Hello everyone! I'm so glad to have found this forum. Although I am an oyinbo [/i]from the United States (Michigan), for the past eighteen years I have been studying the ancient and profound Yoruba religion of [i]Ifa, and 7 years ago I was blessed to undergo initiation into [i]Ifa [/i]in Ogun state. I am in the process of establishing a formal [i]Ifa [/i]Temple here in the Midwest. Please send some good thoughts this way and may the [i]Irunmole [/i]and [i]Orisa [/i]continue to richly bless us all!

Ore re,

"Omolawo"

You Oyinbo . , people gave our people your lying religion of Christianity, then you all grab our cultural rites.

That's something the devil would do.

If you want to help people,  first show them the lies of Christianity and Judaism.

hey i am interested in knowing more about Ifa religion, i have been for a long time, pls sent a messgae via my email. check my profile thanks. yes we should know and embrace our religion

You want to learn Ifa from an Oyinbo , 

Wasn't it Oyinbo who said Orisha was evil , 

So when everyone left the original way of life the oyinbo grabbed it, very soon (500 years from now) the oyinbo man will be claiming that Ifa and the Orisha is their stories. Just like they do in Greece and Ancient Tamare falsely called Africa and Egypt today by the pale man and other invaders.

Ogbe Oyeku:

Ogbeyeku ni baba Amulu
Ogbeyeku is the head of the combinations
Ori Ogbo
Ori Oto
Oko Omidan
Ori will grow to maturity
Ori will be steadfast
Husband of the young maidens
A dia fun Oyinbo
Omo Af'okun s'ede
was divined for the Oyinbo
The child that uses the seas as his verandah
A bu fun Oyinbo
Omo af'osa w'ese
divined for Oyinbo
the child that uses the lagoon to wash his feet
Ebo ni won ni ki won o se
Oyinbo gb'ebo nibe, O rubo
He was told to make Ebo,
Oyinbo heard the ebo prescription and made the Ebo
Riru Ebo, Eru Atukesu
E wa ba ni ni jebutu rere
Ebo making, and esu offerings
You'll meet one in the midst of good fortunes
Ara ti oyinbo n da o le baje
Gbogbo e ni n gun rekete l'oju omi
The wonders of the white man will not be ruined
It is all being fulfilled at the waterfront.

Oops na juju shrine be this?
_{Steps back and slam thread door shut}!

MrCrackles:

Oops na juju shrine be this?
_{Steps back and slam thread door shut}!

You dey fear?

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Pastor AIO:

Ogbe Oyeku:

Ogbeyeku ni baba Amulu
Ogbeyeku is the head of the combinations
Ori Ogbo
Ori Oto
Oko Omidan
Ori will grow to maturity
Ori will be steadfast
Husband of the young maidens
A dia fun Oyinbo
Omo Af'okun s'ede
was divined for the Oyinbo
The child that uses the seas as his verandah
A bu fun Oyinbo
Omo af'osa w'ese
divined for Oyinbo
the child that uses the lagoon to wash his feet
Ebo ni won ni ki won o se
Oyinbo gb'ebo nibe, O rubo
He was told to make Ebo,
Oyinbo heard the ebo prescription and made the Ebo
Riru Ebo, Eru Atukesu
E wa ba ni ni jebutu rere
Ebo making, and esu offerings
You'll meet one in the midst of good fortunes
Ara ti oyinbo n da o le baje
Gbogbo e ni n gun rekete l'oju omi
The wonders of the white man will not be ruined
It is all being fulfilled at the waterfront.

Huh?

Pastor AIO:

Ogbe Oyeku:

Ogbeyeku ni baba Amulu
Ogbeyeku is the head of the combinations
Ori Ogbo
Ori Oto
Oko Omidan
Ori will grow to maturity
Ori will be steadfast
Husband of the young maidens
A dia fun Oyinbo
Omo Af'okun s'ede
was divined for the Oyinbo
The child that uses the seas as his verandah
A bu fun Oyinbo
Omo af'osa w'ese
divined for Oyinbo
the child that uses the lagoon to wash his feet
Ebo ni won ni ki won o se
Oyinbo gb'ebo nibe, O rubo
He was told to make Ebo,
Oyinbo heard the ebo prescription and made the Ebo
Riru Ebo, Eru Atukesu
E wa ba ni ni jebutu rere
Ebo making, and esu offerings
You'll meet one in the midst of good fortunes
Ara ti oyinbo n da o le baje
Gbogbo e ni n gun rekete l'oju omi
The wonders of the white man will not be ruined
It is all being fulfilled at the waterfront.

spikedcylinder:

Huh?

~icecold~~:

Sorry? Have you got a problem with the words of Ifa?

Pastor AIO dont mind them "Awon ologberi lasan lasan"

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@Omolawo

May Ifa chop off yah gaddem pri ck or di ck as you speak, may the pri ck become suya for Mallam Zobo fire, and may the di ck become meat for Mama Bosunra pot of soup.

O  da bee.  

Ifa a ju yin she o

diasporian:

@Omolawo

May Ifa chop off yah gaddem pri ck or di ck as you speak, may the pri ck become suya for Mallam Zobo fire, and may the di ck become meat for Mama Bosunra pot of soup.

what is all these puerile and balbative talks, dont you have any better and positive contributions to make,

tpia:

@ pastor AIO

I don't think this translates as husband of the young maidens.

Now that I'm taking a second look at it, it sounds more like "husband of the virgin".

Omidan means virgin, I believe.

You're probably thinking its maidens because of the polygamic cultural mindset.

I thought that Maiden meant virgin. Although looking at dictionaries online it is not always the case. Some say they are the same and others don't.

diasporian:

@Omolawo

May Ifa chop off yah gaddem pri ck or di ck as you speak, may the pri ck become suya for Mallam Zobo fire, and may the di ck become meat for Mama Bosunra pot of soup.

Na wa o! Who is this guy?

Kuns:

You want to learn Ifa from an Oyinbo , 

Wasn't it Oyinbo who said Orisha was evil , 

So when everyone left the original way of life the oyinbo grabbed it, very soon (500 years from now) the oyinbo man will be claiming that Ifa and the Orisha is their stories. Just like they do in Greece and Ancient Tamare falsely called Africa and Egypt today by the pale man and other invaders.

I hope the original poster hasn't been scared off by all this vitriol. This man is a babalawo, he has been to igbodu. Where have you been Kuns? I hope you are not one of those types that like to shout about africa and slavery, but when you are questioned about it it turns out that you don't actually know about Africa or it's history, or it's cultural traditions. It is not enough to just have black skin. I've met so many white people that are more grounded in African culture than so-called africans, you can't hold up a candle to them, nay even a matchstick, when it comes to yoruba philosophy, they'll laugh you out of the room. Go and educate yourself.

Please don't use Ifa as a platform for launching hate propelled missiles. If you have issues, there are other ways of coming to terms with them.

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tpia:


interesting!!!!!!!!!!

I can't figure what is especially interesting about that request.

Also, I didn't realise that austrian woman was still there. I thought she was dead or something.

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where are those who hate religion (errm sorry christianity)?

Ope ni fun olorun,

Iba Olodumare, Oba ajiki

Mo ji loni, mo wo'gun meri aye

Iba Elawori,

Agbegi lere, la'fin ewu l'ado

Eiti Olodumare ko pa'jo iku e da.

Omo oluworiogbo

Ibase Ila Oorun
Ibase iwo Oorun
Ibase Ariwa
Ibase guusu

Iba oba igbalaye

Iba orun oke

Iba atiwo orun

Iba olokun a soro dayo

Iba afefe legelege, awo isalu aye

Iba Ogege, Oba ti ngb'aiye gun

Iba titi aiye lo gbere

Iba Oba awon Oba

Iba Okiti biri, Oba ti np'ojo iku da,

Iba ate-ika eni Olodumare,

Iba Odemu demu kete a lenu ma fohun,

Iba'se awon Iku emese Orun,

Iba Ori,

Iba Ori Inu,

Iba Iponri ti o wa l'orun

Iba Eledumare
Iba Eda gbogbo
Iba Eniyan dudu
Iba Eniyan funfun
Iba gbogbo Eda Eledumare

Peace and love, everybody!

@tpia
Igbodu is the sacred grove where Itefa takes place.

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wetin be all these fetish "tins" naw?

tpia:

in which state?

i don't know what itefa is either but I'm guessing its some ifa ritual.

Igbodu is Igbo Odu.  The Grove of Odu.  This is any sacred grove in which Ifa is worshipped.  This is where Ite'fa, that is initiation into Ifa, takes place.  Te in yoruba means to mark, to imprint, but it is often translated as initiation.  After Itefa a person becomes a babalawo. (ps. Ite also means throne, I believe).

There are Igbodus all over Yorubaland though not as many as there used to be.

MrCrackles:

wetin be all these fetish "tins" naw?

oh boy, no be you slam door run? Curiosity killed the cat, remember! Run, Crackles, Run!!!

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tpia:

I see!

Te in Yoruba also means to step, so it sounded like stepping on ifa.

may I ask why you're calling yourself pastor when in actual fact you're an ifa priest? You know you can mislead people that way?

Or, it can mean being stepped on by Ifa.

I am not in actual fact an Ifa priest. Are you that impressed with what I've told you? I have spent almost all of my adult life studying world religions and I am always happy to discuss much that I've learnt. Like I've said numerously all over this forum, My words should be taken as they are, don't accept what I've said simply because I'm a pastor (ad hominem). If anyone gets misled then they have misled themselves (a remarkably easy thing to do apparently).

ah pastor reply naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw
i am new to this site and very glad to find it as it is not only funny, informative but also highly educational.
please pastor, tpia please carry on