Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Iwure to Your Highest Self

Odo Oshun-River Oshun








Sista,


Would you give us the ori prayer, the one that means, "it is ori alone that accompanies me on my journey....


"Give thanks!"






Our Ancestors were skilled in the art of iwure, meaning literally "to pull ire to you"...


Ire is the Yoruba word for blessings, good fortune, goodness





Iwure is sometimes translated as the English word 'prayer'...however, the concept of iwure involves not only an asking the Universe for what you need and want but also a rearranging of your life so that you are in the best position to receive your blessings and being open and willing to receive your blessings





An iwure that I was taught by the Medahochi Kofi Omowale Zannu, who passed away last year, (iba ara torun-we pay homage to the citizens of the spiritual realm) assists us in gaining a more productive and closer connection to our Highest Self , called in Yoruba the ori





Ori is the Yoruba word for head and according to our Ancestors the head is where the Highest Self dwells...our Ancestors said that it is our Ori that leads us onto the physical plane (by being the first part of our bodies to issue forth from our mothers' wombs) and that the Ori holds our destiny and assists us in fulfilling it





Ori nikan


Lo to alason


Barokun


Ori mi iwo ni


Bimo ba lowo lowo


Ori ni oro fun


Ori mi iwo ni


Bimo ba timo laiye


Ori ni oro fun


Ori mi iwo ni


Ire gbogbo timo laiye


Ori ni oro fun


Ori mi iwo ni





It is Ori alone who will accompany the devotee on a distant journey (the journey of life) without turning back


If I have money it is Ori I will praise


My Ori it is you


If I have children on earth, it is Ori to whom I will give the praise


My Ori it is you


All good things that I have on earth, it is Ori to whom I will give the praise


My Ori it is you

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