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2018 American Ifa Annual Reading for America USA_real American Ifa

AMERICAN IFA FA AFA (501c3) – Annual Ifa America / USA Reading for 2018 was done on Thursday, December 21st, 2017 at 10:30 am in the State of Florida; for the total USA States, regions, and territories.

THE ODU FOR 2018 THROUGH IKIN IFA:

OBI:
Esu Baralayiki – Ejife
Ancestors – Etawa ire/ Ejife ire (victory after struggles)

ODU OGBE IROSUN (Ogbe Dawo Osun)
Ibi (osogbo) losses kote Yale, 10ifaopon
1st: Ofun
2nd: Otura

READING ORISA:
Obatala Ayagguna

ACCOMPANYING ORISA:
Oya

SUPPORTING ORISA

Osun and IyaMiis

PROVERBS:
1. You was born to be the head but you was left for the tail

2. You was born to be served and NOT the servant

3. Odu about restoring balance.

4. If the head is not sold no one will buy it

Ogbe Irosun ebo: fish, jutia, toasted corn, pennies, rum, ashe orula, ogbe irosu marking off the opon board, and peanut oil in a brown bag to clean yourself thoroughly; put bag in a hollow hole or hollow in the trunk of a tree.

CLOSING ODU:
Ofun ‘Osa– enemies, changes, blindness, traps, losses, embarrassment, phenomena from space. Don’t be nosy. Be careful when visited to a party. Know who knocking at the door late at night. Be careful of robbery. Financial crisis and Wars

MAFEREFUN:
Ancestors, Orunmila, Ela, Ori, Esu, Ogun, Obatala, Oshun, Oya, BabaluAye, Dada, Sango, Yemaya, Oduduwa, IyaMi, eguns, Olokun, Osain

METALS:
– Silver
– Copper
– Brass

FLAG COLOR:

White with trim yellow

RECEIVED:

-Receive hand of Ifa (kofa)
• Receive Ibeji
NOTE:

ONLY USE PALM OIL FOR THE WITCHES, AND

PEANUT OIL FOR THE ORISA AND IKINS

EBOS:

a. 5 hens and honey to Oshun
b. Eggs and 1 hen to the IyaMi with palm oil

c. If you have Oshun wear her bracelets

d. Wear Orunmila necklace

e. If you have Oya, where here bracelet on right hand
f. Keep your Ori clean – do the right thing and stay focused
g. Ifa priest must put addimus and things to Orisa Odu. Take care of Orisa Odu.

h. 2 black hens to Oya

i. sweets to Mama Chola

j. wash head with coconut milk, goat milk, and cascarilla [efun]

PROHIBITION:

  1. Do not use palm oil for the orisa and only use palm oil to the witches; (give peanut oil for orisa only)
    Do not smoke or drink alcohol
    Do not eat spicy and salty foods
    Do not open the door after you have gone to bed
  2. Do not sleep in total darkness
  3. Do not wear clothes with holes or tears
  4. Do not look into holes
  5. Do not open doors so quickly for people you don’t know
    Awo do not sit with his butt on the board
  6. Do not cheat
  7. Do not be greedy
  8. Do not lie
  9. Don’t think about getting revenge
  10. Avoid adultery, including unmarried people in a relationship
  11. People shouldn’t live alone.
  12. Avoid consumption of blood, no rare meat.
  13. Women need to take care of ovaries, womb and periods.
  14. Do not dress like friends or celebrities.
  15. No torn or ripped clothes.
  16. No holes including torn lace. No stripes.
  17. Do not jump over holes, or keep things in hole.
  18. Don’t hide in tight places, closets, caves, etc.

THIS ODU SAY:

Trust is very important. Don’t lie and hide the truth. Hiding the truth causes betrayal. Know which secrets to keep. Foster truth, be straightforward because lies can cause ruin. This year relationships will be ruined because of lies, betrayal and lack and trust.

Problems will arise between Awos and godchildren (Omos) because of lack of trust. Omo could go to other people for issues and problems instead of Godparents. Owos may accuse the Iya/Baba of lying to them, which is a betrayal of trust. The other person consulted doesn’t have the Omo’s best interest at heart. They may enter into secret plots or plans against the Godparent(s) or the Ile. Seek consultation from your Iya/Baba for work that needs to be done. Don’t go outside of the house, don’t try to go outside/above head of the Godparent in charge because this is the one way the house can be destroyed. Must be careful about who you talk to about Orisa. If you need clarity about something or need work to be done and are not sure about what is sanctioned or appropriate, talk to your Iya/Baba, not someone else. Respect your Godparent, respect your elders, don’t betray their trust.

Odu talks about the importance of doing sacrifice. People have to make sure that they’re taking care of their health, watching what they eat, keeping doctor appointments, getting annual checkups. Since this Odu came in osogbo, because it deals with a lot of death such as death from hidden and chronic illnesses.

This Odu also talks about court cases. People need to take care what they doing out in the world. Be sure that you are taking care of business, keeping your secrets to yourself.

This Odu talks about losses, infidelity, lies and truth. You know we have to be honest and open your eyes for hidden truths and hidden agendas. A good example of what to look out for is our government, which has been doing a lot of things behind closed doors and in the darkness. There are things that will hurt a large amount of people this year. People will have to seek spiritual solutions to maintaining their health and having balance.

This Odu talks about restoring balance. The United States government is going to cause a lot of people a lot of stress due to underhandedness, cunning and corruption.

In this Odu, Ogun taught man the art of using tools. It also speaks of farming and how because of government corruption and climate issues farmers are going to have problems. We need to learn the art of using Ogun’s tools to plant food and plant herbs as a way to maintain our health as well as maintaining our family. Farmers will also have problems due to chemicals and chemical warfare.

Because this Odu came in Osogbo, there are going to wars.  We’re going to see miniature wars, big wars, civil wars, wars within your household between men and women.

This Odu also talks about learning to dress better in 2018. We should not be dressing like a vagabonds or beggars. No ripped clothes or clothes with holes. We need to dress like kings and queens. We have to have pride because that will help open certain doors. In 2018 there will be a lot of losses that deal with finance and people will judge you based on the way you dress as well as the way you handle yourself and your character.

This Odu talks about witchcraft. People are going to be throwing a lot of witchcraft at each other. Doing stupid things, just throwing at you for whatever reason.

This Odu talks about people diluting this way of life,  this religion. It has already started and can be seen as more people write books that have no purpose, no truth. People are getting these books that have no truth or real purpose and assuming they are truthful. This will continue to dilute the authentic customs and practices of those in this way of life. Within the next 10 years or so what you see in practice today is not going to be going on because the religion will be so diluted. This is by design and intentional so this way of life can be diminished and as a way to dismantle our religion.

This year we need to take care of our Ori. This Odu talks about Kufa. If you don’t have your Kofa entering 2018, you need to try to get it as soon as possible. Since this Odu came in osogbo, it talks about death and since it was Orunmila that made the agreement with Iku that if you are wearing his Ide and it is not your time, Iku will pass you by.  Even if you have been given the Ide Orunmila by your Iya/Baba, you still need to receive your Kofa to give you that extra support from Orunmila. This Odu says before the dying of Ogbe Irosun that the death of Egun will pass you by. You want Iku to pass you by. You need to know how to fight smart, fight intelligent, because Iku will be coming to the houses due to a lie.

Everyone present should do this Ebo: Place fish, jutia, toasted corn, pennies and peanut oil in a brown bag and clean yourself thoroughly and put the bag in a hole or hollow in the trunk of a tree.

This year your Orunmila eleke should be one of the main one you wear this year.

This year be careful of betrayal. Being careful with enemies that do not sleep at night because they are busy watching what you and what you do.

This Odu speaks of  being careful of hidden diseases in our bodies. Stay up on our health,  go to the doctor, get your physicals and get your checked out, especially your blood because your blood could be hiding something.

This Odu talks about humility. We must have humility this year. There will be a lot of people going crazy due to rules, regulations and government corruption Take care of your Ori and watch out for the crazy people. Those who you think are not crazy are crazy!

This Odu talks about don’t cheat Esu. For example, some people will make them a good drink but give Esu some cheap drink. If you can drink expensive drink then you give Esu expensive drink. Always acknowledge Esu wherever he is. Sometimes people will come to the house and never give Esu anything, not candy, corn or nothing. Give to Esu first.

This Odu is the way of the Apetibii. The Apetibii needs to be up on their job and they need to stay ahead of what they need to take care of. They need to take care of Orunmila this year and give Oshun 5 Hens. If they don’t have it they need to receive 5 gold bracelets from Oshun and wear your Oshun Elekes because of Oshun  is going to come and look out for the Apetibii.

In this Odu a woman can have 2 husbands at the same time. This Odu also speaks of confusion about roles in the couple’s life. This confusion is because the couple was married in heaven in a past life and held a position that was opposite of their current position (i.e. the husband was the wife in heaven and the wife was the husband in heaven). This can create conflicting sexual identify and confusion in the current marriage. They love each other but that confusion exists and must be talked about and worked through. Gender confusion is prevalent in society too and must be considered a spiritual issue not a physical one.

Iyamis are not happy. Must do Ebo to the Iyamis this year.

Here it speaks of the rebirth of the idea of people from another world manifesting here on this Earth. The idea of the big bang and aliens is reborn.

This Odu talks about being mindful about being greedy in order to avoid problems.  If you were able to go and get something free one time, maybe you need to hold off before you go again because the next time you go there might be an issue.

In order to receive Ire this year, we must heed the warnings of Ifa because Ifa does predict good fortune, but only through Ebo.

In this Odu, there is a phenomenon of changing your Ori. If you are a priest, switch your head. For example, if you are a Priest of Esu and your mother is Yemonya, this year you will function as a Priest of Yemonya.

Zarabanda comes up in this Odu as well as Mama Chola. People need to bring some kind of sweetness to Mama Chola for Ire.

The negative is the the men who will be with a lot of women are going to catch hell. It says the men that want to be with a lot of women should beware because some of these women have men and this is where cheating can cause death. Betrayal is the issue. If you have more than one woman or man, you are cheating and betraying someone. Dishonesty and betrayal goes both ways.  Men need to have more respect for women.

In this Odu, Obatala punishes people for envy with blindness. This is where you are supposed to be the head and end up being the tail. Obatala will fix those who have negative things to say about American Ifa and those claiming to be American Ifa. Oshun and Oya will come and help us with the struggle. Stop begging Orunmila and go to the other Orisas for help.  Awos that only have Orunmila will run into problems because they don’t have another Orisa to go to. We need to stop asking Orisa for forgiveness when we’re not willing to forgive.

In this Odu, Orunmila will come and take his wives this year and where Oshun became a servant. So Apetibiis must not be servants. Men must do for themselves. Cook his own food, wash his clothes and iron for himself. Orunmila does not want the Apetibii to be the servant. Odu says the man must learn to wash the dishes and the become more self-sufficient. Couples will have to have a relationship agreement. This Odu talks about restoring balance and Ifa says that the man receives blessings and Ire from the wife.

The restoration of balance also refers to people as a whole on this earth, the environment, our government, our food, our lives, our family, and our children. We are going to have to do certain Ebos to restore balance. Although Obatala and Oya are governing in this Odu, the Iyamis and Oshun are together on this too because this is where Ifa takes the wives. Here Orunmila claims his Apetibiis and reminds men that the Apetibii belongs to Orumila not you. He is looking at how the women are treated because he does not want his wives to be servants. Babalawos are treating the Apetibiis and women badly and this must stop. Orunmila could also claim wife/woman in the form of death. The Odu states there is a powerful person who wants to take woman from the husband and that person is Orunmila. Orunmila has the ability to kill any person at any time. Orunmila can claim the wife permanently because she became a servant and he does not wish her to be one. This can also pertain to Iyanifas too. This is obvious not only in the religion but in the world. Women are stepping up and speaking out about domestic violence and sexual assault.

This Odu talks about behavior and character especially among the priests. We must be patient especially with enemies because they will be the one bowing to them. Ignore those who try to correct you, disrespect you. Just don’t respond, stay on your path and Orunmila will take care of them. Let Orunmila, Oshun and the others speaking in this Odu do the fighting.

When we do proper Ebo in a timely fashion, we will have success, long life and all of our enemies will end up bowing at our feet. Person will have no problems making money, finding love and will find a place that he wants. Must do Ebo and be of good character and you will have good fortune and life will be smooth.

If the head is not sold no one will buy it. A king saves the town. You were born to be the head not the tail. If you are not doing the right things, you will suffer. You will be disrespected, betrayed, dishonored. This again addresses how the Omos will do something outside of the house to disrespect the Godparent(s).

This Odu speaks of the plucking of birds after sacrifice and nangare before Ita.

In Osogbo this Odu speaks of problems between child and father that must be healed – Ebo if your father is dead: cook a fish and offer it to your father and Eguns.

Be careful of wickedness and not being caught up in wicked things. No revenge. Don’t focus on revenge. Don’t think about getting revenge. Although there will be people doing wicked and evil against us, we must stay strong. People will come and throw on you, the house and American Ifa the entire year. Note evil that will be returned to the evil doer.

From this moment on we must dedicate ourselves to learning as much about this religion, its history and this way of life as you can. This will increase your ability to grow and be strong in this religion. Need to learn songs, prayers and customs (etiquette and protocols) so that we will not be an embarrassment to our house, American Ifa and the religion. Act accordingly with respect. Learn at least one song for your head. Learn songs for Egun.

Avoid adultery, including unmarried people in a relationship, especially with others in the religion because this will bring death. Even person who may have sexual identity crisis, who are on the – downlow who use opposite sex to mask their preference for the same sex should avoid infidelity and betrayal because this can result in death if they are caught. Secrets and betrayal will cause death. Even masturbation needs to be curtailed. There is an Ebo to help with this that requires rooster and hen to have intercourse and then using the fluids for the Ebo. A knowledgeable Priestcan help with this.

PRESENT AND WITNESSED:
– Iyalawo Ayaba Oloye OchaBi Fabuluje, Ika Meji
(Queenchiku Ngozi of Ile Ikoko Ata)
– Afavi (IyaNifa) Ayaba Oloye Melba Farrell, Ika Fun of Ile Orun
– Babaolorisha/oriate Turbado EsuDina Faseye
– Awotunde Ifaseye, Osa ‘Wori
– Apetibi Olaifa Faseye
– Apetibi EfunYale Faseye
– Ifa AfeAfe Lyons

– OlaYemi Jefferson
– Ogbogbo Ancestors and Orisha
– Orunmila and Ela

 

Ase ire o

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American Ifa Review the War of Orunmila: Why two yearly reading Odus in Nigeria

Aboru aboye abosise, greetings to all;

“War of the Roses” or may I say the “War of Orunmila”; or better yet, the “War on life”. The different Odus out of West Africa in the past weekend reminded me of a movie called the “War of the Roses”. The movie was about a married couple who has out grown each other, but together they have accumulated knowledge, material wealth, and children. This scenario is now playing out for the worshipers of Ifa. For instance, Solagbade Popoola, the assumed President of ICIR (2015-8) statedgun

 

“Ile Ife (WAS NOT) where the Odu of the World has always been cast, [because] a great Awo called Orisasona [in 1956] gathered all Awo in Yorubaland together and pleaded for cooperation …to build a Temple for Orunmila [called] Oke Itase Temple … in Ile Ife” (Popoola).

 

In the ‘War of the Roses’, the couple had out grown each other’s company, and wanted to go their separate ways. Yet, there were financial and ownership issues. The Roses sought advice from their friends, but no one wanted to compromise and equitably divide the wealth they had accumulated. In the case of ICIR, for instance, Popoola continued to state in that same document that Professor Wande Abimbola (Christian), Araba Ifayemi Elebuibon (Ifa), and Professor Odeyemi,

 

“…wanted to see Ile Ife become great again [since], So the festival being international is really a recent thing. Up till today, the Ife people still celebrate their own Itase rites. As late as 1980, there was nothing like a International Annual Ifa Festival in Ile Ife. There was no such thing. By that time, the Ife people were still insisting that the Itase festival should remain an Ile Ife ceremony and were insistent against outsiders being involved” (Poopla 2015).

 

In relationships, there are always signs of trouble before the final separation. On June 6th, ” Popoola’s camp made a pilgrimage to land of Orunmila and divined for the Odu of the year. The Odu was Ogunda Masa (Osa). At this point, it doesn’t matter if it is ire or ibi (osogbo). It will not make a difference because of the energy of the Odu OGUNDA and the energy of OSA. In the War of the Roses’ the couple did everything they could to disgrace and humiliate each other. It was a game theory tactic, which did not work. This same point is illustrated in Ogunda Masa, which says that Ifa speaks about “monetary gains by spiritual fidelity”. Spiritual fidelity means, there is a “faithfulness to a person, cause or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support” (Dictionary). Both scenarios, “War of the Roses” or may I say the “War of Orunmila”; and even better, the “War on life” lacked the understanding of life; not just for themselves but for the population in which they claim to have in their best interest. In other words, Ogunda Masa states that a relationship between people becomes separated because they abandon and throw away their principles to the Orisa and others. In the “War of the Roses”, the estranged couple continue to break the law to win the battle. They used unethical behavior and had friends spy and lie. For example, the two ICIR factions have the Iya, Olomitutu and her unethical behavior cause destruction in the main area of support – America/Diaspora. In Ogunda Masa, Ifa speaks of how Ogunda crossed, which is the story of how Ogun trespassed on Olofin’s road and Olofin said that Ogun broke the law. Olofin said, “I let him do it if he wants to lose the meanings of life, I find the meaning of death” (Ogunda Masa). In the ‘War of the Roses” Mrs. Rose consultants a lawyer (Ifa) about her dilemma and the lawyer told her the same thing that Ifa told Popoola’s camp in Ogunda Masa. Ifa said, “Pat your belly and blow the sickness away.” He added, “This is simply to be honest with yourself”. Why? Because it reflects your life destiny and leads others to think that the situation is more difficult than it is; that the situation is more about the debt you need to fix than the shoddy action which is a pending situation that you must rectify.

 

“Osa as Ogunda calls you to care for every detail in your life as a shield to the problems that are occurring. Because Orunmila has emphasized the religious procedures since this astral certifies that the instruments of Ifa that you used to guess by not having the proper consecration may not be effective to the needy; therefore, being honest to the world as a state of consciousness into your processes of life, and we all know that actions have consequences.”

 

In other words, Ogunda Masa is saying the damage is staying directly in your brain as an imbalance or mental illness that is a psychological, psychic and spiritual condition. It is important to understand the malevolent and malicious actions, arrogance, coldness, pride and any other negative acts that you did and or do effects the lives of others. So Mrs. Rose…expect tragedy.

 

Meanwhile, Mr. Rose has consulted a lawyer (Ifa) as well. This other camp in Ile Ife, has initiated many people in the diaspora and has placed an “American” Araba named Adedayo Ologundudu in the ideology of governance over the American/Diaspora’s Orisa Ifa practitioners. (This Araba is NOT an American). Odu Ofun Osa came to tell this camp that Ifa said, “Pat your belly, hands behind your ears, over your eyes and blow the sickness away” (Ofun Osa). This is about a person whose life is becoming confused and that the only solution is spiritual redemption. While everything seems fine in the present, disaster lies ahead. In addition, Ifa suggests, “understanding why there is a war between the sun and moon”. Ifa states that your whole life which you stand for will be turned upside down. You will not know what or who to trust because you have been blinded from the truth or lied to by the same person who smiled at you through tiny eyes…Now it is a mess. As soon as you think things are going good, all hell will break loose and disaster will present itself. Ifa continues, it speaks of weakness, misdirected energies, illness, in consequence, ignorance and treason. For instance, Popoola (2015-6) stated that if he “chose [NOT] to stay silent… Ile Ife would not be in its position today.”

 

In all scenarios, Ofun Osa states if the world becomes rotten and destroyed it will be because no one no longer knows how to behave with one another. The ‘War of the Roses” ends with death; both camps have created their own suicidal plans, which makes all their fears (American Ifa, P. Neimarks, and Awo Falokun) look like hope and enlightenment [lol].

COMMENT:

Personally, they (both ICIR camp/ Ile Ife) have proven that they are incompetent to lead any of us in the Diaspora into the new stages of Ifa/orisa and egun practices. They must thank Olomitutu for her contribution to us learning about the imperfections of the people we here in the Diaspora trusted and believed. If she wouldn’t have pushed others of like minds to defame and declared Ifa wars with us; this may would had continued flying over our heads, we would have never learned about the 1% rule and no cuts.

The movie clip: War of the Roses (<<<<<https://youtu.be/5ebv3i_9Ltc>>>)