Irete Tura

Also called Irete Suká, Irete Osuká, Irete Sukánkola

nº 224 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

Where you go from free to enslaved, like the Princess who ended up serving her own maid: Olofin does not bless a King's head with a child's brain.

32 patakíes 7 eewó 12 ebbós and works 16 proverbs

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Irete Tura is Odù number 224 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Irete family. It is also written as Irete Suká or Irete Osuká or Irete Sukánkola. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 32 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 12 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 224 of 256
Composition: Irete over Otura
Orishas that speak: Odudúwa · Obatalá (Oshanlá) · Shangó · Elegbá · Azojuano (Dasoyi) · Naná Burukú · Oshosi · Oshún · Oyá (Yanzá)

What Ifá says in this sign

Irete Tura, also known as Irete Suká, is the sign in which one can go from free to enslaved. Here are born Iyaremu, the mother of Oduduwa, whose shadow watches over the children of the sign, the trade of the spy, that of the soldier and the sentence that Olofin blesses nothing that arrives without a head. An awó brought his sacrifices to Olofin without the animal's head, time after time, without learning anything from the last. Its ruling is a warning: use your head and learn from your mistakes, because whoever repeats them loses their freedom.

This sign also brings a remedy. You have talent for pottery, the arts, medicine and healing, and you will cure someone no one else could relieve. The awó of Irete Tura interprets the signs with wisdom and avoids the dangers of death because he knows how to choose the right path. Luck is brought to you by Obatalá: count on him for everything, wear his necklace and honor him, for he has already pulled you out of trouble. Your fortune hangs in the air and only comes down when you do your ebbó.

«Through iré you keep watch, through osobo they keep watch on you: the spy of Irete Suká lives on loyalty and dies of betrayal.»The pulse of Irete Tura

You are very hardheaded, you distrust what you cannot see, and that is why the Saints correct you with a firm hand. Your curiosity can be your ruin: in this sign a godson betrayed his godfather out of ambition and for the sake of pleasure, and the godfather annulled him. Do not betray your godfather or anyone who trusts you, and stay away from drink and excess. Three people you helped now do you harm; keep your secrets, look after your clothes and pay attention to what you are served to drink. Your elders do not support you and they watch you.

In love, treat your partner well, do not ask the impossible of them and do not doubt your children, because Shangó punishes that mistreatment. Love triangles bring tragedy. Irete Tura solves women's problems and saves the mother, but the woman of this sign may suffer from the womb and from bleeding, and finds it hard to conceive; avoid ending a pregnancy. Do not entrust your children to anyone, because they will cheat you.

In health, watch for itchy patches on the skin, your blood, your memory and genetic problems from birth, such as Down syndrome, do not eat spoiled beans and be careful of animal bites. In business, be wary of pawns and mortgages, and when traveling watch out for traps and trouble with the law. If you are initiated as a Saint, Oduduwa and Obatalá guard you, and whoever learns from their own experience leaves the chain behind and lives free.

The sign in one line

Do yoko Osha, do not betray the one who guides you and do not leave your children with anyone; because Olofin does not bless a King's head with a child's brain.

The prayer of Irete Tura · Yoruba

IRETE SUKA APEKANKOLA ADIFAFUN AKOPERA EWERE ODDE OBINI KUAYE AWONIFA OBARABANIRESUN MOYARE OYEBI OYEBIFA ORUNMILA ORUGBO.

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ADAJA LIYE OFE AYO AIYE MONJE IKABELA SHASHEN IRETE SUKA OBASHE.

Ifá says — what Irete Tura tells you

Here the head is very hard, and this stubbornness can lead a person, from being free, to end up a slave; disbelief goes with them, and for that reason the Santos give them a beating.
It may be hard for the woman to conceive, or the children may be born with difficulties; she suffers from the womb and has hemorrhages. The Ibeyi must be received.
Children may be kidnapped or abandoned; the father abandons them because of a love triangle: do the works to unify the marriage with 2 doves for Oshún.
Men are called up to serve in the army.
The Awó is distinguished by knowing how to give great interpretations of the Odù of Ifá, but has memory problems and must do works to fix things in place.
The person is unaware of their own ailments: of the skin and the blood since birth, from genetic problems.
Mistakes that are made tend to be repeated.
One always suffers because of the children and the partner is slandered because of them.
You may die suddenly from animal bites or from poisoning; this includes, in a figurative sense, one's partner.
The pleasures of life drag you along, and your curiosity is so great that it leads you to ruin and makes you a traitor to Orunmila and to your godfather.
Do not leave the care of the children in anyone's hands, because they will deceive you, as the jicotea turtle did with the children of the jutía and the tiger.
The mother may lose her reason because of problems during childbirth or voluntary interruptions of pregnancy: she must avoid curettage.
The person has gifts for pottery, for the arts, for medicine and for healing.
The wrath of Shangó, or of the Santos, may lead you to die by drowning: for mistreating your wife and for doubting your children.
Irete Suká lacks the support of his elders and criticism of him is stirred up, just as with Ogué.
The woman may lose control and hit the man, as happened in the times of Akamale Ashe.
One must guard against the curse (shepe) that comes from liquor: the secret of the shepe consists of otí with fermented red beans.
That the Awó must always rely on Obatalá so that everything turns out well for him, and wear his necklace.
That yoko Osha must be done so that the person manages to be saved.
That for money the rind of the Santo Domingo mamey is used, as an Inshé Osain.
Of how Irete Suká defined the world: the pot of Ifá Kadashe, thanks to which he became the wise man of the court.
That parts of the mockingbird and the tomeguín are used to attract the woman, just as Oshosi learned.
About fish blood being given to Egun, with pepper; and about the opposite work: fresh fish with Irete Suká, corojo, cocoa butter, cascarilla, corn, yam, quimbombó and amalá, cleansing the Awó and giving blood to Egun, for good.
That the stone from the river is sought; at the entrance of the dwelling a dove is given and the river jar and the coconut are placed.
Of pleading with God with your whole heart; without that you will achieve nothing.
That in this Odù Orunmila watches over the stability of the world by order of Olofin, and that the owner of this Ifá offers Oduduwa, on the first day of the year, 101 handkerchiefs of various colors.
Herbs of the Odù: don shayo, espanta muerto (aberikunló), jagüey macho, guamá, palm and aroma.

Proverbs of Irete Tura · Òwe

“A King's head, a child's brain.”
“She goes from free to enslaved.”
“Life does not move with the movement of death.”
“Luck and fortune are hanging in the air.”
“The Awó rises above life because he knows the right road.”
“Ignorance turns a free man into a slave.”
“Do not ask of another what you would not be able to do yourself.”
“A mother is not only the one who gives birth, but the one who raises you.”
“Only the doctor knows the ailments of the body.”
“Whoever does not claim his inheritance loses it.”
“The troublemaker destroys everything.”
“Whoever lives in the street loses his house.”
“The parents' eye protects the children.”
“Whoever covers up a fault of his friend's will never be forgiven by him.”
“The vapors went to his head.”
“The honest man is fortunate, the stubborn one wretched.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

He manages to heal a sick person whom no one else could relieve, because this sign brings solutions for illness.
Because of his skill in interpreting the signs of Ifá, a king makes him his diviner and fills him with treasures and honors.
This sign saves the mother and solves the problems of women.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

He is very hard headed and unbelieving, and the Saints correct him with blows.
He may lose his freedom and become a slave.
He has the head of a king and the brain of a child: he repeats his mistakes without learning from experience.

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What is born in Irete Tura · Ìbí

Iyaremu, the mother of Odudúwa.
His shadow protects the children of the sign.
Going from free to enslaved.
The Princess who hid her dishonor ended up working for food for her former maid.
That Olofin cannot bless what has no head.
Irete Suká presented the sacrifices without a head, without learning from experience: a King's head, a child's brain.
The monogram on clothing, the marks on the skin and the mystery of the changing of the skin.
About the deer (agbani) that turned into a maiden.
The secret service.
About the Queen's spying on the King's maid.
Military service and the dance of death.
About the ebbó of the little canoe with the seven potatoes that saved the seven children of Irete Suká.
A portion of the consecrations of Osha, carried out by Oduduwa and Shangó.
In the land of Bebeli Iyá, Santo was made to keep illness and death away.
Setting a metal gag before Eshu and before Obatalá.
About the ekuele of chest 99: so that Irete Suká measures his words, which are the words of a traitor.
That the ekuele of Irete Suká is made of ivory or turtle bone, with a gold chain, and lives in a silver chest with Orunmila.
That Elegbá was born deformed and Oyá lost her omodé.
Ayalala, the sorcerous force of Irete Suká: the secret pot of Gudoté, which Jebioso and Azojuano gave him.
The three trees that are women: Wanko, the one of the Palm; Wanka, the one of the Guamá; and Wankarika, the one of the Aroma. Their husband is the male Jagüey, who does not rule any of them.
Iwan Karigui, Iwan Karika and Iwan Kawanka: the three powers of Odudúwa's son, in the form of three agboranes.
Eri Bawa Lode, the name of the land that means «great road of blessing»; Orunmila, Shangó and Obatalá give it to Ogué through Egun.
That when a child of Oduduwa is not mounted but has the qualities, direct Ifá is made for him; if he is mounted, Oshanlá or Obanlá is made.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Do not steal from your godfather, your superiors or your equals, and do not betray them.
You are caught, like Irete Suká with chest 99; Eshu sees everything.
Do not reveal your secrets, and be alert to betrayal.
Know how to keep the intimate secrets of your partner too: Oshosi lost the agbani through indiscretion.
Do not have curettages or terminations.
You cannot have a family afterward, and the mother can go mad.
Do not eat spoiled grains (beans), above all red ones.
The secret of the shepe is aguardiente with fermented red beans.
Do not ask the impossible of your partner, and do not abuse your partner.
The Santos make you pay for your bad conduct, just as they did the Awó in black clothing who drowned.
Do not leave the care of your children in anyone's hands.
They will play tricks on them and can harm them; be careful with them even in your own house.
Guard yourself against aguardiente.
Drink and pleasures were the stigma that Irete Suká dragged all his life.

Ebbós of Irete Tura · The sacrifices that open the road

Keeping death awayEbbó of the little canoe (military service)🔒 The Notebook LoveInshé Osain to make the marriage one🔒 The Notebook MoneyInshé Osain for owó (Santo Domingo mamey)🔒 The Notebook LossEbbó of the luck hanging in the air🔒 The Notebook HealthWork for the memory (Ifá Kadashe)🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Irete Tura · The workings of the sign

SpiritualThe ekuele of Irete Suká🔒 The Notebook SpiritualOsain of Irete Suká for the door (shilekún)🔒 The Notebook HealthStrengthening wine of Irete Suká🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesThe 101 handkerchiefs of Odudúwa🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe three agboranes of the son of Odudúwa🔒 The Notebook SpiritualOparaldo of Irete Suká🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe loaded ogué (ox horn)🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Irete Tura · The roads of the Odù

1The Princess who hid her son ended up serving

A Princess and a Prince were a couple, and a maid of hers served as a go between for the two. When she learned she was expecting a child, she decided to hide her fault. Soon after, the war forced the Prince to undertake a long journey; before leaving he asked her to take care of the child, because he planned to marry her.

When the boy was born, they wrapped him in a sheet bearing the coat of arms of the Royal House, and the Princess gave the order to abandon him in the wilderness. Some peasants who lived nearby saw him and took him away.

The Prince returned victorious and asked for an account of his son. On learning what she had done, he rejected her; moreover, the news spread, she was expelled from the house and she lost her rank. The Prince had notices proclaimed in search of the child, and the peasants handed him over.

The maid, who had served as go between for the two, took charge of raising the child, and the Prince ended up marrying her. With time, the Princess fell into such poverty that she turned to that same maid, who gave her work so that she could eat.

What it teaches

Covering a mistake with concealment and leaving a child for fear of what others will judge costs rank and well being. Life may make the one who fell depend on the very person she once did not value.

What this path announces

The person of this path is stubborn and runs the risk of going from free to slave. The person does not believe easily and may receive the punishment of the Saints.

2The Queen has the maid spied on and the King’s son stolen

A King wanted to have children, but his wife did not conceive. He consulted Orunmila, who made an ebbó for him.

In the palace worked a maid who attracted the King, and from this the conflict arose. The other maids talked about it with the Queen, and she ordered the young woman watched. One day the couple was seen in the street: the King was taking her to the doctor to be examined and to find out what was wrong with her. The doctor confirmed that she was expecting a child. Then the King proposed to say that she was married to a coachman or a servant.

Finally a boy was born. The Queen found out and gave the order to take the child away. They managed it with a trick: they sent the mother to do a task in the yard and, while she was there, a maid of the Queen wrapped the baby with a sheet and fled with him.

The King, on learning of it, promised a reward to whoever found him. In that country there was a man in a difficult situation who went to consult Orunmila. He saw the Ifá and announced to him that his fortune would be a child, whom he would find in a tree in the wild. The man carried out the ebbó.

One day he went to the wild and found a basket. He came closer and saw a sack of money and the child, together with a note; so he knew that the child was the King’s son. He took the money home, kept it, and presented himself before the King, who gave him his reward. It came to light that the one behind it all had been the Queen. The King pardoned her but ordered the accomplices killed. The Queen’s name was Eregrigri and the poor man’s, Ifá Kadashe.

Note: in this path the ailment is in the woman’s womb, and she has hemorrhages. It is advised to receive the Ibeyi.

The path also includes an inshé of Osain to unite a marriage; it is not detailed here.

What it teaches

Jealousy and the wish to possess lead to spying and stealing, but the truth comes to be known in the end. Whoever performs the ebbó finds the good that Ifá announced to him, and each one receives reward or punishment according to his part.

Ebbó of this path

A basket, a lot of money (opolopo owó), 2 roosters (akukó meji), a sheet, ashó ará, atitán ona, bogbo tenuyén and the other ingredients.

When this odu appears

The ailment is in the woman’s womb, with hemorrhages; it is advised to receive the Ibeyi.

Prayer with which this path opens in the treatise

Adifafún Obbá Irete Pe Sukánkola Adifafún Ayaba Ore Obirin Aroni Omodé Omó Agbale Kaferefún Eshú Loddafún Orunmila Ifá Kodashe.

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3The Awó's Seven Sons Pass for Dancers

Abesemo, King of Ibeyú, went to war with the kingdom of Iborín. For that reason all the males of the city were recruited, even those who served in the temple, by order of the local kekenkuá.

An awó named Irete Suká had seven sons who were about to be taken to the front. He did a consultation and this same Ifá came out, which is his sign. It spoke to him of a canoe on the river and of the dance of death.

For the rogación he was given a series of materials, which appear in the ebbó section.

The awó gave each potato the name of one of his sons and put them in the jars with the seven coins. When the ebbó was finished, he arranged everything in the small canoe, took it to the river and pushed it from the shore. While he did so he sang that life does not keep pace with death.

The canoe of the ebbó reached the opposite bank. At that moment the seven sons set out for military service, also in a canoe. On arriving, their father's magic took effect: thanks to the canoe of the ebbó, the generals of Ibeyú thought the newcomers were dancers under Dambé's protection. They watched them come singing and dancing, ordered them to go back home and, in addition, gave them gifts of gold and silver.

From that day on, Irete Suká and his sons miss Dambé.

What it teaches

An ebbó made in time, together with ingenuity, can free children from a great danger. What threatened to be a misfortune becomes an honor when what Ifá marks is done.

Ebbó of Irete Suká

A small canoe, a canoe paddle and a lead staff. White, red and black cloths. A goat, two roosters and a dog. Two osun of Dambé and two jars of Dambé. Seven potatoes, each with the name of a son, and seven silver reales, all inside the jars. Jutía, fish, palm oil and a lot of money. Everything is placed in the small canoe and it is pushed into the river from the shore.

What Irete Suká sang as he pushed the little canoe

Ení Bekotara Ni Fera Ilú (La vida no se mueve con el movimiento de la muerte)

4Shangó and Oduduwa consecrate Aguoneri Ifá🔒 The Notebook 5The world is what the pot paints (Ifá Kadashe)🔒 The Notebook 6The tiger that asked for Eyó's skin🔒 The Notebook 7A King's head, a child's brain🔒 The Notebook 8The turtle that ate the children of its comadre🔒 The Notebook 9Why the jutía is stunned with the irofá🔒 The Notebook 10The luck is brought by Obatalá🔒 The Notebook 11Obatalá blessed the young Awoses🔒 The Notebook 12Obatalá looked down on the Earth🔒 The Notebook 13Naná Burukú frees Akamale Ashe from his wife's lover🔒 The Notebook 14The brushes with death🔒 The Notebook 15The traitor (Akopera and Apekankola)🔒 The Notebook 16The son of Obatalá and chest number 99🔒 The Notebook 17The turtle that ate the dog's food🔒 The Notebook 18The turtle killed the tiger's son🔒 The Notebook 19Elegba was born deformed🔒 The Notebook 20Eshu cursed his mother Yanzá for rejecting him🔒 The Notebook 21Oyá and the unborn child🔒 The Notebook 22Omobitasa, Azojuano's favorite son🔒 The Notebook 23Dasoyi took the road to Dahomey🔒 The Notebook 24The swearing in at Gudoté (the sorcerer's pot)🔒 The Notebook 25Shalabi's tears drowned her cruel husband🔒 The Notebook 26The agbani (the deer maiden)🔒 The Notebook 27The three wives of Irete Suká and their tree parents🔒 The Notebook 28Iwan Karigui, Iwan Karika, Iwan Kawanka🔒 The Notebook 29The senalú ask Orun and Oduduwa for guidance🔒 The Notebook 30The son of the sacrifice🔒 The Notebook 31Ogué receives his secret and the peace of Egun🔒 The Notebook 32The knife without a handle of Ifá Bogunmbe🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Irete Tura

What does the Odù Irete Tura mean in Ifá?

Where you go from free to enslaved, like the Princess who ended up serving her own maid: Olofin does not bless a King's head with a child's brain.

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

Irete Tura is Odù number 224 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Irete family.

Which orishas speak in Irete Tura?

In the Odù Irete Tura these orishas speak: Odudúwa, Obatalá (Oshanlá), Shangó, Elegbá, Azojuano (Dasoyi), Naná Burukú, Oshosi, Oshún, Oyá (Yanzá).

What is a proverb of the Odù Irete Tura?

One of the proverbs of Irete Tura says: «A King's head, a child's brain.».

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