Odù of Ifá
Ogbè Ọ̀bàrà
Also known as Ogbè bàrà and, in the Cuban tradition, as Ogbe Bara.
What Ifá says in Ogbè Ọ̀bàrà
- Ifá announces blessings in Ogbè bàrà.
- Ifá announces that all the blessings of life will reach the person and that what they seek can come into their hands.
- This is a sacrifice to avert loss and prevent their efforts from being wasted.
Lines from the message of Ifá in its lessons, translated from Yorùbá by the academy.
Understanding
What it teaches today
This lesson speaks to someone who feels that opportunities pass nearby but never quite reach their hands. They may see activity around them without managing to turn that activity into well-being in their own life. …
The full understanding is in the lesson.
ẸSẸ IFÁ
A fragment of the verse
Ogbè bàràdá
Ogbè bàràdá.
Ọ̀nà tó gbà kó tó máa jẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ níbẹ̀ rèé
This was the path followed before it came to be this way:
Òpó ilé a ṣenú mọ̀ǹdumọ̀ǹdu
The belly of the house pillar is mọ̀ǹdumọ̀ǹdu.
Adífáfún Àwòdì
Divination was performed for Àwòdì,
The full verse, with its audio, is in the lesson.
ÌTÀN
A fragment of the story
Àwòdì wished to receive the blessings of life. “Can blessings reach my hands? Can I attain well-being?” […] Until then, the blessings of life had been passing Àwòdì’s house without stopping or entering. …
The full story is in the lesson.
What this Odù brings at the academy
- Its full lessons, with the voice of Ọlúwo Adeleye reciting every verse.
- The Yorùbá text aligned line by line with its translation.
- The complete message of Ifá, with the Ẹbọ it prescribes.
- The practice room: the Ọlúwo recites, you repeat and compare yourself with his voice.