Oyeku Ofun Temple

Ifa and Orisha Temple in Arcata, Humboldt County, Northern California // A Peaceful Place for Divine Worship


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That Which We Are After Is Character, Good Character

Sacred and holy ODU IFA EJIOGBE teaches us the following:
If we strike ragba gong against calabash
That which we are after is character
Good character
If we strike ragba against a rope
That which we are after is character
Good character
If we strike ragba gong against a stone
That which we are after is character
Good character
If one is rich without good character
The wealth belongs to someone else
That which we are after is character
Good character
If one is blessed with children but does not have good character
Those children belong to someone else
That which we are after is character
Good character
If one is blessed with property but they do not have good character
The properties belong to someone else
That which we are after is character
Good character


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A Fallen Tree Cannot Change Its Position

A fallen tree cannot change its position
Cast IFA for Ire, Blessings
Son of Oniwani
He was advised to offer Ebo
He complied
He who wants good things in life
Must exercise patience
Lack of patience
Hot-headedness
Refusal to heed advice
Will make a person miss their destined blessings


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IFA, Please Let Me Enjoy the Sweetness of Life

Pankere wonjon wonjon awo inu igbo
difa fun Oosanla Oseeremagbo
ti yo faladun fun Ireke
ebo ni won ni ko se
o gb’ebo o rubo
bi a ba ni re gbogbo lowo
sebi aladun ara eni ni o
Oosanla Oseeremagbo lo faladun fun Ireke
Ifa je n radun ara mi je o

Translation:
The slender cane plant, the Awo of the forest
That is the Awo who cast Ifa for Oosanla Oseeremagbo (Obatala)
Who shall give sweetener to ireke, the sugarcane
He was advised to offer ebo (sacrificial rites)
He complied
If we have all good things in life in our possession
Definitely it is our life’s sweetener
Oosanla Oseeremagbo is he who had given sweetener to Ireke
Ifa, please let me enjoy the sweetness of my own life