This Itadogun

download This Itadogun

of 4

Transcript of This Itadogun

  • 7/27/2019 This Itadogun

    1/4

    This Itadogun, Ifa warns us against earthly enemies and their evil plans. Ifa saysthat our things will be well and that we will overcome them, but we must makesacrifice. The enemies want to see us suffer, maybe even die, but Ifa says thatEsu will protect us and even bring the intended harm to our enemies instead of to

    us.

    On this Ifa says:

    Atekathe priest of Okra

    Casts divination for Okra crying because of children

    He was asked to perform sacrifice such that he would bear children

    Atekathe priest of Garden egg

    Casts divination for Garden egg

    The Garden egg was crying because he has no child

    He was asked to take care of the ground and perform sacrifice for children

    Atekathe priest of Spinners

    Casts divination for the Spinners

    He was crying because of children

    They told him he would have so many children

    But should perform the sacrifice for children

    The three of then heard about the sacrifice

    They performed it

    But they were warned to also perform sacrifice for

    earthly enemies

  • 7/27/2019 This Itadogun

    2/4

    Because of the children they would have

    You all should observe the sacrifice before the arrival of the children theBala;wo said

    Once I have babies

    Every other thing is trivial Okra said

    There is no problem, the priest said

    The Okra started to have children

    ButThe whole world was filled

    But when the children of the Garden egg grows to maturity

    They would cut him into two halves also with a knife

    Man would boil it with melon seeds

    And cook it in soup

    They would eat them

    But the Spinners alone observed the sacrifice

    And till tomorrow

    No one dares cook the Spinners for food

    He is the only one that sacrificed eight hundred

    needles

    Esu then fixed some of the needles on his body

    If anyone attempts to touch him or his children

  • 7/27/2019 This Itadogun

    3/4

    It would pinch their hands

    The Spinners then started to dance and rejoice

    He was praising his Babalwo

    His Babalwo was praising If

    They said it was as their Babalwo had said

    Atekathe priest of Okra casts divination for Okra He was asked to performsacrifice such that he would bear children

    He offered sacrifice and he started bearing children

    But he was asked to sacrifice against earthly enemies

    He heard about the sacrifice yet did not perform it

    Ateka priest of Garden eggs casts divination for

    Garden eggs

    Garden eggs also crying because of barrenness

    He was asked to take care of the ground and perform sacrifice for children

    He performed the sacrifice and started having children

    He was afterwards asked to sacrifice against enemies

    He refused and did not perform the sacrifice of earthly enemies

    Ateka the priest of Spinners casts divination for the Spinners

    He sacrificed for the child bearing and for earthly enemies

    Who is at the back observing all the sacrifices?

    The Spinners

  • 7/27/2019 This Itadogun

    4/4

    Is the one at the back and observing sacrifices

    The Spinners

    Ifa recommends the sacrifice of many, many needles and opolopo epo pupa (a lotof red palm oil) be made to Esu Odara to ensure that our things will be good andthat our enemies evil plans are not able to come to fruition. Ifa segun ota wa. Ifa will conquer our enemies, this week and for all time. Ase O