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Ọ̀rúnmìlà: Witness of Creation and the Voice of Infinite Wisdom

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Ọ̀rúnmìlà: Witness of Creation and the Voice of Infinite Wisdom

A comprehensive study on Ọ̀rúnmìlà (Ẹlẹ́rìí Ìpín), the Witness of Destiny, and his eternal role as the revealer of the Ifá Corpus.

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Ọ̀rúnmìlà (also known as Bàbá Ọlọ́jọ́ Òní — The Father of the Present Day) is the divine embodiment of supreme wisdom and the Witness of Destiny (Ẹlẹ́rìí Ìpín) in Traditional Yoruba Religion.
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Ọ̀rúnmìlà, Ẹlẹ́rìí Ìpín, ibikeji Olódùmarè, a-jẹ́-jù-oògùn. (Ọ̀rúnmìlà, Witness of Destiny, second to Olódùmarè, whose wisdom is more potent than all medicine.)

— Ẹsẹ̀ Ifá · Èjì Ogbè

Why Ọ̀rúnmìlà Knows the Path

When each soul kneels before Olódùmarè to choose its lifespan, vocations, and blessings, Ọ̀rúnmìlà observes and records the covenant in the 256 Odù. When we arrive on Earth and forget our original design, Ọ̀rúnmìlà speaks through the 16 Ikin on the Ọ̀pọ́n Ifá to remind us of our sacred purpose.

Sources: IFA Sudamérica Ground Truth Repository, Akurẹ́ Sacerdotal Canon, Odù Ifá Èjì Ogbè & Ògúndá Méjì.

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