Odù of Ifá
Ogbè Ọ̀kànràn
Also known as Ogbè kànràn and, in the Cuban tradition, as Ogbe Kana.
What Ifá says in Ogbè Ọ̀kànràn
- Ifá announces favorable outcomes in Ogbè kànràn.
- Ifá says that we will prevail and have peace of mind.
- War will not reach us, and our affairs will become a cause for dancing and joy.
- This Ẹbọ is intended to prevent misfortune from reaching the person.
Lines from the message of Ifá in its lessons, translated from Yorùbá by the academy.
Understanding
What it teaches today
This teaching addresses situations in which someone makes other people live under the pressure of their strength, temperament, or position. This can happen in a family, a workplace, or a community: one person imposes their decisions, and everyone else begins organizing their life around fear of that person’s reaction. …
The full understanding is in the lesson.
ẸSẸ IFÁ
A fragment of the verse
Ogbè kànràn
Ogbè kànràn.
Ọ̀nà tó gbà kó tó máa jẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ níbẹ̀ rèé
This was the path followed before it came to be this way:
Ohun gbogbo làṣe gbé
Ohun gbogbo làṣe gbé.
Adífáfún Ọlọ̀kànràn
Divination was performed for Ọlọ̀kànràn,
The full verse, with its audio, is in the lesson.
ÌTÀN
A fragment of the story
Many people visited the house of Ọlọ́fin, the ruler. Among those who came there was Ọ̀kànràn, a powerful man who regularly caused trouble. If anyone challenged him, he killed that person. No one dared to look him directly in the eyes, and even Ọlọ́fin feared him. …
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.