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How To Become Orisa- Serve Humanity! by lawani: 10:39am On Aug 02, 2016
Well, the Yoruba believe dead people can be contacted. For instance, Ogun takes palmwine because of the Ogun Ajero who was my ancestor that liked palmwine when he was alive. Dog because of Ogun Alara. Ogun Orun does not take any food, the foods or rituals are based on Earth incarnations or Ogun Aye. Obatala is a vegetarian. If I want to invoke Apoti of Ipetu Ijesa today or Opejin of Ibokun, there are ways based on who they were when alive and they would respond. It happened in the Bible when King Saul contacted Prophet Samuel's spirit. It is technology.


In thesame way, any historical event can be made into an Ifa verse under the relevant chapter or odu of the 256 and from that story, items for ritual sacrifice can be deduced and ratified by covenant which we call 'imule' then it becomes Oogun, a supernatural tool. If President Bush Sr or Jr or Mrs Barbara Bush or Mrs Laura Bush were to be deified over this humanitarian thing they did for instance, a point of contact will be made, let us say President George H W Bush likes Remy Brandy or just grapes, then that item will be used as a point of contact with him by anyone for eternity. That is Yoruba theology and that is how people become orisha.


A saying goes thus 'Oore ni Ogun se ni Ire ti o fi di orisa, oore ni Oya se ni Ira ti o fi di akunlebo and etc' 'Ogun became an Orisa because he performed a humanitarian duty in Ire, Oya performed a humanitarian duty in Ira and she became someone to be worshipped and etc'.


That is how it goes. You have to add value, then you become orisa. You dont become orisa by adding trouble as did Jesus and Mohammed.

The Bush family are now living orisas and many traditions, ritual sacrifices, incantations and etc will be based on members of that family. They will live forever.

Awa donile
A o ku mo
Ase Edumare
Edumare Ase

Ifa is ever evolving and not a rigid scripture or holy book. It is poetry, technology and art.

http://farinadeolokun.com/enter-ile-ifa/odu-ifa/

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