Ebo en el Ate

How to do an Ebo on the Opon Ifa According to way Miguel Febles Padron performed the ritual Translated by Ogbeate this page is not yet completed, I intend to add images or drawings soon to correct misaligned Odu Table of Contents 1 Preparation of the required material for Ebo on the Opon 2 The 4 different tablets used on the Opon during the Ebo 3 Instructions pertaining to the first tablet on the Opon 4 Instructions pertaining to the second tablet on the Opon 5 Instructions pertaining to the third tablet on the Opon 6 Instructions pertaining to the fourth tablet on the Opon 7 Conclusion of the Ebo Part One: The preparation of the Ebo 1 Find a square piece of strong brown, shopping bag paper. about a foot square, and place inside a smaller square of paper. This now become the Ebo any reference to ebo means that the items are added to the paper square 2 Take the leaf of the Malanga remove the central stem on the leaf, and the three points. place it in the ebo at the center of the 2 sheets of paper. 3 Take an eko remove the paper wrapping. and place some on the leaf 4 Take some Epo and spread liberally over the Eko then add three pieces of Ekute and three pieces of Fish 5 add also toasted corn, and some dirt from the doorway of the home. If the home has more than one entrance, add dirt from every doorway. bring the dirt in both your hands, first adding to the paper ebo with your right hand and saying the words INLE LALHELU and then with your left hand and say INLE LALHELA 6 After the dirt is added , combine with all the items specified for the particular ebo. If an item is to large, keep it outside of the ebo so that you can better perform the ritual. 7 Lastly add Oti and honey, then you are ready to begin the ritual at the Opon Ifa. 8 At the place where the ritual will be performed, you should already have the mat with the Opon Ifa in the center, the Irofa and the okuele to the left and to the right the brush, container of water and a sheet with the odu for the particular ebo. any animals that might be required and those items that might be too large to include inside the ebo 9 The ebo, now having been prepared, should remain to the right of the mat, in front of the

Opon Ifa Different Arrangements of Odu on the Opon Ifa to perform an ebo To perform the Ebo in such a way that it meets all the required rituals and ceremonies the babalawo needs to place on the opon Ifa certain odu of Ifa at different times during the procedure. These different parts of the entire ritual have been called Tablets of Ifa. Since they are placed upon the Opon Ifa . A through understanding will make it easier to explain the ebo completely. Tablet number 1 This is the most important of all, although not diminishing the other tablets used during the process. Without which the ebo would be incomplete. This tablet is begun by placing the odu. Baba Eyiogbe in the center. Starting from the bottom upwards. dividing the opon ifa into two equal parts. to the right of the lines, place the combination signs of Ifa. to the left place the melli sign of Ifa. after adding the melli signs to the left side, also place the odu's of Iwori Ojuani and Iroso Umbemi An example of the first tablet of the Opon Ifa follows below.

First tablet II II II OO OO OO OO II OO II II II II OO II OO OO II OO II II II IO IO II II II OO II II OO II II OO II OI OO OI II IO

OO II II OO OO OO OO II II OO II II OI IO II II OO OO OO OI

OO OO OO OO II OO OO OO OO OO II OO OI IO OO OI II OI IO II

II II II II OO OO II II OO II OO OO OI II OI IO II IO OI IO

II OO II IO II II II IO II OI II IO II OI OI II OO II IO II

XX XX XX XX II II II OI OO IO OI OI

IO IO IO IO II OI OI OI II IO II II II IO IO IO II OI II II OI IO II OO IO II II II OO II OI IO OI II II II

OO II OI II

II IO OI II

Remember these odu should be written left to right Tablet number 2 This tablets is used so the person that is receiving the ebo can symbolically wash the hands with the feathers of the ebo. The hands are washed with the feathers and then they are deposited in the ebo itself. place in the center of the Opon Ifa the sign that brought about the ebo, and also Ogbe Iroso and Otura Oche

Second Tablet II XX II OO XX II II XX OI OI XX OI

Tablet number 3 This tablet is used to seal the ebo, after all the required rituals are performed and the final destination for the ebo is determined by the ebo. just as you did in tablet number 1, place the odu Baba Eyiogbe so that it divides the opon ifa into sections, but this time also draw a line across to divide the opon into four parts. DO NOT CROSS THE SIGN IN THE CENTEr

place each 2 ordun quadrant in the 4 corners of the open, which has the house of eyiogbe build around it

IO OI OI OO

OO IO IO II

XX XX XX XX

II OO II OI

IO IO II II

OO II OO OO

II IO II IO

OI II IO OI

order in which to pray the orduns, 1) The ordun which the owo divined

2) Otura Che 3) Irete Yeru 4) Oche Lobe 5) Iwori Obere 6) Ika Melli 7) Ojuani Chobe 8) Ocana Sa

Tablet number 4 This tablet is used to dismiss the ebo, remember that every time that the odu Ika Melli is invoked, the opon ifa should be encircled with the two middle fingers to build a house around ifa and the iroso that remains in the finger tips should be added to the ebo.

OO IO IO II

OO II OO OO

XX XX XX XX

OI IO OO II

only pray the ordun OduFunbo

Feathers and Ache de Ifa are used to break the odus that have been placed on the opon by using a circular motion with the Irofa. Then and place them in the person hands. The person rubs them with his hands and adds all to the ebo The odu labeled with an X represents the odu that was cast originally for the person prior to the this ebo. Third Tablet