Ika Tura

Also called Ika Foguero, Iká Otura, Iká Pauré

nº 178 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

The restlessness of parents over their children: the king who did not make ebbó was discovered by his own dog. In unity there is strength.

14 patakíes 4 eewó 9 ebbós and works 13 proverbs

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Ika Tura is Odù number 178 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ika family. It is also written as Ika Foguero or Iká Otura or Iká Pauré. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 14 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 9 ebbós and works and the signs it shows in the consultation — with the full eewó in plain sight; the rest of the iré and osogbo and the full recipes open with The Notebook, in English.

The sign at a glance

Order in Ifá: Odù 178 of 256
Composition: Ika over Otura
Orishas that speak: Oyá · Obatalá · Olorun · Oduduwa · Olokun · Eshu · Egun · Oshún

What Ifá says in this sign

Ika Tura, also known as Ika Foguero and Iká Pauré, is the sign of parents who cannot rest easy thinking about their children. Here was born the worry of fathers and mothers over what awaits their children, and the ace was born too, the highest card in the deck. Its ruling is firm: whoever disobeys in this sign pays for it with their life, and whatever Ifá marks for you must be done on time.

That is why this sign tells of the king who refused to make ebbó with his own dog. War came, he lost it, he hid, and it was that dog that ran toward his enemies and gave him away. There is a trap set for you, and someone who visits you may bring you a misfortune with losses. Remember that even a loyal friend can harm you without meaning to, and that the worst enemy usually lives under your own roof.

«The disobedient king was discovered by his own dog: in Ika Foguero, disobedience costs life.»The pulse of Ika Tura

The good of Ika Tura lies in unity. When the children come together and listen to their father, no one can defeat them, and the father who fell ill from worry is healed. Feed the earth, Olokun and Olorun so that your home grows firm, and if you have Oduduwa, attend to him often. Not long ago you dreamed of Oyá without remembering what she said: that dream is good, and it asks you for the beaded necklaces of Oyá and Obatalá.

In love there is deceit close by: your partner may be seeing someone else, or someone is trying to take your husband, and both of you should do the rogation. The mature man with a very young woman will not be able to satisfy her, and the young man who overuses his strength falls into impotence. With money, do not be greedy or spend on appearances while your own people are in need, and thank whoever helped you, because here every harm done to another comes back.

In health, take care of your groin, which hurts; in a woman, that pain may announce a pregnancy. There is a small sick one in the house and a child who eats poorly: tend to them soon. This sign strikes the head, the heart, the blood and the waist, and over the years it can take the strength from your legs: what you do today for your health and for your loved ones will hold you up in old age. Do not walk along the shore of the sea or the rivers. If you listen to Ifá and keep your family united, the ace of Ika Tura wins the hand.

The sign in one line

Feed the earth for the sake of your children, swim the stroke of your age and join your brothers, because the ace of Ika Foguero wins as a team.

The prayer of Ika Tura · Yoruba

Ika Foguero Kombu Kumbo Adifafun Oñi Bini Eyele Lebo Kaferefun Oya, Ala Ati Olorun.

Súyere
Sarayeye Ikú, banikú lona — sarayeye Ikú, banikú lona.

Ifá says — what Ika Tura tells you

The Awó, or any person, in old age becomes disabled from the waist down and dies of the heart.
Oparaldo must be done often and blood given to the earth to avoid falls; the oparaldo is done in a joro joro with Baba Ejiogbe, Ika Otura, Irete Kután or the Odù of the Awó.
It points to the worry caused by the future of the children.
Both the owl and the cat feed on mice.
Here speaks the swimmer who grew old: it applies to the older man with a very young woman whom he can no longer satisfy; when the man is young, by this path he ends up impotent.
You have discomfort in the groin and, if you are a woman, you are pregnant.
Your underpants or undershirt is torn.
The herbs of the sign: red geranium and sunflower.
It says that there is a trap.
It says that you once tried to move house, and that you threw away a piece of jewelry.
That there is a sick child, and in your home someone sick whose life is in danger if you do not act quickly.
That you should avoid walking along the bank of a river or the sea, since you could fall.
It says that you should not be greedy.
That someone is visiting you and you must watch out for a tragedy, since you could suffer a loss.
That a child of yours eats reluctantly.
It says that you had a good dream a few days ago: the one you saw was Oyá. Put on Oyá's necklace and Obatalá's, and feed Olorun.
That your husband is seeing another woman: if the person consulted is a woman, the man performs the rogation, and if the person consulted is a man, it is the same.
It says that your wife has a husband and a lover.
It says that to get along well you have to make ebbó.

Proverbs of Ika Tura · Òwe

“In union there is strength.”
“Divide and you will win.”
“The dog gives away his master.”
“The meddler thinks he is dividing others and divides himself.”
“Care is never wasted.”
“Olodumare gives to us and the world takes from us.”
“He who mistreats his wife shames his mother.”
“The false witness makes a mockery of justice.”
“Devotion at nightfall has more force than a sentence at midday.”
“Bearing with the unfaithful patiently when there is no choice makes us greater in their eyes.”
“Ifá is patient and powerful, but he punishes the vain.”
“There is one intention and many readings of it.”
“True health comes from heaven.”

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Iré and Osogbo

Three iré and three osogbo of this sign, open to everyone.

Iré · what the sign brings

They have a good dream in which they see Oyá, and it announces good things even if they do not remember what she said.
If they do the ebbó, things go well for them.
They win many battles thanks to their strength.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

Disobedience costs a life.
The mature man with a young woman can no longer perform with her, and the young man falls into impotence.
When the awó grows old, he is paralyzed from the waist down and dies of the heart.

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What is born in Ika Tura · Ìbí

The unease of parents about the future of their children.
Awó Akua Roro and Apohoro (the quail) lived worried about their seven discontented children, until the ceremony to Olorun and the ebbó united them.
The ace.

What is forbidden · Eewó

The full eewó of this Odù, open to everyone — with the road each ban came out of.

Keeping dogs in the home is forbidden.
The dog uncovered the king hidden inside the large clay jar, and his enemies also followed Eruru's dog until they found him.
The floor of your home must not be broken or have holes.
The king died with his whole family in the holes of the palace. The earth must be fed.
Do not be greedy.
Avoid walking along the bank of a river or the sea.
You can fall.

Ebbós of Ika Tura · The sacrifices that open the road

Overcoming enemiesThe ebbó of the jaw🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe secret ebbó🔒 The Notebook LoveEbbó to come to know your child🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayThe ebbó of the sixteen doves🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesThe ebbó of Eruru's dog🔒 The Notebook MoneyThe ebbós of this Odù🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Ika Tura · The workings of the sign

SpiritualThe ceremony of giving food to Olorun🔒 The Notebook HealthThe secret of Oyá (the palm and the plantain)🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe igba of the hens of Orunmila and Oyá🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Ika Tura · The roads of the Odù

1The dog gives the king away

A king had a dog in his care. Orunmila announced that a war would soon come and that he would be saved by making an ebbó with that animal. The king did not heed the advice.

The war broke out when he least expected it, and he was defeated. To escape with his life he went under a large jar, which he left upside down over himself.

They searched for him everywhere without success. But his dog gave him away: it ran back and forth between the king's hiding place and the crowd, again and again, until the others took notice. They raised the jar, pulled out the king and took his life.

A note in the passage advises giving a rooster to Eshu and, if the person has a dog, bringing it to the ebbó. When the road comes out for a woman, it announces that someone is trying to take her husband from her.

What it teaches

Ignoring Orunmila's warning and omitting the ebbó leaves a person without shelter when danger arrives. Sometimes the one who gives away the hidden person is the being who stays closest to him.

What is advised when this road comes out

A rooster for Eshu. If the person has a dog, it is brought to the ebbó.

2Eruru's dog

Eruru was known for speaking ill of everyone and for causing misfortunes, and so he had to escape toward the countryside, with his dog following him.

He found an enormous jar and went in to hide, leaving the dog outside. Hungry and alone, the animal returned to town, where Eruru's enemies fed it. Then they let it go so as to track it, and the dog led them to the jar. They pulled Eruru out of his refuge and killed him.

It is also noted that this Ifá indicates that the person asks for charity every night and every morning and has a pending debt. The person must give Obatalá and Eshu two hens or gofio, and add dog hairs to the ebbó. A faithful friend can harm the person without meaning to.

What it teaches

Whoever lives speaking ill of others and stirring up trouble ends up fleeing, and the hiding place does not save him if his own companion gives him away. A faithful friend can do harm without meaning to.

What is advised when this path comes out

Give Obatalá and Eshu two hens or gofio, and add dog hairs to the ebbó.

This path keeps 1 awó secret in the complete treatise.🔒 The Notebook

3Olorun united the awó's seven children

Awó Akua Roro lived in the land of Ayegbi Oshe and had seven children, who were always discontented even though their father tried to give them what they asked for. It tormented him to think about the future of all of them. All he did was beg Oduduwa to bring them together, so that they would be safe and things would go well for them in life.

He often presented Oduduwa with an offering of sara ekó and spoke to him in prayer. Oduduwa would appear to calm him, telling him that his children would end up united. The awó would answer that he felt ill in his heart and his head, that his waist hurt a great deal, and that when he died there would be no one to leave his secret to, since each child lived his own life separately.

One day Oduduwa proposed going to see Orunmila, here called Awó Buyoko Awalele Ifá, in case he could settle the matter. They set out and walked along singing a song.

On arriving, Awó Buyoko told him that he must feed Olorun: in this way his land would gain strength and his children would listen to him. Awó Akua Roro prepared the ceremony with the board of Ifá, following the awó's procedure, which is in the complete treatise. He sang a song and summoned Olorun, playing the agogó.

Olorun became present. Right there his offering was made, with another song.

Oduduwa gathered the offerings and carried them to the summit of the hill (leri oke), singing again.

By the power of Olorun, the land became strong. The children changed their attitude, drew closer to one another, and no one could prevail against them anymore. In this way the father stopped worrying about their future and lived calmly and with more energy.

Awó Buyoko and Oduduwa asked him to repeat the ceremony often, so that the land would not grow cold and Olorun would keep giving it life; in it he also had to receive Oduduwa. Oduduwa stayed to live in that land so that everything would keep going well.

The final note says that this Ifá asks the babalawos to unite in order to reach the iré ashegun otá.

What it teaches

United children are the support of the father and the family. Feeding Olorun and attending Oduduwa regularly strengthens the land and calms worry about the future.

Ceremony for Olorun

This road has a ceremony to feed Olorun, with what it takes and how it is done; it is in the complete treatise.

Prayer of this road, Ika Otura

Awo Akuaroro Omobele Olorun Eyobioche Inle Kerekere Obaye Olorun Ateon Akuaroro Arun Ekokan Biye Etiku Sara Awo Buyoko Abalele Ifa Omo Adebi Aye Olofin Bogbo Ashe Olorun Ogba Erun Oni Kaye Oduduwa Omo Olofin Lekun Omo Owo Ifa Obi Ogo Orun Ifa Ni Kaferefun Olorun.

What Awó Akua Roro begged of Oduduwa

Oduduwa Ori Maya Ofoyude Omo Lekun Awo Akua Roro Sokun Baba

The song of Oduduwa and the awó on the way to Orunmila's house

Ifa Layeo Ifa Layekun Baba Olorun Awo Akuaroro Awo Buyoko Iran Lowo Lemi

The song of Awó Akua Roro as he set the board and the Meyi

Ogba De Nifa Oddun Bowa Omo Oyu Opon Baba Eyiogbe Oddun Bowa

The call to Olorun with the agogó

Olorun Ogdobale Baba Olofin Olorun Ladeo Ifa Laye Baba Ni Olorun Baba Ashe Omo Layereo Baba Olorun Olofin Layereo

The song when Olorun appeared and received his offering

Abele Bele Adie Ifa Sinifikura Bobao Orunmila Abele Adie Ifa Sinifikura

The song of Oduduwa as he climbed to the top of the hill

Awo Layogbi Ifa Awo Akua Roro Leri Oke Awo Buyoko Omo Olofin Layireo Okua Baba

This path keeps 1 awó secret in the complete treatise.🔒 The Notebook

4The enemy inside the house🔒 The Notebook 5Seven sons unite to save their father🔒 The Notebook 6Oyá saves her people with the palm and the plantain🔒 The Notebook 7The son of Obini Boche🔒 The Notebook 8The ungrateful ones🔒 The Notebook 9The son of Oyá and Eziza🔒 The Notebook 10The disobedient slave🔒 The Notebook 11The quail🔒 The Notebook 12The adultery🔒 The Notebook 13The ritual that remembers Oshún's son🔒 The Notebook 14The funeral rites🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Ika Tura

What does the Odù Ika Tura mean in Ifá?

The restlessness of parents over their children: the king who did not make ebbó was discovered by his own dog. In unity there is strength.

What number is Ika Tura among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Ika Tura is Odù number 178 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ika family.

Which orishas speak in Ika Tura?

In the Odù Ika Tura these orishas speak: Oyá, Obatalá, Olorun, Oduduwa, Olokun, Eshu, Egun, Oshún.

What is a proverb of the Odù Ika Tura?

One of the proverbs of Ika Tura says: «In union there is strength.».

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