Odi Trupon

Also called Odi Otrupon, Odi Batuto, Oddi Otrupon

nº 72 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

Orun Belekun Orun, the tears of the spirit who saves souls: from the other world they watch this one, and whoever cuts himself off from his family dies.

17 patakíes 5 eewó 12 ebbós and works 12 proverbs

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Odi Trupon is Odù number 72 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Odi family. It is also written as Odi Otrupon or Odi Batuto or Oddi Otrupon. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 17 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 12 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 72 of 256
Composition: Odi over Otrupon
Orishas that speak: Yemayá · Shangó · Orun (Orun Belekun Orun) · Yewa · Oshún · Olokun · Alosi (Abita) · Eshú Atasho

What Ifá says in this sign

Odi Trupon, also known as Odi Batuto, is the sign where Orun Belekun Orun was born, the tears of the great spirit that rescue the soul of someone in danger, along with the drum of Yewa. Here the six harmful shadows of Alosi also speak. Its ruling weighs on the whole household: from the other world, what you do in this one is watched, and your family must stay united, because whoever divides their own people dies and no one mourns them.

The promise is great: the spiritual burdens that have followed you are coming to an end, because you have already been through the worst. When the sign comes with blessing, everything is joy, and triumph reaches you thanks to a babalawo and to Olofin himself. You achieve what you desire if you respect and attend to your saints and your dead. Love your godfather and godmother, look after your mother and, if you were orphaned, honor the daughter of Yemayá who raised you.

«The other world oversees this world, and whoever separates from his family dies alone.»The pulse of Odi Trupon

The osogbo, on the other hand, is serious. Wickedness creeps into your thoughts, and a fixed idea is doing you harm; you have known for a long time that you must make ebbó and you keep putting it off. Sometimes you believe and sometimes you believe in nothing, and that disbelief puts death on your trail. Obsessing Egun torment you. If someone proposes a robbery to you, do not accept: the law is waiting for you. There is danger of blows and of palo witchcraft, of Congo origin: avoid fights and stay away from bad company. Be careful with the iron tools you work with, because you could get yourself killed with them, and consult before traveling so that you can come back.

In love, the man of this sign talks too much and wants them all for himself, and through that desire a woman can defeat him. A jealous woman can hold back his life with her spells, even after she has died. Do not raise other people's children, because as adults they forget you. For the woman who cannot have children, however, Odi Trupon brings a remedy if she completes the ebbó in full.

In health, when this sign speaks of a serious illness, recovering is almost a miracle: do not stop seeing the doctor and follow your treatment to the letter. Take care of your stomach, because an ulcer can open and make you bleed from the mouth, and also watch for anemia and look after your chest, teeth, circulation, legs and genitals. Stay away from alcohol. If you are three siblings, do the rogation together, because without it death may take you one after another. With the family united and the ebbó made in time, the weeping of Orun becomes protection.

The sign in one line

Unite the family, respect the one who raised you and perform the ebbó you have owed for years. The burdens of Odi Batuto are coming to an end, and joy comes after them.

The prayer of Odi Trupon · Yoruba

Odi Otrupon Yobolo apu oto ashikale shaye ashikale kile feleni owo kile feleni oto.

Súyere
Orun belekun orun lele egboti oju ode jigbo orun.

Ifá says — what Odi Trupon tells you

From the other world the acts of this world are monitored: family unity is demanded, and whoever separates dies, and the one who dies is not mourned.
The person's thinking is dominated by malice; they are tormented by the harmful influences of obsessing Egun.
The man talks a great deal and wants every woman to be his; he must take care that a woman does not overcome him.
There are times when the person believes and others when they believe in nothing; they have known for some time that they must make ebbó and yet do not.
All the spiritual burdens are coming to an end, because everything bad has already passed.
About infertility and about solutions to the problems of having children.
Of serious illness: when this Ifá speaks of an illness, the person's recovery would be a miracle.
About stomach ailments, perforated ulcers, bleeding from the mouth, anemia, hereditary diseases, diseases of the chest and pains in the lower limbs.
Of thefts and of legal matters: you were asked to commit a theft and refused; be careful with the iron tools you work with.
That the person may be an orphan, raised by a woman who is a daughter of Yemayá.
About the possibility of becoming ill through the genital organs.

Proverbs of Odi Trupon · Òwe

“From the other world they keep account of what we do in this one.”
“Everyone is asked to stand together; whoever cuts himself off dies, and whoever dies is not wept for.”
“Whoever dies by their own choosing finds death tastes of glory.”
“If I look for the son and do not find him, I will take the father, said Alosin.”
“Arguments are a bad omen for a man of peace.”
“Better to fight a lioness with cubs than a stubborn man.”
“Whoever is born a flowerpot never gets past the porch.”
“Whoever defends the criminal in order to condemn the just will soon be eaten by the criminal.”
“«We are ploughing», said the fly to the ox.”
“Money in a fool's hand buys no wisdom; to the wise it is given free.”
“Even the best hunter lets the hare get away.”
“A cheerful heart puts life back into the body.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

The woman who could not have children finds a remedy if she does the complete ebbó.
The person can experience an emotional or spiritual renewal.
Everything that dragged them along from the spiritual world comes to an end, because they have already been through the worst.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

They are in danger of death, and when the sign speaks of serious illness, it will be a miracle if they survive.
Their stomach ulcers may perforate, and they suffer from stomach pain and bleeding from the mouth.
They suffer from anemia, from hereditary diseases, and from problems of the chest, the teeth and the circulation.

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What is born in Odi Trupon · Ìbí

Orun Belekun Orun, the tears of the great spirit of Orun Laye.
With it, Okoloshe Alapini saved the soul of King Awalu Kolu from the claws of Alosi.
The drum of Yewa.
The six malign shadows that Alosi works with.
Two at 6 in the morning, one at noon, two at 6 in the evening and one at midnight, to the west of the cardón plant.
That a man should want a woman so badly.
Orunmila told him to make an ebbó with guinea herb to control desire; he did not do it, and the women, who did do it, dominated him.
The perforating of stomach ulcers.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Do not raise other people's children.
When they grow up they will not take care of you.
Do not drink alcoholic beverages or coffee.
Avoid getting wet in the rain.
Do not steal, and take care of the iron tools you work with.
You may kill yourself, and you may fall into the hands of the law.
Do not separate from your family.
From the other world they supervise; whoever separates dies, and no one weeps for the one who dies.

Ebbós of Odi Trupon · The sacrifices that open the road

Keeping death awayOrun Belekun Orun against Alosi🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayPraying to Yemayá, and a bath in the sea🔒 The Notebook HealthEbbó for barrenness🔒 The Notebook HealthEbbó of Ondugbe against the illness of the backside🔒 The Notebook LoveThe two bundles of guinea grass🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesThe loom against the invaders🔒 The Notebook LossEbbó to come back from the journey🔒 The Notebook MoneyTwo coconuts for Yemayá and Olokun🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Odi Trupon · The workings of the sign

MoneyA foundation drum for Shangó🔒 The Notebook HealthGuinea grass infusion🔒 The Notebook HealthMahogany baths and floor washing🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayMidday paraldo🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Odi Trupon · The roads of the Odù

1When Yemayá raised Yobolo

Yobolo was born and Yemayá took charge of raising him until he was a man. She passed on to him all her knowledge of the religion and he grew up surrounded by that atmosphere.

As an adult, Yobolo stopped looking after Yemayá. She called his attention to it again and again, but he lived without worries and did not obey, until he ended up separating from her.

With time, an illness of the legs and the stomach struck him, and he fell behind in every respect. Since he had moved away from Yemayá, no one helped him anymore. One day, in the midst of that misery, he remembered Orunmila and went to see him. Orunmila saw him so ill that he consulted for him, and this odu came out. He ordered him to make the ebbó, to bring a dove and a rooster and to ask Yemayá for permission to bathe in the sea, and in this way put an end to the illness and the setback.

Yobolo obeyed and presented himself before Yemayá. She scolded him, with reason, for having disobeyed so much, and even so she allowed him to bathe in the sea. She told him that, as payment, he must offer two roosters to Shangó so that he would finish solving his problems.

From this comes the teaching to respect the one who raised us.

What it teaches

Neglecting the one who raised and trained us can bring illness and setback in everything. Admitting the fault and going to Orunmila with humility opens the way to help again. The forgiveness of the one who raised us comes together with an obligation that must be fulfilled.

What Orunmila told Yobolo to do

To make the ebbó, bring a dove and a rooster, and ask Yemayá for permission to bathe in the sea and be freed from the illness and the setback.

What Yemayá asked in return

Two roosters for Shangó, to finish fixing his problems.

Prayer of this path

ODI OTRUPON YOBOLO AYU OTO ASHIKATE KILE FELENI OWO KILE FELENI OTO.

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2Orun Belekun Orun against Alosi

Alosi, whom they call the Devil, ruled the land of Orun Akpadi. There Okoloshe Alapini, who is Orunmila, had established the cult of the Egun, and only those sworn in his secret, Orun Belekun Orun, escaped Alosi.

King Awalu Kolu did not believe in the Egun. Alosi harassed him until he lay bedridden, with the purpose of taking his soul. The king's son, Orun Gbomba, sworn in Orun, sent for Okoloshe Alapini. He consulted the oracle, this odu came out, and he announced a great calamity.

They made ebbó for the king and prepared to swear him in Orun. In the room the sphinx of Alosi appeared beside the foot of the bed. At six in the morning, at noon and at six in the evening, Okoloshe Alapini passed dolls and doves over the king's body; then he buried them, with roosters, under a cardón plant and sang the rite Orun Belekun Orun. Meanwhile, the son made the voice of Orun sound.

To finish, they took the king off the mat, gave him a mahogany cane and presented a fresh red snapper to his head, accompanied by Igba Egun Orun Belekun Orun. The power of Orun came down upon the king's head and Alosi had to flee. Safe, the king asked Okoloshe Alapini to swear him in that power, and so the shadow of the Egun was established in that land.

What it teaches

Not believing in the Egun does not protect anyone from the dark forces, which take advantage of whoever is unprotected. If someone close is sworn and gives warning in time, the right rite at the right moment can save the soul and restore order. Whoever is saved tends to be grateful and to ask to remain under the power that sheltered him.

The king's ebbó

Ebbó was made for the king. Its elements are in the complete treatise.

The cleansing of the king

At six in the morning, at noon and at six in the evening, dolls and doves were passed over the king. Afterward they were buried, together with roosters, under a cardón plant, while the rite Orun Belekun Orun was sung.

The oath in Orun

The king was taken off the mat, given a mahogany cane, and a fresh red snapper was presented to his head, accompanied by Igba Egun Orun Belekun Orun.

What Okoloshe Alapini intoned when he buried the dolls and the doves

Orun belekun orun

Prayer of this path

ORUN BELEKUN ORUN ADIFAFUN OKOLONSHO ALAPINI ASHE ORUN EGUNGUN ORUN GBOMBA ARONI OPISHAN META EMETI ONI ORUN OKE ORUN OEUN AKPADI NILE ALOSIN ASHEGUN OTA BURUKU OJOKO BIRIKITI KALE JAGUNEK APANIBASMO AWOLU KOLO KODIDE ORUN BELEKUN ORUN SIPA ALOSIN JE ORUN SHIGBE ARONI ORAGUN NI APARA TOSHE.

What Okoloshe Alapini sang when calling Orun Belekun Orun, playing the agogo

ORUN BELEKUN ORUN LELE EGBOTI OJU ODE JIGBO ORUN

The song he repeated with the two doves, while the king's son sounded the voice of Orun

ORUN LALA BELEKUN ORUN OJIJI IPAKO ASO OTUN ORUN LALA BELEKUN ORUN OJIJI IPAKO ADO OSI

The song of noon (the same was repeated at six in the evening)

ORUN LALA BELEKUN ORUN OJIJI IPAKO ADO OTUN ORUN LALA BELEKUN ORUN OJIJI IPAKO ADO OSI

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3Yewa, jealous, bound Shangó from her grave

According to this path, Yewa was married to Shangó. He had a reputation for courting every woman he met, because he felt desire for all of them.

Seeing this behavior consumed Yewa with jealousy. Already dead, she used her great power to work against him and leave him blocked in life.

That is why this Odu tells the man not to let the woman rule over him, and that going after every woman he sees ends up closing the roads of luck to him.

What it teaches

The jealousy of one who feels betrayed and the unrestrained desire of one who betrays feed each other, and can bind a person even after death. Whoever does not master his impulses ends up a prisoner of them and sees his own road close.

Warning of the Odu

The man must not allow the woman to dominate him, nor go after all women, since that closes the roads of luck to him.

4When men did not perform ebbó🔒 The Notebook 5When Olugan could not have children🔒 The Notebook 6The illness of Ondugbe's buttocks🔒 The Notebook 7The locomotive🔒 The Notebook 8Eshu and the power of the penis🔒 The Notebook 9The town of Igana threatened with war🔒 The Notebook 10The trumpet in the ceremonies of government🔒 The Notebook 11The daughters who desecrated Obatalá's house🔒 The Notebook 12Cruelty breeds cruelty🔒 The Notebook 13To correct yourself is wise🔒 The Notebook 14The love affair of Yobolo and Abuku Orun🔒 The Notebook 15The nine judgments of Orun🔒 The Notebook 16Those who wait for opportunities and those who conquer them🔒 The Notebook 17The motivation and the response🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Odi Trupon

What does the Odù Odi Trupon mean in Ifá?

Orun Belekun Orun, the tears of the spirit who saves souls: from the other world they watch this one, and whoever cuts himself off from his family dies.

What number is Odi Trupon among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Odi Trupon is Odù number 72 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Odi family.

Which orishas speak in Odi Trupon?

In the Odù Odi Trupon these orishas speak: Yemayá, Shangó, Orun (Orun Belekun Orun), Yewa, Oshún, Olokun, Alosi (Abita), Eshú Atasho.

What is a proverb of the Odù Odi Trupon?

One of the proverbs of Odi Trupon says: «From the other world they keep account of what we do in this one.».

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