Quenching your ‘fire’ - Friday born

Solomon Mensah

In a part of series of discussions on applying for loan and its consequences, the head of Akanayo Herbal Clinic has on Monday, 25^th July, 2013, outlined the spiritual antidote to Friday borns when in problems.

Alhaji Akanayo said on Nsem Pii, Happy FM, that people born on Friday could make use of a plant known locally as “Akok)-m3sa.” Others that could be used include onion, or “pr3k3s3,” “nyenya” to make things go well for them in life.

“But for all the things available to Friday borns, it is the Akok)-m3sa that has the most spiritual potency,” he said.

Alhaji Akanayo said that he who born on Friday is fighting debt could make use of the Akok)-m3sa. He said that a female could pluck four (4) of the leaves of the said plant, three (3) for a male and squeeze them in the palms. After this put the leaves under your pillow; the leaves should be under the pillow for four days if the person is a female and three days, a male, respectively.

He said that a parent who wants his or her Friday born child not to be attacked by a ‘bad eye’ could also make use of Nyenya root. After collecting the root of the Nyenya, it is grinded with four (4) “fam wisa” or three (3) “fam wisa”- according to the gender of the child. The mixture is then smeared in the trench of the spinal cord at the back of the child and the child is to sleep with it till the following morning.

Akanayo said that for a child (who has shed teeth) who wants a retentive memory, the parent could pluck the flowers of Akok)-m3sa, grind the leaves and mix with honey to be given to the child- by way of mouth.

He said that for a child to be recognized in the society (known), the parent could pluck a leaf each on every Friday, four (4) or three (3) times depending on the gender of the child. After the last day of collecting the leaves, it is mixed with salt and grinded. The mixture is then placed on the forehead of the child to sleep with it till the next day.

On averting killer diseases, if the child has not yet acquired such a disease, the parent could collect the Akok)-m3sa, four or three depending on the gender of the child as said above. Grind the leaves and let the child stand on it with his or her bare foot. The parent should by this time say “I strike out any killer disease from your life.” Air from the mouth should be blown in the center of the child’s head afterwards. He noted that the grinded leaves on which the child stood should not be swept till the following morning.  

Alhaji Akanayo said that if a parent would want to hide the soul of his or her child from evil doers, a collection of the Akok)-m3sa is swerved around the child. The leaves are then buried without the knowledge of him or her. The child, later, is tasked to go in search for the leaves. “If he comes to tell you he did not find it, you have succeeded in hiding his/her soul,” he said. He noted that an adult born on Friday could also hide his soul. He or she picks the leaves of the Akok)-m3sa and put it (like hiding it) behind him or her while looking into a mirror. If you do not see any part of the leaves in the mirror, it means you have hidden your soul. He added that the adult should say, “May whatever bad thing that happens be so at my back (absence).”  

In coming out victorious in a competition in which a Friday born is part, Alhaji Akanayo said that using the Akok)-m3sa as a spices in cooking chicken soup, the two legs of the chicken should be eaten by the Friday born. This is irrespective of the Friday born being an adult or a child as eating it gives one goodluck.

The Dabodabo Man promised of continuing the discussion with the rest of the days.