Aboru aboye aboshishe,
As I've mentioned in the past, Oriki are praise poetry used when greeting Orisa, Egun, etc (see my Oriki Orunmila). Here is another Oriki written by me which you can feel free to use when praising your own Ori.
Oriki Ori:
Ori o,
When I look for my path, it is you who walks beside me
may we walk in harmony and not stumble upon each others feet
When I am in my darkest hour, it is you who shine a light
may our depths of sorrow always be matched by heights of joy
When I am lost and without direction, it is you who takes my hand
may wisdom reign in the kingdom of our soul
When I am alone in the darkness I ask
my Ori, what are you?
you are the other reality inside
you are the owner of righteous intuition
you are my power to observe, reason and inspire
you are my one real identity
you are me
Ori o
bless your omo
Ase o
By Awo Marcos Ifalola Sanchez
Aboru Aboye Aboshishe
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In the spirit of sharing and respect for my time and energy, please do not violate these terms. Ifa will also be unhappy.
1. My work is copyrighted (except Odu Ifa, which no one owns) and rights always remain with me.
2. Please clearly site me as the author of the piece so people do not think it's your own.
3. A link must always be included to this blog so people know where it came from. http://ifalola.blogspot.com
In the spirit of sharing and respect for my time and energy, please do not violate these terms. Ifa will also be unhappy.
Who is Ifalola
I realized that people might not know much about me, so I decided to add a short profile of who I am. I was born in '69 into a latino family in the US. My dad's family practiced the Orisa tradition, but I didn't find my way to the tradition until I was about 18. After finding a lucumi Ile and worshiping for several years, I was "rayado" in Palo Mayombe, later passing to Padre then Bakonfula. After some time I eventually fulfilled my obligation to initiate (kariosha/dosu) as a priest of Yemoja. After receiving my Awofakan and being told I had to pass to Ifa, no matter, I began studying Ifa and thinking about what that meant to me. My search began, when Henry Drewal, a friend, brought his Oluwo to lecture at his classes at University of Wisconsin, Madison, I realized I had found my Oluwo, Kolawole Oshitola, Ejiirosun. And so after two years of email and calls with Baba, consulting Yemoja and Ifa, I went and did my Itelodu (Itefa) in the Challenge area of Ibadan, Nigeria. I went with a good friend, a lucumi Awo Ifa, who became my Ojugbona (Ifajoko, Osa Ogunda) and my Wife, Ifatolu.
It's been a wonderful ride with ups and downs, and I hope that with the support of my family and community I can continue writing, whatever doubts or hardships might come my way. May Ifa always guide us all to achieve long life, filled with Owo, Omo ati Ire gbogbo! Ase o!
Ifalola omo Iwori Aweda
It's been a wonderful ride with ups and downs, and I hope that with the support of my family and community I can continue writing, whatever doubts or hardships might come my way. May Ifa always guide us all to achieve long life, filled with Owo, Omo ati Ire gbogbo! Ase o!
Ifalola omo Iwori Aweda
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5 comments:
Beautiful hermano!
Many thanx and will surely be incorporated!
-Sanaqi ;)
Aboru!
I love this. Miss you in the 'other' places but dont mind as long as you keep blogging ;-)
~Chola
That was truly beautiful
Aboru,
Baba my life is firmly enriched because of the thoughtful and scholarly information that you provide. The Oriki Ori is moving and beautiful.
Modupe,
Ocan
Aboru boye Baba, please I will like to have the yoruba version of this oriki ori. please send it to my mail, thonnybee@gmail.com. Thanks
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