5/17/2023 0 Comments Civilization meaning![]() ![]() Ire comes from accessing Ogun’s Ase, which is the Ase of the courage to take responsibilities for all of your problems and the willingness to face them head on. In Ifa, complaining and blaming others is called ibi. When some people have problems they complain and blame others. Ix) Ogunda Meji: Ogunda Meji is a reference to the courage of Ogun to face unknown obstacles. This change needs to be focused and directed towards a specific goal in order to be effective. ![]() Okanran refers to new beginnings and change of direction in your life. Viii) Okanran Meji: Here is a warning not to scatter your attention. Vii) Obara Meji: Obara is the Odu that incarnates humility in the struggle with arrogance.įor those who are struggling to find abundance cleaning away the negative effects of arrogance is the first step towards accessing your ability to create abundance. Within the spectrum, we can makes choices affecting the way our potential becomes manifest. Humans are born with a spectrum of potential that cannot be changed. It says the solidification of the past lays the foundation for that which is to come. Vi) Owonrin Meji: Owonrin means brought by the hands. Irosun Meji is the stable and inflexible reality of what has come before us. The head is where memories are stored, so by protecting the head, Osun preserves the past. Osun is the spirit that protects the head (ori). Irosun means the spirit that protects the head descends. V) Irosun Meji: Irosun Meji occupies the fifth position within the order of Odu Ifa in Yorubaland. Ifa teaches that all human Destinies are rooted in the spiritual discipline of developing good character. I) Eji Ogbe: The principle of Eji Ogbe is the idea of perfect alignment with Destiny. People consult Ifa for divine intervention and spiritual guidance. Rather, they are passed down orally from one Babalawo to another. Ifá proverbs, stories, and poetry are not written down. These form the basis of traditional Yoruba spiritual knowledge and are the foundation of all Yoruba divination systems. When the 16 Odu Ifa are combined, a total of 256 Odu emerges which is essentially a collection of 16 Odu, each of which has sixteen alternatives that are believed to reference all situations, circumstances, actions and consequences in life. The Grand Priest of Ifa, the Babalawo or Iyanifas are the Priests and Priestesses of the Ifa Oracle that receive and decode the meaning of the Divine Messages contained in the Odu Ifa Parables that are transmitted to them using a Divination Chain known as Opele or the Sacred Palm or Kola Nuts on a Wooden Divination Tray called the Opon Ifa. The meaning of the16 Odu Ifa of the Ifa Oracle is based on 16 symbolic or allegorical parables contained in the 16 Core Chapters or Principles that form the basis of the Ifá Oracle, a system of divination of the Yoruba people of Nigeria with its origins in Pre-Colonial Africa. ![]()
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