Ogunda Fun

Also called Oggunda Fun, Ogunda Ofun

nº 151 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

An Odù of curse, in which it is advisable to do the head rogación at once: what the earth gives, returns to it. The siempreviva saved Obatalá.

16 patakíes 7 eewó 9 ebbós and works 19 proverbs

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Ogunda Fun is Odù number 151 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ogunda family. It is also written as Oggunda Fun or Ogunda Ofun. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 16 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 9 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 151 of 256
Composition: Ogunda over Ofun
In the Diloggún: 3-10 · Ogundá tonti Ofún
Orishas that speak: Oshún (Iyalorde) · Obatalá · Ogún · Egun · Eshu Ashikuelú · Oshosi · Shangó · Orunmila

What Ifá says in this sign

Ogunda Fun, also known as Oggunda Fun, is a sign of curse and of return. Here is born the mandate that whatever comes out of the earth returns to it, because the sky refused to make ebbó and the earth did make it. Also born here are the power of the siempreviva, which defeated Obatalá's enemies, respect for the pig, kept for the change of head, and the ebbó with dog vomit. Its ruling is serious: a curse weighs on you, the one others cast on you and the one you yourself cast, and your head must be attended to at once. Because of those words said in anger, Obatalá has turned his back on you.

You have the gift of divination and a powerful mind: what you think, you carry out, so finish what you have planned. Like Oshosi, who learned a little of everything until Olofin made him king, at work it pays for you to know many things. Your dead help you if you pay for the masses you owe them, and your dreams bring warnings. Keep a siempreviva plant at home and a well fed dog, which can save you from a serious illness.

«What the earth gives, returns to it. The curse of Oggunda Fun is cut by feeding the head.»The pulse of Ogunda Fun

This is a sign of constant war, where what is built falls before it settles. People treat you falsely, someone wants to dress like you to take away your luck, and they blow powders at your back because they see you as proud: make ebbó, or you will end up in trouble with the law. Beware of a young woman they will put in front of you to entangle you, and of an explosion where you or a relative can be burned. A bad temper scares away your luck and your clients, ambition will be your downfall, and alcohol and drugs change your temper. Go more slowly and talk less.

In love, you love with the same strength with which you later loathe. The woman of this sign sometimes does not love her husband and may make mistakes that cost her life. Do not be jealous of your partner's gift for divination. Never raise your hand against a daughter of Oshún: if you do, Olofin curses you and misfortune falls on you. The son who is born will be a diviner, and the daughter, an apetebí of Orunmila.

In health, take care of your eyes, because glaucoma can leave you blind, and attend to headaches, weakness and the stomach; the woman must watch for ovarian cysts and look after her pregnancy. Respect pork. If you keep your principles and master your temper, this sign promises you a good ending.

The sign in one line

Be baptized, plant siempreviva in everything you own and finish what you plan; for the diviner child of this letter brings the blessing that the curse does not touch.

The prayer of Ogunda Fun · Yoruba

Oggunda Fun wewe yeye mowe guegue yeye oniregun omo Osain kuelese kan kuelese meji obaye Orunmila wewe yeni Orunmila Onibaraniregun Orunmila isota, adie dosa ade lokan okan aye nifa Orun mowaye ore oreo Ashikuelu orebe Ashikuelu yeyegun Ashikuelu Orunmila orubo.

Súyere
Baba eruru, baba eruru layeo (3 veces), laye laye kowo demore.

Ifá says — what Ogunda Fun tells you

When an Awó gets this sign, he must feed his head at once with two white hens, and offer a ram to his father if he has died; if he is alive, he offers it to his grandfather, praying for the lives of all.
The person must wet the head with aguardiente and drink omiero.
The woman must take care in her marriage: she feels no love for her husband, and mistakes could be made that cost her life. In this sign a woman may come to have three husbands at once.
After the quarrel with the woman, the husband sweet talks her; since he is rough, they never come to understand each other. The person is demanding in everything, and even more so in intimacy.
In a woman: she must protect herself against ovarian cysts and watch her health in general terms. Her husband does not want her to work, nor do Orunmila or Oshún. You have the gifts of divination and mental strength: receive the warriors and develop the spiritual work.
In ikofafun: tell the husband that his life is in danger and that he must look after himself religiously.
There is someone who wants to dress like you and take your shadow.
If toyale comes out in a reading, the person being read wants to know something about his or her spouse.
The child of this sign will be a diviner: he has a mark in the roof of his mouth shaped like a crucifix, and it is advisable to have it examined. The necklace and the idefá of Orunmila must be put on him, because he suffers from his blood and his head is very large. The parents must do ebbó so that this child does not kill them or die on them; the mother will give birth to two more, who will be Abikú.
For the pregnant woman: ebbó with two hens; and at birth, give awofakan or ikofafun to the child, who is an omo of Ifá.
For the sick person: ebbó with a goat. The head is presented, danced with, and then buried, so that the one who is ill does not die.
Take care of your sight: this is an Ifá of blindness (glaucoma); do the necessary works.
Beware of explosions: you or another member of your family may be burned. You must wear a crucifix, and you cannot wear black clothes, least of all in bed.
Powders are being thrown at you behind your back because they claim that you are very proud and showy: do ebbó to win the fight and not become involved in trouble with the law.
Always remember your dreams: by heeding them, you will be saved from the situations that arise.
That you should move more calmly in your affairs and speak less, because this harms you.
That your head has hurt for several days: do the head rogation so that it stays cool.
That you have something planned: finish it; what is thought is done.
That you should be careful about something you are about to do, because it is not good for you.
That you feel like crying, and you are arguing stubbornly with another person.
That your wife does not think the same as you: feed your head.
That you should beware of a young woman who is going to be sent to you to be put in front of your eyes: she will bring you problems with the law.
That you should hold to your principles, so that your end is a good one.
That you should not be jealous of your wife for the gift she has for divination, because it will harm you.
That you are very weak and suffer from your stomach: eat well and take care, or you will suffer greater damage.
That you have always been treated with pretense.
That you should never be ambitious for things: that will be your downfall.

Proverbs of Ogunda Fun · Òwe

“Each one is as Obatalá made him, but comes to be as he makes himself.”
“The snake does not measure its shadow against that of the rainbow.”
“In the land of the blind, the man with one eye is king.”
“What the earth gives, to the earth returns.”
“Pride and boasting are the ruin of man.”
“The general goes to war, but the hunchback does not lose sight of him.”
“One must know how to love, in order later to hate.”
“Whoever sets off running ends up walking.”
“For seven vices, seven virtues.”
“Virtues cancel out vices.”
“Greed ruins a man.”
“Whoever does not accept bribes has integrity.”
“Good news, a radiant heart and happy eyes.”
“What does not happen in a hundred years happens in a day.”
“No impatient person hurries the arrival of the sun.”
“He who does not carry out his plans does not enjoy their benefits.”
“Whoever had a child eaten by a witch is the one who best knows the evils of witchcraft.”
“A people without roots is always replaced by another.”
“Whoever attends to education gains understanding.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

They have gifts of divination and mental power.
What they think, they carry out.
The deceased of their family help them when they look after them with masses.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

It is a sign of curses: the person may be cursed, and the curses of others reach them.
They themselves have cursed others, and for that reason Obatalá has turned his back on them.
They live in constant war, and what they build collapses without ever settling.

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What is born in Ogunda Fun · Ìbí

That what the earth gives must return to it.
The sky would not make ebbó and the earth did: that is why the rain from the clouds always falls on the earth.
That pigs are not killed, and are used in ceremonies as a change of life or of head.
Olofin turned his prisoners into pigs, and that is why the body of the pig is similar to that of a human being.
The power of the siempreviva.
Obatalá declared to it: “From today on you will live forever,” and so it prevailed over the enemy of Obatalá.
The ebbó with dog vomit.
From the road of the hunchback: to beat enemies and situations.
That Oshún came for the first time into her children's heads.
At the ceremony of Ashikuelú, Oshún's daughter who had never made Santo was taken on by Iyalorde.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Do not kill pigs or eat their meat disrespectfully.
The body of the pig is similar to that of a human being; for that reason it is used only in delicate ceremonies, such as the change of head.
Do not eat shellfish.
Do not drink alcoholic beverages or take drugs.
They will make your character change and can lead you to depravity.
Do not wear black clothes, and even less in bed.
You must wear a crucifix and walk in the light.
Do not treat dogs, or the people who live with you, cruelly.
The violent Awó broke the leg of the dog that brought him fortune, and was left without anyone to save him at the critical moment.
Do not raise your hand against a daughter of Oshún.
Olofin would curse him: that is how Oggunda Fun lost everything.
Do not be ambitious or think yourself a god.
In this sign, pride and vainglory lead a man to his ruin.

Ebbós of Ogunda Fun · The sacrifices that open the road

HealthThe ebbó of the dog vomit🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayThe ebbó of the sick person🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe ebbó of Oduduwa and Obatalá🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesThe hunchback's ebbó🔒 The Notebook HealthThe ebbó of the child diviner🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Ogunda Fun · The workings of the sign

SpiritualThe five glasses for the Egun who disturb🔒 The Notebook HealthThe jiquí cross for the eyes🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayThe change of life from the bush🔒 The Notebook SpiritualEshu Ashikuelú and his staff🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Ogunda Fun · The roads of the Odù

1When the Sky Did Not Make Ebbó

The sky and the earth were fighting over total command of the world. Orunmila heard them and advised each one to make an ebbó, in order to divide the power.

The sky ignored the advice and did not make the ebbó, since it did not intend to give anything to the earth. The earth did obey. Ever since, whenever the clouds gather above it, it is the earth that receives the water. It was at that moment that Orunmila pronounced: «What the earth gives must return to it».

What it teaches

Whoever refuses to share or to carry out the ebbó loses to the one who does obey. What comes out of the earth belongs to it and returns to it.

2Olofin's Prisoners Were Pigs

Olofin had a group of beings locked up, and from inside they made an enormous noise. Orunmila went to beg him to set them free, but Olofin denied that anyone was imprisoned. The shouts kept reaching Orunmila. Olofin realized that the racket was giving him away again and, so that he would not be accused of lying and to prove his sincerity, said that those locked up were pigs.

Orunmila went into the room and found that there were only pigs there: Olofin had told the truth. That is why the body of the pig resembles that of the human being so closely.

This path of the odu is about transformation. The pig is not put to death: in the ceremony it serves for the change of head.

What it teaches

A truth may sound impossible and still be true, and it is better to check it before doubting. The pig's likeness to the human being explains why this odu speaks of transformation and uses the living animal in the change of head.

The pig in this path

The pig is not sacrificed; in the ceremony it is used as a change of head.

3The Houseleek

The houseleek was known as the most fragile plant on earth, because merely stepping on it killed it. Once it presented itself before Obatalá and asked him for strength. Obatalá granted: “From now on you will never die.”

At that time, an enemy neighbor would not leave Obatalá in peace. To thank him, the houseleek went to that man's house and begged him to leave Obatalá alone. The man took offense, hit it and rolled it in the mud. When he tired of beating it, he said to it: “Go now, and may Obatalá heal you.”

It withdrew. On reaching his house, the man saw it covered by a great vine of houseleek. Furious, he went in with a machete, cut it to pieces and left the remains in the sun. At dawn, to his astonishment, he found a thicket of houseleek that almost blocked his way. Full of rage, he tore it up and threw it into the river so that it would rot. A day later the plant covered the whole river, and wherever he looked there was only houseleek. Then Obatalá's enemy dared to cross the river so covered, and he sank in the mud: the more he struggled to get out, the deeper he went, until he drowned. In that way the houseleek defeated Obatalá's enemy. This plant is the ewe of this Odù.

What it teaches

Even the most fragile thing becomes invincible when a powerful protector backs it. Defending with gratitude someone who helped can make the enemy end up lost through his own anger.

Ewe of the Odù

The houseleek.

4When they made Oshosi king🔒 The Notebook 5The hunchback who gave victory to Obá Otumbe🔒 The Notebook 6Oshún's daughter who had never made Santo🔒 The Notebook 7The proud son: Abeyi Lorun Ifá🔒 The Notebook 8The two brothers🔒 The Notebook 9The slave freed by his mother's spirit🔒 The Notebook 10The violence and the dog🔒 The Notebook 11Oggunda Fun takes the crown from Oshún🔒 The Notebook 12The traveler at the miser's house🔒 The Notebook 13The beads of Oyó🔒 The Notebook 14The peacock and the guinea fowl🔒 The Notebook 15The dog and the blacksmith🔒 The Notebook 16The spider and the cat🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Ogunda Fun

What does the Odù Ogunda Fun mean in Ifá?

An Odù of curse, in which it is advisable to do the head rogación at once: what the earth gives, returns to it. The siempreviva saved Obatalá.

What number is Ogunda Fun among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Ogunda Fun is Odù number 151 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ogunda family.

Which orishas speak in Ogunda Fun?

In the Odù Ogunda Fun these orishas speak: Oshún (Iyalorde), Obatalá, Ogún, Egun, Eshu Ashikuelú, Oshosi, Shangó, Orunmila.

What is a proverb of the Odù Ogunda Fun?

One of the proverbs of Ogunda Fun says: «Each one is as Obatalá made him, but comes to be as he makes himself.».

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