SYNOPSIS ON
THE READINGS
OF
OTURA- OGBE POPOOLA
SOLAGBADE Lagos, Nigeria. May, 2009. 2009 .
OTURA-OGBE (OTURA-ORIKO )
1.
Ifa says that you are not the oldest in your household, but everybody will be loo ook king forward to you for guidance and leadership. leadership. Ifa says says you should should propitiate propitiate your ori and and oer ebo ebo for longevity longevity.. Ifa advises advises you you to oer ebo with 2 roosters and one!. You will consult Ifa to know know what what you will use use to propiti propitiate ate your your ori. On this, Ifa says; A ha nii senu koto muti ia fun Orimado, abeso wankaka !iku o ma pa Orimado laigbo Orimado oba igi ni o !arun, e"o, ofo o ma se Orimado laigbo Orimado oba igi ni #ranslation #ranslation$$ #he calabash cup is it that drinks alcohol with its wide mouth #he Ifa cast for Orimado, Orimado, with its strong strong fruits fruits %ay death not kill orimado prematurely Orimado is the king of trees %ay a&ic &iction tion,, cont ontenti ention on and los osss not not a&ict ict Orimado prematurely Orimado is the king among trees
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Ifa foresees ire of leadership whereby people will always be at your service. Ifa says that that your Ori Ori will never let you down. Ifa advises you to propitiate propitiate your Or" with #"$eon% &o'ants% "tter-&o'a and $"n. You are are also also advised advised to to $"nea ea *o *o+' +'s% s% 2 roos rooste ters rs%% 2 +,"t +,"te e oe oer ebo with ith 2 $"n #"$eons and one! . On this, Ifa says; 'osoro Awo abata ia fun Oloriire Apesin 'osoro o de o, Awo Apesin (yin o mo wipe Oloriire laa pee sin
#ranslation$ 'osoro the Awo of the 'wappyland )e cast Ifa for Oloriire Apesin, the *ucky man who shall be worshipped by all )ere comes 'osoro, the Awo of Abata on+t you know that it is only those who are lucky that people gather to worship
3.
Ifa assures you in this stan-a that all your endeavours shall be successful. Ifa advises you to oer ebo with #"$eon% $"nea *o+'% d& and one! . On this, Ifa says; o"umo ba mo (kiti a la pereperepere ia fun agilinti #i n sunkun oun o lowo lowo (bo ni won ni ko waa se Agilinti gba mi o, Agilinti Aba a"e, aya, omo ti mo da Ifa dakun ma gbagbe mi Agilinti, gba mi o #ranslation$ /hen the day dawns #he sun rays will enter through the cracks on the wall #his was the Ifa cast for Agilinti /hen weeping that he lacked wealth )e was advised to oer ebo Agilinti, please come to my rescue I propose for me to be blessed with wealth, spouse, children and long life Ifa, please do not forget me Agilinti, please come to my rescue
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Ifa reiterates again in this stan-a that you must be propitiating your Ori at all times in order for you to be 0nancially successful. Ifa also advises you to propitiate the spirit of the dead. If your parents are still alive, you can propitiate the spirit of your grand1parents or any of your dead family. You also need to oer ebo with 2 guinea1fowls, 2 pigeons, and money. On this, Ifa says; 3enpe lapa eye 0 n"u itan eye lo ia fun Ori, omo Atete1niran Omo Atete gbeni ku f+oosa Owo ti mo ni lonii Orii mi ma ni o Opelope Otura1Oriko Aya, omo, ire gbogbo ti mo ni lonii Orii mi ma ni o Opelope Otura1Oriko #ranslation$ #he birds arm is "ust a bit bigger that its thigh 4ast Ifa for Ori, the ospring of Atete1niran Ospring of the one who 5uickly supports someone in the presence of Oosa #he wealth I have today It is the work of my Ori It is Otura1Oriko 'pouse, children and all the good things of life that have today It is the eorts of my Ori #hanks to Otura1Oriko
5.
Ifa advises you to oer ebo so that whatever you lay your hands upon shall prosper. You need to feed Ifa with one #"$. You will also feed O$n with one rooster. After all these, Ifa says you will have course to smile. On this, Ifa says; Aase lo fo bayii
Aase lo ba bayii Aase lo babaaba 6i o ri ibi ti yoo gbee ba si mo *o kose me"ee"i wanwa saruru alaruru ia fun won lagbaa Out ife 6ibi won nf+eledee bo+gun Akuko ni won 0 nbo Ikin won #i Ifa ba gba elede, akuko ni won nfun /on a 0 elede bo Ogun 6nkan won o wa dogba Ayee won wan lo lodi leso Ayee won wan lo lekoro1lekoro (bo ni won ni ki won se Oba Alade waa f+elede rubo 7bede lara o maa de wa lo 7bede 8ekara o de mi ki n kole 7bede lara o maa de wa lo 7bede 8ekara o de mi ki n laya 7bede lara o maa de wa lo 7bede 8ekara o de mi ki n bimo 7bede lara o maa de wa lo 7bede 8ekara o de mi ki n nire gbogbo 7bede lara o maa de wa lo 7bede #ranslation$ It is Aasee bird that 9ies like this It is Aasee bird that perch It is Aasee bird that perch and perch It did not see where to perch anymore (:cept the roof of another person #hese were the declarations of Ifa to the elders of Ile1Ife /here they use pig to feed Ogun And use rooster to feed Ifa
If Ifa takes pig, they will use rooster to feed him #hey used pig to propitiate Ogun *ife became miserable for them #heir life were going contrarily #hings were no longer going on smoothly for them #hey were advised to oer ebo #he crowned Oba used pig for ebo (asiness has come to us (asiness *et comfort be mine so that I can build house (asiness has come to us (asiness *et me be convenient so that I can get good spouse (asiness has come to us (asiness *et things be very easy for me so that I can have children (asiness has come to us (asiness *et me be comfortable so that I can have all the good things of life (asiness has come to us (asiness 6.
Ifa says that you have four dierent things in mind that have been bothering you. Ifa assures you that all these thoughts which have been giving you restlessness shall goes the way you want it. #hat is, your prayers shall be answered. You need to oer ebo with . roosters and one!. You also need to propitiate 'ango and Oya. On this, Ifa says; ( o le see ni #abi e o ni le see Awo ile Oniware1O"oniware ia fun Oniware1O"oniware Omo eye kan eye kan
#ii gori ebe tii gbonwu oweere1"ako Aayun o yun Aawa o wa Aayun o yun+se Aweremegun ia fun Alaase O "i ti nkonu a"ogun merin Aboyun ile Alaase yoo bii ni #abi o bi ni (nikan o mo Ifa ominuu re n ko ni Onya"o ile Alaase Yoo de ni tabi o nii de (nikan o mo Ifa ominuu re n koni Okunrin tin be nile Alaase Yoo dide ni tabi o ni dide (nikan o mo Ifa ominuu re n koni Igi eyinkunle ile Alaase Yoo wo sile ni tabi yoo wo sita (nikan o mo Ifa ominuu re n koni Aboyun waa se haa o bi Onya"o waa se haa o ta"o bo Okunrin waa se haa o dide Igi eyinkunle wa se haa o wo sita ( ba mi ki 'ango o ( ba mi ki Oya o Arira (welere Iifa mo dupe #ranslation$ /ill you be able to do it Or you won+t #he resident Awo of Oniware1O"oniware #he ospring of that great bird /hich landed on the crop1head And removed cottons all over the farm #hose who were supposed to go never did
And those who were to come never came And foot1sore cannot aect Aweremegun+s monkey #hey cast Ifa for Alaase /ho woke up with four problems at the back of his mind #he pregnant woman in Alaase+s house will deliver safely or not 6obody knows, Ifa it gives concern #he so"ourner in Alaase+s house /hether he would come back or not 6obody knows Ifa, it gives concern #he man in Alaase+s house )e would get up or would not 6obody knows Ifa, it gives concern #he tree at the backyard of Alaase+s home It will fall inside or outside 6obody knows Ifa, it gives concern Alas #he pregnant woman delivered safely #he so"ourner arrived safely #he sick man got up healthily #he tree at the backyard fell outside )elp me salute 'ango )elp greet Oya Arira (welere, Ifa I thank you
7.
Ifa foresees ire of childbearing for you. Ifa advises you to cook o&ro so# +"t, /s, and use it to feed Ifa. You will also oer ebo with #'ent! /s, and one! . On this, Ifa says; Are"a dala Arakasa sebe olo"o ia fun *egoo
#ii se yeye Akuko adie ban se kuku ka ma bu Omo, loyele n sunkun pe Omo #ranslation$ 'he who has 0sh to cook okra soup And has 0ngerling to cook soup for the visitor #hey cast Ifa for *egoo, the )en #he mother of Akuko, the
Ifa foresees ire of longevity for you. Ifa says you will not die prematurely. Ifa advises you to oer ebo with rooster and one!. On this, Ifa says; Oko ni iko oyun Ato ni iko omo O"i"i legbelegbe ni iko Olodumare Oririmari Awo A"agun ia fun A"agun #i nrayee re lainiiku A"agun ma ti e di iwin ko ku mo o Oririmari, A"agun ma di iwin 6"e, Oririmari, A"agun ma di iwin !o ku mo o, Oririmari #ranslation$ #he penis is the ambassador of pregnancy 'perm is the messenger of baby 'hadow is the messenger of Olodumare Oririmari the Awo of A"agun )e cast Ifa for A"agun /ho was going to his world without death A"agun has become ghost who dies no more Alas Oririmari, A"agun has become spirit, he dies no more Oririmari
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Ifa foresees ire of wealth and victory over adversaries for you. )owever, Ifa advises you to oer ebo with #"$eon% rooster% #'a"nta"n% ''-*ro$ and one! . On this, Ifa says; Akofa1mofa li Awo Akofa1mofa Akoogun1moogun l+Awo Akoogun1moogun abalawo to ba kofa1mofa A maa di abalawo Onisegun to ba koogun1moogun A maa di Agbalagba isegun ia fun baba abaya konko #i ntorun bo wale aye A bu fun aba abaya gbangba #i ntorun bo wale aye i iku, arun, =">?, @f@ ti nba nwa Awoo bowa aba aby k>nk@ Aya wa k@B yCnnD i a" , omo, aya, ile, ire gbogbo ba nwa Awoo bowa aba aby gbngb Ey wa gb yunnD #ranslation$ Akofa1mofa,the person who learned Ifa and knows it, is the Awo of Akofa1mofa, the person who learned Ifa and knows it Akoogun1moogun, the one who learnt medicine and knows it, the Awo of Akoogun1 moogun Any abalawo who learns Ifa and knows it /ill become a veteran abalawo Any medicine man who learn medicine and knows it /ill become a veteran medicine man #hey cast Ifa for Abaya konko, the one whose chest is like bull1frog /hen coming from heaven to earth
And also for Abaya gbangba, the one who is chesty /hen coming from heaven to earth If death, a&iction, contention, losses is coming to Awo aba Abaya konko Our chest re"ects those ones If wealth, children, spouse, house and all the good things of life is coming to Awo aba Abaya gbangba Our chest can take those one
10.
Ifa foresees ire of une:pected opportunities and all ire from all 5uarters for you. Ifa advises you to oer ebo with #"$eon% ,en% $"nea *o+' and one! . You also need to feed Ifa with $oat. On this, Ifa says; Am=?=?m=?=?mu Am=F=Fm=F=Fmu Alaworo Aguntan nii dun mamu1mamu ia fun 7idigbi (ru Ora n+Ife Oruko ti a npe Ifa Ire aya, omo, ile, a"e, ire gbogbo n ba 7idigbi rele #iretire #emi tifa la "o nrin #iretire #ranslation$ Am=?=?m=?=m ? u G alias H Am=F=Fm=F=m F u G of anH Alaworo Aguntan nii dun mamu1mamu G Awo H 4ast Ifa for 7idigbi #he slave of Ora in Ile1Ife Is the name they call inordinate gain
Ire of spouse, children, building houses, wealth and all the good things of life are going home with 7idigbi /ith goodness Its me and good luck that moves around /ith goodness 11.
Ifa advises you to oer ebo in order to stop negative principalities from tormenting you. You also need to oer ebo for longevity. #he ebo materials include, &on&o (''-*ro$) #'anta"n% ,e-$oat and one! . You will also use #'anta"n and t,e ''-*ro$ to feed Ifa. On this, Ifa says; O duro ni loro bi omo ale"o !ii somo ale"o Omo onile ni o aba re lo ni kaa *o ni atete ba ia fun Omo okunrin k@B k@B@k B @B #i nlo ree k@B> fun iku Iku to yo loreere nko o Aya mi kohon konko Arun, e"o, ofo, to y> loreere nko o Aya mi kohon o, konko 7bogbo irunbi to yo loreere nko o Ire a"e, aya, omo, ire gbogbo to yo loreere nko o Aya mi gbahon o , ogede agbagba #ranslation$ )e stands at the main road like the child of a stranger )e is not a stranger+s child )e is the child of the house owner )is father is the owner of the room And the verander #hese were Ifa+s messages to the bull1like man
/hen going to re"ect death /hat about the death that is coming from long vista %y chest re"ect it, konko A&iction, contention, loss is coming from a far distance %y chest re"ect it, konko All evils that is coming from a long distance %y chest re"ects them all, konko Ire of wealth, children, spousem and all the good things of life %y chest accepts them all, konko
12.
Ifa advises you to oer ebo in order to be successful in life. Ifa also advises you to propitiate your Ori with duck, rooster and guinea fowl. You will ofer ebo with 2 $"nea *o+'s 2 #"$eons and one!0 On this, Ifa says; !a "i ni kutukutu !a m+ohun ipin kopin ia fun Olomo A"ibare1pade1lola o (mi ti "i ni kutukutu, mo ti mohun ipin ko+pin Ifa "e kin bare pade lola #ranslation$ #o wake up early in the morning And give what belongs to Ori to Ori #his was Ifa+s declaration to Olomo1A"ibaare pade I have woken up early in the morning, and gave what belongs to Ori to Ori 3lease Ifa, let success be mine tomorrow
13.
Ifa says you should oer ebo for longevity, childbearing and prestige. #he ebo materials include 1 ,ens% 1
$"nea *o+'s% 1 roosters% 1 d&s and one! . On
this, Ifa says;
!ugun kugun ori ade nii forii "o (egun !ugun kugun ori (egun ni forii "o Ade Ifa bi mo ba moo sin, ki n gbogboogbo (ni moo sin *o totooto *o lalaala O 0 gbogii o"e sowo 7bogidi o"e "e"ee"e O ku bi abere okinni ide (wure ti e ri /on kii wole ki won o "e ide o Aguntan won kii wole ki won o "ate ileke !erekerekere lara ireke ngbe Ara Iwere won kii gun gogoogo Onko (gi yo gbodogi kanle ia fun won ni igehin aiku (yi ti yoo gbogboogbo (yi ti yoo totooto (yi ti yoo lalaala (yi ti yoo rereere (yi ti yoo bibiibi (yi ti yoo somo re ni %olaso o 8ingindin1ringin o, Omolaso i n o lowo %a "oko o ma fomo bora o 8ingindinringin o omo laso o #ranslation$ It is the edge of a crown that resembles the mas5uerade #he head of a mas5uerade resembles a crown Ifa, if I know how to serve you, let me grow old )e live longer /ealthy
)e used lead bangle #he lead bangle was gradually reducing in si-e It became small like a brass needle #hat goat you see /ill never enter the house to eat brass 'heep will never enter and eat up the tray that contains beads It is in smallish si-e do sugarcane enlarge in si-e #he inhabitants of Iwere land are not very tall Onko (gi inhabitants are tall and study #hese were the messages of Ifa to them at Igbehin Aiku #he one who will grow old and old /ho will be physically alright /ho will be wealthy /ho will increase #he one who will have plenty children #he one who will name his child Omolaso, child is ones cloth 8ingindin1ringin o, Omolaso If I have no money I will not mind I will cover myself with children 8ingindin1ringin o, Omolaso
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Ifa advises you not to be la-y at work. You should be hard1working and you must not play with your "ob. You must not leave your work to do unnecessary thing. Ifa says that you must never play a!o $ae. Ifa advises you to get one ,"& and "nsert t,e ste o* "tter'ea* "nto "ts ans , make sure that the stem is strong enough to carry the chick. You will take it to where they dump refuse and stand it there. After this, you will slaughter one hen and use its left arm to feed Ifa. You
will cook the rest and people will eat it. On this, Ifa says;
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Ise ti a beni laa"e Owe ti a beni a kii ko A kii "i ni kutukutu !a ko ise eda eni ia fun Oyi #i nlo salade orun O ran Ikin lo sile Ado O ran Atakaaka1difa lo soke I"ero O ran Ope1"ingin"ingin1ab+omo ro"oro"o lo si Oke Igeti ilee aba a re O ni ki won maa lo ba oun tun ibe se #ranslation$ It is the particular errand they sent someone that one delivers One must not refuse to do the work someone give you to do One does not wake up in the morning And refuse the errands of ones creator #hese were Ifa+s declarations to Oyi /hen going to heaven )e sent Ikin to Ado land )e sent Ope, the 3alm tree, to Igeti the home of his father )e said they should go and help him take care of the place.
Ifa says that they want you to embark on a "ourney so that you will come back in shame. Ifa says that it is you and one other person who will embark on the "ourney. Ifa assures you that you will go and come back with prestige. Ifa advises you to oer ebo with 2 #"$eons% 2 roosters and one! . On this, Ifa says; !eke nii fo"u owu seran
ia fun Ikoto A bu fun Ongo Awon me"ee"i n sawo lo salade Oyo /onn nlo ree "i"o alaranbara Ongo nikan ni nbe leyin ti nsebo (mi o ra"o ki n te ri o Ongo, Ongo o mi o pa"uba #ranslation$ #he spinner is it that spins the cotton )e cast Ifa for Ikoto And also to Ongo #he two of them were going on Ifa+s mission to Oyo town #hey were going for wonderful dancing steps It was only Ongo who oered ebo I have never embarked on any "ourney and come back in shame Ongo, Ongo everything is clear
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Ifa advises you to oer ebo in order to enable your household to be in harmony. You are advised to oer ebo with 2 ras% 2 $oats and one! . You will use one ra to propitiate your father. You will also feed Ifa with one $oat. On this, Ifa says; (tu ko kara kiri la"e !i eere o kara kiri lagbee yeba o Arin"o ti yoo baa "o !o yaa mesee re ko le kankan ia fun Adenrosin Omo (gbe"i1owu (yi ti o"u npon bii wola1wola Ifa n see bi osan ti nsorun Ifa ma "ee ki ile Awo o ba"e o (we anikan1gbigbo kii "e kile Awo o deli"i
#ranslation$ Antelope, please convert yourself to wealth for me *et the porcupine convert itself into spikes for beating calabash drums *et a walk dancer 3repare for an intensive trek #hese were declarations of Ifa for Adenrosin #he ospring of (gbe"i1Owu /ho was suering for severe ones Ifa is giving him tribulations Ifa please don+t allow Awo+s household to scatter #he leave of Anikan1gbigbo does not allow the home of Awo to perish ABORU ABOYE0
AFFILIATED IRUNOLE3ORISA OF OTURA-OGBE
Ifa for guidance and destiny identi0cation 2. Ori for overall success and elevation 3. 'ango for protection and guidance 4. Oya for protection and guidance 5. Oro for protection and victory 6. Osun for childbearing and success 7. Obatala for general well1being 8. Yemoo for compatible spouse and success 9. (gbe for general success and well1being 10. (su Odara for victory and success 1.
TABOOS 1.
%ust not eat kolanut with three lobes to avoid food poisoning
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%ust not eat any dried meat that you are not even really sure of to avoid eating your taboo %ust not lay emphasis on wealth at the e:pense of children to avoid regrets in later years %ust never be avaricious to avoid being incarcerated %ust not be showing others the secret of your business to avoid losses and disappointments
POSSIBLE NAES OF OTURA-OGBE 4HILDREN 1. 2. 3.
Orikoku %y Ori re"ects death A"ibare )e who wakes up to meet all ire of life #emidire %ine has turned to ire and well1being
PROFESSION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
#rading Ifa practitioner 3ublic relations OJcerK3ublicity 0eld (ducationist and
ABORU ABOYE
