Which Orisha Holds Your Head - What you need to know.

Yoruba teachings say that before reincarnating into a body, each soul kneels before the Creator in Orun (heaven) and chooses its own Ori as well as the fundamental destiny for that head.

Recognition of one’s head Orisha, as well as your connection to your higher-self, is the first step in conquering stability to promote a harmonious day-to-day life.

Self-identification with characteristics and behavioral aspects of a particular Orisha is not an indication or guarantee that is your head Orisha.

We do not choose which Orisha are present in our lives, hold our hands, and touch our heads. While we may speculate and assume, the only way to truly know is through Ifa divination, and not through a reading over the phone or WhatsApp. They need to touch your head to read your head.

The confirmation of a person’s head Orisha can only be done by an accredited Babalawo, Iyanifa, diviner, or a priest or priestess of Orisha through a process of divination, which upon the casting of an òpèlè, cowries, sacred palm-note or kola-nuts, the person’s head Orisha may be revealed.  Please understand that an Ori or Head reading is not always valid.  Many people find out when they receive their elekes from their Godparent/Ile, but even that is subject to change. We only find out for certain when we receive Hand of Ifa. For example,  I have a friend who got a reading from "a lady" she told him that his father is Ogun. However, when he received his Hand of Ifa he learned he is a Son of Obatala. 

Learning which Orisha walks with you is not the biggest part of your spiritual journey, there are several other aspects that play a vital role in your destiny, one of the biggest being Ori.  Without Ori we would not have Orisha.

Ori can overcome tremendous obstacles in its quest to give us the lives we came here for. It can draw us to the one person who will be instrumental in helping us turn our lives around. Ori can pull us out of devastating life circumstances or give us the strength to find a way out when we see no way. The light of ori remains constant and strong. What may dim it is our ability to see well in the darkness that at times covers our lives. This can cause us to lower our sights, expecting less of others and ourselves, giving less to life, and receiving less in return.

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