Odu Ika-Odi

"Whether a man is simply too liberal
or just liberally too simple,
in both cases he will often be lied too"
cast Ifa for the Agba drum, on the day
that he thought he would be in trouble.
They instructed him to sacrifice, in order
not to be punished undeservedly, not to
walk straight into the trap of trouble.
What was he to sacrifice? They said
Agba drum to offer ten eggs, shea-butter,
thunderstones, 44.000 cowries, and ewe.
Grind oriji leaf and olusesaju with black pepper,
and make a soup of it with an egg, slowly slither
a thunderstone into the boiling broth and let cool,
the broth to be eaten first thing in the morning,
this being good medicine!
Agba drum refused to sacrifice, and since then
he is beaten all the time, soundly!

"When an unashamed young boy
meets an old Awo, he beats him;
on meeting an ancient herbal doctor
he punishes the Elder heavily;
whenever he sees an old Muslim priest
kneeling down on the floor in prayer,
he will beat him unconscious"
where the ones who cast for "Disobedient",
who said that nobody could teach him a thing.
"Why's that? Don't you know then
that a child that hits an old,
praying Muslim priest, will soon face
his own premature death?
For maggots die quickly, their life
being over in just a short while,
very quickly indeed."

Warning!

All combinations with Ika admonish the client to be very careful of everything thyat is, might be or might become an infection. Take this in the broadest sense of the word. If you cut your finger, however small, put some iodine on it. If you take anything out of the fridge, look at the expiration date and when in doubt, don't eat it. Be careful what you eat, cood certain foodstuffs well and thoroughly to kill all possible bacteria. Stay away from places of possible infection or contamination. In this day and age the Ika warning alaso pertains to sex, unfortunately. If you have sex with anybody (with the possible exception of your regular partner), take care of good quality protection! Now don't get paranoid for Ifa does not say that you will get a nasty infection of inflammation or such, Ifa simply says that all combinations with Ika warn against the possibility, so you can take precautions.