Irosun-Ogbe: Irosun-Gbagbe Loju Irosun-Akeregbe

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THE ODUS OF IROSUN AND OWANRIN Irosun-Ogbe
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IROSUN-OGBE
IROSUN-GBAGBE LOJU
IROSUN-AKEREGBE
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He Made Divination for Ugun And Elulu:
hi juun ki o ba ri abore je. Adifa fun Ugun, abufun Elulu. Do not be greedy if you
wish
to prosper, was the name of the Awo who made divination for Ugun (Ugu in Bini)
and
Elulu (Erimohi in Bini) )the two sons of Oloore when they were arranging to ascend
the throne of their father. They were both advised to make sacrifice. Elulu was the senior of
the two brothers and he was told at divination to make sacrifice with a he-goat, akara, eko,
groundnuts, fried corn, and palm fruits, and to set a trap on the shrine of Esisi to catch the head of the
hegoat. Since he was the heir apparent, who had the first refusal option, he could not
appreciate why it was necessary for him to make any sacrifice on account of what was his
traditional
entitlement. He refused to make the sacrifice. Ugun, the junior of the two brothers was also told to
make the same sacrifice, adding a trumpet to the sacrifice. He made the sacrifice
conscientiously.
After the burial of their father, the children had to mourn their father for fourteen days
in separate secret conclaves, without having any food or drinks. Every morning, ESO was
feeding Ugun with the materials with which he had made sacrifice. On his part Elulu had
nothing to eat and became very weak from hunger.
On the fourteenth day, Elulu was invited by the king makers to come to the palace for
the crowning ceremony. He could scarcely walk. On his way however, he saw an attractive
palm fruit by the side of the road. As he was traveling on horseback to the coronation site, he
decided to reach for the palm fruit. Unknown to him, the palm fruit was the bait of a trap. As
he stretched out himself to pick it up his neck was trapped. Try as he did to set himself free, he
could not. The trap subsequently strangled him to death.
After waiting in vain to see Elulu, the kingmakers sent messengers to bring him for
the coronation ceremony. They were surprised to see his horse without him. They decided to
trail him to his house. On the way, however, they found him dead in a trap. When the
messengers reported their findings to the kingmakers, they immediately sent for Ugun, who
turned up without any delay. They told him about the unexpected death of his brother and told
him that it was his
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turn to become the Oloore of Ore. He was eventually

y invited hi: diviner for thanksgiving feast at which he sang:
subsequentl
crowned
and
Amugun joye Oloore

Amado do wi ise.
When this Ifa appears as Uree at divination, the person should be advised to make
sacrif cE and to beware of greediness. He should forbid eating palm fruits and any red
i
fruit. He shoulc make sacrifice with cock and rabbit. The rabbit should be used for sacrifice
to the elders of thE night and deposited at the road junction near his house.
If it appears at Ayeo, the divinee should make sacrifice with a he-goat, palm fruits,
akara, eko ekuru and a trumpet, in order to achieve the upliftment coming his way and to
avoid sudden deatt before the achievement.
He Made Divination for Olobaghun and Idanigbo:

Uroke Amerun jingini. Odifa fun Olobaghun, abufun Idanigbo.
Uroke with the pointed mouth, made divination for the Tortoise and Idanigbo
when they were contesting for their father's chieftaincy title. They were advised to
make sacrifice, but the Tortoise was in no mood to make any sacrifice. Idanigbo
was advised to make sacrifice with he-goat an( crushed yam (elo or obobo). He was
told to sprinkle the crushed yam from his house to the corona tion site. He did the
sacrifice as he was advised.
The Ifa priest prepared the crushed yam with the iyerosun of the Odu and
gave it to him tc spray to the installation venue. When the two brothers left the
following morning for the venue the Tortoise asked Idabigbo why he was spraying
crushed yam along the route and he replies that he knew what he was doing.
When he could no longer resist the lure of the crushed yam, the Tortoise slowed
down and began to feed on it. As he was eating the crushed yam, the Tortoise
began to sing:
Oye Oye
re o
Idanigbo
Idanigbo
ma de wo
danu Oye
oye re o
Idanigbo
He was virtually conceding the title to Idanigbo as he sang and ate the crushed
yam along thE route. Idanigbo arrived at the venue while there was no trace of the
Tortoise. Idanigbo was eventuall y given the title.
If it appears as Ayeo at divination, the person should be told that he should
forget about position for which he is contesting. If it is Uree, he should be told to
make sacrifice in order tc succeed. If the contest is for a chieftaincy title or a
position of authority, he should make sacrifice with a ram, a tortoise and crushed
yam in order to succeed.
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He Made Divination for Orunmila When He Was Su
rrounded By Enemies:
lno jo oke se ti okun. Orun wo si abata. Adifa fun Orunmila baba

mbe ni irangun ota. Fire was extinguished by sea water. Heat was
humored by the swamp.
These were the two Awos who made divination for Orunmila when he was
surrounded by enemies. He was told to make sacrifice with a he-goat, cutlass,
club, rabbit, and mud missile (ekpakpa in Yoruba and udugbe in Bini). He made
the sacrifice and his enemies began to die one after the other.
When it appears as Ayeo at divination, the person should be told that he or
she has many enemies, but would overcome them if sacrifice was made. If it is
Uree, he will obtain help from other people in whatever he is planning to do.
How Orunmila Solved The Problem of His Three Sworn Enemies:
Death, Water and Fire set out to attack Orunmila. Their identities and
conspiracy were revealed to him in a morning divination. He then repeated the
following poem three times:"I have not seen what you have contemplated except death; what is it that
deprives one of one's belonging except, the river: I do not know what can take
away without retribution except Fire. Orunmila however proclaimed that neither
Death, Water nor Fire could take anything from him and get away with it. He gave a
ram to his Ifa, who OlOkun drove Death away. He also served; Est) with he-goat,
Olokun with pigeon, and Ogun with cock. OlOkun stopped any threat to Orunmila
from Water and Ogiin checked the menace from Fire. He was then left alone in peace
and tranquillity.
He Made Divination for Agbeni Maima:
Oshe ba ile ile, ofi she jana igi
Oshe iyale ile, ofi she oja I jokun gbo run
Adafa fun agbe-ni-ma-rima ti nshe oko Biogbe.
Agbeni maima was a divine priest who used to travel to the side of the sea for
Awo practice. He was away from home for Awo practice most of the time.
Whenever he was away, his wife Bioje missed him so much that she often
contemplated leaving him. Her intentions were always revealed to her husband by a
charm he carried with him.
Anytime he saw the sign that his wife was planning to leave, he would use his
okpa-orere (osegan in Bini) to procure stomach trouble for her at home. Thereafter,
she was singing in praise of her husband, who would subsequently return to make
her well. As soon as she became well, he would travel out once more and the cycle
would resume.
After three such experiences, Agbeni-maima got fed up with his wife's constant
threat to leave. He decided on a fourth occasion to allow her to please herself. He
allowed her to leave and she wandered into the world and no one ever saw her
again. No one knew where she died or where she was buried.

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THE ODUS OF IROSUN AND OWANRIN Irosun-Ogbe

He Made Divination for Ugun And Elulu:

Eight and Nin

Ifism: The Complete Works of Orunmila Volumes

turn to become the Oloore of Ore. He was eventually

Amugun joye Oloore

He Made Divination for Olobaghun and Idanigbo:

THE ODUS OF IROSUN AND OWANRIN

He Made Divination for Orunmila When He Was Su

lno jo oke se ti okun. Orun wo si abata. Adifa fun Orunmila baba

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