Ifa Orumila
Greeting the Babalowo –
Touch the floor and say in front of the Babalowo
Aboru, Aboye, Abosise
Babalowo responds:
Cross your arms and touch your shoulder to their shoulder on the opposite side.
*** WOMEN WHILE MENSTRUATING DO NOT TOUCH THE BABALAWO OR THE DIVINATION TOOLS ***
Important Odus:
Eji Ogbe
“Do your work”
“I am not working”
This was the Ifa cast for the lazy person
He who sleeps until the sun is overhead
He who relies on that which is possessed through inheritance
exposes himself to suffering
If we do not toil and sweat profusely today
We cannot become wealthy tomorrow
“March through the mud”
“I cannot march through the mud”
“If we do not march through the mud
Our mouths cannot eat good food”
These were the declarations of Ifato the lazy person
He who possesses strong limbs but refuses to work
He who chooses to be idle in the morning
He is only resting for suffering in the evening
Only toiling can support one
Idleness cannot bring dividend
Whoever refuses to work
Such a person does not deserve to eat
If a lazy person is hungry, please let him die
Dead or alive, a lazy person is a useless person
Irosun-Osa
Ekuro orita meta
Cast divination for Orúnmìlà
On the day he was going to choose Ori in the ancient city of Ido
And he would choose his character at the Ejigbomekun market
They told him to perform sacrifice
When Orúnmìlàgot to the city of Ido
He chose his Ori
But on the day one chooses ones’ Ori in Ido city
One must not go to the market
If one chooses ones Ori this year
It is the next year that one should proceed to the market of Ejigbomekun to choose ones’ character
Orunmila obeyed and chose his character the next year
But man would not listen to this advice when choosing their Ori and Character
Orunmila chose his Ori and also chose for man
Orunmila told them,” Be patient and on the day you choose your Ori do not go to the market”
Since it is only once that one chooses ones Ori in life
During the next season
You can come back to the market
and choose your character.
Orúnmìlà then said,” Everything that’s good in life like having wealth, spouse, children, good health, and long life are what we refer to as character.”
If one decides or tries to choose the two together (Ori and Character) at once
One will end up losing the two
One has to choose Ori first
And later return to choose his character
Life pleased Orúnmìlà
And life will please humans
Orunmila was dancing and rejoicing
He was praising his Babalawo
His Babalawo was praising Ifa
He said it was as his Babalawo had said
Ekuro orita meta
Cast divination for Orúnmìlà
On the day he was going to choose an Ori in heaven
And he would choose his character in the world
It is Ela that has good character
Those that choose only Ori have no good character
It is only Ela that has good character