Ojuani Bofun

nº 106 of 256

The undertaker: here funerals were born, and the secret of the iyefá, Orunmila's powder that throws out everything bad — Oshún says do not cry.

14 patakíes 5 eewó 7 ebbós and works 13 proverbs

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Ojuani Bofun is Odù number 106 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ojuani family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 14 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 7 ebbós and works and the signs it shows in the consultation — with the full eewó in plain sight; the detail of 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 Bofun is «the undertaker»: here funerals and burial arrangements were born — and also the secret of the iyefá, Orunmila's weapon on this earth: the sacred powder that throws out everything bad. This odu handles death because it has what it takes: the disasters coming at you are beaten with intelligence and with the supremacy of Ifá.

Its alliance is made of water: here the river and the sea joined — Yemayá and Oshún — and here a man's obligations toward a woman and her upkeep were born: whoever does not provide for what they love loses this odu. Bathe with sea water, river water and purslane: that mixture is your signature.

«The iyefá was born here: Orunmila's weapon, which throws out everything bad — the undertaker also knows how to give life.»The pulse of Ojuani Bofun

For the woman, the warning of the disheveled hen: letting yourself go can cost you your marriage — and afterwards, the ones who come will leave for the same reason. Look after yourself for your own sake first. And the pregnant woman of this odu is being worked on so she does not carry the child: ebbó and vigilance, because that child is coming.

The fronts that are open: powders and witchcraft at your door (a three-day wash with sage, basil and piñón de botija; the yam with palm oil for Elegba), an Egun sent to live alongside you (oparaldo), and your own tongue: do not give opinions nobody asked for and do not take on authority you have not been given — that is how you make yourself unwelcome and lose your allies. No prying and no arguing: you get heated and you lose.

And the trumpet at the end: the house of this sign will not stand empty — a great many people will hear of your name and come looking for you, and every blessing will come with the sacrifice and the leaves of Ifá. Oshún said it with a mother's sweetness: do not cry — she is with you

The sign in one line

Provide for what you love, clean your doorway and do not cry — Oshún walks with Ojuani Bofun, and your name is already sounding on the trumpet.

The prayer of Ojuani Bofun · Yoruba

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

Ifá says — what Ojuani Bofun tells you

Proverbs of Ojuani Bofun · Òwe

10 proverb interpretations in this Odù, locked.Every proverb explained: which road it comes from and how it applies.Unlock →

Iré and Osogbo

6 iré and osogbo readings in this Odù, locked.The iré and osogbo of the sign, sorted by subject — health, money, love, death, loss…Unlock →

What is born in Ojuani Bofun · Ìbí

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Ebbós of Ojuani Bofun · The sacrifices that open the road

4 ebbós in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes.Unlock →

Works of Ojuani Bofun · The workings of the sign

3 works in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes.Unlock →

Patakíes of Ojuani Bofun · The roads of the Odù

1The yam field and the envious man

A farmer's crop was not coming along: an envious man went every night to run his hands over it to ruin him. The Awó marked him the ebbó of the trap, set in the field, with the rooster for Eshu. That night a shout was heard: the enemy had hurt his hands in the trap — and the whole thing came out. Maferefún Eshu, Orunmila and Shangó.

A man had planted yam and watched the days go by without it doing well. Seeing it like that, he went to get a reading with the town's Awó, who in the osode saw this Odù for him: "An envious man goes to your field every night and passes his hands over it so that it does not grow, so that you are ruined. To catch him, you have to make ebbó with a rooster, a trap, four yams, thorns, colored cloths and plenty of ashé."

Once the ebbó was made, the Awó ordered it placed among the plants; the rooster went to Eshu. Late that night, a scream broke the silence: the enemy had torn his hands on the trap in the ebbó when he went to pass them over the field. And in the other road of this same envy, the yam complained to Eshu, who did his work, and when the man came back to lay a hand on it he was pricked — and it all came out. Maferefún Eshu, Orunmila and Shangó.

2The disheveled hen

A widowed hen lived alone with her chicks; a new rooster arrived and they fell in love. He kept asking her to fix her feathers so they could go out walking, and she answered that she had no time. The Awó warned her: «Take care of yourself or you will lose your husband» — «No need: I am the only one here». A young hen with showy feathers arrived, the rooster went after her, and the disheveled one, trying to build a home again, had chicks with every rooster on the farm — and they left her too.

A hen had been left alone in the henhouse with her chicks, because their father, a fighting rooster, had died. Soon after, another rooster was brought to live there; the two fell in love and got together. He kept telling her to fix up her feathers so he could take her out, but she paid no attention: between caring for the chicks she had no time to get ready. With that, the rooster let himself go a little too and drifted further away day after day.

When she noticed, she ran to get a reading with the Awó, who saw this Odù for her: "You must take care of yourself a little more, because if you do not you are going to lose your husband; besides, you have to make ebbó." The hen answered: "There is no need to do anything: I am the only one here, nobody is going to take him from me." Days later a young and very showy hen appeared in the henhouse, with pretty feathers in every color; the rooster fell for her and left the careless one. She, wanting to rebuild her home, went on having chicks with every rooster that came to the farm — and they, seeing how she let herself go, left with some other hen from the farm next door. This Odù warns about letting yourself go and how, because of it, a marriage is lost.

3Olofin's blessing on women

The woman begged Olofin hard to grant her someone to provide for her in life, because women were weak and full of ailments; the man, disobedient, would not beg. Olofin ruled: «From today, and for as long as the world is the world, you have to feed, clothe, heal and help women». The men kept them at home — and ever since, women believe men are their slaves. And Eshu sent the men the ebbó of the atiponlá wick, to keep their virility.

For being obedient, the woman won in this Ifá the blessing of Olofin: that men would support her. She had prayed to him a great deal, asking him to give her someone to favor her in life, since women were weak and full of ailments. The man, on the other hand, was disobedient and would not pray to him, and Olofin punished him with this ruling: "From today, and as long as the world is the world, you have to feed, clothe, heal and help women." To iban Eshu.

Loaded with such an obligation, men chose to keep them inside the house, so that they would lend a hand with the daily work; that is how women got men to support them, forced to give them from the fruit of their work so they could live. From that comes the belief among women that men are their slaves. Seeing this, Eshu sent men an ebbó to keep their virility: a rooster, a stick of wick and atiponlá herb — the herb run through the wick until it stains it green, tied at the waist singing "Atiponlá Ifá buru", and the leaves from the highest branch crushed with cocoa butter and iyefá, rubbed on the body.

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The full treatise is in English. With The Notebook, the whole sign opens on this page in English: the full text of every patakí, the recipes for the ebbós and works, and the iré and osogbo readings. · This page is also available in Spanish: See Ojuani Bofun in Spanish →

Frequently asked questions about Ojuani Bofun

What does the Odù Ojuani Bofun mean in Ifá?

The undertaker: here funerals were born, and the secret of the iyefá, Orunmila's powder that throws out everything bad — Oshún says do not cry.

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

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

Which orishas speak in Ojuani Bofun?

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

What is a proverb of the Odù Ojuani Bofun?

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

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