Ifa Orunmila - Original life history of Orunmila

In this article babalawo will explain original life history of Orunmila. The article will clear all doubt or controversy of wish town in yoruba land is actual home town of Orunmila. It will aslo give plethora details about his life history while on earth.
According to the oral historical facts pass down to us by people before us, make it crystal clear that Orunmila is one of the okanlelerinwo Irumonle (401dieties) that descend from ikole Orun (heaven) to a town called Ife Oodaye (today current Ile Ife osun state Nigeria). All these 401 dieties were not born of human beings,they descended from heaven to earth. But when they got here on earth the earth was full of water to the brim. Actually it was Obatala that OLODUMARE (God) give the mandate to
create the world out of water. But due to one reason or the other Obatala drank himself to stupor. It is as a result of this that Oodua took up the responsibility of the creation from Obatala. He created the earth by pouring sand on the water, and and drop an hen with five leg to spread the sand across the water. After this process the dry land appear.the place where this event take place then is called Ife Oodaye or Ile Ife (that is where land is spread). That is how Oodua became the first king of Ile Ife and his subsequent descendants become the most powerful crown king through the world especially in yoruba land.
After this creation event all the dieties descend down to Ile Ife (orunmila inclusive) they all begin to choose location to reside. Orunmila on his own descended on Oke Igeti. Oke Igeti is the first location where Orunmila first step his toe on when he descended on earth. If you read my article 'facts about Orunmila by babalawo Obanifa' you will see the details of the reasons and how Orunmila move from Oke Igeti to Oke Ileri, and later to Ile Ejio and how he finally settled at Oke Itase in Ife Oodaye. But the most significant habitat of Orunmila in Ile Ife is Oke Igeti and later on he finally settled in Oke Itase. That is why on one of the praises of Orunmila He is being regarded as :
Okunrin kukuru Oke Igeti
Translation
The short man of Oke Igeti mountain.

History have it that Orunmila live for many years in Oke Itase in Ife Oodaye (which is known as current Ile Ife osun state Nigeria), before he  decided to leave Ile Ife to Ado Ekiti (which is current Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state Nigeria). But it is made known that Orunmila stay longer in Ado Ekiti than any place on earth. HE lived most of his life in a place called Oke Olota in Ado Ekiti. History have it that he becomes more  prosperous and succefull in Ado Ekiti than he was in Ife Oodaye, hence he decided to live substantial part of his life time in Ado. The elder as they handle the tradition down to us make it clear that this is why they popular saying in :
     'Ado  Nile Ifa'
Translation
   'Ado is the home of Ifa'

In one one of his praises
Ara ule Ado
Translation
Citizens of Ado.
But it is instructive to note that it is not only the Ife Oodaye and Ado Ekiti that Orunmila lived why he was on earth. But history have that he lived in Ile Ife Oodaye where he has his eighth children.history have it that he also beget Alara, Ajero, Owarangun Aga, Oloyemonyin, Onitagi Olele, Elejelu mope and Olowo.Orunmila also temporarily reside in Onko where he beget Amosunlonkoegi. He also temporarily reside in Oyan where he beget Amukanlode Oyan.
But all is said and done. The history handle to us by people before us also reveal that Orunmila despite all the sojourn, he finally returned to Ife Oodaye. It is Ife Oodaye he lived before he finally ascend back to heaven. It said that it is as a result of insult and humiliation he suffered from one of his son title Olowo who is a king that make orunmila get angry and go back to heaven. Olowo accordingly to yoruba mythology and history is said to be the last born of Orunmila.
It happens Orunmila was celebrating his annual ifa festival in Ife Oodaye. He then invite all his eight children, each of them has become a crown king in their respective domain. When they arrive in otu Ife. Each of them are is coming forward one by one to bow down their head and pay homage to Orunmila. But when it comes to the turn of Olowo the last born of Orunmila He refuses to bow down his head, rather he greet orunmila while standing. Orunmila was forced to ask him.?Olowo can you say Aboruboye aboye bosise and greet me in proper respectful manner due to me. Olowo insolently reply my father I can not.
Orunmila now ask Olowo why all these disrespect?
Olowo retort thus:
'Iwo orunmila sodun, o  sodunko,
Emi Olowo na sodun, mo sodunko.
Iwo Orunmila fi Osun ide sowo ,
Emi Olowo na fi Osun ide sowo.
Iwo Orunmila wo Salubata Ide
Emi Olowo na wo Salubata ide.
Iwo Orunmila de Ade ,
Emi Olowo na de Ade.
Won sini enikan ki fi ori Ade bale fun enikan. '
Translation
You Orunmila you celebrating and you are in celebrating regalia,
I Olowo too I was celebrating and I was in celebrating regalia.
You Orunmila was holding a golden paraphernalia in your hand,
I Olowo too is holding a golden paraphernalia in my hand.
You Orunmila wear a golden sandals,
I Olowo too wear a golden sandals.
You Orunmila wear a crown
I Olowo too wear a crown.
And they says going thus that the head that wear crown thus not pay homage to fellow human beings.
So base on the following reasons, Olowo refuse to pay homage deserve to Orunmila his father. Tho get Orunmila infuriated and decided that it time he goes back to heaven where he come from. he went to a sacred palm trees call 'ope agunka' this palm trees route lead to heaven. That is how Orunmila goes back to heaven.
When orunmila left the world world. Everything was in state of Topsy-turvy. The is lack of easy delivery for pregnant women. Lack of rain, sickness, and host of others issue that demand for knowledge of orunmila. Then all other irumonle implore the eight children of orunmila,to help them beg orunmila to come back to the world so that life will be peaceful.
The children went to the sacred palm trees and start to implore orunmila thus to come back to the world :
Ifa ka rele
Omo enire
Omo enire
Omo enikan saba bi Agbon
Ifa ka rele o
Ewi nle Ado
Erimi lode owo
Ifa ka rele oo
Mapo Elere
Maba otun
Mapo Elejelu
Gbolajoko omo okinkin ti merin fon
All these are praise to orunmila to implore him to come back to Earth.
But orunmila retort 'I am not coming back to the world again, stretching your hands' and he gave them sixteen sacrifice palm nut know as Ikin ifa. He said thus :
Be e ba dele,
Be e ba  fe owo
Eni ti e  mon  binu
Bi e ba  de le
Bi e  fe aya
Eni ti e mon  bi  nu
Bi  e  ba  dele  bi  e fe  omo
Eni ti e  mon  bi  nu
Ile le  ba  fe  ko  laye
Eni ti  e mon  bi  nu
Aso  le ba fe ni aye
Eni ti e mon bi  nu n
Ire gbogbo ti e ba fe Nile aye Eni ti e mon bi nun.
Igba ti won dele, gbogbo ire na ni won ri
Orunmila afede feyo
Ifa rele olokun ko de mon
On ni Eni ti e ba ri
E sa mon pe ni baba
Translation
If you get home
If you want money
It is these sacred palm nut you will ask.
If you get home
If you want wife
It is these scared palm nut you will ask
If you get home if you want children
It is this sacred palm nut you will ask
If it is house you want to build in life
It is these sacred palm nut you will ask
If it is clothes you want in life
It is this sacred palm nut you will ask
Any good things of life you want
It is is this sacred palm nut
You will ask
When they got home
They are getting all the good things they want
Orunmila the genius
Elaasode
Ifa have went to Olokun home he doesn't return
He said any body you see
Just address him as father.

In short this is how orunmila journey back to heaven, and Ikin merindinlogun (sixteen sacred palm nut replace him. That is how the using of Ikin ifa for divination reading or consul started. So any time you divine with divination chain or sacred palm nut you are actually communicating with orunmila directly, seeking right answer.
ORUNMILA BIOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL MAKE UP.
Oral historical facts make it know to us  that Orunmila In a great history of heaven and earth, he is the only diety among the dieties who knows the secret of how Olodumare create heaven and earth, we believe and hold this statement to be true according to yoruba spirituality and mythology. He knows the destiny and fate of every human being, because it is believed that he was present when every human being are choosing their destiny. Hence we call ifa Eleri ipin (withness of fate) opitan Ile Ife (the historian of Ife city).
It is believed that the physiognomy appearance of orunmila is in for of a very short, and very dark in complexion man. Hence orunmila is praise 'Okunrin dudu Oke Igeti (the short dark complexion man of Igeti mountain). His anatomical body make up is believed to be boneless. He didn't have bone in any part of his body. His spiritual power is universal as he traveled between earth and heaven to perform his duties hence he is praise 'arayerorun and agbaye gborun' (one who knows what is happening on earth and heaven simultaneously 'and an inhabitant of heaven and earth').in yoruba mythology orunmila is greatest man of all time. #ifa# orunmila #babalawoobanifa.©WWW.BABALAWOOBANIFA.COM 2016. Copyright :Babalawo Pele Obasa Obanifa, phone and whatsapp contact +2348166343145, location Ile Ife osun state Nigeria.