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LETRA DEL AÑO 2015 Para Barquisimeto Y La Casa De Santo Yoruba “OKÁN LAYÉ” LETRA DEL AÑO 2015 para Barquisimeto y la Casa de Santo Yoruba “OKÁN LAYÉ” Como todos los años anteriores y con la exactitud que nos da el antiguo Oráculo de Ifá, este nuevo amanecer entre el 31 de diciembre y los primeros minutos del nuevo año, se realizó la adivinación para Barquisimeto y “La Casa de Santo Yoruba Okán Layé” del nuevo 2015, que se realizó al igual que todos los años pasados, dirigida por el Chief Olúwo Ibamoye, Profesor Hernán Rojas Ogunda She Omó Oddun Leri Añá, y este año por los importantes cambios y evidente importancia, fue el mismo quien se sentó a realizar la Atefa, quien en compañía de todos los Babalawos de la Casa de Santo y de una gran cantidad de Iworos (Santeros) y de Aleyos (Iniciados) presenciaron la Atefa (Ceremonia de usar los Ikines de Orula) del nuevo año que vino con el Oddun (Signo) Osa Roso, acompañado del Oddun Iworo Koso y el Oddun Oddi Sa, estos Oddun vinieron en Iré ( Presagios Positivos) aquí su simbología: IYO NI ODDUN BAWA 2015 NI ORUNMILA NI: Casa de Santo Yoruba Okán Layé, Barquisimeto- Venezuela + O I I O I O I O I I I I I O O I O I I I O O O I Iré Ashegún Otán Kolonialdio Lese Orunmila Onishe: Atenderlo y colocarlo lleno de Epó y 2 velas y hacer un ruego. Onishe ará: Osadie a Eleggua (hacer Ebbó Katero) Addimú a Shangó (Santeros y Babalawos darle Abo o Akuko), Rogación de Cabeza, Addimú a Oshun, Yemaya y Oyá Onishe Eggun: Frutas y Flores. Ebbó Katero (Tablero): Osadie Fifeshu a Elegguá, atitan Ilé, atitan batá, asho timbelara, asho araé, medida Leri y Ará, demás ingredientes, opolopo owó. (Eyegbale y leri umbebolo, opcional al Awó y Olosha) Orisha que Gobierna: Oggun (Iwori Yekun- Irete unfa) Orisha que acompaña: Yemaya (Eyiogbe) Bandera: verde arriba y azul abajo(Ogbe Ate, Irete File) En este signo nace: - El determinar el Ángel de la guarda u Orisha Alagbatori de la persona por Ifá Descripción General del Oddun. Por este Oddun de Ifá le debe hacer sacrificio a Shangó con un carnero para abrir los camino, los proyectos y el comercio. En este camino Obatalá quería ser el único en tener hijos consagrados y dueño de los secretos, es por ello que se determina el ángel de la guarda con Ifá, para que todos los Orishas también tuvieran sus hijos para consagrar. las persona que tengan este oddun como regente en su mano de Orula deben colocarle 4 cascabeles a su Ozun. Se recomienda no dejar las lozas de comer sucias en las noches, esto mantendrá alejado a Arun (enfermedad) de sus hogares. Principalmente a todos los hijos de Obatalá, independiente del signo que tengan. Se le ponen plátanos a Shangó. Debe estar más pendientes de las hembras de la casa para evitar que en el futuro sea invertida. Se debe tener cuidado con las picadas de mosquitos por infecciones en la piel, si se padece de dolores de cabeza debe ahumar guano y se aspira ese humo. Se puede tener flojedad sexual y flojedad en los huesos; incluso se puede quedar baldado, con calambres en las piernas y problemas de circulación sanguínea. Nada de lo malo que le traten de hacer a la persona los enemigos, dará resultado porque Osa Roso es acompañado por Olofi (Dios). Debe evitar romper espejos este año, debe pagarles las deudas a Shangó para que los caminos permanezcan abiertos y después que haga ebbó(sacrificios), debe jugar a la lotería. Por este signo se deben tapar los huecos o agujeros abiertos en las casas. Las personas son caminantes y por ese oddun, los viajes serán buenos. Si en sus casa hay palomas se dejan, porque traen la suerte. en este signo se vive igual en lo ancho que en lo estrecho, pues la persona está acostumbrada a pasar trabajos, si está viviendo estrecho, dice Orula que su casa se agrandará. Refranes: 1.- Lo que se ofrece constituye deuda. 2.- Lo que está escrito no se borra. 3.- Mire hacia adelante y hacia atrás. Dice Ifá: En este nuevo año Orunmila indica que la palabra que se dé se debe cumplir, debemos tratar de tomar como antiguamente se hacía, que lo que decíamos lo cumplíamos, es por ello que para este oddun es importante retomar esta vieja costumbre que forma parte de los valores que se han perdido. Esto va en todos los ámbitos de nuestro país, como también en nuestras vidas diarias, porque vemos como la palabra hoy en día es una burla, no hay respeto por las costumbres y buenos valores. Se debe cumplir este año con Shangó el Orisha regente del fuego, del comercio; para que se nos abran los caminos, esto no solamente en lo personal sino también para nuestra sociedad. Se le ruega a Orunmila y a Shangó para que vengan cambios prósperos a nuestras vidas, que también se le han pedido anteriormente. Orula dice que nos otorga vencimiento de dificultades y situaciones difíciles al pie de el Ikofa o Awofakan (mano de Orula) deberán atenderlo y colocarle epó (manteca de Corojo) en abundancia, para que esto mantenga alejadas energía negativas y además mantiene viva la vida de Orunmila en cada uno de nosotros, estos se deberán dejar así por varios meses o todo el año, así como debemos rogarle con 2 velas y podamos alcanzar nuestras metas. En los signos se indica que se debe evitar los complejo de superioridad y divisiones entre las gentes, esto debido a que muchos religiosos después de consagrados se les sube a la cabeza las consagraciones igual como pasa cuando las personas obtiene un cargo o un título, evitemos esto puesto que nuestra religión es de HUMILDAD y si nos unimos lograremos vencer mas los obstáculos, recuerden que siempre tendremos ojos observadores que estarán ahí, para mal y nunca para un consejo sano. No por el hecho de tener consagraciones la personas se sientan envanecidos. Será un año de crecimiento en la envidia que nos rodea, por la prosperidad que podamos obtener. Debemos hacer obras para evitar robos en nuestros comercios y en nuestra vida cotidiana. Es importante este año la atención a Asojuano o Babalú ayé (San Lázaro) para evitar las guerras, también se recomienda atender a su parte espiritual (Difuntos, Teja, Bóveda) y ponerle frutas y flores. Atender con Addimuses (Ofrendas) a las deidades femeninas Oshún, Yemayá y Oyá, cuidar en los hogares una buena comunicación y respeto en las relaciones de pareja. Además mantener en buena forma, porque existirán chismes que trataran de dañar nuestros hogares, también se aconseja a los esposos el tratar de mantener bien el amor de pareja porque pueden llegar a perder la estabilidad. No va a ser un año fácil económicamente hablando pero no debemos descuidar nuestras deidades para que veamos más fácil la evolución. Además de tener cuidado porque una de las guerras serán con personas FANÁTICAS DE OTRAS RELIGIONES, para que dejemos a un lado nuestra fe en lo yoruba, "cuidado con botar los Orishas" al igual que en años anteriores; se les pide que sus consagraciones sean por fe, no por la conveniencia, ni tampoco a cambio de algo; puesto que al no tener una fe verdadera, dejamos a un lado a nuestros Orishas y fácilmente somos manipulados por fanáticos religiosos y caemos en su juego. Además muchas personas que el 2014 dejaron a sus deidades de lado, tratarán de retomarlos, al darse cuenta del limbo espiritual en el que se encuentran. Quiero hacer un llamado especial a las personas este año, a revisar muy bien, en donde? o en casa de quien?, van a recibir sus consagraciones, ya que hay muchos falsos que por dinero hacen lo que sea, !cuidado!. Así como se debe tomar en cuenta que el ángel de la guarda por este oddun, es cuando indica el porqué se debe sacar al pie de Orunmila y no con el caracol, muy pendientes de esto; y en sus consagraciones la presencia de sus padrinos de mano de Orula( Babalawos), para ejecutar los rituales de sacrificio. Los que tengan las deidades, deberán hacerle sacrificio correspondiente, este año el descuido puede provocar pérdidas, así que pendientes con esto. A los aleyos (Iniciados) tener cuidado en dejarse llevar por personas que les meterán en la cabeza ideas negativas de sus mayores, y por ello perderán sus casas de santo y luego estarán al garete. A los mayores de las casas cuidarse al entregar sus corazones a los ahijados porque recibirán traiciones. Este año es duro decirlo pero tendremos clientes y no ahijados, (poner Duro el corazón). Este año gobierna Oggún y acompaña Yemayá, esto nos dice de constantes guerras, operaciones y/o accidentes, hacerles sacrificios a estas deidades. A nivel político dice Orunmila que se debe respetar la constitución y no lo que ha pasado hasta ahora cuando nuestros gobernantes la utilizan a su conveniencia y no para el bien de nuestra soberanía. Esta situación nos mantendrá al igual que el año anterior y los últimos años, con altos niveles de delincuencia en el que estamos sumidos y la negligencia para resolver de los entes gubernamentales. Ifá dice de Situación Política de Venezuela 2015: (OsaUré, Otura sa) Iré -Dice Ifá, que nos mantenemos en un estado de desidia gubernamental, en el oddun Osa Uré dice que los pájaros gobernaban un solo año, y en Otura Sa, se vive rodeado de ladrones y estafadores, que es en lo que vivimos a diario, en nuestro país, pero ya indica que el pueblo se está cansando de esta situación, y con ese aviso del "pájaro que gobierna un año" podemos ver lo difícil que será para el partido de gobierno mantenerse en el poder, se le pregunto a Orula si el actual presidente salía del poder por cualquier forma y dijo que con golpes de estado no saldría, pero con votaciones para un referéndum revocatorio sí.
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