness , so to feel his presence.  In case of OCEAN and it inhabitant , OLODUMARE  manifests HIMSELF  through OLOKUN and empower this IRUNMOLE, vested in him or her the absolute authority to be in charge and in control and relate to him all the time concerning matters about ocean .   The reincarnation of the  OLODUMARE energy in the ocean form is called OLOKUN — meaning the owner and the power behind the ocean and its habitant .  However the word OLOKUN has a symbolic and spiritual connection with IFA ADIMULA , that is while most babalawo says , ”ifa olokun a soro dayo ”, that  is “ifa olokun that speaks of happiness and fortune”.  In fact, Odu was called from the beginning of creation as ODU OLOKUN , in the place of ODU OLOFIN which is revealled in a verse under OYEKU OTURA .

According to the Odu

ifa jeko bo naa o fin

ela je bo naa o rode orun gbure gbure

baba ba komo eni

omo eni o moo gbon sara sara

a difa fun aje tii somo olokun

baa si komo eni

omo eni a go

a go ju isu lo

a difa fun obawinni

nijo ti nsukun oun o lobirin

aje omo olokun n sunkun alai loko

Translation

if we train our child

one child would be sharp

they are the one cast divination for Aje the child of Olokun

if we refuse to train our child

one ‘child would  be foolish

his stupidity can be compared to a dead yam

they are the one that cast divination for Obawinni

on the day he was crying of having no wife

Aje the child of OLokun was crying as well because  she had no husband(1)

STORY

The two personalities had gone to meet their respective IFA priest for divination , about the their lack of mates . They were advised to take their sacrifice  to different places. As fate would make a reality , the duo met and married. Although the stories of people meeting under circumstances which can only be said  to be divine appear in many verses of IFA , the peculiar nature of how this one occurred makes it worth examining .  OBAWINNI  is another name or one of the various names of ORUNMILA BARA AGBONIREGUN . After the meeting with AJE ( the goddess of riches and wealth ) they started living together as husband and wife . They had one child without Orunmila asking for the hand of the woman in marriage , not to talk about paying her dowry .  On a particular day , they both decided to take a trip to see the parents of his wife, so that the marriage  could be formalized and also  show them the new child.

Aje knowing the set up of her parent’s house , warned her man about some rules in the realm  they were visiting and how to cope with them . My parents are discreet , exclusive  and divine . They are  not the kind of person anyone can see just anyhow. They have formations along the way to warn  any visitors  of the danger . When  you get to the first station , you will see a person  holding on enormous  crown  in his palms . His name is IRIN, he does not wear it , he must not drop it , and neither would he sit down . He is an enormous figure , his stature tower above many giants and his dressing surpass that of hundreds of earthly kings  put together. But you must not prostrate to greet him , as he is a slave of my parents. Aje said  and warned Orunmila, Obawinni .

After we may have walked for a long distance again , you will meet  another being  holding a staff  in his hands. The staff is so tall that nobody can see the end . The person holding it is adorned with expensive ornaments , but he is equally a slave of my parents. You must not prostate to greet him . All these warnings are to prepare you for the sacredness of the place  you are going, and to give you an idea of what the real person we are visiting may look like , AJE warned.

Orunmila in great awe , decided to consult IFA according to his habit to know about the trip. ”What do I do about these intricate observations along the way to see the parents of my wife  ?” In the verse  of the same Oyeku Otura above , we have these

oro lana

enikan kii ri ana fin

a difa fun orunmila

nijo ti nba Aje aya re lo sile Olokun Seniade

Translation

in laws are comparable to sacred rites

no one disparages his in law

cast diviantion for Orunmila

on the day he was visiting with Aje his wife in the house of OLOKUN Seniade

One important materials of sacrifice which IFA asked Orunmila to offer was a puppy . After sprinkling the puppy with the powder of IFA, that is iyereosun , the babalawo returned the dog to him and instructed him to raise her as a pet . Some weeks  after the sacrifice , he called AJE , so that they could begin their trip to the realm of OLOKUN . Orunmila did not forget his dog. He carried it while his wife strapped the child to her back upon their arrival at the netry of the enormous home. Orunmila saw the first person , IRIN , exactly as described by AJE . The sight was awe inspiring and he quite forgot the warning of his wife. He has almost prostrated in greeting, mistaking him for OLOKUN.  Aje stopped and bursts into the song of IJASI to bring him back to his sense.

Obawinni , mo dobale ki o

Obawinni , mo dobale ki

irin to gbade lowo

eru obi mi ni

Obawinni mo dobale ki

Translation

Obawinni do not prostrate to greet him

I warn you not to prostrate

Irin whom you see carrying the beaded crown

is actually the slave of my parents

Obawinni do not prostrate  to greet him

The same things almost happened  when they got to the second one carrying the staff. Again, Aje  reminded  Orunmila not to prostrate to greet him.  Finally they arrived at the close quarter of OLOKUN, who spoked from afar. The voice of the person speaking sounded like a thousand  canons blasting at the same time. However, Aje had warned her husband  to close his eyes before entering  into the close quarters, which he did. With the eyes closed, she introduced  him and the new child which they have . “Aje, you are back”. The voice has said , if not all for all the messages you have , been sending back home, I would have been apprehensive  but I am happy  that you are back ”. For a long time , the voice continued to speak , greeting his i-law, his wife  and the child , praying that they would not lack again in life .

Orunmila was unsettled.  Being the inquisitive person, he had always been , he bent his head to one side  and stealthily opened one of his eyelids to have a glimpse of OLOKUN , despite having been warned by Aje. According to the details given by the verse , what he saw was startling . He could  not help heaving deep breaths to contain his amasement in the presence of his wife and of OLOKUN. He ultimately opened his two eyes wide in bewilderment at the creature in front of whom they stood. OLOKUN did not rebuke him neither did she stop taking to the couple and their child.

After a time , she allowed them to leave so that the  woman could go into the inner rooms to greet the entire household.  As soon as they left the place , Orunmila’s eyes became swollen and reddish . Aje did not say anything neither did she sympathized even as he scratched his itchy eyelids. He had willfully broken the taboo and was the reason for the eye troubles. When they got to the quarters where OLOKUN told them to lodge, she left the child with her husband  and proceeded to greet her people. With the eyes troubling him , the child in his hand , the dog on the ground , he became highly uncomfortable but did not complain . Orunmila  decided to lie on the mat so that he could at least be sure that he would not collapse when walking with his eyes almost blinded. It was while he was lying down that the new baby defecated on his face, compounding his troubles . The mother was not around and Orunmila did not know how to get anything to clean the mess. It was then the dog which he offered the last time  came to his rescue. It started licking  the feces off his face . He licked all of it and did not stop until he licked the gum on the eyes. Abruptly , the eyes opened and orunmila could see again.

Olokun herself realized that her in-law had eye problems as a result of the breaking of the taboo. She called Orunmila and had an accord with him by giving him and his male children the opportunity of seeing her in a veilded form. Also given to Orunmila was the neutralizer which would soften the effect  of seeing the odu with naked eye (2).

Odu in conjuction with initiations may be said to be a way through which one may have spiritual  rebirth. Odu may also be said to invoke a kind  of spiritual affinity on the new initiate so that he can tap from the vast esoteric energy of the universe flowing freely in space . By this , he may be said  to have empowerment  for astral travelling . This  apart from its bringing one spiritually closer to OLODUMARE ‘s spiritual  pedestal, gives the human the ability to become Babalawo .  All these are however possible if the human is spiritually docile and vulnerably presents himself before he can become fully encapsulated in his spiritual realm . What is seen  and the extent of spiritual contentment is not describable in the pages of a book as there are diverse spiritual satisfaction . This experience is better left for anyone willing to go through the Igbodu.

It was since then that sighting of the odu has been the final rites of a full initiation into the cult of ifa . This was one of the promised of OLOKUN  to Orunmila . Also by being exposed to the ODU , one becomes empowered and insulated from attacks of force which may usually have negative impact on the life of  the man.

The odu is usually covered in a wooden bowl and is not exposed unless there is the need to offer sacrifice to her or when someone wants to experience her. She is venerated and sacrifice offered to her regularly . The design of the bowl takes different  forms and these days , some  people  are improvising by using leathers bags as containers(3).

SOURCE—

(1) “YORUBA THEOLOGY AND TRADITION,THE WORSHIP”  AYO SALAMI. PUB NIDD 2008. PAGE 559

(2) “YORUBA THEOLOGY AND TRADITION,THE WORSHIP”  AYO SALAMI. PUB NIDD 2008. PAGE 561

(3) “YORUBA THEOLOGY AND TRADITION,THE WORSHIP”  AYO SALAMI. PUB NIDD 2008. PAGE 564

 

Olokun as ocean divinity is frequently coupled in IFA verses as an embodiment of aquatic vibration radiating the entire cosmos with power to enrich men and women’s destiny and improve their lives in a greater proportion. One of the various verses of IFA pointing to the expanse power and greatness of Olokun is shown below under ejiogbe

Gbogbo ola omi ti nbe laye

ko le to ti Olokun

Gbogbo iyi odo ti o se ni isale

iyi won ko le to ti osa

olokun mo pe ooo

olosa mo pe ooo

to ba too sanni , sisan nii san ni

to ba to yeni , yiye ni i yeni

ewo ni keni sowo sowo

keni ma rona koo dele

a difa fun orunmila

ifa nsawo lo apa okun elakeji osa

ni wan ran ola nibi ojumo ti mo wa

Yoo gba gun okun

Yoo gba gun ide

yoo gba gun olginniginni aso irada

orunmila yoo kokun oro wa nwu -ile

Translations of eji ogbe

the greatness and the importance of the world can not rival the quantity of the water in the oceans

the greatness of the streams cannot rival the importance and the greatness of the sea

 the divinity of Ocean , I give my obeisance

the deity of the sea , I  give my obeisance

there should be time enough

there should be time

time to succeed , time to prosper

hard would it be , forver to bear

a life of struggle without success

a life of commerce without profit

thus declare IFA oracle for Orunmila

when he intended going to the city accross the ocean

to practise  ifa divination  in that prosperous land full of opportunity

the land full of prosperity , and wealth of higher proportion

ifa will receive in that land the reward of beads , gold and other ornaments of higher value

presents of various cloth in high quality

orunmila will return with riches and wealth of higher proportion back home

ifa let all our steps attract the spiritual and physical gifts and presents of higher proportion

Ase

 

Olokun here is seen as the energy responsible for blessing of wealth, riches and prosperity of higher proportion .  However some tradition refer to Olokun as a male energy in the universe according to IFA verse

 “olokun nii gbogbo awon obirin re lo yagan  ni won a loyun , un , lo da fa pe awon obirin wonyi le bimo fun oun “

Translation

“there was this client olokun with a problem , his wives were infertile , so OLOKUN consulted the diviner asking , would his wives become fruitful and bear him children !!! (4)

Olokun as a male energy is a symbolic representation of IFA , as a surbodinate and  coadjudant  of Orunmila to enrich his devotees in a miraculous manner . The energy of wealth , riches and prosperity embedded in the deepest part of ocean manifesting in the surplus enrichment of the people in the universe. Olokun enjoys the surbordinate role of IFA in the universe. He is divinity of wealth , symbol of large  and abundance surplus of riches in the cosmos

Moreso her  female role as one of the greatest, favourite, and closest  wife of Oduduwa  could be seen in the most of Ifa verses, according to the story . Olokun was the wealthiest woman of her time.  She started the trade of making beads and other precious ornaments of greater value. Till the present date , there is a grove attributed to OLOKUN as IGBO OLOKUN , where traditions believed that she strived to initiate the habit of making beads which consequently enrich her in the world.

(4) ifa festival – abosede emanuel pg 192

EJI OGBE , USING SNAIL TO OFFER SPECIAL SACRIFICE TO ORI AND OBATALA

“Eji Ogbe , lati fi lo Igbin bori , ati lati lo Igbin Bo Orisaala”

Mark this odu on iyereosun before chant this incantation and prayer for Ori , using snail as a special offering to Obatala and ORI. Then break the bottom of the snail and pour the  fluid of the snail to your head and rub it with left hand, and do not shower for that day. Alafia

Ifa je bo naa o fin

ifa let the sacrifice be accepted

ela jebo naa o rode orun gbure gbure

Ela , let the rituals go up to the heaven above

Sigidimogbari  loruko a a poru

Sigidimogbari ( the secret name of the darkness) is the name we called dark night

okunkun  se-bo lojo kanle

darkness covers the night till dawn

Mo- gba- reu loruko a a pona

Mo- Gba- Reu is the name we called you the path

Emi o ni rin na ko ku

I will not walk up to death

beeni , mi o ni rin na ko mole

I will not walk  to meet the evil divinities

aja ti bi mimi sunkun

the dog cries and weeps in a mysterious  manner

Onile eti odo nii gbo ranran adan

those who dwell and put up the tents near the river will hear the cry of the bat

a difa fun orisanla oseremonigbo-

this divine ifa oracle for Orisaala, the ancient of days

to  bimo meji to loun o gbode ale

that have two children and says he will take charge of the night

a ki jegbin jekarawun

no one eat the snails and eat the snail’s shell

igbin bayi ounje irunmole ni

the snail is the food of the divinities

igbin ko le je , igbin ko legun

snail neither  have blood nor bones

ero pese ni tigbin

calmness, peace  and patience  form the greatest characteristics of the snail

ero pese ni ti obaorisa

calmness , patiences and peace  are  the basic characteristics of the king of all divinities

ori la fi oba-orisa nje lawujo gbogbo irunmole

Obatala is the head of all divinities

emi (call your full name)  mo domo OBatala obatasa obatako tako ni ilu iranje

I (call your full name) have become the precious child of Obatala , the greatest , the ancient of days , the king of Iranje

mo ti figbin bori  , ko ri mi o gbe keke bi ti obarisa

I have used Igbin to offer sacrifice to ori , let my head or my destiny be a fulfilled one like the king of all divinities

Ero pese ni tigbin , ori mi ero pese , aye mi ero pese , aye ebi mi ero pese, aye awon ojulumo ero pese

Patience , peace and calmness belong to the snail , hence , peace , patient , calmness  should be my lot , the lot of my family , and the lot of those I know and and I associate with here and hereafter

emi ni mo mbo lona , gbogbo eburu e ya lona

I am coming and tread a path , quit my path oh yee the evil spirits and evil vibration

aja ki nsawo  ko to gbe ni losi iju lo ko ni ifa

the spirit of whirlwind will never pay before taking  the right man away to the jungle to teach him the way of wisdom

bi iku ni ba mbe lona  e ya fun mi  , bi aarun ba be lona , eya fun mi , ajogun ni be lona , e yaa go

Death on my path should give way , sickness on my path should give way , punitive knight of heavenly doom on the way should give way

mo ti di omo ifa , mo ti di omo orunmila , mo ti alajogun , mo ti file ti Obatala oseremonigbo , ko ri temi o le gbo kaakaa lotun ife

I have become the devotee of Wisdom , the child of Orunmila, the conqueror of the punitive knight of heaven , i have put up my tent with the shrine of Obatala the ancient of days , let my destiny be fulfilled in the land of IFE , that is in the physical state of existence

gbogbo ohun buburu  ti mbe ni ile aye , e jomo olowo o lo , gbogbo eburu ti be lona, o je omo orunmila o rin ko re, ori mi a pejo , ori temi a peyo , ori a pesin , bi ti irunmole

All the evil on the path  , give way ,let the chosen one has his way to prosperity and wisdom , all the evil vibration on the path , let the son of orunmila walk without evil attraction , My Ori or destiny is the type that attract joy , happiness and victory , my own destiny is a fulfilled one like divinities

ohunkohun ki pade esu lona ni bi se ise tire

Nothing disturb ESU on his way to deliver his own spiritual duties

osa pon ganrin ganrin , aajin jin dun dun

The day light shows its brightness , and the  night shows his  darkness

ifa ni e jomo olowo o lo, ki ori o pere owo , ire omo , ire alafia, ire aiku bale oro , ire aseyori , ire aseyege

ifa says , let the chosen one goes without hindrance, let ORI attract to me riches , wealth , children , peace , longevity , sound health , victory , and success  in the land of the living and the hereafter

ojo ti igbin ba fe ka iyo , lojo iku re o pe, aje ki gboju titi , ki o jedo idi ara re , ogun aye , amoni se , ke dawo ibi duro , nitori olubori loruko ti ape obatala , apesin bayi loruko ti a pe ori , mo ti bori iku , aisan loni , ori mi ti di apesin

The days snails eat the salts shall end his physical existence , never heard of strong witch that eat up her clitoris and survive , all the evil one must stop evil , all the evil doers must stop evil , because  Overcomer is the name we called  you -Obatala- , Adoration is the name we call you ORI, i have overcome evil  of death , sickness, failure  and my destiny shall be worshipped  and adored by many

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