100 TYPES OF IFA AND OOGUN
• IFA
PREPARATION
THAT
MAKES
ANY
MEDICINAL PREPARATION THAT THE USER
MAKES WITH HIS/HER HANDS TO WORK
INGREDIENT
• Ewe Ayunre, the leaves of albizia spp., leguminosae
mimosoideae
PREPARATION
The leaves will be burnt into charcoal. The charcoal will be
grinded into powder. The powder will be used to imprint
Ogbe-Ate (Ogbe Irete). The incantation below will be recited
into it. The person willing to use this will make incisions
round his/her two wrists. The powder will be used to rub
the incision marks. All the negative things which normally
prevent medicines that one prepares with ones hands will be
eliminated.
Ogbe Ate
Ifa lo d’ologoronjo
Mo lo d’ologoronjo
Olomilolo, omi abe apata
Ara ile wọn o gbọdọ mu
Eleji wọn o gbọdọ buu lo
Sefa fun Ọrunmila
Nijo ti baba nlo gba ajefo latode Orun wa’ye
O ni gbogbo ewe ti mo ba nsa lo maa je o
A ti f’ayunre j’Olisa
Ewe ti mo ba nsa o je more
Translation
Ifa says that it is now Ologoronjo
I respond that it is ologoronjo
The cool clean water under the rock
Those from the house must not drink
Strangers must not fetch the water for usage
This were the Ifa preparations made for Ọrunmila
When he was going to receive ajefo, the ability to
prepare medicines that will work effectively from
heaven to earth
He declared that all the herbs that I prepare will work
effectively
We have made the ayunre the master of herbal
preparation
All the herbs that I prepare will work with effectiveness
• OOGUN PREPARATION TO MAKE ALL IFA AND
OOGUN PREPARATIONS THAT WE MAKE TO
WORK EFFECTIVELY
INGREDIENTS
• Eku eme asoose,
• Abe oro kan, oro icon (oro blade)
• Ika inaki, the middle finger of an ape
PREPARATION
Burn the three ingredients together into charcoal. Grind the
charcoal into powder. Make incisions round the two wrists. Use
the powder to rub the incision marks. While rubbing the powder
into the incision this person will be saying:
Ilu o nii tobi k’ipa oro o ma kaa
Elegbede o nii lu igi ko ma roo
Translation
No matter how large a town maybe, the authority of Oro will
have effect throughout the land
The ape will never beat any three for it not to produce sound
Doing this, will make all what we do to work effectively.
• OOGUN PREPARATION TO MAKE IPESE FOR
THE ELDERS OF THE NIGHT TO BE ACCEPTED
INGREDIENT
• Ibepe ti awọn eye je ku sori igi re, the pawpaw that the
birds had pecked while still on the pawpaw tree
• Ogede ti awọn eye je ku sori igi re, the banana that the
birds had pecked while still on the banana tree
• Odidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper
PREPARATION
Burn the three ingredients together. Grind into powder. Pour
the powder into a small gaurge. When you prepare any
Ipese for the elders of the night, add a little of the powder to
it. The Ipese will be accepted by the elders.
• IFA FOR PREPARING EṢU YANGI THAT IS
NORMALLY SENT ON ERRANDS
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe abamọda
• Imi ojo, sulphur
• Yangi,
• Akuko, rooster
PREPARATION
Crush the abamọda in water. Use it to wash the yangi
properly. Grind imi ọjọ into powder. Use the imi ọjọ to imprint
Ogunda bede. Recite the Odu incantation into it. Dig a small
hole on the ground where the Eṣu will be. Put all the
abamọda leaves that had been crushed in water into the
hole. Slaughter the rooster. Put the blood on top of the
yangi. Add the head to the abamọda leaves in the hole. Pour
the sulphur on top of the yangi and also in the ground. Place
the yangi on top of everything. The moment this is done, the
Eṣu is ready to be sent on any errand.
Ogunda bede
Ẹṣin ja, ẹṣin njẹ’ko
B’eeyan ba rin a wo sun
Akiri j’aye ka laa pe ọjọ
Eṣu Ọdara kiri ka origun mẹrin aye yii
Gbogbo ibi ti mo ba ran ọ lọ ni ki o de
Ojumọ o nii mọ k’oorun ma la
Aba ti abamọda ba da ni Oriṣa ngba
Bi akukọ ba kọ
A f’ọna ilu han ẹni yoo ṣi’na
Translation:
The horse broke lose and was eating grasses
When a human being walks
He will observe his environment
He who moves round the world is the name of the sun
Eṣu Ọdara move round the four corners of this world
Wherever I send you, you must go
There is no morning that the sun will not appear in the
sky
It is the proposal of abamọda that the Oriṣa accept
When the rooster crows
It will show road to those who had missed their ways
• OOGUN PREPARATION TO ATTRACT CLIENTELE
INGREDIENTS
• Ọmọ onile, one wall gecko
• Lavender
PREPARATION
Put one live wall gecko into a bottle. Pour plenty of lavender
into it. The lavender will be used as body spray or
perfume. Whoever uses this will discover that many clients
are attracted to him/her.
• IFA PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOUR
INGREDIENTS
• Awo Ẹwiri, the hide of a blacksmith’s blower
• Iyẹpẹ oju awọ Agbẹdẹ, the soil particles of a blacksmith’s
furnace
PREPARATION
The soil particles coming out of the blacksmith’s furnace will
be collected and be grinded into a fine powder. The dust will
then be imprinted with Ọyẹku-Meji. The incantation stated
below will be recited into it. The hide will then be knitted into
a pouch or a small purse. The dust will be put into the pouch
or purse and sealed up. The person who needs it will put
it on his/her body and be carrying it about. It is advisable
to make it a very small pouch or purse in order for it to be
easy to carry about.
Ọyẹku Meji
Ọrunmila ni bi o ba le turunkun
Ko turunkun
Ọrunmila ni bi o ba le turunpọn
Ko tunrunpọn
Awọn ara Ile-Ifẹ ni Ọrunmila npu’rọ
Awọn ara Ile-Ifẹ ni Ọrunmila ns’ẹda ọrọ
Ọrunmila ni bo ba dabi irọ
Kẹẹ bi Ọlaberinjọ to nbẹ l’ode Isado
Bo ba dabi irọ
Kee bi Alugede to nbe l’ode Ekiti Efon
Bo ba dabi iro
Kẹẹ bi Akinkunmi to nbẹ l’Ọta Odo
Ọmọ a-ro-gedegede gbon’mi o
Won pe won
Won bi won l’eere
Won ni Ọrunmila kii pu’ro
Won ni Ọrunmila kii s’eda oro
Won ni otito oro ni Ọrunmila n so
Inu wa bi Ọrunmila
O wa so iroke e re si’ta
Aja wa bi’nu
O gbe iroke
Ekun bi’nu
O pa aja
Ode bi’nu
O pa Ekun
Ejo bi’nu
O pa Ode
Opa bi’nu
O pa Ejo
O p’oro ejo m’ejo l’enu
Awon Ekunkun nii gb’awo fun ni
Lai l’opon ifa
Awon okunkun nii gb’awo fun ni
Lai l’adibo
Awon ni won se’fa fun omo tuntun jojolo
Ab’atese lo lo lo
Ni’jo to nti Ikole Orun bo wa’le Aye
O de’le aye tan
O f’ese mejeeji te’pon Ifa fin fin fin
O ni ajo kan ajo kan
Ti mo ba won wa l’eni o
Al’adaa kan ko gbodo fi sa mi
T’emi awo ewiri lo jo wa o
T’emi awo ewiri lo jo wa o
Oni’bon kan ko gbodo yin i lu mi
T’emi awo ewiri lo jo wa o
T’emi awo ewiri
Oni’bi kan ko gbodo fi se mi
T’emi awo ewiri lo jo wa o
T’emi awo ewiri
Oyeku meji o!
Ki o so mi l’owo ibi gbogbo
Translation
Ọrunmila declared that if it would turn to crisis
Let it turn to crisis
Ọrunmila insisted that if it would turn to upheaval
Let it turn to upheaval
The indigenes of Ile-Ifẹ said that Ọrunmila was telling lies
The inhabitants of Ile-Ifẹ declared that Ọrunmila was using
negative terms
Ọrunmila responded that if what he said looked like a lie
Go and ask Ọlaberinjọ, who was at Isado land
If what he said looked like a lie
Go and ask Alugede, who was at Ekiti Ẹfọn land
If what he said looked like a lie
Go and ask Akinkunmi, who was at Ọta Odo land
He who robes in an elaborate manner to drain the stream
They called them
And they asked them
They responded that Ọrunmila never told lies
And that Ọrunmila never used negative terms
They concluded that it was the truth that Ọrunmila was
saying
Ọrunmila became angry
And threw his Iroke outside
The dog became angry
And carried the Iroke
The leopard became angry
And killed the dog
The hunter became angry
And killed the leopard
The snake became angry
And killed the hunter
The staff became angry
And killed the snake
And also killed the poison in the snake’s mouth
It is Ekunkun, Blade Grass that performs Ifa work for one
Without Ifa tray
And it is Okunkun, Date Palm that performs Ifa work for one
Without Adibo, those who hold Ibo determinants
They were the ones who made Ifa work for a new born baby
The baby with clean spotless feet
When coming from heaven to earth
When he got into the world
He uses his two feet to step on Ifa tray three times
He declared that the journey
That I have come this day
No matchete holder must strike me with it
I have come together with Awo Ewiri, the hide of a
blacksmith’s blower
It is I together with the hide of a blacksmith’s blower
No gum holder must shoot me with it
I have come together with Awo Ewiri, the hide of a
blacksmith’s blower
It is I together with the hide of a blacksmith’s blower
No evil doer must perpetrate any evil against me
I have come together with Awo Ewiri, the hide of a
blacksmith’s blower
It is I together with the hide of a blacksmith’s blower
• IFA PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOUR
• Ogede omini 4, 8,12 or 16 ripe bananas
• Iyẹrosun, baphia nitida lodd., leguminosae papilionoideae
PREPARATION
Iyẹrosun will be used to imprint Otura Ogbe inside a white
plate or Ifa tray. The incantation stated below will be recited.
The person who wishes to use this preparation will peel 4, 8,
12, or 16 ripe bananas, depending on the amount of
bananas that he/she can consume at a sitting. He/she will
then use the bananas to consume the Iyẹrosun.
Otura Orikọ (Otura Ogbe)
Ikusanwo nii ṣ'ọmọ ọkunrin Ajẹ
Asangbagba nii ṣ'ọmọ ọkunrin Ọdara
Ori-Adetu, a b’iwa gbogbo pẹlẹ
Nii ṣ'ọmọ ọkunrin Agbọnniregun
Ni’jọ to nbẹ l’aarin edidi
Ni’jọ to nbẹ l’aarin ọta
Mo gun’yan lẹbẹlẹbẹ
Wọn ni nko gbọdọ jẹẹ
Mo ro’ka lẹbẹlẹbẹ
Wọn ni nko gbọdọ jẹẹ
Mo ni kini n o wa jẹ o?
Wọn ni kin ma lọ jẹ ilẹpa dodoodo
Ti nmi lalade ọrun
Nitori oun ba le j’ọgẹdẹ lọ
Emi o lee jẹẹ
Otura l’ọtun-un, Orikọ l’osi
Ki o kobi wọn fun wọn
Ki o k’eedi ree ba eleedi
Ki o k’ẹfun ree ba ẹlẹfun-un
Translation:
Ikusanwo is the male child of Ajẹ, the Witches
Asangbagba is the male child of Eṣu Ọdara
Ori-Adetu, whose character is characterized by meekness
Is the male child of Agbọnniregun
When he was right in the midst of tribulation
And was in the midst of enemies
I procured a well prepared pounded yam
They said that I must not eat it
I also procured a well made cassava flour meal
They said that I must not eat it
I asked them what I would eat
They asked me to eat sand excavation
Which was in the frontage of heaven
I responded that I could not eat the sand excavation
That was in the frontage of heaven
This was because anything stronger that bananas
I could not eat it
Otura on the right
And Orikọ (Ogbe) on the left
Go and return their evil to them
Go and return expletives to the owner
And return negative charms to the owner
• IFA PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOUR
INGREDIENTS
• Ọmọ onile, one wall gecko(the tail must not be allowed to
cut)
• Irun Afin, the hair of an albino
• Akara Oja ti o mupo daradara. Plenty of akara, bean cake
that was fried with palm oil inside the market. The Akara
must be fried inside the market and it must be with
palm oil. It must also be well soaked inside the palm
oil.
PREPARATION
The three items will be burnt into charcoal. Please note that
hair of the albino must be put inside the container that is
being used to burn the ingredients after the two other
ingredients are almost burnt to charcoal. The charcoal will be
grinded into fine powder. Imprint Eji-Ogbe on the powder
and the person who needs it will be using it to rub
his/her head from the forehead to the back of the skull
bit by bit on a regular basis.
Eji-Ogbe
O sa goo-goo-go ninu ẹyẹle
O pajuba s’eti igboro t’oun t’isan
Inu kii bi bale ile
Ko pa Ọmọnile bọ’ri
Inu kii bi Oriṣa
Ko p’Afin
Inu kii b’epo-b’iyọ
Ko p’akara ọja je
Oso to nbe nigboro ilu
Aje to nbe nigboro ilu
Ki ise temi ko maa ba tiwon mu
Eji-Ogbe o!
Ki o lo gbe ife mi si okan gbogbo tokunrin tobinrin
Translation:
He ran stealthily inside the pigeon
He made tent in the uncleared farm with Isan rope
The head of the family cannot succumb to anger
To the extent of using a wall gecko to propitiate his Ori
And no anger will overwhelm Oriṣa (Ọbatala)
For him to kill an albino
Anger cannot make both palm oil and table salt
For them to kill the Akara (bean cake) that is being fried in
the market for consumption
The wizards that are inside the town
And the witches that are in the town
Let my attitude conform with theirs
Eji-Ogbe o o o!
Go and put my love into the heart of all men and women
• IFA PREPARATION FOR RESPECT AND HONOUR
INGREDIENTS
• Obi Abata, plenty of kola nuts (very dry ones)
• Eko tutu, corn meal
PREPARATION
Grind the dry kola nuts into a very fine powder. Use the
powder to imprint Eji-Ogbe on Ifa tray or a white flat plate.
Recite the incantation below. Pour it into a container and use
one teaspoon with cold porridge regularly on Tuesdays.
Eji-Ogbe
Olugbetaro
Aja-birabira-wonu-igbo
Igba ti o maa koo si
Ogun ori ota lo koo si
Ogun yi jajaaja
O pa Adebiyii tii se yeye iwo Ogun
Ogun gbo, ogun ko hanyan
O ko wonronkojikan
Ogun bere sii pa won
Ogun pa won titi
Won pade Ọrunmila lona
Ọrunmila wa ko hanyan
O ko wonronkonjikan
Ogun ni eeriti
Ti Ọrunmila ko hanyan
To ko wonrankan jikan
Ọrunmila ni Adebiyii tii se yeye iwo Ogun
Ni oun ngbe
Orun wo dawo ero lo Ọrunmila lowo patapata
Ogun ni o di too abariwon Esu Odara
Oni ito to ba bale
Ko gbodo lo enu mo lailai
Emi omo Ọrunmila ijo kiini naa ree o
Ki nlo ire ki nbo ire
Ki o daabo bo mi o
Translation
Olugbetaro
He who fights and struggles into the shrub
The first time that you were to wage war
It was the war on the hilltop that you waged
The war was so fierce
You killed Adebiyii, the adopted mother of Ogun
When Ogun heard of the incident, he screamed
He shouted war cries
Ogun started to kill people
He killed and killed
And the remaining people met Ọrunmila
Ọrunmila too screamed
And he too shouted war cries
Ogun asked Ọrunmila that why did he scream
And raised war songs
He responded that he was in support of Adebiyii, the mother
of Ogun
Ogun then handed the matter over to Ọrunmila for peaceful
settlement
Ogun said that it was the end of the crisis
The moment saliva is spit out,
It will never return to the mouth
Here I am, the child of Ọrunmila of those days
Let me be going and be returning safely
Please give me protection anywhere I may be
• IFA PREPARATION FOR PROSPERITY
INGREDIENTS
• Afomo ajade,
bignoniaceae
stereospermum
kunthianum
• obi apata 22, 22 kolanuts with four lobes
• orogbo 22, 22 bitter kolas
• ataare 22, 22 whole of ataare
cham.,
PREPARATION
The four items will be burnt together into charcoal. The
charcoal will be grinded into powder. The powder will be
used to imprint Eji Ogbe on Ifa tray or white flat plate. The
powder will then be poured into a bottle calabash (ado
Ijamo). A little bit of the powder will be poured into water for
bathing. Please note: a, the bottle calabash must not touch
the ground again; and b, when this preparation is to be used,
no soap must be used along with it.
Eji Ogbe
Yaparumo
Oniso ore
Olomo abinaku degi-degi
Olomo abina wada-wada
Iwo ni koo fi wa owoo temi fun mi wa
Obi ni koo fi bi rere temi wa bo mi
Ataare ni koo fi taari rere temi wa ba mi
Owoo mi wa te ewe omo-onijigbada-jigbodo
Ewe omonijigbada-jigbodo kii fese rinle tii fi nrowo
Ifa ma jee ki nmese rinle ki nfi maa rowo
Ifa o to gege kaje fi maa wa mi wa nigba yii o
Bi a ba bomi sori, a wa ese wa
Translation
Yaparumo
Owner of the stall made with ore mats
He who spends money in an inexhaustible manner
He who spends without end
Use bitter kolas to bring my money to me
And use kola nuts to drag my money to my side
Use ataare to push all my ire to me
My hands have secured own omo-onijigbada-jigbodo
leaves
Omo-onijigbada-jigbodo leaves do not touch the ground
Before securing money
Ifa do not let me trek about before I get money
Ifa it is high time for wealth to begin to look for me
If water is poured on the head, it will certainly look for
the legs
• IFA PREPARATION
SUPPORT.
FOR
PROSPERITY
AND
INGREDIENTS
• Olu ogan meta, three ant queens
• Akere meji, two striped frogs
• Ewe owo, the leave of brillantaisia nitens landau,
acanthaceae
PREPARATION
Grind the leaves into a fine paste. Put the paste into a small
clay pot and use it to cook the three ant queens and the two
striped frogs. Add palm oil and salt to taste and as
appropriate. Use Iyẹrosun to imprint Eji Ogbe on Ifa tray or a
white flat plate and recite the Odu below. Pour the Iyẹrosun
inside the soup. Wash your Ikin-Ifa very clean with oti. Pour
the herbal soup into the Ifa and leave it there till the next
day. The soup will then be eaten inside the Ifa bowl very
early in the morning.
Eji Ogbe
Odogun
Agba doromi
Akere kolo
Odogun laa pe Ifa
Agba doromi la ape Esu
Akere kolo la ape eyin Ajalorun
Ifa dindinrin ni mo sun
Ifa je ki nmaa ji dindinrin
Ifa ma jee ki iya o je mi
Iya kii je Olu Ogan
Ifa ma jee ki osi o ta mi
Osi kii ta Olu Ogan
Ifa dindinrin ni mo sun
Ifa je ki nmaa ji dindinrin
Ifa mo sunkun aje pe o o
Ojo akere ba sunkun pe eji lojo nro
Ifa fi mi je oloja nigbayi o
Ewe iyanngo nbe loko
Kasai wa je Oloja nigba eerun
Translation
Odogun
Agba doromi
Akere kolo
Odogun is the name of Ifa
Agba doromi is the name of Esu
Akere kolo is the name of Ajalorun
Ifa I have slept hale and hearty
Ifa please let me wake up hale and hearty
Ifa please do not let me suffer
The ant queen is not known to suffer
Ifa please do not let me experience any want
The ant queen is not known to experience any want
Ifa I have slept hale and hearty
Ifa please let me wake up hale and hearty
Ifa I had cried to you because of wealth
The day that the striped frog cries to summon the rain is
the day nthat the rain will fall
Ifa please make me a leader this time around
There is iyanngo leaf in the farm
It will not but become the leader during the dry season
• IFA PREPARATION FOR STRONG ERECTION
INGREDIENTS
a. Ako okuta, quartz stone
• Etu ibon, gun powder
• Ori Ijapa, the head of a land tortoise
• Ewe opapara, the leaves of stachytarheta indica (L.) vahl.,
verbenaceae
• Ose dudu, Black soap
• The stick that was stuck into an Okete, giant rat from the
market.
• Iyẹrosun, baphia nitida lodd., leguminosae papilionoideae
PREPARATION
The four materials will be grinded together into a fine paste
and mixed with soap. The soap will be attached to a stick
that was stuck into an Okete giant rat (The rat will be
removed, only the stick will be used). Iyẹrosun will be used
to imprint Odi-Oyeku and the incantation below will be
recited into the Iyẹrosun. The Iyẹrosun will then be mixed
with the soap. The person will be using the soap to wash
his penis two times in a day, preferably morning and
night.
Idin Oyeku
Idin-yeku, idin oye-n-la
Dia fun Baba-a-koo-kaa
To l’enikan o nii gbo
A o se mo Baba-a-koo-kaa
To l’enikan o nii gbo laa pe wo oko
Ọrunmila wi, o l’oko o t’emi o maa le
N o maa fi do’bo nigba to wu mi
Won l’oko o t’emi o maa se le
Ti n maa fi do’bo nigba to wu mi
Oni ilekule l’okuta ako n le
Igbakugba l’etu n gba
Iyokuyo l’alabahun ma n yo’ri
Opapara kii ro ni’gba kankan
Opa to ba ba okete lo oja
Gangangan nii duro
Oko o t’emi o maa le
Idin-yeku, idin-oye-nla
Translation
Idin-yeku, idin of the twilight
That was the message of Ifa for the man who sneaked into
his inner room
And declared that nobody will know
How do we identify the man who sneaked into his inner room
And declared that nobody will know is the name of Oko, the
Penis
Ọrunmila declares that I will be having strong erection
And I will be inserting my penis into vaginal anytime I wish
They queried that why should I be having strong erection
And be inserting my penis into vaginal anytime that I wish?
Ọrunmila responded that the strongness of a quartz stone is
without limit
And the way the gun powder catches fire is without
restriction
The land tortoise’s head moves in and out of its shell without
restriction
Opapara tree does not go soft at any time
The stick that accompanies Okete from the market to the
house is always erect and turgid
My penis will be having strong erection
Idin-yeku, idin Oye-n-la, Idin of the twilight
• IFA FOR VICTORY OVER ENEMIES
INGREDIENTS
• Igbin nla kan, one big mature land snail
•
Ewe Aluro tutu,
•
Iyere, Piperaceae
• Epo, Palm oil
• Iyo, Table Salt
• Iyẹrosun, baphia nitida lodd., leguminosae papilionoideae
• Isasun kekere, a small clay pot
PREPARATION
The snails will be boiled with water and be removed from the
shell after boiling. A knife made with bamboo or palm frond
or raffia palm will be used to cut the snail flesh into 16 parts.
Knife must not be used to cut it. The aluro leaves and
iyere spice will be grinded together and put in a small clay
pot. The snail flesh will be added to it. It will be cooked. Salt
and palm oil will be added to it as appropriate. When well
cooked, it will be left to cool. Iyẹrosun will then be imprinted
with Ofun Meji and the incantation below will be recited into
it. The Iyẹrosun will then be added into the soup. The soup
will then be consumed by the person who needed it.
Ofun Meji
Oro gbaa
Oro gboo
Tani npe’ri omo Oro ni’bi
Eni ba pe’ri omo Oro ni’bi
Oro a se l’apa
Oro gbaa
Oro gboo
Tani npe’ri omo Oro ni’bi
Eni ba peri omo Oro nibi
Oro a se l’ese
Oro gbaa
Oro gboo
Tani npe’ri omo Oro ni’bi
Eni ba pe’ri omo Oro ni’bi
Oro a foo l’oju
B’eerun ba yan
Gbogbo ewe’ko ‘we’ju a r’ese Obarisa
Orangun meji o!!! Yeepa Odu!!!
Ota a mi se l’apa
Orangun meji o!!! Yeepa Odu!!!
Ota a mi se l’ese
Orangun meji o!!! Yeepa Odu!!!
Ota a mi fo l’oju
Translation
Oro gbaa, Oro slap them
Oro gboo, Oro kick them
Who is planning ill against the child of Oro
Whoever plans evil against the child of Oro
Oro will break their arms
Oro gbaa,
Oro gboo,
Who is planning ill against the child of Oro
Whoever plans evil against the child of Oro
Oro will break their legs
Oro gbaa,
Oro gboo,
Who is planning ill against the child of Oro
Whoever plans evil against the child of Oro
Oro will make them blind
During the dry season
All grasses and leaves will return to the domain of Obarisa
and reside at his feet
Orangun Meji o!!! Yeepa Odu!!!
My enemies’ arms are broken
Orangun Meji o!!! Yeepa Odu!!!
My enemies’ legs are broken
Orangun Meji o!!! Yeepa Odu!!!
My enemies’ eyes have become blind
• OOGUN FOR STRONG ERECTION
INGREDIENTS
• Iran idi ijapa, the tip end of the Anus of a land tortoise
• Ase idi Ologbo, the tip end of a cat’s tail
PREPARATION
The two ingredients will be burnt together into a charcoal. It
must not be allowed to burn to ashes. The charcoal will then be
grinded into a fine powder. The person who wishes to use it will
make three incisions with a sharp blade on his lower back
below the waist line. He can also ask someone to help him
make the incision. The powder will then be used to rub the
incision mark.
• OOGUN FOR STRONG ERECTION
INGREDIENTS
• Oko ikun, the penis of a mature squirrel
• Oko Obuko, the penis of a mature he-goat
• Ori Ikun, the head of a mature squirrel
• Eru Alamo, croton lobatus l., euphorbiaceae
PREPARATION
Grind or pound the four ingredients into a fine paste. Spread
the paste in the sun to dry. Please do not use fire to dry
the paste. When it is well dried, grind again into fine powder.
Use one tea spoon full with hot porridge two times a
day, preferably morning and night after meal.
• OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STRONG ERECTION
INGREDIENTS
• Orogbo gbigbe, plenty of dry bitter kola
• Ako okuta to funfun daadaa, quartze
• Sugar
PREPARATION
The three ingredients will be grinded into powder separately.
After that, they will be mixed together. The patient will use it
one tea spoonful in hot or cold porridge once a day
preferably at night.
• OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe Etiponla tutu, the fresh leave of boerhavia
diffusa l., nyctaginaceae
• Imi Ojo, sulphur
• Aso waji, cloth soaked in dye
• Ose dudu, black soap
PREPARATIONS
The first three ingredients will be grinded together into a
fine paste. The paste will be mixed with soap. Whoever
wishes to use this soap will first use a lot of palm oil to
rub her two breasts properly. Two different sponges
will be used for washing the two breasts. The soap
will be added to the two sponges. The first sponge
will be used to wash the right breast while the
second sponge will be used to wash the left breast.
Doing this will kill all the germs in the breasts.
• OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Eepo asuuru, the bark of a tree
• Egbo Okan, the root of combretum smeathmannii g.
combretaceae
• Eepo Opoto, the bark of ficus sur forssk., moraceae
• Eru awonka or Alamo, croton lobatus l., euphorbiaceae
• Adi dudu, palm kernel oil
• Akuko kan, one mature rooster
• Kotopo kan, one clay cooking pot
PREPARATION
The rooster will be slaughtered and its blood will be used to
rub every part of the back of the clay pot. All the other
ingredients will be put inside the pot. You will also put clean
water into it. It will be cooked properly. When it is well boiled,
the palm kernel oil will be flooting on top of the water. The palm
kernel oil will then be gathered and put inside another
container. The woman who needs this will drink the herb
tea one cup two times a day and use the palm kernel oil to
rub her breast regularly. All the germs will die.
• OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Eepo Oluboki, the bark of erythrophleum suaveolens (guill
& perr.) brenan leguminosae caesalpinoideae
• Obuotoyo, salt rock
• Ose dudu, black soap
PREPARATION
The first two ingredients will be grinded together and the
past will be mixed with soap. The soap will be used to
wash the two breast three times a day. Doing this will kill
all the germs in the breast.
• OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Ireke, sugar cane
• Egbo ifon, the root of olax subscorpioidea olive.,
olacaceae
PREPARATION
The two ingredients will be pounded together and the
juice will be squeezed out and poured inside a bottle
container. The woman who needs it will be taking
one tot glass every evening.
• OOGUN FOR BREAST INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Gbegi, eleusine indica (l) gaertn, gramineae
• Ede pupa,brown shrimps
• Epo pupa, palm oil
PREPARATION
The Gbegi will be put inside a pot and water will be poured
into it. The pot will be placed on water and boiled until it gets
to boiling point. The brown shrimps will be grinded into fine
powder and be mixed with palm oil. The woman who needs
this will use the palm oil to rub her two breasts
generously. She will put the Gbegi, herb tea on fire
again and cover her body with thick clothe together with
the hot herb tea. The steam of the herb tea will be
penetrating her skin and breast. Doing this will kill all the
germs in the breast.
• OOGUN PREPARATION
ATTRACTION
FOR
LOVE
AND
INGREDIENTS
• Eso imi esu pupo, the seed of ageratum conyzoides l.,
compositae
• ifoofo okun, sea shell
PREPARATION
Grind the two items together. Dry it in the sun. After that,
grind it into powder. Mix it with other face powder or talcum.
Use it to rub the face regularly, especially when going out to
meet people. Doing this will make him/her highly attractive to
people.
• OOGUN PREPARATION
ATTRACTION
FOR
LOVE
AND
INGREDIENTS
• Awo igala, antilope skin
• Ewe sawerepepe tutu,
• Ori, shea butter
• ointment
PREPARATION
Burn the antelope skin into charcoal. Grind the charcoal
together with the sawerepepe leaves. Dry it in the sun. Mix it
with ointment and ori, shea butter. The person in need of this
preparation will use this cream to rub his/her eyebrow when
going to meet his/her lover. Doing this will make him/her
positively attracted to the lover.
• OOGUN PREPARATION
ATTRACTION
FOR
LOVE
AND
INGREDIENTS
• Isu odunkun funfun, white sweet potates
• egbo agbayun, the root of synesepalum dulcificum
(schumach & thonn.) daniell, sapotaceae
• Egbo Osunsun, the root of carpolobia lutea g. don,
polygalaceae
• Aayan meje, seven Cockroaches
• Akekee meje, seven scorpions
• Oyin, honey
PREPARATION
Burn the sweet potatoes and osunsun together into charcoal.
Grind the charcoal together with agbayun, aayan, and
akeekee. Put the mixture in a container which the hand can
enter and add honey to it. The person who needs this Oogun
will use it to rub his/her genital before making love to his/her
partner. Doing this will make the couple enjoy sex with each
other and will be looking for more.
• OOGUN PREPARATION
ATTRACTION
FOR
LOVE
AND
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe omisinmisin pelebe, the leaves of abrus precatorius
l.,leguminosae papilionoideae
• Ewe ominsinmisin gogoro,
• Eso werepe, the seed of mucuna sloanei fawc. & rendle.
Leguminosae papilionoideae
• Sugar,
• Adi dudu, palm kernel oil
• Oyin, honey
PREPARATION
The first four items will be grinded together. The mixture will
be put in a container that the hands can enter. Add as many
waist beads as you like to it. Leave everything there for
either 7, 9 or 16 days, depending on how powerful you want
it to be. The bead will be removed and the woman will tie it
round her waist. Any man who makes love to this woman
while the bead is around her waist will never feel like making
love to any other woman again.
• OOGUN PREPARATION FOR EYONU, GENERAL
ACCEPTABILITY
INGREDIENTS
• Eepo Oluboki, the bark of erythropleum swaveolens (guill.
& perr.) brenan, leguminosae caesalpinoideae
• ikun imu ojia, the gum of daniellia ogea (Harms) rolfe.,
leguminosae caesalpinioideae
• lavender
PREPARATION
Grind Eepo oluboki and ojia together to form a fine
powder. Pour a little of the powder inside a good smelling
lavender. Use the lavender as body spray or perfume.
The user of this lavender preparation will find that he/she
is generally accepted anywhere that he/she goes.
• IFA PREPARATION TO SEEK THE FAVOUR OF
THE ELDERS OF THE NIGHT
INGREDIENT
• Eku kan, one rat
• Eja kan, one fish
• Isu Ewura, water yam
• Epo pupa, palm oil
• Awo sobi, clay plate
PREPARATION
Roast the water yam until it is well cooked. Remove the
burnt part and cut the remaining one inside the clay plate.
Add the rat and the fish to it. Pour the palm oil into it. Use
Iyẹrosun to imprint Otura Meji on Ifa tray or a white flat plate.
Recite the Odu incantation into it. Add the Iyẹrosun to the
Ipese. Place it where Ifa direct.
Otura Meji
Ogbugbugbagbaa
O sedi rerenku o gori ite agbo
Eye nla tii fese yarun
Eye nla tii bo salubata ide
Eyin mereerin ni Olodumare ko ile aye le lowo
E ma jee ki ona o se mo mi
Ona kii se ,’eku
Ono kii se m’eja
Ninu gbogbo isu tin be loko
Ewura nika lo wu oboo je
A o wa bu epos ii. A o wa beere ibi ti a o gbe si
Translation
Ogbugbugbagbaa
She awkwardly sat on top of the mat of longevity
The big bird that uses its feet to tear the heavens apart
The big bird that wears the brass sandals
The four of you were the ones whom Olodumare
handed the world to their hands
Do not allow the path of fortune to block against me
The path does not block against the rat
And the path does not block against the fish
Of all the yam types in the farm
Only Ewura, the water yam interest the monkey in
consuming
• IFA PREPARATION
ENEMIES
FOR
VICTORY
AGAINST
INGREDIENTS
• Iyẹrosun,
baphia
papilionoideae
nitida
lodd.,
leguminosae
• Hot porridge
PREPARATION
Use the Iyẹrosun to imprint Oyeku-Meji inside either Ifa
tray or a white flat plate. Recite the Odu below. After
that, pour the Iyẹrosun inside a very hot porridge and
give to the person who needs it to drink while very
hot. Please note that it must be drunk while the
porridge is very very hot. It will not work if the
porridge is not consume when it is hot.
Oyeku Meji
Adamode yanju laa pe Iku
Adigbale gba koko baja laa pe Arun
Ofilo laa pe Eyin Iya mi Aje
E da o taa mi sorun
Esu iwo ni ki o lo ree se won
Translation
Adamode yanju is the name that Iku, Death is called
Adigbale gba koko baja is the name that Arun, Affliction
is called
Ofilo is the name that we call my mother the witches
Send all my enemies to heaven
Esu Odara you must go and put them into trouble
• IFA PREPARATION
ENEMIES
FOR
VICTORY
OVER
INGREDIENTS
• Ifa oku kan, one Ikin whose owner who the Ikin was used
for during initiation exercise is dead
• Ile aatan, sand from an ancient dump site
• Ile Oju Ona, the sand from an ancient foot path
• Esu ti eni ti o rii ti ku, part of the Esu, clay stone whose
owner had died
• Akuko kan, one mature rooster
• Oko ti won ti lo daadaa kan, one hoe blade which had
been in use for a long time
PREPARATION
We will grind the sand of the refuse dump site, the sand of
the ancient path, the sand from the Esu together, we will
spread all the sand inside Ifa tray or a white flat plate. We
will imprint Obara Ika with the sand. We will put the Ikin in
the middle of the sand that had being imprinted with Obara
Ika. We will recite the incantation stated below into it.
Everything will be poured into a cotton wool, it will be
wrapped up and tied firmly with white and black thread. This
will be tied to the hoe blade. The rooster will be slaughtered
and its blood will be drained on the hoe and the band that
was tied to it. This will be tied to somewhere in the house
and be allowed to dangle. The user will be using it to
touch his/her head regularly and all his/her enemies will
be in serious trouble.
Obara Ika
Agbogbo
Agboya
Agbo-feyin-t’akoko
Alara tefa
Ajero te’fa
Aye ni won ba’fa
Aye ni won fi’fa si lo
Aye ni ki awon otaa mi fi mi si lo
Ifa ni nreyin eni ti ntee
Emi ni kin reyin awon ota mi o
Esu ni nreyin eni ti nrii
Emi ni kin reyin awon ota mi o
Ona ni nreyin eni ti ntoo
Emi ni kin reyin awon ota mi o
Aatan ni nreyin eni ti ndale sii
Emi ni kin reyin awon ota mi o
Oko ni nreyin eni to ku
Emi ni ki nreyin awon ota mi
Translation
Agbogbo
Agboya
Agbo-feyin-t’akoko
Alara was initiated into Ifa
Ajero was also initiated into Ifa
They met Ifa in this world
And they left Ifa in this world
Let all my enemies leave me in this world
It is Ifa that sees the end of those who are initiated into it
Let all my enemies leave me in this world
It is Esu who sees the end of those who prepared it
Let all my enemies leave me in this world
It is path who sees the end of those who trek on it
Let all my enemies leave me in this world
It is the dump site who sees the end of those who put refuse
into it
Let all my enemies leave me in this world
It is the hoe who sees the end of those who died
Let all my enemies leave me in this world
• IFA PREPARATION
ENEMIES
FOR
VICTORY
AGAINST
INGREDIENTS
• Igbin kan, one big land snail
• Egbo wowo, the root of hippocratea welwischii oliv.,
calastraceae
• iyere, Piperaceae
PREPARATION
A hole will be made on the back of the snail’s shell. It is from
the hole that was made on the snail’s shell that the flesh of
the snail will be removed. Egbo wowo and iyere will be
grinded together and will be used to cook the snail, palm oil
and salt will be added as appropriate. Iyẹrosun will be used
to imprint Eji-Ogbe on Opon Ifa or on a white flat plate. The
incantation below will be recited into it. After this, the
Iyẹrosun will be mixed with the herbal soup for the
person who requests for it to consume.
Eji-Ogbe
Oniwowo giriwo
Asakata moba
Alemo karapa esin
Oniwowo giriwo laa pe iku
Ifa ma jee ki iku o pa mi
Askata moba laa pe Arun
Ifa ma jee ki Arun o se mi
Alemo karapa esin laa pe Obaluwaye
Ifa ma jee ki Obaluwaye o ba mi ja
Gbogbo eni to ba nperi mi sibi
Ona odi ni ko maa gba yo sorun
Ona odi ni mo gba ni mo fi yo igbin
Wowo ni ki o maa ba mi fi wo’lee won
Translation
Oniwowo giriwo
Asakata moba
Alemo karapa esin
Oniwowo giriwo is the name given to Iku, Death
Ifa please do not allow Death to kill me
Asakata moba, is the name given to Arun, Affliction
Ifa please do not allow Affliction to affect me
Alemo karapa esin, is the name given to Obaluaye
Ifa please do not let me see the wrath of Obaluaye
All those who are planning evil against me
It is in akward ways that all of them should find
themselves in heaven
It is in an akward way that I have used to remove the
flesh of the land snail from its shell
Wowo go and help me demolish all their homes
• IFA PREPARATION
ENEMIES
FOR
VICTORY
AGAINST
INGREDIENTS
• Ori ikun, the head of a squirrel
•
ori okete, the head of a giant rat
• ori sebe, the head of the black stripped snake
• ewe owoo (kasan), the leave of brillantaisia nitens
landau, acanthaceae
PREPARATION
The four ingredients will be burnt into charcoal, the charcoal
will be grinded into fine powder. The powder will be used to
imprint Orangun Meji on Opon Ifa or white flat plate. The
Odu below will be recited. The person who wishes to use
this preparation will make 201 incisions on his/her head.
The powder will be used to rub the incisions. After this,
a rooster will be slaughtered and its blood will also be
rubbed on the incision. This is in order to prevent the user
of this Ifa preparation from developing serious headache.
Orangun Meji
A ru tuu gerin ma woo
Ogefon rebi ija
A fese mejeeji f’owu alagbede woo!
Ariwo buruku ni ki won o maa pa nile awon otaa mi
Ariwo laalaa nile Ikun
Okiki rorooro nile ewusa
Osan gangan lomo araye nba’wa sebe je
Osan gangan ni kiwa awon ota mi baje
Ewe owoo ni ko maa wo won lo sode Orun
Translation
He who mounted an Elephant without falling down
He who roll on a buffalo to the venue of confrontation
He who uses his two feet to break the anvil of a
blacksmith
Let there be terrible pandemonium in the homes of all
my enemies
It is terrible pandemonium that normally takes place in
the home of Ikun the Squirrel
It is terrifying event that normally happens in the home
of Ewusa the Giant rat
It in broad day light that human beings destroy the
destiny of Sebe, the Black stripped snake
Let the destinies of all my enemies be destroyed in
broad day light
Let ewe owo drag all of them to heaven
• IFA PREPARATION TO OVERCOME ENEMIES
INGREDIENTS
• Eso egbesi, the seed of sarcocephalus latifolius (j.e
sm.) e. a. bruce. Vel. Af., rubiaceae
• ikodide kan, one African gray parrot tail feather
• igbin to panu, one big mature land sanil
• eru Alamo, croton lobatus l., euphorbiaceae
• eso ori teteregun
• iyo obe, table salt
• epo pupa, palm oil
• seere, bottle calabash
PREPARATION
Make a circle with the table salt. Put the snail in between the
circle. Wait for the snail to crawl until it touches the salt. As
soon as the snail touches the salt, it will die. We will now
gather the salt, the snail, eso egbesi, ikodide, eru Alamo,
and burn them into charcoal. The charcoal will be grinded
into fine powder. Usage: if the powder to be used, some
of it will be poured into the bare floor, Obara Ika will be
imprinted into it. Then the incantation below will be
recited. After that, palm oil will be added to it. The palm
oil and the powder will be mixed together, it will be
licked on the bare floor. The remaining powder will be
poured into a seere. It is from this bottle calabash that the
powder will be poured on the floor anytime it is to be used.
Obara Ika
Kowee nii seye aye
Bikowee ba nke nile aye ti ko dake
Omo kerekerekere a maa kowoo rorun
Ogbigbi leye ode Orun
B’ogbigbi ba nrin bi o dabo
Awon agbalagba sonnkosonnko won a maa kowoo lo sode
orun
Ki won so fun kowee ti nke ti ko dake
Ti omo kerekerekere fi nkowoo rode Orun wipe
Iko ni yoo ma lo ree ko’bi re baa
Eeru ni yoo maa lo ree ru’bi re baa
Egbesi ni yoo maa lo ree sin’bi re lee baa
Nijo igbin ba fenu kan iyo
Oojo naa nikuu paa
Awon ogbigbi ti nrin ti o dabo
Tawon agba sonnkosonnko ti won fi nkowoo rode Orun
Ki iko o maa lo reee kobi re baa
Eeru ko maa lo ree ru’bi re baa
Egbesi ko maa lo ree sin’bi re baa
Nijo igbin ba fenu ba’yo
Oojo naa nikuu paa
Translation
Kowee is the bird of the world
Whenever kowee begins to cry incessantly
The young ones will be going to heaven in troops
Ogbigbi, the hoopoe is the bird of heaven
Whenever Ogbigbi begins to sob without stopping
The important elders will begin to troop into heaven
Let kowee who cries incessantly
Which makes the young ones to go to heaven in troops
That iko, the parrot feather will go and return all its evil to it
And egbesi will escort all its evil back to it
The day that the land snail tastes the salt
That is the day that death will kill it
Tell the Ogbigbi that sobs without stopping
Which makes important elders to troop into heaven
Let kowee who cries incessantly
Which makes the young ones to go to heaven in troops
That iko, the parrot feather will go and return all its evil to it
And egbesi will escort all its evil back to it
The day that the land snail tastes the salt
That is the day that death will kill it
• IFA PREPARATION
ENEMIES
FOR
VICTORY
OVER
INGREDIENTS
• Eku asin, smelly rat
• Imi ojo, sulphur
• Ewa ikakue,
• Yangi (esu) oju ona, the laterite used in the preparation of
esu icon that is found along the road
PREPARATION
The four items will be grinded together into powder. The
powder will be used to imprint Odi-Meji on Ifa tray or a white
flat plate. The incantation below will be recited into it. The
powder will be kept inside a bottle calabash. The powder
will be used by the person who needs it to mark his/her
head from the forehead to the back of the skull.
Odi-Meji
Ogun lo se oun buruku tan
Lo gbe’le aye nlo gbe si
Esu Odara lo jeedi tan
Nlo peleedi
Ọrunmila lo se oun ti ko sunwon tan
Lo soju dudu petepete
Won lawon o mu
Ifa ni iro ni won npa
Ọrunmila ni atelo atebo apa ese kii ka Esu Ona
Ipa ko ka oorun
Enu ko ran olojo
Olojo mo rubo enu
Nijo aisin ba wonu eku nimo eku ntuka
Bi won ba dimo lori mi
Kimoo won o tuka
Nile nikakue ti k’akuee re roko
Loko nikakue ti kakuee re wale
Odi meji o!
Iwo ni ki o ba mi segun awon otaa mi
Translation
When ogun did aborminable things
He stayed on earth perpetually
After Esu Odara ate the preparation that made him to
misbehave
He killed the person who prepared the evil medicine
against him
When Ọrunmila did what was not right
He gazed deviantly with his black complexioned face
They decided that they would overpowered him
Ifa responded that it was all lies
Ọrunmila declared that movement tro and fro of the feat
Cannot make the feat to overpower the esu of the
roadside
Nobody can overpowered the sun
That publicity cannot affect the day negatively
I have offered ebo against the mouth of the people
The day the smelly rat enters the midst of other rats
Is the day that their conspiracy will scatter
When people conspire against me
Let their conspiracy scatter
It is from home that ikakue carries its troubles to the
farm
And it is from the farm that ikakue carries it troubles to
the home
Odi Meji o o!
You are the one who will help me overcome all my
enemies
• IFA PREPARATION TO OVERCOME ALL ENEMIES
INGREDIENTS
• Edun ara, Sango thunder stone
• ori oka, head of a cobra
• esuru pupa,
dioscoreaceae
dioscorea
dumetorum
(kunth)
pax,
• isu emina, discorea bulbifera l., dioscoreaceae
•
agbo kan, one giant ram
• akuko kan, one giant rooster
PREPARATION
Grind ingredient items all together. Dry it in the sun. when
properly dry, grind into fine powder. Use the powder to
imprint Irete Ose on the right, Eji Ogbe in the middle, and
Obara Ika on the left of a big Ifa tray or white flat plate. The
incantation below will be recited into it. We will break two
bittler kolas for the medicines. We will now pour the powder
inside as many bottle calabashes (seere) as can contain the
Ifa preparations. We will then slaughter the ram and the
rooster and pour the blood on the seere, making sure that
the blood does not touch the powder inside the seere. The
ram and rooster will be cooked and part of them will be used
to feed Ifa. Again, two bitterkolas will be used to feed Sango
and two kolanuts will be used to feed Ifa. The seere will be
removed the next day. Note: this Ifa preparation can only
be use at night with cold porridge. It must never be used
for more than two times in a year. It is too powerful to be
used more frequently than that.
Irete Ose,
Eji-Ogbe,
Obara-Ika.
Oke orun fi o
Orun oke lawo ebiti
Kiku o maa lo sile elejo awo
Karun o maa lo sile olodi awo
Ọrunmila lo di perepere ile nsee bo
Ifa ni bile ban see bo
Ota elejo awo nii maaa nroolo
Ọrunmila kawon otaa mi maa ro lo sode Orun giriririri
Akinlolu
Emiwowo
Monamona oniko Olorun
Okunrin gidigbi oke ibode
Tiifori se’le iku
Tii na’se di’na ofo oun arun danhin-danhin
Ajakaye a foju rin’gun loju
Omo ekun dudu igbo iwonran
Tii mori asegun wa’le aye
Odogbo nikangi
Awon lo sefa fun Ọrunmila
Nijo Ifa ntorun bo wa’le aye
Won ni Ọrunmila
Aye ti o nlo yii ti le ju
Ọrunmila ni awon tani won wa nibe?
Won ni awon oso wa nibe
Won ni awon aje wa nibe
Won ni awon alapepa
Won ni awon alapeta
Won ni awon alaafaa
Won ni awon alapbilu
Won ni awon alaaasan
Gbogbo won ni won wa nibe
Ọrunmila ni oun yoo lo na
Nigbati Ifa nlo
O mu Iyawo re lowo
O mu omo awo re lowo pelu
Nigbati o de’le aye
Obinrin to mu leyin won paa
Omo awo re won paa
Ọrunmila wa binu
O wa npada lo sode Orun
O pade Irete to nsegun lona
Irete tii segun ni kilo de Ọrunmila
Ọrunmila ni ode aye ko see gbe
Irete asgun ni ki Ọrunmila mu suuru
Ki o ma yi tii lo sode Orun
Nibi ti won gbe nsoo lowo
Obara-ika de
O ko, o ro fun Obara Ika
Nibi ti won gbe nsoo lowo
Ile de
O ko, o ro fun’le
Nibi ti won gbe nsoo lowo
Oduduwa de
O ko, o ro fun Oodua
Nibi ti won gbe nsoo lowo
Ogun de
O ko, o ro fun Ogun
Nibi ti won gbe nsoo lowo
Sango de
Oko, o ro fun Sango
Nibi ti won gbe nsoo lowo
Esu de
O ko o ro f’Esu
Irete-Asegun ni ki Ọrunmila lo toju Esuru
Obara-Ika ni ki Ọrunmila lo toju Emina
Eji-Ogbe ni oun naa yoo toju Ori-Oka
Sango ni oun naa yo toju Edun
O ni ki Ọrunmila lo toju Agbo jan
Ki o si toju akuko kan pelu
Won ni bi awon ba se kini wonyin fun Ọrunmila tan
Ki o wa pada ki o nso lode aye
Won see fun Ọrunmila tan
Ọrunmila wa bi won wipe
Kini ipin onikaluku won ti won o se fun oun?
Irete-asegun ni oun yoo duro si owo otun
O ni oun yoo fi esuru su ogun ti nbo loju
Ouyn yoo si segun fun
Obara-Ika ni oun yoo duro si owo osi
Oun yoo fie mina boo gun ti nba nbo loju
Oun yoo fie mina boo gun ti nba nbo loju
Oun naa yoo segun won
Sango ni sanmo ni oun yoo duro si
O ni gbogbo ogun ti nba nbo
O ni oun yoo ma so edun lu won
Ile ni oju oun ni won maa duro maa damoran buruku
O ni oun yoo ma gbe won mi ni
Ogun ni eni ti o ji
Ti njehun oko
Ti njehun ada
Ti njehun obe
Ti ngbeo buruku si Ọrunmila
Bi o ba wa ninu ojo keke
Jamba yoo see
Bi o ba wa loko
Oko yoo sa lese
Ada yoo sa lese
Obe yoo sa lowo
Ipa yoo si woo
Oduduwa ni oju iwokuwo ti won fi nwo Ọrunmila
Ni oun yoo ma fie sin yo danu
Esu ni kunmo meje ni Olodumare fun oun
O ni oun yoo ma fi baa lu awon otaa re pa ni
Eji-Ogbe ni oun paapaa yoo wa di ejo
Eyi ti nbo lotuun
Eyi ti nbo losi
Eyi ti nbo niwaju
Eyi ti nbo leyin
Oun yoo ma sa won pa ni
Akinlolu laa pe Ifa
Eniwowo laa pe Ile
Monamona oniko olorun laa pe Sango
Ajakaye afoju rin’gun loju laa pe Ogun
Odogbo nikangi loruko ti Oodua nje
Okunrin gidigbi oke ibode
Tii fori se’le iku
Tii na’se nina ofo oun arun danhindanhin
Loruko taaape Esu Odara
Omo ekun dudu igbo iwonran
Tii mori asegun wale aye laape Eji-Ogbe
Babalawo ni nba nperii mi nibi
Ifa koo pa ninuu won
Ile koo pa ninuu won
Arira oke ba won ja
Ko pa ninuu won
Onisegun lo ba nperii mi nibi
Ifa koo pa ninuu won
Ile koo pa ninuu won
Arira oke ba won ja
Koo pa ninuu won
Alaafaa lo ba nperii mi nibi
Ifa koo pa ninuu won
Ile koo pa ninuu won
Arira oke ba won ja
Koo pa ninuu won
Oso lo ba nperii mi nibi
Ifa koo pa ninuu won
Ile koo pa ninuu won
Arira oke ba won ja
Koo pa ninuu won
Aje lo ba nperii mi nibi
Ifa koo pa ninuu won
Ile koo pa ninuu won
Arira oke ba won ja
Koo pa ninuu won
Alapepa lo ba nperii mi nibi
Ifa koo pa ninuu won
Ile koo pa ninuu won
Arira oke ba won ja
Koo pa ninuu won
Alapeta lo ba nperii mi nibi
Ifa koo pa ninuu won
Ile koo pa ninuu won
Arira oke ba won ja
Koo pa ninuu won
Alaasan lo ba nperii mi nibi
Ifa koo pa ninuu won
Ile koo pa ninuu won
Arira oke ba won ja
Koo pa ninuu won
Moo ba won ja
Moo ba won ja
Moo ba won dele koko
Kini nko lori otaa mi
Akuko ganga ni nko lori otaa mi akuko gangan
Aya esuru won kii wo’do
Akuko ganga, ni nko lori otaa mi, akuko ganga
Ti emina kii wo’lo
Akuko ganga, ni nko lori otaa mi, akuko ganga
Translation
The far distance of heaven
The heavenly mountains, the Awo of Ebiti
Let untimely death be directed to the homes of those
who are in contention with Awo
And allow afflictions be shown the way to the homes of
all the enemies of Awo
Ọrunmila declared that serious landslide is approaching
If serious landslide of high magnitude id approaching
It is those enemies who are in contention with the Awo
who are the intended victims
Ọrunmila let all my enemies rush to heanen in droves
Akinlolu
Emiwowo
The Lightening, the delegate of heaven
The sturdy man by the boundary mountain side
Who uses his head to block off the home of death
And uses his legs to barricade the homes of Loss and
Affliction firmly and effectively
Ajakaye, who confronts upheavals face to face
Offspring of the Black Leopard of the wilderness of
Iwonran
Who as brought the Ori of victory from heaven
Odogbo nikangi
They were the ones who did Ifa preparation for
Ọrunmila
When coming from heaven to earth
They said that Ọrunmila
The world that you are going is too precarious
Ọrunmila demanded to know who were there on earth
They responded that wizards were there
Witches were there
Those who call others to death were there
Those who shoot others to death were there
Those who use evil incantations to eliminate others
were there
Those who perpetrate evil against others were there
Ọrunmila declared that he would go inspite of that
When he set out on his journey
He took along his woman
He also took with him his Omo Awo
When Ọrunmila got to earth
They killed the woman that he brought along with him
They also killed his Omo Awo
Ọrunmila was livid with anger
He decided to return to heaven
On his way to heaven
He met Irete the Victorious on the way
Irete the Victorious asked Ọrunmila what was amiss
Ọrunmila responded that the world was impossible for
him to live in
Irete the Victorious appealed to Ọrunmila to exercise
patience
He told him not to return to heaven yet
As they were discussing the matter
Obara Ika arrived
He narrated the story for Obara Ika
As they were discussing the matter
Ile arrived
He narrated the story for Ile
As they were discussing the matter
Oduduwa arrived
He narrated the story for Oduduwa
As they were discussing the matter
Ogun arrived
He narrated the story for Ogun
As they were discussing the matter
Sango arrived
He narrated the story for Sango
As they were discussing the matter
Esu arrived
He narrated the story for Esu
Irete the Victorious asked Ọrunmila to procure Esuru
Obara Ika asked him to procure emina
Eji Ogbe promised to procure the head of a cobra
Sango promised to procure a Thunder Stone
He asked Ọrunmila to procure a mature ram
And to also procure a mature rooster
They said that after they had prepared the Ifa work for
Ọrunmila
He could then return to earth to live
They prepared the Ifa work for Ọrunmila
Ọrunmila demanded from them to know
What role each of them would play for him
Irete the Victorious promised that he would stay on the
right hand side
He would use esuru to confuse all upheavals against
him
And he would conquer all the enemies for him
Obara Ika promised to stay on the left hand side
He would use emina to confuse all upheavals against
him
And he too would conquer all the enemies for him
Sango said that he would stay in the sky above
He said that all enemies carrying war to Ọrunmila
He would be throwing Thunder Stones at them
Ile declared that the enemies would be staying on top of
her
And they would be planning their evil
She promised that she would swallow them all
Ogun declared that anyone who woke up in the
morning
And consumed any food produced by the hoe
And produced by cutlass
And also the one produced by knife
If such a person planned any evil against Ọrunmila
If he was in any vehicle
He would meet with accident
If he was in the farm
Hoe or cutlass would cut him badly
If he was in the house
Knife would cut him badly
And complications would enter it
Oduduwa promised that those who cast disdain glance
at Ọrunmila
He would use his javelin to remove their eyes
Esu declared that Olodumare gave him seven clubs
He said that he would use them to beat all his enemies
to death
Eji Ogbe said that he would transform himself into a
snake
All enemies coming from then right hand side
And those coming from the left
All those coming from the front
And those coming from behind
He promised to strike them all to death
Akinlolu is the name of Ifa
Emiwowo is the name of Ile
The Lightening, the delegate of heaven is the name of
Sango
The sturdy man by the boundary mountain side
Who uses his head to block off the home of death
And uses his legs to barricade the homes of Loss and
Affliction firmly and effectively is the name of Esu Odara
Ajakaye, who confronts upheavals face to face is the
name of Ogun
Offspring of the Black Leopard of the wilderness of
Iwonran is the name of Eji Ogbe
Who as brought the Ori of victory from heaven
Odogbo nikangi is the name of Oduduwa
If Babalawo plan evil against me
Ifa kill among them
Ile kill among them
Thunder in heaven confront them
And kill among them
Even if herbalists plan evil against me
Ifa kill among them
Ile kill among them
Thunder in heaven confront them
And kill among them
And if wizards plan evil against me
Ifa kill among them
Ile kill among them
Thunder in heaven confront them
And kill among them
If witches plan evil against me
Ifa kill among them
Ile kill among them
Thunder in heaven confront them
And kill among them
All evil practitioners planning evil against me
Ifa kill among them
Ile kill among them
Thunder in heaven confront them
And kill among them
Confront them all
And follow them to their various homes
Agbo Girisa the Giant Ram
Ifa confront them all
And follow them to their homes
What is crowing inside the head of my enemies?
Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster
That is what is crowing in the head of my enemies
Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster
Esuru cannot be pounded inside a mortar
Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster
That is what is crowing in the head of my enemies
Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster
And emina cannot be grinded on a grinding-stone
Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster
That is what is crowing in the head of my enemies
Akuko Ganga, the Giant rooster
• OOGUN FOR TEMPESTOUS BLOOD (HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE)
INGREDIENTS
• Eso Afo or Kankanyan or Pahoi,
• Somisoro Dudu, blue alum
• Alum funfun, white alum
PREPARATION
The three ingredients will be grinded together into a fine
powder. One table spoon of the powder will be poured into a
60cl bottle. Water will be added to it to fill the bottle. It will be
used two table spoons every 72 hours.
• OOGUN FOR TEMPESTOUS BLOOD (HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE)
INGREDIENTS
• Egbo Ipeta tutu, the root of
longipedunculata fresen., polygalaceae
Securidaca
• Eru Alamo, croton lobatus l., euphorbiaceae
• Ose dudu, black soap
PREPARATION
Egbo Ipeta and Eru Alamo will be grinded together and mix
with the black soap. The person concern will use the soap to
bath two times a day.
• OOGUN FOR TEMPESTOUS BLOOD (HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE)
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe enu Opire, euphorbia lateriflora schumach &
thonn., euphorbiaceae
• Ewe Orupa, the leave of hymenocardia acida tul.,
euphorbiaceae
• Eru, croton lobatus l., euphorbiaceae
PREPARATION
The three items will be put in an average size cooking pot.
Water will be poured into it to fill the pot. The preparation
will be used to bath everyday and will be drunk two
times a day.
• OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE
INGREDIENTS
• ointment, any ucalyptus cream
• Somisoro, blue alum
• Camphor,
• caphura
• Ori amo, shea butter extracted from animal fat
• Ori gidi, original shea butter
PREPARATION
All the ingredients will be grinded together. It will be put in a
container. The paste will be used to rub the affected parts
of the person who is suffering from stroke. Doing this will
bring live back into the affected parts
• OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe gboro ayaba(Oluganbe), ipomoea asarifolia (desr)
roem. & schult., convolvulaceae
• Ewe orupa, the leave of hymenocardia acida tul.,
euphorbiaceae
• Eeru, xylopia aethiopica (dunnal) a. rich., annonaceae
• Ikoko, a big clay pot
PREPARATION
Items a-c will be put inside the pot, pour plenty of water into
the pot and be placed on fire to boil very well. The person
suffering from stroke will use it to bath twice daily and
drink it up to 6 times a day. Doing this will bring life back to
the affected parts.
• OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe ewuro, bitter leaves vernonia amygdalina delile.,
compositae
• Ewe odundun,
crassulaceae
kalanchoe
crenata
(andr.)
haw.,
• Ewe tete, amarantus spp
• Ori, shea butter
PREPARATION
Items a to c will be grinded together to form a fine paste. The
paste will be mixed with ori and be used to rub every
part of the person suffering from stroke. Doing this will
restore life into all the parts of the person’s body.
• OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE
INGREDIENT
Ese eran mereerin ewure abi obuko, the four feet of a she
goat or a he goat.
PREPARATION
The four feet will be put inside a clay pot. The pot will be
placed on fire and the animal’s feet will be burnt into a
charcoal. The charcoal will be grinded into a fine powder.
Incisions will be made in all the affected parts of the
body of the person suffering from stroke. The powder
will be rubbed into the incisions. Doing this will bring life
back into the body of the person suffering from stroke.
• OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE
INGREDIENTS
• Eso afo (kankanyan-an abi pahoi), the seed of a tree
• alum, white alum
• somisoro, blue alum
PREPARATION
The three ingredients will be grinded together and be kept in
a container. The person suffering from stroke will be
taking it one teaspoonful every 48 hours. Doing this will
aid the person suffering from stroke to have a quick
recovery.
• OOGUN FOR TREATING STROKE
INGREDIENTS
• Egbo ipeta tutu, the fresh root
longipedunculata fresen., polygalaceae
of
securidaca
• Kannafuru,
• Alubosa Elewe, allium aescalonicum l., liliaceae
• Imi Ojo, sulphur
• Igbale, broom made with palm fronds
PREPARATION
Pound items a to d together. Sun-dry it and grind it into a fine
powder. The person suffering from stroke will take one
teaspoonful with any hot porridge two times a day. The
person using this oogun must either sit or stand on top of
a broom. Doing this will aid the patient’s quick recovery.
• OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND
INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Isu elegoo (gbongbo ogiri isako), the root of anchomanes
diformis (blume) engl., araceae
• eru Alamo,
annonaceae
xylopia
aethiopica
(dunnal)
a.
rich.,
• Adi dudu, palm kernel oil
• Epo die, a small quantity of palm oil
PREPARATION
The ingredients will be cut into pieces and be placed into a
clay pot. Plenty of water will be added to it. Adi dudu and
epo pupa will be added in very small quantities. The pot will
be placed on fire and the contents therein will be boiled into
a strong herb tea. The tea will be drunk one cup full three
times a day.
• OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND
INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Isu oluborogan,
• alubosa elewe, allium aescalonicum l., liliaceae
• Eeru Alamo,
annonaceae
xylopia
aethiopica
(dunnal)
a.
rich.,
PREPARATION
The three ingredients will be put into a clay pot. Plenty of
water will be added into it and it will be placed on fire and
boiled into a strong herb tea. The tea will be taken one cup
full three times a day.
• OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND
INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Opolo kan, one live big toad
• odidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper
PREPARATION
The live toad will be slaughtered and put in a place until it
swollen up very well. It will be placed into a very small pot
and a whole ataare will be added to it. The two ingredients
will be burnt into charcoal. The charcoal will be grinded into
a fine powder. Incisions will be made in different parts of the
patient’s body. The powder will be used to rub all the
incision marks in the patient’s body. (This is especially
good for patients whose limbs, stomach and face had
swollen)
• OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND
INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Gbongbo enu opire, the root of euphorbia laterifolia
• egbo okan, the root of combretum smeathmannii g., don.,
combretaceae
• egbo ijokun, the root of
leguminosae papilionoideae
mucuna
poggei
taub.,
• egbo ayin, the root of anogeissus leiocarpus (dc) guill. &
perr., combretaceae
• egbo idi, the root of terminalia glaucescens planch ex.,
benth., combretaceae
• eeru Alamo,
annonaceae
xylopia
aethiopica
(dunnal)
a.
rich.,
• adi dudu, palm kernel oil
PREPARATION
All the ingredients will be cut into small pieces and put into a
clay pot. Water will be added into it. It will be boiled into a
strong herb tea. After boiling, the palm kernel oil will be
removed from the surface of the herb tea and be kept in a
container. The patient will take one cup full three times a
day and use the palm kernel oil to rub every part of
his/her body.
• OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER
INFECTIONS
AND
INGREDIENTS
• Bara kan, one big citrullus colocynthis (l) schrad.,
cucurbitaceae
• Eepo igi orupa, the bark of hymenocardia acida tul.,
euphorbiaceae
PREPARATION
Put the two ingredients into a clay pot and add water. Boil
properly into herb tea. The patient will take one cup full
two times daily.
• OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND
INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe omunu asunwon, the fresh leaves of leguminocae
ceesalpinioideae
• Odidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper
• Bula, fire igniter
• Alum, white alum
• Imi ojo, sulfur
• Etu ibon, gun powder
PREPARATION
All the ingredients will be grinded together and dried in the
sun. When dried, it will be grinded again into fine powder.
Two table spoonfuls of the powder will be poured into a 60cl
bottle of liquor. To be taken by the patient one tot glass
two times daily.
• OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND
INFECTIONS
INGREDIENT
Odidi isu kan, one whole yam
PREPARATION
The yam will be placed inside a medium size clay pot. The
pot will be filled with water and be placed on fire. It will be left
on fire until the water dries up and the yam burns into
charcoal. The charcoal will be grinded into fine powder. The
patient will use it one table spoon two times a day.
• OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND
INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Iye adie pupo, plenty of fowls feathers
• eepo isu, yam peelings
• ataare, one whole alligator pepper
PREPARATION
The three ingredients will be burnt into charcoal. Make sure
that you add the feathers last because the burn faster that
the other two. After this, grind the charcoal into powder. The
patient will take one teaspoon two times daily.
• OOGUN FOR INTERNAL ORGAN DISORDER AND
INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Iyere pupo, plenty of Piperaceae
• ataare pupo, plenty of alligator pepper
• omi ti a ba gba l’ara ogede omini, water extracted from,
banana stock
PREPARATION
Ataare and iyere will be grinded together. The powder will be
poured into the water extracted from banana stem and mixed
together. To be taken half of a glass cup two times a day.
• OOGUN FOR BIOTIC INFECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
• Oti sekete gidi, original maize beer
•
bara nla lkan, one big citrullus colocynthis (l) schrad.,
cucurbitaceae
• Oti sekete, maize beer
• Kanhun, potassium potash
PREPARATION
Remove all the seed inside the bara and peel the skin. Drop
the rest inside the clay pot containing the sekete beer. Put
the pot on fire and cook for about one hour. Add a little
potassium potash. The herb tea must not be allowed to spill
over while it was being cooked. The patient will drink one
tot glass every 48 hours for 50 days.
• OOGUN FOR BIOTIC INFECTION
INGREDIENTS
• Ope oyinbo, Pineapple,
• Cucumber,
• Oti, alcohol
PREPARATION
Pound the pineapple and extract the juice, also pound the
cucumber and extract the juice. Pour the pineapple juice into a
clay cooking pot and put it on fire for about thirty minutes. After
this, add the juice extracted from the cucumber to it and boil
together for about 10 minutes. After this add the alcohol to it on
fire and boil everything for another 15 minutes. Remove the pot
on fire and allow the content in it to cool down. Put the mixture in
a container. The patient will take one table spoon full every
morning and night.
• OOGUN FOR BIOTIC INFECTION AND CLEASING
THE BOWEL
INGREDIENTS
• Ata ijosi pupa, zanthoxylum senegalense dc., rutaceae
• Opolopo eko tutu, plenty of cold corn meal
• Iyo, table salt
• Oje oro alagogo, the sap extracted from euphobia
kamerunica pax., euphobiaceae
PREPARATION
The pepper will be grinded into a fine paste. The eko will be
mixed with water and the pepper will be added to it. The sap from
the cactus plant will be added to it. The clay cooking pot
containing the ingredients will be put on fire to boil for about 40 to
50 minutes. After this, the mixture will be spread on something
like metal sheath to sun dry it. When it has become dry, it will be
grinded into a fine powder. The powder will be poured into a
container for safe keeping. To use this, the patient will prepare
very hot porridge and mix one level table spoon into the hot
porridge. This will be taking at one sitting. The patient will
also prepare another very cold porridge and will be taking
the cold porridge little by little. Within two hours of taking this
Oogun, the patient will begin to visit the toilet and he/she will be
stooling repeatedly. All the impurities residing inside the patient
will be flushed out. However, if the stooling had become too
frequent and the person is becoming weak, all that he/she needs
to do is to return to the bathroom and open the shower on his/her
head to take a full bath under the shower for about 10 to 15
minutes. Doing this will stop the stooling.
• OOGUN
FOR
BACTERIA
TRANSMITTED DISEASES
OR
SEXUALLY
INGREDIENTS
• Ogbolo gbigbe, the dry root of grewia mollis p. beauv. ,
tiliaceae
• Ewe ekuku gbigbe, the dry
sesamoides endl., pedaliaceae
PREPARATION
leaves
of
ceratotheca
Grind the two ingredients together into powder. Use the powder
together with hot or cold porridge. Doing this will eliminate the
bacteria.
• OOGUN
FOR
BACTERIA
TRANSMITTED DISEASES
OR
SEXUALLY
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe Tanilabiya, the leaves of crateva adansonii dc.,
capparaceae
• oni osan wewe, lime juice
• ewe ewuro, the leaves of vernonia amygdalina delile,
compositae
• ewe efinrin, the leaves of ocimum gratissimum l., labiatae
• ewe egungun eja, the leaves of ceiba pentandra (l.,) gaertn.,
bambacaceae
PREPARATION
Squeeze all the leaves inside the lime juice. Or better still,
pound all the leaves into a fine paste and soak the paste inside
the lime juice. Leave for 24 hours. To be taken with one tot
glass three times a day.
• IFA PREPARATION FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT
INGREDIENTS
• Igbin to panu kan, one very mature land snail
• Ewe Omonigedegede,
cuscutaceae
cuscuta
australis
r.
br.,
• Ewe Aje, aerva lanata (L.) juss., Amaranthaceae
• Yepe Okun, sea sand
• Yepe Osa. Lagoon sand
• Ose dudu. Black soap
PREPARATION
The flesh of the land snail will be removed from the shell of
the snail without breaking the shell. All the internal organs
will be removed and kept aside. Ewe aje, ewe
omonigelegele, sea sand and lagoon sand will be grinded
together and be devided into two. The first part will be mixed
with soap together with the internal organs of the snail. The
soap will be returned to the shell of the land snail. The other
half will be put inside a pot together with the flesh of the
snail. Palm oil and a little salt will be added to taste. It will
then be cooked like a normal soup. Iyẹrosun will be used to
imprint Ose Meji inside Ifa tray and the incantation will be
recited. After this, part of the Iyẹrosun will be added to the
soup while the rest will be mixed with the soap inside the
shell. The soup will be eaten at once while the soap will
be used regularly until it is finished.
Ose Meji
O se kulu o gb’ogun
O na gbaja o gb’ogoji
Eni kii se kulukulu temii sere
Dia fun Ajeroju aremo Olu Ibada
To ji ni kutukutu
Ti ko r’owo kan aayoo na
Ọrunmila ni emi yoo rowo na ni temi
O ni a kii ridii Olokun
A kii ridii Olosa
A o ma ibi Omonigedegede fidi re pamo si
Ose meji lo sewo werewere temi wa fun mi
Gbogbo ara ni sefunsefun fi nsefun aje
Translation
He bent down and he was given 20 cowries
He straightened up and he was paid 40 cowries
I do not bend for nothing
Ifa’s message for Ajeroju
The first child of OIu Ibadan
When he woke up early in the morning
And he had no money to spend
Ọrunmila declared that as for me i will have money to spend
He said that nobody can see the bottom of the ocean
And nobody can see the bottom of the lagoon
Nobody knows where Onigelegele plant had hidden its root
Ose-Meji go and bring my own money to me
Every part of Sefunsefun leave has the Efun symbol of
wealth
Prayer
• IFA PREPARATION FOR PEACE AND FOR
REMOVING EVIL SPIRITS FROM ONES LIFE
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe odundun, the leaves of kalanchoe crenata (andr)haw.
crassulaceae
• ewe rinrin, the leave of peperomia pellucid (l.)kunth,
piperaceae
• ewe tete, the
amaranthaceae
leave
of
amaranthus
viridis
l.,
• ewe worowo, the leaves of senecio biafrae oliv &hien,
compisitae
• ewe kupero, the leaves of dichrocephala intergrifolia (l.f)
kuntze, compositae
• igbin nla kan,one big land snail
• epo pupa, palm oil
• iyo obe, table salt
• ata, pepper spice
PREPARATION
The five leaves will be grinded together into fine paste. The
paste will be used to cook plenty of big land snails, salt,
pepper and palm oil will be added as appropriate. Iyẹrosun
will be used to imprint Oyeku Meji on Ifa tray or a white flat
plate. The incantation below will be recited into it. The
person who needs it will eat the herbal soup. The soup is
especially good for children or teenages who behave in
rascally and uncontrollable ways. It is also good for adult
whose lives had derailed from proper orientation.
Oyeku Meji
Ibi ate awo ekun si jinna-jinna
Omo Olofin re ibe
O nse kati-kati, kati-kati
O nse randan-randan, randan-randan
O nse ranhun-ranhun, ranhun-ranhun
O nse karu-karu, karu-karu
Ọrunmila ni ko nii se bee mo
O ni dundun ni ti odundun
Ero woo ni ti tete
Ibi to tutu laa ba rinrin
Ero woo ni ti worowo
A kii ri asinwin igbin ninu ikarahun
Ewe kupero aledee mi
Oun buruku ara – ni ko s’eku pa
Iku ki o mase pero
Translation
Where the leopard skin was spread was very far from
site
The child of Olofin went there
He began to behave out of order
He began to act irrationally
He began to do negative things
And he began to act in antisocial manner
Ọrunmila declared that he will never behave like that
anymore
He declared that Odundun is known for peace
Tranquility is for Tete
It is where that is cool and comfortable that we shall
meet Renre
Peace and comfort is what Worowo is known of
We cannot find a crazy snail inside its shell
The Kupero leaves in the frontage of my house
Please cause the death of all the evil things that reside
in ____’s body
Iku please do not kill the peaceful and comfortable ones
• IFA PREPARATION FOR PROCURING ONE’S
OWN PROPERTY
INGREDIENTS
• Iyẹrosun,
baphia
papilionoideae
nitida
lodd.,
leguminosae
• ikin oloju merin, Ifa kernels with four eyes
• Eesan agbede ti won ti lo ninu agbede, the palm kernel
shells that had been used by the blacksmith which was
collected inside the ballast
• abo adie kan, one mature hen
• ado kan, one small gourd medicine container
• ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper
PREPARATION
The Ikin and ataare will be burnt into charcoal. The charcoal
will be grinded together with all the other ingredients (except
the hen and the ado) into fine powder. The powder will be
used to imprint Oyeku Meji on an Ifa tray or a white flat
plate. After the incantation has been recited, the powder will
be poured inside the ado medicine container. The ado will be
placed on top of the Ifa of the person who wants to use it.
The hen will be slaughtered and the blood will be drained on
the ado inside the Ifa bowl, making sure that the blood does
not touch the powder inside the ado. USAGE: put a little of
the powder in the hand of the person who wants to use it.
Use the powder to touch the tongue and recite the Odu
incantation again. When it is finished, the saliva will be
spitted on Ifa.
Oyeku Meji
Eji ma dawo aje warowaro
Eji ma dase aje warowaro
Iji so iji lodu
Iji o so iji lodu
Siso nbe nilee wa
Aiso nbe nilee wa
Eyin lomo Ogun
Iye lomo Ọrunmila
Eyin kii yinhun Ogun
Iye kii yejun Ọrunmila
Ifa oro ile ti mo ba o so
Koo ma ma je ko ye
Erin n’Ikin nbeju
Nijo adie ba sunkun iye
Ojo naa ni ihuuhu nsun-un bo
Ifa mo sunkun ile pe o o
Ọrunmila ko ma ma je o ye
Oyeku-meji ye bebe aje lu mi
Translation
Let not the rainfall stop bringing prosperity
Let not the rain stop bringing wealth
If Iji germinates, it has its own Odu
If it fails to germinate, it has its own Odu
The germinated one is in our house
And the one which fails to germinate is also in our
house
Eyin, the ballast dust is the child of Ogun
And Iye, the Consultation Powder, is the child of
Ọrunmila
Eyin will never refuse to carry out the instructions of
Ogun
And Iye will never refuse to carry our the directives of
Ọrunmila
Ifa the matter of landed property that I told you about
Please do not let it fail to materialize
It is in fours that Ikin has its eyes
The day that a hen cries for plumes
That day is the day that it will be covered with feathers
Ifa I cry to you over the matter of landed property
Ọrunmila please do not let it fail to materialize
Oyeku Meji please open the path of wealth towards me
• IFA PREPARATION FOR PROCURING ONE’S
OWN PROPERTY
INGREDIENTS
• Eyele meji ti won je omo-iya kannaa, twin pigeon
• Ewe ela, the leaves of calyptrochilum christyanum (rchb.f)
summerh. Orchidaceae sp.
• Ewe aje, the
amaranthaceae
leaves
of
aerva
lanata
(l.,)
juss.,
PREPARATION
The two leaves will be grinded together into fine paste. The
paste will be divided into two. One part will be mixed with
soap. The other part will be put inside a small clay pot. One
of the pigeons will be slaughtered on Ifa. the feathers will be
removed and it will be placed in the pot and be cooked. Salt
and palm oil will be added as appropriate. Iyẹrosun will be
used to imprint Iwori Meji on Ifa tray or a white flat plate.
The Odu incantation above will be recited into it. The
Iyẹrosun will then be poured on the herbal soup. The other
pigeon will be slaughtered on Ifa. the chest will be sliced
open and the soap will be placed on the chest. Another
Iyẹrosun will be imprinted with Iwori Meji and the incantation
will be recited. The Iyẹrosun will this time be poured on the
soap and pigeon.
The person for whom this Ifa preparation will then go to
where there is an anthill in the forest. The person will go with
about 25 litres of fresh water for bathing. He/she will break
the head of the anthill and stand on top of it. As soon as the
ants begin to come out, he/she will begin to bath, using the
pigeon as a sponge. As soon as he/she finishes bathing,
he/she will drop the pigeon inside the head of the anthill that
he/she had earlier broken. This person will return home.
When he/she gets to the house, he/she will eat the soup that
had earlier been prepared with the first pigeon.
Very early the following day, this person will go to the place
where he/she had taken his/her bath. He will look at the hole
that he’she had made on the anthill where he/she dropped
the pigeon. If the pigeons had built back the hole, this person
will certainly build his/her own landed property within that
very year.
Iwori Meji
Olasomi
Olasodi
Ogangan mule gan
Koko mule se kribiti
Bolu ogan ba nkole
Igba eni a meke
Iga eni a mokun
Igba eni a gbe keregbe won a lo sodo won a lo ree
ponmi
Ifa ma jee kin nkolee temi ti laye
Olu ogan kii kolee temi ti laye
Ara gbogbo ni sefunsefun fi nsefun aje
Ela kii gbori igi oko aimala
Apa otun, apa osi leyele fi nkoree wole
Translation
Olasomi
Olasodi
Ogangan mule gan
Koko mule se kribiti
When the queen ant is constructing its house
200 persons will look for rafters
200 persons will look for ropes
And 200 others will carry the giant gourd
And head for the stream to fetch water
Ifa please do not make it impossible for me to construct
my own house in my life
The ant queen never finds it impossible to construct its
own house
All parts of sefunsefun leaves are made of money
Ela will never stay on top of the tree without succeeding
It is with both wings that the pigeons brings all ire of life
into the house
• IFA PREPARATION TO PAY DEBTS
INGREDIENTS
• Obi Abata alawe meta, one kola nut with 3 lobes
• Efun, native chalk
PREPARATION
We will use efun to imprint Otura Meji on the wall. We will
use one lobe from the kola nut per day for three consecutive
days. We will be chewing the kola nut lobe while reciting
the incantation below. When we finish the recitation, we
will spit the kola nut on the Odu Otura Meji that was
imprinted on the wall. This process will be repeated for three
consecutive days. After this, we will recite the Odu for 30
consecutive days without the kolanuts. We will spit
saliva on the Odu that was imprinted on the wall. It is
certain that all the money being owed will be paid off.
Otura Meji
Andii
Annaa
Ibariba oyori niwehu mabarakasia
Sefa fun Ọrunmila
Nijo ti baba je gbese egbeta oke
Baba o lowo nile ti yoo fi san-an
Ko si ni lode ti yoo gba
Andii ni k’Ọrunmila lo mu awe obi kan wa
O fi awe obi kan tie sowo igba oke
O ko le Ọrunmila lowo
Annaa ni ki Ọrunmila lo mu awe obi kan wa
Ọrunmila fun ni awe obi kan
O fi awe obi kan tire sowo igba oke
O ko le Ọrunmila lowo
Ibariba oyoro niwehu mabarakasia ni ko mu awe obi kan wa
Ọrunmila fun ni awe obi kan
O fe awe obi kan tie sowo igba oke
O ko le Ọrunmila lowo
Won ko owo le Ọrunmila lowo
O ba san gbogbo gbese re tan
Andii awe obi kan re ree o
Wa ba mi san gbese ti mo je
Annaa awe obi kan re ree o
Wa ba mi san gbese ti mo je
Ibariba oyori niweu mabarakasia, awe obi kan re ree
Wa ba mi san gbese ti mo je
Ki eyin meteeta ba mi san gbese ti mo je ko too to ogbon ojo
Translation
Andii
Annaa
Ibariba oyori niwehu mabarakasia
They were the ones who did Ifa work for Ọrunmila
When he owed 600 bags of money
He had no money with which to pay the debt at home
And he was expecting no money from outside
Andii asked him to go and bring one lobe of kolanut
Ọrunmila gave him the kola nut lobe
He used the kola nut lobe to transact business that yielded
the profit of 200 bags of money
He handed it to Ọrunmila
Annaa also asked him to go and bring one lobe of kolanut
Ọrunmila also gave him the kola nut lobe
He too used the kola nut lobe to transact business that
yielded the profit of 200 bags of money
He also handed it to Ọrunmila
And Ibariba oyori niwehu mabarakasia also asked him to go
and bring one lobe of kolanut
Ọrunmila also gave him the kola nut lobe
He too used the kola nut lobe to transact business that
yielded the profit of 200 bags of money
He handed it to Ọrunmila
They all handed the money over to Ọrunmila
And he paid off all his debt
Aandii, this is my own kola nut lobe
Come and help me pay off my debt that I owe
Annaa, this is my own kola nut lobe
Come and help me pay off my debt that I owe
And Ibariba oyori niwehu mabarakasia, this is my own kola
nut lobe
Come and help me pay off my debt that I owe
Let the three of you come to my aid to pay off all my debts
Before 30 days.
• IFA PREPARATION TO PAY DEBTS
INGREDIENTS
• Eja Aro gbigbe meji, two dried catfish
• Igba kekere kan, a small size calabash with its lid
• Ewe Iya, the leave of daniellia oliveri (rolfe)hutch. &
dalziel, leguminosae caesalpinioideae
• Ose dudu, black native soap
PREPARATION
One of the two catfish will be grinded together with the iya
leaves and be mixed with soap. The soap will be placed inside the
small calabash. We will imprint Eji Ogbe on Ifa tray and the
incantation below will be recited into it. After the recitation, the
Iyẹrosun will be mixed with the soap and be placed back in the
calabash.
The seconf fish will be soaked inside water for a little period,
just to make it possible for the fish to be straightened. We will
then push the fish inside the ose dudu until it remained the head
of the fish outside. The head will be pointing upwards. That is the
way the fish head will be until the soap is completely finished. The
soap will be used to bath daily.
Eji Ogbe
Labalaba nii fito senu difa
Ogbingbin ni ko mokan ni ko mokan
Bo ba ji
A maa rawo-rase si Barapetu
Sefa fun Aro
Nijo to nlo ree fara sofa lodo ode
Kaka kode o ya mi
Iya a ya mi o
Iya ya mi leburu aye
Igi oko
Kii faraa sofa
Igi oko
Eji-Ogbe wa lo gbe alaaanu fun mi
Ki nsan gbese ti mo je o
…. ni iye gbese naa
Ki nle san-an ki o too ogbon ojo
Translation
The butterfly is it that do Ifa consultation with saliva in
its mouth
The Hoopoe is it that knows nothing at all
When its wakes up
It will rub its hands feet in supplication to Barapetu
They did Ifa preparation fpr Aro
When going to be in servitude in the home of the
Hunter
Instead for the Hunter to borrow me money
Iya leaves will borrow me
Iya, please come and borrow me substantial amount of
money
A tree in the farn
Will never go into servitude
A farm tree
Eji Ogbe, go and bring me sympathizers
For me to pay the money that I owe
_____ is the amount that I owe
Let me be able to pay it off before 30 days
• IFA PREPARATION TO PAY DEBTS
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe akisan, the leave of trianthema portulacastrum l.,
aizoaceae
• Ewe papasan, the leave of portulaca oleraceae l.,
portulacaceae
• Eesan, palm kernel shell
• Ori Isan, head of a snake
• Iyere die, a little amount of Piperaceae
• Igbin kan, one big land snail
• Iyẹrosun, baphia nitida lodd., leguminosae papilionoideae
• Epo, palm oil
• Iyo, table salt
PREPARATION
Items a to e will be grinded together into a fine paste. The
paste will be deposited inside a small clay pot. The land
snail will be removed and cut into 8 parts. It will be added
to the contents inside the pot. Palm oil and salt will be
added in a proportionate manner. The herbal soup will be
cooked well. When it has been cooked, it will be removed
from the fire to cool. After this, Iyẹrosun will used to
imprint Eji Ogbe inside the Ifa tray or a white flat plate.
The incantion below will be recited. After this, the
Iyẹrosun will be mixed with the soup and be given to
the person who needs it for consumption.
Eji Ogbe
Mo fefeefe n o ri fe
Mo gb’awin-gb’awin n o r’awin gba
Dia fun Ọrunmila
Ifa o je gbese olorinbiti
Yoo je gbese alaranbara
Wo ni Baba tani yoo ba o san-an?
O ni opelope Abe omo iya oun
O ni akisan ni yoo ba oun san-an
O ni papasan ni yoo ba oun san-an
O ni eesan ni yoo ba oun san-an
O ni isan ni yoo ba oun san-an
O ni abotan lorisa nbodi igbin
Translation
I searched endlessly for loan but I cannot find
I liked for money to borrow but I did not get
These were the declarations of Ifa to Ọrunmila
When he was in a mighty debt
And he was in a gargantuan debt
They asked him to tell them who would pay off the debt
for him
He responded that his gratitude would go to Abe, his
sibling
He declared that akinsan will help him pay off his debt
And papas an will help him offset his debt
And eesan will assist in paying off his debt
Even isan will help him pay off his debt
It is completely that Orisa covers the base of land snails
• OOGUN PREPARATION TO PAY OFF DEBTS
INGREDIENTS
• Oga gbigbe, dried chameleon
• alubosa elewe, allium aescalonicum l., liliaceae
• ose dudu, black soap
PREPARATION
Grind items a and b together into a paste. Mix the paste with
soap. Use the soap to bath regularly. Doing this will bring
means of paying off the debt.
• OOGUN FOR STOPPING RAINFALL
INGREDIENTS
• Ikun imu ojia, the gum of daniellia ogea (Harms) rolfe.,
leguminosae caesalpinioideae
• Imi ojo, Sulpur
• Orogbo, Bitter kola (six)
• Fitila oloju meji, a wick with two eyes
• Epo pupa, Palm oil (one liter)
• Owu Otutu, Cotton wool
PREPARATION
Pour palm oil into the wick, grind the sulpur into a fine powder
and pour it into the wick together with the palm oil. Grind Ikun
imu ojia Gum into a powder and pour it into the wick together
with the palm oil and sulpur. Use the cotton wool to light fire
and place it across the wick with both eyes lighting at the same
time. Before lighting the fire, you will break Orogbo for Sango
and explain your mission and the reason why you don’t want
the rain to fall in that particular locality at that particular point in
time. You will direct the rain to other parts around the
vicinity. After the light had been put on, you will continue
to add palm oil, sulpur and Ikun imu ojia until you
complete your assignment. After the assignment, you will
break two Orogbo for Sango in appreciation.
Please Note: This must not be done for more than 10 to 12
hours at a stress in order not to incur the wrath of Sango.
It must also be done before the rain start at all. It is not
advisable to do this when the rain had already started
falling. Doing this, during rainfall will attract heavy thunder
strike.
• OOGUN TO PREVENT RAINFALL OR VIOLENCE
DURING CEREMONY
INGREDIENTS
• Eso owerenjeje kan, the seed of abrus precatorius l.,
leguminosae papilionoideae
• eso afola kan, the seed of
•
eyo ataare kan, one grain of alligator pepper
PREPARATION
Take one grain of owerenjeje seed, afola seed and ataare.
Put them in cotton wool. Wrap and tie the cotton wool with
white and black thread. Hang it somewhere within the
vicinity where the ceremony will take place. This will work
perfectly for only one day. If there is the need to use it again,
a fresh one must be prepared. Also, it must not be prepared
when rain had started to fall. It must be before rainfall in
order for the Oogun to work perfectly and to avoid the wrath
of Sango.
• OOGUN
TO
PROBLEMS
CURE
DERMATOLOGICAL
INGREDIENTS
• Egbo legunoko, the root of psorospermum febrifugum
spash., hypericaceae
• imi ojo, sulphur
• eeru Alamo,
annonaceae
xylopia
aethiopica
(dunnal)
a.
rich.,
• ewe arunpale, the leaves of ocimum basilicum l., labiatae
• ose dudu, black soap
PREPARATION
All the items a-d will be grinded together into fine powder.
The powder will be mixed with soap. For bathing and for
rubbing all the affected parts of the body
• OOGUN
TO
PROBLEMS
CURE
DERMATOLOGICAL
INGREDIENTS
• Somisoro, blue alum
• imi ojo, sulfur
• omi osan wewe, lime juice
PREPARATION
Somisoro and imi ojo will be grinded together to form a fine
powder. The powder will be poured into the lime juice. For
rubbing the affected part of the body.
• OOGUN
TO
PROBLEMS
CURE
DERMATOLOGICAL
INGREDIENTS
• Imi ojo, sulphur
• Osun, camwood
PREPARATION
Grind the two ingredients together into a fine powder. Use
the powder to rub the affected part.
• OOGUN
TO
PROBLEMS
CURE
DERMATOLOGICAL
INGREDIENTS
• Gbongbo opon, the root of uapaca heudelotii baill.
Euphorbiaceae
• ewe opon, leaves
euphobiaceae
of
uapaca
heudelotii
baill.,
• egbo okan, the root of combretum smeathmannii g., don.,
combretaceae
•
ewe okan, the leaves of combretum smeathmannii g.,
don., combretaceae
e. eru awonka, croton lobatus l., euphorbiaceae, xylopia
villosa chip., annonaceae
PREPARATION
Put all the ingredients in a clay cooking pot, add water to the
pot to fill it to the brim. Put the pot on fire and allow it to boil
for at least one hour. The patient will use the herb tea to
bath and to take one cup full two times daily.
• OOGUN
TO
PROBLEMS
CURE
DERMATOLOGICAL
INGREDIENTS
• Egun ponpola, the thorns of bombax buonopozense p.
beauv., bombacaceae
• Adi Agbon, coconut oil
PREPARATION
Grind the ponpola into a fine powder, mix it with coconut oil.
The patient will use it to rub the affected parts two times
a day.
• OOGUN
TO
PROBLEMS
CURE
DERMATOLOGICAL
INGREDIENTS
• Eepo oluboki, the bark of erythrophleum suaveolens
(Guill. & Perr.) Brenan leguminosae caesalpinoideae
• Alubosa elewe, allium aescalonicum l., liliaceae
• Omi Igbin, snail juice
• Ose dudu, black soap
PREPARATION
Grind the Eepo oluboki and Alubosa Elewe together into a
fine paste, add the snail juice into it, mix everything with
black soap for bathing two times a day.
• OOGUN
TO
PROBLEMS
CURE
DERMATOLOGICAL
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe ailu, the leave of secamone afcelli (schult) k. schum.,
asclepiadaceae
• imi ojo, sulphur
• epo pupa, palm oil
PREPARATION
Grind and Ewe ailu and Imi ojo together, put the palm-oil on
fire until it has reached boiling point. Remove the palm-oil on
fire until it cools down. Pour the powder into it and mix
together. The patient will be using it to rub the affect
parts.
• OOGUN FOR THE CURE OF RHEUMANTISM
INGREDIENTS
• Isu lagoo (ego), the root of anchomanes difformis
(blumes) engl., araceae
• Omi didun, water used in soaking corn to make corn meal
PREPARATION
The Isu lagoo will be peeled the way a yam is normally
peeled. It will be deposited inside a clay cooking pot. Omi
didun will be used to fill the pot, then the pot will be placed
on fire for about one hour. The patient will use it to bath
once a day and take one cupfuls three times a day.
• OOGUN FOR THE CURE OF RHEUMANTISM
INGREDIENTS
• Eso korobolo (gbologi or ito ipere), senecio biafrae oliv. &
hiern., compositae
• ibose adie, the peelings from the legs of fowls
• odidi atare kan, one whole alligator pepper
• adi agbon, coconut oil
PREPARATION
Ingredients A-C will be burnt into charcoal. The charcoal will
be grinded into a fine powder. The powder will be poured
inside the Adi Agbon and mixed properly together. The
patient will use the mixture to rub all the affected parts.
• OOGUN FOR THE CURE OF RHEUMANTISM
INGREDIENTS
• Eepo oluboki, the bark of erythrophyleum suaveolens
(guill. & perr) brenan.
• ewe bara, the leave of citrullus colocynthis (l) schrad.,
cucurbitaceae
• alubosa elewe, allium aescalonicum l., liliaceae
• alubosa oyoyo (alubosa awon gambari kokooko), allium
cepa l., liliaceae
• imi ojo, sulphur
• omi agbon, coconut juice
• ose dudu, black soap
• oti, alcohol
PREPARATION
Grind ingredients a-e together and add a little coconut water
to it. The mixture will be divided into two parts. One part will
be mixed with soap for bathing. The other part will be
mixed with alcohol to be taking one tot glass two to
three times daily.
• OOGUN TO CONTROL DIABETES
INGREDIENTS
• Orogbo ti o ba tobi daradara, plenty of big bitter kolas
• Eso abeere, plenty
chrysobalanaceae
of
the
seed
of
parinari
spp.,
PREPARATION
Pound the two together and sun dry. After this, grind to form a
fine powder. Use one level tea spoon everyday until the
blood sugar level returns to normal.
• OOGUN TO CONTROL DIABETES
INGREDIENTS
• Epo ahun, the bark of alstonia boonet de wild.,
apocynaceae
• Adi eyan, palm kernel oil
PREPARATION
Grind epo ahun into a fine powder and pour it into plenty of
palm kernel oil. Take two table spoons full two times a
day.
• OOGUN TO STOP EATING IN THE DREAM
INGREDIENTS
• Eegun ehoro, rabbit bone
• odidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper
PREPARATION
The two ingredients can either be burnt or grinded together
into fine powder. The person eating in his/her dream will
make seven or nine incisions on the head depending on
whether the person involved is a woman or man
respectively. Doing this will stop the person from eating in
his/her dreams.
• OOGUN TO STOP EATING IN THE DREAM
INGREDIENTS
• Ifun ako pepeye, all the internal organs of a male duck
• alubosa elewe, allium aescalonicum l., liliaceae
• ako kanhun, potassium potash
• ogede agbagba dudu, unripe plantain
• odidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper
PREPARATION
All the ingredients will be burnt together into charcoal. The
charcoal will be grinded into fine paste. This remedy can be
used with either palm kernel oil or hot porridge or
alcohol.
• REMEDY FOR COMMON COUGH
INGREDIENTS
• Orogbo gbigbe, plenty of dried bitter kola
•
Iyo, table salt
• Oyin, honey
PREPARATION
Grind the Orogbo and Iyo together, pour the mixture into
honey and mix together. The person suffering from cough
will be leaking it as regularly as possible.
• REMEDY FOR COMMON COUGH
INGREDIENTS
• Aidan, tetrapleura tetraptera (schumach.& thonn.) taub.,
leguminosae mimosoideae
• orogbo gbigbe, plenty of dried bitter kola
• sugar,
• omi osan wewe, lime juice
PREPARATION
Burn the aidan into charcoal, grind the charcoal together with
the dry bitter kola and sugar. Pour the powder inside lime
juice to be taking two table spoon fulls 4 – 6 times daily.
• REMEDY FOR COMMON COUGH
INGREDIENTS
• Aayu, allium sativa l., lilaceae
• eucalyptus,
• osan wewe, lime juice
PREPARATION
Put Aayu and eucalyptus in a container, add plenty of lime
juice into it, shake very well, take one table spoonful 4 – 6
times a day.
• OOGUN PREPARATION TO CURE BRONCHITIS
INGREDIENTS
• Isu aidan, tetrapleura tetraptera (schumach & thonn)
taub., leguminosae mimosoideae
• Isumerin, crinum seylanicum (l) l., amaryllidaceae
PREPARATION
Pound the two ingredients together, squeeze out the water in
them, keep the water in a bottle. To be taken not more
than one tea spoon once in a while. NOTE: This remedy
can cause the user to vomit. It the vomiting is to much,
two tablespoons of palm oil will be taken and the
vomiting will stop.
• OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEALING
INGREDIENTS
• Pandoro to gbo dada kan, a ripe kigekua afrucaba (lam)
benth., bignoniaceae
•
osan jaganyin, the fruit of citrus aurantium l., rutaceae
• opolopo oro agogo,
euphorbiaceae
euphorbia
kamerunica
pax,
• enukopire pupo, plenty of euphorbia lateriflora schumach.
& thonn., euphorbiaceae
•
osan wewe pupo, plenty of lime juice
• taba juku pupo, plenty of veronica ambigua kotschy &
peyr., compositae
• ewe agbaa (kataba) pupo, entada gigas (l.) fawc. &
rendle, leguminosae mimosoideae
•
ose dudu pupo, plenty of black soap
•
iyo, table salt
•
obe pupo, knives
• ako kanhun pupo, plenty of potassium potash
• baaka pupo, plenty of gladiolus sp., iridaceae
•
epa-ikun pupo, plenty of vigna subterranean (l) verdc.,
leguminosae papilionoideae
PREPARATION
Burn all the ingredients into charcoal. Grind the charcoal into
fine powder. Take one tea spoonful with any hot porridge
two times daily.
• OOGUN PREPARATION FOR GENERAL HEALING
INGREDIENTS
• Eso awogba (aworoso), the seed of croton pendulilorus
hutch., euhorbiaceae
•
owo eyo pupo, plenty of cowries
• orogbo pupo, plenty of bitter kola
PREPARATION
Grind each of the three ingredients into fine powder
separately. Mix the three powders together and grind them
together again. Take half of a tea spoon with any hot
porridge. This medicine has purgative tendency. If this
happens, the quantity of the medicine must be reduced.
• OOGUN
PREPARATION
HEADACHE AND MIGRANE
FOR
GENERAL
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe botuje tutu (a o jo ni oojo),
•
ako kanhun bulala, potassium potash
• Ose dudu, black soap
PREPARATION
The botuje leaves must be plucked on the same day that the
medicine is to be prepared. If the leaves are plucked even
one day before, it will not work. The leaves will be grinded
together with the potash and be mixed with soap. The
person suffering from mygrane will use the soap to wash
his/her head regularly.
• OOGUN
PREPARATION
HEADACHE AND MIGRANE
FOR
GENERAL
INGREDIENTS
• Elena, the body of dead spiders
• Eyo ataare, nine grains of alligator pepper for males and
seven grains for female
PREPARATION
The dead spider and the alligator pepper grains will be
grinded on the bare floor in the footpath that is used
regularly by people. It will be used to rub the incision that
will be made on the head of patient who suffers from
headache or migrane.
• OOGUN
PREPARATION
HEADACHE AND MIGRANE
FOR
GENERAL
INGREDIENTS
• Ewe ewuro, the leave of vernonia amygdalina delile,
compositae
• ewe lapalapa funfun, the leave of jatropha curcas l.,
euphorbiaceae
PREPARATION
The two leaves will be squeezed inside a basin filled with
water. The water will be used to wash the head regularly.
• OOGUN
PREPARATION
HEADACHE AND MIGRANE
FOR
GENERAL
INGREDIENTS
• Odiidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper
• Iyo obe, table salt
• Ose dudu, black soap
• Omi gbigbona, warm water
PREPARATION
The alligator pepper will be grinded into powder and be
mixed with black soap. The table salt will be used to imprint
Eji-Ogbe on Ifa tray or a white flat plate. The incantation
below will be recited into it and the salt will be mixed with the
soap. The patient will use the soap to wash his/her head
with warm water.
Eji Ogbe
Odu-yi nlaa p’Ori
Odu-panu-mo la ape eegun ori
Okaka laa pe awo ori
Okoko laa pe irun ori
Gbari-Obarisa laa pe mudumudu ori
Ori ti o ro
Sonponna ni yoo tun ro ni abi Ile gbigbona?
Esu ni yoo tun ro ni abi iya mi
Ose ni koo fi see se
Iyo ni koo fi yoo kuro ni’be
Omi gbigbona kii benuu pe
Translation
Odu-yi is the name of Ori, the head
Odu-panu-mo is the name of the skull
Okaka is the name of the skin covering the head
Okoko is the name of the hair covering the head
Gbari-obarisa is the name of the brain in the head
The head that you have moulded
Is it Sonponna that will remould it or measles
Is it Esu that will remould it or Iyami
Use the soap to put an end to the headache
Remove it with salt
Warm water does not stay for two long in the mouth
• OOGUN
PREPARATION
MISCARRIAGES
TO
PREVENT
INGREDIENTS
•
Ewe ailu mesan, secamone afzelli (schult.) k. schum.,
asclepiadaceae
• Eyo ataare mesan, nine grains of alligator pepper
• erowo kan, one cowry shell
• eyin adie tutu kan, one fresh fowl egg
PREPARATION
Carefully crack a tiny hole on the head of the fresh egg. Use
a needle to insert the nine ailu leaves and the nine grains of
alligator pepper in alternating way. After this, insert the
cowry shell into the egg. Look for something like polythene
of nylon to cover the egg where it was broken. Look for three
small pebbles to serve as support for the egg and place the
egg in a small clay pot and boil it with a little water.
Very early the next day, the shell of the egg will be
removed and be given to the woman to eat. When her
teeth touch the cowry, she will remove it. Both the shell
of the egg and the cowry will be put inside a cotton wool
and it will be wrapped tightly with white and black
thread. This band will be kept somewhere in the house
where it will be left dangling. As soon as the pregnancy
reaches the ninth month, the cotton wool will be
removed and opened. The shell and the cowry will be
thrown away. The pregnant women will have a safe delivery
and she will not have any miscarriage.
• OOGUN FOR EASY CHILD BIRTH DURING
PREGNANCY
INGREDIENTS
• ekolo pupo, plenty of common Earthworms
• iroo, red stone
• eyo ataare pupo, plenty of alligator pepper grains
• igo. A bottle container
PREPARATION
Gather plenty of earthworms into a bottle container. Grind
the red stone into fine powder and pour it into the bottle
container. Add plenty of ataare to it. Mix everything together.
Before long, all the earthworms will desolve into water.
When a pregnant woman falls into labour, she will be
given seven or nine grains of the ataare to eat. While
eating the ataare, she will be saying: “the earthworm will
never give obeisance to mother earth for her not to open
for the worm to pass through”. Before long, the woman’s
birth canal will open and she will deliver without
complications.
• OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH
DISORDERS
INGREDIENTS
• Abeere, parinari supp., chrysobalanaceae
• Ataare, one whole alligator pepper
• omo ooyo, the seed of corchorus olitorius l., tiliaceae
PREPARATION
The three ingredients will be grinded together and will be
dried in the sun. After this, it will be grinded again into fine
powder. One level tea spoon will be taken with alcohol
three times a day.
• OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH
DISORDERS
INGREDIENTS
• Gbogbon aridan opa, the root of cassia sieberiana dc.,
leguminosae caesalpinioideae
• Seere, Bottle container
PREPARATION
The root will be cut into small pieces and be dropped into
bottle container. Water will be use to fill up the bottle. It will
be left for 24 hours. After this, the water will be taken with
a glass tot 6 to 8 times a day.
• OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH
DISORDERS
INGREDIENTS
• Eyo ataare pupo, several grains of alligator pepper
• Orooro obuko, the bile of a mature he-goat
PREPARATION
The ataare will be deposited into a bottle container. The bile
of the he-goat will be poured into it. The patient having the
problem of stomach disorder will be asked to swallow
two grains of the alligator pepper anytime he/she feels
the disorder.
• OOGUN PREPARATION FOR STOMACH
DISORDERS
INGREDIENTS
• Alubosa elewe, allium aescalonicum l., liliaceae
• odiidi ataare kan, one whole alligator pepper
PREPARATION
The two ingredients will be grinded together into fine paste.
The paste will be roll into many tiny balls and will be dried in
the sun. The patient having the problem of stomach disorder
will take one of the balls and dissolve it into warm water.
He/she will drink the water three to four times a day.
• INCANTATION FOR STOMACH DISORDER
INGREDIENT
• Eyo ataare meje abi mesan, seven or nine grains of
alligator pepper
PREPARATION
Chew seven grains of alligator pepper if the patient is a
woman. Chew nine grains if the patient is a man. The
patient will expose his/her navel and the incantation will
be recited while the person doing this will be chewing
the alligator pepper. At the end of the incantation the
saliva will be spit on the patient navel. Doing this, will
make the stomach disorder to subside. It is also
possible for the patient himself/herself to recite the
incantation by himself/herself. While chewing the
alligator pepper, he/she will be reciting the Ofo on the
middle finger of his/her left hand. The alligator pepper
will be spit on the finger and the finger will be used to
rub the navel. The stomach disorder will subside.
• IFA PREPARATION TO RELEASE SOMEONE
FROM CAPTIVITY
INGREDIENTS
• Iyẹrosun,
baphia
papilionoideae
nitida
lodd.,
leguminosae
• Obi kan, one big kolanut
• Eyo ataare mejo, eight grains of alligator pepper
PREPARATION
Use Iyẹrosun to imprint Iwori Meji on Ifa tray. Break the
kolanut and cut it into eight. Put one kolanut part into
each of the imprint of Iwori Meji on the Opon Ifa. add
one grain of alligator pepper into each imprint of the
Odu. Recite the Odu below on behalf of the person who
is in captivity either the person is kidnapped or is in
detention. After this, collect all the Iyẹrosun, Obi and
Ataare and put them in a cotton wool. Wrap and tie
the cotton wool together with white and black
thread. Place the tied band on Esu. The person will
be released.
Iwori Meji
Oko toko de
Oko fi para se’le
Ada toko bo
Lo sun loode bonronhunbonronhun
Dia fun Ọrunmila
Ti nlo da omo OIoro sile lewon
Won ni Ọrunmila ko nii le daa
Ọrunmila ni oun o daa
O ni Orisa-nla lo l’enii
At’oso, ataje
Gbogbo won ni ki won parapo
Ki won lo da omo Oloro sile o
Iwori-meji o!!!
Iwo ni koo ba wa woo wa
Ki won da omo Oloro sile o
Translation
The hoe returned from the farm
And made the corner of the house its home
The cutlass came back from the farm
And slept in the parlour
This was the declaration of Ifa to Ọrunmila
When going to release the child of Oloro from captivity
They said that Ọrunmila will not be able to release him
Ọrunmila responded that he would release him
He declared that Orisa-nla is the owner of life
Let both wizards and witches
Gather themselves together
Let them go and set free the child of Oloro from
captivity
Iwori Meji o o!
You are the one who should go and resolve the matter
So that they will set free the child of Oloro
• IFA PREPARATION TO FIND SOMETHING OR
SOMEONE WHO IS LOST
INGREDIENTS
• Eegun erin, the bones of an Elephant
•
Eegun efon, the bones of a Buffalo
• Imi ojo, sulphur
•
Ori, shea butter
PREPARATION
Grind the two bones together and add the sulphur to it. Grind
the three together again to fine powder. Use the powder to
imprint Eji-Ogbe on top of Esu. Mention the name of the
thing or person that is being searched for. The Odu
incantation below will be recited. After that, put plenty of Ori
on top of the imprint that is made on Esu. When the sun
rises, it will melt the Ori and wherever the person or thing is
will be exposed and found.
Eji-Ogbe
Olugburoo
Berin ba wo
Eti oloja a gbo
Ka gbo ibi ti – wa lonii o
Befon ba wo
Eti oloja a gbo
Ka gburoo ibi – wa lonii o
Ayotan lojo nyo
Ile kii mo tan ko ku ibikan
Ori lo ni ki a ri - lonii o
Gbogbo ibi ti –ba wa
Eji-Ogbe iwo ni ki o lo ree gbee wa o
Translation
Olugburo, he who ensures that good news are had
When the elephant falls
All market leaders will hear about it
Let us hear where ____ is today
When the buffalo falls
All market leaders will hear about it
Let us hear where ____ is today
When the daylight appears
There won’t be any other place without light
Ori is it that authorizes us to know and see where ____
is today
Wherever ____ is
Eji-Ogbe you are the one who will go and bring
him/her/it out forthwith