Odù of Ifá
Ogbè Ogúndá
Also known as Ogbè yọ́nú and, in the Cuban tradition, as Ogbe Yono.
What Ifá says in Ogbè Ogúndá
- Ifá announces blessings in Ogbè yọ́nú.
- Ifá says that the person can overcome the situation and have peace of mind.
- Ifá says that our prayers will be answered and our money will not be wasted.
- Ifá says that death will not kill the person and sickness will not leave them bedridden.
Lines from the message of Ifá in its lessons, translated from Yorùbá by the academy.
Understanding
What it teaches today
This teaching addresses what happens when a person is valued for what they solve for others, while their exhaustion, pain, or needs cease to matter. …
The full understanding is in the lesson.
ẸSẸ IFÁ
A fragment of the verse
Ọ̀nà tó gbà kó tó máa jẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ níbẹ̀ rèé
This was the path followed before it came to be this way:
Ogbè yọ́nú
Ogbè yọ́nú.
Ogbè yọ́ọ́rọ́yọ́ Babaláwo ejò Adífáfún ejò
Ogbè yọ́ọ́rọ́yọ́ The Babaláwo of the snake performed divination for the snake.
Ejò ń tọ̀run bọ̀ wálé ayé
Ejò was coming from heaven to earth.
The full verse, with its audio, is in the lesson.
ÌTÀN
A fragment of the story
Ejò (the snake) was instructed to offer Ẹbọ and carry out the appropriate ritual work. On earth, people used him to tie wood. Because his body was long and resembled a rope, they did not fear him. They took him and tied his head and tail to hold the wood together. Ejò suffered while he remained bound. …
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.