Irete She

The sign at a glance

Order in Ifá

Odù 225 of 256

Composition

Irete over Oshe

Orishas that speak

Obatalá · Yewá · Shangó · Oshún · Elegbá · Ozain · Oyá · Shakuana · Orishaoko · Egun

What Ifá says in this sign

The prayer of Irete She · Yoruba

Emonobi Minobo Dowena Dometo Tutunido Yiwe Nalewado Akewe Ayanaru Geli Mosedo Meta Ko Kabio Boeda Tebi Nikabio Zowe Mogoa Jaga. Owiwi Owiwi Olele Oya Nkala Kala Olele.

Súyere
Letefa Nimaña Mono Ñala Bomi Dingbofi Dinkale. Letefa Wini Wini Olele Oya Kala Kala Olele.

Ifá says — what Irete She tells you

• A partnership or a problem with the government: the person will form a partnership with three people and must avoid clashes with the powerful.
• Illness hovers over the heads in the family of the person consulted: do the head ritual (lerí) with a river fish.
• The person runs into the thorns of Eshu, and he will cause one harm after another as long as the sacrifice is not made.
• An Egun is the one who causes the person's sadness, and the person is neurotic.
• The tiger is loose, waiting for someone to catch; but not even his fierceness saves him from falling into a trap, whether because of a woman or because of something that interests him (he sees himself imprisoned).
• You are driven out of your house for having taken in another person.
• Your comadre is your worst enemy.
• Money is knocking at the door and is about to come in.
• The ash dolls came to life thanks to the air: what seems alive may be only an appearance that frightens the enemy.
• Witchcraft works aimed expressly at the person are left without effect: this Ifá is a protection against witchcraft.
• Descendants do not inherit the fate of their dead ancestors; deceased Awós do not harm the children of other people.
• The Mockingbird speaks, the bird whose song Obatalá rewarded, and so does the Cotunto, who for copying and betraying him was cursed and became the ugliest and worst bird in the world.
• The Nightingale speaks, whose song delighted Obatalá at the entrance of the town.
• The bird of this Odù is the Nightingale; the Owl and the Tiñosa (Alakaso) also speak.
• The ekú (jutía) speaks: the ebbó of this Ifá must always include the lerí of an ekú.
• The leopard (Ekún) speaks, who marked the ikines of Ifá with his claws.
• The ox and the bull speak: the ox lacked a tail because he was desperate; whoever does not wait for Olofin to finish his work lives through an ordeal.
• The horsefly speaks (anamú, cadillo), a large fly that makes things move gently. Its leaves are used for rheumatism and sore throats; with a decoction of the plant, baths are given for swollen feet.
• Illnesses of this Odù: tuberculosis, and problems of the throat, legs, chest and teeth; also parasites and vermin in the cavities of the body.
• The eweses (herbs) are: canutillo, prodigiosa, eucalyptus and tábano.

Proverbs of Irete She · Òwe

• “Whoever copies fails.”

• “A horsefly that makes things move gently.”

• “Death said: I go through this at every hour.”

• “Whoever dresses in white should watch out for the lard.”

• “The man with arms who does not work is the father of idleness.”

• “The stick you throw into the air can come back to meet your own head.”

• “The false line is found out with the square.”

• “Only whoever has made a pact with Iku knows her.”

• “Whoever goes about with dung does not smell of fruit.”

• “The diviner has to die, the doctor is mortal, the magician does not live forever.”

• “Too much sweetness turns bitter.”

• “Bad blood makes the intelligent man ignorant.”

• “All the money in the world does not buy one life.”

• “Favors and more favors bring bitterness.”

• “Bitterness wipes out the fool's head.”

• “Vices are the murderers of ability.”

Iré and Osogbo

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

What is born in Irete She · Ìbí

• The notice of the death of a King.

  The sign appeared on the altar warning of the King's death; that is why this Ifá is one of a change of heads.

• Aggó Ikú Abila, which means «I give way to death».

  He declared it on arrival, when the Odù came down to the Earth.

• The immortality of the soul: the body perishes and the self lives on, since they are independent.

  From the pataki of Ikú and Koré: the soul goes free, it does not die.

• Doing the Ituto while you live.

  Everything broken in the house is used, a circle of ashes and an eyelé (dove) for the Odù.

• Onireggun, the daughter of Ikú, transformed into ekú (jutía).

  Olorun granted her the virtue her mother did not have and sent her to the bush.

• That Olorun sent menstruation to the jutía.

  From the same road of Onireggun.

• The one who guides the cart of death (in Arará, Aluja).

  Irete Unfá takes the cart of Egun to the cemetery.

• The deformity of Ozain.

  He was left with burns on one hand, on one foot and on one eye when Elegba set the woods on fire by smoking gunpowder in the pipe.

• The four marks on the Ikín.

  With its claws, the leopard scratched Orunmila and left a permanent mark on him: the four eyes that appear on the ikines of Ifá.

• That even the Awó Orun, children of Orun, die too.

  Because Olorun so decreed, even with the pact made with Ikú.

• That, according to Natural Law, old people die before the young.

  Of the bet made by Death and Illness: illness goes after the young, but death shows less respect to the old.

• The curse that Obatalá cast against the Cotunto (Sijú).

  For betraying the Mockingbird: he will be the ugliest and most wicked bird as long as the world lasts.

• That Oyá and the Owl serve as messengers for Ikú.

  They appeared on the Earth to serve death; the owl's cry announces her.

• Not sacrificing male animals for seven days when Aron (the illness) is present.

  It is the rule of the Ituto of this Ifá when the Odù comes out for a sick person.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

• Do not let rainwater fall on you; you cannot get wet with it.

  The Mockingbird slept in the street under the rain because of the Cotunto's betrayal.

• Do not dress in black anymore; do orugbó (cleansing prayer) with the black clothes.

  This is an Ifá of Ikú: black draws what this Odu hands out.

• Do not kill male animals of any kind for seven days when this Odu comes up for a sick person.

  Rule of Ituto of this Ifá.

• Do not do works while drunk.

  Onireggun, drunk, fell asleep and her own mother killed her; the drunk man can be caught by surprise and die.

• Do not imitate anyone.

  The Cotunto copied the Mockingbird, got into his hole and could not get out: the one who copies fails.

• Do not eat anything outside your house and do not be such a big eater.

  Know how to endure when the situation calls for it; consider your diet and your age.

• Do not keep other people's belongings and do not take anyone into your home.

  You are driven out of your house for having taken in another person.

• Do not rush into anything and do not act in a hot temper.

  The Ox, impatient, went off without his tail and was a victim of the insects of the bush.

Ebbós of Irete She · The sacrifices that open the road

Works of Irete She · The workings of the sign

Patakíes of Irete She · The roads of the Odù

Frequently asked questions about Irete She