In Ifa, menstruation is not considered dirty or unclean. It’s actually seen as something very energetically potent.
There are many Odus (Odus refer to the cosmic algorithm of the universe) like Iwori Ogbe, Iwori Osa, etc that speak about menstruation being a sign of blessings.
Particularly ire omo (blessing of child).
That being said, those who menstruate are running energetically hot against hot spirits. The menstruation cycle (and the blood itself) can be powerful enough to render medicines and Ifa shrines impotent and unworkable.
There is no particular Odu (that I know of) that speaks about the potency of menstruation blood rendering items useless, but it’s a general consensus among practitioners in certain lineages.
And how helping with initiations while menstruating makes you more vulnerable.
The Iyaami (the Great Mothers) could confuse the womb of the individual as an offering during initiation rites, therefore taking away fertility (literally & figuratively) from the person.
The idea of menstruation & spirituality has been co-opted by a lot of transphobic people but I truly believe that shouldn’t negate the potency it carries.
Those who menstruate run energetically hot during their cycle—hot enough to manifest crazy and intense things.
Menstruation (or any fluid secreted from the vaginal region) is an incredible way to energetically tie someone to you—to the point of obsession.
Which is why we don’t eat bloody spaghetti or sweaty rice.
The concept of Odu is literally referred to as the womb. Everything is born from the womb, therefore anything is in the Odu—from the stars to the garbage can
Manifest and materialize things in conjunct with your cycle and you’ll for sure notice a difference in speed & intensity.
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Opening the orisa pot can also anger the Iyaami. I personally don’t touch my altars when I menstruate, but I make sure to do my rites regardless.
Menstruation is powerful and a tool, it’s not a crutch. It’s not unclean or any of that misogynistic trash.
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There’s someone out there that thinks they’re lazy when they just have undiagnosed ADHD.
I think about this person a lot, because I was this person.
The abuse you tolerate from others because there are things that are difficult for you, leads you to a life where you think there’s something wrong with you.
Your brain works differently. And that’s okay.
People with ADHD have a deficit in activation (which is the opposite of procrastination). It’s *extremely* difficult to get tasks started.
To someone who doesn’t have ADHD it seems like laziness or being unproductive. But what is productivity anyway?
The Ifa & Orisa tradition is a journey of loving yourself first. Depending on yourself first. Learning to hold yourself accountable first.
If you’re in the tradition and you are the same person that you were going into it, investigate that.
Before all the orisa, akose (spiritual medicine), and ebo (sacrifice)—all you have is yourself (your ori) and your character (iwa pele).
It’s self-action before devotion.
When it comes to devotion, it’s devoting your life to what resonates to what works with your ori (higher self). It’s doing things that align with your elevated self, that align with the destiny that you chose to live.
Codependency on the Ifa Divination System or Orisa is not it.
You’re not gonna be able to pray away cognitive disorders or choose to not believe them.
A loved one could be silently suffering without the access to get help & the support. It will benefit the entire community to advocate for everybody in it.
Here in this thread, I have time again to talk about the 3 types of ADHD. And how emotional regulation and rejection sensitivity are one of many defining components you could probably recognize in an ADHD person