Iwori Meji Let us all sing now for Iwori-Meji, in order to be able next year, this time, to come together again, Orunmila, to celebrate having survived a whole year. "It is the ant hill I saw, changed into a ...

Iwori-Ika "Stealing on your own creates problems; stealing in a group causes problems; on the day that the thief is caught he tells the names of his accomplices" was the one who cast Ifa for Kusika and his b...

Iwori-Irete Iwori-tejumo'hun-tiise'ni. If you have been initiated into Ifa, your own mind should initiate you. Iwori-tejumo'hun-tiise'ni. Awo! Do not climb a tree on a broken rope. Iwori-tejumo'hun-tiise'ni. A...

Iwori-Irosun "When the day breaks we will not be the same individuals that we were yesterday" was the diviner who cast Ifa for the Fool, who had been asking himself the previous day what he should do and should...

Iwori-Obara "The flame is survived by the ashes; the banana is survived by its children" cast Ifa for Abowaba, the son of Afesosaye. They told him that he would have a long life, that he would be able to tell ...

Iwori-Odi "I have seen them totally", the babalawo of Water, "A sober eye sees the nose", the babalawo of "He who sits quietly and fools others", "He sees the inside as well as the outside" cast Ifa for Ajer...

Iwori-Ofun A good awo cast for Orunmila, on the day that Ifa went on a divination journey to the lagoon and to the sea. They said that Ifa would go on gaining prestige and honor. He would return with good mon...

Iwori-Ogbe "Cover it with a calabash, cover it with a plate" was the one who cast for Iwori on the day that he was going to perform an investigation. They said that the owner would survive, but that the thief...

Iwori-Ogunda "No war anymore, no intrigues anymore, the enemy puts down his weapons" was the one who cast for Olulateja, "The swamp cleverly covers the spear". They told him that the unfortunate would become fo...

Iwori-Okanran Arimasaroka-Iwogbe, the awo for Orunmila, was the one who cast Ifa for Orunmila. They told him to sacrifice, in order to prevent him from getting into trouble with the people that came to him for c...

Iwori-Osa "Escape today, escape tomorrow" cast for the Tortoise, on the day that he escaped into the woods because of his bad behavior. It was decided that, when the tortoise was caught, he would be bound an...

Iwori-Oshe "A beautiful woman who doesn't menstruate, how can she get children?" was the on who cast for Oju Oje, the deity of beauty whom we also know as Oshun, on the day that she wanted children. The told ...

Iwori-Otura "A crooked piece of wood spreads the fire; a fool spreads his own household" cast for Father Snake and his children. They told him that his children would never agree to join hands in order to beat...

Iwori-Oturupon Iwori was the husband of Oturupon, who had a baby who died. Ifa said that this woman would become pregnant again, and would carry the child on her back. Iwori received the advice to sacrifice, to p...

Iwori-Owonrin Olugbemiro, the awo of Oke-Ile, Emibajo, the awo of Oju-Omi, were the ones who cast Ifa for Joworo, on the day that he would make a journey. Joworo listened and made the sacrifice, Joworo made his ...

Iwori-Oyeku Oh dear, oh dear, what a situations! Once we have arrived here, we should not go on before having sacrificed wholeheartedly. The Awo will decide what the sacrifice will be. Sacrifice for survival, ...