{"id":3724,"date":"2019-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ileawo.com\/orishas-yoruba\/orunmila-orula\/"},"modified":"2020-06-03T11:54:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T09:54:54","slug":"orunmila-orula","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ileawo.com\/en\/orisa-yoruba\/orunmila-orula\/","title":{"rendered":"Orunmila, the orisa of divination"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Orunmila (\u00d2r\u00famn\u00ecl\u00e0), also known in Afro-Cuban practice as Orula, is the Yoruba orisa that follows Olodumare (Ol\u00f3d\u00f9mar\u00e8). He is the witness of creation and is the most beloved prophet of Olodumare, who endowed him with words of great power.<\/p>\n

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Who is Orunmila?<\/h2>\n

Orunmila is the Orisa of divination and wisdom. He encoded Olodumare’s messages in 256 signs to manifest them to humanity in what, today, we know as the sacred word of If\u00e1, which will be used to answer all the questions and concerns of believers through divination<\/a>. That is why Orunmila is also known, directly, as If\u00e1; because it is he who makes Olodumare’s message known.<\/p>\n

To get to know Olodumare’s message, the Orisa Orunmila uses the sacred instruments of If\u00e1 and showed them to the orishas saying: \u201cThese ikin if\u00e1 and opele are the instruments that know the beginning and the end of all things. They are the sacred instruments of If\u00e1. With these instruments, Olodumare’s encrypted messages can be decrypted and will be used to answer difficult questions\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-4″][vc_single_image image=”1144″ img_size=”469×600″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1590014090107{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1577985748276{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-4″][vc_single_image image=”1147″ img_size=”469×600″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1590014166615{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-8″ css=”.vc_custom_1577575108105{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The 16 ikin of Orunmila<\/h2>\n

Orunmila (Orula) is represented by the 16 ikin or seeds of the holy palm. According to Yoruba history, the Orisa Orunmila spent most of her life in Apa (\u00c0p\u00e0) where she taught many Babalawo the word of Olodumare. There some people hated him and being offended by one of his eight children, he decided to leave the town.<\/p>\n

Not long after, the inhabitants of Apa began to suffer all kinds of calamities and sent the children of Orunmila to look for him, to return and help them. When they found Orunmila under the palm tree, he told them that he had already finished his mission on earth but gave them 16 seeds of the holy palm saying that in order to have all the good things in life, they should ask the Babalawo<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1577575223357{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1572206726628{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

\u201cOw\u00f3 le b\u00e1 f\u00e9\u00e9 n\u00ed l\u00e1y\u00e8<\/strong>
\nEni t\u00ed e \u00f3 maa bi n\u00ecyen<\/strong>
\nOmo le b\u00e1 fee n\u00ed l\u00e1y\u00e8<\/strong>
\nEni t\u00ed e \u00f3 maa bi n\u00ecyen<\/strong>
\nAik\u00f9 le b\u00e1 f\u00e9\u00e9 n\u00ed l\u00e1y\u00e8<\/strong>
\nEni t\u00ed e \u00f3 maa bi n\u00ecyen<\/strong>
\n\u00d2r\u00fanm\u00ecl\u00e0 af\u00e8d\u00e8-f\u00e8y\u00f2<\/strong>
\n\u00c8l\u00e0-\u00ccs\u00f2d\u00e8<\/strong>
\nIf\u00e1 re\u2019\u00e9 Ol\u00f3kun<\/strong>
\nK\u00f2 d\u00e9 m\u00f2<\/strong>
\n\u00d3 n\u00ed eni t\u00ed e b\u00e1 ti r\u00ed<\/strong>
\nE s\u00e1 maa p\u00e8\u00e9 n\u00ed B\u00e0b\u00e1\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“If you seek wealth<\/strong>
\nThis is the person you have to ask<\/strong>
\nIf you are looking for children<\/strong>
\nThis is the person you have to ask<\/strong>
\nIf you are looking for a long life<\/strong>
\nThis is the person you have to ask<\/strong>
\nOrunmila, the one who speaks all languages<\/strong>
\n\u00c8l\u00e0-\u00ccs\u00f2d\u00e8<\/strong>
\nIf\u00e1 left Olokun’s house<\/strong>
\nAnd never came back<\/strong>
\nHe said to anyone you see<\/strong>
\nAsk him to direct you to the “B\u00e0b\u00e1”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How to feed Orunmila<\/span><\/h2>\n

In the traditional If\u00e1 there are specific days of the week that are dedicated to the propitiation of Orunmila, which you can consult in the exclusive calendar of If\u00e1 applications. Orumila’s day can be of two types:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ojose<\/h3>\n

It is the day that the offerings are made to Orunmila. It can be once or several times a week. These offerings help us overcome everyday difficulties and obtain all kinds of luck. For the offerings of this day also known as Orun If\u00e1 materials such as obi abata, oti (brandy), epo and food are used. The details of making the offerings can be found in If\u00e1 Tradicional Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Itadogun<\/h3>\n

It is a special day in which several babalawo gather together with their omo awo (If\u00e1 apprentices) to propitiate Orunmila. Many take the opportunity to make an If\u00e1 divination<\/a> and make the necessary offerings of the If\u00e1 sign. In this case Orunmila verses are recited and refer to the Itadogun. To know more about this If\u00e1 day, you can download the Oj\u00fa Od\u00f9 application<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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