SEALS OF OKANLOHUN

                                            

                 SEALS OF OKANLOHUN

                                                      1.  OKANRANKANLOHUN  

Agbongbon, their Ifa priest at Iloree

Agbayangidi, Ifa priest of Ijesa

The hefty man

Who has always tied hands and feet

Ifa divination was performed for Olooyimefun

When he would take the hand of Olowu to farm upon

He was asked to make ebo to the Egungun of his household

But his sacrifice was not accepted

He was asked to sacrifice to the deity of the Market

He made sacrifice to the deity of the market

But his sacrifice was not accepted

The deity of the Market refused his ebo

He was asked to make sacrifice to his ori

He made the sacrifice to his ori

He made sacrifice to his ori repeatedly

Until his head became bald

He was asked to make ebo to the earth

He made ebo to the earth repeatedly

Until he made a holein the earth

He was asked to make ebo to Olubobotiribo, father of ebos

He said that he knew that one’s father

Is the gungun on the household

He said that he knew that one’s mother

Is the deity of the market

He said that he knew ori to be one’s head

And he knew ile to be the earth

But he said that he did not know

What was called Olubobotiribo, father of ebo

They told him that people’s mouths

People’s mouths were referred to as Olubobotiribo, father of ebo

What is it that we worship at Ife?

It is their mouths that we worship at Ife

Their mouths

I have given to those over here

I have given to those over there

Their mouths

Their mouths can no longer fight against me

Their mouths cannot

I have given to those in my household

I have given to passers by

Their mouths cannot

Their mouths can no longer fight against me

Their mouths cannot.

Note:- As it is in this earth as it in heaven. Wishes must be attained through this seal.

                                                       2. OKANYEKULOHUN

First came Okanran, then came Oyeku!

Watch your heart,

Be careful too, Ifa says,

that you don't miss anything else.

For to this client Ifa says

that something is in danger

to be totally overlooked,

and possibly go missing.

Ifa says that somewhere in our life

a crack, a break, a hole

is now developing.

Respect and alertnes are in order.

Ifa says to watch the tiny things,

for it's a small thing that might

ruin our plans. For there is a hole,

a break, an emptiness developing

in our life. Ifa says:

"Fill in that hole,

fill up the emptiness."

The emptiness is temporary, but

should be filled anyway.

Lay your foundations now,

and build later.

The datepalm germination obscure place

The Ifa palmtree is tall in both pond base

Ifa palmtree is more profitable than datepalm

This was the Ifa cast for Odogbonikere

Who will enjoy Ifa’srespect for a long time

I bought a rat in the market

Without paying

Odogbonikere

I am enjoying Ifa’s respect

I bought a bird in the market

Without paying

Odogbonikere

I am enjoying Ifa’s respect

I bought a beast in the market

Without paying

Odogbonikere

I am enjoying Ifa’s respect

Note:- ifa respect by washing divining kernels and give out palmdates to people let the seal close to your skin.

3. OKANGUNDALOHUN

"A good rooster knows when to crow,

a good penis knows when to rise,

a good rooster knows exactly when to crow

to make the tired penis, about to fall asleep,

rise in time and glory."

These were the ones who cast Ifa

for Tired Penis, on the day

that he did not know whether

to rise or not to rise.

That was the question.

Ifa says that this is the right time

to rise and pursue with regard to the matter

that we consulted Ifa for.

Ifa instructs this client

to make sacrifice, in order

not to fail when we are repeatedly

and urgently called upon

to duly perform.

This client must sacrifice

in order to wake refreshed in the morning,

for work is waiting.

Ese 2. Be courageous

Eni owo nya fun ire ni Ogun igbee ojo ija

Eniyan ti ko le ja, ti ko le soro

ko nii le gbe ninu aye pe

Ija nsola; ija nse iyi

A difa Ogungbemi

Won ni bi ko tile nii finran

nigbakigba ti ija ba de sii

Ki o ma maa sa o

Alagbara ni o ni aye

Kosi eniti t'o je buyin fun ole

Akin li o ni aye

won kii bu ola fun ojo

won niki o wa rubo

Ki iye inu ma ra ati ara lile

One who stands ready to act for the good

is supported by Ogun on the day of battle,

A person who cannot fight or talk does not live long on earth

Struggle brings respect; struggle brings honor,

This was the teaching of Ifa for Ogungbemi,

They said that even if he does not provoke it,

Whenever the fight comes to him,

He should not run away from it.

It is the powerful who have control of the world

No one respects the passive person.

It is the courageous who lay claim to the world,

People do not give consideration to the coward

He was asked to sacrifice.

So that his internal strength would not perish

and his body would remain sound.

4. OKANLOSOLOHUN

"Don't curse your fate, because

you know exactly what you've got,

but not yet what you will get;

maybe you'll get your way

and another fate: worse."

These were the ones who cast

for Impatience, on the day

that he was very dissatisfied

with his destiny.

They told him to be careful

and not hasty, because he who

unthinkingly changes destiny,

runs the risk of making matters worse

Ifa says that this client

should not run in circles, should not

behave like a goat on the end of a rope,

and that this client should endure the bad times,

for the good ones will come.

Use this period of stagnation

creatively, to gather strength

for when the tempest comes.

Ese 2. 

Knowingly doing evil is not good

If a person does evil and apologizes

The matter will be resolved

Everyone forgives those who do wrong unknowingly

Ifa divination was done for “one who confronts matters”, the courageous one, Mebelufe (I will not beg even the 

king)

Everyone was continually complaining about him

If he would just apologize, people would say the matter was finished

Then one day it happened

Note:- keep the seal well with your patience to destination. 

5. OKANSELOHUN

"If you don't know what to do yourself,

how can anybody else tell you?"

were the ones who cast for Oshoosi, on the day

that 401 conflicting instructions reached him,

about how he was expected to act.

One person said: "Do this!"

while the other said: "Do that!"

and strangely enough "this" and "that"

were never even remotely similar.

Osoosi said to himself: "If I don't know

what to do myself, how can

anybody else tell me then?"

So Oshoosi took his bow and arrow,

and he went huntung.

As usual one person said: "Go here!"

while the other said: "Go there!",

whereupon the first changed his opinion

and quickly said: "Go here"

which gave the second person cause

to re-direct: "Go here!"

Oshoosi, being thoroughly

fed up with this nonsense, replied:

"Until you finally figure out

whatever it is you want or mean,

I will go my own way, follow my own nose

until I arrive where the game is hiding.

Anything else?" No, there was not

anything else, so the quarreling continued

without Oshoosi, who went off into the woods still hearing:

"Aim high!", "No! Aim low!",

"No, absolutely aim high!",

"No! Of course aim low!"

Oshoosi shrugged his shoulders, aimed

his arrows exactly where he himself

thought he should aim, and of course

all his arrows found their targets.

He who tries to teach Oshoosi how to shoot

is like a man explaining to a woman

how exactly to give birth to a child.

Osoosi danced and rejoiced, praising the Awo's

who in turn praised Ifa, because

his diviners had spoken the truth.

"If you don't know what to do yourself,

how can anybody else tell you?"č

Those were the ones who cast Ifa

for Oshoosi, on the day

that 401 conficting instructions reached him

on whatever to do, on the day

that he left his quarrelsome advisors behind him,

and became free and succesful again.

Ese 2.

A condition of deprivation is not good, especially a condition of deprivation which has never been 

experienced. Ifa divination was done for the son of a person who was once rich. They said he should sacrifice 

so that hefor Oshoosi, on the day

that 401 conficting instructions reached him

on whatever to do, on the day

that he left his quarrelsome advisors behind him,

and became free and succesful again.

Ese 2.

A condition of deprivation is not good, especially a condition of deprivation which has never been 

experienced. Ifa divination was done for the son of a person who was once rich. They ! he should sacrifice 

so that he would not experience deprivation also. The son of the once rich person asked, “What is 

deprivation?” They said: “illness is deprivation.” The son of the formerly rich person asked again, “What is 

deprivation?” They said: “being confined is deprivation, and being without people is deprivation.” He said 

that that was enough. The son of the once rich person then asked what
should the sacrifice be. They said 

charity. would not experience deprivation also. The son of the once rich person asked, “What is 

deprivation?” They said: “illness is deprivation.” The son of the formerly rich person asked again, “What is 

deprivation?” They said: “being confined is deprivation, and being without people is deprivation.” He said 

that that was enough. The son of the once rich person then asked what should the sacrifice be. They said 

charity.

 

6. OKANBARALOHUN

 

If you see Okanran fall

to the right, and Obara falls to the left,

then a there may be challenges coming either

in a literal or in a metaphorical sense.

Ifa says that with the rainstorm falls a blessing,

a blessing will come to this person from Heaven.

Ifa says that this person's Iponri is looking for him, searching.

Ifa says this person should actively work

to align himself with his Iponri.

Ifa also says that this person learns the hard way,

by butting his head against the wall;

When Okanran falls, accompanied by Obara,

then multiple rhythms will run through your life,

and ups and downs follow in sequence:

down goes the hand and the drum sounds;

up goes the hand and there is silence.

This person should learn, Ifa says,

when to show a hard hand, and when

to show a gentle one.

Get your head cleaned in order

to improve the quality of your dreams

Akìí mòó sun

Kómòó wì

K‘ètí eku ó má baá jóná Ifá

Díá fún Látosé

Omo Èwí nílé Aládó

A kìí mòó sun

Kó mòó wí

K‘ètí eku ó má baá jóná Ifá

Díá fún Sónrówò

Tíí somo Ìyá mi

A kìí mòó sun

Kó mòó wì

K‘ètí eku ó má baá jóná Ifá

Díá fún Káru-Kódàá

Tíí somo Elégbárá o

Àwon mérèèrin ni wón múlé ayé

Eni wón pé yóó lòówó níí lówó

Eni wón pé yóó bímo níí bímo

Eni wón pé yóó níre níí níre

Àwon mérèèrin wá dopón sílè wé

Ebo ni wón ní kíwón wáá se o

Wón gbébo ó rùbo

Emi sebo títí

Mo pe Látosé

Ifá ò bá je‘bo ó dà félébo o

Sìnrìngunsìn

Emi sebo títí

Mo pe Sìnrìngunsìn

Tíí somo Òsù

Sìnrìngunsìn

Ifá ò bá jé‘bo ó´dà félébo o

Sìnrìngunsìn

Emi sebo títí

Mo pe Sónrówò

Tíí somo Ìyá mi o

Sìnrìngunsìn

Ifá ò bá jé‘bo ó´dà félébo o

Sìnrìngunsìn

Emi sebo títí

Mo pe Káru-Kódàá

Tíí somo Elégbára o

Sìnrìngunsìn

Ifá ò bá jé‘bo ó´dà félébo o

Sìnrìngunsìn

Bí e bá njà n´lé

Bí e bá njà lodo

Ilé eni tó bá nsebo

Nikí e máa dá sí

7. OKANDILOHUN

 Okanran first, and then Odi,

Ifa says of those that this is the vessel

wherein the soul is kept and protected.

Ifa says that a blessing is coming

from the Ipori of the client.

Every answer is waiting inside ourselves,

waiting till we let them out

Ifa says we should not curse the unborn.

Ifa says we should not curse the dead.

Ifa says that we should avoid

egotism and selfishness, because

we are not the center of the universe;

it only seems that way, and everybodye else

sees these things quite differently

The remedy against what's bothering you

is in the honoring of the living and the dead.

Ifa says that one’s nerves are kind of shaky,

that something inside makes one insecure.

We have a fear that returns and returns.

Ifa tells us to sacrifice, in order

not to become utterly paranoid, sacrifice,

so that our existence becomes pleasureable.

Ese 2.

O pon koko bi oju

Eru jeje b’okurun nile

Difa fun Mayami Iyagba

Eyi t’o fi eegun ile şe egbeje

O fi Ooşa oja şe egbefa

Ti won ni ko lo di’po ope mu

Nje Ope mo di o mu o, ma yin mi nu

Iwere ara igi kii ba ‘gi ja

It is tough; it is difficult

A serious illness causes trepidation

Divined for Mayami (do not break me) of Iyagba town

Who surrounded herself with 1400 Egungun

And also 1200 divinities

She was told to go to Ifa

Please Ifa, I hold on to you with all my hope, do not ignore me

A tree’s bark does not fight the tree

8. OKANGBELOHUN

Pandere-folu-omi-likiti, 

the Pandere who jumps into thick water,

was cast for Olikitun, the eldest

son of the Ewi of Ado.

Six roosters and 12,000 cowries

should be offered. Olitikun made the offering.

He was appointed the T'ewise, 

the spokesman of the king.

And when his father insulted the people

and was dethroned, Olitikun became king.

Ifa says this is a lesson for us all, for we

cannot go on forever doing stupid things.

There is a person, Ifa says,

that we all look up to, but

who holds himself in too high a regard.

It is good to honor our parents and our elders,

but sometimes the youth had been endowed,

with a certain insight unknown

to the elders. Sometimes an Elder

must be forced to resign,

We strive for good character, so that

we can succeed that Elder.

For he who jumps into thick water

does not easily drown, but will,

on the contrary, effortlessly float.

The ebo is 6 roosters and 12,000 cowries.

Ese 2.

A kii s’ omo Babalawo ka binu

A kii omo Onisegun ka saigboran

A kii omo Baale ka ba lu je

Difa fun Adekanmbi

Tii omo Okanran Sode

Mo gbo wipe Awo N sode

Mo awon so o.

A Babalawo off spring must not display anger.

An herbalist’s offspring must not be recalcitrant.

The child of the community head must not create chaos in the community.

9.OKANSALOHUN

Okanran Osa, ebo carrier, you are summoned!

When Okanran refused to carry ebo

Vulture became ill

Vulture was unable to warm up by the fire

When okanran osa refused to carry ebo

Akala became ill

Akala could not stay in the sun

The death of the fowl turns it into food for the mouth

Divined for three babalawo

And six irukere

A never ending war

Was won with Orunmila’s irukere (can defeat enemy spiritually and physically)

The Awo would chant:

Tu imo iku

Tu imo arun

Tu imo ofo

Tu imo ejo

Expose iku’s secret plan against…

Expose sickness’ secret plan against…

Expose loss’ secret plan against…

Expose hidden legal problems against.......

O pon koko bi oju

Eru jeje b’okurun nile

Difa fun Mayami Iyagba

Eyi t’o fi eegun ile şe egbeje

O fi Ooşa oja şe egbefa

Ti won ni ko lo di’po ope mu

Nje Ope mo di o mu o, ma yin mi nu

Iwere ara igi kii ba ‘gi ja

It is tough; it is difficult

A serious illness causes trepidation

Divined for Mayami (do not break me) of Iyagba town

Who surrounded herself with 1400 Egungun

And also 1200 divinities

She was told to go to Ifa

Please Ifa, I hold on to you with all my hope, do not ignore me

A tree’s bark does not fight the tree

10. OKANFUNLOHUN

If a person has suffered adversity 

for a long time, it will change into prosperity"

was cast for Okanran-Abasewolu,

that is "He who enters the town with work",

who was instructed to sacrifice a pigeon,

a chicken and 1200 cowries.

He listened, and made the sacrifice.

Ebo: 1 pigeon, 1 hen and money,

so that he may marry wealth.

Agídí páálí pèlú ìnira

Àkùretè pèlú ìyá

Kàkà kí ń jé àkùretè

Ma kúkú jé agídí-páálí

Díá fún Ògúndá

Ti yóó ya‘lé Ogbè kó jòkòó

Mo ya‘lé Ogbè mo ńíìsinmi o

Ògúndá ló ya‘lé Ogbè ló jókòó

Mo ya‘lé Ogbè mo ńíìsinmi o

11. OKANWONRINLOHUN

Be able to suffer without surrendering; persevere in what you do

Ifa divination was doe for Okanran

They said: a case has come, but it is the one who ridicules us who will suffer

They said that sacrifice should be made

So that Okanran might not die dealing with the case

He heard and sacrificed

They said that Okanran would surely get some rest

Pigeons gather good things on the right and left to bring into the house

Long is the lifetime of a sheep

She has been giving this blessing

So that she might have the opportunity to enjoy her life

12. OKANWORILOHUN

"Ela was opened, Ela was closed"

cast for Orunmila, on the day

that he was told that all his patients

would be healed and whole again.

Ebo: rat, fish, pigeon, 18,000 cowries.

The ebo was duly made.

Ese 2.

Ikú yòó

Àrùn yòó

Díá fún won lóde Idó

Omo atannà beere leku lo o

Tikú-Tikú làá ràgbá

Àwon àgbà níí pète àìkú

Díá fún won lágbòó Òdo

Ibi tilkú n gbé won lómo lo

Worowórtè gbánteté

Díá fún won ní Ìjàyè Apèró

Ibi wón gbè nfojoojúmó kominú ajogun

Ebo ni wón ní kí wón wáá se

Wón gbébo ó rùbo

Worowórtè gbánteté

Kó ro igbá ilé

Gbánteté

Kó ro àwo ilé

Gbánteté

Kó ro oko

Kó ro aya

Gbánteté

Kó ro ebi

Kó ro omo

Gbánteté

Wórò dé o Gbánteté

13. OKANKALOHUN

Ese 1.

When Okanran falls and Ika falls,

Ifa speaks of the Elders of the Night.

Ifa says that a blessing will be coming

from dexterity, competence, and the mastering

of a certain secret art. Be watchful against

those who are skeptical towards you, because

they can undermine your powers.

Avoid being ridiculed or slightened.

The best remedy against what's worrying you

is to be silent about your secrets:

speak with a heavy tongue,

that is the message. Ifa says

that somebody is planning to do

something that is not yet fully clear,

but you have already recognized

the symptoms, although not yet the cause.

We must sacrifice, in order for

those distant signals to be understood.

Sacrifice, so that you may rest

easily.

Ese 2

Ko seniti ile re ko lee doko

Ko seniti oko re ko lo di igboro

Otito inu ko ma jeki temi doko

Ko seniti iku ko le pa

Ko seniti iku ko le pa omo re

Adi Orunmila, Oluwa mi

Abiku-jigbo

A f’awon olotito inu, omo Olodumare

There is no one whose house cannot be overgrown with grass

There is no one whose farm cannot become a rundown place overgrown with weed and bush

Right-mindedness will not allow mine to become an overgrown place

There is no one whom death cannot kill

There is no one whose child death cannot kill

Except for Orunmila, my “lord”

Abiku-Jigbo (one who was born, died, woke up and lived a long life)

And except for the righteous ones, the children of Olodumare

Ese 3.

Ija niwaju, ija lehin

Bi ko ba pa ni

A maa so’ni di 

Afijabuyi

Akin, afijagbola

Fighting in the front, fighting behind

If it does not lead to one’s death it will cause one to become a courageous person

One who fights and gains honor

A person of courage, one who does battle and wins respect

14. OKANTURULOHUN

"Nobody knows what the world will bring tomorrow;

the day thereafter is a mystery" cast for

Olakulehin Mosebola, who was instructed

to sacrifice, so that an end would come

to her suffering, and in order for her

to give life again to all her dead children.

She listened, and made the sacrifice. 

They said that if the chicken of any hen dies,

the hen will give it life all over again.

Ebo: 1 hen, 1 pigeon, 1 snail, and money.

Ese 2. Constantly study Ifa. Also, the leaves that Osayin uses actually come from Ifa.

Ifa ki ko nii mu’ni mo Ifa

Ona şisi nii mu’ni mo ona

Ona ti a ko rin ri

Nii şe’ni şibasibo

It is through constantly studying Ifa that we come to understand Ifa

It is through missing the way that we come to know the way

It is the road we have not traveled before that causes us to wonder here and there

Ifa divination was done for Osanyin

On the day Olodumare covered up a calabash and

Invited Orunmila to come and uncover it through Ifa divination.

15. OKANTURALOHUN

Okanran was cast for the leader of the snakes,

Otura was cast for the leader of the snakes,

who was warned that he should not engage

in a fight, in order not to let this result

in loosing all his friends among

his own family.

If the leader of the snakes would like to

forever be on good footing with his family,

he should offer poison and arrows,

a quiver, dangerous medicine,

a goat, and 2000 cowries.

The leader of the snakes did listen, but

refused to offer.

As a result no snakes will ever

be kind towards each other.

The ebo for this person will be

leaves, an arrow in a quiver,

evil medicine, one goat,

and money.

16. OKANRETELOHUN

Okanran-Ate cast for the Egungun-tree,

who was instructed to sacrifice.

Egungun-tree refused to sacrifice, saying

that he was too big to need support

from other trees. Ebo: 16 pigeons

and some money, so that it will not fall,

and will have other trees to support it.

Ese 2.

Agídí páálí pèlú ìnira

Àkùretè pèlú ìyá

Kàkà kí ń jé àkùretè

Ma kúkú jé agídí-páálí

Díá fún Ògúndá

Ti yóó ya‘lé Ogbè kó jòkòó

Mo ya‘lé Ogbè mo ńíìsinmi o

Ògúndá ló ya‘lé Ogbè ló jókòó

Mo ya‘lé Ogbè mo ńíìsinmi o