Ika Meji

II II

I I

II II

II II

You will take 7 obi, 7 orogbo , 7 ataare and you will mark Ika meji in the iyereosun collected on the opon Ifa and recite the “mantra” below 7 times upon the obi, orogbo and ataare. You will then take a small quantity of black soap (ose dudu) and mix the charged iyerosun with the soap. You will then take the following feathers and insert them in the soap: 7 ikodide , 7 agbe , 7 aluko , 7 okin alade , 7 akalamagbo , 7 lekeleke , 7 aparo , and 7 awodi feathers . You will then let the soap rest for seven days close to the Esu stone or Esu shrine. Before using the soap you will get seven sponges and distribute the totality of the soap on these seven pieces of sponge, one for each day.

If some of the soap is left unused in the period of seven days leave it close to Esu or in your Ase room (ase room is where you have your ifa materials and other initiation pots or it can be a room set aside for your spiritual activities. If you do not have an Ase room place the soap in a room where it will be free from disturbance. During the seven days of ritual you must avoid sexual intercourse, abstain from alcohol, tobacco, grudges, rancor, fights, gossip and all negative feelings and situations. You shall in this period always hope for the best and the best shall manifest in your life as long as there is an appearance of the sun. Ase!

Ifa je bo na o je

Ela je bo naa o rode orun gbure

Iba rere awo ina

Lodifa fun ina

Won ni ko rubo ko baa lee lase

Maje ki nku , erigi alo

Jenkelewi

Difa fun ojigolo

Ti nlo o dena daje

Aje ki I pa omo ese je

Ifa golo nmo se yun

Ifa golo nmo se bo

Fife ire ni I foju jo ina

Difa fun olokun eseri

Inaki sekun dale

Ifa giyan ni mo se yun

Ifa giyan ni mo se bo

Ki ajinde ara ma je fun gbogbo wa bayi ifa

Ase

Translation

IFA, let my ritual go to the heaven

ELA, let all my supplication be at the presence of GOD ,

Men will pay obeisance to you

Even from afar

Thus declared the ifa oracle to Fire

But you must offer sacrifice, added the oracle

So your sovereignty can be everlasting

Let not the members of my house hold and me die before our time, the great master

Do this gently

So declared ifa oracle to the stealthy one, which is another name for the divine cat

On setting forth to ambush witches

Witches do not devour cats

For it is like to like (feathers of the same bird fits together)

Such as this witches are towards cat

Gently I went

Safely I returned

Just as you foretold, ifa

Some flowers flourish and bloom

Like wondrous flames of fire

And so will you

Thus declared ifa oracle to Olokun

Worshipped in the city of Esiri

As our lady of oceans

Monkey too is far more clever

Than leopards and tiger added the oracle

Softly to go

Safely to return

Grant my beloved ones and my household good health, wealth, success , safety, protection, progress

Long life and happiness

Ase!