1. Ijaya
(To Frighten). A charm used in frightening an
adversary or an antagonist in a place of work,
school e.t.c or is there anyone you want to take
advantage of that you want him/her to keep mute
while you express your opinion and explore every
good things to your advantage. Ijaya will do it all.
it causes overwhelming fear unreasonably to
human and animals.
2. Eru
(Fear) if you place someone on “Eru” he or she
will be afraid of you for life when around your
vicinity
3. Mayehun (Refuse me not) it is used when you
want a person to grant your request after a
command is made) could be used in wooing a
lady, request money from people, Miser, tight-
fisted friend or wealthy man. There is a simple
incantation that goes with some Mayehun
formulas:
“In Yoruba Language; Orun Lo ngba towo omode
Orun Lo ngba towo agba ” x5
Translation: “Sleep takes from the young Sleep
takes from the old Part of the preparation goes
thus. You put a cowry (cowrie shell) in each hand
when going to sleep . The following morning it
would have dropped from your hands. Pick them
up and pound them (to powder) with the herbs”
4. Afose
(To Speak and come to pass or Speak and
happen) is a quite advance form of Ase. it is
usually prepared with black soap
and put inside an Animal’s horn e.g Cow’s,
Antelope’s, Cow’ e.t.c
Whenever Afose is Spoken with happens
immediately or later in the future depending on
the potency of the charm or the nature
of the issue the Afose is addressing.
Yoruba forefathers possessed some Afose to
address nature elements such as rain, fire,
outbreak e.t.c and on the negative size to curse
(Epe)
I personally had one that i use to stop a car from
starting also have seen one that is use to dry up
a very big tree in three days.
The tree was cursed with that Afose
with Afose you could place a curse on somone or
any Object be it animated or Non.
5. Gbetugbetu
This is more of a hypnotizing charm. The person
under the spell doesn’t really know what he is
doing. It is used in compelling people to do the
most impossible things. Things they would
naturally not do or refuse to do. It is somewhat
difficult to prepare but there are some simple
formulas too, however they also vary in degree of
potency. The powerful ones that I know has in it
as part of its ingredients the rope that a man
hanged himself with. To illustrate its power I
would narrate an incident that happened which
was manipulated by the use of Gbetugbetu. A
friend once used it to call a stubborn but pretty
lady into his room. (Normally she would have
shunned him right off.) When she got inside he
commanded her to strip, which she instantly did,
but he didn’t touch her. 3 days later the girl came
to her senses, she confronted my friend and an
argument broke out. It was settled but after that
incident the girl avoided my friend from then
onwards. Moral of story — You don’t play such
jokes ‘cos you’ve got the power. Our forefathers
used it when they were attacked by a gang of
thieves; they just commanded them to fight (each
other) or hand over their weapons
6. Olugbohun
The “sound picker.” It is believed to be a
powerful spirit that picks whatever is said and
makes it happen, if not immediately very soon.
(Even if u mistakenly curse your children out of
frustration.) Now this is not a genie that will drop
things physically in front of you, like food, wine
and a flying carpet. However it will create a
situation that will cause your request to be met. It
is not kept in the house but far away in the bush
and its consulted only once in a while.
7. Ase
(To command Power and authority) it has the
ability to make whatever Statement you make to
come to pass or happen or ability to compel
anything to compel to your will which include
Animated and inanimated object)
8.Aluwo (Charm to make someone fall after being
hit)
9. Agbefuye(Lightening charm)
10. Olonde (Charm that makes one to lose one’s
sense after being hit)
11. Gbekude (Death ceasing)
12. Afeeri (Disappearing charm)
13. Kanako (Distance shortening charm)
14.Egbe (Air flight charm without using jet,
chopper or plane)
15. Amudo (Fucvking charm/Charm that can be
use to fuvk, i.e with or without her approval)
Remember don jazzy Eminado? was culled from
Amudo.
16. Tude(Loose bondage)
17. Ewon Sanpona (Small pox handcuff)
18. Okigbe (Cutlass proof)
19. Ayeta (Bullet proof)
20. Isoye (Memory enhancing charm) without
reading much you will pass
Written by Agba-oye
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