Owanrin Meji

Well, it looks like it’s incumbent on us to CHANGE UP our way of doing things. When the Odu were initially brought to Mankind they understood that ours would be a major learning effort...something to be prepared for as our knowledge expanded. They were sure it would take place, and they attributed this to the “plan” of Ifa priests to discuss the Odu in monthly or quarterly times with other Ifa priests and to see what was CURRENTLY relevant and what was not. It sounded very much like “a plan”...and one that would work. Unfortunately, like most plans, the built-in safeguards became victim to our human behavior.

I used to ascribe the “bump in our behavior" to the fact that following many many years, we had begun to transcribe the readings and place them into books for our learning and convenience as well as for others. I confess, I was one of the first. My Sacred Ifa Oracle, published by Harper Collins publishing group (the largest book publisher in the world), freeze-framed the information to the level that I was aware of at that time like the thousands of books that followed.  Now I know more and openly share what this Odu means today in many different ways.

It seemed a fail safe plan. After all, Ifa priests (not simply Babalawo’s ) would meet, offer their Odu’s and discuss what they had learned. The plan was self policing. Well, it DID work for hundreds, if not thousands of years, but then it failed badly! You see, the Yoruba began to write everything down. It was meant to help, keep track of and teach young Ifa priests. What it began to do was INSCRIBE the written into STONE…and not allow it to translate as a living energy!

This is all meant to bring you up to date with the most accurate, incredible, spiritual and beautiful system of divination that man has ever encountered. And what better ODU than Owonrin Meji...the Odu of absolutely “upside down” thinking!

We used to say that when you were in bad fortune, Ibi/Osorbo, that it was time to try something different. Today we know it is the sign for ire or ibi/Osorbo, if you want to increase the results of your divination, you will look for a solution other than you looked for at any time in the past...not that it was flawed, but simply because a MUCH BETTER solution had become available.

Until next time.

Love and Blessings

Oluwo Philip Neimark