The name of a person for whom an Offering or Ebo is placed.

The name of a person for whom an Offering or Ebo is placed.

Teaching given by the spirit Fon, Tata Gaytan, Emissary of Baba Oduduwa.

Yorùbá Olofista tradition. ẸGBẸ́ ÓDÙN ỌLỌ́FIN - Spiritual Family of Olọ́fin Secret

Tata G. Nov 16, 2024

Jaime: A person who may have different names at different times, same name in different places, even currently, while it is true that the name is of the person is dedicated in the Ebo, but if there is a silly question, how is it that specifically to that person with that name, and not to another person with the same name does the benefit of the Ebo come, is it the name or what is it that happens that that connection is made specifically for that person?

Tata G: Ah, let's say that the ceremonial works for that person with such a name, it depends on two factors, the first factor is the priest who is performing that ceremonial, because if we pay attention to the verses, to the poems of Ifa, one of the key parts in the poems are the names of the priests or the priest who participates in the performance of the divination and the Ebo or who advises such character to perform such ceremonial, then we start with the priest, and the second key piece for that Ebo to manifest in the life of that person is going to be the same character in question, in this case for whom that ceremonial is being performed, when rituals are made by the side of Ìşẹ̀şẹ or Traditionalist, in many of the Ifa poems there are even some that usually change the name of the character that was in that poem and change it for the name of the person who is performing the ceremonial, or in the prayers, for example, you who gave Orangún of Ilé Ila, give me that, then there they are talking, you are creating the ego, you are manifesting the ego, the "I" of the person, in this case in the prayer, in the case of Ifa poems you can change the name to the person who is now executing,

Example: “Just as you did or such herb did such effect for such person, so it's going to create this effect for such person, so that's where that would be executed for the person, and that's why the names that are given to the initiates, Example: “Just as you did or such and such herb did such and such effect for such and such person, so it will create this effect for such and such person, so that is where that is executed for the person, and that is why the names that are given to the initiates are very important, because those names are intimately tied to the energy of that person, so that is how it works in those aspects.