Ika Meyi, also known as Ika Meji, is the safe harbor of Ifá. Its figure is two serpents, and in this sign were born the docks, the anchors and navigation by sea, everything white, the ribs and the collarbones, the claws of the great cats and apparitions. Ika was the youngest of the Olodu, and for giving his goat to a poor man who turned out to be Olofin's messenger he received this ruling: what you proclaim with uprightness, no one will be able to contradict.
But that same power of the word is your greatest danger. Here the serpent that ignored Olofin poisoned itself by biting its own tail. Saying too much can cost you your life, and so can jealousy. You are proud and distrustful and you want to impose your will even when you are not right, and what you build with your head you undo with your feet. Witchcraft is worked against you, traps are set for you, and the friends you tell your secrets to may betray you.
«No one can oppose what Ika Meyi proclaims. That was Olofin's payment for his compassion.»The pulse of Ika Meyi
Your own family envies you, and your brothers may throw you out of the house. When that happens, do not grieve: Ika was thrown out too, he helped an old man on the road who was Ogún and ended up building the first dock, which gave him fortune. Help will come to you suddenly and from whoever you least expect. If you are asked to cross the sea, go, for luck awaits you there. Even if they take you for ignorant, pay no attention: your luck is going to change, and the little you have, used with constancy, will become wealth.
In love, a woman comes to the man of this sign who marries him without asking for anything and stays faithfully by his side all his life, and the woman finds a devoted husband who does not look at anyone else. If there is a pregnant woman in your house with a craving, satisfy it. Take great care of pregnancies, because someone is working against them, and the children of this sign must receive Ifá to be protected, because here there is a risk that they will be killed. If she is a woman, a white man is the one who satisfies her. At work, be careful that they do not remove you from your post to put another in your place.
In health, three unknown illnesses threaten you, and they must be tended with Ifá and with the doctor. You suffer from cramps and from your legs: do not jump over ditches or go into caves. Whoever denies food to others falls ill in the belly, and whoever shares it is healed. Hold your tongue, obey Orunmila and be generous, and Ika Meyi will give you a long life, with money, a partner and children.
The sign in one lineBe generous like the one who gave away his goat, hold your tongue and walk alone, because at the port of Ika the proud ships arrive, sooner or later, to pay tribute.