Lukumi and Santeria Initiated Practitioner Eugene Edo

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Letter of the Year 2014 and Some Thoughts

Here is the Cuba Ifa predictions for the year .. oddly enough earthquakes are mentioned in this sign and Cuba just had one.. If I follow any sign of the year its this one i dont buy into all these different places having their own letters of the year. At some point you have to ask your self what does this all mean? I have one number for Cuba, one for the US, one for my state, one for Brooklyn, one for my Ile, and one for my self and if you have santo made your ita (which really is the only reading that matters after one does santo). Some people even get a whole new set of numbers for pinaldo. It crazy and at some point it all becomes a mush of non-sense. So, if we are talking about the world at large and the Orishas that reign, this is the one I trust. We are new world Lukumi our practice comes from Cuba, by way of Africa, but Cuba non-the less. The number you receive in a reading, especially if you havent made santo is the number of primary importance to you for the next 3-6 months. The one from Cuba I am posting is about what we can expect as a civilization for 2014 and whos influence is strongest this year. Having said this, you may be asking yourself, If we are Lukumi and that comes from Cuba, isnt Ifa more african in influence? And my answer would be yes and this is a good time to mention our particular houses position with regard to IFA as there is an ongoing, tedious battle between the factions of Ocha and Ifa about who is more legit and who does what and gays and blah blah blah

So here is where we are with IFA We are a house of Ocha and we do work with Ifa if or when appropriate AND we have someone that is not only proved themselves in the community, but is also someone we like and is not charging the moon and stars for services. At the moment I am lucky to be working with a Babalawo that I like for the little things here and there we/I need but i that relationship were, for whatever reason, to become problematic, I/we just go back to doing things purely Ocha. As Ocha people we can do everything we need for ourselves. It is a great thing to have access to the world of Ifa in a positive way, but not a necessity. There is a lot to be gained from IFA but at the end of the day our religion is about survival, maximizing whats available and morphing to accommodate the ever changing world for survival. Lukumi has survived slavery and endured so much so that we can be blessed with its ache. We must NEVER forget that and respect our Lukumi practices for that very reason. If we go around doubting our own practices that were so painfully preserved and enriched through the struggles of the slaves who suffered and fought tooth and nail to keep this alive, many of them losing their lives because of it, then their struggle was for nothing. No one from outside of our Lukumi elders is going to come and say we are doing things wrong. We are two distinct traditions born of the same ideology and as such, and looking at it this way, there is not a problem. English If Predictions for the year 2014 MIGUEL FEBLES PADRON AW OD K The Miguel Febles Padrn Organizing Commision for the Sign of the Year IFS PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2014 YEAR For Cuba and the World Folkcuba.com Homepage The Miguel Febles Padrn Commissions Predictions of the Year 2014: For the Priests of If, our brothers the Oriat, to the Babaloshas, Iyaloshas, Iworos, and to the General Religious Public. Following a twenty seven-year tradition, the Organizing Commision gathered on December 31, 2013 in the House-Temple located at Avenue 10th of October, #1509, between Josefina and

Gertrudis, in Vbora, Municipality 10th of October, City of Havana, Cuba, in order to take out the Sign of the Year. Reigning Sign: BABA EYIOGBE First Witness: Erdibre (Odi Ogbe) Second Witness: Oshe Omolu (Oshe Ogunda) Prophetic Orientation: Ir buyoko alay (Ir, firm in the ay [well-seated in the world]) Eggun onire: a white rooster and an ajiaco stew Onishe ara: paraldo Onishe ile: sarayeye with plants. Ebbo: a rooster, a 50 cent coin, water, river sand, clay dish, osha paint colors, and the rest of the ingredients. Reigning Deity: Olokun Accompanying Deity: Yemay Flag of the Year: Half red and half blue We recommend that people consult their Godfathers [on the particulars of this sign] ILLNESSES TO TAKE WITH EXTREME CARE 1.- Illnesses in the respiratory system. 2.- Cardiovascular illnesses. 3.- Illnesses of the skeletal system. 4.- Possible skin outbreaks. Events of Social Concern 1.- Interpersonal conflicts.

2.- Conflicts between nations that can escalate to war. 3.- Marks losses of religious and political leaders and elders in general. 4.- Serious disorders in family harmony. 5.- Ecological imbalance and possible inundation by the sea. 6.- An opening for treaties between fundamentally involving maritime transport. 7.- Intergenerational conflict and its fatal consequences. Recommendations: 1.- Dialogue and respect for the criteria of others is the only way of avoiding conflict. 2.- Special attention is recommended to the ethics and morals of sons and daughters. 3.-Ifa recommends an organization for the social, political, and economic benefit of diverse peoples. 4.- Radically increase the methods of hygiene and sanitation in order to avoid the spreading of epidemics. 5.- Prohibit the maritime movement of ships in bad condition. 6.- Adequate remuneration in salaries for the pursuit of all the various activities. 7.-Provide adequately for the elderly. 8.- A call for unity, respecting diversity. NOTE: Take as a reference the positive and negative examples (advances) from the readings of the years 1959, 1989, 1995, 1998, 2004, and 2001 where this same odu reigned. The Odus Proverbs of Conduct 1. The wise idea is the force that moves the earth. 2. The head carries the body and only one king governs a people. 3. I have everything; I lack everything. 4. The greatest error is not to learn from errors already committed. 5. Wherever there is life, there is hope. 6. Two inseparable friends are separated. 7. Debts hang from our necks like heavy stones. 8. Divide and conquer. Our Commission is grateful to the great machines of communication that make possible that these If predictions make it to all of the corners of the world.

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