Conflict Resolution
Ifa advises against fighting, especially near bodies of water. The year calls for settling grudges, reducing conflict, and maintaining harmony.
Reading of the Year
Yoruba Reading of the Year 2026
The 2026 Yoruba Letter of the Year, drawn during the World Ifa Festival at Oke Itase in Ile-Ife, is identified in the source document as Osa Meji. The reading comes with Ire Aje: blessing around wealth, prosperity, and success.
Osa Meji Blurb for the June Update
Osa Meji enters the June cycle as a serious Reading of the Year message: prosperity is present, but it must be protected by right conduct. The blessing of wealth and success is tied to conflict resolution, respect for mothers and parents, careful speech, and ritual appeasement. The year asks the community to avoid unnecessary fighting, especially around water, and to keep the mouth disciplined so words do not become weapons against harmony.
This makes the reading a bridge between the closing of the old year and the Odunde celebration of renewal. The year opens with blessing, but the blessing requires character, restraint, family respect, and correct relationship with the Orishas and the spiritual community.
Key Spiritual Guidance and Warnings for 2026
Family Values
The reading places strong emphasis on honoring mothers and treating parents with the utmost respect.
Mindful Communication
The year calls for careful speech. Words should not be used to incite others, inflame conflict, or break harmony.
Ritual Offerings
The document notes advice to place epo, palm oil, in a dish in front of the home as an appeasement.
Key Orishas
The guidance names Sango, Esu, Ogun, and Egbe Orun as important forces for focus, respect, and appeasement.
Source Note
This page is based on the provided newsletter document and should be read as a working summary for the Ancestral Egbe June update. Readers should verify community readings and ritual instructions with trusted elders, priests, and primary sources before treating any online summary as final ritual instruction.