Ebo riru and Etutu are two fundamental structures by which the principles of Ifa and the doctrine of Olodumare are established.
Ebo riru cannot be explained or given a concrete translation into English language. It is more than sacrifices or rituals. It is the fundamental steps by which the etheric or spiritual or heavenly bodies are appeased, by giving or offering them what they would absorb in order to carry out certain fundamental function or spiritual duties at the higher spiritual realm of existence. Since veil or blockage have been established to deter ordinary or physical movement to spiritual level or etheric realm, certain objects are needed to take our desires and yearnings to the level of accomplishment, which is the spiritual realm. Nothing is achieved at ordinary level without spiritual assistance. Without spiritual aids or assistance, life has no meaning. To correct the error associated with life and to improve or aid life to reach its maximum potential, there is that need for Ebo riru or Etutu sise.
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