ISINKU FOR CHIEF ADENIBI EDUBI FAMUNYIWA S. AJAMU

Sunrise: October 31,1940~~Sunset: December 10, 2009



ABORU, ABOYE, ABOSISE



ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHIEF AJAMU

SATURDAY DECEMBER 19 AND 20

OYOTUNJI AFRIKAN VILLAGE

FUNERAL: SUNDAY THE 20TH


                         Tags: Ifa, Isinku, Olodumare, Olorun, alagba
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The Earth is but a marketplace and Heaven is our true Home

Ofun Rosu

Ofun nfun ire ka

Eni maa dasa kow orun se Orun ni le ola

Dia fun f''awon Eniyan A ni iku mi a maa mu won lowo ise-orun

A niki won rubo kioma baa si okunkun ati ibanuje lona won

Adiye funfun merin, Ijapa merin, aso funfun merin egberin obi merin

Won gbo dugbon won ko rubo

Ofun us giving out goodness

Ofun does not make any noise about it

People like Ofun are hard to find on Earth

Anyone who wants to perform wonders should look up to heaven. Heaven is the home
of honor

Ifa divination was performed for Human Beings, who were told that Death would
always bring them to see the wonders of Heaven

They were asked to sacrifice so that Darkness and sorrow might be banished from
their paths

The sacrifice: Four hens, four tortoises, four pieces of white cloth, and four
bundles of kola nuts

They heard but did not sacrifice



One of our icons for the African and Yoruba movement to restore our
religious traditions and heal the breeches of what slavery and
colonialism brought in harm and devastation to African descendants over
the last 500 year has transition to Orun. Chief Ajamu as I remember him
was a gregarious, straight to point seer whose talents and abilities
far outshone those of his detractors. I first met this man when I was
14 years old at the then Ile Ife Temple in Chicago, Illinois. The very
place that brought me to the consciousness of being Yoruba American and
an Awo of Ifa to this day. Chief Ajamu taught many of us of the lineage
of Oyotunji, great lessons in survival through Ifa in a place that in
most cases scenario's living in America, did not want you and took
every opportunity to bring shame and discrimination to your door. Chief
Ajamu gave us those tools of the medicine of Ifa and Orisa to build
upon and make our lives better.

Our temple sends our condolences to his family and our Ebi Aworeni is
making prayers now in Ile Ife for his spirit and for the family to find
solace in this sad time.



May each of you please send prayers to his family and the family
members in Oyotunji Village, love and light plus any donation to help
through this transition.

Ifa Gba wa O!

Iya Fayomi Falade Aworeni Obafemi
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same!





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This article from today's New York Times reveals surprising information about
how Orisa folk might handle death and burials. Who knew?
Omi Saide

July 21, 2009
Home Burials Offer an Intimate Alternative
By KATIE ZEZIMA

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. — When Nathaniel Roe, 92, died at his 18th-century farmhouse
here the morning of June 6, his family did not call a funeral home to handle the
arrangements.

Instead, Mr. Roe's children, like a growing number of people nationwide, decided
to care for their father in death as they had in the last months of his life.
They washed Mr. Roe's body, dressed him in his favorite Harrods tweed jacket and
red Brooks Brothers tie and laid him on a bed so family members could privately
say their last goodbyes.

The next day, Mr. Roe was placed in a pine coffin made by his son, along with a
tuft of wool from the sheep he once kept. He was buried on his farm in a grove
off a walking path he
  traversed each day.

"It just seemed like the natural, loving way to do things," said Jennifer
Roe-Ward, Mr. Roe's granddaughter. "It let him have his dignity."

Advocates say the number of home funerals, where everything from caring for the
dead to the visiting hours to the building of the coffin is done at home, has
soared in the last five years, putting the funerals "where home births were 30
years ago," according to Chuck Lakin, a home funeral proponent and coffin
builder in Waterville, Me.

The cost savings can be substantial, all the more important in an economic
downturn. The average American funeral costs about $6,000 for the services of a
funeral home, in addition to the costs of cremation or burial. A home funeral
can be as inexpensive as the cost of pine for a coffin (for a backyard burial)
or a few hundred dollars for cremation or several hundred dollars for cemetery
costs.

The Roes spent $250.

More people
  are inquiring about the lower-cost options, said Joshua Slocum, director of the
Funeral Consumers Alliance, a nonprofit watchdog group. "Home funerals aren't
for everybody, but if there's not enough money to pay the mortgage, there
certainly isn't enough money to pay for a funeral," Mr. Slocum said.

Baby boomers who are handling arrangements for the first time are particularly
looking for a more intimate experience.

"It's organic and informal, and it's on our terms," said Nancy Manahan of
Minneapolis, who helped care for her sister-in-law, Diane Manahan, after she
died of cancer in 2001, and was a co-author of a book, "Living Consciously,
Dying Gracefully," about the experience. "It's not having strangers intruding
into the privacy of the family. It's not outsourcing the dying process to
professionals. "

While only a tiny portion of the nation's dead are cared for at home, the number
is growing. There are at least 45
  organizations or individuals nationwide that help families with the process,
compared with only two in 2002, Mr. Slocum said.

The cost of a death midwife, as some of the coaches call themselves, varies from
about $200 for an initial consultation to $3,000 if the midwife needs to travel.

In Connecticut, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska and New York, laws
require that a funeral director handle human remains at some point in the
process. In the 44 other states and the District of Columbia, loved ones can be
responsible for the body themselves.

Families are typically required to obtain the death certificate and a burial
transit permit so the body can be moved from a hospital to a cemetery, or, more
typically, a crematory.

But even in states where a funeral director is required, home funerals are far
less expensive.

"I think with our economy being the way that it currently is, and it's getting
worse, that many
  people who may not have chosen to do these types of things may be forced to
because of the finances," said Verlene McLemore, of Detroit, who held a home
funeral for her son, Dean, in 2007. She spent about $1,300 for a funeral
director's services.

Some families, like the Roes, choose burial on private land, with a town permit.
In most states, those rules are an issue of local control. "Can Grandma be
buried in the backyard? Yes, for the most part if the backyard is rural or
semirural," said Mr. Slocum.

(Some members of Michael Jackson's family have spoken of making Neverland Ranch
near Santa Barbara the singer's final resting place, but officials say no one
has submitted an application to the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau,
which would have to approve the home burial.)

Recently, some states, with the backing of the funeral industry, have considered
restricting the practice of home funerals. Oregon legislators last month
  passed a bill that would require death midwives to be licensed, something no
state currently does.

Many death midwives are like Jerrigrace Lyons, who was asked to participate in
the home funeral of a close friend, a 54-year-old woman who died unexpectedly in
1994. Ms. Lyons was initially frightened at the prospect of handling the body,
but she participated anyway.

The experience was life changing, she said, and inspired her to help others plan
home funerals. She opened Final Passages in Sebastopol, Calif., in 1995 and said
she had helped more than 300 families with funerals. Weekend workshops for those
interested in home funerals have a waiting list.

Ms. Lyons educates the bereaved about the realities of after-death care: placing
dry ice underneath the body to keep it cool, tying the jaw shut so it does not
open.

Mr. Lakin, a woodworker, makes coffins specifically for home funerals. Ranging
in price from $480 to $1,200,
  they double as bookcases, entertainment centers and coffee tables until they
need to be used.

He became interested in home funerals after his father died 30 years ago and he
felt there was a "disconnect" during the funeral process. Mr. Lakin is now a
resource for funeral directors in central Maine and a local hospice.

His coffins are sold to people like Ginny Landry, 77, who wants a home funeral
one day but is content to use her coffin to showcase the quilts she makes. It
once stood in her bedroom, but her husband, Rudolph, made her move it to a guest
room because he pictured her in the coffin every time he laid eyes on it.

"It's very comforting to me, knowing I have it there so my children won't have
to make a decision as to where I'm going to go," Ms. Landry said.

During her battle with cancer, Diane Manahan also requested a home funeral, and
the family did not know then how much it would help them with their
  grief.

"There's something about touching, watching, sitting with a body that lets you
know the person is no longer there," Nancy Manahan said. "We didn't even realize
how emotionally meaningful those rituals are, doing it ourselves, until we did
it."
























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Ibae Ibae Ibae leyin otuno George Haggett, I will light a candle for him to make
his trip easy
bless him with honors Iya. Odabo Iya Esubiyi Olorisa

--- On Thu, 2/5/09, Iya Ayoola <karadepriestess@...> wrote:

From: Iya Ayoola <karadepriestess@...>
Subject: Re: [Yemoja's Yoruba Egbe] Passing of my father : George C. Hargett -
February 16, 1926/February 3, 2009
To: yemojasyorubaegbe@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009, 7:21 PM






aboru, aboye, abosise my sister:
 
i am sorry to hear about the passing of your beloved father.  i know how it is
because i lost my mother recently.... .my prayers are with you and your family. 
may the ancestors comfort you in your time of loss.
 
respectfully,
 
ifalade tashia asanti
olorisa yemoja/ifa priestess

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aboru, aboye, abosise my sister:
 
i am sorry to hear about the passing of your beloved father.  i know how it is
because i lost my mother recently.....my prayers are with you and your family. 
may the ancestors comfort you in your time of loss.
 
respectfully,
 
ifalade tashia asanti
olorisa yemoja/ifa priestess




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My sincere condolences to you and family.  omilana

Sent from my iPhone

Omilana

On Feb 5, 2009, at 4:55 PM, tabianamoto <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

It is with heavy heart that I share the passing of my father, George
Clinton Hargett. Many of you have met me and spoken about my engaging
spirit - that is all due to him. He was and will always be the
consummate Aquarian!

Condolences can be sent to:

Susan Hargett-Rock and Family
50 East 18th Street A8
Brooklyn, NY 11226

I love you all.....







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It is with heavy heart that I share the passing of my father, George
Clinton Hargett.  Many of you have met me and spoken about my engaging
spirit - that is all due to him.  He was and will always be the
consummate Aquarian!

Condolences can be sent to:

Susan Hargett-Rock and Family
50 East 18th Street  A8
Brooklyn, NY  11226

I love you all.....

ABORU ABOYE ABOSISE;
IBAE IBAE IBAE LEYIN TONU IYA SANGODAYO ABIMBOLE
I GIVE MY ENERGY &  PRAYER , I AM LIGHTING A 7 DAY CANDLE, CLEAR TRANCITION.  
ODABO IYA ESUBIYI OLORISA

--- On Wed, 1/7/09, omilana2008 <omilana2008@...> wrote:

From: omilana2008 <omilana2008@...>
Subject: [Yemoja's Yoruba Egbe] Re: Iya Sangodayo Abimbola passes at the age of
115 years in Oyo, Nigeria......
To: yemojasyorubaegbe@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 12:19 PM






--- In yemojasyorubaegbe@ yahoogroups. com, tabianamoto <no_reply@.. .>
wrote:
>
> It is with a deep sense of loss and respect that I inform you that
> Iya Abimbola (Ibaye), at the approximate age of 115 years began Her
> journey to the Marketplace last Thursday morning in Oyo.
>
> A high priest of Sango, Iya Abimbola (Ibaye) was a remarkable
woman
> and matriarch of the Abimbola family. When the plague of Influenza
> swept through Nigeria in 1918, Iya and her half sister were left
to
> bury the entire restof their immediate family members, 13 in
number.
> The burden of this heavy task presaged a life of strength, courage,
> patience, wisdom, nurturance and dedication to family and the
> spiritual traditionsthat keep a family strong. It has been easy for
> many of us to see that she passed these same qualities down to each
> of her descendantsthat we have thus far met. After all, it is Iwa
> that remains. Iwa is everything.
>
> The passing of Iya Sangodayo (Ibaye) must be a great loss for the
> Abimbola family. Because of her length of years and her vitality
she
> was always there for each generation. Her presence has been feltat
> every marriage, birth, burial, celebration, festival, birthday,
> graduation, degree attainment, title bestowal and award ceremonyof
> her distinguished progeny. She has been for her family andfriends
> the mountain in their lives - immutable and always there. Itcannot
> be easy for them to look up and find that the mountain herself is
> gone. Please keep the Abimbola family in your prayers and pray
> thattheir dearly departed travels and arrives well to take up her
> wellearned seat in the realm of our Ancestors.
>
> Baba Adeyemi
>















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ERIN WO, ERIN 'LE NDE. AJANAKU SUN BI OKE. SUSSANE WENGER LO, O
R'ORUN AREMABO. SUN UN RE O, IYA RERE.

THIS IS ANNOUNCING THE TRANSITION OF OUR COLLEAGUE, MENTOR AND
MOTHER, SUSANNE WENGER ADUNNI-OLORISA WHO RESPONDED TO THE CALL OF
OLODUMARE SOME HOURS AGO. SHE WILL BE COMMITTED TO THE BELLY OF
MOTHER EARTH THIS EVENNING ACCORDING TO ORISA BURIAL TRADITION. ORUN
RE IRE O. ASE

OLOYE (CHIEF) MURAINA OYELAMI
OCCA, IRAGBIJI - NIGERIA
=========================================================
Susanne Wenger was born in during the First World War in 1915 in the
town of Graz, Austria. She studied art in Graz and Vienna where she
was part of the famous Vienna "Art-Club". After the Second World War
she travelled to Italy and then spent some time in Switzerland where
she had exhibitions together with the most famous artists at the time
in the gallery "Des Eaux Vives" in Zurich. In 1949 Susanne Wenger
went to Paris, where she met Ulli Beier, a German linguist who
accepted a posting in West Africa. They got married and in 1950
arrived in Nigeria. From Ibadan they moved to Ede where she "very
quickly became part of their culture." This is where Susanne Wenger
met Ajagemo, a powerful Obatala priest and her "guru" who initiated
her to the traditional Yoruba religion - the world of the Orisha.
   From a very early age, Susanne Wenger has been strongly attracted
by nature and specifically by trees - in which she recognised "the
images of sacredness". And it is in the Sacred Groves of Oshogbo
where she has integrated her art into nature and where her art is now
protecting nature.

im sad to here of iyas transition to the ancestral relm,having meet her
she was a remarkable women.when she touched you you feel it,it was like
she knew you all of your life.she will be missed by anyone who ever
meet her.my condolences go out to the entire abimbola family...folawiyo
omilana

--- In yemojasyorubaegbe@yahoogroups.com, tabianamoto <no_reply@...>
wrote:
>
> It is with a deep sense of loss and respect that I inform you that
> Iya Abimbola (Ibaye), at the approximate age of 115 years began Her
> journey to the Marketplace last Thursday morning in Oyo.
>
>  A high priest of Sango, Iya Abimbola (Ibaye) was a remarkable
woman
> and matriarch of the Abimbola family. When the plague of Influenza
> swept through Nigeria in 1918, Iya  and her half sister were left
to
> bury the entire restof their immediate family members, 13 in
number.
> The burden of this heavy task presaged a life of strength, courage,
> patience, wisdom, nurturance and dedication to family and the
> spiritual traditionsthat keep a family strong. It has been easy for
> many of us to see that she passed these same qualities down to each
> of her descendantsthat we have thus far met. After all, it is Iwa
> that remains. Iwa is everything.
>
> The passing of Iya Sangodayo (Ibaye) must be a great loss for the
> Abimbola family. Because of her length of years and her vitality
she
> was always there for each generation. Her presence has been feltat
> every marriage, birth, burial, celebration, festival, birthday,
> graduation, degree attainment, title bestowal and award ceremonyof
> her distinguished progeny. She has been for her family andfriends
> the mountain in their lives - immutable and always there. Itcannot
> be easy for them to look up and find that the mountain herself is
> gone. Please keep the Abimbola family in your prayers and pray
> thattheir dearly departed travels and arrives well to take up her
> wellearned seat in the realm of our Ancestors.
>
> Baba Adeyemi
>

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE ON THIS LISTING.

Allow me to thank you all for participating in Yemoja's Yoruba Egbe.

I am beginning the year with a gift.   After 9 long years, I have
found a magnificent Yoruba translation.  With his efforts I have
received the 16 pages of my own Ita from Ibadan Nigeria, which I have
waited to enjoy.

If you have taped conversations, recipes or meditations received from
elders in Nigeria and have not been able to receive an accurate
translation - please contact the moderator at suerockoriginals@....

Fees are like the cost of receiving Orisha but can be made in payments
and as with standard translations - the cost is per word.

I don't need to tell you how valuable this information is but to get a
sample -

"she says she will overcome those enemies also
  She says as brooms get lost strand by strand,
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the link below. Maybe you'll find some you want to join.
Iya Esubiyi Olorisa

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Before the Depression hits – LEARN how to DO something ;))

Sue Rock, designer for Sue Rock Originals is offering classes in
crocheting, knitting and sewing. One on one classes will teach you how
to enjoy these textile arts and how to make EVERYTHING you need for
yourself and your loved ones. With or without a pattern, you will be
able to make clothing, accessories and home décor items that are
savvy, contemporary and timeless –

Your Iphone won't keep you warm this winter –
Your Blackberry won't cover your windows –
Learn from a master craftsperson how to become self sufficient during
these troubled times!

Classes – Brooklyn Public Library – Flatbush Branch
Linden Boulevard (right off of Flatbush Avenue)
Cost per 2hr class - $40
All yarn and materials are included!!
About Sue Rock Originals
Based in Brooklyn, New York, Sue Rock Originals is the eco-fashion
brand of women's separates. Appealing to every size from 2 to 22,
their tailored selections are made from 100% reclaimed fabrics. Sue
Rock Originals uses these fabrics to create skirts, dresses and
handbags. No stranger to fair trade and green practices they are the
first designers to develop a manufacturing arrangement with Rwanda
Knits, a knitting cooperative working with Rwandan refugees and have
launched a line of crochet accessories this Fall working with some of
New York's best craftspeople. Their line is currently carried at
Flirt-Brooklyn and Eidolon both located in Brooklyn's Park Slope.

Contact Sue Rock at 347 365 8747

www.suerock.blogspot.com
www.iqons.com/sue+rock
www.myspace.com/suerockdesigns

I would first like to honor and thank the moderator of this site for
providing this space for us all.

Sue Rock Originals Everyone, Inc. was developed by an Awo and
Iyalorisa. Our mission is to provide handcrafted clothing and
accessories to survivors of domestic violence living in transitional
housing. We simply contact craftspeople (knitters, crocheters, sewers,
jewelry makers), provide the raw materials (yarn, tools, fabric,
beads) and pick up the handcrafted items a few weeks later. We then
make personal drop offs of these items at domestic violence residences
throughout the New York Area. For over 4 years we have donated
hundreds of new handknits, accessories, sewn window treatments - in
addition to other contributions such as books, gently used clothing
and ceramics.

We also train these women and their sons & daughters in the textile
arts including sewing, dying, weaving, knitting, crocheting and much more.

I am reaching out this community - if you have a skill and would like
to use it in a positive way - check out our blog
www.suerockoriginals.blogspot.com. We always need new craftspeople to
contribute their amazing creativity to uplift the life of a woman who
has the courage to change.

Sue Rock
suerockoriginals@...

Thank you taking the time to read this message!

http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/ife/index.htm

This short book is a translation of some of the myths of the Yoruba
people of Nigeria. It is a history of the creation of the world, the
gods, and humanity, and the early days of the sacred city of Ífè, the
traditional center of Yoruba culture. The text was recited to the
author/translator by the high priests of Ífè, and the book is still
cited in some books on traditional Yoruba religion and thought today.
It has undeservedly become quite rare, as it can be considered a minor
classic in the field.

Good Morning;

Just a quick note to let you know I will be selling FABULOUS Orisha
themed tees and accessories on Cafe Press.  The site will be featuring
the artwork of some of the finest artists of Orisha work
internationally.

There are bags, hoodies, baby tees and sexy tank tops.  Take a look
and enjoy!!


http://www.cafepress.com/tabiaslighthous

Help survivors of domestic violence get a new take on life!

The percentage of women who actually leave the home is
heartbreaking. Women who do are ostracized, devastated and alone.
Sue Rock Originals EVERYONE!!!! seeks to restore humanity to women
who still have to work, tend to children and maintain normal
appearances during extraordinary times.

Sue Rock Originals EVERYONE!!! teams knitters, crocheters and
weavers with the raw materials they need to create clothing and
accessories for survivors of domestic violence. In the two years we
have been in existence, volunteers have contributed over 200 shrugs,
sweaters, ponchos, hat/scarf sets, gloves and handbags. Yarn
companies nationwide have come to the table and contributed
exquisite yarns of every color and description

Your hands can help to make another person's life uplifted.

If you have the opportunity or time to participate - please contact
Sue Rock at 347-365-8747 or suerockoriginals@....

ADDRESSING WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, SECRETARY-GENERAL U.N. Secretary-
General Ban Ki-moon urged STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF BETTER

WATER MANAGEMENT, ADAPTING TO REALITY AS SOURCES SHRINK WORLDWIDE
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2008/sgsm11388.doc.htm

Following is the text of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-
moon's address as prepared for delivery to the Davos World Economic
Forum, today, 24 January:


The challenge of securing safe and plentiful water for all is one of
the most daunting challenges faced by the world today.



Until only recently, we generally assumed that water trends do not
pose much risk to our businesses.  While many countries have engaged
in waste-water treatment and some conservation efforts, the notion of
water sustainability in a broad sense has not been seriously examined.



Our experiences tell us that environmental stress due to lack of
water may lead to conflict and would be greater in poor nations.



Ten years ago -- even five years ago -- few people paid much
attention to the arid regions of western Sudan.  Not many noticed
when fighting broke out between farmers and herders, after the rains
failed and water became scarce.



Today everyone knows Darfur.  More than 200,000 people have died.
Several million have fled their homes.



There are many factors at work in this conflict, of course.  But
almost forgotten is the event that touched it off –- drought.  A
shortage of life's vital resource.



We can change the names in this sad story.   Somalia.   Chad.
Israel.  The occupied Palestinian territories.   Nigeria.   Sri
Lanka.   Haiti.   Colombia.   Kazakhstan.  All are places where
shortages of water contribute to poverty.  They cause social hardship
and impede development.  They create tensions in conflict-prone
regions.  Too often, where we need water we find guns.



Population growth will make the problem worse.  So will climate
change.  As the global economy grows, so will its thirst.  Many more
conflicts lie just over the horizon.



A recent report by International Alert identified 46 countries, home
to 2.7 billion people, where climate change and water-related crises
create a high risk of violent conflict.  A further 56 countries,
representing another 1.2 billion people, are at high risk of
political instability.  That's more than half the world.



This is not an issue of rich or poor, North or South.

In China, the mighty Yangtze River no longer reaches the sea.  Some
experts predict that by 2015 China will not be able to meet the water
needs of tens of millions of people living in the countryside.

Water stress affects one third of the United States and one fifth of
Spain.


In the Himalayas, melting glaciers endanger the water supply of
hundreds of millions of people in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.


In my own country of [Republic of] Korea, I used to drink water
straight out of the little river near my house.  Today, I'd get sick,
or worse.



All regions are experiencing the problem.



I saw this for myself, flying over Lake Chad a few months ago.  Some
30 million people depend on its waters and river system.  Yet over
the past 30 years, it has shrunk to one tenth its former size, or
less, thanks to drought, climate change, mismanagement and overuse.



Visiting Brazil this fall, I had to cancel a trip up a major
tributary of the Amazon River.  It had dried up.  To the east, over
the coming decades, large parts of the rainforest are expected to
turn into savannah.



I have spent much of the past year banging my drum on climate
change.  Last year, the World Economic Forum made global warming a
main theme.  Now you are turning your attention to water.  I welcome
this.



I must say, though, that this session is oddly titled:  "Time is
Running Out on Water".  We can say, more simply: water is running out.



We need to adapt to this reality, just as we do to climate change.
There is still enough water for all of us -- but only so long as we
keep it clean, use it more wisely, and share it fairly.



This is key to the UN Millennium Development Goals.  They call for
cutting in half the proportion of people without access to safe
drinking water by 2015.  When you consider the health and development
challenges facing the poorest of the world's population -- diseases
like malaria or tuberculosis, rising food prices, environmental
degradation -- the common denominator seems to be water.



We need to start now to better manage this scarce resource.  That is
why we will gather world leaders at the United Nations this September
for a critical high-level meeting on the MDGs, focusing in particular
on Africa.  We must mobilize world opinion and focus political will.
What we did for climate change last year, we want to do for water and
development in 2008.



Governments must engage -- and lead.  But we also need private
enterprise.



For too long, business has been seen as a culprit.  The smokestacks
of industry contaminate our atmosphere, the effluents from power
plants spoil our rivers.  But this is a misleading picture.  More
often than not today, business is becoming part of the solution, not
the problem.



All of you in this hall are well aware of the dawning era of green
economics.  Many of you are part of this great evolutionary wave.
Innovative -- and global -- approaches can make a great difference.



Here on this panel, Neville Isdell at Coca Cola has been sponsoring
local water projects in developing countries.  Andrew Leveris at Dow
Chemical has been working on innovative ways of getting water to the
poor.  Peter Brabeck-Letmathe has made water sustainability one of
Nestle's core business principles.



Last July, a small group of top international executives came
together to launch the United Nations Global Compact's CEO Water
Mandate.  Their first working session, coming up in March, will focus
on waste-water treatment and helping people in rural areas gain
better access to clean water.  And they will have to report back on
progress, so that non-governmental organizations, citizens groups and
others can learn from their experience -- and perhaps join the effort.



I understand the World Economic Forum has about 1,000 members.  Only
about 20 companies have joined the CEO Water Mandate.  A drop in the
bucket, perhaps, but I like to think it is a small wave that will
gather force and spread across the globe.



That's why it feels good to be here with like-minded people working
for the global public good.  Thank you and, in the spirit of Davos,
let us work creatively together.

Master Dancer Richard Gonzalez has invited me to participate in his
weekly AfroCuban Dance class.  The class is held at 6:00pm on Thursday
nites at Djoniba Dance Center located on 16th Street close to Union
Square in New York City.  www.djoniba.com

See the pictures in PHOTOS on this Group for a brief glimpse or search
Richard Gonzalez on www.youtube.com.

See you there!!!

Tabia

To everyone, you can download a copy of Kojoda 2008
Yoruba Calendar and Schedule of Festivals. Or follow
these linksor

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Olodumare, a gbe wa. Ase.



--- tabianamoto <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> WISHING YOU ALL THE GREATEST SUCCESS
> THE BEST HEALTH
> AND RIB TICKLING LAUGHTER WITH THE ONES YOU LOVE
> FOR THIS YEAR
>
> And for those who are curious about the reading for
> the year
>
> http://www.folkcuba.com/aa__la_letra_2008.asp
>
>
http://www.santeriareligion101.com/blog/?p=215(Spanish
> Only)
>
>
http://www.cubayoruba.cult.cu/Letras%20de%20a%F1o/Letra%20del%20A%F1o%202008%20A\
CYC.htm
> (spanish only)
>
http://www.atravesdevenezuela.com/mistico/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid\
=448
> (spanish only)
>
> If you do not read spanish, simply cut and past the
> links above to
> http://babelfish.altavista.com/ where indicated.
>
> HAPPY NEW YEAR - MAKE SURE TO SEND US ALL OF YOUR
> ORISHA BIRTHDAYS SO
> WE CAN SEND YOU A BIG JUICY SHOUTOUT!!!
>
>


Afrikan world-views @  www.ijebudrums.blogspot.com


      
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WISHING YOU ALL THE GREATEST SUCCESS
THE BEST HEALTH
AND RIB TICKLING LAUGHTER WITH THE ONES YOU LOVE
FOR THIS YEAR

And for those who are curious about the reading for the year

http://www.folkcuba.com/aa__la_letra_2008.asp

http://www.santeriareligion101.com/blog/?p=215(Spanish Only)

http://www.cubayoruba.cult.cu/Letras%20de%20a%F1o/Letra%20del%20A%F1o%202008%20A\
CYC.htm
(spanish only)
http://www.atravesdevenezuela.com/mistico/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid\
=448
(spanish only)

If you do not read spanish, simply cut and past the links above to
http://babelfish.altavista.com/ where indicated.

HAPPY NEW YEAR - MAKE SURE TO SEND US ALL OF YOUR ORISHA BIRTHDAYS SO
WE CAN SEND YOU A BIG JUICY SHOUTOUT!!!

http://www.balus-den.com/windandrain.htm

The Wind and the Rainbow
Elegbara, aye-o, Elegbara, aye-o, Elegbara, madupe, Elegbara Wonfa
nyem, listen and hear, and remember.

Listen my children to the tale of Oya, and her children the colors of
the rainbow, a tale of questions and answers, sacrifice and healing,
friendship, and trust renewed.

Hear the tale of Oya, come weary to the bone from a long hunt to her
home by the black waters of the Niger. There her children are being
raised by Osayin, the herbalist, and taught the ways of the woods.
She clothes them in purple, and calls each by a secret name--but they
see her seldom, she stays but a few days, and leaves the mothering to
the old healer.

One day she does not return, the children go hungry, and Osayin is
worried. He turns to Elegwa, who watches everything, and asks where
she may have gone.

To the East Elegwa goes searching, far beyond the borders of the
land, but though he searches far, he finds only tall grasses waving
in the breeze, and tracks of the water buffalo.

To the West Osayin, himself, continues searching, far into the
mountains of the Cameroon, and from a high place he seems to see her
dancing, but when he gets to the plain, it is a flock of wild birds
covering the seashore and the remains of a great catch of fish.

To the South, he sends Ochosi, the tracker, who often finds traces
when no one can see the way. Ochosi goes hunting, seeking through the
jungle, and though Ochosi is able to find traces of her journey and
people who have seen her, they tell him she has gone north to the
country of her people.

And so the three friends return to the village, each having journeyed
and returned disheartened. The villagers are hungry and they do not
know what to do as the harvest has been poor. The three counselors do
not know what to do but are fearful of leaving the children without
their mother, so packing their belongings, they take the children
with them.

To the North, then, Elegwa, Ochosi, and Osayin go journeying with the
nine children until they come to the hut of Orunmilla, the seer. He
greets them, "I have been expecting you, the Fool, the Bow, the Reed.
I have seen you for many days in my shells, for you come to bring
home the harvest."

"What" speaks Elegwa, "I know no such harvest, I seek only my friend
Oya, whose children miss her."

"It is a strange harvest--I see nine children and a mother who does
not return and only now you miss her? She shall be your harvest
indeed."

Ochosi spoke also. "I see her trace everywhere. The villagers speak
of a brave woman warrior, dressed in black with a purple sash, who
comes, stops oppression, but leaves before anyone can thank her."

"You see her harvesting justice--and you do nothing but track her
traces--what must you learn?"

Osayin shook his head sadly. "I was trusted with her children, but
she has left no word."

"You speak of trust," Orunmilla spoke gently, "and for that I will
speak. She has come by this way, and left you these horns. Go home,
and she will return when you blow them in blessing the feast."

"But what shall I tell these her children," asked Osayin?

"Tell them she will return when the hunters return from the South
with no food, when the sailors return from the West with no fish,
when the lands to the East are dry, then they should blow their horns
and she will return."

And the three returned to the village by the river Niger
disheartened. They waited for another moon and thought of Orunmilla's
words. Elegwa looked to the East and saw only the shifting stars.
Osayin looked to the west and saw only the birds on the seashore,
Ochosi pondered the South and the strange tales of a warrior who took
no food as reward. And they knew that it was time to call her home.

And they blew on the horns.

The wail of the horns died out, and there was a palpable silence. And
from a distance they could here the snort of some beast come to the
village. They watched and from the forest came an immense black
buffalo, bleeding from many wounds, who ran at each of them, chasing
them into huts as if mad with fear.

The buffalo ran about the village, once, and they thought it best to
stay indoors. Twice, and they began to peer outside. Three times, and
it was if they knew to wait. Four times, and the rhythm of its
running made a strange dance on the drums of the elders. Five times,
and all the villagers began to dance, ignoring the buffalo as it
continued to run. Six times and no one could be still. Seven times
and the beast began to tire. Eight times and the drums fell silent.
The ninth time, the buffalo ran into the center of the village and
collapsed, dead of exhaustion and blood.

The villagers shook themselves, and looked upon the beast, now dead
in the village. It skin now hung in tatters, like cloth, and even as
they watched, the tatters became loose, and the hooves shrank, until
finally they saw Oya, seemingly dead upon the ground.

"No, it cannot be," cried Osayin, "we saw her tracks everywhere and
we never suspected."

"She is the harvest we knew was to come, but not at the sacrifice of
our friend," replied Elegwa.

"Only the hunter knows what it is to be hunted," observed Ochosi. We
tracked her to the East, to the West, to the South, and never knew
that we chased a friend. And now, she is dead."

"I am not dead," spoke a voice from the clearing, and they turned but
saw no one. "I am not dead," and it was if the sky itself sang. "You
see my old form, your old friend, that was but a shell. I am the
spirit of the wind, and nothing will keep me from my children." And
the wind blew as if a great howling of drums and Oya arose alive
again, calling her children one by one.

"Not many know me as you know me, my youngest child, you shall be the
Dark Mother (pulling out a cloth of Black). You will lead them by
secret ways through the forest when they have lost their way."

"I have shed much blood from the spears of the hunters, you my child
shall remember, you are the Blood Mother (pulling out a cloth of
Red). You will always remember the blood of the warriors who fight in
your behalf."

"The sun shines golden in the fields ripe for harvest, and you will
always know its abundance if you call on me. You are now the Golden
Mother (pulling out a cloth of Orange)."

"I blind the enemy so that they are diverted and do no harm, you I
call my Shield, the sun (pulling out a cloth of Yellow). Do no harm
when deflection will do."

"Osayin taught you well the patience of waiting. Sometimes you cannot
see the pattern until the cloth is finished. You are now the Weaver
Woman. Take this cloth of Green, as you must pull the reed when it is
ripe and let it dry."

"Ochosi traced you to the ends of the earth and looked upon the sea.
There my winds are forever bringing change. You are now the Hurricane
(pulling out the cloth of Blue), forever changing the sea and the
land."

"When justice is not done, I grow angry, and become the seeker after
truth. I call you Lightning, blasting from a clear sky (pulling out a
cloth of Indigo)."

"And when you are old, you will teach the young my words, for you
shall be the Crone (pulling out a cloth of Purple). You will be old
before your years, and call even the elderly to learn at your feet."

"And you, the eldest child, they will see but seldom as you will
follow in my footsteps, invisible as the wind, you are the Dancer in
the Flame (pulling out a cloth of Silver)."

Know my friends, Elegwa, Ochosi, Oyasin, that you did not fail me.
You, o wondering villagers, you cared for my children even in your
hunger. Now when you have need, call me by my horns and there will be
fish in the sea, a harvest on the land, and meat for the hunter.

Take up the colors of my children as my token, and when you see them
in the sky, know that I am there, and here, and in your heart. For
you are now the Rainbow, and I am the Wind.

Please enjoy this magnificent photo montage created for me by Oloya
Inez Almeida -

God Bless you all!

Yemoja
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUrKjVtap34

Elegba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlVMe1Ss21M