Homage To The One Who Sends and to those who are sent! Homage to Orisa and Egun!
Ifokanbale Omo Orisa! Peace of Mind from Olodumare Children of Orisa!
Ire ati Ayo!
Good Tidings and Joyfulness!
I honor your gods, I drink from your wells, I bring an undefended heart to our meeting place. I have no cherished outcomes, I will not negotiate by withholding, and I am not subject to disappointment. I am here! And They are all here with me! Ase! Ase! Ase!
Lord of my Ancestors, I have no knowledge except that which is given to me through inspiration, that which is sent to me by way of an angel, and that which I am blessed to acquire by way of some discipline. I thank you for guiding my words, my thoughts, and my actions so that all that I say and do may serve to point the seekers in the right direction. Ase! Ase! Ase!
We have posted on this topic before. But there is so much chaos going on in the world I felt it would be a good thing to consider the Sixteen Truths of Ifa in more detail. We’ll devote a post to each of the Sixteen Truths of Ifa over the course of this calendar year 2019. In this Post I simply restate the opening comments to my previous post on this topic and list the Sixteen Truths. My hope is that this approach will give each of us an opportunity to really reflect upon the significance and importance of each of these guiding principles.
As I previously stated, “If our foresight was perfect we would have no need for Faith, life could not offer us a challenge, and we could not grow! Olodumare has challenged everything and has also provided a way for everything to succeed. For the plants, animals, insects, the earth, sun, moon, and stars Olodumare’s command is for them to act according to their nature, the nature in which they were created. You and I are also given the same command but our nature is more dynamic, more complex than the nature of other things. We are not separate from them but we are different in that we can make choices that no other thing can make. Because of the complexity of the human drama, Olodumare gave us a Path to follow that can assist us in avoiding, evading, deflecting, and blocking unanticipated or undesired events and circumstances. That Path is Ifa! Ifa is by no means the only Path but it is one to which millions are devoted.”
The purpose of Ifa is not to fit every human being into the same one-size-fits-all box. The purpose of Ifa is to provide an understanding and a way to interact and live cooperatively with and in Olodumare’s Creation. It is not to restrict our individual choices but to assist us in making sure that our individual choices do not negate the life process of others. The Path of Ifa can be exemplified by living in accordance with the following Sixteen Truths.
There is a single God!
There is no Devil!
There is no Predestination!
It is your birthright to be happy, successful, and fulfilled!
You should grow and obtain wisdom during your life process!
We are reborn through our blood relatives!
Heaven is our Home, and the Earth is the Marketplace!
We are part of the Universe (Multiverse) in a literal, not a figurative way.
We must never initiate harm to another human being!
We must never harm the universe of which you are part!
Our Temporal and Spiritual capacities must work together!
We are born with a specific path. It is our goal to travel it. Divination provides our road map!
Our Ancestors exist and must be honored!
Sacrifice guarantees success!
The Orisa live within us!
We need have no fear!
In this series of Posts, I hope to go beyond the comments I made in our June 2017 Post on this topic. I look forward to sharing with each of you that which my Ori guides me to, as well as what we are blessed to receive from the Isoro Traditional Council of Chiefs.
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Modupe!
I hope you will reflect on this message and share your comments and questions with me for our future Posts on this and other topics.
Aajiirebi! May the Unblemished Cloth of Orunmila Continue to cloth us with the Wisdom Of the Here and the Hereafter!
Ase! Ase! Ase!
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Ki Olodumare, Orisa, ati Egun fifun e ni Itona, Imoye, ati Opo Ire!
My Olodumare, Orisa, and Ancestors bestow on you Guidance, Wisdom, and Abundant Blessings!
