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In this current work Babalawo Obanifa will make exhaustive commentaries on Odu Ifa Ofun-Irete also known as Odu Ifa Ofunrete. This
current work will be useful to any practicing Babalawo and Ifa devotee who want
to know about Odu Ifa Ofun Irete. The work will also be useful for those who
imprint of or born by Odu Ifa Ofun _Irete during their Ikosedaye or Itelodu(Ifa
initiation), Who want to have detail knowledge and interpretations of Odu Ifa Ofun
Irete. It is instructive that any information reveals or commentaries made
during the course of this work is authoritative and can be rely on as a
practicing guide by any Babalawo or Ifa devotee in field of African Ifa
spirituality. The author of this work (Babalawo Obanifa) is an authoritative
leading Ifa and Orisa theologian so any knowledge reveals and document in this
work is for actual spiritual practice. This work shall examine among other
things: What is Odu Ifa Ofun Irete? What
are the affiliated Orisa and Irunmole with Odu Ifa Ofun Irete? What are the
taboo of Odu Ifa Ofun Irete?What are the area of compatible profession or
career for those born under the star of Ofun Irete The likely names that can be
given to those born by Odu Ifa Ofun Irete during Ikosedaye or Itelodu ?
Synopsis of messages for those born under star of Odu Ifa Ofun Irete
during Itelodu or Ikosedaye. Some sacred messages in Odu Ifa Ofun Irete and commentaries on them. These
aforementioned and more will be the major focus of this current work.
What is Odu Ifa Ofun Irete?
Odu Ifa Ofun Irete is one of the Odu Ifa that
fall into Amulu category among the 256 odu Ifa. Whether on dida owo(divination
chain throwing divination) or Onte ale(Ikin ifa consultation on opon Ifa(Ifa
divination tray) whenever you have one leg of Odu Ifa Ofun meji on the right and one leg of Odu Ifa Irete
meji on the left such Odu Ifa is known
as Odu Ifa Ofun Irete. The Babalawo do have other appellation for it . Other
names for Ofun Irete in Ifa practice is : Ofunrete.
Who are the affiliated Orisa and Irunmole with
Odu Ifa Ofun Irete?
By this question we are
referring to other divinities that have nexus and affiliated in one way or the
other with Odu Ifa Ofun Irete, that those who were born under the star of this
Odu Ifa Ofun Irete during their Itelodu
or Ikosedaye can have along with their Ifa in other to have a very successful
and problem –free life. The outstanding identifiable Irunmole and Orisa in this
Odu Ifa are ; Ifa, Ori,Osun,Egbe,Iyaami and
Orisa Aje .each of this Orisa and Irunmole have the function and purpose
with the Odu
Ifa – Ifa function
for elevation and direction ,including guidance .
Osun : Function for peace in marriage and
overcoming of fertility problems
Esu Odara- Esu function for
sanctuary, and avoidance of untimely death.
Orisa Aje function
for financial success, leadership, contentment, general wellbeing
What are the taboo of Odu
Ifa Ofun Irete?
By this we are referring
to both animate and inanimate object or behavior that those born under the star
of Odu Ifa Ofun Irete during their
Itelodu or Ikosejaye must avoid in other to have a less problem free life.
Below are commonly Identifiable taboo for those born under this Odu
1.They
must not practice homosexuality or lesbianism – to avoid
diseases and unconsummated fortune in life.
2. It is a taboo for to visiting
the place where some have just dies to greet ,they must
avoid this to avoid incurring untimely death.
3. They must avoid the
habit of forcefully recovering debt from their debtor.
4.They
must plan to destroy or humiliate other people – to
avoid
disaster and
disappointment
5.They must avoid bathing with hot water or lukewarm
water because they are child of Osun
6. They avoid
eating soghum ,/millet or product of it because it is also taboo of Osun- to
avoid having miscarriages and other fertility problem.
Compatible profession or career for those born
under the star of Ofun Irete?
Ofun Irete
Children are usually successful business person. , However the following area
have been regarded and identifies as soft landing for people born under
the star of this Odu
Ifa/Orisa Priest and priestess, Trading, Marketing and medical and paramedical field .
Ifa/Orisa Priest and priestess, Trading, Marketing and medical and paramedical field .
The likely names that can
be given to those born by Odu Ifa Ofun -Irete
during Ikosedaye or Itelodu ?
By this question we are
referring to likely names that can be given to those born under the star of Odu
Ifa Ofun -Irete during Itelodu Or
Ikosedaye. The source of this name are derive from the positive
character from each stanza and story from Odu Ifa Ofun Irete. Below
are some of the names available for this purpose:
Efunyemi- Efun befit me
Iku saanu – Death have
pity on me
Osunbunmi – Osun
blesses me with this
Some sacred messages
Inside Odu Ifa Ofun Irete as document By Babalawo Obanifa
1.
Ifa says that the person
to whom Odu Ifa Ofun Irete appear for during
Ikosejaye or Itelodu(Ifa initiation).
Ifa says that this person is child of Osun from heaven. As a result, he/she
must avoid all the major taboo of Osun such as bathing with hot -water and eating
soghum (oka baba) or any product from it. The essence of this is to avoid
encountering fertility problem. If this person out of ignorance have violated all
these taboo and is already experiencing fertility problem or his experiencing miscarriages
. He/she should offer ebo with she -goat. He /she must equally venerate Osun
with Efo Yanrin with two mature hen, mature land snails and money.He/she must hence
avoid all the taboo of Osun as explained . She will beget children. On this Ifa
says:
Pasan Oju on ani fi ara jo
Ejo
Dia fun Efunyemi Omo Osun
O jeewo Osun tan
O wa sunkun alaribi
Ebo ni won ko se
O rubo
Osun Monde Oba
Ke ki Efunyemi
o bimon
Translation
The cane by road side looks like snake
This was Ifa message for
Efunyemi daughter of Osun
Who have been eating the
taboo of Osun
Consequently, he was unbel
to get pregenant
She was advised to offer
ebo
She complied
Osun Monde Oba
Please allow Efunyemi to have children
Ifa says that the
person to whom this Odu is reveal during Ifa consultation or Itelodu (Ifa initiation)
will be blessed with many children in life. His/her ability to beget many
children is in the hands of Osun. Ifa assures him/her that he/she will never lack children in her life. Ifa
advises him/her to offer ebo with
two hens, two bottles, 10 kolanuts, 10 bitter kola and money. He equally
need to feed Osun with plenty of Sekete (maize) beer. On this, Ifa says:
Olowo o leyin
ganngan
Ka mete iwofa ka
fi’boo
Dia fun Yeyee mi
Otooro-Efon
Omo Ejigbojo ile
Ode Ido
O feyinti moju
ekun sunrahun tomo
Ebo ni won ni ko
waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
E lo ba mi sipe
f’Osun o
Osun de
Afideremeon
Translation
A rich man cannot
have protruded teeth
For one to use the
lips of a servant to cover them
Ifa’s message for
Yeye mi Otooro Efon, Osun
Also known as
Ejigbojo ile Ode Ido
When lamenting her
inability to have many children
She was advised to
offer ebo
She complied
Please help me
appeal to Osun
Here comes Osun
Afideremon
3.
Ifa says that the
person to whom this Odu is reveal have been having nightmare about his/her
child or some important person or property that belong to him. Particularly
this person should offer ebo for protection of his/her children so that they
will not experience untimely death. He should offer ebo with obuko-He goat and
place it at the Esu shrine. On this Ifa says:
Ganagan ere gangan oun ere
Dia fun Ikusaanu omo
Orunmila
Lojo ti baba lala ibi to kominu lori omo re
Won ni ki Orunmila
rubo ki omo re ma ba ku
O si gbo ebon be o rubo
Nje Iku saanu omo
Awo
Arun saanu omo Awo
Gbogbo ajogun ibi
e saanu omo Awo
E y agba Ibomiran
lo
Translation:
Ganagan ere gangan oun ere
This was Ifa’s
message for Ikusaanu(death have pity on me) the child of Orunmila
When Baba have nightmare
and was fear for life of his children
Orunmila was
advised to offer ebo to avoid untimely death of his children
He heard of the
ebo and complied
Death have pity on omo Awo
Diseases have pity on omo Awo
All malevolence
forces have pity on omo Awo
Find somewhere
else to go to
4.
Ifa says that part
of the destiny of this person in life is for him/her to do good on earth in such a way that they
will leave the world better than they have found it. Ifa urges people born
under the star of Odu Ifa Ifa Ofunrete to take other people’s matter more
serious than their own personal matter. Ifa says that those who had received
one form of assistance or the other from them are the ones who will raise them up and transform them into an important personality in life. Ifa
advises this clients to offer ebo
with four rats, four fish, two pigeons, two hens, two guinea-fowls and
money. On this, Ifa says:
Ofun ni o rete
beyin
A kii pe ki omo
olowo o maa seyin ganngan
Bo ba seyin
ganngan
Ao nii fete Iwofa
fi boo
Dia fun Orunmila
Won ni ko fi ebo
araa re sile
Won ni ebo aye
gbogbo ni ko waa se o
Orunmila ni komo
Oso o ma kuu
Baba ni komo Aje o
ye
Nitori wipe ebo
aye gbogbo ni mo nse o
Translation
Ofun has no lips
to cover his pointed teeth
We cannot advise
the child of a wealthy person not to have protruded teeth
If the child
choses to have a pointed teeth
We cannot use the
lips of a servant to cover the
teeth
Ifa’s messages for
Orunmila
When he was told
to set aside his own personal ebo
And he was advised
to continue to offer the ebo of
the world
Orunmila declared
that may death spare the
children of the
wizards
And may the
children of the witches survive
Because I am
offering ebo for the whole world
5.
Ifa advises this client never to demand for
money from those who are owing you him/her by force. Ifa says that heading this advice we
only spare him /her from entering
into avoidable troubles. Ifa advises him to offer ebo with one matured he-goat and to feed Esu with
a big rooster. On this, Ifa says:
Eyin olowo ni o se
ganngan
Kafi ete iwofa bo
o
Dia fun Ofun
Eyi ti n se olowo
eba-ilo
Ebo ni won ni ki
won waa se
Won koti ogbonhin
sebo
Esu bo saarin won
Nje igba aitubo,
Igba won o teru
Eyi o rifa awo ki
Bo to nse ope
abise wara
Translation
The teeth of a
wealthy man cannot protrude
For us to use the
lips of a servant to cover them
Ifa’s message for
Ofun
Whom is being
wealthy man by the street corner
He was advised to
offer ebo
He refused to
comply
Refusal to comply
with the advice
Can’t you see how
Ifa has manifested with alacrity
6.
Ifa says that there is the need for the client
whom this Odu Ifa during Ifa consultation or Ikosdaye or Ifa initiation to
offer ebo and propitiate fellow human beings especially the Elders of the
Night (Iyaami) in order for them not to destroy all what they will labor
for or have labored for in their life. Ifa says that biggest challenge of this person under the star of Odu Ifa Ofun Irete in life is with their fellow human
beings. They also need to offer ebo
so that their belongings will not be
taken away from them by other people. Ifa advises them to offer ebo with
one matured he-goat and money. They also need to propitiate the
elders of the night with either one hen or one she-goat. On this, Ifa
says:
Ookan ni o ro
sekeseke
Ese eniyan kan ni
o ro girigiri lona
Bese kan ba nro
girigiri laarin igbe
A sa e mo pe yoyo
oka lo ko bori
Dia fun Eeyan
Ti n sawo lo Ilu
pelun
Ebo ni won ni ko
waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
E da kun
Eniyan to, eda kun
Mofi Ifa mi beyin
Eniyan to edakun
Mo fi Olorun be
yin
Eniyan to o, E
dakun
Translation
One piece of coin
cannot make a sound
One leg cannot
match forcefully on the road
If only one leg
matches forcefully in the forest
Can’t you see that
it is covered with guinea-corn
grains
Ifa’s message for
human beings
When going to the
land of Ekun
They were advised
to offer ebo
The complied
Now, fellow human
being I beg you
Fellow human
beings
I take my Ifa to
beg you
Fellow human
beings
I use the name of
God to beg you
Fellow human
beings I beg you
7.
Ifa advises the
person to whom this Odu is reveal during Ifa consultation or Itelodu(Ifa
initiation) to be very careful anytime you go out on occasion. Ifa says
that he/she need to ask Ifa before he/she
go out on any ceremony. This is
because there are many envious people out there who will gladly harm him/her
because of his/her real or perceived
achievement in life. Ifa advises the clients to offer ebo with three
roosters, three guinea- fowls, three pigeons and money. On this, Ifa says:
Lekeelekee tori
iye gb’ota
Nitori Agbe ni won
se nware kiri
Dia fun Aso funfun
Ti nlo sode eye o
Eyi ti yoo siba
won keye bo wanu ile
O wa se tan
Won lo dori aso
funfun o
Ebo ni won ni ko
waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Translation:
The cattle igret
got its enemy because of his
splendid feather
It is because of
the Blue Touracco that we are
looking about for
indigo
Ifa’s message for
Aso funfun, the White garment
When going to a
prestigious occasion
And who will
return home with prestige and honou
As a result of
this they were after the down of the
white garment
She was advised to
offer ebo
She complied
8.
Ifa advises this client to offer ebo so that all the things that are
paining him/her in life shall be
removed and be replaced with all the things that will make him happy. Ifa says that all what this person have being looking for are not beyond what Ifa
can deliver to him/her at a time. Ifa
warns him never to practice lesbianism or homosexuality in his/her life. Doing so will only bring regrets
and disappointment to his/her life. Ifa
advises him to offer ebo with four rats, four fish, three roosters, two
hens, two guinea-fowls, two pigeons and money. He a also need to feed Ifa
with either one hen or one she-goat. On this, Ifa says:
Epo se e jesu
Isu se e jepo
Akaso dun-un g’aka
Obinrin se e ba
sun j’okunrin lo
Okunrin se e sun
ti j’obinrin lo o
B’okunrin ba n
b’obinrin sun
Bii koko, bi oowo
Bi iku, bi
agbaarin
Bobinrin ba n
bobinrin sun
Bi epete bi oorun
Bi erofo bi eeri
Bokinrin ba
nbobinrin sun
Bi obinrin ba n
sun tokunrin
Bi enfola yunpun
Bi enfola yun’ra
Igi Ogun-O-Rete
loro gangan-olele
Dia fun Apon-Ako
Ti no ree fe Olele
omo Olofin saya
Ebo ni won ni ko waa
se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Apon p’Olele o je
o
Ko ju ohun tifa n
se lo o
Apon p’Olele o je
o
Ko ju ohun t’Ebora
n se lo o
Translation
Palm-oil is good
for eating yams
Yam is good for
eating palm oil
A ladder is good
for pantry tree
It is better for a
man to make love to a woman
Than to a fellow
man
It is better for a
woman to sleep with a man
Than with a fellow
woman
If a man is making
love to a fellow man
Lumps, boils and
diseases are the result
When a woman is
making love to a woman
Flit, odour,
disease are the result
If a man is making
love to a woman
And a woman is
sleeping with a man
Limitless
enjoyment, happy experience are the
result
The stick of Ofun
O rete stand erect
Ifa’s message for
Apon Ako, the bachelor of Ako
When going to have
the hand of Olele the daughter
of Olofin as wife
He was advised to
offer ebo
He complied
The bachelor calls
Olele but she refuses to answer
Well it is not
beyond what Ifa can do
The bachelor calls
Olele but she does not answer
It is not beyond
what the Phenomenon can do
9.
Ifa advises this client to offer ebo in order for him to avoid the wrath of the Elders of the
Night(Iyaami). He also need to use one
matured he-goat to appease the Elders of the Night. This he-goat slice
open a lot of palm-oil and corn meal with be poured inside the he-goat
and will be given to the Elders of the Night. On this, Ifa says:
Nisoju gunnugun
bii kele o deko
Bi gunnugun o maa
mu
Ki gunnugun o maa
yo
Nisoju akalamagbo
a maa mu
Ki akalamagbo o
maa yo
Nisoju onigbanso
oke Akesan
Bii kesin o
topooro ese woja
Ko fo gbogbo igba
ti nbe nibe
Ki onigbaso o maa
mu
Ki onigbaso o maa
yo
Dia fun
Eniyan
Ti nsawo relu Ekun
Ebo ni won ni ko
waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Ara Ekun o lapo
Ara Ekun o lofa
Eniyan mo be yin e
dakun, eniyan
Translation
The wish of
gunnugun the Vulture is for the whole
ground to turn to
eko, corn meal
So that the
vulture can eat to it satisfaction
The view of
Akalamagbo is for the whole ground to
turn to corpse so
that Akalamagbo will eat to it
satisfaction
The wish of the
calabash mender of Akesan Market
Is for stray horse
wander into the market place
And break all the
calabashes inside the market
So that he will
have more jobs to perform to his
satisfaction
These were the
declarations of Ifa to Eniyan,
Human Beings
When going to Ekun
land
They were advised
to offer ebo
The inhabitant of
Ekun has no arrow
They also have no
arrow container
Their poisons are
in their mouths
Eniyan I beg you
please
Eniyan, Human
Beings!
10. Ifa warns the person to whom this Odu is reveal never to go to the burial ceremony of anyone
who just died and had not yet been buried. Ifa says that this is in order
to avoid a situation where something will lead to his/her own death too.
Ifa also says that he/she must not
be wearing Anko - dresses that were designed in form of uniform which
many people were wearing on any occasion. Ifa advises him to offer ebo with three roosters, three hens
and money. On this, Ifa says:
Ohun ti aja ri
Ti aja fi n gbo
Ko to ohun ti
aguntan fin se iran wo
Dia fun Alaaye,
omo Aro
A bu fun Alaaye,
omo odofin o
Alaaye n lo ku
Le gbe Alaaye
eeyan sin
Ta ba je Aaye
eeyan leyin ba n sin nile yii, mo lo o
Translation
What did the dog
sees
That makes it to
bark continuously
It is not up to
what the female sheep sees and just
looks on
Ifa’s message for
Alaaye, the child of Aro
And for Alaaye the
child of Odofin
They were advised
to offer ebo
It was Alaaye the
child of Aro who died
But it was Alaaye
the child of Odofin that you buried
Ifa declares that
if you are in the habit of burying
people alive in
this land
Off I go.
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location Ile Ife osun state Nigeria.
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