Ogunda Tura

Also called Oggunda Tetura, Oggunda Otura

nº 148 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

Disobedience punished: Iño, the coral, son of Obatalá, did not perform the ebbó and was turned to stone. Whoever does not heed advice does not live to old age.

18 patakíes 2 eewó 2 ebbós and works 27 proverbs

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Ogunda Tura is Odù number 148 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ogunda family. It is also written as Oggunda Tetura or Oggunda Otura. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 18 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 2 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 148 of 256
Composition: Ogunda over Otura
Orishas that speak: Obatalá · Orunmila

What Ifá says in this sign

Ogunda Tura, also known as Oggunda Tetura, is the sign of Iño, the coral who was the son of Obatalá. Here is born that, in Africa, stone becomes coral, in memory of that son who received from his father wealth, money and a house and then refused to fulfill the ebbó Orunmila marked for him so he could enjoy it. Obatalá turned him into stone. That is the ruling of the sign: fortune comes to you from above, but you only keep it if you fulfill your duty to Ifá and thank the one who gave it to you.

Your luck is great, and what you do not get by asking everyone you reach with the sacrifice Ifá marks for you. In this sign the curujey was the only one in the forest that did ebbó, and that is why it ended up reigning on the head of the ceiba. So it is with you: the humble one who consults and goes prepared gets further than the wise, and your ancestors shelter you if you walk straight. Your step is slow but firm, like the elephant's, and the one who arrives last can end up first.

«Iño received everything and did not want to make ebbó. Obatalá turned him to stone: what is given can be taken away.»The pulse of Ogunda Tura

What can ruin you is not listening. Whoever ignores advice does not reach old age, and whoever does not correct his temper leaves the safe place and exposes himself. Watch the ambition of those who live close to you, even within your family: the power or the weapons you hand over carelessly can turn against you, and whoever takes into his house out of pity someone who does wrong brings danger into his home. Pay what you owe on time. Keep quiet about what you have: drinking loosens your tongue and flattery makes you lose what is yours.

In love, if you neglect your partner you may lose them, and mockery and gossip lead you into a serious confrontation. Do not insult the partner who is faithful to you, because that insult falls on the children. True affection does not depend on gifts, and Oshún found a husband when she made the sacrifice Ifá told her to make.

This sign also speaks of dark days when hope and the will to live are lost, and it tells the story of an awó who took his own life. If you ever think of harming yourself, do not stay alone: talk to someone you trust and seek the help of a doctor or a professional, and take care of your Egun and of Obatalá. Ifá teaches that killing oneself does not end the suffering, it prolongs it, and that prosperity can be very close to the darkest hour. God squeezes, but does not choke.

The sign in one line

Be grateful while you have, fulfill your promises while you prosper and walk like the elephant, because Oggunda Tetura reaches old age if he listens to advice, and he arrives crushing.

The prayer of Ogunda Tura · Yoruba

Afomo elebo Ifá ashará enisherí eri nayola eyoro mokún odeto adifafun Iño.

Ifá says — what Ogunda Tura tells you

The person has received a lot (fortune, position, health, foundation) and since having it has stopped fulfilling obligations: to Ifá, to his elders, to whoever helped him.
Disobedience and lack of gratitude are the ruin of this sign: you can lose everything you received and be left in misery.
You are a person who lacks respect: check how you treat those who lent you a hand.
It says that you must do the ebbó that Orunmila marks for you, even if you already have everything: the ebbó is not for obtaining, it is for being able to enjoy what you have obtained.
It says that you must give thanks to Obatalá and fulfill what you promised him.
That forgetting what cannot be fixed is the wisest course.

Proverbs of Ogunda Tura · Òwe

“Whoever will not listen to advice does not grow old.”
“Be content with what you have.”
“God squeezes but does not choke.”
“Slow but crushing, like the elephant.”
“What cannot be helped is best forgotten.”
“The last will be first.”
“Slow but steady steps are the careful man's.”
“The intelligent man corrects his own mistakes; the fool pays for them.”
“Whoever is never satisfied ends up losing even what they have.”
“The gates of heaven do not open for whoever takes their own life.”
“Enemies in plain sight and friends at a distance.”
“Only inside a family are its flaws known.”
“Without asking first, plans come to nothing.”
“What does not kill you makes you fat.”
“A timely answer is welcome; an untimely question is a nuisance.”
“Things fall by their own weight.”
“Rebelling against our destiny leads to being disappointed in ourselves.”
“Whoever is set against their father by their own wickedness will always be a slave to the osogbos.”
“The ox knows its master and the horse its bit, but the fool sinks under the test.”
“Whoever takes their own life believes that by deserting this world they leave their suffering behind, and only carry it on into the next.”
“There is no worse sentence than a curse we speak against ourselves with our own mouth.”
“Those who are never satisfied get everything but happiness.”
“Every wrong is written down.”
“When nobody values you, value yourself.”
“The sword's edge does not touch the man of peace.”
“Jealousy is an open wound that turns a doubting man into a killer.”
“In this world there is no worse betrayal than a brother's.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

They receive fortune from above: money, riches and a home, like those Iño received from his father Obatalá.
With the ebbó fulfilled, they enjoy what they received.
Prosperity may be very close to the darkest hour.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

If they do not fulfill the ebbó Orunmila marked for them, they lose everything they received and are left in poverty.
Disobeying the one who gave them everything brings a punishment that is remembered for a long time.
If they neglect their partner, they may lose them.

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What is born in Ogunda Tura · Ìbí

That in Africa stones turn into coral.
To remember that Iño disobeyed his father Obatalá, who had given him everything.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Do not disobey what Orunmila marks for you.
Iño did not do the ebbó and he lost everything.
Do not be disrespectful to the one who gave you everything.
“I have taken everything from you because of your great lack of respect,” said Obatalá.

Ebbós of Ogunda Tura · The sacrifices that open the road

MoneyThe ebbó of Iño, the coral🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Ogunda Tura · The workings of the sign

SpiritualThe thanks to Obatalá🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Ogunda Tura · The roads of the Odù

1Iño, the Coral That Turned to Stone

Iño, the coral, was a son of Obatalá. His father had left him his whole fortune: money and a house. Iño visited Orunmila, who performed the osode and saw the odu Oggunda Tetura. He indicated an ebbó of 16 doves. Eight were for Obatalá, and for the other eight he had to ask to whom they belonged, and in this way he could enjoy what his father had given him.

But since he already had everything in his hands, Iño decided not to comply. Obatalá found out, saw his son's disobedience, cursed him and turned him into stone, saying that he would be the foundation of the earth. Iño asked why he was now a stone and why he had lost everything. Obatalá answered that he was taking everything because of his lack of respect, since he did not do what Orunmila ordered, and that for this reason he was withdrawing what he had given him and leaving him in poverty.

Because of this story, in Africa stones turn into coral, in remembrance of how Iño disobeyed the father who had given him everything.

What it teaches

Having everything does not excuse one from doing what Ifá asks. Disobeying the one who gave the wealth leads to losing it and falling into misery.

Iño's ebbó

16 doves: eight go to Obatalá and the other eight are assigned according to what is found out by asking.

Prayer of this path

Afomo elebo Ifá ashará enisherí eri nayola eyoro mokún odeto adifafun Iño.

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2The Ram and the Dog

Ogún and Shangó loved each other dearly and were never apart; wherever one went, the other went. Ogún never moved without his ram, and Shangó always went about with his dog. Once they met at a celebration that both enjoyed. Ogún, excited by the atmosphere, begged Shangó to watch his ram for a while as he took care of other things, and Shangó agreed.

But in the middle of the celebration, hunger came over Shangó and those with him. Seeing the ram he had been given to guard, Shangó proposed to his companions: “We are hungry, aren't we? Then let us eat this ram.” And all of them ate the best of it. When the celebration ended, Ogún looked for Shangó as always and asked him about his ram. Shangó told him frankly what they had done.

Ogún's anger grew so much that he was about to fight his friend. Then he looked at the dog that went with Shangó and, wanting to collect for the offense, he caught it, bit its neck and began to drink its blood. As he drank it he acquired a taste for it, and his violent temper softened, satisfied with that flavor. From that day, whenever the chance comes, Ogún eats dog, and with that his quarrel with Shangó ended.

What it teaches

Entrusting what one loves to someone who is hungry is exposing it, because need is stronger than a given word. Anger that seeks revenge sometimes finds something that calms it, and so a quarrel between friends is put out.

3The ceiba and the curujey

Orunmila did an Ifá consultation for the whole forest, and the only one who made an ebbó was the curujey. The great trees, proud of their size, went around saying that each one was the other's chief. In the middle of that dispute they went to Olofin so that he would decide which of them would reign in the forest. Olofin summoned them for seven days later at a certain place, where he would give his decision.

Eshu made the curujey angry so that he could not go. Although the giant trees went to look for him, he refused because of the discomfort he felt. The ceiba felt pity for him and decided to carry him on its head. Olofin withdrew to meditate, and seeing that everyone had arrived on their own feet while the curujey had arrived on another's head, he named him king of the forest. Since then the curujey has lived there, perched on the head or the shoulders of the giants.

Thus, whoever is humble and makes a sacrifice, even if he cannot go on his own feet, is carried on the head by the compassionate and ends up crowned above the proud.

What it teaches

Whoever completes the ebbó when others do not ends up raised up by those who thought they were greater. Humility and obedience are worth more than size and pride.

4Oshosi recovers Aye with his arrow🔒 The Notebook 5Orunmila's depression🔒 The Notebook 6When Ogún ate dog🔒 The Notebook 7When Oshún had no husband🔒 The Notebook 8The dove and her lovers🔒 The Notebook 9The secret of Aje🔒 The Notebook 10The betrayal of Shangó's son🔒 The Notebook 11The three brothers, omo Olofin🔒 The Notebook 12The war between the Olori🔒 The Notebook 13The ugly bird🔒 The Notebook 14The awó who took his own life before his time🔒 The Notebook 15The wildcat that did not pay its debt or Ifá's fee🔒 The Notebook 16The two brothers, the good one and the bad one🔒 The Notebook 17The frog at the side of the road🔒 The Notebook 18The beak and the cheese🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Ogunda Tura

What does the Odù Ogunda Tura mean in Ifá?

Disobedience punished: Iño, the coral, son of Obatalá, did not perform the ebbó and was turned to stone. Whoever does not heed advice does not live to old age.

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

Ogunda Tura is Odù number 148 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ogunda family.

Which orishas speak in Ogunda Tura?

In the Odù Ogunda Tura these orishas speak: Obatalá, Orunmila.

What is a proverb of the Odù Ogunda Tura?

One of the proverbs of Ogunda Tura says: «Whoever will not listen to advice does not grow old.».

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