Ojuani Fun

Also called Ojuani Bofun

nº 106 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

The funerary one: here deaths are born, along with the secret of iyefá, Orunmila's powder that drives out what is bad. Oshún says not to cry.

14 patakíes 5 eewó 7 ebbós and works 13 proverbs

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Ojuani Fun is Odù number 106 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ojuani family. It is also written as Ojuani Bofun. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 14 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 7 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 106 of 256
Composition: Ojuani over Ofun
In the Diloggún: 11-10 · Ojuani tonti Ofún
Orishas that speak: Oshún · Yemayá · Eshu / Elegba · Olofin · Orunmila · Egun

What Ifá says in this sign

Ojuani Fun, also known as Ojuani Bofun, is the sign they call the undertaker, because here were born deaths and the arrangements of burial. Also born here were the secret of the iyefá, the weapon with which Orunmila defeats his enemies, the union of the river and the sea, which made Yemayá and Oshún allies, and the duty of man to support woman, whom Olofin blessed for her obedience. Its ruling is a warning: calamities are coming, and you can only overcome them with intelligence and with the power of Ifá. Be careful with news of death and do not suddenly open the street door.

Envy drives your enemies, who want to destroy everything you have: they throw powders in your house, put witchcraft at your door and even send an Egun that harasses the woman at night. There are those who want to see you poor so they can take advantage. Do your ebbó and receive Eshu, for he will let you know what they are plotting. And do not be envious or curious yourself: getting into what is not your business brings you a big problem.

«Iyefá was born here: Orunmila's weapon that drives out everything bad. The funerary one also knows how to give life.»The pulse of Ojuani Fun

This sign points to a flaw: you take on authority that is not yours and give opinions no one asked for, and so you make people dislike you. Do not insist stubbornly or get heated, for in an argument you lose, and beware of fire. Even so, Oshún tells you not to cry, that she walks beside you, though you must beware of a deception. If you make Saint and attend to Egun, you regain happiness and do not lose it again.

In love, the sign warns of personal neglect. The woman who stops taking care of herself loses her husband, like the disheveled hen who would not groom herself, and then has children with several men who also leave. The young woman who pretends to a lost virtue will cause a scandal. Witchcraft is done against the pregnant woman so that she does not carry her child to term: take care of the pregnancy and do ebbó in time, because sacrifice protects the children.

In health, watch your blood: diabetes and anemia. A woman may suffer a false pregnancy or one outside the uterus, ovarian cysts and fibroids, and a man may feel weakness in the body and lose his virility. Do not eat spicy or salty food. If someone in the house is sick, do ebbó for them, or they may die. Live humbly, because Olofin lifts up whoever leans on him, while other people's wealth is lost in a moment.

The sign in one line

Keep what you love, clean your door and do not cry, because Oshún accompanies Ojuani Bofun, and her fame already sounds on the trumpet.

The prayer of Ojuani Fun · Yoruba

Ojuani Bofun ire aye omi bebe omishagun yidu obaye leru adifafun akoni Yemayá lodafun apaya ati Obatalá.

Ifá says — what Ojuani Fun tells you

That out of envy your enemies want to ruin everything you have: make ebbó and receive Eshu.
That a spell is being cast on the pregnant woman so that she does not get to have her child.
That powders and witchcraft are being thrown at the entrance of your house: for three days the floor is washed with an omiero of physic nut, basil and sage, and the yam with palm oil is offered to Elegba.
That some people want to see you poor and in need so that they can take advantage of you.
That because of a woman a good fortune is spoiled.
That if there is a sick person in the house when this Odù comes out, you must do ebbó, because otherwise he will die.
That if the person already has Santo, they must find out what they want; the Odù commands to make Santo and to attend to the Egun.
Diseases of the blood: diabetes, anemia; in women, false pregnancy or ectopic pregnancy, ovarian cysts and fibroids.
About a woman's personal neglect: because of it she can lose her marriage, and later, trying to rebuild her home, she has children with other men who also leave her when they see the neglect, like the disheveled hen.
That the person takes liberties without authority and gives opinions nobody asked for, and so becomes disliked.
About a young woman who is no longer a maiden and wants to keep passing as a young lady: the day it is known, the scandal will be great. Warn her not to steal things from her boyfriend.
That one should not be nosy or poke around where one is not invited, because that brings a great problem.
That one must not feel envy or try to hold back the progress of others: the one who ran his hands over another person's yam ended up pricked and exposed.
That you must not be stubborn, because you get heated and lose; nor get annoyed, and beware of fire.

Proverbs of Ojuani Fun · Òwe

“Nobody knows where the heart of the yam is until they cut into it.”
“God in heaven, and me down here with what I know.”
“Do not put your hand where your eyes cannot see.”
“Children belong on the earth, not walking about in heaven.”
“Olorun sends out a ray of light for each of us, so that knowing repels all wickedness.”
“Gossiping is what dropped him down the well.”
“Olorun says: help yourself, and I will help you.”
“A king is only a king while the army is with him.”
“Only by churning the milk do we get butter.”
“The crooked road is not for the upright man.”
“Gold is worth nothing when the judge is honest.”
“Whoever gives his strength to a stranger forgets the mother of his children.”
“There is no worse curse than a pessimistic mind.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

With intelligence and the supremacy of Ifá, they overcome the calamities that were already on their way.
Oshún accompanies them and tells them not to cry, although they must beware of a deception.
If they undergo the Santo initiation and look after Egun, they find happiness again and do not lose it anymore.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

Calamities are approaching that can only be overcome with intelligence and the power of Ifá.
They receive news of death, and deaths and funeral arrangements come to them suddenly.
They neglect themselves and so lose their partner; if a woman, when she forms another home she has children with different men, and they, noticing the neglect, also leave.

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What is born in Ojuani Fun · Ìbí

Funerals and burial arrangements.
That is why this Odù is called the funeral one.
The secret of the iyefá.
Orunmila made it from the powder of a yam that he offered to Kukubule, the spirit of the termites, and with it he defeated all his enemies.
The duties of a man toward a woman and her support.
Because of the man's disobedience, for which Olofin punished him with this obligation; since then women think that man serves them as a slave.
That the river and the sea joined.
The alliance between Yemayá and Oshún.
That the woman received Olofin's blessing.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

You do not eat spicy or salty food.
The street door must not be opened suddenly.
It is the undertaker Odu: beware of news of death.
Do not be nosy or get into what does not concern you.
A great problem will be brought on: do not put your hand into what you cannot see.
Do not be envious or stop others from getting ahead.
Do not argue or get upset.
You can get heated and lose; and beware of fire.

Ebbós of Ojuani Fun · The sacrifices that open the road

Overcoming enemiesThe ebbó of the dog and the chain🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesThe sling and the stone🔒 The Notebook MoneyThe spool of thread🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesThe trap in the field🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Ojuani Fun · The workings of the sign

SpiritualThe secret of iyefá🔒 The Notebook HealthThe wick of atiponlá🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesThe cleansing of the three days🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Ojuani Fun · The roads of the Odù

1The envious man who fell into the trap

A man grew yams, and the days passed without the plants growing well. Suspecting something, he went to see the Awó of his town. The odu that appeared led the Awó to explain that an envious person visited his field every night and passed his hands over it to hold back its growth and ruin him. To catch him, he had to make an ebbó with colored cloths, thorns, four yams, a trap, a rooster and a lot of ashé.

When the ebbó was ready, the Awó had it placed among the plants, and the rooster was offered to Eshu. Late at night, a cry broke the stillness: the enemy hurt his hands on the trap when he went to touch the field.

In another version of that story of envy, the yam appealed to Eshu, who did his part; when the envious person went to put his hand on the yam again, he was pricked and everything came out.

Maferefún Eshu, Orunmila and Shangó.

What it teaches

Envy acts in silence against what another has planted with effort. An ebbó with a trap makes the envious person give himself away, and for this reason thanks are given to those who protect.

Ebbó against the envious person

A lot of ashé, a trap, thorns, four yams, colored cloths and a rooster. The ebbó is placed among the plants of the field, and the rooster is given to Eshu.

2The unkempt hen

A hen lived in the henhouse with her chicks, without a mate, because their father, a fighting rooster, had died. Soon afterward another rooster was brought in, and in time the two fell in love and became a couple.

He always asked her to tidy her feathers so he could walk her out, but she ignored him, claiming that the chicks kept her busy and she had no time. As a result the rooster also neglected his appearance, began to believe there was no other hen in the place, and each day moved further away from her.

When she realized it, the hen went to consult the Awó. He saw the same odu and told her that she must take better care of herself, or she would lose her husband, and that she must also make ebbó. She replied that it was not needed, that she was the only one there and nobody would take him from her, and she left without heeding the Awó.

Time passed and a young, very showy hen arrived, with beautiful feathers of every color. The rooster saw her, fell in love, and left the neglectful one. She tried to rebuild her home and had chicks with as many roosters as passed through the farm, but all of them, seeing her neglect, preferred a hen from the adjoining farm.

What it teaches

Neglecting oneself and rejecting advice can cost a person the home, even when nobody seems to compete. Whoever believes herself irreplaceable does not see the one who will take her place coming.

Warning of the path

This odu predicts the loss of a marriage through neglecting oneself. The Awó recommended looking after herself more and making ebbó, without saying which one.

3Olofin's Blessing to Women

In this Ifá the woman obtained, through obedience, Olofin's blessing: she would be supported by men. She had begged Olofin to give her someone to stand by her in life, since women were fragile and suffered many ailments.

Man was disobedient and did not lower himself to beg. Olofin punished him with a sentence: “From today, and until the world ceases to exist, you shall feed, clothe, heal and assist women.”

With that obligation, men preferred to keep women inside the house so that they would help with the chores. In this way women managed to be supported, and men must share with them the fruit of their work so that they can live. Since then women think that men are their slaves.

Eshu observed this and sent men an ebbó to preserve their virility. It called for a rooster, a rod of wick and the herb atiponlá. The herb is rubbed over the wick until it is dyed green, and the wick is tied around the waist while singing. An ointment is also prepared to be rubbed on the body; its preparation is in the full treatise.

What it teaches

Humility in asking brings protection, and disobedience brings obligations. The mutual duties between men and women are born of this blessing and this punishment. Eshu's ebbó helps men preserve their virility.

Eshu's ebbó to preserve virility

Rooster, rod of wick and the herb atiponlá. The herb is rubbed on the wick until it turns green and the wick is tied around the waist, while singing. There is also an ointment for the body; its preparation is in the full treatise.

Prayer of this path

MANIERE ILE ALARA NISHEWE OKIKI NISHEWE LODE TAKE OJUANI BOFUN ORIBO NI ARAYE ORUNLE ADIFAFUN ARA ORUN KO ODASILE OKURIN OKAN FIRIPE LODAFUN OLOFIN.

Formula that closes Olofin's sentence

To iban Eshu

What the men sing as they tie the wick around the waist

ATIPONLA IFA BURU ATIPONLA IFA BURU IFA OMO IFA AWO IFA ILE ATIPONLA IFA BURU

This path keeps 2 awó secrets in the complete treatise.🔒 The Notebook

4The birth of the secret of the iyefá🔒 The Notebook 5The undertaker: the pigeon that brought Olofin back to life🔒 The Notebook 6The dealer in religious goods🔒 The Notebook 7The children in the air and the fame of Orunmila🔒 The Notebook 8The endless debt🔒 The Notebook 9Eshu dressed as a king and was arrested🔒 The Notebook 10The two harvesters🔒 The Notebook 11The coconut palm that did not want to do ebbó🔒 The Notebook 12The prisoner and the princess🔒 The Notebook 13The thorns in Orishaoko's yam🔒 The Notebook 14The dog and the master🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Ojuani Fun

What does the Odù Ojuani Fun mean in Ifá?

The funerary one: here deaths are born, along with the secret of iyefá, Orunmila's powder that drives out what is bad. Oshún says not to cry.

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

Ojuani Fun is Odù number 106 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ojuani family.

Which orishas speak in Ojuani Fun?

In the Odù Ojuani Fun these orishas speak: Oshún, Yemayá, Eshu / Elegba, Olofin, Orunmila, Egun.

What is a proverb of the Odù Ojuani Fun?

One of the proverbs of Ojuani Fun says: «Nobody knows where the heart of the yam is until they cut into it.».

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