stories and histories ORUNMILA~MAN OF WISDOM.

'Òwe ni Ifá ípa, òmòràn ni ìmò ó'
Ifá always speaks in parables; It is a wise man who understands his words.
Orunmila was the very first Ifa diviner, the first Babalawo (father of mysteries or secrets, a teacher), who came from heaven to earth as part of the 17 original irunmole that Olodumare/Eledumare sent down from heaven. He was given the knowledge of Olodumare which is encoded into the 256 odus of Ifa: the word of Ifa is the word of God, and it covers every possible calamity of humankind and how to avoid them, how to live well and in peace. These trials can come through our own choice of destiny, and also by our own actions or in-actions. It is only Orunmila who knows our destiny as shown by the praise name'The Eyewitness of Destiny, Ẹlérìí Ìpín'. He is also known as'The historian of Ifè land', Òpìtàn Ilè Ifè, Ife being the first area that the irunmole came down from heaven. Orunmila was made the leader of the deities while on earth, before he returned to orun.
Orunmila walked the length and breadth of Yorubland and also traveled to neighboring communities like Tapa land, (Tiv tribe), in the middle belt part of Nigeria. Before leaving each place, he ensured that he had trained and taught one or more students in the oracle of Ifa, as well as ensuring they could perform healings, divination consultations and knew by heart the gospel of Ifa before he left.This is no easy task, as up until this day it is considered to take at least 12 years to learn well the complete set of knowledge which encompasses not only being able to recite,from memory,all 256 odus and their thousands of verses, but also know the proper sacrifices, songs, and herbal medicine for each one of those verses.He is known as 'Akerefinusogon', the small man of stature yet large in wisdom.
Olodumare placed Orunmila here on earth to intercede for humans, to teach us how to co-exist peacefully, to act as a mediator between humans, the orisa and our...
To be continued...

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