Obara Kana

nº 113 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

A mother's love is blind: Oyá, for her dead son, struck down the guilty and the innocent alike. An Ifá of the post, where whim is ruin.

24 patakíes 5 eewó 7 ebbós and works 16 proverbs

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Obara Kana is Odù number 113 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Obara family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 24 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 7 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 113 of 256
Composition: Obara over Okana
In the Diloggún: 6-1 · Obara tonti Okana
Orishas that speak: Shangó · Oyá · Eshu · Obatalá · Ogún · Azojuano (Shankpana) · Egun

What Ifá says in this sign

Obara Kana speaks to someone who is going to be put to the test. In this sign was born the truth that a mother's love does not see, ever since Oyá, mad with grief over her dead son, punished the guilty and the innocent alike. Here too everyone's talent was measured, hence its name of the Ifá of the post: from somewhere you will be called to test what you know, and there is a position kept for you if you fulfill your duty to Eshu and lean on your Guardian Angel. To ask for victory, here the tambourine is played for Shangó.

Your worst enemy is whim. Through whim a son of Orunmila was lost, and you tend to rush in without weighing your actions or their consequences, and then results you did not expect arrive. Many times you do not really know what you want, like Shangó with his eyes blindfolded, who struck blindly with the first thing he found. You also like to raise your hand: hold back your outbursts, because this sign warns of the danger of taking a life.

«A mother's love is blind, and whim, in Obara Kana, is the ruin of everyone.»The pulse of Obara Kana

People envy you a great deal, but no one is going to defeat you. Shangó is in love with you and gives you what you need, and with Oyá on your side you win that old war that comes back every time you think it is over. Like the Masked One, who fulfilled his duty before coming down and was followed by people everywhere, sacrifice brings you honor and respect. Have your own Ifá, your Ogún and your Eshu to walk the right path. Someone owes you money, and you have relatives in the countryside with means.

At work there are clashes with friends and partners, and bad company brings you problems of every kind. Some want to entangle you with the law, and if the person consulting is white, that danger is greater; if you are an awó and attend a white person, be careful with the ebbó you do for them, because it can also bring a legal problem; if you run a business, be careful with the law, and listen to advice so you do not end up in prison. Do not drift away from your godfather. Do not stand on street corners, since you may be struck from behind, and protect your children from the malice of others.

In love and in the family, what is built as a couple, with trust and shared secrets, goes further than what is done alone, and a separated family that comes together again regains its peace. In health, if there are three sick people in the house, these are unpaid debts with the Saints: settle them. Do not get wet in the rain, which makes you ill, and do not cling greedily to what you save, because that also makes you ill. With humility and patience, Obara Kana gives you the post that is yours.

The sign in one line

Let go of whim, pay your debts to the Santos, and play the tambourine for Shangó: Obara Kana is tested in order to be given the post.

The prayer of Obara Kana · Yoruba

Obara Kana lodafun Orunmila eni pato ki kodapa Eshu Ifá Elegba latemi atele Awo ati iwe ese nitasi adifafun Obara niregun ambatale yole ibeneku Osun ishu, awado, akuko. Ifá kaferefun Shangó ati Oyá.

Súyere
Oyó inle kaye Shangó omo Orisha agba kile Shangó yekun.

Ifá says — what Obara Kana tells you

That many people will die in the city because of a natural phenomenon, caused by a great misfortune; and that a person in the government may find themselves in a very serious situation.
That if the person being consulted has white skin, the Awó must be cautious when making the ebbó for them, since it could bring him legal problems.
That the person is not clear about what they want or what they will do, like Shangó with his eyes covered.
That children can be lost through the wicked schemes of human beings.
That when a family has three sick members, it is a punishment from the Saints; and if they have not yet fallen ill, the Saints will punish them by making them ill, because of great religious debts.
That two matters happening in your home have you worried.
That the person has been dragging along a war for a long time that, every time it seems to be over, flares up again.
That a person dies on a cloudy day from an electric shock or a lightning bolt.
That if the person has health problems, they must make ebbó with all their savings, and so they will recover.
That whim ruins a person: here the son of Orunmila ruined himself through his whims.
That the person must pay attention to whom they go about with: bad company can bring problems of every kind; make ebbó often in order to prevail.
That the person tends to raise their hand against others, and that harms them.
That you are worried about a debt, or about money lent that is not being paid back.
That you often say it makes no difference to you whether you live or die when you have no money. If you ever feel that you do not want to go on living, talk to someone you trust, seek help and do not stay alone. At times you also want to manufacture money: your Guardian Angel says that whim will be your ruin.
That you have relatives in the countryside, with money, who are afraid of you.
That you move around a lot from place to place: go calmly, since some people envy you greatly; keep your wariness, although not toward everyone.
That three people are quarreling with you and one of them is going to die; also you will be called from a place to be put to the test: lean on your Guardian Angel.
That the money collected after attending someone with this Odù must be rubbed with palm oil and placed before Orunmila (or before the Saint that is indicated), together with two candles.

Proverbs of Obara Kana · Òwe

“Willfulness is what ruins everyone.”
“Death by betrayal.”
“Through the devilish scheming of humankind, I lost my son.”
“I had to sacrifice to obtain honor and respect.”
“If someone suddenly faces a danger, the mouth will be left without speech.”
“Willfulness defends the willful one's interest and damages the fool.”
“There is no better judge in this world than results.”
“Whoever fights mother nature fights himself.”
“Only water falls from the sky, not the jugs.”
“Corners are crossroads where you meet the good as well as the bad.”
“Life pays back what we give.”
“The man who builds his work will have a pleasant life; the one who works carelessly does not survive.”
“Whoever has a shop should mind it, or else sell it.”
“No man will be known by his sect, but by his sign.”
“Whoever gives goods on credit does not live in peace.”
“Gratitude leads to honor, and boldness to wealth.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

This is a sign of positions: they are called from some place to have their abilities tested.
They are greatly envied, but none of the envious manage to defeat them.
With the sacrifice to Shangó and Oyá they win a hard war, and Oyá destroys their enemies.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

They have disagreements with friends and partners, and conflicts at work.
Bad company brings them problems of all kinds.
Whim is their downfall: they act without weighing what they do or its consequences, and later results arrive that they did not expect.

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What is born in Obara Kana · Ìbí

That a mother's love is blind.
Oyá did not want to acknowledge the whim of her son Abiodun, and her fury struck down the guilty and the innocent alike.
That Eshu looked for the carriers, and that the alley be fed.
That the tambourine be played for Shangó.
That everyone's abilities be put to the test: the Ifá of high office.
That when it comes out in Untefá, the Alawo give a ram to the godfather's Shangó.
The ram's head is lined with 18 cowries and Shangó beads; the kakuanardo is not handed over until a year has passed, according to the law established in the land of Adifá.
That when it comes out in awofakán, careful thought be given before making Ifá.
Whoever is a child of Shangó does not receive Ifá: that Saint lives in love with the person and gives them everything they need.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

You cannot eat sugar cane.
And make sacrifice to avoid committing a murder, like Owolabi with his son.
Do not go to the market when you are behind.
To prosper make ebbó before anything else: you are poor and cannot go to the plaza without having done it.
Do not get wet in the rain.
You are going to get sick.
Do not leave your padrino's house.
The harm will be for you.
Do not raise your hand against anyone.
That harms you.

Ebbós of Obara Kana · The sacrifices that open the road

Overcoming enemiesOyá's pinwheel🔒 The Notebook MoneyThe ebbó of the plaza🔒 The Notebook HealthThe ebbó of all the money🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesOyá's scythe🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Obara Kana · The workings of the sign

SpiritualThe resguardo of Obara Kana🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe secret of the Untefá🔒 The Notebook MoneyThe money rubbed with palm oil🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Obara Kana · The roads of the Odù

1The Mother of the Trees

The awó Ebara Okonron wii performed the consultation for the mother of the trees. Her mark brought the death of her children, and the defense was the ebbó, which consisted of an axe and a machete. She refused to give them.

For that reason, to this day, those two tools are used to cut down her children, the trees.

If this odu appears in an ordinary consultation, the person is warned that he or she must make ebbó. Otherwise, his or her children would be lost because of the wicked plans of others.

What it teaches

What a person refuses to offer can become the tool that harms his or her own. Making the ebbó in time protects the children from the malice of others.

What was asked of the mother of the trees

An axe and a machete.

If this odu appears in an ordinary consultation

Make ebbó so that the children are not lost because of the wicked plans of other people.

Prayer of this path

EBARA OKONRON WII. ADIFA FUN YEYE IGI TI A NI KO RU EBO TORI FI ABIKU OMO.

2The Pounded Yam

When the bronze gong sounds on earth, it goes kanigo kanigo; when the drum is played, it goes jigi guo jigi guo. Neither of the two sounds reaches heaven. They were the ones who consulted for the pounded yam when it was still up there, about to come to the earth.

They ordered a sacrifice for it: a rooster and a white cloth. The yam did not do it. For that reason, on arriving below, it was put into a mortar and pounded until it had its shape and its name.

If this letter appears in an ordinary consultation, the person has to offer a sacrifice: nobody would hesitate to beat or even kill him. The sacrifice also protects against the loss of his children.

What it teaches

A person who leaves an indicated sacrifice undone is exposed to the blows of life. The yam became what it is because it was pounded, and that punishment is avoided when the ebbó is done in time.

Sacrifice the yam did not make

A rooster and a cloth of white color.

If it comes out in an ordinary consultation

It is advisable to make a sacrifice, because nobody would hesitate to beat or kill the person, and so that his children are not lost. The text does not say what is offered.

The divination verse for the pounded yam

EBARA OKONRON AGOGO UDE UBALE ORO KANIGO KANIGO. IKPESI KAGBO LORUN JIGI GUO JIGI GUO. AGOGO UDE KO I DUN LAYE KI A GBO LO ORUN. IKPESI KOI DUN LAYE KI A GBO LO ORUN. ADIFA FUN IYAN ONTI KOLE ORUN BO WA SI KOLE AYE ORUNMILA KI IYAN RU BO. IYAN KOO RU EBO NA. AKIKO NI EBO RE KPELU ASO FIFUN.

3The Masked One (Egungun)

A diviner of Orunmila performed the divination for Egungun, the Masked One, as he was coming from heaven to earth. They told him that, before leaving, he had to make a sacrifice if he wanted honor, prosperity and success. He did so, with several kinds of cloth, a rooster, a dove and a hen.

When he arrived in the world they welcomed him with joy and respect, and people followed him wherever he went. It is still so today. For that reason, in this sign a sacrifice is made to Egun to have prosperity, honor and respect.

What it teaches

Whoever makes his sacrifice before starting out arrives with honor and is received with respect. People follow the one who arrives with the blessing of having fulfilled his duty.

Sacrifice of the Masked One

Several kinds of cloth, a rooster, a dove and a hen.

When this odu appears

A sacrifice is made to Egun to have prosperity, honor and respect.

Prayer of the divination for Egungun

Ebara gidi gba awo Orunmila, adifa fun Egungun ontikole orun bo wa si kole aye.

4Obara Kanran and the measles epidemic🔒 The Notebook 5The garbage dump🔒 The Notebook 6The banana plant in the bed🔒 The Notebook 7Owolabi and the skull of the sugarcane🔒 The Notebook 8The parrot that did not sacrifice🔒 The Notebook 9The protection that silences mouths🔒 The Notebook 10Shangó's two sons and the elephant🔒 The Notebook 11When Shangó killed with lightning🔒 The Notebook 12Oyá's scythe🔒 The Notebook 13The king who did not want to do ebbó🔒 The Notebook 14A mother's love is blind🔒 The Notebook 15The students who left the study of Ifá🔒 The Notebook 16When Shangó was blindfolded🔒 The Notebook 17From two make one🔒 The Notebook 18Eshu asks for food to accompany Orunmila🔒 The Notebook 19Where Obara Kana was beheaded🔒 The Notebook 20The killer snake🔒 The Notebook 21The land of love🔒 The Notebook 22The other half of Orunmila🔒 The Notebook 23The disciple who thought he was clever🔒 The Notebook 24The abduction of the seven princes🔒 The Notebook

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The full treatise is in English. With The Notebook, the whole sign opens on this page in English: the full text of every patakí, the recipes for the ebbós and works, and the iré and osogbo readings. · This page is also available in Spanish: See Obara Kana in Spanish →

Frequently asked questions about Obara Kana

What does the Odù Obara Kana mean in Ifá?

A mother's love is blind: Oyá, for her dead son, struck down the guilty and the innocent alike. An Ifá of the post, where whim is ruin.

What number is Obara Kana among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Obara Kana is Odù number 113 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Obara family.

Which orishas speak in Obara Kana?

In the Odù Obara Kana these orishas speak: Shangó, Oyá, Eshu, Obatalá, Ogún, Azojuano (Shankpana), Egun.

What is a proverb of the Odù Obara Kana?

One of the proverbs of Obara Kana says: «Willfulness is what ruins everyone.».

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