Ika Meji - Ifa speaks

Ika Meji means many worries, and asks for prudence. The right sacrifice makes it possible to control things. Children of Ika Meji are usually surrounded by people who enjoy hurting others, ar who derive pleasure from watching other people suffer. They should be constantly ontheir guard, because they cannot count on family or friends for help. Sacrificing to, and feeding of, the Ori is necessary for making the right choices.
If this Odu appears in a normal (non-Ita) divination, it says that this is a good time for conception. One should always bear in mind that what reaps what one has sown. There are jealous enemies who try to block the client's chances. The client cannot rely on his children and has financial problems. Making the right sacrifices to Ifa and Ogun will result in many opportunities for being productive and fertile.
A blanket instruction in this Odu is to be watchful against possible danger in everything you undertake. You cannot count on friends or family.


Ifa says that all this person's possessions
must be divided through the middle, in two,
in order for him not to loose both halves,
that is to say loose it all.
Ifa says that all this person's possessions
must be divided through the middle, on behalf
of a sacrifice, because for this person
the Ikin were beaten, the Opele was cast
on behalf of his life, for which
a goat should be sacrificed now.
"The beach gradually turns into sea, wet;
the sea gradually turns into beach, dry"
were the ones who cast for Owner of Hot Water
and also cast for Owner of Cool Water.
Both asked what they would have to do
in order to have a good life, abundant.
The Awo's instructed both to make sacrifice.
Oshun offered cold water,
Omolu offered hot water.
When Omolu grabs a child,
he dips it into hot water,
and we say: "It has a fever".
Then Oshun is given palm oil and
whatever else she wants, and she cools
the child in cool water; we say:
"Ha! Olorun did this! When we went to Oshun
she made the child loose its fever."
This was the time when people began
to venerate these two deities.
The people danced and rejoiced,
praising their Awo's who in turn praised Ifa,
while Ifa praised Olodumare, because
their Awo's had spoken the truth.
"The beach gradually turns into sea, wet;
the sea gradually turns into beach, dry"
were the ones who cast for Owner of Hot Water
and also cast for Owner of Cool Water,
when both came from Heaven to Earth.
How do we know Owner of Hot Water?
He is the one we call Omolu.
How do we know Owner of Cool Water?
She is the one we call Oshun.
Aye, this is where Ifa says
that a sacrifice should be made, for we
are too hot, far too hot.
Sacrifice, before hotness kills us.

"Jump upon", the awo of Cat,
cast fort the Cat when he was
trading every day, but saw
his profits slip through his fingers.
They told him to offer 6 needles,
6 pigeons and 12,000 cowries.
Cat listened and made the offering.
Since then nothing slips through
Cats claws anymore. Ifa say
here is a person that sees
everything slip away from him;
he must sacrifice, so that things
never will evade him anymore.