Meaning of Okana Otrupon in the Diloggún
- Elegbara and Shangó.
- Ifá of betrayals, falsehoods, treachery, slander, and despair.
- Owner of the roads and the street corners, and a king who lost his crown through a curse.
- Owner of fire.
- Constant worry over money and dissatisfaction no matter how much one has, which angers Olofin.
- The person is ill and does not seek a cure.
- The presence of enemies close at hand and of evil eyes.
- A desire to move house.
- Born to govern, and for that reason regarded as a king.
Advice and warnings
- Give thanks to the Most High.
- A warning about being watched, and about possible harm meant to cost you your job.
- Do not eat in anyone else’s house; difficulties in business or trade because of envy.
- The need to offer the guardian angel a small horse with a star-shaped white mark on its forehead, and to give two akuko to Shangó in order to prosper.
- Take baths with ewe maravilla and offer food to Olufina.
Proverbs of Okana Otrupon
- Ayer maravilla fui, hoy sombra de mí no soy. Yesterday I was a marvel; today I am not even my own shadow.
- Cuanto más tiene, más quiere. The more one has, the more one wants.
- Cuando un gobernador sale, otro se sienta. When one governor steps down, another takes the seat.
- Falsedades y maldad se unen a la calumnia. Falsehood and wickedness join hands with slander.
Patakí of Okana Otrupon
Why Elegbá Is the Doorkeeper of Every House
Elegbá was a king, but because of his misdeeds he lost his crown. He used to be the keeper of Olofin’s palace, and whenever he was alone he would sit on Olofin’s throne and imitate him. The other Orishas told Olofin about this, but he did not believe them. One day Olofin returned unexpectedly and caught Elegbá sitting on his throne, just as the Orishas had said.
For such boldness, Olofin removed him as his assistant and condemned him to be the doorkeeper of the palace, which explains why Elegbá is the doorkeeper of every house. When Shangó heard of it, he immediately asked for the post Elegbá had held, but Olofin refused him and assigned him to work with fire, while placing Orunmila as his secretary.
Works and ebbó of Okana Otrupon
Works of okana otrupon
Key work for owo
One osiadie, two eyele, maravilla leaves and seeds, the central spine of an eya tuto, juju from the animal of the ebbo, and what it carries on its leri and on top, atitan ile, atitan erita merin, atitan Ozain gathered at 12 noon, atitan oru gathered at 12 midnight, black-eyed peas.
Work for Iré Aye Unlo
Two eyele are given in the wilderness (the source does not say to whom). The leri are collected and made into iye and bound together with gbogbo, ashe, maravilla leaves and seeds, and the central spine of an eya tuto; it is wrapped with ou dun dun and fun fun and hung behind shilekun.
Ebbo for a Sick Person
Three eyele are given to Oggún behind shilekun ilé; the person is cleansed, then the door, and the eyele goes to Oggún; the heads of the eyele are wrapped with 3 atare of white maravilla bound in ou fun fun and dun dun according to the case, and hung behind the shilekun ilé from a sprig of maravilla.
If the person is hospitalized and is not present — that is, if the Oggún does not belong to that person, or another person is to be saved through the Warriors — the heads remain in the hands of the one performing the ceremony; if the person owns Warriors, the heads always go on the Oggún and are afterwards removed and placed in the bundle. In the first case they go from the hands into the bundle. Ingredients: three eyele, 3 atare guma fun fun, a sprig of ewe guma fun fun (white maravilla), oti, oñi, itana. The eyele are disposed of wherever Oggún says.
- Ebbo: atare meta, maravilla, yam for Elegbá, two bracelets, the gown and the shoes, akuko, owo mellilla. And at the moment of pulling up the maravilla one says: «Atare Meta Ababa Midi Colluba Bobo Ozain Bobo Oricha Acunta Dain Diain». So that enemies do not interfere, nor evil eyes either.
- Ebbo: akuko, etu, a ram, and the Ozain.
- Ebbo: kill two eyele on the spot, then take two maravilla leaves and three atare, white and black thread, white cloth, tobacco smoke, and afterwards it is hung in the house, behind the street door, together with a sprig of maravilla.
Prayers and suyeres of Okana Otrupon
Liturgical material transcribed from the source manuscripts; it is preserved verbatim.
- Ikaniferi Ocanillu Ni Masucu Logue Ni Olorun Obini. Atare Bomba Bile Ballo Arara Gullo Cara Eñi Aquiri Adifafun Ayaguna Lebo Ida Omiti Intori Araye Akuko Lebo Eure Lebo.
- Okana Otrupon Ikanifori Ikaniyu Ni Masuku Logue Ni Olorin Obini.
- Okana Otrupon Atare Banba Bile Araraguyo Kara Eñi Akiri Adifafun Obatalá.
Orishas in this sign
The orishas that the letter itself links to this sign, according to what the source records:
- Elegbá — It eats with Elegbara and, from time to time, with Ozain.
- Shangó — Specific Rituals — Offering to Shangó: give two akuko to Shangó, offer a bunch of plantains, and perform kofibori.
- Oggún — The eyele are disposed of wherever Oggún says.
- Orunmila — Kaferefun Orunmila and the Sea: acknowledgment and reverence toward Orunmila and the sea.
Other important aspects of the sign
Ewé of the sign
Maravilla and pepper.
Description of the Sign
Okana Otrupon ikanifori ikaniyu ni masuku logue ni olorin obini.
What Ifá speaks of in Okana Otrupon
- A warning about unchecked ambition for money and the dissatisfaction it breeds, which brings on the displeasure of the deities.
Financial and Health Precautions
- Caution against excess in handling money, which could end up going toward funeral expenses.
- The traditional reading of this sign warns of a persistent illness and a refusal to seek a cure.
- A warning about enemies who feign friendship, eating and drinking with you, and about the presence of ill intent or envy.
Travel and Precautions
- If a journey is planned, a rogation is recommended before setting out.
- A warning about a possible misfortune along the way.
- A desire or plan to move house.
- An indication that the person was born to lead or to govern.
Thanksgiving and Revelations
- The counsel to give thanks to the Most High.
- Mention of a theft at home connected to a horse with a white spot on its forehead.
- The need to have an Ozain in order to make the desired journey.
Specific Rituals
- Offering to Shangó: give two akuko to Shangó, offer a bunch of plantains, and perform kofibori.
- Ritual with a Hot Iron: use a hot flat iron, sprinkle omi tuto, and recite a specific prayer.
- Kaferefun Orunmila and the Sea: acknowledgment and reverence toward Orunmila and the sea.
Procedure
Ekru eyele, ekru aro, and akara bibo are prepared. The ebbo is performed and plenty of iyefa from the ebbo is placed on a plate with ekru eyele, ekru aro, and akara, and it is set before all the Saints. Then the osiadie is given to Elegbara, the eyele to Ozain, the iñales umbebolo.
With all the leri, the central spine of the eya tuto, ewo and atare guma, and the atitan from the ebbo, an Inshe Ozain is assembled that lives behind shilekun ile, and a plant of ewe oguma (maravilla) is placed on top of it. It eats with Elegbara and, from time to time, with Ozain.
Ozain of okana otrupon
- Two eyele are killed for Ozain; 2 maravilla leaves are taken, 3 atare, black and white thread, the heads, kokan, and elese of the eyele; together with the rest they are bound with the threads, wrapped in white cloth, smoke from an axe is blown over it, and it is hung. Behind the door of the house with a sprig of maravilla.
- A young goat with a star-shaped white mark on its forehead is sought and given to Elegbá; the frontlet is taken, iyefa of the sign is placed on it, along with a spine or vertebra of red snapper, rooster feathers, and dove feathers.
- Elegbá must be given a goat with a star-shaped white mark on its forehead; its leri is left to dry, and once it is bare bone, through the occipital opening it is filled with the head of an akuko, leri of eyele, leri of etu, bejuco Jimagua, amansaguapo, bejuco leñatero, maravilla yam, 3 precipitados, Ozain charcoal, white mallow, pork crackling, tapa camino, gold, silver, leri de agujero with virgin wax and matico; in each eye socket a polished ox-eye seed is set, and in what serves as the nose, 3 cowries. This is washed and placed inside a pot with 21 hooked branches, which are determined by asking which ones they are; on Fridays, oti and oti laro; it also eats together with Elegbá and Orunmila.