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"Ofun put a limit to goodness;
Waragba, act fast in order for
Ofun not to kill us!"
was the one who cast
for Olori-Oga, on the day
that he limited his goodness
to his own family only.
The Awo's said that those
who limit goodness to their own house,
will never receive goodness themselves
from anywhere outside. They said:
"Sacrifice a pigeon, a sheep,
plenty of kola nuts and 20.000 cowries,
to give goodness a chance
to finally enter your house".
Ifa says that we should work,
for we are far too heavily relying on
those around us, and we abuse their goodness.
Sure, being good for oneself is allright,
but listen to Ifa and ask what exactly
would be good for us. And if we don't find
goodness within ourselves, we can search
outside forever, and never find it.
And so it happened exactly
as the Awo's had said:
"Ofun put a limit to goodness;
Waragba, act fast in order for
Ofun not to kill us!"
was the one who cast
for Olori-Oga, on the day
that he limited his goodness
to his own family only.


Ifa was cast for "It is not my fault",
on the day that she refused
to listen to Ifa. They instructed
"It is not my fault" to sacrifice, they said
that her sacrifice would consist of
doing things she hated to do.
"It is not my fault" immediately wept
and complained heavily: "Wear
a white headdress? Never!
Learn how to cast the cowries?
Never! Learning, studying, me?!
No way. Never!"
"It is not my fault" refused
to make the required sacrifice.
So madness came and took her
into his tormented realm. For where
Ifa cannot help because one does not listen
and does not sacrifice, madness lurks.
Making ebo is what helps people;
not making ebo has never
helped a human being.
So count your blessings,
and make sacrifice.



"A ladder rests at both ends:
one and on the ground, the other
leans against the house;
an insect stings with its
lower body"
was the one who cast
Ifa for Odudua Aterigbeji on the day
that he should make ebo, in order
to call all children on this earth his own.
The sacrifice was made. This is
why all human beings are called
Omo Odudua, that is:
Odudua's Children.