Ika She

nº 180 of 256

Ika Fá, the blessed word of Orunmila: what is said, comes to pass — here cotton won its case before Olofin, and this odu dresses in white.

15 patakíes 4 eewó 5 ebbós and works 14 proverbs

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Ika She is Odù number 180 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ika family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 15 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 5 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 180 of 256
Composition: Ika over Oshe
Orishas that speak: Orunmila · Oshún (Yalorde) · Olofin · Obatalá · Elegbara (Eshu) · Ogún · Egun · Oduduwa

What Ifá says in this sign

Ika She is also called Ika Fá, because here the blessed word of Orunmila speaks: what is said, comes to pass — in this odu the ikines were born, the sacred voice of the oracle, and the fingers and toes, with the index finger as their guide. Its clothing was settled by a ruling: in the dispute before Olofin, cotton won — dress in white.

Your religious road runs uphill: you are not a believer and you come to the santo after a great deal of hardship — and your own family will try to pull you off the road: get there anyway, because this odu already told the ending: in time you will have money, a house of your own and your santo seated.

«What Ika Fá says comes to pass — the blessed word of Orunmila is not spent on complaining.»The pulse of Ika She

Your sacrifices will not be thanked — that is the mark of this odu —: serve anyway, but with your eyes open: if they invite you somewhere, accept out of politeness — but do not go: they want to make trouble for you; play the lame man when you go out in the street, and respect your elders without exception.

Luck here has scenes already announced: a pregnant woman will invite you to play the lottery — do not turn her down: she is your luck; the river or the lagoon that runs near where you pass is the Caridad collecting what was promised — pay, because luck, money and children come with it — and the little one in your house is your luck: look after him well.

The chest hurts and the grief chokes: doctor and mat at the same time — because here people die of grief and of lack of air: do not let it pile up. The coral worn, the mattress of vergonzosa for the orishas, the letter you are thinking of writing with ebbó done first — and the greatest certainty in your own name: the word of Ika Fá comes to pass: say only what you want to see born.

The sign in one line

Dress in white, do not turn down the pregnant woman with the lottery ticket, and look after the little one in your house — the word of Ika Fá plants whatever it speaks.

The prayer of Ika She · Yoruba

Ika She Ninshe Ika Miru Kiri Ika Mu Kiri Adifafun Orunmila Miopeye Owunko, Agutan Lebo.

Súyere
Ika koloju Ika koloju adifafun Dada Awo Ifa Ika koloju.

Ifá says — what Ika She tells you

The Ifá of the blessed word of Orunmila: what is said comes to pass — that is why this Ifá is called Ika Fá. The Ifá of the fingers and the toes: they were born here, and the index finger is the guide. The Ifá of the ikines: here the sacred word of Orunmila was born. An Ifá of sacrifices that afterward are not thanked. The Ifá of the club: it speaks here. The Ifá of the olelé and the ekru-aró: they were born here.
Death comes from the heart.
You have so many troubles, of the spirit and of the pocket, that you die of grief; death comes by choking for lack of air.
You are not a believer and you come to the santo after a great deal of hardship; your relatives do not believe and will try to pull you off the road of the santo.
Coral is worn.
The orishas are given a mattress of vergonzosa.
Your chest hurts.
The herbs of the sign: pata de gallina, cotton, vergonzosa, aroma and gooseberry.
Be careful not to turn down your own luck: it is going to be a pregnant woman who invites you to play the lottery — do not turn her down.
A river or a lagoon runs near where you pass: the Caridad is there — pay or carry out what you promised, offered or owe the Caridad, and in time you will have luck, money and children.
You want to do something you have in mind and to write a letter to somebody: make ebbó first.
You have to respect your elders.
You do not want any better fortune than this.
Play the lame man when you go out in the street.
If they invite you somewhere, accept out of politeness, but do not go: they want to make trouble for you.
You are going to come across a woman with her santo made: when you do not want to keep spending money on her, she will get angry.
You owe money, and you will also have to seat your santo.
In time you are going to have money and a house of your own.
In your house there is a little one you have to look after well, because he is your luck.

Proverbs of Ika She · Òwe

“Orunmila is so great and powerful that he lives in the world while standing outside all of it.”
“His word is a truth as solid as a temple.”
“The word of Ifá never falls to the ground: there is always a head to catch it.”
“A man puts himself in the position he deserves.”
“Nobody is wise while drunk on wine.”
“A diviner's honor does not let him start arguments.”
“Damaged blood draws the face of the pale man.”
“There is no more valuable inheritance than knowledge.”
“He who lives too much may be dying before his time.”
“Wealth has a jacket of many colors.”
“Whoever tells the truth is never wrong.”
“Saying it is not the same as doing it.”
“A fine dish eaten under pressure sits badly; a poor meal in peace nourishes you.”
“The lazy man only turns up on harvest day.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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What is born in Ika She · Ìbí

The fingers and the toes.
The hand, who helped man by feel and whom everyone mocked, made ebbó and was uncovered with five children who served as her support and were her eyes — guided by Ika Bela, the index finger.
The sacred word of Orunmila: the ikines.
Ela died in the arms of his father Olofin, and on the third day the Ifadé palm rose from his grave, whose fruits reveal the secrets of life through Ifá.
The olelé and the ekru-aró.
The club.
With the blows of Olofin's staff, Ela spoke one word for every blow: the names of the sixteen Meyi.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Do not scorn the pregnant woman who invites you.
She is your luck: in time you will have money and children.
Do not offend the old man who is disrespectful to you.
It is Obatalá in disguise, testing you.
Do not let the one who arrives from the street leave without eating.
When this Ifá is seen, herbs are put on Elegbara and thrown out into the street.
Do not go where they invite you, even if you accept out of politeness.
They want to do you harm.

Ebbós of Ika She · The sacrifices that open the road

MoneyThe ebbós of this Odù🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe ebbó of the fingers of the hand🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Ika She · The workings of the sign

Beating enemiesTo take away someone's voice🔒 The Notebook HealthThe milk in the sun🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe seven cloths of the steam🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Ika She · The roads of the Odù

1The Ifá of sacrifices

Two towns were at war and were wiping each other out. With no other way to stop it, Oshún offered herself in sacrifice: she walked through the middle of the two armies and the soldiers on both sides went after her, and with that the war came to an end. A little later Orunmila found her fainted by the sea and helped her; once she came to, he spoke to her like this: "from today, for your sacrifice, you will always have Olofin's blessing and mine." In time he took her as his wife. Ifá osobo: those who received her help and benefited from her sacrifices give her no thanks. Onire Ifagui: kaferefun Yalorde, Eshu and Orunmila.

Two towns were keeping up a war in which both were being cut down. Oshún saw that slaughter and, since she found no other way to stop it, offered herself in sacrifice: she walked through the middle of the two armies, and the soldiers on both sides went after her. With that the war was over.

A short time later, Orunmila found Oshún lying unconscious on the seashore. He tended to her, and as soon as she came to, Orunmila spoke to her: "From today, for your sacrifice, you will always have Olofin's blessing and mine."

Later on, Orunmila took her as his wife.

Ifá osobo: those who benefited from her help and from the sacrifices made for their good give her no thanks in return.

Note: someone wants to take away your voice. A hen's egg is taken, it is placed in the mouth along with sleeping grass, and you find out which santo it is put to. Here the club speaks. Ifá of sacrifices. Onire Ifagui: kaferefun Yalorde, Eshu and Orunmila.

2The rich woman and the servant

A woman with money wanted to find a servant who would serve her without stealing from her. Orunmila saw this Ifá for her and marked her ebbó to throw into the river. There Oshún saw her and gave her a stone to look after; the woman took it home and left it behind the door. In time a boy came to the house who served very well, until one day he took the stone to clean it; she got angry, the boy left the house, and with that the woman lost everything.

Here a woman with money was looking for a servant who would serve her and who would not turn out to be a thief. She went to Orunmila, who saw this Ifá for her and marked her ebbó with the order to throw it into the river.

Oshún was in the river, and she saw her arrive and gave her a stone to look after. The woman took the stone to her house and left it behind the door. In time a boy showed up who turned out to be an excellent servant; but one day he wanted to clean the stone and took it in his hands, at which the lady got angry, and the boy left the house. That was how the woman came to lose everything.

3The fingers of the hand were born

Barely created, the hand went to complain to Olofin: it had not been given eyes, it helped man blindly and everyone, the head first of all, laughed at it. It got a reading with Orunmila, who saw this Ifá for it, and he told it: "you were not born perfect because of your parents' karma, but thanks to Ifá you will reach Olofin's blessing and the gratitude of men." He marked it ebbó and ordered it to cover itself, and so no one saw it again. One day Oduduwa gathered the parts of the human body so that they would report on their virtues and their work, and he missed the hand: "without the hand we are not complete, we have to go and look for it." And one of those gathered there said: "the hand is good for nothing, because it has no eyes." She was arriving at that very moment, covered as Orunmila had ordered, and when she was uncovered it was seen that she brought 5 children who held her up and acted as her eyes. From then on the hand had power, through Ifá and through the guide of those children: Ika Bela, the index finger, who was Ika She.

Newly created, the hand complained to Olofin that it had not been given eyes. It always helped man by feel, and that is why everyone laughed at it, the head more than anyone.

It sought a reading with Orunmila, who saw this Ifá for it, and he told it: "You were not born perfect because of the karma (spiritual inheritance) of your parents; but thanks to Ifá you will reach Olofin's blessing and the gratitude of men."

After that, Orunmila made ebbó for it and ordered it to cover itself; the hand obeyed and no one saw it again. It happened one day that Oduduwa Awó called together all the parts that make up the human body so that each one would give an account of its virtues and its work, and noticing that the hand had not come he said: "Without the hand we are not complete: we have to go and look for it." Someone among those gathered there answered: "The hand is good for nothing, because it has no eyes."

Right at that moment she was arriving, covered as Orunmila had ordered her; when she was uncovered it was seen that she brought 5 children, who held her up and acted as her eyes. From then on the hand was left with power, through the work of Ifá and of the guide of those children of hers: Ika Bela, the index finger, who was Ika She.

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Frequently asked questions about Ika She

What does the Odù Ika She mean in Ifá?

Ika Fá, the blessed word of Orunmila: what is said, comes to pass — here cotton won its case before Olofin, and this odu dresses in white.

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

Ika She is Odù number 180 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ika family.

Which orishas speak in Ika She?

In the Odù Ika She these orishas speak: Orunmila, Oshún (Yalorde), Olofin, Obatalá, Elegbara (Eshu), Ogún, Egun, Oduduwa.

What is a proverb of the Odù Ika She?

One of the proverbs of Ika She says: «Orunmila is so great and powerful that he lives in the world while standing outside all of it.».

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