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Odù of Ifá

Ogbè Ọ̀wọ́nrín

Also known as Ogbè wínlé and, in the Cuban tradition, as Ogbe Juani.

What Ifá says in Ogbè Ọ̀wọ́nrín

  • Ifá announces goodness in Ogbè wínlé.
  • The person for whom divination was performed should offer Ẹbọ and complete the prescribed ritual work so that their efforts bring benefit and they can find stability.
  • Ifá says the person has many enemies.

Lines from the message of Ifá in its lessons, translated from Yorùbá by the academy.

Understanding

What it teaches today

Producing something valuable also calls for protecting it so that it can grow. This teaching can apply to children, work, a business, or a project. If everything someone produces benefits others while their own family remains unprotected, they need to examine their boundaries and how they manage their resources. …

The full understanding is in the lesson.

ẸSẸ IFÁ

A fragment of the verse

  1. Ọ̀nà tí Ifá gbà níbẹ̀ kó tó máa jẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ rèé

    This was the path Ifá followed before it came to be this way:

  2. Ogbè wínlé

    Ogbè wínlé.

  3. Wínlé wínde

    Wínlé wínde.

  4. Awo iṣin Adífáfún iṣin

    The priest of iṣin. Divination was performed for iṣin.

The full verse, with its audio, is in the lesson.

ÌTÀN

A fragment of the story

Iṣin was advised to offer Ẹbọ. Whenever she gave birth, people ate her children. She therefore went for Ifá consultation and asked: “Can they be prevented from eating my children again?” …

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.

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