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Ifá refers to the system of divination and the verses of the literary corpus known as the Odù Ifá. The Ifá Divination system was added in 2005 by UNESCO to its list of the "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity".

The Yorùbá religion comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practices of the Yorùbá people. It has influenced or given birth in the new world to a host of thriving ways of life such as Lucumí, Umbanda and Candomblé.

Our mission is to bring the philosophy, knowledge and wisdom of Ifa to all people, regardless of race, colour, sex or religion in order to promote the welfare and development of all mankind. Life is not just a gift or a present but it is in our responsibility to make best use of our limited time, and wrestling or fighting for what is noble and the best so that we can win the race of happiness, hence a crisis or challenges may or can lead us to greater victory, and joy.

AyeAkamara - Society for the Study of Ifa, Chief Ogunsina Babatunde Olayinka Adewuyi.

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Tuesday, 10 February 2015

ODI MEJI or IDI MEJI or EDI MEJI (4)


According to yoruba mythology, ODI MEJI, represents the fourth angle in the physical plain of existence. Four in IFA mythology is a spiritual sign and divine code of existence. The traditions says that IWALAASA or IWASE or AJULE- ORUN  is the real existence or the spiritual or divine realm and ISALU AYE or AYE AKAMARA is the physical plain occupied by ENIYAN ABIDI YAN YAN,( the mysterious beings , that fail to know themselves and others, as well, nobody  can predict their intention but only with spiritual means).  Then ATIWAYE OJO, that is the sunrise and ATIWO ORUN the sunset denote the west and the east of the aye akamara. Indeed using sun as elemental representation of mysterious existence reinforced the importance of the sun in the physical , spiritual , and divine realm of existence.

Like Yoruba says, AIFALA OJO, TO JO BA LA MALA NI , MEANING , AS LONG AS THERE IS AN APPEARANCE OF THE SUN , I SHALL PROSPER OR SUCCEED , OR EXPERIENCE BREAKTHROUGH. It is a statement, a wise man must speak to himself daily, every human being is a mysterious being having mysterious capacities of the sun, and it shows the immortality of the soul and the eternity of the human spirit as compared to the sun. Babalawo must dwell in prayer or positive utterrance constantly, so that it will have dominion over his environment, his duties, his spiritual functions as GOD and Divine representative in the physical plain.

Ifa stanza says

Ifa ko je bo naa o fin ,
Ela ko je ebo naa de ode orun gbure gbure
Ojo nla ta di sasa
A difa fun won ni kunrin
A bu fun won ni birin
Nijo ti won sukun ailomo
Idi ni a apa asa
Igba idi ba di meji
Nla dolomo
Orunmila bara agboniregun
Jeki dolomo , dalayo , dolowo, dalaso , dolorire

Translation

Make our sacrifice be accepted
Make my rituals go to the highest spiritual level
Success depends on perserverance,
See how rain drop  in time
Wear our most valuable material
Thus declared ifa diviation to the male ( the husband)
And declared ifa to the female( the wife)
When they dwell daily crying all over  for lack of children
Ifa says always start your effort or investment from a humble foundation or humble beginning
For when the two end meets , that is the meeting point of the two bottom
Signify the birth of life , which means a child is born
Orunmila Bara Agbonniregun,
Save my life from bareness , save my partner from bareness
Let my life witness the blessing of a child ,  blessing of happiness , wealth , properties, prosperity
Ase

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