Ori Bears the Crown

Sometimes, Ifa speaks to me through dreams. Last night, I was taken on a magnificent journey into the depths of my spiritual quest. What follows is what I was shown. May it be instructive in your life today and forever. Ase. 

I came looking for you at home
I met your absence
I met Èsù Òdàrà on the way
It was Èsù Òdàrà who described you to me
I greet you the child of ookun méjì tíí mi ragbada ragbada lórí ewe;
Cast divination for Aworokonjobi
On the day he and Àwòko were engaged in friendship ties
They were asked to perform sacrifice
They said the spirit of their fathers would be with them
Àwòko and Aworokonjobi offered the sacrifice 
Life pleased Aworokonjobi
Life pleased Àwòko
They were exceedingly happy
They then started to dance and rejoice 
They were praising their Babaláwo
Their Babaláwo was praising Ifá
They said it was as their Babaláwo had said I came looking for you at home
I met your absence
But I met Èsù Òdàrà on the way
It was Èsù Òdàrà who described you to me
I greet you the child of ookun méjì tíí mi ragbada ragbada lórí ewe
Cast divination for Aworokonjobi
The close friend of Àwòko Please, 
it is a crowned Orí It is an Orí of a chief
Aworokonjobi
Don’t you all know that the Orí of a priest is a crowned Orí?
Aworokonjobi
- Holy Odu OseOgbe

The conditioned mind will only allow you to conjure conditioned thoughts and stereotypical ideas. What is the conditioned mind? The term “conditioned mind” is basically mental programming. In school, at church and at home, you get programmed to respond to your experiences in a particular way. Psychologists call this “associative learning".  And while it is definitely a useful mental tool, associated learning is still only a tool. And like all tools, when we fail to recognize its limitations, it becomes more of a hinderance than a benefit. More precisely, the natural consequence of becoming overly dependent upon the conditioned mind is losing sight of the unconditioned mind. The unconditioned mind is the natural mind. It is spiritual awareness. 

In the verse above, we see that one friend went in search of another, but failed to recognize him. It was not until Èsù Òdàrà went into action that Aworokonjobi was able to properly identify his close friend, Àwòko as royalty. When we take into consideration the fact that Èsù is a trickster, who defies all norms and interrupts patterns, it becomes clear that he needed to break the cycle of conditioned thinking in order to enable Aworokonjobi to gain access to his natural mind. When your natural mind is activated, you will see all the blessings that abound as a part of your destiny. You will recognize the divinity within you and those you are destined to serve. This is what it means to live the medicine. Learn more at the Orisa Lifestyle Retreat: www.OrisaLifestyle.com/retreat.