Meaning of Odi Ojuani in the Diloggún
Here the club-wielders were born.
It is the Ifá of the club.
Shangó defends the person.
It is the Ifá of the fool who lets everyone walk over him.
This is where men, at the turn of the road they have walked in life, grow weary and sit down on a stone to rest.
Odi Omoni: a vain person who does not keep their word; through not telling the truth, or through living by the truth, they lose everything or suffer losses in life.
For failing to keep their commitments they may be taken before the law.
By speaking what they should not about another person, they suffer material or moral losses, because the one they spoke to passed everything on to that very person.
It also marks loss through belittling another person.
Here Eleguara and the Santos are hungry, and you have forgotten them after they protected you. That neglect brings you great harm.
A bunch of oguede is placed for Shangó, and a small boat goes with the ebbo.
You cannot lean on anyone; you must have a life of your own, sacrifice yourself, and fight to get ahead.
In the dream you had, you were thrown out of a place or beaten.
The ebbo goes on top of the roof of the house.
Ifá of thrift.
Ifá of the farmer.
You should have a necklace of coral.
A person of changeable character, or one who feels that no one understands them, and at times this causes sadness.
Ozain must be received.
This person cannot be forced by violence to do what they do not wish to do.
This Ifá forbids standing as guarantor for another unless you are sure of things.
Be careful with your goddaughters and the women who come to your house, for one of them may fall in love with you.
The woman of this sign has no luck in marriage, and if she has daughters, they will be like her.
Ikofa must be received.
Ifá says: the way you go up is the way you come down.
Shangó is given an akuko at shilekun ile together with Eleguara. Oggún is given two akuko.
A woman you threw out, or who left, do not take her back.
The person sacrifices themselves for their enemies.
Beware of despondency, even when you have no reason for it.
Here the tiger and the monkey were enemies.
This person likes plain, ordinary things and must guard against betrayal from those they least expect.
To get anything from this person, one must try to obtain it by kindness.
Whichever Santo the person may be a child of, they must always count on Eleguara, Yemayá and Obatalá as their line of defense.
Through arun (illness) there may be a confusing ailment, or one not defined with precision.
It marks illness of the chest and of the circulation.
This person deals with everyone, yet not everyone is to their liking, and not everyone knows them well.
Born in this sign
- The club-wielders.
- The blessing of the yam.
What this sign indicates
- That you will be sacrificed by many of your friends, yet later they will need you.
- You have received an invitation from a companion; be careful of trouble with the law.
- You are very poor while everyone else is growing rich, and now they mock you. Pay them no mind, for you shall yet see yourself seated upon money.
- People will say: how can you, knowing so much, be doing so badly.
- You have many enemies, and all of them flee from you.
- You have a woman who is your enemy.
- You owe a debt to Obatalá.
- You have had a quarrel with the owner of the house.
- You have dreamed of a man who was Obatalá.
- There are days when you do not even have enough to eat.
- And the friends who used to protect you are of no use to you now.
- Fulfill your debt to Obatalá so that the fierceness is taken from you.
Advice and warnings
- Feed your head.
- Do not separate from your husband, for if this year goes badly, the next will go well.
Proverbs of Odi Ojuani
- Usted se acuerda de Sta. Bárbara solo cuando truena. You only remember Santa Bárbara when it thunders.
- Una palabra de ánimo, anima al hombre. A word of encouragement gives a man heart.
- Usted sabe para los demás, pero para usted, nada. You have wisdom for everyone else, but none for yourself.
- Por donde se sube, se baja. The way you go up is the way you come down.
Patakíes of Odi Ojuani
The wise man knows what he wants
Ebbo: Akuko, 4 eyele, 4 yams, 4 itana, eku, eya, derecho (ritual fee).
The kings and princes gathered to have a reading done, and Orunmila was the only guest who arrived in work clothes, carrying four yams. When the others saw him, they mocked him: «Look at the one we depend on!»
Throughout the following year, Orunmila devoted his time to planting his yams and brought in a good harvest. When the year ended, the kings and princesses found that food had grown scarce, and they had to apologize to Orunmila and pay him in order to eat of his crop; thus they learned how right the reading had been.
The great chief
Orunmila had many disciples, to whom he taught everything he knew. They spread out in every direction and, thanks to this, things began to improve so much that Orunmila was left with nothing more to do. His wife then realized that all the disciples were earning money except him, so Orunmila decided to have himself examined in order to practice Ifá.
He was marked Akuko, Eyele Meyi, Eku, Eya and Derecho; his disciples would have to give part of their earnings to their godfather and feed his leri. That is how Orunmila came to have work and a recognized income once again.
Another version of the previous patakí
Once, Orunmila welcomed into his home three omofá who lacked the essentials of life. Orunmila gave them everything they needed and, after some time, performed the divination of Ifá for them. The omofá respectfully greeted Orunmila according to custom, but once they acquired wealth they began to be discourteous in greeting him.
Seeing the attitude of his children, Orunmila consulted Ifá, and it was revealed that he should make an offering to Eleguá, gathering excrement of every kind and casting it into the houses of the disrespectful omofá. Before long, the three omofá became humble again, as they had been before.
: Ifá says that the way you go up is the way you come down.
Works and ebbó of Odi Ojuani
Works and rituals of odi ojuani
Take ishu and cut it into four pieces; smear them with iyo and epó (palm oil) and add onions, snails, tomatoes, black-eyed beans, rice, 4 pesetas, 4 five-cent coins, a piece of eran elede and another of eran malu. Everything is placed together with the raw ishu, and an akuko, eyele and Kuekueye are sacrificed over it. All those present must pass their tongues over the pieces; it is licked raw, smeared with iyo, epó and oñí (honey).
The children of Obatalá taste it with orí. Shekete is made, and Orunmila is given amuyale merin, prepared with fresh yam mixed with salt. Four balls are shaped, wrapped in plantain leaves and set to boil like tamales; then they are placed before Orunmila with the ebbo utensils and left for as many days as the sign marks. The yam is grated raw.
- Ebbo
Adie meyi, ishu, eku, eya, eyele meni, owo meni.
Prayers and suyeres of Odi Ojuani
Liturgical material transcribed from the source manuscripts; it is preserved verbatim.
Prayer
Kukute Kuku Adifafun Meteta Oma Ikofa Orunmila Ishu Lebo Asho Fun Fun Eyele Lebo 4 Eyele Y Ishu. Orumila Adifayoko Lodafun Olofin.
Prayer
Kukute Kuku Adifafun Meteta Oma Ikofa Runmila Ishu Kukura Orunmila Adifayoko Lodafun Olofin.
Prayer
Ori Oshawo Obada Orun Oshawo Oba Eyiba Odi Oshawo Oda Ayamanara Bara Eyele.
Prayer for oparaldo
Idin Nayekun Olorun Iwalodeo Oyá Kalorun Ojuani Iso Oro.
Suyere for opraldo
Sarayeye Iku Olorun Sarayeye Eggun Iku Olorun Adie Sarayeye Eggun Iku Olorun.
Orishas in this sign
The orishas that the letter itself links to this sign, as recorded in the source:
Other aspects of the sign
Ewé of the sign
Yam
Odi Omoni Awo Fashe Iku. Iku Omo Sarebaku Fashe Iku Awoomo Iku Aberere Nilaye Inle Awo Fashe Iku Omo Yeku Oba Ni Shangó.