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Templo Bonifacio Valds

Yoruba Religion

The Letter of the Year 2013

For New Jersey, the United States

And the World

The Letter of the Year was taken out on Tuesday, January 1,2013

At 11:00 AM by the Babalawos in theTemplo Bonifacio Valdes

TEMPLO BONIFACIO VALLDESOGBE WEE

481 HENRY STREET

ELIZABETH, NJ 07201Templo Bonifacio ValdesYoruba Religion

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ADVICE FROM IFA FOR THE YEAR 2013

SIGN OF THE YEAR 2013: Ogunda She

THIS YEAR THE SIGN CAME WITH IRE WHICH IS AN ASPECTFAVORABLE IRE ARIKU OYALE WELL BEING WITH DIFINITY.

ELESE ORUNMILA

Orunmila is the Orisha that defends, aids and will give us goodhealth during this year. Orunmila asks for no offering.

Everyone during the course of the year should burn two candles,one yellow and one green or two white candles and ask forhealth.Those who continue their petitions and offerings will gain the

benefit of Orunmilas help.

ORISHA THAT GOVERNS: ASOWANU-BABALUAIYE

ADDIMU: Eboshure: Miniestras all sorts of beans for noparticular time or days.

Note: Burn two white candles and pray. Maintain the offeringfresh. The offering should be left at the foot of a tree if notpossible into the garbage.

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ACCOMPANYING ORISHA: OSHUN

Adimu or Offering: FRESH FRUIT OF ALL KINDS FOR NOPARTICULAR LENGTH OF TIME

Burn two white candles or two yellow candles.Pray to Oshun during the year.

Note: When the offering dries or becomes damaged, carry the

offering to the river. If not possible, at the foot of a tree or thegarbage

This Odu marks ROGATION OF THE HEAD WITH FRESHRED SNAPPER OR FISH.

This Odu marks one to CARRY ASHE ORUNMILA TOYOUR PLACE OF WORK. THIS ASHE MUST BE PRAYED

WITH THE SIGN OF THE YEAR BY YOUR GODFATHER.

FLAG OF THE YEAR 2013

RECTANGULAR FLAGPURPLE WITH A YELLOW BORDER

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EBO FOR THE YEAR 2013

1 Rooster for ElegbaOne Wooden KnifeDirt from a Hospital,Dirt from the Four Corners of the HouseDirt from your JobBurlap ClothSurgical ToolsUsed Clothing

Three Measurements of your BodyTwo Coconuts, Two CandlesEku, Eja, Awado

ADVICE FOR THE YEAR 2013

Ifa says:

This Odu marks the Sacred Word of Olofin. That means we mustlisten to religious spiritual advice and not be stubborn and willful.Stubborness will cause loss. Avoid jealousy in marriage and among

boyfriends and girlfriends.

You must increase confidence and confide in one another. Peopleshould not chase, harass nor pursue your partners.

Women and girls must go to the doctor for this odu marksproblems with menstruation.

Problems with diseases of the blood, anemia, sugar in the blood,diabetes, skin eruptions, plagues, leprosy, syphilis,smallpox and transmitted sexual disease.

You must avoid arguments among godchildren and godparents.Avoid arguments between children and their parents. Between sons

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and their fathers and daughters and their mothers.

One should give Ogun a rooster. One should give a wooden knifeto Ogun to avoid family separation and separation betweengodchildren and their godparents.

Curiousity brings loss. We must not be nosey, pry or be snoopy.

Reclaim your inheritance and do works so that you receive yourinheritance.

We must be careful of air-borne disease such as the flu.

We must not dress in clothes, belts or shoes made ofsnakeskin.

We must feed Elegba, Ogun, Ochosi and Osun during hecourse of the year so that they will open your roads.

We must not curse, slander and speak ill of others.

This Odu marks that you will see people who will try todiscredit and it marks embarrassment. You must do Ebo inorder to avoid those problems.

Women who are attempting pregnancy should go to foot ofOrunmila and the doctor together to solve this difficulty. DoEbo.

In order to be a good father or mother one has to be a good

son or daughter. Parents should not abandon their children.Avoid abandonment in the family.

This Odu marks marital separation. We must struggle forhappiness.

One must Rogate the Head with fresh Red Snapper. Marksmoments of insanity.

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Here is born hypocrisy. All people do not look upon you

with good feelings. One should not confide in all persons.

We should be humble. We must recognize that there arethose who know things that you do not know. The worst wecan do is say to another, Dont tell me what to do, I knowwhat to do. Listen to advice.We must conform with the little we have or the abundancewe have. We must to struggle to better ourselves.

We must be grateful in life in order to receive blessings.

We must aid children during this year so that they receiveblessings from the Orisha.

You should be honest.

Attend to Orunmila and your Orisha in order to triumph.

We must attend to our Ancestors Egun in our family as well

as in our Orisha family.

Those who must Crown Orisha should do it. The personswho should pass to Ifa shoud do it. Olorisha and Babalawoshould receive Knife.

Those who have promised something for Egun or the Orishashould complete their promise.

Make homage to Oya, Shango, Babaluaye and Oshun duringthe year. Feed these Orisha and give a Drumming if possible.

There will be loss of life because of war, militia attacks andviolations of human rights.

There will be loss of life in the sea and in rivers.Pay your respects to both.

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It is advised that making resolutions is good. It is a way of

reaching our goals. If we do not succeed we must try againbecause we are human and we are not perfect.

We must take care of our health. We must go to the doctor forour medical health and take steps toward our spiritual health aswell.

Enjoy life.

Adults and children must be careful of where they visit and payattention the hour of the day or night of the visit. This is toavoid violations and attacks.

The Odu mark operation. We should do works before we goonto the operation table.

Do not go where you are not invited. Marks disdain and scornand you risk being thrown out of a place or job.

Eat slowly and in small proportions. Do not eat a lot ofanything.

We must not be greedy.

Do and complete spiritual works in order to obtain stability.

This is the year that businesses will begin to improve.Markssuccess in the business of clothing, sewing, automobiles,

music, food and medicine. There will be medical discoveries inthe cure and treatment of diseases.

Put a wooden knife to Shango

Do your work well the first time. Do not arrive late to places.When you arrive late it does not sit well and will cause othersto understand that you have no interest in what you are doing.

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Do not be miserly, hold grudges, be spiteful or ill-willed.

Attend to your spiritual cuadrant.

Marks hernias of the stomach and scrotum

We must cover our head ( Ori) with white caps or whitescarves.

Put to Elegba dried fish ( Eja ) , dried Jutia ( Eku ) and toastedcorn ( Awado ) so that he will open our roads.

Make spiritual works before going on a trip.

In the house only, we should wear a chain around our left ankleand women should add bells to the chain. This is to alleviatenegative aspects. This special should only be worn in thehouse.

Obedience is triumph.

Shango says that in the world there is no happiness.

That is to say that we should enjoy the moments of happinessbecause there will come other moments of sadness. Live yourlife and let other people live theirs.We cannot arrange this world and we must not inconvenienceand make our lives uncomfortable and thus bring unease to ourhearts.

We must not stop on the corner. It marks problems of the lawin the streets.

Principal Refrains for the Year 2013

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Ogunda She

The person that does not know and doesnt know he doesnt knowis foolish. The person who does not know and knows he doesntknow is ignorant and we must instruct him. The person who knowsand doesnt know he knows is sleeping. Wake him. The person thatknows and knows he knows but does not display his knowledge isa true wise man. Listen and follow him.

Man proposes and god disposes. The important thing is to speak without error. The person who does not know his child, tomorrow the child couldbe his enemy. Prying can cause you to lose your life. Dissension in the family Insults are the language of the devil In order to eat an egg, do not do without knife. The woman who brings gossip

Osa Kana

One who begins badly will end up badly. Dont lose your head by running after women

Irete File

No one will be be happy when he judges his own self. Pay attention to family and friends. Be careful the walls have ears.

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ORISHA TO RECEIVE IN THE YEAR 2013

Elegba, the Warriors, Babaluaye Oluwo Popo,One should Crown Orisha, receive Oya, Olokun, Osain,Orun. One should receive Knife, Oduduwa and Olofin.Initiate to Ifa, Receive a Protection of Osain, One should receiveKofa for women or Hand of Ifa for men.The Babalawos who have to receive Osain, Oro and Olofin shoulddo so.

HERBAL BATHS FOR YEAR 2013

PARAISOAROMA

CAIMITOTAMARINDL

JIGUIJAGUEY

AMANSA GUAPOCAMBIA VOZ

ATIPONLACEIBA

SALVIABLEDO BLANCO

CLEANINGS FOR YOUR HOME FOR THE YEAR

2013

The plants that one should use for the baths are the same ones youshould use to clean the house. Use one or two each time.

THE FOLLOWING FOODS MUST BE RESPECTED

PIGEONS, RAW MEAT, RAW FOODS IN GENERAL.DO NOT EAT FOOD THAT WALKS BACKWARD,ROOSTER AND RED SNAPPER.

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In this year 2013 the Babalawos of Temple Bonifacio

ValdesValdes, Ogbe Wene, will give a Ram to Egun and willbe dedicated to the memory of the late Osvaldo Cuco

Morales Morales, Ifa Bi, Ogunda She, Omo Odun Ibaye

TOrun Cuco was elected President of our Temple.

In this ceremony of Homage to Egun we will also pay homage

to all the Babalawos, Iyalosha and Babalosha who have passed

on to heaven. Ibaye t Orun

Closing Comments

The Directors and the Babalawos of the Templo Bonifacio Valdeswish for you a year of health, happiness ,prosperity, peace andtranquility in your home. May the blessings of Egun, Olofin,Orunmila and all the Orisha be by your side

From our Homes to your Homes, Happiness

IBORU IBOYA IBOSHISHE