Itadogun August 18, 2025| Irete Ogbe

Alaafia Everyone - Here is the summary of the messages received for this Itadogun. This is the Odu that is for the entire Egbe.

Oluwo will be casting for Itadogun for both communities. Posts will still give you all the deets. Just wanted you all to be aware of the change.

I will be doing the divination for Isan on August 26 at 1:15pm EST. For those who would like to be present to hear the word of Ifa for the Collective you are welcome to join us live on zoom. Veneration will still be happening that morning.

"Te motion of the snail is slow and steady.' -

This proverb is why the snail is sacred to Obatala. Every step is calculated and planned.

We saw the advisory on Death again with Osa Okanran - This is regarding how we move and show up in our spiritual practice.

Aboru aboye abosise Irentegbe Temple and aborisha family. In today's Itadogun casting we saw Irentegbe, the odú of our temple! Ìrèté ogbè comes with a strong message about being aware of miscommunication and misconceptions. We are advised to learn why things are done a certain way in our practices before we try to change them.

Verse 1:

Àtègbè cast divination for three students of Obatala, the coconut, iki, and the palm tree. They were consulting Ifá to know what needed to be done to increase their wealth. They were advised to offer ẹbo and to hold a festival. They were also told not to make jest of anyone.

They made the sacrifices and each picked a date for their Festival. Because they were all apprentices of Obatala, he was present at each one. Iki was the first to hold his Festival. During the festivities, they ate, drank, danced and at the end of the night, Obatala left his white crown behind.

When Iki Saw the crown, he said that Obatala had drank so much that he had forgotten his crown. He called for Òrìṣà nla to return. When he arrived, he gathered his crown and left.

The coconut was next to hold his Festival. The same thing occurred and at the end of the night the coconut called Obatala to return for his crown. He said he had left it behind after having gotten too drunk.

Finally, it was the time for the palm tree to hold his Festival. The same events occurred and when the palm tree found the white crown, he called for Obatala, saying that he had played and enjoyed himself so much that he forgot to take his crown.

This time when Obatala returned, he said that he had deliberately left it behind to test him. Because the palm tree attributed his forgetfulness to playfulness and not drunkenness, Obatala gave the crown to the palm tree. He prayed for the palm tree to be forever honored and thus is why the palm tree is more honored than the coconut and Iki.

Verse 2:

The branches of used fire wood are brought from the farm in scattered units.

The stem of the fire wood and the black clay pots left at a road junction

These were the Awos who cast divination for Olokun

when his fortunes were flagging and he was short of water.

After divination, they told him that "his prosperity was gone for good.

Olokun was very small, once upon a time. In fact, he was barely sufficient to even wash one's face. It was at this time that Olokun thought that he would surely die, which is what prompted him to go to consult Ifa. The first babalawo he went to see was stationed at the riverbank. He cast Ifa and it was IreteOgbe that appeared. The awo of the riverbank consoled Olokun, telling him that he would never grow beyond his present size.

Olokun sacrificed just to maintain himself. But in his heart, he remain dissatisfied. He truly wanted to expand. As he was trying to accept what seemed to be inevitable, Olokun came across another Awo who was stationed in the savannah. He cast Ifa for Olokun and it was Irete Ogbe that came for him. The awo of the savannah recognized Olokun's desire to expand. But like the first awo, the awo of the savannah consoled Olokun, telling him he would never grow beyond his present stature. He advised Olokun to sacrifice to maintain his present size. Again, Olokun complied. Still, however, he remained dissatisfied.

Finally, Olokun met the awo who was the stone at the mountain top. The Awo cast Ifa and it was IreteOgbe once again. The awo reassured Olokun that he was going to be very prosperous and full again, provided he was able to sacrifice. He was required to make sacrifice with he-goat to Esu with sixteen white pigeons, a piece of white cloth and eight white kolanuts. Olokun complied. After making the sacrifice, the Awo gave two of the pigeons to Olokun to serve his ori with them on getting home. As he was praying with the two pigeons in his house, they both flew away from his hands, which made Olokun even more disappointed. Three months later the two pigeons flew back and stood in front of Olokun's house. As he was about to catch them, they flew off once more. At that point, threw up his hands in despair as he lamented the amount he spent for the sacrifice.

Meanwhile, Esu went to all the rivers, streams and brooks. He spoke to them in an angry tone and accused them of abandoning their eldest brother Olokun in his moment of desperation because he was poor. All the rivers convened a conference and decided to visit Olokun. As soon as they all turned towards Olokun, Esu blew wind at them, proclaiming that from that moment onward, all the rivers would forever flow towards Olokun's house, never again to return to their own homes. That was when all the rivers of this world began to turn towards the direction of the ocean.

As they were moving to Olokun's house, the rivers met the three Awos who made the first negative and pessimistic divinations for Olokun. First, they met the awo of the riverbank. The flooded his home and carried him away. He began to cry to Olokun for help, but his voices was overwhelmed by the sound of the river. Next, they met the awo of the savannah. He too was flooded and carried away by the rushing water. Finally, the rivers met the last Awo, the stone of the mountain top, who made the encouraging divination and sacrifice for Olokun. The waters crashed against the awo of the stone mountain, but they could not carry him away. Ultimately, Olokun told them to leave him alone because that was his benefactor.

At the height of his prosperity, Olokun proclaimed that no matter how big a bush or tree may be, they could always be carried the depths of the river or the sea. But that no matter how small a stone may be, no sea or river could ever be able to carry it. It was then that Olokun invited his awo to come to live with him in everlasting opulence as his diviner at the bottom of the ocean.

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Why do you believe IFA gave us this message?

What do you hear Ifá saying to us?

Advisories:

• Avoid eating coconut

• Avoid drinking to excess

• Avoid eating snails

• Avoid jumping to conclusions or assume someone's intentions

• Do not be quick to condemn

• Lick honey each day for 16 days

• Be mindful of how you say things, not just what is said.

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