Ika Fun

nº 181 of 256

Where the mirror speaks: the women let their hair down for seven days and unmasked Ikú, the fleshless queen — do not look at yourself in stained mirrors.

21 patakíes 6 eewó 7 ebbós and works 12 proverbs

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Ika Fun is Odù number 181 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ika family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 21 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 7 ebbós and works and the signs it shows in the consultation — with the full eewó in plain sight; the detail of iré and osogbo and the full recipes open with The Notebook, in English.

The sign at a glance

Order in Ifá: Odù 181 of 256
Composition: Ika over Ofun
Orishas that speak: Obatalá · Elegba (Eshu) · Shangó · Ogún · Oshún · Oyá (Yansá) · Osain · Olofin · Ibeyis (the twins) · Egun

What Ifá says in this sign

Ika Fun closes the Ika family with the mirror: during Holy Week the mirrors of the house are covered, and nobody looks at themselves in a stained mirror — yours has stains: clean it or take it down. Its great deed is a matter of sacred hairdressing: the women let their hair down for seven days — and that is how Ikú was unmasked, the fleshless queen who covered herself with the hair of maidens.

Its professional ethic is one of a kind: the person who comes to be read with this sign does not belong to the Babalawo — they are a traveler: let them go their road: there are clients who are not yours, and holding on to them harms you both. And the secret of its ebbó is alive: the jio jio inside — as it dies, the bad dies with it.

«Ikú covered herself with the hair of the maidens — and seven days of loose hair unmasked her.»The pulse of Ika Fun

Heads here need a guard: yours aches and is unsettled because whoever washed it or gave it rogation had no business doing so — repeat the rogation with someone who does. You fall into spiritism: develop it in an orderly way. And the false godfather who is fooling you will be found out: check the lineage before you kneel.

House and love, on guard: the twins on the way need a rogation — one of them is at risk, and the mother as well: act in time. The daughter with four suitors has to marry a Babalawo — or she is in danger. The woman who wants to take your husband is neutralized with a work and not with a scene, and dreams are not told: you are telling them to exactly the person who is playing you.

The closings: the luck that knocked twice at your door and that you let go will come a third time — this time, open. No raised hand (least of all against people with santo), no copying the irregular things done at work (trouble with the law), and do not go where someone has died suddenly — a change of heads. Give rogation to your head and do what you are told: the clean mirror of Ika Fun finally reflects its owner's face — and the face of his luck.

The sign in one line

Clean your mirror, do not tell your dreams and open the door to the luck that comes back a third time — Ika Fun unmasks death and crowns its owner.

The prayer of Ika Fun · Yoruba

Iká Fun Loroni Kiyate Adifafun Abiregun Akuko Eyele Lebo Kaferefun Obatala.

Súyere
Arodide odidema, aredide odidema, osha abuaruko oyo didema, dide dide didema.

Ifá says — what Ika Fun tells you

The Ifá of the mirror: the mirror speaks, and during Holy Week the mirrors of the house are covered. The Ifá of loose hair: women should let their hair down for seven days. The Ifá of the traveler: the person who comes to be read does not belong to the Babalawo. The Ifá of the unmasking of Ikú: the cruel queen who fed on maidens. An Ifá of bindings: there is someone with the idea of binding you. The Ifá of the live jio jio inside the ebbó: its central secret.
The person who comes to be read does not belong to the Babalawo: they are a traveler, let them go elsewhere.
For this Ifá a monkey has to be kept.
You are going to give birth to twins, and one dies; and if that one is saved, the mother is in danger: a rogation has to be made.
You have a daughter who has to marry a Babalawo, or she may die; she has four suitors and cares for none of them.
In your house there is a mirror with many stains.
You fall into spiritism.
Now and then your head aches, and it is unsettled because whoever washed it or gave it rogation had no business doing so.
The herbs of the sign: guavico, guarije, prodigiosa, lily, cotton and flor de aroma.
Be careful with your wife; if you are a man, with a woman who is combing her hair.
You are going to receive a letter or some news.
You know about santo, and the one who told you he is your godfather is fooling you, because that is not true.
Luck knocked at your house twice and you let it go.
Do not raise your hand to anyone, and least of all to those who have santo.
They are going to rob you: be careful with trouble with the law.
A woman is going to take your husband, or they are going to try to take him.
You had a bad dream, and you tell your dreams to a person who is the very one playing you: do not tell your secrets to anyone.
Where you work there is a superior or a workmate who does something out of the ordinary, and so you do it too: you can have trouble with the law over that.
You are going to get news of someone who is going to die suddenly: do not go, because there can be a change of heads.
You are going through hardship, and all the more because you never do anything you are told: give rogation to your head.
Today you are in a hurry, and when things are going well you remember nothing.
Give food to your guardian angel so you have luck.
You like things to be done for you in a rush, and that is not how it works.
If you are a man, make ebbó, in case you die on top of a woman.
There is a fair-skinned woman running after you with the idea of binding you.
You have the idea of settling your affairs by taking your own life: throw that thought out.

Proverbs of Ika Fun · Òwe

“He who laughs last laughs best.”
“Sometimes what you do not like is exactly what you have to do.”
“If the accounts are false, the heart is not true.”
“The illness that is hidden always comes to the surface.”
“When the head is unsettled, the road bends.”
“On a straight road, one work is worth more than a thousand words.”
“The dark terrifies the weak, but it does not kill the brave.”
“You cannot hide the smoke when you light a fire.”
“Harsh words wound more than a poisoned arrow.”
“Calling the devil is not the same as seeing him come.”
“When the king rebels against the diviner's word, he puts an end to his own days.”
“Ears to hear, eyes to see and a mouth to keep quiet.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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What is born in Ika Fun · Ìbí

That women let their hair down for seven days.
Orunmila made ebbó with the hair of the market women and so was able to see Olofin; and with the loose hair of all the women, Ikú was unmasked, since she was the only one who wore hers loose.
Covering the mirrors during Holy Week.
Here the mirror speaks: the owner of this Ifá covers the mirrors of his house.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Do not look at yourself in mirrors, and cover the ones in your house during Holy Week.
Here the mirror speaks, and the one in your house has many stains.
Do not eat fruit.
Do not raise your hand against anyone, and much less against those who have santo.
Do not tell your secrets or your dreams to anyone.
The person you tell them to is the one who is doing you harm.
Do not go to the wake of someone who dies suddenly.
There can be a change of heads.
Do not mistreat your wife.
Give her compliments, so that her Guardian Angel goes with you too.

Ebbós of Ika Fun · The sacrifices that open the road

MoneyThe ebbós of this Odù🔒 The Notebook LoveEbbós for men🔒 The Notebook LoveEbbó for pregnant women🔒 The Notebook Beating enemiesThe ebbó of the little bag (against Osain)🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Ika Fun · The workings of the sign

SpiritualThe oparaldo with guinea hen (to break a binding)🔒 The Notebook HealthThe head rogation of this Ifá🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe prayer of the Odidema🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Ika Fun · The roads of the Odù

1When Obatalá did the ceremony wrong

Obatalá had to consecrate Obatalá for an omo and he called nobody: he did the ceremony by himself. After washing it he went to be read by Orunmila, who saw this Ifá for him and warned him: "the washing of this osha is not right: you have to wash it again and invite other oshas and your acquaintances, so they come with you, help you consecrate it, eat and enjoy themselves." Obatalá repeated the ceremony that way, and only then was everything in order.

It was Obatalá's turn to seat Obatalá for an omo, and he called nobody: he did the ceremony by himself. After washing it, he went to be read at Orunmila's, who saw this Ifá for him and told him: "The washing of this osha is not right: you have to wash it again and invite other oshas and your acquaintances, so they come with you, help you consecrate it, eat and enjoy themselves."

Obatalá did what he was told, and only then was everything right.

2Where the women let their hair down

In the land of Deidan, where witchcraft ruled, Orunmila started running into trouble; he did osode, this Ifá came out and he set off with his children up the mountains of Oke Fun looking for Olofin: the less able ones stayed behind halfway. Coming into a village he went to the market just as it was closing, and only the women were still selling. He bought a rooster from them and the leftovers they still had, and he told them to let down their hair, gathering the hair that fell. With the rooster, the leftovers and that hair he made the ebbó, and on the hill he gave the rooster to the 16 Meyi — once at the top of Oke Fun he was able to see Olofin and good fortune came to him.

Orunmila started running into obstacles in the land of Deidan, where everything was witchcraft. He did osode, this Ifá came out and he set off with his children toward the mountains of Oke Fun, to see Olofin; along the way the less prepared ones fell behind.

When he got to a village, Orunmila looked for the local market and found it right at closing time: only the women were still selling. From them he bought a rooster and the leftovers they still had, and he told them to let down their hair; he went gathering the hair that fell from them. Once that was done, he kept walking toward the hill of Oke Fun.

The ebbó was put together with the rooster, the leftovers and that hair of the women, and once on the hill he gave the rooster to the 16 Meyi. When he reached the top of Oke Fun he was able to see Olofin and had good fortune.

3Where Oshún had hair again

Oshún wore her hair very long and gave a hand to her sister, who envied her that mane and the lightness of her skin. One day, while Oshún was sleeping, the sister cut it off — and this after Oshún had spent the whole day dyeing her sister's clothes blue to bring her luck. When she found out about the theft, Oshún went to look with Orunmila, who saw this Ifá for her: "your own sister stole your hair." She never got it back, and the two were left at odds. Orunmila (Ika Fun) then took pity on her: he took ewe oguede, ewe fin, ewe fa, rosemary, ero, obí kolá, obí motiwao, indigo, yellow cloth and the little hair she still had, made her a bun on top of her head with all that, and gave her two quails — and that was how Oshún's hair came back.

Here Oshún had a very long head of hair, and she gave a hand to her sister Yemayá, who was black-skinned and had bad hair, and who envied her both for that mane and for the lightness of her skin.

One day Yemayá took advantage of Oshún's sleep to cut off her hair, and this after Oshún had spent the whole day dyeing her sister's clothes blue to give her luck.

When she found out about the theft, Oshún went to Orunmila; he saw this Ifá for her and pronounced: "Your own sister stole your hair."

Oshún could not get it back and was left on bad terms with Yemayá. That was when Orunmila (Ika Fun) took pity on her: with ewe oguede, ewe fin, ewe fa, rosemary, ero, obí kolá, obí motiwao, indigo, yellow cloth and the little hair she had left, he made her a bun on top of her head and gave her two quails — and that was how Oshún had hair again.

4A Babalawo's binding of a woman🔒 The Notebook 5The kidnapping of Obatalá's son🔒 The Notebook 6The unmasking of Ikú🔒 The Notebook 7Oyorumi, Orunmila's wife🔒 The Notebook 8Osain's work with an otá🔒 The Notebook 9The bird Agufan🔒 The Notebook 10The risks that come with getting ahead🔒 The Notebook 11The Black woman and the Moorish woman🔒 The Notebook 12The binding of an Egun🔒 The Notebook 13Opportunity and opportunism🔒 The Notebook 14The good side of Osain🔒 The Notebook 15Osun leri🔒 The Notebook 16The virgins of Oyo🔒 The Notebook 17The pact of Azowano with Orunla🔒 The Notebook 18Erubbá and Aragbá🔒 The Notebook 19The wise lion king🔒 The Notebook 20The decrees of the Iyawó🔒 The Notebook 21The angel of life and the angel of death🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Ika Fun

What does the Odù Ika Fun mean in Ifá?

Where the mirror speaks: the women let their hair down for seven days and unmasked Ikú, the fleshless queen — do not look at yourself in stained mirrors.

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

Ika Fun is Odù number 181 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ika family.

Which orishas speak in Ika Fun?

In the Odù Ika Fun these orishas speak: Obatalá, Elegba (Eshu), Shangó, Ogún, Oshún, Oyá (Yansá), Osain, Olofin, Ibeyis (the twins), Egun.

What is a proverb of the Odù Ika Fun?

One of the proverbs of Ika Fun says: «He who laughs last laughs best.».

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