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Notes from Itadogun
March 24, 2024
Announcements:
Tuesday, March 26 is the Iyaami Ritual. Please have on hand the following items for ebo:
3 white eggs
red palm oil
sweet red wine
cake or pastry for Esu
*Instructions are on the calendar
For the ritual you will need: a red, white, or black candle.
If you would like Iya to offer ebo for you, please send a donation to Iya Winni Adina via Zelle, CashApp or PayPal.
At the April Iyaami Ritual we will offer praises through dance. Mercury is currently in the shadow, but the entire month of April it is in retrograde. Use your discernment. Esu is associated with Mercury – so invoke Esu so you are not confused. Solar eclipse on April 8th the same day as Itadogun. The first day of the Head and Heart Ritual is April 7th.
Question presented to Ifa:
What do we need to know about our destiny regarding the energy happening cosmically?
Odu:
Irete Ogbe – Irete is the energy of determination, perseverance, cutting down what will stop you. Ogbe open roads. The Odu tells us that determination leads to open roads. Ogbe is masculine and Irete is feminine, so Ifa is telling us balance is being called for currently; we need to have balance. We also need to push our creative energy forward. It might be activating our creative energy, something we’ve been sitting on, ideas. Aries is a very youthful, excited energy – you might be experiencing that energy.
This odu also talks about balance within your relationships. This is the time to trust in your discernment. The moon in Libra is suggesting that we have balance within our relationships; additionally expect your relationships to be more intense during this time.
Eji Ogbe – Indicates that we are in Ire.
Ebo:
Lamb, catfish, kola nuts, oil, honey (donation for ebo $18 can be sent to Iya)
Taboo:
No taboos this Itadogun
Some additional notes and insights from the Odu
*This Odu has the story of how Orunmilla married Odu. I'm going to share that in the Ile. Read it over and then give your thoughts
*Need to uphold Ifa. For non devotees this simply looks like walking in Iwa Pele. Living in harmony with self, nature, and the world.
*Victory over challenges that may present themselves
*Propitiate your Ori regularly
*Of your planning to initiate, this will bring much good fortune and blessings
*3 people getting a breakthrough at the same time. They cannot eat dried Okra
*Taboos - Polygamy, Eating out keeping snails, eating kolanuts, eating dry okra