The third stage of the initiation of the Ifa priest is known as fifoju kan Odu (initiation into [or “opening-of-the-eyes-to” or “placing eyes on” or “perception of” ] the secrets of Odu ).During the ceremony, the would be initiate feasts many priests from far and near, after which the sacred pot believed to be the abode of Odu, the mythical wife of Ifa, is ceremoniously opened for him to see. In turns the Ifa priests present look inside the sacred pot. The actual contents of the pot are not revealed to the un-initiated, information about them is treated as a major secret of the Ifa cult.

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An Exposition of Ifa Literary Corpus by Wande Abimbola