Search Ifa articles

Saturday, June 27, 2020

Contemplation on the odu Ika Ogunda

I stand
Center stage
Blinded by a flood of light
Hoping to be heard
Dreaming of acceptance
That will never come
Shamans live
In forests
On mountains
Invisible even amongst the masses
Being other
Is the gift and curse of
Sight
Silently I scream before opening
My mouth
In roaring whispers I
Paint pictures of humanity
Upon your eardrums
Forcing you to reconcile
Your truth
With truth
A vengeful angel of mercy
Wreaking havoc with the 
Building blocks of your 
Moral constructs
I pray for you
For us all
In poetic streams
While guiding you towards the
Edge of rapture
Performing a slight of word
Before disappearing
Leaving you to question
What is real
What is dream
What is truth
As you leave the performance
Bewildered
Wondering
How did I get here
What does this mean
Who am I
Really

Monday, June 15, 2020

New contemplation on the Odu Otura Meji

I am alone
This room is cold
Silence wraps me tightly
Unclear whether my eyes are open
My sight betrays only the darkness that surrounds me
Entombed in a void of my own creation
Screaming and shouting
Harsh obscenities
At no one
I reach deep inside
Move through my throat
Into the recesses of my tangled soul
Desperately clawing my way through the madness until
My hand reaches that flickering light
Pulling frantically upwards
Releasing a beauty
Into the world
So I might
See
I was born
Then I was reborn
Created from broken pieces
Swept up after each bone crushing fall
A mosaic of understanding
Enlightened mind
Clear sight
Alive
I will never be alone
When wisdom is my companion
I was reborn so I can
Live