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Odi Iwori (Odi Oro)

The water flower and the eyesight: a curse left him blind and forgiveness gave him back the light — only honesty, the road of Ela, makes a man great.

Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) is Odù number 64 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Odi family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 18 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 13 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 64 of 256
Composition
Odi over Iwori
Orishas that speak
Inle · Osanyin · Yemayá · Oshún · Obatalá · Olokun · Shangó · Ela · Eshú / Elegba

What Ifá says in this sign

Odi Oro is the Ifá of the water flower and of eyesight: here an Awó was left blind by his own curses — and the forgiveness of his wife, turned into the spirit of the river, gave him back the light. His road is the road of Ela, the spirit of truth: telling the truth and dealing straight is how a man becomes great.

The water flower is his own portrait: it opens and closes at its own hour — there is a moment when you give everything and another when you refuse everything. Learn your own rhythm, and do not promise in the open hour what you will deny in the closed one. And look after your eyes: wash them with water flower and river water, and pray to Obatalá with two doves — eyesight is both the treasure and the debt of this sign.

«His own curses left him blind, and forgiveness gave him back the light — truth is the eyesight of Odi Oro.»The pulse of Odi Iwori (Odi Oro)

The house needs watching: many people come to it with false faces, there is deceit inside it, and you are blind where your own partner is concerned — you believe the opposite of what is going on. And one danger that is modern and exact: do not let your enemies leave drugs in your house or behind your back so they can report you. No bad company, and no people of loose morals: whoever walks with them ends up like them.

There is an old debt to settle: a woman who died because of this Awó — a daughter of Oshún — left her curse still walking. It is calmed with Shangó and Oshún, with the bath of the six doves and with masses: forgiveness, which in this sign gave a blind man his sight back, is the strongest medicine it has.

The promises: you will find what you want and what you had lost, and a son is coming. Do not work at night, do not cut grass after six, stay out of the sea — the great sea disasters were born here — and sing Oro to your Eggun: the truth told in time, in Odi Oro, opens both your eyes and your roads.

The sign in one line

Tell the truth, look after your eyes and settle the old curse with forgiveness — Odi Oro finds what was lost, even the light he thought would never come back.

The prayer of Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) · Yoruba

Odi Iwori Odi ofoyu mowa yeni oba oju lele inle alabaniye omologu yekun omo inle sokun yere ofoyu ni aira iya inle, lodafun ashe ashiri lele ojuero oba ina oba ode, lodafun Inle, kaferefún Osanyin.

Súyere
Ode shawo owato Odi Oro, ode she awo.

Ifá says — what Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) tells you

Proverbs of Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) · Òwe

16 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 Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) · Ìbí

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 Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) · The sacrifices that open the road

LossEbbó to find what was lost🔒 Babalawo
LossThe loop and the eko husk against the thief🔒 Babalawo
Beating enemiesThe secret of the pot of Yekun🔒 Babalawo
Beating enemiesPraying to the elder Eggun🔒 Babalawo
Pushing death awayParaldo of the chameleon at the foot of Osanyin🔒 Babalawo
Pushing death awayOmiero against the dead woman's curse🔒 Babalawo
LoveLooking after the apetebí's health🔒 Babalawo
LoveEbbó of the mistress🔒 Babalawo
MoneyPaying for everything so you are well🔒 Babalawo
9 ebbós in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Works of Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) · The workings of the sign

HealthWashing the eyes🔒 Babalawo
HealthOmiero for the stomach🔒 Babalawo
SpiritualAttending the Eggun🔒 Babalawo
Beating enemiesThe bath of nature🔒 Babalawo
4 works in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Patakíes of Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) · The roads of the Odù

1The secret of Ojuero and the blindness of Odi Oro

Odi Oro, a cruel Awó, made his wife Yekun, daughter of Inle, suffer. Her tears in the river turned her into the water flower and into a spirit. He cursed her, and his own curses left him blind; once he repented, she forgave him and handed him the secret of Ojuero to get his sight back.

In the land of Obá Oju Inle there lived an Awó named Odi Oro, who gave himself over to doing harm: for money he was capable of the cruelest thing, and everyone hated him. He lived with Yekun, daughter of Inle, who loved him dearly but suffered far too much, and every day she went to the riverbank to weep over her misfortune, telling it all to Inle and to Olofin without ever asking for anything bad to come to him, because deep down she loved him.

One day her tears turned, in the water of the river, into beautiful plants flowering white and lilac, and out of them rose a shimmering figure: «I am Ina, the ancestral spirit of your father Inle; I am tired of watching you suffer so». She drew Yekun into the river, singing, and told her that from then on no one would see her or make her suffer: she would stand for her father and for herself on earth, and the water flower would be the image of her spirit. When Odi Oro learned what had happened, he went to the river to curse her, but his own curses caught him and he was left blind. Feeling his way, he made Osode, saw his Odù and wept bitterly over all the harm he had done. Yekun's spirit, seeing that he was truly sorry, forgave him and handed him the secret of Ojuero to get his sight back; Ina blessed him and consecrated him. From that day on, Odi Oro gave up doing harm and devoted himself to healing his fellow men, carrying what is good through every land.

2When Yemayá was crowned queen

Orunmila warned Yemayá that she would meet three setbacks and must not complain. Eshú, in three disguises, ruined her clothes; she said nothing. At last she reached a palace where the king, who was Shangó, took off his crown and crowned her queen.

Yemayá was going through a hard time and went to be read by Orunmila; Odi Oro came out, and Ifá told her that to come through it well she must not complain or protest, and marked her an ebbó. She made it, and as she left, Orunmila warned her that she would meet three setbacks, but that she must not complain.

On the road through the bush, a boy — Eshú in disguise — asked her for help with a basket and spilled palm oil over the only dress she had; she went on without protesting. Then an old man with a stick, and then another traveler, did the same to her, and she did not protest either. Worn out, she came to a clearing where a beautiful city stood with a great palace; the guards crossed their spears and refused her entry, and she sat down and wept, and fell asleep. When she woke there was no one at the door, and she went in. The ruler of that kingdom — the spiritual guide of the neighboring kingdoms, whom they carried on their shoulders — stood up when he saw her, knelt and asked her blessing, took off his crown and set it on her head. Everyone rendered her moforibale, and from that day she was queen of that place. The king was Shangó.

3The blind Awó and the money thief

Odi Oro, blind, sold water flower for the eyes and kept his money beside the tub, where it was being stolen. Orunmila told him to make ebbó with a loop and an eko husk; when the thief put his hand in, Odi Oro threw the loop and caught him by the hand.

Odi Oro was an Awó who sold water flower (ojuro) out of a tub of water, to heal the eyes, and people paid him for each flower. He had a habit of keeping the money beside the tub, and since he was blind, it was being stolen from him.

He went to Orunmila's house to find out who the thief was; Orunmila saw this Odù for him, his own patron Odù, and told him to make ebbó with a loop, an eko husk, a rooster and a dove. Odi Oro made the ebbó and set the loop and the eko beside the tub. When the thief came to take the money out of the eko husk, Odi Oro threw the loop and caught him by the hand. So, blind as he was, with his wits and his ebbó he found out who had been cheating him.

4Ogún was right🔒 Babalawo
5The chameleon and Olofin's son🔒 Babalawo
6Shangó cries out in heaven and on earth🔒 Babalawo
7The mistress and the health of Efan🔒 Babalawo
8The well and the rotten basket🔒 Babalawo
9When Oshún lived with Inle🔒 Babalawo
10Ifá was divined for Edu🔒 Babalawo
11It was divined for the people of the world🔒 Babalawo
12Why Ela climbed back to heaven🔒 Babalawo
13The private parts and the sacrifice🔒 Babalawo
14They poisoned the lion🔒 Babalawo
15The rescue of the flower🔒 Babalawo
16The rescue of the godchild🔒 Babalawo
17The Obá's seven wives🔒 Babalawo
18The passing on of the ashé🔒 Babalawo
15 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 Odi Iwori (Odi Oro)

What does the Odù Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) mean in Ifá?

The water flower and the eyesight: a curse left him blind and forgiveness gave him back the light — only honesty, the road of Ela, makes a man great.

What number is Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) is Odù number 64 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Odi family.

Which orishas speak in Odi Iwori (Odi Oro)?

In the Odù Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) these orishas speak: Inle, Osanyin, Yemayá, Oshún, Obatalá, Olokun, Shangó, Ela, Eshú / Elegba.

What is a proverb of the Odù Odi Iwori (Odi Oro)?

One of the proverbs of Odi Iwori (Odi Oro) says: «With intelligence, anything can be overcome.».

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