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Babalawos:
EJIOGBE INCANTATION

Ejiogbe, Ejiogbe, Ejiogbe. (Leemeta.)

Mo be yin, kiegbe mi ki'mi niyi, ki e egbe mi ki'mi

n'ola, ifakifa kiini'yi koja Ejiogbe. (Ire.)

Ejiogbe ni Baba - gbogbo won. (Ire.)

Ki gbogbo eniyan kaakiri agbaye gbarajo, kiwon maa

gbe 'mi n'ija, kiegbe mi leke ota. (Ire.)

Ki nle 'ke odi. (Ire.)

Kiemaa gbe'mi n'ija kiemaa gbe mi leke isoro lojo

gbogbo ni gbogbo ojo aye mi. (Ire.)

Kiemaa gbe ire ko mi nigbabogbo tabi kiemaagbe fun

mi. (Ase.)

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There are several itan {story / incantation} in Ejiogbe and each itan {story / incantation} in Ejiogbe has it own ebo {sacrifice} and etutu {taboo}

Babalawos:
Let me start today by teaching Èjì Ogbè

Èjì Ogbè (Baba Ifa) symbolizes all that is known and unknown in the universe. It is an image of all the forces that create the day. The white hole- The light.

Eji Ogbe is the sign of life. A vigorous awakening

Eji Ogbe rules the head---facing east

Physical Element = Water... Water takes precedence of all other Elements. It is recognized as the "Father of the Elements."

Physical body element = Brains and nerves

Children would be disposed to be travelers, pioneers, sailors or heads of organizations

This odu denotes plenty of good and plenty of "evil." Eji Ogbe speaks of the positive and negative forces that permeate the earth. This odu explains that both good and bad aspects of life are interconnected in fulfilling our destiny.

One translation of Eji Ogbe is "eji n mo gbe n go gbe enikan" (I support the positive and negative dimensions of every issue in life).

Every positive thing must be counterbalanced by an equal negative. This is why although we all aspire to be within the energy of EjiOgbe, we must do ebo to protect us from the negative.

Eji Ogbe expresses a need to acquire wisdom and humility. Represent high ethical standards which will be rewared with enlightenment and abundance. Time heals the pain of any matter.

We have cut off our own head to make us grow, like the banana tree. The hands belong to the body, the feet belong to the body. Victory over enemies, spiritual awakenings, long life, and peace of mind.

Eji Ogbe alerts us to the importance of medicines (akose) and incantations (ofo). There are positive ofo - ofo rere or ogede, and negative - asaan.

Herbal concoctions that may also include other elements - animal or mineral, etc., are used in conjunction with the power of the word, ofo ase, to cure illnesses, control natural phenomena, etc.

Incantations are powerful and the awo must protect herself. There are several classes of protection. The following is an incantation fro protection from negative kickback:

Ofu la a pasan

Arabamu la ape ogede

A dia fun Orunmila

Nijo t'iku ohun arun nkan 'le baba ni lilo

Orunmila ni bo ba se pe bi ise ti omo tohun ba ni

Odundun ni ki ibi o ma lee dun nile e mi

Ko ma lee dun lara a mi

Tete lo ni ki ibi o ma lee te ile e mi

Ko ma lee te ona mi

Ibi tutu la a ba rinrin

Ero pese ni tigbin

Igbin o nile olojo o wo

EjiOgbe, gbe ibi kuro lori i mi!

Gbede ni ide igba olorii!

ase

Ofu is the name of asaan (negative incantation)

arabamu is the name we call ogede (positive incantation)

They were the ones who performed Ifa divination for Orunmila

When death and disease besieged his house

All evil forces lurked around his house

Orunmila said if it was for him and his children

Odundun says the evil should not be in my house

And should not come near my body

Tete has said that no evil should befall my house

And that no evil should befall my body

Rinrin is seen only in a cool place

Snail is always cool

Snail has no house where evil forces can enter

Eji Ogbe remove evil from me!

Shea butter container is always at ease

Ase

It is dangerous to use invocations if you are not pretty good at the pronunciation, so one must be careful in this area.

Ejiogbe I originally translated to mean spirit of giving but on further consideration ogbe is more likely an elision of o egbe meaning spirit of the group or spirit of all consciousness that ever existed so because consciousness comes from the Creator I believe ogbe is another word for Olodumare.

The word eji means first so ejiogbe from the elision eji o egbe meaning the first spirit of collective consciousness which is another reference to Olodumare.

The inference is when ejiogbe appears in divination it means the person is in alignment with Olodumare meaning in alignment with destiny.

Ifa says ayanmo ni iwa pele iwa pele ni ayanmo meaning destiny is good character good character is destiny.

That is however a generic translation the elision is ayan mo ni iwa ope ile iwa ope ile ni ayan mo meaning the sacred tree of the ancestors is the way I greet the earth, the way I greet the earth is through the sacred tree of the ancestors.

This is a poetic reference to our connection to all consciousness that has ever existed and that connection is called ogbe in Yoruba.

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