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Osa-Iwori
Ifa divination texts from Jaap Verduijn's Odu Ifa Corpus. Ifa as a divination method is found in many countries in West Africa. However, the Yoruba peoples of (mainly) Nigeria have perfected it. The presented texts are translations, rewritings and interpretations of original Yoruba divination verses, in which the traditional "poetry-like" cadence and rhythm has been preserved and/or recreated as far as the English language allows. The visual structure of the texts in writing is according to tradition - there is no such thing as a line break or a paragraph in Ifa chanting. The texts are part of my "working corpus" as an Ifa diviner. More about Ifa on http://www.qondio.com/mama.pl?a=intelshow&i=17751 "Like it is one day,
ir rarely is the next day;
that is why the Awo
consults Ifa regularly"
cast for Osa, whose father owned twenty slaves,
and for Iwori, whose father owned thirty slaves,
which means that Osa paid him respect, on the day
that both cried because they didn't have prosperity,
and could foresee nothing good in their future.
That will change, sacrifice for prosperity,
for money, for children, for everything:
eight pigeons, eight hens, eight bags of cowries.
Both listened, and made the sacrifice,
they were given ewe, which enabled them
to gather riches, just like the awos had said.
Every week we consult Ifa,
because like it is today,
it rarely is tomorrow, and who
has the guts to say that awos shouldn't
earn a decent income? Well?
Osa sees money. Iwori makes rich.
And who there says that awos
should always stay poor? Well?
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This intel reflects only one of my activities. I also write about and/or have websites on: the Avro Lancaster bomber, hookah pipes and shisha smoking, bathroom accessories including toilet bowls and bidets, Black Americana and African-American memorabilia, cranberry glass like Fenton vases, mobility scooters and wheelchairs, gold scrap and scrap gold, taxidermy, aircraft, enemas and much more. Where do I get the time (wide grin)?! Be well! Jaap Verduijn.
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