Family Iwori

Iwori Trupon

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Meaning of Iwori Trupon in the Diloggún

The babalawo who does not devote himself to study.
Ifá is always lost, and his head is losing Ashe.
The awo reads or analyzes an Oddun of Ifá before Orunla with 2 lit itanas.
This is the novena of Ifá, so that it may see that its omo studies every day.
Each day an ewe ayo (guacalote seed) is placed before Orunla until 256 are gathered; then 2 adie dun dun are given together with his Ifá, and afterwards the seeds are pierced to make an ileke that carries beads of Orunla between each guacalote. This ileke lives in Yemayá, and the awo wears it when he is unwell or wishes to resolve something.
Here Orunla wants adie.
The person must move quickly away from the place where they live, for there they see strange things that keep them startled and sick with nerves.
This path indicates that every awo is under the obligation to help, without self-interest, any awo who needs his help.
It was here that Orunla was bewitched by the obo of Yemayá and fell madly in love with her, and killed the oba of that land with an iron, inflicting a small but deep wound.
It speaks of the harshness of the weather.
One must not take too much sun.
The roof of your house is broken and many leaks come through.
You must keep your head covered.
You will meet a woman who has everything in life, but who has been abandoned.
Your family overshadows you.
There is a person who crosses your path.
You will travel, but you will suffer many setbacks before you can overcome all your problems.
Give thanks to Elegbara.
To you the nights seem endless.
You practice another religion where you have many brothers and sisters who love you.
Ifá of helping one another.
Yemayá is keeping your paths closed; feed her at once 2 akuko fun fun, 2 obi, 2 itanas, indigo, and take it to the sea.
You wish to accomplish impossible things.
You cannot let your guard down, because you could be thrown out of the place where you live, work, or spend your time.
The children must be given things of the Saints, and all of them must be loved equally.
It speaks of twin children.
If a man: it indicates weakness in his nature.
If a woman: it speaks of growths, fibroids, cysts, boils.
Take care with your breasts and with cysts.
The good is in your house; you must make ebbo to the ilé so that everything good may enter your home.
For 7 days in a row, send Olokun the leftovers of your lunch and dinner.

In this sign is born

Malaria.

What this sign indicates

That you give thanks to Orunla and to the people who come to your house during the day.
In your house people have had nearly identical dreams; they must have a reading done.
A child of Orunla is on the way to you.
You dream of the sea again and again; for that reason you must feed it.
In your house there is a person who runs a fever every day after six in the evening.
You must give Orunla two meals.

Advice and warnings

Feed Yemayá and take her food to the sea; three days later, feed your head and the first person who enters your house, and you must take on the promise of Santa Bárbara.
Avoid any tragedy that could come upon you because of a woman, for on her account they want to strike you with iron or with the point of a needle.
Give thanks for the dream you had last night.

Patakíes of Iwori Trupon

The King’s Son and the Drum

Ebbó: Abo meyi, abeboadie meyi, eyele okan, ate, asho arae, asho fun fun, asho oloyago (verde), ebeta owo.

There was once a king who had a son named Lapido, who longed to be rich and powerful, but his father had abandoned him and the court scorned him. One day, Lapido invited two oluos to lunch and asked them what he had to do to succeed in life. The oluos told him he was going through difficult times, but that his enemy was in a vulnerable position and that he should make ebbo (the one above).

Lapido followed the advice, and shortly afterwards his father died. At the gathering for the ituto of the deceased, Iwori Trupon came out — the same Oddun that Lapido had received in his ebbo. The padrinos present said that the deceased had an heir, an oluwo with the same sign as Lapido, and that he had to be found.

Although he had been exiled from the city, Lapido was contacted to claim his inheritance. At first he refused, but then a messenger and a son of Yemayá named Yobolo persuaded him to return. He was crowned king and received everything that had belonged to his father, including riches and women.

In this sign, Yemayá is placed on top of the board and it is painted with seven colors: white, blue, yellow, red, white, green, blue. On the other half the Ashe is poured and Iwori Trupon is painted. Then the board is covered with a cloth of three colors, half white, half blue, with green edges. On top of all this Yemayá is placed, and the ebbo and the sacrifice are performed. The secret of this Ifá is to resolve a problem. Two ash-gray hens are given to Yemayá.

The Death of Oduduwa’s Brothers

Ebbó: Akuko meyi, obi meyi, itana meyi, etu meyi.

At one time, Shangó used to rely only on his prenda, because he felt things were resolved faster that way, and he did not visit Orunla because he thought he took too long. But one day the harvests were failing and the people of the region were falling gravely ill; even some of the brothers of Oduduwa were lost to this sickness. So Oduduwa decided to call Shangó and offer him his virtue, the chalice, in exchange for saving his brothers.

Shangó asked Yemayá for help, offering her akuko meyi, obi meyi, itana meyi, and etu meyi, but when yet another brother of Oduduwa fell ill, Shangó did not keep his offer to Yemayá. He then went to see Orunla, who told him to make an ebbo with everything he was wearing plus the items above, and to leave it in a specific place.

Orunla gave Shangó his Ashe and told him to go and claim what Oduduwa owed him. When he arrived at Oduduwa’s house, he rubbed a bit of the Ashe on his forehead and blew the rest onto the doorway. In this way, Shangó was able to recover what he had been promised and became the owner of the most sacred element of this sign or path.

This iye also carries ayo (guacalote). Here, akuayeru must be done with the lines of the house.

Works and ebbó of Iwori Trupon

Works of iwori trupon

Ebbo: Varnish, adhesive tape, one akuko, eyele meyi, striped asho, eku, eya, 10.50 pesos.
Ebbo: Akuko meyi, obi meyi, itana meyi, etu meyi.
Ebbo: Abo meyi, abeboadie meyi, eyele okan, ate, asho arae, asho fun fun, asho oloyago (green), ebeta owo.
Inshe of overcoming: 21 igi, among which ayua must not be missing, eku, eya, awado, oñí (honey), otí of Oggún; after 21 days it is asked whether an Inshe Ozain is to be made. The eku, eya, awado, oñí, efun, and asho fun fun go to the railway line, onto which opolopo asha is poured. This Ozain is carried wrapped in purple asho.

Prayers and suyeres of Iwori Trupon

Liturgical material transcribed from the source manuscripts; it is preserved verbatim.

Prayer

Eyele Eko Oñí Guereyele Adakoy Eyele Elebo Owunko Maferefun Olokun Maferefun Ala Maferefun Orunla Maferefun Aliyo.

Prayer

Iwori Trupon Eyele, Eko, Oñí Kere Yele Adakoy Eyele Lebo Owunko Leno. Maferefun Olokun, Ala Ati Aleyo.

Orishas in this sign

The orishas that the letter itself links to this sign, according to what the source records:

Yemayá — This ileke lives in Yemayá, and the awo wears it when he is unwell or wishes to resolve something.
Orunmila — You must give Orunla two meals.

Other important aspects of the sign

Ewé of the sign

Tua-tua, sensitiva, algarrobo, ewe ayo.

Iwori Trupon Eyele, Eko, Oñi Kere Yele Adakoy Eyele Lebo Owunko Lebo. Maferefun Olokun, Ala Ati Aleyo.