Òyèkú Méjì

The Vine that overcame embarrassment

Máa yẹ ba, máa yẹ lọ alawo Eesu, O dífá fún Eesu ti iku, àrùn, ejo, ofo ati gbogbo ibi fi ori re nṣe ona,  O gbẹbọ rẹbọ, Nje kíì fi orí eesu ṣe ona mo, Máa yẹ ba Awo máa yẹ lọ.

I will duck it and dodge it when going, I will duck it and dodge it when coming back, Cast Ifá Ifá for Eesu (a rope like vine) when Ikú (Death and Transformation), Arun (Sickness of Body, Mind, Character and Poverty), Ejo (Cases, Arguments, and Disagreements), Ofo (all forms of Loss), And all other kinds of negativities were using Eesu’s head as road, Eesu made Ẹbọ, And grew thorns and spikes all over Eesu’s body, Eesu was singing praise to the diviner, Máa yẹ ba, máa yẹ lọ, That if not for them, death, loss and sickness would of trampled and walked upon them again.

In this Ẹsẹ̀ from Ọ̀yẹ̀kú Méjì, Ifá gives us the narrative of Eesu a rope like vine that was being trampled and steeped on by everyone. Eesu was being looked down upon, scorned and victimized. Eesu grew tired of being treated in this manner and so Eesu went to consult Ifá and the Odù Ọ̀yẹ̀kú Méjì came down. The Awo asked Eesu to make Ẹbọ using needles, nails, pickers and broken bottles. Eesu listened to the advice of the Diviners, Máa yẹ ba, máa yẹ lọ and Èṣù then transformed these materials to be come a protective layer over the body of Eesu, so that everyone that did not watch well before mistakingly stepping on Eesu they will get injured and damaged in some unpleasant way. When people are walking as soon as they see Eesu they try to go a different way so as not to step on it.  Today, no one treats Eesu in an unfair manner again.  

Àṣẹfá

If we look at the Diviners names we can see that the essence of the advice for someone who receives Ọ̀yẹ̀kú Méjì during Ifá Consultation is that they should watch their steps, think before acting and create and act in a way that others may not suspect your movements or actions - moving in a “zig-zag” like manner. Equally, avoiding those traps or circumstances that can create unpleasant feelings.

Ifá is giving this person for whom this person Odù comes out for multiple messages. They may be in a state where they are being ridiculed or figuratively or literally being trampled upon by others or malefic energies. The advice for this person here is to cultivate an Eesu like state whereby you metaphorically arm yourself with the tools and “weapons” or defensive measures you need to protect yourself. Ifá says that this person is in need of some self-protection as a way to defend self from others. Likewise Ifá is telling this person to cultivate the essence of the Diviners which use foresight and insight to “duck it while going” and “dodge it while coming back”. Ifá is telling this person to be prepared to act and protect oneself and ones interests, just as Eesu who grew thorns, pickers and spikes all over their body as a form of self-protection and preservation. It was through Ẹbọ to Èṣù that Olódùmarè transformed Eesu to have a protective layer around their body, in such a way as to prevent all manners of negativities befalling that person.

Ifá encourages this person to make Ẹbọ so as to be able to cultivate and embody the same Àṣẹ that Eesu uses to protect self and align with the positive forces of growth and development.

(Orin) Máa yẹ baa Oo Awo Máa yẹ lọọ Máa yẹ baa Oo Awo Máa yẹ lọọ Ikú ma dor'ii forí Eesu dona oo Máa yẹ baa Oo Awo Máa yẹ lọọ Arun ma dor'ii fori Eesu dona oo

I give thanks for Máa yẹ baa and Máa yẹ lọọ the Awo who did the offering, so that death and sickness can no longer walk on my head - so that Eesu is not treated in a scornful and victimized way as he was before.

Aboru Aboye.

Ifawuyi Opeifa