Meaning of Ojuani Oshe in the Diloggún
- Ifá Iré aye umbo.
- Oshún says that the person is sitting on money. In osobo (misfortune), give five adie aperi to Oshún, because there are obstacles.
- Afterwards the person is bathed in the river, given two lashes with a switch, dressed in clean clothes, and at home the leri is prayed over with eyele meyi fun fun.
- This Ifá orders one to dress in white and to make Osha.
- To Eleguá three jío jío are given with the person naked. The person is taken to the river with Eleguá, and on the riverbank an owunko mamón is given, offering eyerbale to the river and to Eleguá.
- Even if this oddun comes out for an aleyo, the awó performs ebbó and afterwards cleans himself with eñi adie and a switch so that the setback does not fall on him after the ebbó.
- There is a child whom everyone watches and blames for everything. That child must be cared for, because he is the one with the greater head and he will save them all.
- This is where the awó can and must attend to the adodi and to people with defects who come to his house, and save them, but only as far as Awofaka or Ikofa.
- The secret of this Ifá is that the owner’s two hands of Ifá must live together, not apart, and he must always give them adie meyi dun dun at the beginning of the year and attend closely to Obatalá.
- For the awó: receiving Oddun is of vital importance in this Ifá, because good fortune comes to him through a woman.
- There is a person whom everyone mistreats; that person will be the one who saves them from the evil that is coming.
- You do not like to hear advice.
- The woman will be given bad advice, so that she leaves her husband and turns to another; she should not listen to such advice, so as not to lose her happiness. Learn to act by your own decision and not influenced by those around you.
- Your body is dirty and you must bathe in the river.
- You must make a rogación or paraldo, because you have something evil behind you and that is why you have no luck.
- You will have a child who will bring you good fortune.
Eshu OF THE SIGN: Eshu Oro Igu, Eshu Lalu Okirioko.
Eshu ORO IGU: This Eshu came down to earth with Iroko; he is made of dough and lined with 16 cowries, 8 on each side.
Load: Atitan Inle, Aragba, Erita Meta, Erita Merin, Atare, Añari, Odo, flor de agua, cedar, siguaraya, ewe oriye, curujey, espuela, caballero, pata de gallina, guanina, cotorille, escoba amarga, jagüey, caimito, atiponla, gold, silver, quicksilver.
Eshu LALU OKIRIOKO: This Eleguá lives in the aragba. He is the sentinel of Iroko. He is made of hard otá and planted in a clay pot.
Load: root of aragba, of palm, of inkine, of majagua, ewebare ewe tua-tua, ewe mowuo, leri of akuko, of owunko, of bat, of owimi, gunugun, eku, eya, epó (palm oil), otí, oñí (honey), earth from four crossroads, from the aragba, from the cemetery, 7 igui (they are asked), gold and silver. He is fed jío jío dun dun.
Pewe of the sign
Hierba lechera, loofah, hierba nitro.
Born in this sign
That the adodis (homosexuals) be attended to, but that Ifá not be made for them.
What this sign indicates
- Your body is dirty and you need to bathe in the river.
- Bad luck is behind you and you cannot find work, but it will be a woman who brings good fortune into your life.
- There is a person whom everyone treats badly, but that person will be the one who saves you from an evil.
- You will have a child who will bring you much good fortune.
- Be careful, for your wife will be advised to leave you and look for another.
- You feel low in spirit, and that is keeping you from moving forward.
- You used to be happy, but you are no longer.
- Harmful workings have been carried out against you.
- You are a child of Oshún; honor the deity and care for her.
Advice and warnings
- You do not like being given advice, and that is what is causing you trouble; avoid quarrelling with your wife so that good fortune can come to you.
The traditional reading of this sign also warns of the following:
- In your house there is a sick person who should receive Ifá if they wish to be healed.
- You have an ailment of the urine, of the kind associated with albumin or with the forming of stones; you must bathe in the river.
Proverbs
- Cuando no está preso, lo andan buscando. When he is not locked up, they are out looking for him.
Patakíes of Ojuani Oshe
When Orunmila was left one-handed
Prayer: Ojuani Sheshero Abanido Ashebo Ashebo Agbaro Niorunmila Addonilo Eni Foba Onara Omofa Boko Ni Gboadun Oban Eni Akuko.
Suyere: Osini Boe Koni Oban Owo Nifa Meyi Latisho.
Ebbó: Adie meyi dun dun, asho fun fun, ati pupua, gbogbo tenuyen, demás ingredientes, opolopo owo.
Inshe: Hierba lechera, a razor, asho pupua, asho fun fun, an akuko. This is the inshe that brings about the awó’s revenge when he has been struck by a fellow man. On the spot where he received the
blow, Ojuani Boshe is marked on the skin with the edge of a razor; when the eyerbale comes out, a sprig of hierba lechera (the leaves) is rubbed on it and over Elegbara, and the akuko is given to him.
Then it is taken and placed inside the fun fun and pupua cloth, wound and tied while calling the name of the person who struck him, and it is placed inside Orunmila. The destruction of the araye (strife) is certain.
On this path, Orunmila and his brother Agbaranife, who was effeminate, lived together in the land of Adonile, which was known for that trait. Agbaranife stood out for his clairvoyant gifts, which had won him great fame in that land, where everyone wanted to be read by him, and so avoided going to Orunmila’s house.
Agbaranife, so as not to diminish his brother Orunmila’s power and standing, proposed that Orunmila consecrate him in Ifá. Outraged, Orunmila struck him across the face, and Agbaranife went weeping before Olofin.
Elegbara, who had defects of his own that Orunmila took no notice of, decided to avenge Agbaranife and prepared a working with hierba lechera, causing Orunmila to lose the movement of one of his hands. Left one-handed, Orunmila could no longer attend to his fellow men or to his godchildren, nor carry out the great consecrations he used to perform as head of the tribe or land; it was Awo Ojuani Sheshero who interceded for him, offering two brown hens before Olofin and Obatalá so that Orunmila might recover the use of both hands. Olofin and Obatalá set the condition that Orunmila must first hand Awofaka to his brother Agbaranife.
Orunmila swore before Olofin and Obatalá that he would comply, giving it to anyone who came to his house, whatever their defects, performing all the ceremonies except the consecration of Atefa Ifá. In this way Orunmila was able to work again with both his hands, thanks to the intervention of Awo Ojuani Sheshero.
The secret of this Oddun is that the owner’s two hands of Ifá must remain together, never apart. Two brown hens must always be offered at the beginning of the year, and close attention paid to Obatalá. Receiving Oddun (Olofin) is of vital importance for the awó of Ojuani Boshe.
Those of a different sexual orientation, effeminate men or alakuatas by vice, may receive up to Awofaka or Ikofa, but no further. Such persons, on account of their sexual vices, are barred from reaching Ifá, but they may indeed receive Awofaka or Ikofa.
The farmer and good fortune
There was a farmer, a very good and obliging man, who refused nothing to anyone who asked. One day, good fortune decided to test him, to see whether it was true that he had a good heart, and asked him for shelter in his house. The farmer granted it.
That night good fortune lay down, and after several hours knocked on the partition dividing the rooms, waking the farmer. It asked him: «Sir, where can I relieve myself?» The farmer, unruffled at having been woken, answered: «Do it right there; tomorrow I will clean the room. If you go outside, you will be cold and in the dark.» Good fortune thought: «Truly there is no better heart in the world than this farmer’s.» Good fortune filled the room with money and left in silence.
The next day the farmer rose early, made breakfast for them both, and waited for good fortune to wake. Several hours passed, and when the morning was well advanced the farmer decided to go and see whether something had happened to his visitor. He pushed the door, but it would not open, so he had to push harder — and he was astonished to discover that the reason the door had not opened at the first attempt was the great quantity of money inside the room. Yet however much he searched for his visitor, he did not find him in the house, and he never saw him again in his life.
This story teaches that when good fortune arrives we must take advantage of it and not squander or waste it, since it generally comes only once in a lifetime.
The colors of the chameleon
The chameleon turns every color, because Obatalá gave him ashé and he won the war against Olokun by making ebbó.
Works and ebbó of Ojuani Oshe
Works and workings of ojuani boshe
- Work to resolve
- Give yourself two eyele fun fun in the river, tearing off your clothes.
So that the current carries away everything bad along with the clothes, the shoes and all. Afterwards jío jío meta are given to Elegbara. The rogación in the river is done with an igba and the clothes being worn. Then the person stands against the current (facing the current) with the legs apart, gives eyele meyi fun fun to the leri, and asks for what they wish to resolve. The clothes and everything else stay in the river. The person dresses in clean clothes and comes out as if newly born.
- Secret ebbó to win
- Akuko, 4 eyele, asho timbelara, a bar of white soap, a new loofah, a new igba. The person bathes in the river. There they do kofibori and dress in new clothes.
- Ebbó
- Eyele, akuko, Castile soap, a loofah, a jícara (gourd bowl), the clothes being worn. Afterwards the person bathes in the river and puts on new clothes. And that same day gives two eyele to their head. That person must be given three lashes with a switch after the bath, so that Ikú (death) departs.
- Work
- Ifá ni kaferrefun Yemayá ati Obatalá. Here Oshún says that the person is sitting on money; even if this Ifá comes out for an aleyo, the awó performs ebbó and afterwards cleans himself with eñi adie and a switch so that the setback does not fall on him after the ebbó. For the obini, iré comes to her ilé; in osobo, 5 adie akueri are given to Oshún because there are obstacles. The person is bathed in the river, given two lashes with a switch, dressed and taken home, and the leri is prayed over with eyele meyi fun fun. Three jío jío are given to Elegbá with the person naked; the person is taken to the river with Elegbá, and on the bank an owunko mamón is given, offering eyerbale to the river. The clothes are torn off and the current carries away everything bad with the clothes, the shoes and all; afterwards jío jío is given to Elegbá. The awó cleans himself with oñí adie and a switch.
- Ebbó
- An akuko, 4 eyele, asho timbelara, a bar of white soap, a new loofah, a new igba. The person bathes in the river, two eyele are given to the leri in the river, the new clothes are put on, and then ire aye umbo.
The rogación is done with an igba and the clothes being worn. After the ebbó is made, the person stands facing the current, opens the legs and gives eyele meyi fun fun to Elegbá while asking for what they desire. All the clothes stay in the river and others are put on, and the person comes out as if newly born.
Orishas in this sign
The orishas that the letter itself ties to this sign, according to what the source records:
Other aspects
Ojuani Boshe Omonishe Kaferefun Yemayá Y Obatalá Baba Boefa Kerugbo Kolowo Budo Inka Lafeshe Korubo Interi Sheke Losa Kamibashé Amarera Orisha Elegbara Obofe Ogún Yobi.