Annual Ifa Reading of the Year 2021/2022
Ogunda Onisese Temple
ANNUAL WORLD IFA READING OF THE YEAR 2021/2022
( ODU of the Year, Ado Ekiti)
REPORT OF THE READINGS OF IFA IN THE JUST CONCLUDED 2021/2022 ANNUAL WORLD IFA /ORISA PILGRIMAGE THAT TOOK PLACE ATI OKE OLOTA IN ADO EKITI ON THE 29-30TH OF MAY, 2021
ERIWO YA!!!
Preamble, in the year 2020 Eji Ogbe was revealed as the Odu for the year 2020/2021. The Annual World Ifa/Orisa Pilgrimage did not take place due to the prevalence of Covid 19 resulting in social distancing and limited number of people allowed to congregate in space.
For that reason, the Elders and executive council of the International Council for Ifa Religion opted for virtual participation. All temples throughout the world were invited to send in their messages and reports on the Odu. This led to a situation where 16 countries participated in giving messages on Eji Ogbe. It also led to a situation where four major international languages were used as means of communication.
The countries which participated last year were:
• Nigeria
• Republic of Benin
• Cote d’voire
• United Kingdom
• United State of America
• Mexico
• Columbia
• Venezuela
. Chile
• Argentina
• Spain
• Cuba
• Pueto Rico
• Republic du togo
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Brazil
The international languages were:
• English
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Yoruba
This year however, 13 countries participated in sending their messages on the readings of the 2021/2022 readings of the annual Ifa which took place on the 29th/30th of May. These countries are:
• Yoruba
• Republic du Benin
• Republic du Togo
• United Kingdom
• France
• United State of America
• Mexico
• Venezuela
• Spain
• Cuba
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Brazil
• Barbados
While the International languages increased from four to five. They are:
• English
• French
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Yoruba
The messages here in Ofun Iwori are not meant for those who are strictly professional Babalawo. Rather, they are meant for those who are Ifa/Orisa Temples and religion Devotees. They are meant for those who draw their spirituality from the teachings of Ifa and who consider Ifa as their religion and faith and at the same time who attend Ifa/Orisa Temples services regularly. These categories of people may or may not be Ifa/Orisa practitioners who consider Ifa and Orisa has their professions.
The emphasis here is for those who see and believe that Ifa is their faith and who draw spiritual inspirations from the teachings of Ifa.
Ofun Gando (Ofun Iwori promises abundant prosperity, elevation, success and accomplishment. at the same time, it WARNS against chaos, upheavals, crises, pandemonium and bloodshed throughout the world. All Temples leaders all over the world owe humanity a sacred duty of offering ebo to multiply successes foreseen by Ofun Gando and eliminate war, crises and bloodshed. After the ebo, there is the need for all leaders, spiritual and temporal to exhibit a high sense of fairness, justice, level-headedness and tolerance in order to right the wrongs in various communities across the world.
Aboru Aboye.
Solagbade Popoola ficssmn
President, ICIR.
MESSAGES OF IFA OF THE YEAR 2021/2022 REVEALED AT OKE OLOTA IN ADO EKTI ON THE 29TH/30TH OF MAY 2021.
The Odu revealed is Ofun Iwori. Ifa comes with Ire of longevity. Ifa says that Ifa will ensure that all Temples around the world will benefit from this grace. Ifa advises each temple to feed Ifa with food.
For those who are born by this Odu during itenifa or ikosedaye, there is the need for each of them to feed Ifa with at least two land snails, Ori, plenty of palm oil and obi. They also need to feed Esu with at least two land snails and epo in order to bring peace of mind, comfort and harmony into their lives.
Main Messages:
• Ifa assures each temple that all our prayers will be answered. Ifa enjoins us to tell the Divinities, especially Ifa, all our problems and to appeal to Ifa to remove the problems. At the same time, Ifa says that we need to tell Ifa what we need in order for Ifa to increase our success chances. Ifa says that it is not a good thing for us to hide our problems from Ifa. This is because it will be difficult for Ifa to know our areas of need in order for Ifa to fill the gaps in our lives.
Ifa advises each Temple to offer ebo with four pigeons, four rats, four fish, two hens, two roosters, two guinea fowls and money. Each Temple also needs to feed Ifa with one she- goat, two rats and two fish. On this, Ifa says:
Eke n ba'le gbe'le
Eke won o gb'ohun ile
Ekute n ba aba gbe'le
Won o gb'ohun aba
Irawe lebelebe n ba Ikin gbe'le Won o gb'ohun Ikin
Dia fun Omuro
Ti n se omo bibi inu Agbonniregun Igba ti o n sun'kun owo oun o ba're Won ni ko ru'bo
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Ohun o fe o waa ro fun Ikin
Omuro
Aje ni mo fe
Ni mo wa ro fun ikin
Omuro
Aya ni mo fe
Ni mo wa ro fun ikin
Omuro
Omo ni mo fe
Ni mo wa ro fun ikin
Omuro
Ile ni mo fe
Ni mo wa ro fun ikin
Omuro
Ire gbogbo ni mo fe
Ni mo wa ro fun ikin
Omuro
Translation
The rafter lives with the house
But did not hear the voice of the house
The fork prong lives with the barn
The dried leaves live with the Holy Ikin
But could not communicate with Ikin
Ifa's messages for Omuro
The child of Agbonniregun
When he was lamenting his inability to succeed in life He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
Abundant wealth is what i need
Omiro
I have come to tell Ikin
Compartible spouse is what i need
Omiro
I have come to tell Ikin
Good child is what i need