Odù 47 of 256 · Iwori family

Iwori Bogbe

The wind and the transformations of Olokun: what the wind carried off was lost through disobedience; whoever studies Ifá is freed from the torment.

Iwori Bogbe is Odù number 47 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Iwori 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; 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 47 of 256
Composition: Iwori over Ogbe
Orishas that speak: Shangó · Orunmila · Olokun · Eshú / Elegba · Oshún · Yemayá · Oduduwa / Oyá / Osanyin

What Ifá says in this sign

Iwori Bogbe is the Ifá of the wind and of the transformations of Olokun: a stormy sign of nerves and trials where what the wind carried off, disobedience carried off. It has one saving grace: the obedient one of this odu is freed quickly from everything that harms them — people or habits.

The battlefield is the nervous system: nerves running wild make you look mad — with ulcers, asthma, the gall bladder and the stomach paying the bill. Before you believe in madness, believe in this odu: much of that is disordered nerves or harm given to them to eat or drink, and with ebbó and a doctor it comes back into order.

«What the wind carried off, disobedience carried off — the obedient one of Iwori Bogbe is freed quickly.»The pulse of Iwori Bogbe

There is a serious spiritual diagnosis: the Guardian Angel has gone and must be brought back — sometimes because the Santo was changed or the ceremonies were done wrong: this person is the child of one Santo and they made another for them. Look into it with Orunmila: that mistake explains years of torment, and it can be put right.

Debts are sacred: this is an Ifá of the greedy and the sly, who do not like to pay — and here the women paid the men's debts, and the men, shamed, left: that is how the marriages of this odu come apart. Pay what you owe, do not lend money or clothes (the luck goes with them) and pay Shangó what you promised.

And the calling you cannot get out of: the need to study Ifá was born here — the man of this odu makes Santo and then Ifá; the woman, Ikofá and Santo. Prospering takes a long time, yes, but you are as tough as the ant (which was born here and is not killed): whoever studies, obeys and holds on watches the wind go by — and is left standing.

The sign in one line

Obey, pay your debts and bring your Angel back — the torment of Iwori Bogbe dies down for whoever studies Ifá and holds on like the ant.

The prayer of Iwori Bogbe · Yoruba

Iwori Bogbe Ifá she omo leri Ifá beyawe afefelorun ire abeyebi lori Ifá. Iwori Bogbe ashe bi ashe aleyo bi ashe lori Ifá abeyeri lode Ifá, kaferefun Eshu, Shangó ati obini meyora. Ifá ashegun ota, orunmila ashebo asheto ariku babawa.

Súyere
Iku orun leyun barala kuale kualaye · Oni kuare lokushin eyele.

Ifá says — what Iwori Bogbe tells you

Kaferefún Eshu, Shangó and Obini. Kaferefún Orunmila, Olokun and Oduduwa.
The great sympathetic nerve out of control and the nervous system disturbed, which makes you look mad.
Great trouble with the gall bladder, and digestive upsets from nerves running wild.
The father abandons the child; the traveling pigeon that leaves the dovecote empty speaks here.
Ebbó is called for, so you have a house and do not die in the street.
An Ifá of the greedy and the sly, who do not like paying their debts.
The women paid the men's debts and the men, shamed, walked out; marriages coming apart.
The life of the child of this Ifá will be one long torment; it is an Ifá of unhappiness.
A woman Egun who comes between you and your partner and brings trouble to the marriage.
Your Guardian Angel has gone and has to be brought back, so you do not die.
A changed Santo, or ceremonies done wrong: you are the child of one Santo and they made another for you.
Trouble with your monthly cycle and your stomach, brought on by nerves, or by harm given to you to eat or drink.
With this Ifá, prospering takes a long time, but you are tough against hardship.
A babalawo or an olosha is going to die within seven days, through evil winds.
Take care with children: they can drown in the sea.

Proverbs of Iwori Bogbe · Òwe

“What the wind carried off.”
“Leaves of a fallen tree are the wind's playthings.”
“Studying Ifá without thinking is idleness; thinking about Ifá without studying it is dangerous.”
“Death is preferable to humiliation.”
“The wind only carries off what is not firm.”
“With calm everything comes back to normal.”
“I washed my head and it came out mangy.”
“You are not a dog, but you are its master.”
“What we know is only a tiny part of what we do not know.”
“Whoever listens behind the wall is either a snoop or a clever one.”
“Another person's wisdom keeps the chief from being called a fool.”
“The wicked one loses sleep when they cannot bring the just one down.”
“What is well learned is never forgotten.”

13 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 Bogbe · Ìbí

The ant; because of this Odù a she-goat is fed to the anthill.
Insults and affronts.
The atori plant (passion flower) and the sea tornado.
The transformations of Olokun and the different shapes of the human being.
The need, which cannot be got out of, to study Ifá.
At the beginning of the world men knew little and did a bit of everything, and luck without wisdom is lost.

What is forbidden · Eewó

6 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 Bogbe · The sacrifices that open the road

MoneyEbbó for luck with money🔒 Babalawo

ProsperityEbbó of the wind and the feathers🔒 Babalawo

Having a houseEbbó so as not to die in the street🔒 Babalawo

PlanteEbbó of the godfather when this Ifá comes out🔒 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 Bogbe · The workings of the sign

EggunOparaldo of the sign🔒 Babalawo

ProtectionPocket Inshé Osanyin🔒 Babalawo

BathEbbó misí of the Odù🔒 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 Bogbe · The roads of the Odù

1When Osun and Eshú saved Iwori Bogbe

Orunmila would not listen to his friend Osun's advice, thinking himself above it. Osun complained to Olofin, who told him off, but he went back to the same; his enemies closed in to take his head, and only Eshú saved him.

There was a time when Osun and Orunmila were good friends. Osun was always giving him advice, but Orunmila never listened, because he thought himself above it, on account of the trust and the ashé Olofin had granted him. Every day he was worse, and Osun, tired of advising him for nothing, went to Olofin and complained. Olofin sent for him, told him off and gave him advice, and for a while he heeded it; but afterward he went on doing things just as he pleased, and he was heading for ruin. His enemies took their chance to close in and take his head, which they did not manage because Eshú got in the way and saved Orunmila, who was heading for ruin through stubbornness and disobedience.

2The prosperity of Iwori Bogbe

Ifá She dreamed that by giving two hens to Orunmila and plucking them, a storm would rise that would carry him to his luck. His father scorned him and died; guided by Shangó and Eshú, he found his mother Abeyoni and ruled her land.

In the poor land of Abeyoni lived Awó Ifá Fore with his son Ifá She. The son wanted to go out and find luck for them all, and his father punished him. Weeping, he fell asleep and dreamed of Orunmila, who told him to give him a white hen and a black one along with his own head, to pluck them in front of him, and that out of those feathers a storm would rise that would carry him to his luck and to the land of Ifá Bi Ashe. His father did not believe him and fell asleep at the foot of an álamo tree; Ifá She gave the hens to Orunmila, Eshú came in, the storm rose and they went out together while the father was left dead. Eshú told him: «do not look back, the storm has cleaned that land».

They came to Shangó, who took him in, and on the third day consecrated him: he wrapped Shangó in álamo leaves, called the father's Egun, who handed over his luck along with that of Orunmila, Shangó and Eshú. Guided toward the land of Inle Toka, where the Oshas were waiting for an Awó to govern them, he found his mother Abeyoni, lady of that rich land his father had scorned. With Shangó, Eshú and Olokun as witnesses, he made ebbó with earth, was consecrated, and the prosperity of Ifá She, Iwori Bogbe, arrived.

3When Iwori Bogbe was left alone

A stubborn king ignored the ebbó that would keep him from being left alone, and even held a military review to prove it. A waterspout carried off his whole family at the seashore, and he, weeping on a stone, turned into a bird.

Orunmila saw this Ifá for the king of a land and told him that, so as not to be left alone, he had to make ebbó. But the king was stubborn and paid him no attention; to prove to Orunmila that he would never be left alone, he even held a military review. The king's family used to walk along the seashore on Sundays. One Sunday, while they were there, a waterspout suddenly rose and carried the whole family off. The king would not believe it, went looking for them and found only a few of their things. He sat weeping on a stone for three days and three nights, at the end of which he turned into a bird that only said «Iwori Bogbe... Iwori Bogbe». It is important that he receive Olokun.

4When Elegba was an Awó🔒 Babalawo

5The transformations of Olokun🔒 Babalawo

6What the wind carried off🔒 Babalawo

7The hens🔒 Babalawo

8The goat was saved by making ebbó🔒 Babalawo

9Where the Awoses must learn Ifá🔒 Babalawo

10Olofin's hold over Yemayá and Oshún🔒 Babalawo

11The house dove and the wild one🔒 Babalawo

12The pigeon that leaves its dovecote🔒 Babalawo

13Death is preferable to humiliation🔒 Babalawo

14The nest of the leafcutter ant🔒 Babalawo

15The castaway and the geese🔒 Babalawo

16The hawk and the beetle🔒 Babalawo

17The city rat and the country rat🔒 Babalawo

18Reading the eyes🔒 Babalawo

19Hardship and hard work🔒 Babalawo

20Elenini, the daughter of Oggún🔒 Babalawo

21The wife pays her husband's debts🔒 Babalawo

18 more patakíes in this Odù, locked.Read every road in full with the Babalawo plan. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

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Frequently asked questions about Iwori Bogbe

What does the Odù Iwori Bogbe mean in Ifá?

The wind and the transformations of Olokun: what the wind carried off was lost through disobedience; whoever studies Ifá is freed from the torment.

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

Iwori Bogbe is Odù number 47 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Iwori family.

Which orishas speak in Iwori Bogbe?

In the Odù Iwori Bogbe these orishas speak: Shangó, Orunmila, Olokun, Eshú / Elegba, Oshún, Yemayá, Oduduwa / Oyá / Osanyin.

What is a proverb of the Odù Iwori Bogbe?

One of the proverbs of Iwori Bogbe says: «What the wind carried off.».

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