Oriki awon odu ifa bookshelf

Oriki varies in length depending on lineage and the clan of the individual and the past ancestors. Ifa ohun olodumare ifa voice of almighty god is now available for the serious student of ifa. Obara meji as documented by baba ayo salami ibae egbe. Also in odu ifa ogunda meji, ifa teaches us that ori is the only orisa that can be with us and accompany us through all of lifes journeys. Orisa praise poetry exclusive access the itadogun biweekly community divination. Just as you know that the yoruba nation is a civilized nation and has varieties in every part of its culture and tradition,so is the oriki.

Conceptually, ori is closely related to destiny or fate. Babalola, 97800030009, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Each can be regarded as a living entity with a personality and certain attributes. Tuesday night odu study personalized 20 minute itadogun interpretation. Candidate in religious studies at boston university and folasade woodbine have created this website to provide a support network and forum for all students and practitioners of yoruba ifa orisa religion, to learn and discuss ifa divination. It would also be most helpful to know your mental processes when interacting with odu. The spiritual and ethical tradition of ifa of ancient.

Moreover, every leaf on every type of tree has its own master. For followers of ifa, known as elesin ibile, prayer is a daily practice. The odu ifa are patterns of binary code, opened and closed nodules, which represent all of the energies contained in igba iwa, the calabash of existence, or the universe. Design, layout and drawings in the books are created by his talented student and by now fullyfledged colleague brenda beek. Who among the deities accompanies their followers on every journey, without ever turning back. Ogunda 3 mouths speaking basic introduction to ogunda 3 talking in this odu. Of meta olofi, and of aiye, it is secret oriki is djobe. An exploration of odu ifa oyeku ofun temple, fagbemijo amosun fakayode on.

If we take a wooden object made from ragba and strike it against the calabash, let us hail iwa. More precisely, oriki awon orisa reinforces four elements of oral tradition 1. It is expressed through chanting or singing and is used by ifa orisha. And i really agree with you without no doubt kinini oriki ifa ose itura ati awon ewo re reply. Awo training part 2 part of the esoteric function of ifa is to support and sustain the health, fertility and prosperity of the community through the continuous recitation of oriki asking for the protection and blessing of spirit. Furthermore, odu ifa is referred to as the sacred text of the spiritual and ethical tradition of the yoruba people karenga, 1999.

To become an ifa priest babalawo one must first submit themselves to olodumare and ifa. The ifa literary corpus, called odu, consists of 256 parts, which are subdivided into verses called ese, whose exact number is unknown as it is in constant growth ther are around 800ese per edu. Odu can be repace with, ifa, ogun, ade etc odun eye odu ni eye odu intrinsically possesses adoration is such that men automatically adore and worship it. In as ese ifa of osa meji odu or oduduwa is the only female among three other male divinities and being given the power of motherhood and aje by olodumare, which carries inherent power that must be respected.

It is the idea that the universe is a living thing constantly creating new dynamics and new information. This is a benevolent universe on this odu ifa oyekulogbe says. Oriki is the praise poetry and invocations of the yoruba people. Lati ojo naa lo lo ti di wipe ejiogbe ni oba lori gbogbo odu. This odu denotes plenty of good and plenty of evil. Ifa says his wife or someone that his dating belong to egberun so he must offer sacrifice to appease his wife egberun to make him get whatever he seek. When cowrie shell divination brings down the holy odu, osa meji, the diviner must stand up and wave their hands and arms in the air, hailing the elders of the night while declaring, i.

May 22, 2016 odu mimo otura oriko awon afikanjujaye kii ka dun ajewarawara tii soloogun won eh eh dola adifa fun jeje ti nlo ree toro oogun ogbo nile olodumare itan. Ifa says the person with this odu ifa should offer sacrifice to ifa, sango and ritual to awon iyami. Oriki awon orisa by obafemi origunwa paperback lulu. Babalawo lanre olaifa teaching ijo orunmila uk 2 verses from eji ogbe. Bi o ba maa lowo, if you want to have money, beere lowo orii re, inquire of your head, bi o ba maa sowo, if you want to start trading, beere lowo ori re wo, inquire of your head, bi o ba maa kole o, if you want to build a house, beere lowo orii re, inquire of your head, bi o ba maa laya o, if you want a relationship. We believe in the power of orisabased education and nation building. Odu ifa says that one who makes a small sacrifice will have a small result odu, 45. It is an age old story of how one of orunmilas students was no longer satisfied with the progress heshe had under orunmilas tutelage and. Each one of the 256 odu has its specific divination signature, which is determined through a procedure held by thebabalawo using sacred palmnuts and. Containing over 1, 024 verses of ifa from all 256 odu ifa, in english and yoruba, this book is a much needed resource for all ifa diviners and adherents. This society of elders not relating to age but of knowledge and power are a phenomena. It is sometimes used interchangeably as the name for the orisha deity orunmila who created the system and. Ori lo da awon iyami aje sode ota ori created the iyami aje in ota town.

In the yoruba language, ijo is temple or congregation. These three books are a foundation for learning the art of divination and for using effective prayers and invocations in the process of making offerings. Oriki awon orisa is a timeless offering that will continue to add value to your learning library. Babalawo cowrie shell divination divination divinity ebo eewo eledumare esu ewe ifa ewe oogun friendship god grace gratitude ifa ifa divination ifa initiation ifa religion igbodu ikin ifa irunmole itelodu iwa pele joan rivers ochun odu ifa olodumare ori orisa orunmila osun oxum positive thinking power of prayer prayer religion spiritual beliefs. Akinyemi drew my attention to recent studies on oriki and oyo oral tradi tions including his own. I wish you and other babalawo can tell the world about your personal,intimate experiences with ifa. Sep 30, 2014 introduction the subject of the role and function of iyaami within the tradition of ifa orisa covers a wide spectrum of opinions and interpretations.

You are the wise one who teaches wise things like ones father. No orisa helps an individual without the consent of his or her ori. The series of odu ifa books will, once completed, count between 3000 and 3,500 pages, a collection larger than any other hitherto published. Odun tiatibi mi sinu aye ki e bami ye ojo iku fun ara mi ati awon omo mi ti mo bi. While casting the oracle is restricted to initiates, noninitiates and initiates alike may use this as a study guide on the 16 odu, the sacred scriptures of the ifa religion.

It is ori, ori alone, who accompanies his follower. Posted on september 8, 2012 september 8, 2012 by oloolutof. Bascoms book ifa divination first published in 1969 is the first. Eji ogbe speaks of the positive and negative forces that permeate the earth.

Ogunda 3 mouths speaking the yoruba religious concepts. This odu explains that both good and bad aspects of life are interconnected in fulfilling our destiny. Ori is an orisa, and a very powerful and important one. Becoming a babalawo and priest of ifa is a lifetime pursuit for those who take it as a calling and profession. Oriki esentaye invocations for an ifa naming ceremony by awo falokun fatunmbi introduction ifa has a primary role in traditional yoruba culture to guide individuals through the rites of passage that mark significant shifts in the development and consciousness of every member of any given community. Prayer and ori in the ifa tradition farinade olokun. Borun awaniri lorin oni ifa awo beheni, awo kanibi ifa awakeni, ifa oribaye, awo abiwa abani awo iworisa iworibosa adifafun baba ajagunan elese olofin amego agboni alogun gbogbo aaye olofin ala merere kaferefun obatala, lodafun odu iworiboka iworiboka adifafun orunmila, iworiboka loko adifafun arunmila, adie eleba, baba boka eunugun ashaba gaga.

And is the messiah of ifa, this odu is called the odu the double lenguage, it is direct child. Orubo tani araba bere siro owayin awon amore onl pa. Odu includes the identifcation, uses, meaning, and secret words of plants. So, ijo adulawo is means the temple of black theology. Te body of yoruban myths of creation is called odu. Eleggua, oshosi, yemaya and obatala, arganyu and olofi as well as it. It is our direct connection to olodumare, the supreme force. Awo, dafa and oriki and different in that they focus on the use of ifa sacred technology.

This odu talks of tragedy, violence, accidents, operations, arguments and other problems that give a unbalance to a persons life. The odu ifa are patterns of binary code, opened and closed nodules, which represent all of the energies contained in igba iwa, the calabash of existence, or. Oturuponirosun june 14 18 22 26 30 july 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 august 1 5 9 17 21 25 29 september 2 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 october 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 november 1 5 9 17 21 25 29 december 3 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 january 4 8 12 16 20 24 28. Many of these opinions characterize iyaami as a negative force in the universe frequently associated with witchcraft and the use of female power to harm others. Orisa osun osun ritual for love and attraction ifa and. This odu is very hard to live for the amount of problems and negative situations that it includes. These sacred teachings have been passed down orally for thousands of years only to be first written about in the 20th century. It says to us be able to suffer without surrendering and persevere in what you do odu, 150. Ancient afrikan sacred text is a collection of 255 of the 256 odu ifa sacred verses there are no verses from ofun ogbe as taught in the isese ifaorisha tradition of the yoruba. It may be impossible for anyone to know much less understand the inner workings or even topically of what is referred to as witches, also known in yoruba land as the elders of the night, iyami osoronga, or night people. Awon orisa bi ogun, sango, oya, obatala, esu ati bee bee lo je awon ti orunmila nba wa jije ati mimu. There are 256 odu with 16 major odu ojudumerindinlogun. Jun 24, 2015 awon orisa bi ogun, sango, oya, obatala, esu ati bee bee lo je awon ti orunmila nba wa jije ati mimu.

This collection contains a small sampling of the entire corpus with 2 ese verses for each of the 16 major odus and 1 ese verse for each of the. The term babalawo means father of the mysteriessecrets of the earth. Odu is at once a deity and the term we use for the letters or signs that come up when we perform divination. The divinity of odu ifa was captured in the account of karenga. Irosun meji theirmouththeirmouth cast ifa for apeni on the day he was being threatened by the mouth of the people of the world. Afikanjujaye impatient people a jewarawara tii solodun warrior jeje iwapele gentility or good character they all went for divination and all were prescribed. Awon odu ifa meerindinlogun to fi sile naa ni won ntele. Divine femininity is a must read book for both genders of individuals from ages 21 and up. Other origin texts suggest that yemoja is the leader of iyami as well as the founder and owner of gelede, a society devoted to iyami. The merindinlogun is the primary oracle used by theorisha priest. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Orisa lifestyle academy, po box 18941, oakland, ca 2020. The next 240 odu ifa are combinations of the first 16. Majesty oba oladunni oyewumi, laronke, and awon iya in the palace, who.

The ifa religion teaches us, through a study of odu. The ifa religion teaches us, through a study of odu, that it was. Oluwo ifa, mufu awoseyi akinpelu tun tesiwaju wipe awon ko eko ifa yi lodo baba awon ti. Ifa advised apeni to make ebo to avoid death and destruction from the mouths of the people of the world. Odutola odu to ola odu is equivalent to is worthy of honor. Osun ritual for love and attraction ifa and orisa tradition this work shall examine how women or ladies facing relationship or marital difficulties can harness osun energy through osun love and attraction rituals to gain love and attraction that can lead to marriage or strong reliable healthier relationship. Watch this short clip of how the elders came to the world and which odu ifa brought them in. Also, a central moral quest in the ifa spiritual and ethical tradition is to achieve iwapele, a gentle character or. Shop ifa marketplace iya ekundayo offers cowrie shell divination, dafa ikin ifa divination as well as compounded ewe oogun ifa soaps, powders and preparations, in the ifa marketplace, i have many more types of. In yoruba, ori literally translates to mean head, however the spiritual significance of the word is far deeper. Adding this to some wonderful definitions of odu i am compiling. Structure and delivery of yoruba prayer orin awon orisa.

A collection of verses from the 256 ifa odu with commentary stay safe and healthy. It has been designed to acquaint the western student with the pedagogical format of indigenous yoruba teaching and learning. The holy odu is a collection of odus from the ifa literary corpus. Obara as a topographical metaphor is the ability of the world around us to transform itself based on evolving conditions. Herbalists who follow this path difer greatly from western herbalists because spirituality is an explicit aspect of how plants can be used medicinally. Leyin igbati orunmila ti lo, awon babalawo ni won nbase ifa lo. It is expressed through chanting or singing and is used by ifa orisha initiates as words of power in ritual and ceremony. With short music from bukky leo and a university group. The ijo adulawo orisa temple of oakland is on a mission to share the wisdom and beauty of ifa. Oriki varies and it is based on each family lineage and ancestral clan,which talks about the bravery act and the pedigree of their ancestors. The wise women, which is much need knowledge that women have been seeking for awhile. If we take a wooden object made from ragba to strike the calabash, let us hail iwa.

If we take a wooden object made from ragba to stri oriki iwa pele invocation for good character ka mu ragba tagba, iwa. Iwori meji being not only a profound message of the amulu. Tuesday night odu study personalized 20 minute itadogun interpretation advanced. Oriki iwa pele invocation for good character invocation for good character ka mu ragba tagba, iwa. It teaches women about themselves, their purpose for being here, their innate role as divine.

This is done on a daily at the personal shrine of the awo. This is book that give great insight on the awon aje i. Odu ifa is an element that comes from the heavens and is used by orunmila to assist human beings in their daily lives. When one understands their place in the universe along with all the irunmole, it is only natural or with a little practice, to give thanks for everything one has, no matter how small. The blessing of ifa is that it teaches how to communicate with the universe in a language we understand. I wrote them to be used as reference books for the ongoing study of the elements of ifa ritual.