Meaning of Obara She in the Diloggún
- Here is where the apprentice watches the master.
- Here the babalawos want to know more than Orunla.
- Here is where the master must take measures so that the apprentice does not walk away with his capital.
- Tamales are born here. A secret for sodide. The head is prayed over with fruits and the feet with tamales.
- It speaks of gossip and slander.
- The person may not untangle skeins of thread or eat tamales.
- The house is swept toward one of its corners, and Elegbara is placed on that sweepings, in that spot — Elegbara.
- In this Ifá the bees’ stinger was born, so they could defend themselves from their enemies, but in using it they die.
- The bee found it hard to feed itself.
- It speaks of a house of clay.
- Here is where children disillusion their parents, when the hopes placed in them since childhood are lost.
- The person has a spirit that speaks into their ear and grants them great virtue. If they listen to it, they will progress greatly.
- A cowrie shaped like an ear is placed in Shangó‘s sopera; some time later it is loaded and worn on the person.
- One is a child of envy and betrayal.
- The feet must be looked after.
- Play drum for the Santo who asks for it or to whom it is owed.
- Money does not conquer everything in life. A clean heart is worth more than money.
- Do not mock those who know less than you.
- In this Ifá the babalawos want to know more than Orunla.
- You are going to teach a person who will later come to know more than you, and will harm you.
- Place a juju of aikordie on your leri.
- Obara She can never claim to know, because he goes dull.
- A person who must attend to the dead.
- Here is where the dead one needs a person in order to manifest.
- Orisha and eggun must be kept at the same height.
- One must count greatly on Eshu.
- It speaks of the development of the sixth sense.
- It is an Ifá of the saving lie, and of the truth that brings light, which is the good in all things.
- Birth of evil and of good. Evil surrounds the good.
- Good and evil dwell within the person themselves. It is like a magnet: one attracts the other.
- Take care of your brain, for it is the most important organ a person has.
Born in this sign
- Evil and good.
- Tamales.
- The bees’ stinger.
- Born here: good and evil.
- A honeycomb is placed for Shangó.
What this sign indicates
- That you hold your tongue a little, because they could kill you for it.
- You are deceiving a person, and that person wants to inherit from you.
- You come here because you quarreled with your wife, and now you want to return in order to take revenge; if you do manage to make peace, you must treat her well and with affection so that both of you have good luck.
- You have spoken too much about the Santos, and for that reason everything of yours falls apart.
- You have had new clothes made, and your enemies do not want you to wear them.
- You are deceiving a person who wants to entangle you, because they want to know more than you.
- Place a parrot feather on your head; if you are a man, wear it on your hat.
Advice and warnings
- Beware of pride, and do not mock those who are less than you.
The traditional reading of this sign also warns about the following:
- You say that with money you can do anything, but Orunla says that a clean heart is worth more than money.
Proverbs of Obara She
- Para afuera, para el patio, lo que te perjudica. Out of the house, out to the yard, with whatever harms you.
- Primero, pulla y después injuria. First the jab, then the insult.
- Entró de aprendiz y quiere ser maestro. He came in as an apprentice and already wants to be the master.
- La lengua que come salado puede escupir dulce. The tongue that eats salty food can still spit sweetness.
- El hablar incontrolado y los planes inmaduros causan dolor en las canillas. Unchecked talk and unripe plans bring pain to the shins.
- Una lengua callada hace una sabia cabeza. A silent tongue makes a wise head.
Patakíes of Obara She
The gathering of the birds
Olofin called a gathering of birds of every kind. As they arrived, they greeted him and took their places. But there was one bird that was the envy of all the birds, called (ordilare), and when it made its entrance they began to throw ash, epó (palm oil), red ochre, and ink at it. It came out transformed and far more beautiful, and for that Olofin rewarded it, and since then everyone calls upon it.
The master and the apprentice
A master had an apprentice who, had he not taken measures with him, would have walked away with his capital.
He went dull
Ebbó: A rooster, thread, cloth scraps, jutía, fish, epó.
PATAKIN:
Obara She was a very clumsy boy, and every time he went to Orunla and Orunla began to teach him, he would say that he already knew. And in the end, he went dull.
Works and ebbó of Obara She
Works of Obara She
- So that the woman does not give birth to an abikú
- An ebbó is made for her with an owunko. It is given in the wilderness at the foot of a tree, and the leri is washed with ewe kakanshela (parra cimarrona), which is then worn at the waist. In addition, a honeycomb is placed for Shangó. In the wilderness the leri is washed with ewe kakanshela, omi tutu oshe, orí, and the eyerbale of the owunko. The owunko is given to shilekun, the king of the Abikues. A woven belt is prepared with asho of the four ritual colors; it is washed with omiero of jobo and espartillo, an ayapa is given to it together with Shangó, and it is worn at the waist.
- Work for prosperity and progress
- A piñata and parties are given for the children; afterwards all the sweepings from the party in the house are swept toward one corner, Elegbá is placed there, an osiadie is taken and everyone is cleansed with it, and it is given to Elegbá; afterwards one asks where it is to go.
- Inshe
- The leri of an owunko is taken, the güaguero is removed, the okan is taken and split down the middle. The tongue is placed inside the okan with three broken abere, the leri is threaded onto the needle, seven pieces of thread are wound around it, and sulfur is added, along with the cotton used at a child’s baptism and a zurrón. That Ozain goes at the knee. The Ozain is passed over the body and is roasted where an osiadie is being roasted, and it is sent to Elegbá.
- Ebbó
- Eyele meyi, 2 pumpkins, 2 eko, gofio, cord, mello awo meta.
- Ebbó
- A rooster, a guinea hen, thread of every color, an arrow, gofio, eñi, and $4.20.
Prayers and suyeres of Obara She
Liturgical material transcribed from the source manuscripts; it is preserved verbatim.
Prayer
Ofuyure Onara Sheka Nishere Odilera Korubo Pgunshe Awo Obara Obashe. Awo Eyele Awo Aun Awo Kaferefun Oba Kaferefun Oddun Kaferefun Orunla.
Prayer
Ofullelre Ebara Chegue Nichegue Ordilere Corubo.
Prayer
Onile Alafila Obara She Fun Kuakua Shangó Omo Obatalá Oni Shangó Ba Oso Onile, Onile Alafia, Onile Alafia (this is the name of abashe; he is Shangó himself, son of Obatalá, who makes the earth tremble when he grows enraged).
Orishas in this sign
The orishas that the letter itself links to this sign, as gathered from the source:
Other important aspects of the sign
Ewé of the sign
Penca de guano, jia blanca.
Obara She Ofuyere Obara Sheke Mi Sheke Odikara Korubo Ogu She Awo Obara Obashe Awo Eyele Awo Eyele Awo Aun Awo Kaferefun Oba Kaferefun Odun, Kaferefun Orunla.