tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204823105728102989.post4143104997918426152..comments2023-05-31T02:30:31.552-07:00Comments on Ifa yesterday, Ifa today, Ifa tomorrow: Power and the priesthoodThe Chosen Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195434841421756490noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204823105728102989.post-21843389775562406382007-08-14T13:23:00.000-07:002007-08-14T13:23:00.000-07:00Aboru Baba...Yours is a very responsible dispositi...Aboru Baba...<BR/>Yours is a very responsible disposition of somebody holding "that" power...May it serve as example to other young and newly initiated AwosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204823105728102989.post-64741148910889746242007-08-06T08:59:00.000-07:002007-08-06T08:59:00.000-07:00Aboru Aboye Aboshishe.....my dear Marcos, once aga...Aboru Aboye Aboshishe.....my dear Marcos, once again you have nailed it. Now that I have the privilege to teach a Iyawo (as his Iyubona)I will do my best to see that he learns, and by teaching I also learn. Oshun has blessed me with a beautiful child to work with, who is reverent, honest and innocent, qualities many lack and which I strive to live up to. My comment is only that I have finally learned my Mojuba without notes and it is all in Lukumi, no Spanish. It took a long time, but I finally got it, it is simple but I understand all of the words and what I am saying, for what is prayer without understanding of what we say. Every morning I Mojuba my orisha and I also speak to my egguns, asking for blessings, direction, to remain honest and hardworking and to be perserverent, which is often hard. Power...for me, I became initiated to become a better person, to fulfill my destiny, to have a set of blessings and taboos which would direct my life in the right direction. I too have seen the many abuses of power, and the ego involved in this practice. In our ile there is a young girl 11 years old who is older than me in ocha...so as is our custom, I salute her, and although there are several younger than me, no one else salutes this young priest...who would not want the blessing of a young woman who is still so innocent and precious? We also have fully grown adults, not yet initiated, who refuse to salute anyone, feeling that it is beneath them, who are they to question blessing from Orisha? It is babalawo's like you who will always ask the proper questions, who will strive to preserve the traditions, you know I could not have made it this far without you, so modupe abure, love Omi AwoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204823105728102989.post-5412259403854949932007-08-04T08:01:00.000-07:002007-08-04T08:01:00.000-07:00Eku ikowe Baba,Many, many kudos to you for sharing...Eku ikowe Baba,<BR/><BR/>Many, many kudos to you for sharing this most valuable advice to all who have ears to hear. And for those who choose their egos over spirit and good character, their hands will not stretch as far as they can go until they learn the lessons set before them. However powerful we may appear to be, we cannot fully elevate our consciousness while operating from a perspective of ego. <BR/><BR/>Beyond the pursuit of knowledge that forms the science operating within the universe, what needs to compel us all into the priesthood is a desire for higher elevation. This person, this body is just that--a body. Our consciousness (ori) is what will transcend this world into the next, and it is ori that needs elevation in order to fully accomplish the destinies we chose at the feet of Olodumare. In addition to several years of training prior to the initiation of others, what we desperately need as priests and leaders is an in-depth understanding of the link between ebo and self-growth. Initiation and spiritual, emotional and mental transformation. That's what it's about--the material and worldly success are reflections of the spiritual growth we are attaining. Because Ifa says if we do not have good character, then we don't truly have anything. <BR/><BR/>If we are consciously striving to attain higher elevation, then it is impossible to seek satisfaction of our hunger through the domination and control of others. The domination and control of others would not be appetizing to us--rather, our thirst would only be quenched by the knowledge that we are helping to elevate others' lives and setting positive examples for our descendants to follow. <BR/><BR/>Ire,<BR/>Iyawo YemojaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634265327826488359noreply@blogger.com