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orisa37:
This is the Staff of Moses given to him by God. And for Ifa, you need the Special Light of God to profess it. "Imole Olodumare wa fun IMO IFA". The Light of God is needed for The Knowledge of IFA.

Don't be deceived by Christians. IFÁ and the DIVINITIES are NOT connected to Christianity

oaroloye:
SHALOM!

The Future cannot be predicted- only created.

To beg someone to predict your Future for you, is to allow them to create it for you.

YOU ARE WRONG. All human beings have Ori and all human beings possess "Àyànmô" and are expected to eventually become one in spirit with Olódùmarè. You should strife to know yours!

Buhari4dullard:
Yes it is

Ifa na man-made idol profitable for nothing.

Omorisa, why are you insulting the Gods of your ancestors?

summerflame:
Aboru Aboye nile IFA, babalawo da fun ikin.. omo ofusa ni mi n'ile ifa

Òrúnmìlà Eleri - ipin ibikeji Olodumare. A - je - je - ogun obiriti - a - p'ijo - iku sa. Oluwa mi amoimotan - a ko mo o tan ko se. A ba mo o tan iba se ke. Oluwa mi Olowa aiyere omo Elesin Ile - Oyin. Omo ol'ope kan t'o s'an an dogi - dogi. Oluwa mi opoki a - mu - ide - s'oju ekan ko je k'ehun hora asaka - saka akun. Òrúnmìlà a boru, Òrúnmìlà a boye, Òrúnmìlà a bosise. Ase

Special instruments are used to assist in the divination to transcribe Orunmila's wisdom through the diviner. The items used for divination include:

• a group of sixteen Ikin, commonly known as palm nuts, which are used to create binary data
• Dust from the Irosun tree (Iyerosun)
• a vessel for the seeds (Ajere Ifa)
• a divination tray (opon Ifa).
• a tapper instrument (iroke Ifa)
• a fly whisk (Irukere Ifa)
• beaded belts for the babalawo / iyanifa to wear (this is not required)
• another form of divination is with the Opele, though Ikin is considered superior

The (opon Ifa) or tray and (iroke Ifa) or tapper are used in Ifa divination, a central ritual within Ifa tradition. This tray, adorned with carved images and dusted with powder, serves as the template on which sacred signs (odu) related to the personal concerns of a diviner's client are traced as the point of departure for analysis.

In contrast to those transitory signs, the more permanent backdrop of the carved motifs on the tapper and tray constitutes an artistic exegesis of the forces that shape human experience and the universal needs fulfilled by such quests for enlightenment.

To initiate the ritual, the babalawo / iyanifa places the tray in front of him and taps rhythmically on it with the pointed end of the tapper, invoking the presence of Orunmila, past diviners and other Orisa.

There are a variety of palm nuts that are available, but only specific kinds may be used for Ifa divination and must have at least 3 "eyes" or more. The palm nuts are grouped in one hand, then the diviner attempts to shift them all to his / her other hand at once, and counts the remaining Ikin left, hopefully to discover that either one or two remain.

(Odu, which are the foundation of the binary data, can only be marked with either one or two palm nuts, remaining in the diviner's original hand. As this process goes on, the diviner marks single or double marks in wood powder spread on his divination tray until he or she has created one of the 256 odus that are available.

Each of these odus is associated with a traditional set of Ese (verses), often relating to Yoruba mythology, which explain their divinatory meaning. These verses represent thousands of years of observation and are filled with predictions, and both mundane and spiritual prescriptions that resolve issues found in that Odu. Within Ifa, Believers find all the knowledge of the world past, present and future.

After obtaining the Odu that governs a situation or event, the diviner then determines whether the Odu comes with Ire (which is poorly translated to mean good luck) or Ibi (which could be viewed as obstacles or impediments to success).

After this process the diviner now determines appropriate offerings, spiritual disclipines and / or behavioral changes necessary to bring, keep or compel success for the person receiving divinatory counsel

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There are sixteen major Odu ('books') in the Odù Ifá literary corpus. When combined there are total of 256 Odu to solve all problems, situations, circumstances, actions and consequences in life based on the uncountable ese (poetic recitations) attached to the 256 Odu coding. These form the basis of Ifa traditional spiritual knowledge and are the foundation of all Yoruba divination systems.

Where I is an odd count or a "heads" result, and II is an even count or a "tails" result, the sixteen basic patterns and their Yoruba names are set forth in the sidebar.

(Please note this is only one way of ordering them, this changes depending on area within Nigeria, or the diaspora. An alternative order used in Ibadan, and Cuba is: Ejiogbe, Oyekun meji, Iwori Meji, Idi Meji, Irosun Meji, Oworin Meji, Obara Meji, Okanran Meji, Ogunda Meji, Osa Meji, Ika Meji, Oturupon Meji, Otura Meji, Irete Meji, Oshe Meji, Ofun Meji. Heepa Odu! This is important to note as it changes the outcomes of certain parts of the reading).

The babalawo recites a series of poems with proverbs and stories from the Ifa poetry that go with that choice. The final interpretation is made by the person seeking guidance, who decides how the verses that the babalawo has recited should be applied to the problem at hand.

(This may be one style, however other schools of thought with Ifa have the Diviner interpreting what Ifa says and not simply chanting and leaving it to the client)

Ifa poetry is not written down but passed down orally from one babalawo to another. Today, there are many texts that are designed to help Babalawos to learn and retain the huge corpus of knowledge.

Initiation into Ifa requires rigorous study. An aspiring Babalawo must learn AT LEAST four verses from each of the 256 chapters (Odu) of Ifa. The minimum of four verses will of necessity include ebos and ooguns (medicine) that are embedded and relevant to each of the verses, plus other issues that complement divination.

An accomplished Babalawo must know about ten verses of each of the 256 chapters of Ifa (256 Odu Ifa). Regardless of gender, whoever aspires to practice Ifa must have this qualification. In essence, Ifa practice does not preclude a woman provided such woman acquires the required qualification.

A special Orisa can only be received by a Babalawo who decides to perform the special initiation that will allow him access to Odu. In essence, initiation into
Ifa is the first step towards initiation into Odu. A woman cannot be initiated into Odu.

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Redoil:
And what will it profit us for being an apetebi

Apetebi mo yín ború
Apetebi mo yín boyè
Apetebi mo yín boshíshe

Omorisha, Odu Ifa talked about Apetebi. The benefits are endless but here are some few ones

1} She is well respected

2} She is praised and envied

3} She is spiritually protected

4} She is blessed by Ifa and favoured by Orisa

5} Her children are blessed by the gods and goddesses

6} She is a mother to all...

wont you like to be respected, praised, protected, blessed by Ifa, favoured by Orisa, have blessed children, become mother to all....?

ORÍKÌ ÈSÙ ÒDÀRÀ

Èsù, Èsù Òdàrà, Èsù, lanlu ogirioko. Okunrin orí ita,
a jo langa langa lalu. A rin lanja lanja lalu. Ode ibi ija
de mole. Ija ni otaru ba d'ele ife. To fi de omo won.
Oro Èsù, to to to akoni. Ao fi ida re lale. Èsù, ma se
mi o. Èsù, ma se mi o. Èsù, ma se mi o. Omo
elomiran ni ko lo se. Pa ado asubi da. No ado asure
si wa. Ase

andrew07:
Op.I cannot find you on Whatsapp.

am not on whatsapp

ORÍKÌ ORÍ

Orí san mi. Orí san mi. Orí san igede. Orí san igede.
Orí otan san mi ki nni owo lowo. Orí otan san mi ki
nbimo le mio. Orí oto san mi ki nni aya. Orí oto san
mi ki nkole mole. Orí san mi o. Orí san mi o. Orí san
mi o. Oloma ajiki, ìwá ni mope. Ase

ORÍKÌ EGÚN

Egúngún kiki egúngún. Egún ikú ranran fe awo ku
opipi. O da so bo fun le wo, Egún ikú bata bangoegún
de. Bi aba f'atori na le egún a se de. Ase

ORÍKÌ ÒRÚNMÌLÀ

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 ko
le. 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 wa
gbo 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

andrew07:
Op.Are you a babalawo

yes i am

Apetebi is the term for a Babalawo’s wife. No initiation is required for apetebi title because it comes with being married to a Babalawo but Iyanifa is a title

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Orunmila demands humility from his priests and priestesses. Therefore a Babalawo should be an embodiment of patience, good character, honesty, and humility. Any babalawo that doesnt possess these qualities is not a real babalawo

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Ifá refers to a system of divination and the verses of the literary corpus known as the Odú Ifá. Orunmila is the deity associated with Ifa diviniation. In some instances, the name Orunmila is used interchangeably with the word Ifa. Orunmila brought Ifa divination to the world

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