Sep 26, 2009 i am starting this thread in the hopes that it will attract those who have wisdom of odu ifa to share. Ifa a complete divination gives you a comprehensive presentation of 256 odus beautifully articulated in yoruba and english sidebyside. Gbagbo rejected the results and accused the united nations of bias. Congrats to our 2019 bgso spring symposium award winners. The tortoise alabahun or ijapa is the animal character in yoruba folklore that makes. In the spirit of sharing odu oyeku ofun arrogant kills yeye olomitutu. The odu verses presented are insightfuland necessary especially because there are so many ethical lapses with. Monarchkey web login lets you access odus essential academic and professional services with your midas id and password. She gives total perfection to what we need and helps us to overcome the conflicts of awon iyami the witches. Visit vconnect for odusote bookshop in ibadan south west, oyo. This 735page book, with 1,200 verses many odu including both yoruba and english, provides a good and reliable source of ifa and is a culmination of seven years of compiling and 16 years of. The next 240 odu ifa are combinations of the first 16.
Sep 30, 2014 he made several trips to africa where he received ifa and was given the name awo fatunmbi. There are a number of methods used in nigeria to organize odu so there is no correct way to do it. He became a history professor and an opponent of the regime of president felix houphouetboigny. Aubrey hooks sen prend particulierement a simone gbagbo, connue pour ses declarations enflammees. Igba iwaodu oriki prayer odu odu the one with lead spear marks beautify the leopards face the tiger whose body is full of smallpox like marks spirit, wife of my lord the deity that blesses her child one who allows secret never to leak out it is through the back continue reading igba odu container of existence. He wrote a number of books in portuguese including a welldocumented study of herbs associated with odu ifa. Julitta gbagbo campus coordinator kuulpeeps linkedin. Ancient afrikan sacred text is a collection of 255 of the 256 odu ifa sacred verses there are no verses from ofun ogbe as taught in the isese ifaorisha tradition of the yoruba. Ifa ohun olodumare ifa voice of almighty god is now available for the serious student of ifa. Igba odu container of existence chief yagbe awolowo onilu. As you probably know, in traditional ifa, there is a four day week.
Ifa ogberoso odu ifa blog ifa blog a great wordpress. Read laurent gbagbos biography, ivory coast cote divoire presidential conflict. Oct 04, 2015 odu the one with lead spear marks beautify the leopards face the tiger whose body is full of smallpox like marks spirit, wife of my lord the deity that blesses her child one who allows secret never to leak out it is through the back continue reading igba odu container of existence. The book of wisdom, brand new, free shipping in the us.
Odun ifa is the annual ifa festival, during which rites and ceremonies are performed. Join facebook to connect with christopher odu and others you may know. Laurent gbagbos biography, biography of laurent gbagbo. If you are a student of ifa and or a practicing ifa priest, then this book will be an invaluable resource for your studies, and practice. Odu ifa africas sources of knowledge digital library. The young rich man ifa was talking about, was forewrned not to be proud when he consulted ifa for good living and prosperity.
Im no fan of karenga and i was hesitant to purchase because of other suggestions that it is a copy of sacred ifa oracle. The reason why from holy odu ifa awogbemiga fasina bogunmbe, awopeju bogunmbe on. It does not smart the body, it does not bite the body, also, it is not painful to the body. There was to be no suicide pill, no bullet in the brain, no heroic martyrdom. Aug 25, 2010 posts about ifa verses written by mark w mcginnis. Instead, it is claimed, there was a humiliating slap on the cheek and laurent gbagbo was hauled from his bunker and. He was told he would be extremely rich but never to be proud to both adults and young ones, he should be humble and respectable to the elders, otherwise he would not live long. The following story is from the odu ogberoso that has been translated by english by a famous author c. A collection of verses from the 256 ifa odu with commentary. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Laurent gbagbos humiliating fall world news the guardian. Jaap verduijn has been a student of ifa since 1982, becoming an avid collector of ifa texts ese odu ifa almost immediately, and a practicing ifa diviner not much later. All biology faculty and graduate students are encouraged to attend the symposium.
No crbn273643 sil fun igbakal da ninu isoro ni ilana sin ti olodumare kk da saye. Maulana karenga owhere is the profundity and beauty of african spirituality more apparent than in the odu ifa, the sacred text of the spiritual and ethical tradition of ifa, which is one of. Some personal observations in the ifa community araba to usa september 2005. The yoruba people of west africa have occupied a part of what is now known as nigeria and benin for over nine centuries. Afterwards, there is recitation and discussion of odu. Borun awaniri lorin oni ifa awo beheni, awo kanibi ifa awakeni, ifa oribaye, awo abiwa abani awo iworisa iworibosa adifafun baba ajagunan elese olofin amego agboni alogun gbogbo aaye olofin ala merere kaferefun obatala, lodafun odu iworiboka iworiboka adifafun orunmila, iworiboka loko adifafun arunmila, adie eleba, baba boka eunugun ashaba gaga. Join facebook to connect with odu tunde and others you may know. The life of the moon is more pleasant than that of the sun. He made several trips to africa where he received ifa and was given the name awo fatunmbi. The standoff that followed has now turned into a resumption of the civil war of 20023. Ifa says that we should all be appeasing orisa aje wealth with 2 bananas. The book provides coverage of ifa history, and an extensive sample of ifa verses, both in the original yoruba and in english translation.
He completed a ba in philosophy at the lycee classique dabidjan in 1965 and obtained a degree in history at the university of abidjan in 1969. Awo, dafa and oriki and different in that they focus on the use of ifa sacred technology. International student advisory board old dominion university. In 1979, he obtained his doctorate at paris diderot university. Jaap does not practice inside the usual orunmila system, but operates as an independent diviner. View etonam gbagbos profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. President laurent gbagbo was born on may 31, 1945 in ganoa, ivory coast.
I will start by showing you the process as it is done in my lineage. The gbagbo programming language expresses calculations on bags. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. For a list of enabled applications, please see integrated services. April 14, 2018 in awo falokun, odu ifa by awo falokun. This stanza of ifa is telling us that anyone that want to live long should live with humility not arrogant. In the spirit of sharing odu oyeku ofun arrogant kills. They have been living in citystate communities ruled by sacred rulers, councils of elders, and chiefs for a thousand years. Secrets of the odus of ifa 3 when this odu is seen, the clients body is cleansed with anil bluecolored mineral balls mixed with water and that water is also thrown onto the floor, is left there for a short while, and finally, it is mopped up. Laurent gbagbo was born on 31 may 1945 in gagnoa in the then french west africa. Maulana karenga significance that the first criteria for good life and good world is knowledge. It contains two recitations for each of the sixteen major odu ifa.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover etonams connections and jobs at similar companies. Ifa, a system of divination, is one of the cults comprising the traditional religion of the yoruba. He was imprisoned from 31 march 1971 to january 1973. Apr 11, 2011 there was to be no suicide pill, no bullet in the brain, no heroic martyrdom. A collection of verses from the 256 ifa odu with commentary fasola, awo fategbe fatunmbi on. Aya gbo aya to aya je i i i i i i i ii ogunda on the right and ogbe on the left is ogunda ogbe alias ogundabede. Odusote bookshop office in 68, 68, obafemi awolowo way, okebola, ibadan south west, oyo, nigeria. In simple terms oyeku is darkness, the complete contraction of matter into what physics calls a black hole.
Oct 19, 2014 the following story is from the odu ogberoso that has been translated by english by a famous author c. I am starting this thread in the hopes that it will attract those who have wisdom of odu ifa to share. A collection of verses from the 256 ifa odu with commentary by fasola, awo fategbe fatunmbi isbn. These ese come from wande abimbola, a prominent ifa scholar and priest. He traveled with oloye adedoja aluko the babalodu and akala from ile ife who resides in miami florida. View julitta gbagbos profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Ifa terminology devotee members of the temple that have devoted themselves to the practice of this spirituality orisa ancestors that once walked ifa divination. During itefa initiation to ifa, females are forbidden to see odu.
The odu ifa are patterns of binary code, opened and closed nodules, which represent all of the energies contained in igba iwa, the calabash of existence, or the universe. In addition he made a study of odu related to iyaami osoranga and printed a volume of the verses he collected on this important subject. Ifa divination will be performed every itadogun every 17 days and information will be posted detailing what offerings should be made following each itadogun. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover julittas connections and jobs at similar companies. Biology graduate student organization old dominion university. It is named after the former ivory coast president laurent gbagbo. When ogbeirosun got to the world, he began to practice ifa art as he did in heaven but he had initial setbacks. I hope you enjoy the story and can learn something from it. In the spirit of sharing odu oyeku ofun arrogant kills showing 11 of 1 messages.
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