The Meaning of Ìsèse !

The ocean was full beyond the eyes,
The lagoon overflowed,
Those who swim in shallow water swam in the shallows,
Those who swim in deep water swam in the deep water,
The water trapped on a rock doesn’t flow away,
The elders reviewed the matter and came to a hopeless conclusion,
Their faces was covered with thick hair,
Their thick beards covered their chests,
They performed Ifa divination for Ìsèse (The progenitors),
Ìsèse, which is the supreme sacrificial rite on earth,
Ìsèse, which is the supreme sacrificial rite in heaven,
One’s mother is Ìsèse,
One’s father is Ìsèse,
It is Ìsèse that we appeased and receive blessings.

~Holy odù Ògúndáwónrín

Ìsèse is the foundation of our spirituality, it encompasses the whole journey…what as been happening before, currently happening and won’t stop occurring. Everything we built was built on the shoulders of our progenitors…doesn’t have to be biological but the occupants of heaven and earth before us. Ìsèse l’àgbà (Ìsèse is the supreme).

Adúpé!