The destiny of the people
Handed down orally for thousands of years - the approximately 20,000 prophecies of Ifá. Only a few initiated players have these verses. The literary corpus is the foundation for the ancient Oracle of Ifá, which provides information about man's destiny - and what can be done to positively influence that destiny.
The old shell oracle determines the communication with the Orixás, the spiritual world in Candomblé. Every conceivable topic, every question and every solution is determined in the oracle. Without oracle, no candomblé.