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 journey in safety.
The sacrifice consisted of crayfish,
a sheep, and 4000 cowries.
The awo's said that Joworo
would never be killed by water;
he would always be able to swim
and to stay on the surface.
Ebo: crayfish, 1 sheep and 44,000 cowries.

"If there is nothing good, there's nothing bad either".
There was "Half Believer", who did believe in the Elders if the Night,
also called the Iyami or, although they don't like that term,
the Witches... but who did not believe in the Orishas.
Every time he saw a person possessed by his Orisha,
he laughed and mocked that person. But then,
on a day of a festival, Shango possessed
one of his children who, ridden by His Majesty,
discouraged one of the people present
from taking a trip, because there would be
danger all around him if he took that trip.
"Half Believer" mocked as usual, saying:
"Don't pay attention to that nonsense. And you,
who claims being ridden by Shango, if you know so much,
please tell me how many people live in the house next door?
Shango spoke through his child: "There are eighteen".
"Half Believer" laughed and said: "I happen to know
the neighbor very well, and I know that only
sixteen people are living in his house".
"Okay, idiot, we'll see" Shango said.
"Just throw 18 nuts in front of the door of the neighbors house".
After this happened, 18 people came out of the house
and collected the nuts, which immediately
changed into gold nuggets. That was a nice
little windfall for the eighteen people!
And for "Half Believer" it was a good lesson!
Flabbergasted he prostrated himself at Shango's feet,
and asked His Majesty for forgiveness.

Iwori-Owonrin

In Iwori-Owonrin Ifa says that somebody here is involved in things that cannot stand the light of day but will soon be discovered, and there is a sick relative who should do well to find a spiritual healer. Ifa also says that the client should not swear or curse, and that the client should be very careful with fire: curses return to you like boomerangs, and fire threatens to destroy you. In this sense it should be noted that "fire" in Ifa can also refer to infection and inflammation and such... considering that this came up in other Odu's it's an issue to pay a lot of attention to! The financial situation is lousey, even to the extend that sometimes there isn't even food on the table. That's not too bad because with some common sense this can be solved, but it's much nore important to watch out for a chuild that is threatened by death. This person should be careful with dogs, and if they want to undertake a journey they should be watchful and careful, this is not the right moment for a journey because of the possibility of an accident. But Ifa also says that the client may not pay much attention to these warnings, because he is stubborn with little faith in what he's being told. The person doesn't like hearing the truth about himself, and often ignores good advice. But maybe he will learn, because a frightening experience is coming up! Try to avoid problems by not quarreling, and don't carry weapons. Be watchful at night, because an attack can come at the most unexpected moment. There may be danger or incarceration, and a court case may be coming up. Ifa also says that all plans this person makes come to nothing, and that everybody turns their back on him, even his own family. Listen: your worst enemy of today was your best friend yesterday!