Too much Kindness is repaid with Wickedness (Ore po a fi ka san) Cast for Awodi (Eagle) when he was going to Ikaru to divine. Awodi should offer sacrifice so that he would be able to return from the place to which he was going, and they would not repay his Kindness with Wickedness.
Ebo: Pigeon, Cock, Stone, Sacrifice to Oya and Sango.
He appeased the Gods. Awodi the diviner cast for the chief of Ikaru who was weeping tears for all blessings. The chief's life was troubled and unhappy. Awodi was a son of Sango and Oya. They told the chief of Ikaru "this person (Awodi) who said people would bear children and they're bearing them, and who said their sicknesses would be cured and they are cured, so he will say, "you will die someday." They said, "take a bell and say that we should each cut a load of wood, and that each should bring a bottle of palm oil, we know what to do. They brought 140 loads of wood and 140 bottles of palm oil. They said "this Stone, he should take it out when we have lit the Fire.
When he dives into the Fire, that is how we will kill him." The chief of Ikaru said "all right, you, Awodi, there is something, a custom of our house. Anyone who didn't do it, they killed him. The medicine, someone will take it out and I don't know how they took it out." Awodi said, "I will take it out." They made the Fire and put the Stone of potsherds. They said that Awodi should take it out for them when the time came. Awodi call on Oya. A wind was blowing, and smoke was rising. Awodi dove into the smoke and came out on the other side. Sango took the Stone, he put it in front of the chief of Ikaru. "Do you see the Stone, that Awodi sacrificed the other day, and the Stone is on Awodi’s head today."
O Ni: Ewu Ina Ki Pa Awodi - Awodi Oku Ewu - Ewu Ina E…A Eye De Oku Ewu
((The Danger of Fire does not kill Awodi. Awodi, greeting on Danger. Orisha will not let people harm us.))
The Eagle (Awodi) does not fight the Snake on the ground. It picks it up into the sky and changes the battle ground, and then it releases the Snake into the sky. The Snake has no stamina, no power, and no balance in the air. It is useless, weak, and vulnerable unlike on the ground where it is powerful wise and deadly.
Take your fight into the spiritual realm by praying and when you are in the spiritual realm God takes over your battles. Do not fight the enemy in his comfort zone, change the battle grounds like the Eagle (Awodi) and let God take charge through your earnest prayer and worship! You will be assured of clean victory.
Eagles fly Alone and at High Altitudes: They don't fly with sparrows, ravens, or other small birds. Stay away from narrow-minded people, those that bring you down. Eagle flies with Eagles! Keep good company.
Eagles have an Accurate Vision: They have the ability to focus on something as far as 5km away. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it. Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacles and you will succeed.
Eagles do not Eat Dead things: They Feed only on Fresh Prey. Do not rely on your past success, keep looking for new frontiers to conquer. Leave your past where it belongs, in the past.
Eagles Love the Storm: When clouds gather, the eagle gets excited, the eagle uses the storms wind to lift itself higher. Once it finds the wind of the storm, the eagle uses the raging storm to lift itself above the clouds. This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings. In the meantime, all the other birds hide in the branches and leaves of the tree. Face your challenges head on knowing that these will make you emerge stronger and better than you were. We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights. Achievers are not afraid to rise to greater heights. Achievers are not afraid of challenges, rather they relish them and use them profitably.
Eagles Prepare for Training: They remove the feathers and soft grass in the nest so that the young ones get uncomfortable in preparation for flying and eventually flies/ when it becomes unbearable to stay in the nest. Leave your Comfort Zone, there is No Growth there.
When the Eagle Grows Old: His feathers becomes weak and cannot take him as fast and as high as it should. This makes him weak and could make him die. So, he retires to a place far away in the mountains. While there, he plucks out the weak feathers on his body and breaks its beaks and claws against the rocks until he is completely bare, a very bloody and painful process. Then he stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, new beaks, and claws and then he comes out flying higher than before. We occasionally need to shed off old habit no matter how difficult, things that burden us or add no value to our lives need be let go of...
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