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Ọbẹ t’o mu ki gbẹ kuku ara rẹ: "However sharp the knife, it cannot carve its own handle”

That is why you need a babalawo to cast Ifa for you and he will tell you the Odu that comes out for you during Ifa divination.

Babalawo means "father of all mysteries" or "father of all secrets"

Babalawo is a spiritual title that denotes a Priest of Ifá.

We ascertain the future of their clients through communication with Ifá. This is done through the interpretation of either the patterns of the divining chain known as Opele or the sacred palm nuts called Ikin, on the traditionally wooden divination tray called Opon Ifá.

We undergo training in the memorization and interpretation of the 256 Odu or mysteries as well as in the numerous verses or Ese of Ifá.

We usually have additional professional specialties. For instance, several would also be herbalists while others would specialize in extinguishing the troubles caused by Aje (witches)

We are generally trained in the determination of problems or to divine how good luck can be maintained and the application of both spiritual and related secular solutions.

Our primary function is to assist people in finding, understanding and being in alignment with one's individual destiny, Ori of life until they experience spiritual wisdom as a part of their daily experience.

We are charged with helping people develop the discipline and character that supports such spiritual growth called "Iwa Pele" or good character.

This is done by identifying the client's spiritual destiny or Ori and developing a spiritual blueprint which can be used to support, cultivate and live out that destiny

NOTE

You can not become a babalawo by asking questions on public forum, you should undertake rigorous Babalawo apprenticeship training and become a Babalawo if it is part of your Ori but for now, you should contact a Babalawo to cast Ifa for you. Ase

Babalawos

kaja4real:
PLS NOTE
When this Odu comes out at Ugbodu, the person should be advised to avoid travelling by canoe
First of all nice story. Then, Baba on the above how do we know when the Odu is out, any sign

Àború, àboyè, àbosise

Ebora to luti la nbo: “We worship only deities who can respond when consulted”

Yes I do divination about issues surrounding ones life. Ifa will decide if your problem has a solution or not

Babalawos

Ahmed711:
greetings and respect, i base in north pls do you do divination about issues surrounding ones life? but i must be honest with you is a very tough issues many spiritualist imams churches cannot solve.i hope you wont misunderstand what i mean.thanks

Today I will be teaching you about Iwori-Okonron

Before leaving heaven, this Odu went for divination and he was advised to serve his head with a cock and also to serve Ogun with another cock.

He was told that he would be a prominent Ifa priest on earth and would divine for kings and the aristocracies of birth and wealth.

On getting to the world, he understudied Ifa art from experienced Ifa priests for a very long time. Before he started on his own, he went for divination and was told that he came to the world with a very good head.

He was advised to serve his head with a guinea fowl and to serve Ogun with a dog, fish and snail. As he was returning home, he remembered a point he forgot to probe during divination.

He decided to meet the Awo on the other side of the river. Before getting to the river, he brought out the kolanut in his pocket and served his head with it.

He met a canoe that was almost fully loaded but when he appealed to the paddler to take him on board, he refused bluntly.

He argued that there was still space for him, but the sailor bluntly refused to take him ori 'board. The canoe pulled off without him.

When the canoe got to mid-stream, it overturned and all the passengers were drowned with the exception of the paddler who swam to safety.

It was then that lwori-Okonron appreciated that indeed, he had a good head. He went home and began to practice as an Ifa priest. He also worshiped Ogun and Osanyin on the sideline.

PLS NOTE

When this Odu comes out at Ugbodu, the person should be advised to avoid travelling by canoe and to serve his head with guinea-fowl, and Ogun with dog, fish and snail. He should be told that he has a successful life ahead of him.

Thank you for reading, leave a comment

Babalawo

You are welcome

delishpot:
Following

Bi owe, bi owe nIfa sọrọ: “Like proverbs, like proverbs is how Ifa speaks”

You have spoken well, you have learnt well

delishpot:
That I should trust no one cos Na trust him follow go until him catch fire.
I read the story again and I can say, another lesson learnt is to do things accordingly and in precautionary fashion to avoid getting caught in the aftermath.
And, I am sure this is what you expected me to mention........Do as you are told if you need help from someone. If you must do what is required, do it as you are told to. Instead of doing it half way. If you don't want, then don't do it at all.

Odo to ba gbagbe orison o ma gbe ni: "The spring that forgets its origin will run dry"

easterwick:
Ignorants
na today they dey kill inocent people for what they know nothing about why all of them have not deity
once person is dead
is dead and no one knows happen to him or her
i only understand witches the serpent has made god[woman] and [man]
a spiritual person can know them for they alway have name partaining to papa,mama,eve,eva,nana,inana,diana etc meaning father,mother for this people do wake up in their sleep [kingdom of darkness]
traditional people worship them by making any image like stone,stick etc to representing to save them
Even wen they have come back to life[reincarnation]
imagine when a soul has been reincanate and people still worship them claiming they are still in the spiritual world is this not ignorant and witchcraft?
Ayelala is still mother earth [serpent,satan] she is has good side [christianity]and bad side[idolatry] but she is same to all worship on earth
either by different name
diana,mary,astorath,ayelala,sango,oluku etc are pointing to one source WOMAN
this is why the wife of a pastor,prophet,native doctors are the carrier of the power poses[witchcraft] i know people will disagree with me
but i know as ogun uses dog to bring in all this dieties so also woman is the power of the earth as gods
Seek light my people but i dont conderm ur tradition at (op)
i just still say my own
even i is still swimming in the ignorant and deception

Oju a ku la a d'ere, eniyan ko sunwọn laaye

tijjanioyan:
even if any babalawo fails 2honour me he wil FARAJEGBA.

Àború, àboyè, àbosise

Before you can enjoy this "Prosperity Incantation", this Odu must first appear for you at Ifa Divination, followed by ebo (Sacrifice) with plenty of bush rats, plenty of fishes, plenty of white and black ants because you are destined to become very prominent, rich and wealthy

Babalawos

kaja4real:
yes baba, i read it, but lost

Aboru Aboye, what did you learn from this itan?

delishpot:
So, he sacrificed his baby brother for there to be fire? Poor Opke, his ori is not strong.

Very funny question. Did you even read what was written at all?

kaja4real:
Greetings baba, in a essense what do u mean in all. How do i chant it

INCANTATION

Orunmila ni lwori ni kan rin;
Moni Iwori ko nikan rin;
O ni Alara K i-i nikan gun ori'te;
Igba eni o rna ba de ibe;
Oni lwori nikan rin;
Emi ni lwori Ki-i nikan rin;
Oni Ajero Ki-i nikan gun ori ite;
Igba eni ni o rna mba de ibe;
O ni Iwori nikan rin;
Moni Iwori Ki-i nikart rin;
Oni Orongun ile-ila ki-i nikan rin gun orite,
Igba eni ni o rna mba de ibe;
Orunmila ni ore moba, ono ade pere fun iye-ide,
Oni ki nikan rin gun ori-ite,
O ni igba eni ni o rna mba de ibe
O ni Iwori nikan rin, Moni lwori ko nikan rin,
O' hi·Oba Aoo ki"nikan· rin gun or-ite,
lgba ehi ni o 'in mba de ibe;
Oni 'lwori nikah rin; Emi ni' Iwori· ki-i nikan rin
O 'rii '0ba' Oyo ki-i nikan gun ori·ite;
lgba eni rii 0 fua niba de ibe;
O ni Iw6ri 'rlikan' riri; Emij ni Iwoti ki·i nikart rin
Oni loja-·loja ati loba-loba, O ni wo ki-i nikan rin gun orite;
O ni igba eni ni o rna mba won de ibe.

INCANTATION MEANING

Orunmila says Iwori walked alone;
I replied that Iwori did not walk alone;
He said Alara does not enter the tomb alone,
He enters the tomb with 200 persons;
He said lwori walked alone,
I replied that lwori did not walk alone;
He said that Ajero does not enter the tomb alone;
He enters the tomb with 200 persons.
He said that the Orongun of Ila does not alone enter the tomb;
He goes into the tomb with 200 persons.
Orunmila wishes very good tidings for the child of goodness.
The wing of the dove does not enter the tomb alone,
It goes there with the 200 divinities.
He said that the king of Benin is not enter the tomb alone.
He goes into the vault with 200 human beings.
He said that Iwori walks alone and I objected.
He said that the king of Oyo doe's not enter the tomb alone.
He goes there with 200 persons.
He said. that Head Chiefs (Loja Loja) and kings
(Loba Loba) do not enter the tomb alone;
They go in with 200 persons.
Orunrnila again said that Odobiri was drowned.
The Ifa priest replied that he surfaced again.
The lfa priest was directed to inform the divinee that he would
have plenty of followers, but that nobody seems to be in favour
of whatever he is contemplating to do.

Orunmila said that if he must go ahead to do it, he should
make sacrifice wiith plenty of bush rats, plenty of fishes and
plenty of white ants. He made the sacrifice. It is in multitude
that white ants build and stay in their house and that black ants
and soldier ants move in multitudes. The divinee begged
Orunmila to let him multiply, and have a large followership.

At divination, the person should be told to make sacrifice with
plenty of bush rats, plenty of fishes, plenty of white and black
ants because he is destined to become very prominent.

Thank you for reading, leave a comment

Babalawos

Odo to ba gbagbe orison o ma gbe ni

ymdo:
How are we to believe you don't smoke "BUSH" with what you typed up there?

Aboru Aboye

I don't smoke bush and you should show some respect when chatting with a Babalawo

How old do you think AFRICA TRADITION RELIGION is?

It's older than Christianity and Islam.

Do your research properly

tijjanioyan:
pls wot type of BUSH u smoke?

You are welcome. I have replied your private message on Facebook

sonmvayina:
...

ok thanks

INCANTATION

Abe-be-go, Abe-be-go, Aberi - bego.
Eni ti o rna ba ni be-be,
Oro ni o rna nkim'le go-go-go.

He who is audacious will always beg for forgiveness.

Those were the diviners who made divination for 400 Muslims (Alufas) when they incurred the wrath of God. God had admonished their leader for spreading their faith by shedding blood.

One of their leaders had been missing and was no where to be found. Many of their leaders lost their lives in battles and others were being assassinated. That period coincided with the visit of lwori-Obara to their country.

After divination, he told them that since they were not given to serving Esu and other divinities, each of them should offer a ram for sacrifice to God, begging God to remove his scourge from them. They were to kill the ram outside the house to spill the blood on the ground.

He told them that instead of shedding human blood as they were wont to do, they should shed the blood of rams. That was how the Muslims began the custom of killing rams on festive occasions.

If this Odu appears at Ugbodu, the person should be told that he has offended an elderly or superior person. If he can identify the person offended, he should be advised to apologise for forgiveness. If he cannot identify the offended party, he should make a feast with a ram in the name of God. Thereafter all the difficulties confronting him would abate. That was how the Odu earned the name of Iwori-Obebe.

Thank you for reading, leave a comment

Babalawos

Send me private messages through www.facebook.com/Ifapriests and I will be glad to help if the Gods permits me

sonmvayina:
pm me ur email or whatsapp number...i hsve some personal stuff i want to ask.

So what did you learn from this esoteric story?

delishpot:
Lovely. I love listening to stories like this.

I am dedicating this post to "KAYODE" who called me and was asking questions about Farm Business, Ebo's (Sacrifices) and Ifa

Oka ni awo ilu ketekpe
Er ni awo ilu 'gun gbororo.
Adifa fun agb.e tonlo si oko. aloro Odun.

Boa Is the short Awo, while Python is the tall Awo.

Those were the awos who made divination for a farmer called Agbe when he was going to start a new farm at the beginning of the year. He was advised to make sacrifice with a he-goat in order to have a successful farming year. He did the sacrifice.

It was the tradition in the village for farmers to perform the chores in their farms by mutual effort (Abo in yoruba and Use in Bini). He had gone with everyone else to clear their farms and it was his turn for others to help in clearing his farm.

On that day it rained heavily and it was not possible for any work to be done in his farm.

The next day he went round to invite the people to come in lieu of the previous day, but they all refused on the ground that he had lost his chance of being assisted to the rain. He became dejected not knowing what to do to clear his farm.

He then went to borrow money to employ labourers to assist him in clearing his farm. When it came to the time to repay the loan he was too destitute to afford it. His creditor called Atirala harassed him so much that he hegan to spend more time in his farm than at home.

It was time for planting yams during which ridges had to be made. He was virtually sleeping in his farm since he could not afford money to hire labour; and no one would agree to lend him any way, since he was now being ridiculed in the village as a chronic debtor.

One night, he had a dream while sleeping in his farm and his guardian spirit told him that a strange visitor was coming to pay him a visit in his farm. The guardian spirit advised him to entertain the visitor very well.

Meanwhile, lwori Obara was visiting the village at the invitation of the bead chief. He went out one morning in search of leaves to do his work and ended up on the periphery of Agbe's farm.

When Agbe heard the sound of someone plucking leaves in his farm, he invited the stranger to his hut where he entertained him with food and drinks. In accordance with tradition, lwori-Obara brought out the divination Ikin (Ifa seeds) tied round his waist to divine for Agbe.

After divination, the awo told him that he was not prosperous because he had strayed away from the path of his destiny. He told Agbe that farming was not his profession, and that he should take to trading. He wondered how he was going to trade when he had no money.

The visitor told him to serve his head with a pigeon, and his guardian spirit with a guinea-fowl in the farm and thereafter that should be the last farm he was ever to make.

After the visitor left his farm, he continued with the task of preparing the ridges for planting his yams. As he was digging away, he began to wonder how he was going to obtain the money for the sacrifice.

The next morning, the traps he made round his farm caught a boa, an antelope and a grass cutter. He quickly butchered them and dried them up in the fire place for his wife to sell them in the market.

With the money realized from the sale of the meat, he was able to buy the pigeon and the guinea-fowl for his sacrifices.

After the sacrifices, he again spent the night in his farm. While asleep, his guardian spirit told him to dig a special ridge around the tree of life (lgi-akoko in yoruba and lkhin-mwin in Bini) in his farm. He subsequently did as he was advised. Thereafter things began to happen in his favour.

First, he came to the farm three days later to discover a dead python and a dead elephant in his farm. There were signs all over the farm that the python and the elephant both fought to death.

His trading profession had begun, because not only did he sell the meat of the elephant and python, the oil from the latter fetched him a lot of money.

The king of the area heard that an elephant died in his farm and directed that the tusk should be brought to him. He obeyed the king's directives, but he was compensated with two slaves for each of the two tusks which gave him two male and two female slaves.

With the help of the slaves he was able to give up farming by himself. He became very prosperous because the two female slaves turned out to be professional traders.

If this Odu appears at Ugbodu, the person should be advised to take to business because his lfa would enrich him. He should forbid working with anyone through mutual aid (Abo or Use).

Infact, he should not work for anybody. He should serve the Ifa with 16 snails. At divination, the person should serve Esu with a he-goot to avoid indebtedness.

Thank you for reading, leave a comment

Babalawos

Àború, àboyè,

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Babalawos

Ayomidegbenga1:
pls sir,kindly let me have your number and e-mail address for further discussions...

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm............

Ishilove:
I think it means antidote... I stand corrected.

The benefits of having a personal ifa is to solve life problems and the taboos differs according to the Ebo's (Sacrifices) that came out during your Ifa divination

kyrios:
please whats the benefit of having a personal ifa and what can spoil ifa i mean a taboo ?

Àború, àboyè, àbosise Iyanifa Remi

You can read my post here on how to interprete Ifa => https://www.nairaland.com/3247171/odu-ifa-learn-how-interprete

You can also read my post here on how to consult Ifa => https://www.nairaland.com/3247184/ifa-divination-how-consult-ifa

You can also read my post here on 256 Odu Ifa => https://www.nairaland.com/3477751/256-odu-ifa-ifa-religion

You can also read my post here on Eji Ogbe => https://www.nairaland.com/3366001/eji-ogbe-baba-ifa

And you can follow me and send me private messages on www.facebook.com/Ifapriests

Babalawos

OyapidanR:
Good Day - Babalawo. Aboru, Aboye, Aboisese ...

I am an Iyanifa Remi, Miami, FL -- question -- when I count the Ikin can you give me the proper way to count my ikin 2 - 3 - all the way to 16 thank you. Very much. Also I apologize going off topic ...

Yes babalawos can eat pounded yam and "having your own Ifa" means having Ifa in your house or shrine

Haoqi24:
I don't understand the bolded.
And secondly, can babalawo's eat pounded yam?

During his tour, Orunmila came across a Masquerade who was hitting people indiscriminately.

First, the Masquerade used his cane on Orunmila servant.

As he made to hit Orunmila, he pronounced the following incantation:

Egun k'egun gbodo lu babalawo

Babalawo kogbodo ba egun shere mo

The Masquerade recognized Orunmila and apologized for his mistake.

He then cleared the way for Orunmila to proceed on his journey.

At Ugbodo, the person should be told to forbid drinking alcohol and should refrain from competing with any man for the marriage of a woman (etutu)

He should also be told that there is a deceased woman in his family who has not been given a second burial.

At ordinary divination, the person should be told to serve Esu to divert an imminent catastrophe

Thank you for reading, leave a comment

Babalawo

I don't understand your question. Ask your question properly so that I can understand you

Haoqi24:
But can a babalawo can eat pounded yam?

What's the meaning of he should be told to have his own Ifa?

Do you know the exact meaning of a Babalawo? I dont think you do because if you do you will not be commenting what you are commenting here. Please come to my shrine in edo state let me show you somethings that defy logic and physical explanation!

akintom:
* It's one thing to have a professional certificate

* it's another thing to render professional services

* yet, it's another thing to have BUSINESS SENSE with professional expertise

* also it's another thing to be prudent with time and money, even when you're a professional and you have business sense.

* above all, as at the time you're consulting with a professional, who have financial challenges, the professional might be chronically DEFICIENT in one or more of the issues i raised above.

Or

The professional might just be going through one of challenges that's common to human existence. Every human do experience hard times. It's how you manage your hard times that will determine if you will float or sink deeper into the difficulties.

Being a babalawo, you certainly don't assess your clients on other factors (as stated above) that may be causing their difficulties, other than the "SPIRITUAL factor"

There are some financial problems or health problems........................etc that defy physical and logical explanations

Be honest, haven't you seen professionals that are poor?

akintom:
You didn't answer my question. Why sacrifice when mere professional advice will do?

Oku and AgUtan were bosom friends. One day they both decided to go to Otunmila for divination.

They were advised to make urgent ebo (sacrifice) to avoid death.

They could not imagine why Death should kill them since they were all friends.

They failed to perform the sacrifice.

Meanwhile, Death struck Oku and he died.

Agutan was away from home at the time.

When he returned home and he was told about the death of his friend, he could not believe it.

He insisted on seeing the corpse.

After seeing the corpse, Agutan began to cry.

In his delirium, Esu pushed Agutan into Oku grave where he died and was buried with his friend.

Since it is an abomination for Agutan to enter a human grave.

When this Odu appears at Ugbodu, the person should be told that it is forbidden for him to see a human corpse and that he should avoid featuring too prominently at funeral ceremonies. In any event he should never participate in digging any grave.

When it appears at divination as Ayeo, the person should be told that death is lurking around him. He should serve Esu with he-goat to keep death off his track.

When it appears at divination, he should he told that the death of a close friend or relative is imminent but that he should avoid seeing the corpse before it is buried.

Thank you for reading, leave a comment

Babalawo

NO, you will not be asked to pound yam. You don't fully understand this itan, do you?

It is forbidden for a Babalawo to pound yam or have you seen a Babalawo that pound yam?

Taiwo20:
Does that mean the person will be asked to pound yam as Etutu?
Can one get hold of the Odu in written form?

Aboru Aboye

In African Tradition Religion; we know that night is older than day, we knows the supernatural controls the natural, we know the importance of ebo (Sacrifice) and we know our future through divination

Ebora to luti la nbo

akintom:
Self awareness and mind presence.




If someone lacks business sense, and you're able to figure that out, and you offered an appropriate advice.

Why not leave it at that? Of what use and importance, is putting filthy things at different junction?

Etutu means taboo.

Every powerful charm has etutu (taboo).

Don't be deceived by some witch doctors who advertise charms without side effects (etutu) just to lure in customers to patronize them

AnonyNymous:
What is Etutu

Aboru Aboye

I am a real Babalawo and if you would like to visit me for spiritual help and Ifa Divination? Please come down to Edo State, Nigeria or visit my website for my details: www.nativedoctor.ml

Olodumare, mo ji loni. Mo wo'gun merin aye.

Igun 'kini, igun'keji, igun'keta, igun'kerin Olojo oni.

Gbogbo ire gbaa tioba wa nile aye. Wa fun mi ni temi.

T'aya - t 'omo t'egbe - t - ogba, wa fi yiye wa.

Ki of f'ona han wa. Wa fi eni - eleni se temi.

Alaye o alaye o.

Afuyegegege mesegbe.

Alujonu eniyan ti nf'owo kole.

A ni kosi igi meji ninu igbo bi obi.

Eyiti o ba ya'ko a ya abidun - dun - dun -dun.

Alaye o, alaye o.

Ifá wagbo temi.

Esu wa gbo temi.

Jeki eni ye mi.

Jeki eni ye mi.

Jeki eni ye mi.

Ki ola san mi t'aya t'omo t'ibi

t'ire lo nrin papo ni 'ile aye.

Wa jeki aye mi.

Kioye mi.

Ase.

stanleyalpacino:
Are u a real babalawo? Where are you located if you're one.