The document summarizes the prayers and divination process for a four day prayer cycle in Ifa. It includes prayers to the ancestors (Egun), one's head/destiny (Ori), the messenger god Esu, the deity of destiny Orunmila, and the deity of purity Ela. The process involves sprinkling gin on divination tools, pushing divination powder on a tray to reveal signs, and rolling the divination chain while praying and connecting to spiritual energies. The goal is personal development, guidance, and blessings through connecting with various spiritual forces and powers.

1. THE FOUR DAY PRAYER CYCLE
The four day cycle is a time to focus on personal development and prayers for
personal guidance and elevation. The divination done on the four day cycle
should include adimu offerings directly to the Ifá pot.
Prior to divination sprinkle drops of gin directly on the ikin. After the divination
place corn meal mixed with water and honey that is quick fired into a flat biscuit
on top of the ikin.
The four day cycle can include prayers to all the ase (Spiritual powers) in your
shrine. If the Odu for the four day cycle is favorable mark it on the tray. Using the
middle finger on both hands push the iyerosun (divination powder) towards the
center of the tray, then using your thumbs press the iyerosun from the bottom
up. Then take your middle fingers and push the iyerosun from the sides to the
middle. Press the small mound of iyerosun in the middle of the tray with your
right middle finger and say ire to. Sprinkle a small amount of the iyerosun on the
ikin saying “ire, ire, ire to”. The word ire means “good fortune”, the word to
(pronounced “tow”) means “finished”, indicating your prayer is over.
When doing the oriki for Ela roll the ikin in your hands as a way of connecting
with the as of Ela. When the oriki is completed pray for your own good fortune
while continuing to roll the ikin in your hands. If you start to speak very quickly
and the words do not seem to be your own you are making a connection to Spirit.
The prayers for the four-day cycle may include the following:
EGUN
Egúngún kiki egúngún,
Praise to the mediums of the Ancestors,
Egún ikú ranran fe awo ku opipi.
Ancestors who have preserved the mystery of featherless flight.
O da so bo fun le wo. Egún ikú bata bango egún de.
You create the words of reverence and power. The drums of the Ancestors
announce the arrival of the Ancestors.
Bi aba f’atori na le egún a se de.

2. On the strong mat you spread your power the Ancestors are here.
Ase.
May it be so.
ORÍ
Orí, pèIé, Atèté níran Atété gbe ni kòòsá. Kò sóòsà tíí
dá ‘níí gbé lèyìn orí eni.
Head, I call you, you who always quickly blesses your own. You who bless a
person before any Spirit, no Spirit blesses a person without the permission of
head.
Ase
May it be so.
ÈSÙ
Èsù, Èsù Òdàra, Èsù lanlu origioko. Okunrin orí ita,
ajo langa langa lalu.
Divine Messenger, Divine Messenger of Transformation, Divine Messenger
speak with power. Man of the crossroads, dance to the drum.
A rin lanja lanja lalu. Ode ibi ja de mole. Ija ni otaru ba
d’ele ife.
Tickle the toe of the Drum. Move beyond strife. Strife is contrary to the Spirits of
the Invisible Realm.
To fi de omo won. Oro Èsù to to to akoni, Ao fi ida re
lale.
Unite the unsteady feet of weaning children. The word of the Divine Messenger is
always respected. We shall use your sword to touch the earth.
Èsù ma se mi o. Èsù ma se mi o. Èsù ma se mi o.
Divine Messenger do not confuse me. Divine Messenger do not confuse me.
Divine Messenger do not confuse me.

3. Omo elomiran ni ko lo se. Pa ado asubi da. No ado
asure si wa.
Let someone else be confused. Turn my suffering J around. Give me the
blessing of the calabash.
Ase.
May it be so.
ÒRÚNMÌLÀ
Òrúnmìlà, Bara Agboniregun,
Spirit of Destiny, the word and rebounding force,
adese omilese a — mo — ku — lkuforiji Olijeni Oba —
Olofa - Asunlolanini — omo — Oloni Olubesan,
We call you by your names of power.
Erintunde Edu Ab’ikujigbo alajogun igbo — Oba —
igede para petu opitan —eluf e , amoranmowe da ara
re Òrúnmìlà. Iwo Ii o ko oyinbo l’ona odudupasa.
Power is reborn to defend against the powers of death and destruction, the
power of Transformation is with the Spirit of Destiny, There are no strangers on
the road of Mystery.
A ki igb’ogun I’ajule Orun da ara Òrúnmìlà. A ki
if’agba Merindinlogun sile k’a sina.
We praise the medicine of the Forest that comes from the Invisible Realm of the
Immortals through the Spirit of Destiny. We praise the sixteen sacred principles
of the Creator.
Ma ja, ma ro Elerin Ipin ibikeji Edumare. F’onahan ‘ni
Òrúnmìlà.
I call on the Witness to Creation, second to the Creator. My road to
salvation is the Spirit of Destiny.
Iburu, Iboye, Ibose.

4. Take my burden from the earth and offer it to Heaven.
Ase.
May it be so.
ELA
Ifá ló l’òní, Ifá ló I’Óla, Ifá ló l’ótounla pèlú è.
Ifá is master of today, Ifá is master of tomorrow, and is master of the day after
tomorrow.
Òrúnmìlà lo nijó mérèèrin òòsà dá ‘áyé.
The Spirit of Destiny is the master of the four days created by the divinities.
Ifá rò wà Èlá rò wá o o. Bi ó n be lápá òkun.
Ifá please descend. Spirit of purity please be present. If you are at the ocean
please come.
Kó rò moo bo. Bí ò n be ní wánrán oojúmo
If you are in mid lagoon, please come. Even if you are at wanran in the east,
please come.
Ifá ji o Òrúnmìlà, bí o lo l ‘oko, ki o wá lé o, bí o lo
l‘odo, dí o wá lé o.
Ifá awake. Spirit of Destiny if you go the farm you should come home, if you go to
the river you should come home.
Bí o lo l‘ode, kí o wá lé o. Mo júbà o. Mo júbà o. Mo
júbà o.
If you go the hunt, you should come home, homage, homage, homage.
Ase.
May it be so.
The four day cycle may again include the daraji prayer and if important issues
appear in divination the awo can choose to make the full ebo.