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What is the relationship between Ọlọ́kun, Ifá and Ọ̀rúnmìlà?

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What is the relationship between Ọlọ́kun, Ifá and Ọ̀rúnmìlà? Teaching given by the spirit Tata Abel, spiritual emissary of Baba Odùdúwà. What does Ọlọ́kun have to do with Ọ̀rúnmìlà? Awo Ifalenu said: There is this praise mentioning Ọlọ́kun and Ifá: "Iba şe Ifá Ọlọ́kun asorodayo" = "Praise to Ifá Ọlọ́kun that makes all things prosper" What Deity was said that could defeat Ọlọ́kun? The only Deity that was said to be able to defeat Ọlọ́kun was Ọ̀rúnmìlà. The story of how the world was created says that Odùdúwà before going down to Earth he went with his friend Ọ̀rúnmìlà, and Why? Because Ọ̀rúnmìlà it was said to be the only one capable of defeating Ọlọ́kun. There is a story that says that they were going to see which one was going to create the world as such, many tried it, but Ọlọ́kun, that ruled over the Earth at that time, and the Earth was totally covered with water, and Ọlọ́kun was very powerful. They continue trying, until it is the turn for Odùdúwà, and before anything else he went to consult Ifá with Ọ̀rúnmìlà, and he tells him what he must carry in the "Apo Ayé" (The Bag of the World). Thus Odùdúwà was able to descend to Earth and dominate in his dealings with Ọlọ́kun. What is the relationship between Ọlọ́kun and Ọ̀rúnmìlà? A Sister comment: They both make a pact when Odùdúwà was going down to Earth, Odùdúwà was to rule on solid ground and Ọlọ́kun will maintain his rulership over the seas. The Spirit Tata Abel: The pact said that the children of Odùdúwà were going to respect the domains of Ọlọ́kun, which was the sea. The moment that covenant is broken, Ọlọ́kun would come out and claim what is his own. In theory, Ifá and Ọlọ́kun what are they? In theory they are “brothers”, remember the verse about Creation that my brother Tata G gave you and was revealed and given to them by Odùdúwà. What does it say in the verse? That ÈŞÙ was before creation, he gives the spark, he set in motion the thought that puts the whole mechanism of creation in motion. Ọlọ́kun represents the Mystery (AWO) and Ọ̀rúnmìlà is the one that reveals the Mystery. What is Ifá? Ifá is the Irúnmọ̀le that rules time. When the universe was created, time begins to run, and for that Olófin Òrun, Ọlọ́kun, Olórun must have been created. So practically they are “brothers”. IFÁ is the Unveiling of the Mysteries, and Ọlọ́kun is the Mystery as such. Ọlọ́kun is the Mystery and protector of all the Mysteries. Ifá is the Revealer of the Mysteries, and Ọ̀rúnmìlà is the interpreter of those Mysteries. The Spirit Tata Abel: Explain to me who is Ọlọ́kun: IT CAN NOT BE EXPLAINED, because it is the Mystery itself, if not it would cease to be a mystery. If you explain something, it ceases to be a mystery, or not? As Ọlọ́kun is personified as the Mystery as such, it cannot be explained. We know that Ọlọ́kun is the depth, we know that it does not just rule the sea, because Ọlọ́kun - Ọlọ́kun not only rules the Earth, but rules the entire universe. He is the one who composes the dark matter (and dark energy in creation), the one who composes antimatter, and it is something that cannot be explained. It is known that Olokun is there, that it is present, but it cannot be explained. A few days ago a scientific publication is being made that talks about the ancient religions and traditions from where Catholicism, Hinduism, the Hebrews, and Buddhism were brought. That they are being recognized that they knew about science. That statement affirms that those ancient religions and traditions already knew about science, and since they did not know how to explain what happened, they gave it the name of Deities. With all the discoveries they have made now, they realize that religions have been talking about it for a long time. We have an example within the Yoruba religion, and it is about "Ẹgbẹ́ Ọ̀run" (The Divine Family or Collective Soul or the so called spiritual doubles in the spirit world). "Ẹgbẹ́ Ọ̀run" tells us that there is a Multiverse (the Many Parallel Universes), and science is now just addressing those issues. The science about those issues can be said to be in its infancy. The Yorubas call it as “Ẹgbẹ́ Ọ̀run” and it is the Celestial Family, and the teaching spoke that they were other "I" in other places, because at that time the term universe was not known as such. The Yoruba now call it the doubles that are in heaven. This view is archaic, but it is Archaic in quotation marks, because science is hardly taking it into account. They talk about the genetic codices, which ancient traditions and religions spoke before they were discovered now. Where can we find Ọlọ́kun? In the depths of the sea and space, in the Black Holes, in the depth of the universe, in the dark matter and energy of the universe, in antimatter, etc. All those are vestiges of Ọlọ́kun. Everything that cannot be explained is part of Ọlọ́kun.

 
 
 

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