Ceiba Pentandra (Kapok Tree) Araba

Ceiba Pentandra (Kapok Tree) Araba

Okana Meji did  some important work before departing to earth.

His name was Kon Kon Okonron loun Okoron Nihin

He performed divination for Araba (Kapok, Ceiba pentandra) and Iroko(African Teak tree)

Before these two migrated to earth from heaven, these two were cats and dogs never agreeing on any one subject.

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Base of a Kapok Tree. 

at that time Iroko was so powerful and feared that no one would dare consider cutting this tree for any purpose.

Kapok at Edison Estates Naples Florida

This wormed Iroko a false sense of pride. Okana Meji performed the divination,Odu unfolded it's wisdom and both Iroko and Araba were instructed to offer

Esu ( Destiny) an offering at Esu shrine the offering of 1 Goat, 2 Roosters, 1 hatchet,1 machete. Kola nuts, 1 Rat

Araba made the offerings but Iroko Refused, allowing his ego to feed his superficial false pride, believing “Who would dare attempt to harm the great Iroko”

On one standpoint Iroko was powerful and strong, on the other Iroko was the meeting point of the Ancestors of the night.

Esu accepted Araba's offering. So Began the destruction of Iroko.  Esu devised a plan to defame the importance and strength of Iroko.  Esu transformed himself as a carpenter lumber jack, at the same time rotted the wood doors and floors, tools of the villagers. Then gathered the lumberers from the village, headed into the forest. While walking into the forest, Esu convinced the villagers that the other trees were of low quality for the use of doors or flooring, for this same reason there current situations had lead them to search for new lumber.

When they reached the forest opening, Iroko stood before them. A Massive vertical tree that reached toward the sky, it seem as Iroko had no limit.  The lumberers began to refuse to pass, Esu insists “Oh that's the best wood for your doors of your homes and flooring.  He grab his machete and began to cut Iroko, the villages began to lose fear and joined in. Sawing away at the base of the trunk. 

At a distance Araba heard and felt a great row a thunderous boom. When he heard and felt the destruction, he knew it could only be one thing in the forest that could produce such a noise, 

Iroko has fallen. 

Araba Praised Okana Meji and the wisdom of Odu. Araba understood that it was Iroko's False Pride and negativity that cause Iroko to loose his status, becoming a victim of Esu's ability to make Orisa,man or nature see things Esu's way.

It is advised when Okana-Meji opens on the divining mat or the Divining tray, that the consultant has a powerful tall enemy, that wishes him harm.  He/she should offer Esu Ebbo not to only triumph but maintain his dignity in the community or his place or work.

Obatala King of the white cloth

Yoruba: Ibantan ti okan (kin of one)

The supreme being known as Obatala is known by many names and many paths or avatars.. Obatala is one entity with different titles at different continuance of life. To understand what I'm about to write, you first must be immersed in the science of a mathematical process used in physics named binary code.

The definition is as follows.

(A coding system using the binary digits 0 and 1 to represent a letter, digit, or other character)

This same process is used in Ifa, one equals two, and two equals one. when the priest of Orula is divining, he uses a complex math to determine the mark of a line, a positive or a negative. When the Ikins or the Okpele marks two position its representing one mark, when it marks one position it two marks. here is a better example.  The system is the binary of 256 if you divide this down by two you end up with one. 256/2=128/2-64/2=32/2=16/2=8/2=4/2=1

There are 256 positions or possibilities in Ifa, Orula had 16 senior apostles.there are 4 cardinals points on earth, and 1 center point “Earth” the here and now. This all may seem a bit vague, it will all make sense as we take this journey. Olodumare’s mother is Olorun. Olorun is the name of the birth energy.

Between Olorun and olodumare obatala was conceived. Olodumare then takes the task to create all things in the cosmos, what we call the physical matter realm. while Olorun is the spiritual unseen realm. It is recorded in the odu that Obatala is the embodied odu of Orogan known as Ofun meji in the system of the Cowrie(Adele) Orogan was the first to arrive on a shapeless structure earth but returned to heaven because of his temperament.  (we are speaking of deities that are multi dimensional) 

Olodumare decided on reducing the citizens of heaven for heaven had become so overly populated with too many different species. Olodumare desired to transplant some of its citizens to earth. Olodumare requested that his child iyekun meji, take on the task, but days before obatala’s private oracles had instructed him to offer an offering to the spirit of destiny (Esu), the oracle foretold of obatala's greatest evolution if he followed the advice of the irunmoles. Obatala gave Esu a feast to honor Esu, sacrificing a goat at Esu’s shrine. Esu in generosity, informs Obatala what was olodumares  desired mission in minimizing heavens population.

Obatala wanting this task for himself decided in  deceiving Eyekun by having Eyekun consume his favorite drink of Palm wine (a weakness of eyekun) convincing him to celebrate  and drink with his younger brother.  Eyekun at first refused because of his mission to meet with their father, but obatala insisted and Eyekun accepted His brothers offer, one drink led to countless amounts leaving Eyekun with a hangover.The following day as olodumare waited for his son to arrive, became inpatient and noticed that his beautiful younger son Obatala was present, It seemed obvious to him that Eyekun was not up for the task, Olodumare decided in giving Obatala the task to relocate the citizens. Before olodumares plan could occur the new destination needed certain processes to be implemented,

When Obatala received his fathers blessings and his entourage he begins the  departure from heaven, The quantum leap caused a ripping through the fabric of space and time, from one dimension to ours,this generated a great explosion of energy and light, (The recurring event we see today as the rising sun), the opening of the day is the testimonial of Obatala’s arrival..

This event teaches that although Eyekun, Iwori and Orogan are older by age they lost their status by their younger brother. Its not a person's age or seniority , but the wielding of wisdom, of obedience  that gives a high ranking status.

The dynasty of Obatala is extensive crediting him on the formation of the earth, being the two physical parts of the top and bottom east and west hemisphere, creator of the human body structure, The atmosphere, guardian of the garden of eden.  Everything which consists of creation on a physical term is obatala.  The legends tell that the earth was a two part merger of obatala, the top part being a male obatala, and the bottom a female obatala. Esu is the line, or the break between the two, Esu is the separation of one whole into two parts.

The dynasty is too complex to divide but one can account their are the males obatala’s, and the females. and then there are those that are so ancient we don’t know their sex. Although humans label things in sexes, I regard Obatala as a “Asexual Deity” Obatala is similar to one of his favorite pets “The snail”. Snails do not require a sex partner to conceive, they can self inseminate, self reproduction.

I have included the names of  forty three Obatala’s,There are Obatala’s of different ranks, as we see in Olofin, Odudua, Aremu.

The list of names/paths titles:

1.Ayalua,(known also as Bojueleso mother of shango,) 2.{Moro Elefa} this one walks with oshun) 3.Aguema, 4.obatala oloyu okuni, 5.obatala osha orulu, 6.okeylu, 7.ayelu, 8.ala albalashe, 9.Ayaguna, 10.anasuare, 11.baba oshagrinNan, 12.Obamoro,13.obalufon, 14.ogan, 15.orishanla, 16.yemu, 17.okeilu, 18.yelu, 19.olufon, 20.oguiniyan, 21.eluaye, 22.obalabi,23.yeku yeku, 24.ariba iya yeku yeku ife, 25.eluforo, 26.oshanla, 27.orisha aye,28.obon, 29.obanla, 30.aikalambo, 31.airanike, 32.oyu alueko, 33.orisha igbin, 34.oeylade, 35.ekindire, 36.orisha obabala, 37. bibinike, 38. osheribo, 39.ekanike, 40.adegu,41.fururu,42.abani,43.asho,

Once again I will write about this label we call paths or avatars. To understand this process we visit the topic of reincarnation. Each avatar is the embodied  physical incarnation of divine spark of each orisa, we too are in a constant evolution toward perfection, our soul, “that which is the part closely related to the Source of all things” Our soul has no end it will continue to exist as Source does, as energy can only transform itself.