Odu Irosun-Ogunda

"Awo in a foreign land.
Far, far away from Ife".
Ifa was cast for Know-it-all,
on the day that she wanted
to teach the awo the tricks of his own trade.
There was Know-it-all, who spoke more
than she listened, and did not know
anything else than that things should be
as she thought they should be.
They instructed her to sacrifice, but
Know-it-all refused to sacrifice
and ran away in anger.
If says we have a client
who tends not to believe Ifa's words
as they come through the Awo.
There is nothing we can do about that.
Ifa says when this Odu is cast in a land
far away from Mother Africa, by a
white awo for a black client, or by a black
awo for a white client, there is
no true way to communicate, for the client
has a wrong perception of how Ifa
and Orisha work. Quick: give something
to Eshu, even if you don't believe the awo
and don't want to offer anything else.
Nothing can be made good here, but at least
prevent things from getting worse.
Then go, if you haven't gone yet.

Irosun-Ogunda

If Irosun-Ogunda is cast in the diaspora, in a land far away from Mother Africa, specifically if cast by a white awo for a black client, or by a black awo for a white client, often there is no true way to communicate, for the client has a wrong perception of how Ifa and Orisha work.