Irosun Meji is the stable and inflexible reality of what has come before us. The head is where memories are stored, so by protecting the head, Osun preserves the past. Osun is the spirit that protects the head (ori). Irosun means the spirit that protects the head descends. V) Irosun Meji: Irosun Meji occupies the fifth position within the order of Odu Ifa in Yorubaland. A seal is anything irreversible such as birth. To seal something in a ceremony is to guarantee it will manifest. Iv) Odi Meji: Odi means the spirit of female reproductive organs it is known as the seal. Iii) Iwori Meji: It focuses on the ability to identify REAL possibilities. Ii) Oyeku Meji: It is references to the idea that death represents any end of a cycle for example the end of poverty, the end of ill health, the end of confusion, and the end of loneliness. Ifa teaches that all human Destinies are rooted in the spiritual discipline of developing good character. I) Eji Ogbe: The principle of Eji Ogbe is the idea of perfect alignment with Destiny. People consult Ifa for divine intervention and spiritual guidance. Rather, they are passed down orally from one Babalawo to another. Ifá proverbs, stories, and poetry are not written down. These form the basis of traditional Yoruba spiritual knowledge and are the foundation of all Yoruba divination systems.

When the 16 Odu Ifa are combined, a total of 256 Odu emerges which is essentially a collection of 16 Odu, each of which has sixteen alternatives that are believed to reference all situations, circumstances, actions and consequences in life. The Grand Priest of Ifa, the Babalawo or Iyanifas are the Priests and Priestesses of the Ifa Oracle that receive and decode the meaning of the Divine Messages contained in the Odu Ifa Parables that are transmitted to them using a Divination Chain known as Opele or the Sacred Palm or Kola Nuts on a Wooden Divination Tray called the Opon Ifa. The meaning of the16 Odu Ifa of the Ifa Oracle is based on 16 symbolic or allegorical parables contained in the 16 Core Chapters or Principles that form the basis of the Ifá Oracle, a system of divination of the Yoruba people of Nigeria with its origins in Pre-Colonial Africa.

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