Ika

Positive Aspect: “Impossible” is only a matter of opinion

Regent Orishas: Oshumare, Iyewa, Ossain and Iroko

Keywords: Confident and self-assured; ability to create good friendships; predisposition to heroism; courageous, does not hesitate in the face of danger; ese of accumulating wealth and prosperity; material detachment and generosity

Self-confidence is the keyword of the moment under the auspices of Odu Ika in its positive aspect. With that in mind, the time has come to recognize your efforts so far and be proud of everything you have achieved, despite all the challenges of destiny. This is, perhaps, one of the hardest lessons to be learned: to realize and recognize your own worth and celebrate your victories without surrendering to the ego’s temptations and letting yourself be dominated by arrogance.

You’ve been inspiring people around you, often transmitting a certain air of heroism to them – after all, no matter how big fate’s challenges are, you face them with your head held high and always find a way to bring out the best in any situation. Even when soul shadows overcome, your posture of self-control and dominion over the world makes others see you as strong and sovereign. How about using this to your advantage and once again moving towards your boldest goals, counting on the good friends you’ve made along the way?

The only downside is that not everyone around you is willing to continually reinvent themselves like you do. Many look for solidity and stability – which, at this point, you can’t offer. The impulsiveness that is natural to your personality can end up creating conflicts with people you care about and even some difficulty in establishing lasting bonds, such as in a love relationship or a career consolidated in a single company. When your biggest pleasure is in the challenge of pursuit, not the conquest of a goal, it can be difficult to attach yourself to what can mean stability and monotony.

Reinventing yourself is an art, but remember that true happiness is only found through balancing what you really are, what you show to the world and what you absorb from everything in that world. In that sense, it might be a good idea to stop for a moment and reflect on what your real goals are and where, exactly, you want to go – maybe you’re already there without even noticing.

Ika’s Empowering ritual: Ona New Moon Tuesday, write your wishes to Odu Ika and Orishas Oshumare and Iyewa on a piece of white paper so they bring you renewal in all areas of life, the capacity to reinvent yourself, the creativity and new ideas for changing all aspects of life that you don’t like, and the serenity to understand life’s cycles. Place the paper on a banana leaf. Then prepare 2 cups of mashed sweet potatoes and place it over the paper in the shape of a snake, using half a pear as the head and 14 coins as the snake’s scales. Decorate the snake’s skin with roasted grains of corn, black beans and peanuts; you can also put exotic flowers on the sides of the snakes. On the same day, leave your offering by the side of a highroad or at the entrance to a forest.