Now remember the reason for the initiation was because Ika complained about just getting money every time to care for his wife and family from Olore and he wanted Olore to make him apart of his business, but the Babalawo said before they can do business together they must receive Ifa, and they both came out with the same life path which is the Odu Ifa Ogbe Osa.

Ika still complained but Olore assured him. Ifa guides the way said Olore trying to assure his friend. вЂњWe came for money and this Babalawo gives us a pot instead, what can this pot do for me, what is this?вЂ¦ Olore, calm as usual told Ika to calm down, he would soon see the benefits of receiving Ifa, all his things will soon go up.

They were both given there Ifa pots with which to take home with them. They both had the same Odu come down for them during the initiation which was Ogbe/Osa or Ogbe/Sa. Olore, knowing the benefits of Ifa, told him not to worry he would pay the money for both of them which he did. They were told the cost of the initiation, to which Ika complained that it was too much. The Babalawo told them after consulting with Ifa that they both needed to initiate to Ifa, If they wanted to do business together and for the business to be successful. So Olore told Ika to let him take him to his Babalawo to check Ifa and see what can be done, and how they can work together so that Ika could be alright as Olore. Olore, who was always giving and generous told Ika that he always do his sacrifices and check his Ifa, but before he can let him into his business he has to consult Ifa. One day Ika said to Olore, вЂњOlore, ah ah, how come you are always ok, you are never in need of money, your business is thriving everytime, instead of giving me money every, every time why donвЂ™t you show me the way, point me in the direction so I can make money for myself also, let me do business with youвЂќ Olore was such a good person and he had money, he never neglected tradition and so he always consulted with his BabalawoвЂ™s and did his recommended sacrifices, because of this his way was always open and so he assisted Ika all the time with money and his needs. Olore had a cool and gentle nature, so although Ika was a terrible person, Olore did not let his character upset him and kept friends with him when another person would have shunned him.

Olore on the other hand was patient and kind, he was forgiving and trusting, having no malice for anyone. Olore and Ika were good friends, Ika always had a complicated character, (wicked, bad mind, bad ways and jealous) nothing ever pleased Ika, he always sulked and complained. Know that with all OduвЂ™s when it comes down for a person, whether in Igbodu (Initiation grove) or during consultations, the story is a proverb pertaining to that persons life and what they will experience in life or what they are currently going through. This story is of Olore (olo-reh) and IkaвЂ¦Good (Olore) and wicked (Ika). Here today I will tell one of my favorite story from the holy scriptures of the Odu Ifa, the story is one of many which Ogbe/Osa carries. I believe it is preserved best and more sacred this way. The scriptures/chapters and verses from our Odu Ifa are too vast to be contained into any book so it is handed down orally. No one Babalawo know all the verses to each Odu, but the more a Babalawo learns of each Odu, the more competent he is, this is why an Awo will study Ifa for at least twenty years before he becomes independent of his Oluwo, and also a Babalawo if he is wise will continue to study Ifa until the day he makes his transition. Each Odu has over 4000 interpretations/verses/stories/Patakis which pertains to the human being for whom it appears when consulted by a competent Babalawo. There are 256 major OduвЂ™s of Ifa, which involves 16 major OduвЂ™s which are the MejiвЂ™s or the sixteen Kings and 240 permutations (born from the 16), equaling 256.ДЄn Odu reference to all situations, circumstances, actions and consequences in life based on the uncountable ese (poetic tutorials) relative to the 256 Odu coding. Today I want to share with you a story from the holy scriptures of Ifa, from the Odu Ifa nicknamed Ogbe/Sa otherwise called Ogbe (ugg-beh) Osa (Oh-Sah).

I greet you all in the traditional initiates greet each other, Aboru Aboye Abosise.

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