"For example, the lord of divination, called Ifa or Ǫrunmila, makes his presence known through the palmnuts and the divination chain (ǫpęlę) cast by the babalawo diviners. The permutation of numbers generated through the casting of these sacred tools indexes a body of stories, poems, prayers, and prescribed sacrifices intent upon assuring peace, prosperity, and success for the supplicant."