Odù 66 of 256 · Odi family

Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni)

The blessing of the yam, where Orunmila ended up sitting on the money: whoever rises and then scorns the one who lifted him falls again.

Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni) is Odù number 66 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Odi family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 19 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 14 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 66 of 256
Composition
Odi over Ojuani
In the Diloggún
7-11 · Odí tonti Ojuani
Orishas that speak
Shangó · Orunmila · Eshú Laribode · Elegba y los Santos · Yemayá · Obatalá · Egun / Tokun Lade · Oya

What Ifá says in this sign

Odi Omoni is the Ifá of the moneylender and of the blessing of the yam: here the Saints went hungry because they were forgotten, and here Orunmila, poor and laughed at, made ebbó and ended up sitting on the money. This is the odu of making a living: a life of your own, sacrifice and hard work — without leaning on anybody.

Its law of gravity is a moral one: you come down the same way you went up — whoever rises and then scorns the one who lifted him falls again, like the disrespectful godchildren Elegba blew osobo down on from the roof. Go up giving thanks, because the ladder is the same one on the way down.

«You come down the same way you went up — the grateful one in Odi Omoni goes up once and never comes back down.»The pulse of Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni)

The moneylender — the one who charges in blood — was born here, and with him a lesson that cuts both ways: do not lend on cruel terms, and do not borrow without paying — this odu marks a court case for breaking your word, and death for greed over money. Do not stand as guarantor for anyone unless you are certain, and beware an invitation from workmates that ends in trouble with the law.

Your pantry is sacred: set yam out for the Saints — it is their ashé — and do not leave them hungry, because here Eshú and the Saints went without and it was charged dearly. A bunch of apple bananas for Shangó, who defends you the way he defended Kofiyeku from the moneylender, and masses for the Eggun who are asking for them.

They are broke and they laugh at you: pay them no attention — the three lost pieces of luck come back with ebbó, and whoever laughs at the Babalawo today will be at his feet in a hurry tomorrow. Work the land, have a life of your own, do not go back to the woman you parted from — and wait, sitting… on the money

The sign in one line

Have a life of your own, feed your Saints with yam and do not scorn whoever lifted you — Odi Omoni ends up sitting on the money, the way Orunmila did.

The prayer of Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni) · Yoruba

Odi Omoni Awo fashe iku omo serabaka fashe iku, Awo omo iku aboberе nilaye, inle Awo fashe iku omo yeku aboni Shango, Awo obara yeye iku Awo koyiyeku inle obara leleko iku Ifá, kaferefún Orunmila.

Súyere
Awo bayeku lele orun bayero lele omonin Shango lagdeo bayeko lele iku.

Ifá says — what Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni) tells you

Proverbs of Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni) · Òwe

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 Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni) · 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 Ojuani (Odi Omoni) · The sacrifices that open the road

MoneyAmuleye to sit down on the money🔒 Babalawo
MoneyThe New Year yam ceremony🔒 Babalawo
Beating enemiesA goat to Orunmila to win the war🔒 Babalawo
Beating enemiesThe secret of Tokun Lade🔒 Babalawo
Pushing death awayParaldo of Odi Ojuani🔒 Babalawo
Pushing death awayThe paraldo Shangó made🔒 Babalawo
LoveThe secret for holding on to your wife🔒 Babalawo
LoveNot going back to the woman who left🔒 Babalawo
LossEbbó to win back the three pieces of luck🔒 Babalawo
Beating enemiesInshé-Osanyin of Orishaoko🔒 Babalawo
10 ebbós in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Works of Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni) · The workings of the sign

HealthReceiving Osanyin to keep your life safe🔒 Babalawo
MoneyA bunch of bananas for Shangó🔒 Babalawo
SpiritualAttending the Eggun of your dead🔒 Babalawo
Beating enemiesA parrot crown for Eshú🔒 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 Ojuani (Odi Omoni) · The roads of the Odù

1The transfiguration and the power of Egun Tokun Lade

Odoleserin, an Awó who inherited from Tokun Lade, served the King's court but did not see to his own Eggun, and fell ill. In a dream, the dead King taught him to consecrate a secret of Eggun with 7 arrows and a pipe, so that the dead one, and not he himself, would do the work in the paraldos.

In the land of Oya Inle lived Odoleserin Awo, heir to the powers of the famous diviner and sorcerer Tokun Lade Awo. He served the figures of the King's court, taking curses off them in the many wars of those lands, but he did not see to his own Eggun, and one day he fell so ill that he could not get out of bed. He made Osode, this Odù came out, and he understood the claim the Eggun was making on him; with great difficulty he made ebbó and improved. When he fell ill again, he prayed his head with two hens and went to sleep.

He dreamed that the man who had been King of that land came to him with a rooster and a shashará hen, and told him: «To go on serving your fellow men without falling ill, consecrate a stone in a secret with 7 arrows and smoke a pipe over it, so that before and after each paraldo you call me, and it is I, and not you, who does the work». He told him his name was Tokun Lade, and gave the rooster and the hen to the great secret of Eggun of Odi Omoni. From then on the Eggun stopped chasing people. When he woke, Odoleserin prepared his secret and, leaning on Tokun Lade, went on cleansing everyone without taking on the evil loads himself, suffering nothing worse than changes in his face.

2Amosun, the messenger of Olofin

Orunmila and Oduduwa set their sons Amosun and Akala on earth. Akala, a prince, carried Olofin's messages; Amosun worked the land. In a bad year, Akala went hungry and came to Amosun, who gave him yam in exchange for his power to carry the messages.

Orunmila and Oduduwa decided to set their sons on earth: Amosun worked the land and was a diviner, and Akala was a prince who carried the messages of Olofin's Palace with his great drum, Aña Ilú. Years went by; Akala and his children lived comfortably, and Amosun's children worked hard but were rich and powerful.

In a bad year, hunger spread across the whole Yoruba land, and Akala, who had always looked down on Amosun, had to go and be read by him. This Odù came out and he marked him an ebbó with four amuleye. Akala said he would get the yam himself; Amosun answered that he had it, but would only give it to him on condition that he hand over his power to carry Olofin's messages. Akala agreed, made the ebbó, and they were all saved, and prosperity came back. Ever since, Amosun and his children are Olofin's messengers, through the power of Odi Omoni.

3The monkey and the tiger

A proud monkey would not wait on the tiger, who planned to kill him. The monkey made ebbó; on his way to leave it, he met Oshosi, a hungry hunter, and gave him liver to eat. Oshosi, grateful, hunted the tiger down and killed him.

There was a monkey working in a place the tiger used to come to; every time the tiger needed waiting on, the monkey, being very proud, would not do it. The tiger looked for a way to have him thrown out and, failing that, planned to kill him, hiding out where the monkey worked.

The monkey, who feared the tiger for how powerful he was, went to be read by Orunmila, who saw this Odù for him and marked him an ebbó with a rooster, two guinea fowl, liver, rope and the rest. On his way to leave the ebbó where he had been told, a man came up to him — Oshosi — and asked whether he was a hunter; the monkey said he was. Oshosi was hungry and asked him for food, and the monkey gave him the liver. Once he had eaten, Oshosi asked him who he wanted to hunt, and the monkey said the tiger; the two of them set out, found him, and Oshosi killed him. Ifá says: you own something that someone wants to take from you, and that someone is a powerful enemy.

4When Orunmila had no wife🔒 Babalawo
5Olofin's New Year feast🔒 Babalawo
6The woman with no luck in marriage🔒 Babalawo
7You come down the same way you went up🔒 Babalawo
8When the godchildren call for their godfather🔒 Babalawo
9Awó Fashe Iku and the children who kill for money🔒 Babalawo
10Eshú Laribode and Odi Omoni🔒 Babalawo
11Yemayá's hold over Orishaoko🔒 Babalawo
12The preacher and the force of the word🔒 Babalawo
13The law of heaven🔒 Babalawo
14The fatal accident🔒 Babalawo
15The reckoning of honor🔒 Babalawo
16The poor shoemaker and the rich neighbor🔒 Babalawo
17What people say about you🔒 Babalawo
18Eshu, the prince of Ifá🔒 Babalawo
19Faith in what is coming🔒 Babalawo
16 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 Ojuani (Odi Omoni)

What does the Odù Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni) mean in Ifá?

The blessing of the yam, where Orunmila ended up sitting on the money: whoever rises and then scorns the one who lifted him falls again.

What number is Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni) among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni) is Odù number 66 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Odi family.

Which orishas speak in Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni)?

In the Odù Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni) these orishas speak: Shangó, Orunmila, Eshú Laribode, Elegba y los Santos, Yemayá, Obatalá, Egun / Tokun Lade, Oya.

What is a proverb of the Odù Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni)?

One of the proverbs of Odi Ojuani (Odi Omoni) says: «You only remember Shangó when it thunders.».

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