Ofun Tura

The sign at a glance

Order in Ifá

Odù 254 of 256

Composition

Ofun over Otura

Orishas that speak

Shangó · Oshósi y Oyá · Azojuano (Babalú Ayé / Oluopopó) · Elewá (Elegbá) · Naná Burukú · Alapiní (Egungun) · Olofin

What Ifá says in this sign

The prayer of Ofun Tura · Yoruba

Ofún Tempolá Boyú Obé Ponibió Okú Kiró Nibidé Adifafún Alapiní, Akukó, Iguí Languí, Eyelé Ebbó. Otro rezo: Ofún Tempolá Awó Ayé Awó Epó, Agután Lebó, Ofún Tarifá Adakoy.

Ifá says — what Ofun Tura tells you

• If this Ifá happens to be seen on an atefá, the head (lerí) of the euré of this Ifá is left in a joro joro. Separately, the lerí of the ounko is wrapped with leaves of pereira, a vine (yenyoko, coralillo), and covered over with coralillo. Thanks to the power of the pereira herb, the enemies who try to leave him without a seat are destroyed and the Awó is made firm.
• An agután must be kept in the home in order to prevent the change of head.
• When this Ifá comes out, before interpreting it, epó is applied with the irofá on the mouth, so that no curse coming from that person reaches the one who chants it.
• The person causes groups that join together against them to attack them; for that reason they are considered malign, like the majá.
• There is suffering in the throat and vocal cords.
• Your brother will bring you problems: no one gets along with him, and over a favor you do for him you will end up upset with each other.
• Consensual unions are formed with close relatives, and sexually transmitted diseases are passed on.
• The land of origin is left behind: in other lands you will find a partner and form a family, after having separated from your spouse.
• You suffer dizzy spells and strange episodes caused by an obsessing Egun: you must perform paraldo to be rid of it.
• You have luck in games of chance: you should win the lottery.
• You are called "the Owl" because you have caused a death or are going to cause one.
• The ewé of the Odù are zazafrán and ponasí.
• It speaks of leprosy: an infectious and contagious disease, not hereditary, with a chronic course, caused by the Hansen bacillus. The treatise describes its spots, its nodules, the leonine face, the nervous form and the mutilating form. The children of those who have it are born healthy; it is more common among people who live crowded together and in poor hygienic conditions.
• The found cooking pot of Egun speaks: the grace in speaking that it brought, and its theft by the envious.
• The Diablito of Egungun speaks, represented in the staff.
• It speaks of the espionage of the ram (Abó) and his dream. Before dying, the ram would see Olofin and raise his gaze to Heaven; Olofin would say to him: "You have fulfilled your time, son, resign yourself!", and bless him.
• It speaks of the Yoruba ethics of the pact: breaking pacts and acting with falseness is condemned; whoever breaks a pact is considered unworthy and also cursed. Eniti Ti O Ba Da Le ("whoever betrays the pact"), A Ba Le Lo ("will vanish together with the earth").
• Problems of the throat and vocal cords speak, and the embarrassment of the artist whose voice cracked on a note («se le fue un gallo»).

Proverbs of Ofun Tura · Òwe

• “Hollow head, dry head.”

• “What is not good at the beginning is not good at the end.”

• “When there is a head, the hat is not carried in the hand.”

• “The tongue speaks faster than the head thinks.”

• “God is the one who guards the paths of judgment and preserves the way of his Saints.”

• “A clumsy head has no honest tongue.”

• “Senseless plans ruin the fool.”

• “Whoever laughs at Ifá ends up crying for his help.”

• “Going yourself is worth more than sending someone.”

• “Two heads think better than one.”

• “An empty sack moves without effort, but gives no rewards.”

• “It is useless to show rings to a man with no hands.”

• “Olodumare created light and darkness; people choose one of the two.”

• “Science is studied; capacity is born with you.”

• “God punishes without rod and without whip.”

• “Resemblance does not mean equality.”

Iré and Osogbo

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

What is born in Ofun Tura · Ìbí

• The intelligence of Oshosi, the power of Shangó and also the intelligence of Oyá.

  From the road of the land of Abebofún and the consecrations at the foot of the aragbá.

• The catching of leprosy.

  Babalú Ayé, not fully cured, lay with his sister Daddá Bañañí and gave it to her; the treatise describes the disease of Hansen's bacillus in full clinical detail.

• That Azojuano and Elegbá are doctors.

  Azojuano cured the town of sores and open wounds; Elewá, his son, got from him the secret for curing leprosy.

• That Babalú Ayé and Naná Burukú established their first Arará town.

  Driven out of the Lukumí land by Agayú, he came to the river he called Arará, where he lost the lucumí speech and found Naná Burukú.

• The Little Devil of Egungun.

  The staff (an iguí as tall as the person) with which Alapiní knocked down the thing Ologbó sent: it watches over those who are sworn in Ashoró Eggun.

• That in dreams something is always perceived.

  Abó dreamed every night that he was the King, and the spirit of Alapiní told him the secrets while guarding his sleep.

• That the Awó, when making a sacrifice for Shangó, carries jobo in his mouth.

  So that the male member does not lose its firmness.

• That the plow became stuck on a prenda cauldron.

  The plow of Orishaoko was stopped against a dead person who was there; oparaldo is performed to be rid of the obsessing Egun.

• That they killed the majá because of its bad smell.

  He fell asleep at the foot of the tree and the Sun caught him there, so that all the animals had to withdraw; when he came down, they beat him with sticks for being malign.

• That the ashé is gradually lost because of ogú.

  The farmer had the cauldron he had found stolen from him, and his ashé gradually diminished, so he had to prepare and eat manteca de corojo.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

• Do not tell anyone what is favorable or unfavorable that happens to you.

  The grace leaves you when you make known the good things you have.

• Do not give your word to cure anyone.

  You can go through a shameful moment.

• Avoid receiving people at your country house and avoid traveling for 7 days, when osobo comes out.

  They have done something wrong.

• Do not shed tears over your children, and even less over money.

  Rule of this Ifá.

• Do not renounce or curse others.

  Babalú Ayé, who never renounced or cursed, was rewarded by Olofin.

• Do not be careless with your body when doing favors for the sick.

  You can catch the illness, like Azojuano, who fell ill while curing people.

• Do not break the pacts you have made, and do not lie.

  Whoever betrays the pact will vanish together with the earth; his worship and his offerings are never accepted.

Ebbós of Ofun Tura · The sacrifices that open the road

Works of Ofun Tura · The workings of the sign

Patakíes of Ofun Tura · The roads of the Odù

Frequently asked questions about Ofun Tura