Triple Black Darkness

We divine Ifa in our hand

We press Ifa on the ground

Elesa a gbo gi

Cast divination for Ogbe

Coming from heaven to earth

They said Ogbe would enter the world

Ogbe was asked to perform an offering

Ogbe inquired of the items to offer

Ogbe should secure a rat to blaze paths in the bush

A fish to chart a way through the ocean

A rooster to clear passage on land

They said Ogbe would reach the world

Ogbe performed the offering

As Ogbe ventured

He met the bush first

Ogbe was perplexed

Esu whispered in Ogbe's ear:

Remember, you have a rat to blaze a path through the bush

Ogbe put down the rat

The rat blazed a path through the bush

Esu told Ogbe to follow

When he exited the bush

Ogbe met water

Ogbe was perplexed

Esu whispered in Ogbe's ear:

Remember, you have a fish that charts a way through the ocean

Ogbe dropped the fish in the water

The fish began to swim

Esu told Ogbe to follow

When he swam out of the water

Ogbe met a town

But did not know which direction to face

Esu whispered in Ogbe's ear:

Remember the rooster that clears a passage on land

Esu told Ogbe to follow the rooster

Ogbe arrived at the center of the city

He was happy and started to dance and rejoice

We divine Ifa in our hand

We press Ifa on the ground

Elesa a gbo gi

Is the one who cast divination for Ogbe

On the day he/she was coming from heaven to earth

The rat uses its Ori to blaze paths in the bush

The fish uses its Ori to chart ways through the ocean

The rooster uses its Ori to clear passages on land

Therefore, Ogbe should become popular

Ogbe's star should not fall like tree leaves

Ogbe should light a path through difficulty

- Holy Odù EjiOgbe

Today, beneath the darkness of the New Moon, I pray that you enjoy total silence, deep within you. May the darkness of the night fill your dreams with stillness. May the cloak of pitch black skies envelop every aspect of your consciousness, until all you see is infinite nothingness, from the very depths of your soul. But be not afraid, because the light of your destiny is ever present. As you dwell in triple black darkness, may you remember the light you selected. May it comfort you in the stillness. Let it give you the courage to be patient and remain motionless and at ease.

The darkness symbolizes a loss of control. It challenges the ego, which works ceaselessly to project itself onto the world. But imagine a movie theater without a silver screen! And so it is when the conscious mind has nothing to bounce itself off of; nothing to gossip about, nothing to brag about, nothing to love and nothing to fear! In the darkness, all you have is your soul. This is the repository of dreams! Your ability to sit in the darkness and follow the stream of consciousness back to its source is enabled by the darkness of the New Moon, most beautiful, Black woman, whose wisdom is without end.

Aboru aboye abosise

Obafemi Origunwa, MA | www.ObafemiO.com