Odù 57 of 256 · Iwori family

Iwori Batrupon

Where the novena of Orunmila is born, and that the Awoses help one another: the priest who does not study loses his memory and his ashé.

Iwori Batrupon is Odù number 57 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Iwori family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 13 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 7 ebbós and works and the signs it shows in the consultation; the detail of iré and osogbo, the eewó and the full recipes open with the Babalawo plan — that locked part is still written in Spanish.

The sign at a glance

Order in Ifá
Odù 57 of 256
Composition
Iwori over Otrupon
Orishas that speak
Orunmila · Yemayá · Shangó · Oduduwa · Olokun · Eshú · Oggún

What Ifá says in this sign

Iwori Batrupon is the Ifá of study: here the novena of Orunmila was born, and the brotherly law that the Awoses help one another. Its warning is for anyone who knows anything: the priest who does not study loses his memory and his ashé — learning that is not tended dries out.

Its key is soaked in seawater: Yemayá has your roads closed — give her two white roosters at once and take her to the sea, with an offering to Olokun of everything that is eaten, seven days later. It is an Ifá of travel, but with setbacks before it happens: the setbacks are not a refusal — they are the price; the ebbó brings it down.

«Whoever does not study loses their memory and their ashé — the learning of Iwori Batrupon is watered daily.»The pulse of Iwori Batrupon

Your house is speaking: the roof in bad shape and the leaks are a portrait of the general neglect — mend it, because «the good is in the house», says this odu: do not go looking for it outside. And if the house has been worked against, move: sometimes the ebbó is a removal van.

The children of this odu come in pairs: twins — tie them down with attributes of the religion and love them equally, because favoritism here breaks the house. Watch your temper in love: you fell truly in love only once, and your temper has broken your home. And never strike anyone with iron over women: this odu marks jail and blood down that road.

Attend your dreams: you get revelations in your sleep — pray your head and take notice of them. Cover yourself from the sun, rest your nerves, pay your promise to Shangó and study every day even if you are not an Awó: in Iwori Batrupon, whoever learns something each day has their ashé secured.

The sign in one line

Study every day, give Yemayá her roosters and mend the roof of your house — the good of Iwori Batrupon is already inside, waiting to be let in.

The prayer of Iwori Batrupon · Yoruba

Iwori Batrupon adifafun oba omo ladipo oluo meji unyenti, gbogbo tuneyen lodafun Yemaya ati Shango, kaferefun Orunmila.

Súyere
Dimu dimu mama · Yunine biki awano.

Ifá says — what Iwori Batrupon tells you

Proverbs of Iwori Batrupon · Òwe

14 proverb interpretations in this Odù, locked.Every proverb explained: which road it comes from and how it applies. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Iré and Osogbo

6 iré and osogbo readings in this Odù, locked.The iré and osogbo of the sign, sorted by subject — health, money, love, death, loss… Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

What is born in Iwori Batrupon · Ìbí

What is forbidden · Eewó

4 eewó (taboos) in this Odù, locked.What the child of this sign must not eat, do or wear. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Ebbós of Iwori Batrupon · The sacrifices that open the road

YemayáHen to Yemayá on the board🔒 Babalawo
Opening closed roadsEbbó of Yemayá to open the roads🔒 Babalawo
Beating enemiesWork for arayé🔒 Babalawo
Claiming what is yoursIyefá so they give you what belongs to you🔒 Babalawo
4 ebbós in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Works of Iwori Batrupon · The workings of the sign

OrunmilaThe novena of Orunmila🔒 Babalawo
YemayáThe necklace of the 256 guacalote seeds🔒 Babalawo
CleansingCleansing with beef🔒 Babalawo
3 works in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Patakíes of Iwori Batrupon · The roads of the Odù

1The Strange Land

Orunmila came to a land where the trees gave no shade and the birds had hair. He made ebbó and, crossing an empty town, found on the beach the way out and a boat that Iwori Otrupon, the diviner of that land, had left marked for him.

Orunmila came, on his travels, to a land where the trees gave no shade because their leaves stood upright, the birds had hair instead of feathers and the night was long and strange. He had a hard time finding shelter from the sun. In the morning he made osode, saw this Ifá, and it told him to go on through that land after making ebbó. He walked for several days over hilly ground until he reached an empty town, whose people had fled. He crossed it and came to the beach, where he found written «Iwori Otrupon» — the diviner of that land — who had left the road to follow marked for him and even a boat, by which he was able to get out of the Strange Land. An Awó must help another in need; it is an Ifá of emigration.

2The epidemic over the Earth

An epidemic from drought and dust sickened the earth and Oduduwa's brothers. Shangó, with Orunmila's ebbó, asked Yemayá for water and it rained; and with Orunmila's Iyefá he claimed and obtained from Oduduwa the holy vessel he had been promised.

In the days when Shangó went about with the prenda alone, a great epidemic came from the drought and the dust, which made many ill in the throat, the eyes and the skin, seven of Oduduwa's brothers among them. Oduduwa sent for Shangó, offering him part of his ashé — the chalice — if he saved them. Shangó went to Yemayá and offered her two white roosters, two guinea fowl, two coconuts and two candles, but when another brother fell ill he gave her nothing. In despair, he went to Orunmila, who made him ebbó with what he had offered and told him to take it all to Yemayá at the sea and ask her for water.

Yemayá let the rain fall, the dust settled, the plants turned green again and the sickness died out. When Shangó went to collect what he had been promised, Oduduwa's brothers refused him, saying it was their inheritance. He went back to Orunmila, who handed him a small packet of Iyefá with túa túa, sensitive plant and carob: «claim it again, put a little on your tongue, make a cross on your forehead and the back of your neck, and blow the rest». So he did, and Oduduwa handed over what he had offered. Ever since, Shangó has the holy vessel.

3The promise of Eyade

Eyade, a son of Yemayá, swept by a storm onto a small island, promised the Sun he would do good if he was saved. Saved, he forgot the promise and fell ill; he made Ifá, but by turning people away he fell into misery until he kept up with Yemayá.

Eyade, a son of Yemayá who loved fishing, was swept by a storm onto a far-off small island. He begged the Sun to save him, promising to devote himself to doing good; Olorun heard him and some fishermen took him off. Back on land, he forgot his promise and fell ill. Orunmila saw this Ifá for him and told him he was ill for not keeping his promise to the Sun; he did works for him and made him Ifá. People came to his house knowing he was an Awó of Orunmila, but he turned them away, and for that he fell into misery. He had to give two black hens to his Ifá and two roosters to Yemayá at the sea, and he began to work Ifá for his living.

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10 more patakíes in this Odù, locked.Read every road in full with the Babalawo plan. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →
Before you subscribe: everything you read on this page is in English, but the locked part of the treatise — the full text of the other patakíes, the recipes for the ebbós and works, the iré and osogbo readings and the eewó — is still written in Spanish. We are translating it. · This page is also available in Spanish: See Iwori Batrupon in Spanish →

Frequently asked questions about Iwori Batrupon

What does the Odù Iwori Batrupon mean in Ifá?

Where the novena of Orunmila is born, and that the Awoses help one another: the priest who does not study loses his memory and his ashé.

What number is Iwori Batrupon among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Iwori Batrupon is Odù number 57 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Iwori family.

Which orishas speak in Iwori Batrupon?

In the Odù Iwori Batrupon these orishas speak: Orunmila, Yemayá, Shangó, Oduduwa, Olokun, Eshú, Oggún.

What is a proverb of the Odù Iwori Batrupon?

One of the proverbs of Iwori Batrupon says: «Neither the small nor the great one quarrels.».

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