CUBAN COUNCIL OF ELDER PRIESTS OF IFA

                                       READING OF THE YEAR 2011

Sign: ODI-OSA

Prophecy: Ire Achegunota lowo Orunmila, eyelbale adie meyi a Orunmila: (An expiration of the difficulties thanks to Orunmila, give 2 hens to Orunmila.)

Governing: Ogun
Accompanying: Yemaya

Flag: Square, Blue with green edge.

For the babalawo

EBO: 1 rooster, 1 dove, rope machete, used clothes, a bellows, chain, 2 puppets female and male, yam, cloth of 9 colors, earth of the house, some wives, their tailor, rasps of the tools of Ogun, smoky fish, smoky jutía, toasted corn, 2 coconuts, 2 candles, opolopowo.

For the santeras, santeros and population in general

EBO: 1 cock, bellows, rope, rasps of the tools of Ogun, fish, jutía, toasted corn, 2 coconuts, 2 candles, opolopowo.

Flushing the house: with Scare-Dead and Verdolaga, honey and husk.

PROVERBS OF THE SIGN.
1-     Stretch the hand up to where it reaches
2-     Bibijagua loads what can
3-     Eye for eye and tooth for tooth
4-     Two Leopards cannot bite one to another in the head.
5-     What goes returns.
6-     It is better to go to bed on a mat that to go to bed in the earth.
7-     Stretch the feet to the edge of the sheet.

PROHIBITIONS: Avoid the use of weapons of all types, avoid drinking alcoholic beverages, avoid fights, discussions, alterations of order.

WORKS OF THE SIGN: Give 3 guineas to Ogun, and to reinforce it including a bellows.

RECOMMENDATIONS.
Ifa says: That the victory of this year is based in the organization that we maintain in our lives in general.
Ifa says: That we should respect women and especially this year the daughters of Yemaya.
Ifa says: Problems with the climate will remain, for which one cannot neglect, and will be all over the news, regarding hurricanes, tornados, penetrations of the sea, intense rains, or lingering droughts, earthquakes, etc.
Ifa says: That it is necessary to maintain the unification of the family and to be helped mutually, insisting on matrimonial relationships.
Ifa says: Couples should avoid discussions, as they could lead to ones made of blood.
Ifa says: Elders and youths must seek to understand each other, with the unification of godfathers and godchildren and other family, as well as other citizens.
Ifa says: We must attend to the Egun (dead) family, spirits and protectors.
Ifa says: We should lend bigger attention to our children, and lead by example, this is very important.
Ifa says: We must heed and listen to the advice of our mothers.
Ifa says: We must take special care to avoid interruptions of pregnancies.
Ifa says: We should avoid situations that can cause conflict among people, since they could have fatal consequences.
Ifa says: That it is necessary to take care, to preserve and to take measures to avoid robbery in our homes.
Ifa says: We should watch closely problems with impotence and sexual dysfunction.
Ifa says: We should maintain a clean house and mainly the kitchen, where we should not leave dirty potteries or waste of food, we will put attendance of lilies in the kitchens.
Ifa says: We should maintain harmony and good relationships so as to to avoid falling into curses and moorings.
Ifa says: That the Babalawo should study to amplify his knowledge and to be more conscious of the readings that play out in our religion and in the society.   
Ifa says: We should maintain a correct social and professional behavior, to avoid problems of justice.
Ifa says: We should take clear steps to avoid confusion and bad interpretations of actions.
Ifa says: That we avoid the waste of money, so that we don't lack.
Ifa says: We should meditate and analyze our actions before carrying out them especially in professional life.
Ifa says: We should avoid to attempt against our lives.
Ifa says: Don't change the sure thing for the insecure thing.
Ifa says: We should take care of the morals of the family, avoiding prostitution problems, promiscuity, drugs, and bad habits in general.
Ifa says: We should take special care and attention with the breathing passages, digestive system, blood pressure, heart and nervous illnesses.
Ifa says: We must maintain special care in our actions to avoid accidents in general.
Ifa says: That only by work will the wanted results be obtained.

For general knowledge

The first of December of the 2010, at 2:00 o'clock p.m. in the presence of a significant number of Cuban Babalawos and Babalawos of other countries and the members of the Cuban Council of Elder Priests of Ifa, the appropriate ceremonies were held to the Pre - opening of the Reading of the year 2010 in the Religious Institution Yoruba Cultural Association of Cuba.
The recommendations were the following:
The 25 fundamental positions that were requested were given. In all the cases the answer of the deities were very satisfactory.
The day December 30, 2010, the sacrifices corresponding to the deities were made as determined in the Pre - Opening.

RECEIVED IN CEREMONY IN THE “RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION” YORUBA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF CUBA.

This letter is free.

 

DEVASTATION HITS HAITI…EARTHQUAKE – WE NEED YOUR HELP!

NARC must help!  The people need medical expertise and supplies.  Most of all, they need money!  We know this country is experiencing a recession, but the recession of any county is no match for the loss of lives from this horror of an earthquake. We need Congress members to bring help to Haiti.  We need the expertise of doctors and nurses, physical strength for search and rescue, medicines, food and water, but in all of this…it is going to take money.  We need money, your help and your expertise.

Please send donations for Haiti to help us!  Call us (215-455-0815, 215-548-3782, 215-548-2118) or email us (narcworld@aol.com) and tell us how you can help.

The National African Congress/NARC World International has been in existence more than 10 years. We have solved many problems for the practice of African-based religions in the United States and other countries from where our great religions have migrated by bridging the gap of understanding in the communities.

The National African Religion Congress is the certifying board of Priests and Priestesses of African-based religions. These religions include the Akan, the Orisa Tradition of Trinidad and Tobago, Ifa, Santeria, Yoruba, Voodoo of Haiti, Candomble and Lucumi.  All of these religions have migrated to this country from countries such as: Nigeria, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and so on. All of them are represented in major communities in the United States.  The National African Religion Congress/NARC World International is an organization that has been established in order to foster unity among all African Religions of the Diaspora.

Today our sister country Haiti is in trouble - hit by a devastating earthquake!  Haiti has played a key role in the spread of African-based religions in the Western hemisphere.  The people of Haiti fought for and gained their independence from colonial oppression through their spirituality, becoming the first free Black republic in the world.  The Voodoo religion has sustained the people through the worst of times.  Now the Haitian people desperately need the help of their brothers and sisters in faith to deal with this disaster. Let them see that this unified body cares. 

The Congress needs your help!  The news media will broadcast a huge amount of information about Haiti and will tell you about the people, the country’s geography, the illiteracy and the poverty.  The media will also tell you that the religion on this island is Roman Catholic when the truth of religion in Haiti is that the people are “99% Roman Catholic and 110% Voodoo.”  Furthermore, the Voodoo religion has been declared a legal religion equal to Catholicism.  The media will not talk about the people who practice traditional religion because they either do not understand the religion or do not accept the religion as a part of society.  Nevertheless, these people are our brothers and sisters in faith and many of them will not receive help because they will not know where to look for help and they are truly not Catholic!  They do not have television, cell phones or avenues that will reach them in the deepest parts of Haiti.  Many of the buildings that are shown on television are off of main roads which are not passable like the roads in our country. There is no medical insurance, welfare, food stamps or a place where they can collect a check from the city or state. Those are the people who need help the most.

Members of the Congress need to be willing to submit to training from the support organizations in place to deliver aid to the people who need it most. With your help and a unified effort, we can reach them.

May the Holy Loa, Orisa and Abosum bless and protect the people of Haiti in this time of crisis.

Gro Mambo Angélá Noványón Idizol, Chairperson and Founder

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