I rise with the dawn and I remember who I am.
I am a child of the divine.
I am a keeper of sacred fire.
I am a vessel of wisdom,
Of rhythm,
Of ashe.
I am a living prayer walking toward my destiny.
Before I speak to the world,
I speak to the source.
Before I move into the day,
I move into alignment.
I greet the creator,
The eternal one,
The source of breath,
The source of order,
The intelligence behind all life.
Today,
I ask for grace,
Not ease,
But grace,
Not comfort,
But clarity,
Not just blessings,
But alignment with the blessings meant for me.
I call on the sacred powers that guide my path,
The holy forces that walk before me and behind me,
Those who whisper in stillness,
Who roar in storms,
Those who are water and wind,
Iron and fire,
River and root.
I honor the divine powers of nature,
The sacred intelligence who hold dominion over the elements.
Spirit of the crossroads,
Open every way that leads to truth.
Spirit of iron and will,
Fortify my hands for the work ahead.
Spirit of lightning and law,
Strike down falsehood and injustice.
Spirit of river and sweetness,
Draw love and beauty toward me.
Spirit of wind and transformation,
Lift what must be lifted.
Spirit of the ocean's depth,
Protect all that is sacred in me.
Spirit of clarity and peace,
Cool my thoughts,
Quiet my fears.
To the sacred forces who know my name before I speak it,
I give thanks.
Walk with me today,
Teach me how to walk with myself.
I give thanks to the ancestors,
The known and unknown,
The named and the unnamed.
Those who survived so I may thrive,
Those whose prayers are now my inheritance.
I honor the blood in my veins and the memory in my bones.
I carry your stories with dignity.
I listen for your wisdom in silence and in signs.
Stand with me today as I become a good ancestor in return.
And I turn now to my own divine self,
My inner guide,
My sacred compass,
My Ori,
The part of me that remembers the agreement I made before I entered this body.
Teach me to trust your voice above all others.
Show me what is mine to carry and what must be set down.
Remind me that nothing outside of me is greater than the wisdom within me.
May I be loyal to my destiny even when the path is unclear.
To the sacred wisdom of Ifa,
The map,
The mirror,
The medicine,
I bow.
Speak to me through intuition,
Through experience,
Through the people and patterns of the day.
Let me walk in good character.
Let my words be true.
Let my hands do only what is right.
Let my presence be a blessing.
If I am meant to build,
May I build with strength.
If I am meant to heal,
May I heal with compassion.
If I am meant to lead,
May I lead with humility.
If I am meant to rest,
May I rest without guilt.
Today is a sacred gift and I do not take it for granted.
I ask for protection,
Seen and unseen.
I ask for favor,
Earned and inherited.
I ask for joy that is not dependent on circumstance.
I ask for peace that cannot be shaken by noise.
I surrender what is heavy.
I receive what is mine.
I walk forward with courage,
Guided by forces greater than fear.
I know who walks with me.
I know whose breath lives in me.
I know that I was born with purpose.
Let this day unfold in harmony with my destiny.
Let every moment be a step towards fulfillment.
Let my light be steady.
Let my love be deep.
Let my power be sacred.
And so it is.
And so it shall be.
It is already done.
Ashe.
