Libation

[Baba Ahmed]

MEDITATION

As an Afrikan person I call upon
the spirit and wisdom of our ancestors
and the cosmic forces of truth and justice
to be with us, to unite us,

to strengthen our sense of responsibility
and help us to re-capture our minds;
to store the knowledge and the love of self,
to learn, to study, to create, to build, to plan
and to work together for our survival
as individuals and community.

May the inspiration of our glorious Afrikan past
and the divine light of cosmic energies
surround us and protect us
from all negative vibrations, thoughts, feelings and actions,
as we re-dedicate and commit ourselves
to re-affirming and re-claiming
our humanity and our heritage
and, as before, once again
become an Almighty force
in the restoration of truth, peace and justice
on this planet.

author unknown

[IfasehunReincarnated]

Libation is best done in some African tongue, as it is usually infused w/ words of power or ancient words reserved or placed together to create spiritual force. but here some more in both english and african dialects:

AKAN Prayer Ancestors For Peace and Harmony
Numerous gods and numerous ancestors
Come and receive drink.
Elders help to make everything go on peacefully
And if we have met here today
It is because we ask for health, long life, peace and harmony,
We don't ask for money or wealth
We ask for peace and harmony and good mind
And common sense to administer this state
So that we have progress and prosperity.

Yoruba Oriki to Ancestors
E nle oo rami o.
I am greeting you my friends.
Be ekolo ba juba ile a lanu.
If the earth worm pays homage to the earth the earth always gives it access.
Omode ki ijuba ki iba pa a.
A child who pays homage never suffers the consequences.
Egun mo ki e o.
Ancestors I greet you.
Egun mo ki e o ike eye.
Ancestors I greet you with respect.
Ohun ti wo ba njhe lajule Orun.
Whatever good things are being eaten in the realm of the ancestors,
No mo ba won je.
Eat my offering with them.
J'epo a t'ayie sola n'igbale.
Eat richly from the earth.
Omo a t'ayie sola n-igbale.
The children of the earth are grateful for your blessing.
Ori Egun, mo dupe.
I thank the wisdom of the ancestors.
Ase.
May it be so.

Yoruba Oriki to Ancestors
Egungun kiki egungun.
Praise the Ancestors.
Egun iku ranran fe awo ku opipi.
Ancestors who have preserved the mysteries of featherless flight.
O da so bo fun le wo.
You create words of reverence and power.
Egun iku bata bango egun de.
On the strong mat you spread your power.
Bi aba f'atori na le egun a se de.
The Ancestors are here.
Ase.
May it be so.

[Baba Ahmed]

I feel u; I used to say the same thing to folk I'd be teaching a few things in arabic.... then someone drop'd under my belt that if its a child, then yes a language other than one born into is easier to absorb; but with adults its different for they will always think in the language raise in; unless they're extraordinary folk. Example my oldest son lived in Senegal at age 11, etc and now 28 is still fluent in Woloof. He and his partna from here use both Woloof, some arabic and English interchangeably. But me? I have to "think" definition, syntax, etc.

So I began to teach both, while reminding them that what was taught can be taught and learned in both languages... and some folk English had to be maintained for our intent was to teach to the best of our ability, in any language the student is ready to learn in. While all the time recognizing drawbacks in English.

But I agree, there's the best then there's the rest. Now I have sista friend who gets pissed off b n addressed in anything but the ancient Metu netcher... puts me outta the loop. I told her so. Now we communicate in the medium known to both of us, without shame and recognizing that many Afrikan languages derive from earlier Afrakans...

Yebehyia my brutha

[Baba Ahmed]

one other example: in Dr. York's earlier days when he was known as Imam Isa had the children taught only Arabic; those youngsters were geting it, both colloquial and qur'anic. But no English. Problem: some parents knew only English. So? Children and parents could not communicate in speech or written forms! We'd tell'em - i.e. the ones who'd lissen - that was extreme and counterproductive. They, the bosses refused to lissen for who were we to tell them anything!?! So when I became the wali - guardian - of one of Imam 'Isa's countless neices, poor thing cried many a times: still couldn't speak with her two sons... they later learned english to add another language which is a blessing today; especially ina city like New York. I always admire the many Continental Afrikans I meet who speak so many different languages and dialects.

Just a thought, for we're taught or lets say I was taught to teach only ina language the people understand. Those who learn to read the arabic, usually also wanna learn to speak it. I never did and so I'm deficient in it. (I sought to translate and interprete to fit our mentality. Wasn't tryna create Arab nothing; tho some of it had to rub off). Both must be learned; and to speak it one has to be in the cultural surroundings. (I remember Jomo Kenyatta addressing this same thing re the European who learned Gikuyu langauges. Just didn't seem to really understand it). Otherwise its strictly for academic use. And for some its for show. In my opinion, those of us born, reared and educated here will never understand any Afrikan language like those who live it from the cradle to the grave and beyond. We I think must do the best we can with what we have to do what must be done.

There's no doubt in my mind that a time will come when, we born here, will be fully emersed in our Mother tongues; now's not that time. In my opinion. Meanwhile some of us will continue to help our Continental relatives learn this bastard english... simply bcause this is an englishman's land. Now with the Native folk, who still retain knowledges in their mama's languages, they're blessed. We'll get there....

[Im The Truth]

Libation

Omi Tutu- May the water be cool.
Ona Tutu- May our paths be cool.
Ile Tutu- May our homes be cool.
Egun Tutu- May our ancestors be cool.
Ori Tutu- May our heads be cool.
Tutu Laroye- May a calm messenger precede all our prayers.
Olodumare ajuba gbogbo iku embeleshe- God, we give you homage and salute the ancestors that sit at your feet in counsel.
Olodumare ibaye ibaye tonu- We give praise to the owner of existence and those that made the sacrifices for life.
Ibashe Olojo oni- I call upon and give praise to the owner of this day.
Ibashe Ori: I call upon and give praise to my guardian/the extension of God within me.
Ibashe Irunmole: I call upon and give praise to all the primordial spirits.
Ibashe Orunmila eleri ipin ibikeji Olodumare- I call upon and give praise to you Orunmila, witness to all choice of destiny, second only to God.
Ibashe Esu: I call upon and give praise to you Esu.
Ibashe Orisha- I call upon and give praise to all the crowned heads/deified ancestors.
Ibashe gbogbo Egun wa: I call upon and give praise to all the ancestors of good character.
Ibashe to the head priest of all Ifa Adisa Mokanranwole.
Ibashe to all Oluwo and Babalawo of good character.
Ibashe to all Iyanifa of good character.
Ibashe to all Orisa priests of good character.
Ibashe to all Egungun priests of good character.
Ibashe to all those who have practiced Ifa before me.
Ibashe to all those who are practicing Ifa now with me.
Ibashe to all those who will practice Ifa after me.
Ibashe to all peoples of good character.

Ibashe Ibashe Ibashe O- I call upon and give you all praise, I call upon and give you all praise, I call upon and give you all praise, and may my prayers and praise be blessed and confirmed by you Olodumare.

Ase!!!

[Tehuti-4]

Chanters: Enen A Neter Itaem kheperuaungh

I submit and yield to God who comes
as all the experiences in this world

Anetch Hrauk Atef Mut Neter
Itaem Paut Shepsu Paut Neteru
Tua En Useru Ur Kheperuaunghk

Salutation of power mother father Supreme Being
We pledge this day to establish within us a place of peace
so that out of this place we are able to accomplish all things
through the power of God within us

Anetch Hraurak Atef Mut Neter
Itaem Ausar
Tua En Sa En Aunghk

Salutation of Power Mother Father Supreme Being
Who comes as Ausar
Thank you for the essense of Life, the power to unify the lower
part of our Being with the Higher

Anetch Hraurak Atef Mut Neter
Itaem Tehuti
Tua En Metu Neter


Salutation of Power Mother Father Supreme Being

Who comes as Tehuti
Thank you for the words divine
We come to your feet to the feet of sage to seek guidence and council that we follow.

[IfasehunReincarnated]

This is turning into a dope post. AK, where u at? Drop some Akan prayers in Twi on us!

[Kentake]

Hotep family!,
Meda wo ase for this BLACKNIFICENT thread! i have been looking for libation prayers of this nature , although i do my own improvisation at home at worship, i would like to have access to other forms of libation prayer for the future as i will be performing my sons' naming ceremony and other offerings after his birth>give thanks to Olorun, the honourable ancestors and the divine orishas for guiding me to this thread! i was just passing thru the site and i am glad i was able to find it! baba ifasehun i would like to ask you a favor plz!? i am preparing to do an offering for my ancestors, a prepared meal i mean....and i live w/ my older sister (she does not really know all about my spiritual life too much...) i need your assistance, i would like to know what meal to prepare and how to offer it and when to discard it, however i must do this privately and discreetly so as to not arouse any disturbance btwn myself and my sister, as she is a christian and has expressed some bias towards Afreekan spirituality, she does know that i am involved but she doesn't know to what degree.my spiritual items and shrine is placed in such a way that she will not notice what it is exactly i know it may sound odd but i live with her so i have to respect her surroundings when performing such ritual offerings.i would appreciate your assistance as i would like to make a simple offering to my ancestors b4 the birth of my son, but, i do not know what to prepare, how to prepare it, how to offer it and where to give it to them and how long to leave it out etc.asante sana for allowing me to share!

SANKOFA!,
Sistah Kentake.

[Akyeame Kwame]

Fochidi - Ewe Concept of 'Libation'

"The word 'chi' means the primal force, that which expresses itself as consciousness. The 'chi' manifests itself as mind. All embodied 'chi' can enter into a zone where the whole of creation flows into one life. So 'chi' is a creative force. And there are formulas by which we set the 'chi' into a state of vibration, and by so doing whatever we ask becomes. You use sound and water (alcohol in libation pouring symbolises water) because 'chi' is related to both. Both sound and water are the source of life. So libation pouring is simply setting your life-force into a state of vibration. Therefore, 'fochidi' means set your life force into vibration and let it sound so that other life forces may hear and heed your sound. You direct at the causes of all causes, and it will bring you what you want. Vibration is the mother of creation."

Dr. Dartey Kumodji
from "Sunsum as Conscious Energy: A Viable Scientific Postulate" by Martin Adjei

Water was used and white palm wine were used.

Mpaebɔ ne Mpaeyi = to call out to pae=to split/open

nsaguo - the pouring of spirits ne nsuguo- the pouring of water

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This is a translation/adaptation of Oscar Brown Jr.'s Spirit of the Dead from Haile Gerima's Sankofa and made into a libation...it was so powerful i was like y it cain't be powerful in the languages of Our Ancestors? ...stay BlackNificent!
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Mfitiaseε/Ɔfrε

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Onyankopɔn Twereduampɔn Kwame,
[yaw]
Ɔdomankoma a wobɔɔ kuru bɔɔ krane krankye
[yaw]
Wokɔɔ ko anaa kɔɔ bata,
[yaw]
Na ‘sono abubu dan,
[yaw]
Asase a wodi amu a wosan ma yɛn aduane die, due due due dammirifua due, due ne amanehunu!
[yaw]
Bosonopo, wo a wogyee afunu
[yaw]
Nseɛdo asiei mu prammiri
[yaw]
Abosom nnuasa nyinaa ara, due o!
[yaw]
Mmusuo
[yaw]
Asiane
[yaw]
ɛhaw
[yaw]
Kɔkɔ damu
[yaw]
Mogyabum ne mogyaguo
[yaw]
Me Nananom, mo nyinaa firi atifi anafo apuei ne atɔe ee! Dammirifua due ne abodwokyɛre!
[yaw]
Nananom Nsamanfoɔ ee! monsɔre ɛ!
[yaw]
Deɛ wawu asaman a ɛreka hɔ, monsɔre nkɔsi mo akwantu-‘nomaa no soɔ
[yaw]
Abibifoɔ a wɔayi mo adwo, montu firi ɛpom’ mfiri ahyɛn aseɛ, monni mo asɛm ho adanseɛ
[yaw]
Deɛ wawu asaman a ɛreka hɔ, monsɔre nkɔsi mo kokosofoɔ soɔ
[yaw]
Mo a wɔbɔɔ mo duam faa mo nnommum,
[yaw]
Montu mfiri ahwereɛ mfuo kɛseɛ ne asaawa mfuo kɛseɛ a ɛkɔɔ Twi kɔɔ Brɛman nni mo ho asɛm ho adanse
[yaw]
Nananom Nsamanfoɔ, monsɔre o!
[yaw]
Deɛ wawu asaman a ɛreka hɔ, monsɔre nkɔsi mo akwantuo ‘nomaa soɔ
[yaw]
Deɛ ɔɔmo sɛn mo mene odum kɛseɛ soɔ
[yaw]
Mo a mohinhim kisibirie dubaa soɔ
[yaw]
A moakɔdane Onyankopasakyie namprɔwe
[yaw]
Monsiane nkɔpɛ mo nsɛm nkɔka mma emu da hɔ
[yaw]
Nananom Nsamanfoɔ e! Monsɔre ɛ!
[yaw]
Deɛ wawu asaman a ɛretwɛn hɔ, monsɔre nkɔsi mo kokosofoɔ soɔ
[yaw]
Nkyehama-mu-foɔ, mo a wɔkyekyeree mo twaa mo mmaa firi Brasil kɔ
Mississippi
[yaw]
Montia adadeɛ so nkɔbɔ mo kaaseɛ
[yaw]
Deɛ ɛwɔ Jamaica mu,
[yaw]
Wɔ Cuba mu mfuo
[yaw]
Wɔ Florida mu baka
[yaw]
Mo Abibifoɔ a moretwɛn hɔ, montiam nkɔbɔ mo anom kaaseɛ
[yaw]
Nananom Nsamanfoɔ ee! monsɔre ɛ!
[yaw]
Deɛ wawu asaman a ɛreka hɔ, monsɔre nkɔsi mo sankɔfa‘nomaa soɔ
[yaw]
ɛfiri Alabama kɔ Suriname,
[yaw]
kɔpem Louisiana mu abodan,
[yaw]
Firi hɔ o! Mo Abibifoɔ Nsamanfoɔ,
[yaw]
Tu firi hɔ! Monkɔpɛ mo kaaseɛ nkɔbɔ o!
[yaw]
Mmaa a wɔtoo mo mmonaa
[yaw]
Nhyɛsoɔ dwamannorɔ frafoɔ,
[yaw]
Asae,
[yaw]
A wɔhyehye mo ho dwerebee,
[yaw]
Sraa mo ho amane de ntakra famm hɔ,
[yaw]
Honamto, Nipaduatwa, Adwenetuo,
[yaw]
Akyerehama-kyere ne anosiw,
[yaw]
Mo Abibifoɔ Nsamanfoɔ a!
[yaw]
Nananom Nsamanfoɔ monsɔre ɛ!
[yaw]
Deɛ wawu asaman monsɔre nkɔsi mo sankɔfa-anomaa soɔ
[yaw]
Mo nyinaa mmra mmεgye nsuo
[yaw]


Botaeε/Aseε
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Na εne deεn? Ɛne sε, εnnε da yi na yεbεko!
[yaw]
Saa Memeneda yi ara na yεbεgye awere wɔ atamfoɔ nsa mu
[yaw]
Nsakrae ntira
[yaw]
Treneesεm ntira
[yaw]
Adεnnεnye ntira
[yaw]
Nkwa ntira

Nhyirasrε
__________________________________________________ _____________

Yεsrε mo nkwa ne akwahosan
[yaw]
Nyansa
[yaw]
Akokoduru
[yaw]
Ahoɔden
[yaw]
Anihutumi
[yaw]
Asotetumi
[yaw]
Ɔmandɔree
[yaw]

Duabɔ
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Na ɔtamfoɔ biara a ɔmpε yεn nkɔsoɔ biara no deε, ɔnwu awia ketekete
[yaw]
ɔbɔ bra biara a, mommma no nnyε yie
[yaw]
Ɔnhwe aseε pɔtɔɔ na yεnkɔfo n’agyapadeε nyinaa
[yaw]
N’asefoɔ nyinaa aseε nhye na εrenka baako koraa!
[yaw]
Ogya nhye, ogya nhye, ogya nhye wɔn dwerebee!
[yaw]

Awieε
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Mommεhyira yεn a yεahyia ha yi nyinaa
[yaw]
Mommεgye nsuo yi nnom no prεko
[yaw]
Momma mmusuo biara nka yεn
[yaw]
Yεn a yεahyia ha yi nyinaa nkwa so.
[Mo ne kasa]







Beginning/Invocation
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Great Shining One, Great-Tree-That-One-Leans-Upon-That-Does-Not-Fall, Saturday Born
[yaw]
The Benefactor to the Masses who created all
[yaw]
Have you gone to war or on an expedition,
[yaw]
Because an elephant has destroyed the house,
[yaw]
The earth who swallows the corpse who turns around and gives us food to eat,
[yaw]
Consolations, consolations, consolations, for the catastrophe!
[yaw]
Great Ocean who receives the corpses
[yaw]
Abyss-dwelling spitting cobra
[yaw]
All thirty Abosom, consolations o!
[yaw]
Evil!
[yaw]
Misfortune!
[yaw]
Pain
Bloodletting and Slaughter!
[yaw]
My ancestors, all of you from the north south east and west! Consolations for long-suffering and restlessness for not being avenged!
[yaw]
Ancestral Spirits Arise!
[yaw]
Lingering Spirit of the Dead rise up and possess your bird of passage.
[yaw]
Those stolen Africans step out of the ocean from the wombs of the ships and claim your story.
[yaw]
Spirit of the Dead rise up,
[yaw]
Lingering Spirit of the Dead rise up and possess your vessel.
[yaw]
Those Africans shackled in leg irons and enslaved,
[yaw]
Step out of the acres of cane fields and cotton fields and tell your story.
[yaw]
Spirit of the Dead rise up,
[yaw]
Lingering Spirit of the Dead rise up and possess your bird of passage.
[yaw]
Those lynched in the magnolias,
[yaw]
swinging on the limbs of the weeping willows,
[yaw]
who became vultures rotten meat,
[yaw]
Step down and claim your story.
[yaw]
Spirit of the Dead rise up,
[yaw]
Lingering Spirit of the Dead rise up and possess your vessel.
[yaw]
Those tied, bound, and whipped from Brazil to Mississippi
[yaw]
Step out and tell your story.
[yaw]
Those in Jamaica,
[yaw]
in the fields of Cuba,
[yaw]
in the swamps of Florida,
[yaw]
the rice fields of South Carolina
[yaw]
You waiting Africans step out and tell your story.
[yaw]
Spirit of the Dead rise up,
[yaw]
Lingering Spirit of the Dead rise up and possess your bird of passage.
[yaw]
From Alabama to Suriname,
[yaw]
Up to the caves of Louisiana.
[yaw]
Come out! You African Spirits,
[yaw]
Step out! And claim your stories.
[yaw]
You raped,
[yaw]
Slave bred,
[yaw]
Castrated,
[yaw]
Burned,
[yaw]
Tarred and feathered,
[yaw]
Roasted, chopped, lobotomized,
[yaw]
Bound and gagged.
[yaw]
You African Spirits!
[yaw]
Spirit of the Dead rise up,
[yaw]
Lingering Spirit of the Dead rise up and possess your bird of passage.
[yaw]
Y'all come and recieve this water!
[yaw]

Aim/Reason for Invoking
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What is it? It is that today on this day WE will fight!
[yaw]
On this very Saturday WE will avenge Ourselves on Our enemies
[yaw]
For Change
[yaw]
For Justice
[yaw]
For Balance
[yaw]
For Life!
[yaw]

Asking for Blessings
__________________________________________________ _____________

WE beg y’all for life and good health
[yaw]
Wisdom
[yaw]
Courage
[yaw]
Strength
[yaw]
Vision
[yaw]
Hearing
[yaw]
The expansion of the nation
[yaw]

The Curse (my favorite section)
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And any enemy who doesn’t want US to progress, let him or her die in the scorching sun
[yaw]
if he or she attempts to live any life, don’t let them do well
[yaw]
Let them fall down utterly that WE may expropriate all their possessions
[yaw]
Let all of their descendants burn without leaving a single one at all!
[yaw]
Fire burn, fire burn, fire burn them utterly!
[yaw]

The End
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Y’all bless all of US who are gathered here
[yaw]
Y’all receive this water and drink all at once
[yaw]
Y’all don’t let any evil fall upon US
[yaw]
All of US who are gathered here, life!
[Congratulations for speaking]

[Tehuti-4]

Lot of power in these libations.

[Kweku_Omowale]

i have printed all the ones tehuti,ak,ifa,baba ahmed,i do dem in kemetic and dem yoruba( the one u put it up tehuti) am gonna print the one ak post it as well,assante sana

kala.ba muntu be human being,helpful human being
ngunza muntu spiritual afrikan man

[Tehuti-4]

Please accept my apology I need to post the second part to that libation. I posted thru Tehuti, I need to provide the remaining 7.

[Akyeame Kwame]

Originally Posted by Tehuti-4

Lot of power in these libations.

meda wo ase, Tehuti!

AK

[IfasehunReincarnated]

Akyeame, anyway we can get a phonetic pronuciation of some of these?

[Akyeame Kwame]

Originally Posted by IfasehunReincarnated

Akyeame, anyway we can get a phonetic pronuciation of some of these?

BlackSolutely...when WE get voicechat up and running i'll do a phonetic pronunciation of all of it...stay BlackNificent...hmmm quick guide...the rest should be simple after this list of approximations:

hw- pronounced like how some southern preachers say "why" like its "hwy" an "h" with the lips rounded
hy- pronounced like "sh" as in ship
ky- pronounced like "ch" as in chit-chat
tw- pronounced like "chw" as in...well...nothing in krakkka languages...
ɔ- pronounced like "aw" in claw or "ough" as in bought
ɛ- pronounced like "ea" in head or lead