IKIN AND ITS IMPORTANCE

By Osatura

What is the relevant of casting IKINS and why marking one when it remains two ikins in our left hand and marking two when it remains one ikins in our left hand.

First, let us gross over what OFUN MEJI tell us about the right divination

ORUNMILA NI, ORO HU
IFA MO NI ‘ ORO HU , BABA MI AGBONMIREGUN
ONI , BI ORO BA HU , OJU TA LO SE
OMO EKU FO SIBE , O NI OJU OUN LO SE
ONI , BI ORO BA HU NKO
O NI BO BA HU IKAN WON A TE KAN
ONI TO BA HU MEJI WON A TE MEJI
AWON AGBO AAGBA NI IRO LO PA , EKE LOSE
WONPA A, WON DARI RE SAPO AMINI NJA EKUN
OMO EJA NAA FO SIBE , ONI OJU OUN LOSE
WON FO SIBE , TI WON NI OJU WON LO SE
WON NI TORO BA HU NKO
WON NI BO BA HU MEJI , WON NI WON A TE EJI
WON NI BO BA HU KAN WON NI WON A TE KAN
WON NI IRO NI WON PA , WON DARI WON SI APO AMINI NJA EKUN
BENI NO O KAN OMO EYE
TI O SI O NKAN TI OMO EJA SO
BENI NAA NI OMO ERAN ,OHUN NAA SO NKAN TI OMO EJA WIPE
TI WON NI TORO BA HU NKO
WON NI BO BA HUN KAN , WON NI WON A TE KAN
WON NI BI O BA HUN MEJI , WON NI A TE MEJI
WON NI IRO NI WON PA , WON DARI WON SI APO AMINI NJA EKUN

OMO ERIN BA FO SIBE , O NI OJU OUN LO SE
WON NI BI ORO NAN BA HU NKO
ONI BI O BA HU KAN OUN A TE EJI
ONI BI O BA HU MEJI ONI OUN A TE KAN
ORUNMILA NI O SEUN , SEUN , SEUN
ORUNMILA NI , EYIN O GBON , EYIN O MO

TRANSLATION
ORUNMILA SAID
THE IMPRINTING OF THE MESSAGE IS IMPORTANT
IFA DISCIPLES REPLIED
THE IMPRINTING IS INDEED IMPORTANT LORD SAVIOR
ORUNMILA ASKED , WHICH ONE OF YOU CAN READ THE MESSAGE CORRECTLY
THE IFA RAT FAMILY SAID
WE KNOW THE CORRECT READING OF THE MESSAGE
WHEN THE MESSAGE INDICATES BY ONE NUTS WE MARK ONE
WHEN IT INDICATES BY TWO NUTS WE MARK TWO

THE LORD SAVIOUR SAID
THIS IS WRONG , IT IS MISLEADING AND DISHONEST
HENCE THE IFA RAT FAMILY WAS WIPED OUT

LIKEWISE THE IFA FISH FAMILY , SAID
WE KNOW THE CORRECT READING OF THE MESSAGE
WE CAN READ THE MESSAGE CORRECTLY
ORUNMILA ASKED THEN, HOW DO YOU READ THE MESSAGE
WHEN IT SHOWS BY TWO NUTS , WE MARK TWO
WHEN IT SHOWS BY ONE NUT WE MARK ONE
THE IFA FISH FAMILY WERE ALSO ELIMINATED

SO ALSO THE FAMILY OF THE BIRD AND THE ANIMAL
THEY SAID THEY KNOW HOW TO READ THE MESSAGE OF THE SPIRITUAL NUTS
AND THE LORD SAVIOUR ASKED THEM
THEIR REPLY WAS MORE ANNOYING
AND THEY WERE ELIMINATED LIKE OTHER IFA FAMILY WHO FAILED TO LEARN THE TRUE MEANING OF IFA READINGS
IN THE END IFA ELEPHANT SCHOOL SAID THEY KNOW HOW TO READ THE NUTS
AND ORUNMILA ASKED THEM , AND THEIR REPLY WAS AS GOOD AS IFA ORUNMILA READINGS
THEY REPLY
WHEN THE NUTS REMAIN TWO WE MARK ONE
AND WHEN THE NUT REMAINS ONE WE MARK TWO
ORUNMILA WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY AND FULL OF JOY
WELL DONE AND WELL SAID
YOU GOT THE MESSAGE AND READING HABIT CORRECTLY
ORUNMILA SAID THE OTHER FAMILY ARE LAZY , IGNORANT AND LACK WISDOM

TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE IFA VERSES
ODI MEJI SPEAKS OF THE PUNITIVE KNIGHT OF DOOM , ( AJOGUN ORUN) VISITING THE EARTHLY PLAIN ON THE ORDER OF OLODUMARE , THE INFINITE , TO DEAL RUTHLESSLY WITH EVIL DOERS AND THOSE WHO USE IFA DIVINATION TO DECEIVE MANKIND.

THE STORY AVERRED THAT THE PUNITIVE KNIGHTS ASSUMED HUMAN FORM AND CAME TO THE EARTH. ON GETTING TO THE EARTH PLAIN , THEY MET THE FIRST DIVINER KNOW AS AFINJU BABALAWO , IFA LA TI DA IFA FUN OBA ALARA( THE CHIEF DIVINER TO THE KING OF ALARA)

THE PUNITIVE KNIGHT GREETED HIM WITH RESPECT AND DEMANDED HIM TO DIVINE FOR THEM
AND ASKED HIM HOW DID HE MARK THE NUTS
HE REPLIED
WHEN THE TWO NUTS REMAINS , I MARK TWO,
AND WHEN ONE NUTS REMAIN , I MARK ONE
THAT WAS THE WAY , HE PRACTISED HIS OWN IFA READING , AND IFA DIVINATION
YOU ARE THOSE FAKE AND DISHONEST IFA PRIEST ON EARTH PLAIN AND YOU WOULD NOT BE SPARED
HENCE THE PUNITIVE KNIGHT KILLED HIM RIGHT THERE AND CUT OFF HIS HEAD AND PUT THE HEAD INTO THEIR BAG OF IFA

THE PUNITIVE KNIGHTS OF DOOM ,QUICKLY MOVED FROM ALARA TO IJERO , WHERE THEY MET ,ALAIMOKAN ARA IJERO, ( THAT IS THE INEXPERIENCED NATIVE OF IJERO)
AND ASKED HIM , WHAT IS YOUR METHOD OF READING IKINS OR DIVINATION METHOD
HE REPLIED , WHEN TWO PALM NUTS REMAIN , I MARK TWO , WHEN ONE REMAINS I MARK ONE
WHEN MORE THAN ONE OR TWO REMAINS OR IF ONE FALLS TO THE GROUND , I DO NOT BEGIN CASTING AGAIN I JUST MARK AS THE DIVINATION GOES
THE PUNITIVE KNIGHTS OF THE DOOM ANSWERED HIM , IS IT THE WAY YOU DO YOUR OWN CASTING ,
THE ALAIMOKAN ARA IJERO ( THE INEXPERIENCED DIVINER FROM IJERO) ANSWERED , YES
THEY DID NOT WASTE TIME , THEY KILLED HIM AND CUT OFF HIS HEAD AND PUT IT INTO THEIR BAG
THE SAME THINGS HAPPEN TO THE EXPERIENCE DIVINER OF ILA ORANGUN
HIS EXPLANATION WAS FULL OF FALLACIES , AND ERROR ,
HIS HEAD WAS CUT OFF LIKE THE OTHERS AND KEPT INSIDE A BAG. THAT WAS HOW THE PUNITIVE NIGHT OF THE DOOM MOVED FROM CITY TO CITY , IN SEARCH OF UNFAITHFUL , DISHONEST AND UNTRAINED DIVINERS , THAT MAKE THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH SUFFERED BECAUSE OF FALSE DIVINATION AND FAKE CASTING .
INDEED, THOSE THAT WERE LEFT IN THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH WERE GRIPPED WITH FEAR , SEEKING AND LOOKING FOR AVENUE TO LEARN IFA AND TO SEEK THE WISDOM OF GOD.
THERE WERE THREE DIVINER IN A CITY OF IFE , WHO QUICKLY CONSULTED IFA FROM AN EXPERIENCE AND WISE IFA PRIEST. THE VENERABLE IFA PRIEST ADVISED THEM TO MAKE SACRIFICE FOR THEIR SURVIVAL AND THEY SHOULD ALWAYS SEEK THE TRUTH AND LEARN THE ART OF IFA PHILOSOPHY
WITHOUT DELAY , THE PUNITIVE KNIGHTS VISITED THEM AS USUAL , THEN THE PUNITIVE KNIGHTS ASKED THEM ,WHAT METHOD DID YOU USE IN YOUR IFA READING,
THE THREE DIVINERS REPLIED , PUNITIVE KNIGHT AS THEY WERE TAUGHT BY EXPERIENCED DIVINER FROM THE CITY OF IFE
WHEN TWO PALM NUTS REMAIN WE MARK ONE AND WHEN THE ONE NUTS REMAINS WE MARK TWO
IF MORE THAN TWO REMAINS WE DISREGARD THE CAST ,
IF ONE OR TWO NUTS FALL TO THE GROUND , WE PUT SPIRITUAL POWDER SPREAD ON IFA TRAY (IYEREOSUN OSUN )ON IT BEFORE TAKING , AND CONTINUE THE CASTING
THAT IS OUR METHOD, THE PUNITIVE KNIGHTS WERE SATISFIED WITH THE EXPLANATION AND THEY WERE BLESSED
SAYING , THOSE WHO LEARN , STICK AND PERFORM CORRECT DIVINATION ARE THE TRUE DISCIPLES OF IFA AND WORSHIPPER OF OLODUMARE , THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD AND THE SAGE OF HEAVEN, HENCE LONG LIFE , PROSPERITY , SUCCESS , WEALTH ,STRENGTH AND PEACE OF MIND WILL BE YOUR LOT
HENCE ANY IFA PRIEST ACTING CONTRARY TO THIS FORM OF DIVINATION IS NOT A TRUE IFA FOLLOWERS , BUT A FAKE SPIRITUAL TEACHER AND DESTROYER OF FAITH.

THE WHOLE STORY IS TELLING US, THAT TO SUCCEED , WE MUST DO THINGS IN A RIGHT WAY. SO THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE PUNISHED OR DESTROYED. NO IGNORANCE IN SPIRITUAL PATH , IF YOU DO NOT KNOW , SEEK PROPER CHANNEL TO ACQUIRE WISDOM , AND SEEK PROPER WAY TO SEEK UNDERSTANDING AND ENLIGHTEMENT, YOU SHALL COUNT BLESSED

ALAFIA

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The Story of EGUNGUN

According to the myth, EGUNGUN becomes a known deity in two different ways. In the beginning, EGUNGUN was among the great divinities (IRUNMOLES) that came directly from the heaven beyond .The history made us aware that there was once lived a great man whose name was called LAPANPA , he was the one that started the cult of EGUNGUN. According to IFA verse

ONA NI KO TO

TARARA NI MO YA

LODIFA FUN LAPANPA

TI O TI ALADE ORUN

LO RE E MEGUNGUN WAYE

OLODUMARE WA FUN UN LEGUNGUN

EGUNGUN TI ELEDUMARE FUN LAPANPA

KII SE EYI TI O DA ASO BORI

SUGBON O DABI ORI

BI LAPANPA TI GBA KINNI TI O DABI ORI YII

O NPADA BO WA SAYE

OORUN MIMU SI NYO ORI TI LAPANPA MU LOWO

TRANSLATION

The path is not straight

I branch and follow the path

This divine IFA oracle for LAPANPA

That started his journey from the heaven above

To bring the cult of EGUNGUN to the physical world

The believe that, GOD gave him EGUNGUN

The type of EGUNGUN given to LAPANPA by great GOD

Was not the type that covered head with long cloth?

But looks like a Shea-butter

He returned to the physical world

The sun heated the Shea -butter brought by LAPANPA

He thought of what he could do to protect the Shea-butter from melting away, he later hid the remaining ORI (Shea- butter) in his mouth to prevent it from total melting and wasting away. On getting to the physical plain of existence. He wanted to alter a word saying ‘’MO DE TI ,’’O FE KE NI OHUN RE BA YI PADA’’ translating ‘’ I have, before he could altered such a powerful word, his voice change because the Shea-butter had melted and slipped into his throat . His voice changed and resembled not the voice of his contemporaries. He was ashamed of his voice, his character and his life. He was planning what to do to prevent the shame. He decided to cover his own head with cloth. Whenever he wanted to speak out, he noticed a strange voice, completely different from the normal voice of his generation of his days, thus, people became exceedingly grip with fear. People started to revere him that consequently resulted into ‘’EGUNGUN CULT’’. Meaning ‘’ORACLE FROM HEAVEN OR DEITY FROM UNKOWN THAT REPRESENT SPIRITUAL PAST OF THE PEOPLE

The second myth was, there was a great grandchild of ODUDUWA whose name was called OBONBA. This man had three children. The first child was called ALARA, the second was called AJERO , while the third was called ELEKOLE . On reaching adulthood, they lived in different cities far away from IFE. They later, became the king of three different cities in Yoruba land . It was believed that their grand- mother killed their father -0BONBA – because she was a witch , however , as these three children become advanced in age, and they wanted to inherit the exalted position of their father .They were gripped with fear of their grand-mother who had previously killed their father with her witchery . This made them sought spiritual advice in the house of IFA priest, which according to IFA verse came out


PAAFA TEERE NII LEKE OMI

LO DIFA FUN OBONBA TO

TORUN RO WA YE

BABALAWO NI KI WON RU EBO YII

ASO OYEPE MEJI ATI ASO GOGOWU OKUNRIN

ALAWE MERINDINLOGUN

NIGBA TI AWON BABALAWO DE IGBO IGBALE

ENI TI YOO SE ETUTU SO FUN WON PE

OUN RI BABA WON LORUN

O SI SO FUN OUN PE KI OUN KI WON LAYA

ATI WIPE KI WON O MAA RU EBO SI OUN LODOODUN

EYIN TOO JE AMI ATI APEERE IRANTI OUN ATI PE IPA IYA

WON AGBA TABI AJEKAJE KO SI NI KA WON

TRANSLATION

PAAFA TEERE NII LEKE OMI--- PAAFA TEERE IS ALWAYS ON THE SURFACE OF THE RIVER

This divine IFA oracle for OBONBA

Who was coming from the heaven above to the physical world

IFA priest advised them to offer sacrifice

OYEPE cloth two yards

GOGOWU – men cloth sixteen yard

When IFA priest reached the forest of secret (IGBO IGBALE

The man who wanted to offer the sacrifice

Said he saw their father in heaven

Telling him he should helped the three

Children to be brave , strong and vehement

And that they should always offer annual sacrifice to him

As a sign and pact toward ancestral support

As a remembrance of his continue existence

And their grandmother, who was his (OBONBA) mother

Or any other witch would not have influence on their blessing or overcome them

According to the tradition the name of this IFA priest was called BABATUNDE ESA OGBIN, he was the first ,ALAPINNI , the head chief of EGUNGUN cult in the land of Yoruba. These children got all the sacrificial materials, took then to the forest of deities (IGBO-IGBALE) . On getting to the forest of deities, they tailored OYEPE cloth similar to EGUNGUN cloth , they sewed GOGOWU cloth to cover the head of image that look like human structure, and , they did the same with shoes and the socks , BABATUNDE , the first priest of EGUNGUN cult wore the cloth and he went to the house of the grand – mother. On seeing her , that is, their grandmother , she was gripped with fear because she had not seen EGUNGUN in her life . The rumour in the cities was that the dead father of the children came to visit his children on earth. The rumour also reached their grand-mother , and she was filled with awe.

According to the myth, anybody under the attack of the witches and the wizards , IFA priest will invoke the spirit of EGUNGUN to deter such a negative vibration . The children claimed their inheritance and they were installed as the king of three different cities in Yoruba-land . That was how EGUNGUN cult sprouted up in land of Yoruba , from there , the cult gained prominent significant among Yoruba in Diasporas and devotees of IFA all over the world. EGUNGUN becomes a special divinity to be worshipped annually among devotees and also as a sign and pact with the spirit of dead to bring into manifestation the blessing of heaven upon the people of the earth. It is also a remembrance to the spirit and the soul of the dead. It teaches people that their beloved one who has departed to the world beyond should not be totally forgotten but constantly be in their memory through the cult of EGUNGUN

THE WORSHIPPERS OF EGUNGUN

ALAPINNI --- The head priest of EGUNGUN cult

ALAGBAA--- is the head of the OJE, ---second in command to ALAPINNI

ALARAN--- it is the third in command in the hierarchy of EGUNGUN cult . It is second in command and important to ALAGBAA

EESORUN--- mostly women, they are fourth, most important title , and revered position in the cult of EGUNGUN

AKEERE--- it is the least most important position in the cult of EGUNGUN

OJE---- this is the name given to all EGUNGUN worshippers

EGUNGUN SIGN

ATORI , EYI TI AFIN TI A SI DIPO NI AMIN EGUNGUN, THAT IS ATORI ( GLYPHAEA BREVIS (SPRENG) MONACH,TILIACEAE) remove parts of outer-coat , heated with fire and bind it together is the sign of EGUNGUN

SACRIFICIAL MATERIALS

ORUKO -MALE GOAT (HE –GOAT)

AKUK O- COCK (MALE HEN )

OBI - KOLANUTS EITHER WITH THREE, FOUR , FIVE, SIX LOBES

OOLE OR OLELE--- THAT IS , A BEAN FLOUR , MIXED WITH INGREDIENTS( PEPPER , ONION , TOMATOES AND OTHER FLAVOR ( WRAPPED INSIDE A LEAVE OR NYLON AND COOKED IN THE EXTREMELY HOT WATER

DIE NINU ORIKI EGUNGUN, - PARTS OF EGUNGUN ADORATION

AJE OLELE MA LE E SARE

EATING OLELE TO THE STATE OF RUNNING LESS

AJE MOIN -MOIN SU SASO

EATING COOKED BEAN FLOUR TO THE EXTENT OF EXCRETING ON THE OWN BODY

EGUNGUN ARA OKO

EGUNGUN FROM THE TRIBE OF OKO

ANOTHER ORIKI EGUNGUN -- ADORATION OF EGUNGUN

ODUN PE AWO ELEJIO

THE YEAR COMES , THE SECRET OF THE OWNER OF EJIO

OSUN OMO ARINNAKO

MONTH, THE CHILDREN OF ARINNAKO

AJODUN WE RO DE AWO AROSINKO

THE CELEBRATION GOES BEYOND IMAGINATION, THE SECRET OF AROSINKO

ODUN LA RA TA, ODUN LA ROBI

EVERY YEAR , WE SEE PEPPER, YEARLY WE SEE KOLANUTS FRUITS

ODUN WADI PEREGUN

YEAR BECOME PEREGUN( DRACAENA ARBOREA)

ODUN NI PEREGUN YE

YEARLY PEREGUN IS ALIVE

AJODUN WA RO DE AWO AROSINKO

OUR CELEBRATION GOES BEYOND IMAGINATION, AND THE SECRET OF AWOSINKA

EGUNGUN OJE YAWA JIYO, WA JEPO

ALL EGUNGUN’S DEVOTEES AND ITS WORSHIPPER COMES AND EAT THE SALT AND THE PALM OIL

ADUDAMADA BI ENI PORI

ADUDAMADA LIKE MELTING THE SHEA BUTTER

OYO FUN SARA RE LO YIN

MELTING ITSELF LIKE THE SHEA-BUTTER

YAGBO-YAAJU BI OSUN IWERI

LIVING IN THE FOREST AND IN THE JUNGLE LIKE FEMALE DIVINITIES OF IWERU

AGBALAGBA YA WA JIYO WA JEPO

THE ELDER COMES AND EATS THE SALT AND THE OIL

ODU WA DA PEREGUN

OUR YEAR IS LIKE THAT OF PEREGUN

ODUN NI PEREGUN YE

EVERY YEAR PEREGUN LIVES

EMI SESE TI KOWE DUN

WITH CALMNESS AND MYSTERIOUS VOICE WAS THE SOUND OF KOWEE (A SPECIAL BIRD THAT INFORM US OF FUTURE DEATH , OR IMMINENT DEATH OF A FAMILY , OR BELOVED ONES)

SONGS OF EGUNGUN CULT

IYA UN O FE LEGUN O JARE

FELEGUN (2TIMES)

BABA UN O FE LEGUN O JARE

FELEGUN( 2 TIMES)

BODUN BA DE MA ME GBA DANI

FELEGUN

BOSUN BA DE MA KERO LEYIN

FELEGUN

ORO YI A DARI WO BE JE FELEGUN

TRANSLATION

MOTHER , I WILL LIKE TO MARRY A MEMBER OF EGUNGUN CULT

LET ME MARRY ONE OF THEM( 2 TIMES)

FATHER, LET ME MARRY ONE OF THE DEVOTEES OF EGUNGUN SECT

LET ME MARRY ONE OF THEM

EVERY YEAR , I WILL TAKE UP MY WHIPING STICK

THAT GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO CARRY OUT MY EGUNGUN RITE

EVERY MONTH , I WILL GATHER PEOPLE FOR EGUNGUN FEAST

TO DISCHARGE MY EGUNGUN DUTIES

IT WILL BE A TOTAL CHAOS , IF YOU SHOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CARRY OUT MY EGUNGUN RITE

ANOTHER SONGS

OLOBI MAJE NBI KO WU MI OOO

OLOBI MAJE NBI KO WU MI

OMO BII OLUMOKO OOO

OLOBI MA JE NBI KO WU MI

TRANSLATION

NEVER ALLOW EVIL DOERS TO AFFLICT EVIL UPON ME

NEVER ALLOW EVIL ONES TO DESTROY ME WITH EVIL

LIKE THE CHILDREN OF OLUMOKO

NEVER ALLOW EVIL TO BEFALL ME

ANOTHER MYTH SORROUNDS THE CULT OF EGUNGUN

EGUNGUN ARA ORUN KIN-KIN? EGUNGUN, THE HEAVENLY HOST FROM ABOVE


It is a deity with a colourful dress , it is one of the greatest divinities in the land of Yoruba. Among oral traditions, there are lot of stories about EGUNGUN cult and how it sprouted up among Yoruba race

IFA told us about a man called KUJENRA who turned the cloth of ORO to EGUNGUN , which attract people’s adoration of this said cloth and consequently led to the object of worship. While other myths made us to know that EGUNGUN and ORO are of the same family that is brothers. The myth went further that both ORO and EGUNGUN were good merchants . They took their trade to neighbouring cities . ORO was a spendthrift , squandered and a compulsive shopper. He had no reserve ,while EGUNGUN was found of pleasing himself with various cloths and meticulously dressing himself to taste. When it was a time to go back to their town , EGUNGUN put on beautiful , elegant and flamboyant dresses while ORO could not have a good wear on his body because he was a wastrel. This brought shame , dishonour and indignity to him. In disgrace , he was forced to enter into forest very close to their city, while his brother EGUNGUN entered the city with exotic and ostentatious dresses that befitted the glory of OLODUMARE and his statues as a revered deity.

ORO , lived in the forest nearby , but designed a mean to intimidate people in the market place whenever he wanted to buy food with his strange noise of ‘’NO MU UN , NO MU UN’’ . This unusual attitude was to bully and frighten the people in the market to run and leave their good behind. When people ran helter-skelter for their lives , ORO would cease the opportunity to take all what he wanted and the food to support his continues stay in the forest. That was how ORO became a fearful being that eventually turned to a deity ,worshipped by men, while his brother EGUNGUN also become an attractive deity among Yoruba and the cult later spread to the other part of the world.

To arrange for EGUNGUN festival

In the first place , the chief priest of the cult of EGUNGUN will take a lead after a due consultation with EGUNGUN devotees, on the spiritual direction of IFA oracle to give light to every step toward achieving a successful festival . One of the highly placed priests of EGUNGUN cult , most especially ALAGBA would ask IFA oracle again about the duration of the festival that can be either three, fifteen or seventeen days. After IFA has spoken and days chosen , the priest of EGUNGUN would go and report to the king to sanction and sanctify the days of the festival. Hence both the priest of EGUNGUN and the town crier of the king would announce the days to both the devotees and the populace in general. The announcement precedes the commencement of the festival . While all worshippers both in the city and in the neighbouring villages would really prepare for the festival , and they would bring fire –sticks to prepare the food , beans, pepper , chicken , maize , cassava flour and other materials for EGUNGUN festivals

The first day is always fall on the day of EGUNGUN according to IFA verse ‘’OJO NI I BO ESE AWO’’ meaning ‘the first day always fall on the day of secret and its ritual’

EGUNGUN represent in reality ancestral divinities that shows the belief of IFA devotee in the life after death and the resurrection of every soul in the universe. The remembrance signifies that every soul in the universe must ensure that he works toward making a universe , most especially the physical world a place of learning , and for the redemption of soul to attract the wisdom and light of ODU , the vibration from OLODUMARE. IFA teaches us to learn and to turn our learning into meaningful step to shape our life on the daily basis,

ORI BABA RE AGBE OOO

ORI IYA RE AGBE OOO

ASEYI SAMODUN

OJO AJI NA SI ARA WON

EGUNGUN A GBE WA OOOO

TRANSLATION

The soul and the spirit of your father will lift you

The soul and the spirit of your mother will lift you

Annually, we shall all be blessed

We shall live long to attract the blessing of GOD

EGUNGUN will bless us

Ase

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Humility & Prayers

By Nicholaj




When we are following a spiritual path there are moments, hours and days during which we enjoy real peace of mind.  This state of serenity is a priceless gift given to us either from extensive spiritual commitment, prayer, fasting, honesty or faith in the higher power.  It is nothing short of something miraculous considering that our emotions in the past, before we decided to embark on the spiritual path were usually  limited to excitement, anxiety, anger, rage, fury, hatred, complaints, criticism, depression, negative thinking, hurt, jealousy, envy, revenge  and condemnation.
 To bring about this inner peace and tranquility many changes have had to take place in our lives and to be spiritual is not only to believe in GOD but to really change our lives so we can meet physical, mental, emotional and spiritual challenges that confront us. We also need to uncover our true selves and come to grips with the self centeredness which can lead to emotional imbalance.  We also need to change our attitude, modify our behavior and learn new and more realistic ways of getting along with ourselves and the people around us.
It is of the greatest significance that we have come to believe in a power greater than ourselves. A basic premise for our life today should be to seek GO’s will for us and doing our best to carry it out.  The more we are able to put aside our own limited desire and to align our thinking and action with GODs plan, the more humility we will gain and this is the key to serenity and is found on the road from self centeredness to humility.
The secret of that serenity is the fact that we have come to believe and trust GOD and his numerous divinities to guide and support us – to care for us and our needs. But some of us restrain ourselves in anticipation of a doubtful reaction and others question how can you put so much faith in something you cannot see or hear, something that may not even exist? How can you trust in a power that few people can explain and no one really understands? These are a few questions that make some people doubt the existence of GOD or spirit or divinities. Some people decide to be called atheist and believe that the word GOD has no fundamental meaning and connotation in the mind and the life of the human being.  Just because you don’t see or know your great grandfather does not mean they have no real existence or that they did not existed in the past. Where do you think that the soul of our loved one goes? Where is the machine that propels you to action, or directs your life knowingly or unknowingly? Can you really locate the spirit in you that give you life from any part of your body? What is the secret behind your sleeping and the waking up? Where the energy that changes the waves on the ocean and makes possible the reflection of your image in form of images and shadows? No human has power to either control the shadow or make it to stay or disappear. These are secrets telling about the existence of higher powers and the vibration of God’s eternal glory.  Change your perception and commit all your worries unto GOD. Let him fight the battles of your life for you and give you the victory you deserve. This does not mean that you can avoid doing your part; you must try to walk your path right by exercising your birthright through spiritual, mental and physical activities. Doing this you will discover the secrets of long life, happiness, serenity, joy, dedication, power and strength in the growing understanding of cosmic energy.
 If God had gone ahead and shared the secrets of creation with us it would never make sense to us. This is the other part of the secret, that we will never be able to understand GOD and his divinities in their perfection and glory. But we do not need to try to understand him, because of the numerous manifestations in creation that is witness to his glory. All we really have to do is to make a leap of faith, a leap from the restrictions of our limited minds to the freedom of GOD’s infinite wisdom, power and love.  
 There are so many questions bordering on our limited intelligent and wisdom. We questioned our existence on the physical plane and many sees it as insignificant and see our purpose in the world as worthless. This reveals little light and little wisdom. Do you think the creator creates for fun or the producer produces solely for the joy of producing? Everything under the sun has a purpose. Our creation and purpose are real and they are significant in the realm of divine understanding. Nobody can question a farmer or tell him what to produce or what to plant. He uses his power and wisdom to do what is expected of him. Nobody tells to an artist how to make his art or to a builder how to build or make him do what he does not like or what he does like. He creates every image to serve a purpose, hence your being is of great importance to yourself, to your former life, to your divinities, to the society and to your GOD.  Never worry about the unknown but always commit yourself to the path that leads to the infinite father of light. Do this and he shall straighten your way and he shall give you the desires of your heart made possible by the greatest vibration in the universe. Let your desire be positive and let what you create be purposeful so that nature will reward and compensate you with great joy, happiness and wealth.  Let what you create from your mind be of good purposes and mission so that the reward will be of an equally great purpose. Take creation on as your guide and act upon this so you will receive what you give out in the same or greater proportions than what you originally gave out. Be a positive man of great purpose and believe that there is power or vibration watching all your steps and acts. There is a purpose for doing both good and bad but doing good is good and will give more goodness, because this is the basis for GOD’s indwelling power in all man. In order to be truly good you need to be watchful in your spiritual activities and you need to be the disciple or follower of good purpose which is GOD and be motivated to do good deeds from your inner goodness.  You are a part of larger good purpose and the purpose of your being is revealed when you are doing what is good. You will then be a part of a larger purpose that invites beings to live out their purpose. Remember that your prayers are a divine vibration you send out to the universe and the world at large without you moving from your place of residence or the environment you are living. In this we replicate the ways of GOD. Whatever good thinking that comes from your mind in the form of prayers is the greatest vibration in creation and can attract goodness and purpose in all of creation. Be purposeful and be positive in whatever situation you find yourself in. All challenges are a wakeup call to seek the light of GOD and the knowledge of the divine world.
 Watch what you eat and drink, what you think and what you say, these are mediums that can bring out our good purpose and bring goodness to the world. Man should not be addicted to food, drink, sex or intoxications. He should show discipline in all ways to be able to be a good disciple of GOD and manifest his good purpose. Whoever eats without caution has something within him or her that is eating him up.  The end result of addictive behavior and compulsive eating are sickness, fatness, illness and dullness – qualities that will make you lose your purpose and be an evil vibration in the world that hinders purpose instead of fortifying it.  
Control your mind so what you think can reveal purpose and goodness. This will enable the spirit of GOD and his numerous divinities to enter into you for their good purposes. Evil minds are the basis of evil thinking and evil acts; the foundation and basis for the soul of malefic sorcerers. Be cautious with your mind because men are made evil by their thoughts and your thinking is the greatest machinery for your good and purposeful life of GOD’s indwelling force
 Control what you want to say so that your word can command the greatest benefit in the forms of divine teachings that brings harmony to your life so you can give solace to others.  A good word will bring both obi (Kola nut, symbol of friendship) and gold from the pockets of our fellow men while evil utterance will bring swords from their pockets. Your words must be in accordance with divine guidance, your word must serve as comfort to people around you; this is a part of our purpose.
 Remember to be natural and genuine as long as you live. To be natural means that whatever you do, eat or drink you will do according to the divine dictate of GOD.  From time to time set some time aside for going through a fasting, if you are strong enough to do so. If you do not have enough power, try to set aside 8 days every month when you will eat only fruits and vegetables. Combine this dietary regime with prayer and walking so that you can live well in the physical plane. This will lead to a healthy and positive spiritual life and create a wonderful dwelling in the divine realm of existence.  Do this and all shall be well with you!
Ase O!
Baba Ogunsina  

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