Oluwo Ode Orun

Before there was an Ifa on earth, there was already an Ifa in heaven.The Ifa tradition speaks of Ajagunmale â€' the Chief Priest of the Spirit World, the Oluwo Ode Orun, the great teacher who transmitted the knowledge of divination and sacred practice from the celestial realm to the earthly one. Through Ede, his principal student, Ajagunmale taught Orunmila the mysteries of Ifa divination and Osanyin the mysteries of plant medicine. Everything that the Babalawo practices on earth traces back to this heavenly source.This book is the first serious English-language study of the celestial priesthood of Ifa: who Ajagunmale and Arowoye are, what they taught, how their teachings descended from Orun to Aye, and what this means for the practice of Ifa divination today.Babalawo Olodu Ifadahunsi Egundiran Obafemi Alladahanou, Akoda Awo of UNIOV, brings sixteen years of Ifa and Orisa priesthood to this study â€' writing not as a scholar looking in, but as a practitioner working from within the tradition.What this book contains:A complete examination of Ajagunmale â€' his identity, his position in the cosmology of Ifa, and his role as the supreme priest of Orun.The figure of Arowoye â€' the second great teacher of the celestial priesthood, his relationship to Ajagunmale, and the teachings he transmitted.Ede â€' the student who bridged heaven and earth, and how the knowledge of Ifa divination and Osain plant medicine share a single heavenly source.Sacred verses (Ese Ifa) from the corpus relating to the celestial priests, with Yoruba originals and English translations.The implications for living practice â€' why understanding the heavenly source of divination knowledge transforms the way a Babalawo approaches his work.This book is for Babalawos, Iyanifas, Awo initiates, and serious students of Ifa who want to understand where the tradition comes from â€' not just historically, but spiritually. It is also for practitioners of Lucumi, Candomble, Trinidad Orisha, and all Ifa-descended traditions who want to connect their practice to its deepest roots.The chain is unbroken. Ajagunmale taught Ede. Ede taught Orunmila. Orunmila taught the world. This book traces the chain back to its source.Nubala Ifa Library, Volume III. Published by Nubala Publishing.