Oyeku Meji as documented by Baba Ayo Salami - Interpretations by Awo Falokun Fatunmbi

Oyeku Meji as documented by Baba Ayo Salami (ibae), with Interpretations by Awo Falokun Fatunmbi

The sunshine is just brightening over the horizon
It is an indication of the onset of a new day

Commentary:  Oyeku from the elision oye iku means understanding death.  I believe the word death as it is used in Ifa scripture has a wide range of meanings.  It can mean physical death, but most frequently refers to the end of cycle.  It is common to interpret an end of cycle as a negative, and I believe this would be a mistake.  If we are invoking an end to confusion, an end to poverty, an end to ill health, we are invoking for the creation of positive influences by getting rid of the negative influences.  The entire corpus of Odu is based on the natural cycle of life, death, transformation and rebirth.  Ending the old, always makes room for the new.  That is the meaning of the metaphor of the sun coming up over the horizon it is a metaphor of unlimited possibilities.  Even physical comes with the promise of atunwa or reincarnation.

Cast divination for Oye
The one that would from the sky become bright like
the king of cotton

Commentary:  When the sky becomes bright like the king of cotton the metaphor is for the end of a cycle to be transformed by the light of Obatala.  The light of Obatala is called Ala in Yoruba.  Ala is pure consciousness in its primal form.  When we are guided by Ala we are guided by the Source of Creation which always illuminates our higher self.

‘Would I be rich’? He asked
He was asked to perform sacrifice
They said his ray would brighten
He performed the sacrifice
His ray became brightened
Life so pleased him.
He then started to dance and rejoice
He was praising his Babaláwos
His Babaláwos were praising Ifá
He said it was as his Babaláwos had said
The sunshine is just brightening over the horizon
I think it is an indication of the onset of a new day

Commentary:  This is a request for the good fortune that comes from letting go of that which needs to be discarded in our life.  Holding on to ideas that do not work takes effort and that effort can easily lead to depression and even physical illness.

Cast divination for Oye
The one that would from the sky become bright like
the king of cotton
You are not changed
I am not changed

Commentary:  to say you and I have not changed is to say that our eternal nature remains constant and unaltered by circumstances in the physical realm.  We can avoid embracing our essential and true self but we cannot alter our essential and true self.

Oye becomes a pair
And the tray becomes very full

Commentary:  When we transcend the limitation of Iku we become an inspiration to others.  Whatever we fix in our life is medicine for others.  That is why Awo have a responsibility to function as role models in their communities.  When we inspire others to embrace their essential nature and true self by embracing our own essential and true self the number of people in the world aligned with their higher self-doubles.

As a topographical metaphor the idea of a Merkaba with all eight portals closed is the process of transforming a first generation star into a second generation star.  A first generation star produces hydrogen atoms.  When the fuel that creates the heat that produces hydrogen atoms is expended the star collapses in on itself.  The pressure from the collapse causes the star to explode into a super nova.  A super nova is a huge gas cloud made up of all the elements in the table of elements.  When this cloud is pressed into a spherical form by the influence of gravity it becomes a second generation star reproducing all the elements.  The discharge from a second generation star leads to the creation of planets.

So it is with human life, every time the old self is destroyed, we open the door to recreating our self with a closer alignment to our fullest potential.

Ire,
Awo Falokun

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