Meaning of Iwori Kana in the Diloggún
This is the Ifá of the diver.
Here the devil came down to earth, entered a church and burned the images of the Saints.
Respect all religions and never act against their Saints.
Beware of being threatened with a knife.
You accomplish everything you set out to do.
Take care of your eyesight, for you are fated to lose an eye in an accident.
You must receive Ozain and Olokun.
You must attend closely to Oggún, give him 2 etu and look after him so that he always helps you and never crosses your path.
You must not bathe in the sea, for in one of those swims you would surely drown, and even less should you put on a mask to go diving.
Here the mask of Olokun is born. It is necessary to receive him.
Here people doubt Orunla.
The person knows they have a hidden enemy doing them harm, but does not know who it is.
In this Ifá, Oggún does not eat ayapa because they saved his life.
The person is grateful for nothing that is done for them.
It speaks of a person who never knew their mother.
The world cannot be fixed.
There is a war, and one must work to win it.
The person suffers poisoning from eating food that was meant for their Guardian Angel.
Here the tua tua was born, for insomnia and skin eruptions; tua tua and sarsaparilla are taken.
You have a daughter you never acknowledged.
Do not openly oppose your daughters’ love affairs; if one of them runs off with her sweetheart, do not curse her or pursue her — let her live her life, for in time you will be reconciled.
Listen to your wife’s advice so that you get ahead and never have cause for regret later.
Do not be stubborn: share your troubles with your wife, so that she may pray to the Saints for your happiness.
Do not mistreat your wife, lest you lose your good fortune or she lose hers.
Make a plea to Oshún with 5 different things, and set something before her often, so that she always helps you.
Born in this sign
- The masks of Olokun.
- The beard.
- The tua tua.
What this sign indicates
- That the carito bean is sown, sprouts after 9 days, and its shoots crawl along the ground before rising upright and finally flowering.
- That one must have patience and constancy, for to reach the summit one must endure the adversities of life.
- That you have come because of a daughter who ran away from you; do not search for her or report her to the authorities — she will reappear — and do not curse her.
- For you, everything bad has gone down the privy.
- You are held back, nothing you do turns out well, and when you do a job you are not paid for it.
- In your house there are five families and there is a loft platform.
- In your house, someone will tell you not to do anything of what comes up in this reading, because she says babalawos are liars and sold out — but Oggún will take charge of that war.
- Nothing you plan turns out well; you must have your head prayed over.
Advice and warnings
- Give thanks to Yemayá and to your mother.
- Feed your Guardian Angel.
- Beware of a harmful work someone wants to cast on you, or has already cast.
- Take great care of your wife; a war is coming your way from that direction — hold fast to Orunla.
- Beware, for they mean to kill you, but your mother will cry out and through her you will be saved.
The traditional reading of this sign also warns about the following:
- Your wife is pregnant. Tell her to perform ebbó so that she does not miscarry.
Proverbs of Iwori Kana
- Lo que busca delante lo tiene detrás. What you seek ahead of you, you already have behind you.
- Todo lo malo se ha ido por el escusado. Everything bad has gone down the privy.
Patakíes of Iwori Kana
Path 1
1.- GIVE TIME ITS TIME.
PATAKIN:
There was a man who had a daughter still under age. The daughter had a sweetheart and the two were in love, but the father opposed the relationship because the young man was given to vice, quarrelsome, and had a bad reputation. The father advised his daughter to end the relationship and find a young man of good conduct who would truly love her, but she would not obey him. One day the father locked his daughter in her room so she could not see her sweetheart, and watched her constantly to keep her from getting any closer to him.
One day, weary of her father’s hounding and urged on by her sweetheart, the daughter ran away with him, taking advantage of a moment when her father was distracted. The mother advised the father not to search for her or report her to the authorities, to avoid trouble and disgrace. After arguing at length with his wife, the father gave in and let the matter rest.
The girl’s sweetheart, seeing that the father neither searched for him nor went to the authorities, and that everything had settled as if nothing had happened, began to think the father was scheming something against him, to harm him or hurt him personally. He grew so tense and agitated that his young wife took notice. One day she went to the gambling house her husband frequented and found him very nervous, looking in every direction as if someone were after him, fear written on his face.
She spoke with him and took him home. There she let him know that she had noticed the unease he was living with and asked him what was behind it. He answered that he was not afraid, but that he could not live with the thought that her father might do harm to them both. That was why he was on his guard. Some time later, the man decided to leave gambling behind; he began to work honestly and to lead an irreproachable life. He no longer went out at night and spent all his time with his wife.
The woman became pregnant and in time gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. The couple took the occasion to bring some gifts and visit her father. The father-in-law, seeing how the young man had changed, received him as if he were his own son. Shortly afterwards the wedding was celebrated, and they all lived happily in close harmony.
The birth of the masks of Olokun
Ebbó: Abo fun fun, akuko, an agboran (an obini dressed in blue and white), 2 masks or diving masks, momi, eku, a cast net, a fishing rod, a hook, eku, eya, epo awado, opolopo owo.
There was once a fisherman who spent the whole day at sea, and the more he caught, the more he wanted. Yet when he returned to the village, he could no longer sell all his fish, for much of it had already spoiled. A fishing companion showed him a great quantity of beautiful fish he had caught, telling him this was nothing compared with what lay in the depths of the sea.
Because of his poor economic situation, the fisherman went to Orunla for guidance. This Ifá told him he must perform ebbó and that he must not bathe in the sea. Despite the warnings, the fisherman decided to find a mask so he could dive and explore the depths of the sea.
When he reached the bottom, the fisherman came face to face with Olokun, who told him that he had seen the secret, but could not reveal it. At that moment, Olokun pulled the mask off the fisherman, who lost his air and began to swallow water, until at last he died, drowned and burst.
Works and ebbó of Iwori Kana
- Secret
- Omi tutu, indigo, eku, eya, iyefa prayed over with this Ifá, and it is poured onto the board.
Works of Iwori Kana
- Ebbó
- Osiadie, ayapa, ada, obe, asho, fun fun and dun dun, river water, ewe ashibata, oyuero with its roots, sarsaparilla vine, eku, eya. The akuko must be fun fun.
- Ebbó
- Abo funfun, akuko, a black doll dressed in blue and white, two masks, seawater, a cast net, a fishing rod, a hook, eku, eya, opolopo owo.
- Ebbó
- One akuko, adie meyi, eyele meyi, Eshu of bagasse, orí, eku, eya, obi, 8.40 pesos.
- Ebbó
- Akuko, eyele, ota meyi, 6 corn cobs, owo la mesa. The fore is done with an owunko given directly to Elegbá.
- Ebbó
- Ibi meyi, eyele meni, adie meta fun fun, one eure, 6 cups of corn, 13.65 pesos. The fore is done by giving a small owunko to Elegbá.
- Ebbó
- Abo fun fun, akuko, an agboran (an obini dressed in blue and white), 2 masks or diving masks, omi, eku, a cast net, a fishing rod, a hook, eku, eya, epo (palm oil), awado, opolopo owo.
Prayers and suyeres of Iwori Kana
Liturgical material transcribed from the source manuscripts; it is preserved verbatim.
Prayer
Owo Oboka Lenisure Obeyoguo. Awo Olore Akoba Oma Akotigua Batan Eure Lebo El Beyo Owo Adafun Obatalá. Aladafun Olokun.
Prayer
Iwori Kana Adifafun Eya Okunria Ashiri Okun Olokun Oba Okun Agana Lopa Leri, Kaferefun Orunla. Lodafun Olokun.
Orishas in this sign
The orishas that this letter itself links to the sign, according to what the source records:
Other aspects of the sign
Ewé of the sign
Ahibota, zarza guama, ewe reyere.
Iwori Kana Adifafun Eya Okunria Ashiri Okun Olokun Oba Okun Agana Lopa Leri, Kaferefun Orunla.lodafun Olokun.