Odù 141 of 256 · Ogunda family

Oggunda Koroso

The Ifá of the pelican, who leaves the nest as soon as its feathers come in: you travel, but like the fish, you always have to come back to your own land.

Oggunda Koroso is Odù number 141 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ogunda family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 20 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 10 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 141 of 256
Composition: Ogunda over Iroso
In the Diloggún: 3-4 · Ogundá tonti Iroso
Orishas that speak: Elegba / Eshu · Obatalá · Yemayá · Yewá y Olosa · Osun · Ogún y Oshosi · Orishaoko e Inle Oguere · Nana Burukú y Olokun

What Ifá says in this sign

Oggunda Koroso — also called Oggunda Waneye — is the Ifá of the pelican: birds, as soon as their feathers come in, leave the nest and never come back — that is what some godchildren and protégés will do: they will get what they wanted, leave without a word of thanks and speak ill of you. Raise them anyway: other people's ingratitude does not cancel your own work. Your own osogbo is a different one: pride and boasting.

Your compass is in the water: like the fish born in the river, grown in the sea and coming back to the river to die — you were born far from where you are and long to go back: you probably will, even if only at the end. In the meantime, this odu asks for direction: a settled life, without changing your mind every other minute — the drifting person of this sign needs someone to guide them: lean on Orunmila and the Saints, or you lose your way.

«The fish is born in the river, grows up in the sea and comes back to the river — Oggunda Koroso always returns to what is his.»The pulse of Oggunda Koroso

Your sight is your alarm: you can lose an eye — see to it, and be careful of blows, sharp points and corrosives. Do not sleep with your mouth open just anywhere — witchcraft gets in that way — and see to lumps and your bowels, with work for Obatalá and a doctor: the operating table is avoided by doing the work first.

The tangles that are announced: a false accusation out of envy with the law involved — like a theft: do not carry someone else's blame —, blackmail of the man by a woman, the whispering because of the company you keep, and a dead one who was your sweetheart in life and will not let you be happy in your marriage: send them off with light and with work — jealousy from beyond is settled too.

It costs you twice as much to get what you want — but you get it: that is this odu's signature. When the Awó is down, the two white pigeons from his head lift him up; the pregnant woman will have a boy, and the old woman on the road brings a very beautiful daughter of Oshún. Little salt, full humility: the fish of Koroso always comes back to its river — may it find you prosperous and at peace

The sign in one line

Settle your life, look after your sight and send off the jealous dead one — what costs Koroso double, in the end he gets in full.

The prayer of Oggunda Koroso · Yoruba

Ogunda Koroso adifafun eni tinsheru, osiadié, adié lebó, oboñú imbeube osa olosa unshawo guri adifafun Lashure oti shona Orisha kirin buruku ati Oshún lodafun Egun, Odé, ati Ogún.

Súyere
Ogunda Iroso ebbó wa inla Obatalá, talabo iré eyelé ebbó, eyé ni eyelé alaebo, niloroniso Obatalá Bara lodeo.

Ifá says — what Oggunda Koroso tells you

The Ifá of the pelican: birds whose feathers come in leave the nest and do not come back — be careful with the godchild: when he gets what he wants, he will leave and be grateful for nothing, and will speak ill of his godfather. An Ifá of blackmail: be careful of whispering about a man's manhood or a woman's womanhood because of spending time with homosexuals — it is the road of the young rooster's transformation. The Ifá of the disorganized life: this person has no direction — they should lead a settled life and not change their mind all the time. The Ifá of the return: the fish is born in the river, grows up in the sea and comes back to the river to die.
Look after your sight: you can lose an eye — see to it, and be careful of blows, falls, sharp things or corrosive products that could damage an eye. It orders your eyes washed with a small child's urine.
When the Awó or the iworo is down: two white pigeons from his head onto Osun, and afterwards the prayer — also when the Awó sees this Odù for himself in a reading.
If the woman is pregnant, she will have a boy.
It speaks of physical weaknesses and difficulty performing sexually.
You want to change your job or the house you live in.
You may suffer from lumps: the work with Obatalá, and the brew of custard-apple root with crushed plantain stem.
Look after your insides: bowel trouble — you may end up on an operating table.
To the man: be careful of blackmail from a woman.
You were born far from where you are, and you long to go back to where you came from: you will probably return, even if only to die.
You have to lean hard on Orunmila and the Saints in order to be all right — otherwise you can lose your way.
You have two husbands together in the same house, and a dog and a cat together.
You will meet an older woman who has — or will have — a very beautiful daughter, a daughter of Oshún; and you want to win over two or more: be careful, because there may be a fight over you.
A false accusation will be made against you out of envy, and the law will get involved — it is like a theft: be careful of paying for or carrying someone else's blame and going to prison.
Do not fall asleep anywhere with your mouth open: witchcraft can be put on you through your mouth.
You will have a child who will wrong you a great deal, and you will lose something you will miss badly.
You have a dead one who was your sweetheart in life and today will not leave you in peace or let you be happy in your present marriage.
It takes a great deal of work to get what you want, even though you get it in the end.
Do not eat much salt.
Be careful of betrayal by friends or by people you study, work or party with.
Be careful nobody throws out what you have of this religion, or tries to pull you away from it.

Proverbs of Oggunda Koroso · Òwe

“Being old does not make you worn out.”
“Mockery is paid back with mockery.”
“When the rooster crows, the lazy man grumbles.”
“A trap has only one price: blood.”
“Faith moves mountains.”
“You do not need a big stick to break a rooster's head.”
“The fever is not in the sheet.”
“Those who get to the river first find the cleanest water.”
“A donkey always gives thanks with a kick.”
“Straight thinking makes you win; wild thinking makes you suffer.”
“The man of faith respects the sacred signs; the unbeliever mocks them.”
“Wisdom lives in the mind that reasons.”

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Iré and Osogbo

5 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 Oggunda Koroso · Ìbí

The destruction and regeneration of human bodies.
Arun Buburu Tobakikan rotted the flesh — and Obatalá and Orunmila found the way to turn it into regeneration, as long as Ikú did not get there first.
That Ogún and Elegba eat white female goat.
From the trap set for Osun with Obatalá's female goat.
That Yemayá ate fried pork and plantain chips.
The Ifá of the pelican.
Birds, as soon as their feathers come in and they are strong enough to fly, leave the nest and never come back.
Blackmail, and the young rooster turning into a hen.
That a man raises his hand to a woman.
That you go from the wide to the narrow.
That Ogún and Oshosi traveled together.

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 Oggunda Koroso · The sacrifices that open the road

HealthThe ebbó of the tumors🔒 Babalawo

Beating enemiesThe ebbó of the yagruma🔒 Babalawo

SpiritualThe ebbó of the fish of two waters🔒 Babalawo

Pushing death awayThe ebbó of the priestesses🔒 Babalawo

LossThe ebbó of unsteadiness🔒 Babalawo

LoveThe ebbó of the ewe's curse🔒 Babalawo

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Works of Oggunda Koroso · The workings of the sign

HealthThe two pigeons of the one who is down🔒 Babalawo

SpiritualThe godchild's gall🔒 Babalawo

HealthThe washing of the eyes🔒 Babalawo

LoveYemayá's offering🔒 Babalawo

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Patakíes of Oggunda Koroso · The roads of the Odù

1When Oggunda Iroso was accused of theft

Oggunda Iroso was the king's trusted man; but through not getting on with his colleagues and not doing what Orunmila told him in a reading, he was removed from his post. It all came from not delivering a rooster he owed Eshu: they found him at the market with a sack of the king's jewels, and accused him of theft.

Oggunda Iroso was the king's trusted man; but through not getting on with his colleagues and not doing what Orunmila had told him in an osode, he was removed from the post he held.

And all of it came from not delivering a rooster he owed Eshu: they found him at the market with a sack of the king's jewels, and accused him of theft. A small debt with Eshu gets collected with a great disgrace.

2The warrior priestesses of Africa

Yewá and Olosa lived in the lagoon receiving offerings, and their favorite was Lashure, a handsome young man who fished there. When he reached manhood, his good looks seduced the daughters of Yewá and Olosa, making them break their vow of chastity: they wept bitterly, but did not want to kill him. Orunmila saw Oggunda Koroso for them: «have the prayer made to change his sex — there is no man on earth who stays a whole man after touching a daughter of Yewá or Olosa: Olofin's ruling». They made ebbó, and the handsome young man became adodi. The pregnant daughters miscarried and buried their unborn in jars at the riverbank with gold chains; on their return, Yewá gave each of them an omotigú knife, and they swore chastity and virtue before her: that is how the sisterhood of priestesses was formed. That is why this Ifá forbids sexual relations, and Yewá has her own knife.

Yewá and Olosa lived in the lagoon and received the offerings of all their subjects. Among their favorites was Lashure, a very handsome young man who fished in that lagoon. It happened that one day Lashure, having reached manhood, began through his good looks to seduce all the daughters of Yewá and Olosa, making them break their vow of chastity. Yewá and Olosa wept bitterly over it; they went to Orunmila's house, because they did not want to kill Lashure.

Orunmila made osode for them, saw this Ifá, Oggunda Koroso, and told them: «You have to have the prayer made to change that young man's sex, because there is no man on earth who is a whole man after touching a daughter of Yewá or of Olosa and can go on living as one — and this by Olofin's ruling». They made ebbó, and before long the handsome young man began to change and became adodi. All the daughters of Yewá and Olosa who were pregnant miscarried, and buried their unborn in jars at the riverbank, putting gold chains on them; then they went back to Yewá's house, and she gave each of them an omotigú knife so they could live — but they had to swear chastity and virtue before Yewá, and so the sisterhood of priestesses was formed. Note: under this Ifá sexual relations are forbidden, and this Orisha has her own knife.

3When he did not attend to Elegba at the yagruma

Oggunda Waneye, a son of Ogún and the king's trusted man, was odd in his ways and did not get on with his fellow Awoses; Orunmila always told him to attend to Elegba to secure his house — and he never listened. His colleagues plotted before the king and he was removed from his post: all because of a rooster he owed Eshu at the foot of a yagruma. At the market they set the trap: they found the king's jewels in his sack, accused him of theft, and the police came in — but he fled, and ended up at the foot of the yagruma: there Eshu appeared, telling him to be read. He saw Oggunda Koroso, remembered what he had been told, got a rooster and his sack, made ebbó walking seven times around the tree with his Elegba in the sack and the rooster at his waist, and gave it to Eshu's otá: his luck improved, and in a bigger land he prospered — through obeying Orunmila and keeping his promise to Eshu.

Oggunda Waneye was a son of Ogún, and he was the trusted man of the king of that land, but odd in his ways, and he did not get on with his colleagues, who were Awoses like him. Orunmila always told him to attend to Elegba so as to secure his house; but he never did what Orunmila told him. Because of that, his colleagues plotted before the king and he was removed from his post: it all came from not delivering a rooster he owed Eshu at the foot of a yagruma tree.

He went to the market, and since a trap had been set for him, they found the king's jewels in his sack and accused him of theft, and the police (ashelú) came in; but he managed to flee, and ended up at the foot of the yagruma tree, where Eshu appeared and told him to be read. Right there he was read and saw Oggunda Koroso, and remembered what Orunmila had told him: he got a rooster and his sack, and made ebbó walking seven times around the tree with his Elegba in the sack and the rooster at his waist, and then gave it to Eshu's otá at the foot of the yagruma (bayekun). His luck improved, he went to a bigger land and prospered — thanks to obeying Orunmila and keeping his promise to Eshu. Note: the Awó of this Odù should go to a yagruma tree and, along with his Elegba, give a rooster to Eshu's otá living in that tree, three times a year: in the first seven days of the year, in the first seven days of the middle of the year, and in the first seven days of the last month of the year.

4When Elegba lost an eye🔒 Babalawo

5When Obatalá took offense at humankind🔒 Babalawo

6The Obá's unsteadiness🔒 Babalawo

7The fish that comes back to the river to die🔒 Babalawo

8When they turned against Orunmila🔒 Babalawo

9The ferret and the cat🔒 Babalawo

10When Ogún, Elegba and Osun were friends🔒 Babalawo

11Pride and boasting🔒 Babalawo

12The ewe's curse🔒 Babalawo

13When Ogún was looking for his wife🔒 Babalawo

14The black bridge of Orun🔒 Babalawo

15Esu turns into a crocodile🔒 Babalawo

16Guilty or innocent🔒 Babalawo

17The ivory ikines🔒 Babalawo

18Malice and innocence🔒 Babalawo

19The hunter of the hills🔒 Babalawo

20The moon's three children🔒 Babalawo

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Frequently asked questions about Oggunda Koroso

What does the Odù Oggunda Koroso mean in Ifá?

The Ifá of the pelican, who leaves the nest as soon as its feathers come in: you travel, but like the fish, you always have to come back to your own land.

What number is Oggunda Koroso among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Oggunda Koroso is Odù number 141 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ogunda family.

Which orishas speak in Oggunda Koroso?

In the Odù Oggunda Koroso these orishas speak: Elegba / Eshu, Obatalá, Yemayá, Yewá y Olosa, Osun, Ogún y Oshosi, Orishaoko e Inle Oguere, Nana Burukú y Olokun.

What is a proverb of the Odù Oggunda Koroso?

One of the proverbs of Oggunda Koroso says: «Being old does not make you worn out.».

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