Physical body element = Brains and nervesĬhildren would be disposed to be travelers, pioneers, sailors or heads of organizations It is recognized as the "Father of the Elements." Water takes precedence of all other Elements. The white hole- The light.Įji Ogbe is the sign of life. It is an image of all the forces that create the day. Èjì Ogbè (Baba Ifa) symbolizes all that is known and unknown in the universe.
#IFA ODUS HOW TO#
Re: Odù Ifá: Learn How To Interprete Ifa by AxeurdaddyIX: 6:13am On Jul 25, 2016 Thank you for reading, drop your comments Ifa is the first step towards initiation into Odu. In essence, Ifa practice does not preclude a woman provided such woman acquires the required qualification.Ī special Orisa can only be received by a Babalawo who decides to perform the special initiation that will allow him access to Odu. Regardless of gender, whoever aspires to practice Ifa must have this qualification.
#IFA ODUS PLUS#
The minimum of four verses will of necessity include ebos and ooguns (medicine) that are embedded and relevant to each of the verses, plus other issues that complement divination.Īn accomplished Babalawo must know about ten verses of each of the 256 chapters of Ifa (256 Odu Ifa). An aspiring Babalawo must learn AT LEAST four verses from each of the 256 chapters (Odu) of Ifa. Initiation into Ifa requires rigorous study. Today, there are many texts that are designed to help Babalawos to learn and retain the huge corpus of knowledge. Ifa poetry is not written down but passed down orally from one babalawo to another. (This may be one style, however other schools of thought with Ifa have the Diviner interpreting what Ifa says and not simply chanting and leaving it to the client) The final interpretation is made by the person seeking guidance, who decides how the verses that the babalawo has recited should be applied to the problem at hand.
#IFA ODUS SERIES#
The babalawo recites a series of poems with proverbs and stories from the Ifa poetry that go with that choice. Heepa Odu! This is important to note as it changes the outcomes of certain parts of the reading). An alternative order used in Ibadan, and Cuba is: Ejiogbe, Oyekun meji, Iwori Meji, Idi Meji, Irosun Meji, Oworin Meji, Obara Meji, Okanran Meji, Ogunda Meji, Osa Meji, Ika Meji, Oturupon Meji, Otura Meji, Irete Meji, Oshe Meji, Ofun Meji. (Please note this is only one way of ordering them, this changes depending on area within Nigeria, or the diaspora. Where I is an odd count or a "heads" result, and II is an even count or a "tails" result, the sixteen basic patterns and their Yoruba names are set forth in the sidebar. These form the basis of Ifa traditional spiritual knowledge and are the foundation of all Yoruba divination systems. When combined there are total of 256 Odu to solve all problems, situations, circumstances, actions and consequences in life based on the uncountable ese (poetic recitations) attached to the 256 Odu coding. There are sixteen major Odu ('books') in the Odù Ifá literary corpus.