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As a layman and a novice in the isese spirituality, you wonder why ẹ b ọ is given or taken to È ṣ ù . Why him despite various options? Why not Ṣ àngó , Ògún  or Ọ̀ sun ? (though there are exceptional cases where ebo is given to others).  In one word, why is  È ṣ ù's place default of ebo riru? Well, there are various reasons for this, putting into consideration the knowledge coupled in the Ifá excerpts that shed light on this.  Here are some points that verify why ebo is always placed by Esu.   Intermediary role The first is his major function as the messenger, an intermediary between Olódùmarè   and deities so does he plays the same role between man and The Supreme Being. Since he is saddled with the responsibility of checking and reporting on the correctness of worship and in particular ẹ b ọ , È ṣ ù   is given the authority to report anyone who makes ẹ b ọ and anyone who does not. He is the one who takes the ebo to heaven for approval ...

These characteristics include the following: i)               IFA IS SYSTEMATIC In Ifa, there are 256 chapters.   In each chapter, there are at least 1,680 stanzas.   In all, there are at least 430,080 stanzas in Ifa.   This means that there are four hundred and thirty thousand and eighty messages, together with their concomitant ebo, rituals and taboos in Ifa.   All these had been compartmentalized into Oju-Odu or Olodu (Major Odu) and Afeka-leka or Amulu-mala (combinations) for easy storage of these vital information and body of knowledge.  There are 16 major Odu and 240 combinations. In each Odu, be it major or combination, all the information are divided into different sub-heads, such as longevity, wealth, health, spouse, children, professional choice, success, death, affliction, litigation, loss, trouble and so on.  Depending on what the client has come for, there is, ...

SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT From the Office of the President, International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR). I am making this statement in my capacity as the President of the International Council for Ifá religion (ICIR) to set the records straight owing to misinformation in certain quarters. ICIR is bigger than its members regardless of their position. It is our wish that Ifa Religion and practice is elevated to its deserved place in the comity of world religions. For this to be possible, there is a need, among other things, to present facts objectively and devoid of any sentimental narratives that might be going on for several decades or centuries. ICIR is also meant to fulfill the aspirations of the Ifá/Òrìṣà faithful for the spiritual development of adherents of Ifá Religion.  There are three things that cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. Ifa always enjoins us to be truthful, morally, and ethically upright regardless of the situation, we find ...

Preamble  The ICIR Pilgrimage Committee envisages a massive turnout for the pilgrimage and festival for 2022 festival. For this reason, adequate preparations were made for the following: i. Transportation and logistics ii. Accommodation, both hotels and private homes iii. Health  iv. Security and safety, these include physical and spiritual aspects of the pilgrimage i. In the area of transportation and logistics all the states delegates were mandated to ensure that all the vehicles that would convene Pilgrims Ado Ekiti and all the other sacred sites were properly maintained, serviced, and taken to qualified personnel to ensure that all necessary checked were done. This includes tyres, engine oil, brake oil, gear oil etc. ii. The committee sent delegates to all the hotels in Ado to ensure that the hotels are neat, secured and conducive to living for all pilgrims who will stay in such hotels . Nearly all the hotel rooms in Ado Ekiti were fully booked for the nine da...