Ojuani Ka

Also called Ojuani Boka

nº 101 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

The Ifá of moderation: Orunmila's crown is the yam, and the sea is the king of the rivers because all of them flow into it; greed is what ruins everything.

16 patakíes 5 eewó 8 ebbós and works 15 proverbs

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Ojuani Ka is Odù number 101 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ojuani family. It is also written as Ojuani Boka. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 16 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 8 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 101 of 256
Composition: Ojuani over Ika
Orishas that speak: Osanyin · Elegba / Eshu · Ogún · Obatalá · Olokun y Yemayá · Oshún · Egun · Esi

What Ifá says in this sign

Ojuani Ka, also known as Ojuani Boka, is the sign where Osain learned to live under the earth, where Orunmila divined with grains of corn and where the yam became his crown. Here was also born Ogún's curse against the ungrateful. Its ruling is one of success, with a condition: everything will go well for you if you keep measure in food, in drink, in dress and in your home. It is a sign for becoming a priest of Ifá, if you know how to value it.

Three blessings wait at the entrance of your home. They will come in with ebbó and an offering at the door, if you let go of greed, which is what holds them back. Do not throw anyone out: visitors bring you luck, and luck also comes through a daughter of Oshún, whom you must treat well. Your great power lies in receiving Osain, who defends you from sorcerers, and in attending to Elegba without delay. Give thanks to Yemayá and Olokun, because you may be a child of one of them.

«The sea is king because all the rivers end up in it. The measure of Ojuani Boka receives without overflowing.»The pulse of Ojuani Ka

Your enemies are powerful: do not let your guard down. Pride is your mistake; you think you are above others, you have a bad temper, and that is why no one speaks to you frankly. Remember the king's white elephant, who abused so much that he ended up a slave. Do not abuse those weaker than you, because one of them can give you a great scare and even take your life. Be grateful: ingratitude brought Ogún's curse on the children of this sign, so ask him every day to help you.

At home, everyone goes their own way and you live apart from your brothers and sisters. In time, your wife and children may turn against you, and those you support may become your worst enemies. The woman argues with her husband and cheats on him when he goes out; the man complains because she invites everyone to their table. To settle the marriage, receive Orisha Oko. If your mother has died, she follows you and asks for attention.

In health, this sign suffers from the nerves, which fail and lead you to stir up trouble with people; Obatalá gives you the calm you need. With money, never refuse a little food to someone who asks for it, because Eshu brings down the greedy. Death stays at the door of your home: attend to it with ebbó and sacrifice, and it will not be able to reach you. With measure and gratitude, Ojuani Ka gives you long life, harmony and a full home.

The sign in one line

Keep your measure, feed your door and give your black young rooster to Osain every year, because the three lucks of Ojuani Boka come in when greed goes out.

The prayer of Ojuani Ka · Yoruba

Ojuani Boka Obatalá ademi ikabale adiña awi adifafun ote tinshomo beishe tinshomo abure Ika aka ada omo Olofin.

Súyere
Abidide Osanyin abidide Osanyin ikabure babalokuta Ofun adifafun Ika.

Ifá says — what Ojuani Ka tells you

That at the beginning of each year, a black young rooster is given to Osain in the bush: with this the omologú are neutralized.
That the door of the home must be given food: death stays there and destroys everything, and three strokes of luck wait there without managing to enter.
That the person suffers from nerves: when beef blood is given to Ifá, plenty of cane liquor is added to avoid imbalance.
That one must take care not to lose moderation in anything.
That a santera woman will visit the Awó and the visit will bring him good: everything he undertakes will turn out well.
That you have a relative in prison, and that you are estranged from your siblings.
That your worst enemies are those you keep under your roof and feed, even if they are your own children. Be careful with your wife and your children: one day they will turn against you.
Of the fact that the ruin of this Odù is greed, which will attract many enemies and curses, as happened to Ika, whom Eshu knocked down from his pile of corn.
Of a person who is very proud, who feels above everyone else, arrogant and bad tempered: that is the mistake, and it must be corrected so that others treat the person with frankness.
Of a person who is ungrateful and speaks rudely: one must be thankful so as not to lose good fortune.
That you must not abuse the weakest: on the least expected day, one of them will give you a scare, and they can even kill you.
That you complain about your wife because she always invites people to eat and to come into the house, and it is precisely the guests who bring you luck.
That when your husband goes out, you are unfaithful to him; do not quarrel with your husband.
That your enemies are powerful and want to harm you: stay alert.

Proverbs of Ojuani Ka · Òwe

“The bad comes in through the same door as the good.”
“The king of the river is the sea.”
“The curse came from being ungrateful.”
“Anything a clamp holds does not hit the floor; a bat cannot hold up a tree.”
“Every saint gets his day.”
“What is done is done.”
“Water you are not going to drink, let it run.”
“In bad weather, a good face.”
“Even the best hunter lets the hare get away.”
“Everyone sorts out their own business and deals with their own.”
“Full belly, happy heart.”
“Everyone knows which leg they limp on.”
“Every hen to her own coop.”
“However you take it, you are going to cry.”
“With friends like that, who needs enemies.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

This sign brings good success, as long as the person keeps moderation in everything they do.
Three lucks wait at the entrance of their home, and they go inside when the ebbó is done and the door is fed.
Luck comes to them through a woman who is a daughter of Oshún, and Oshún rewards them if they treat her well and thank her.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

They have very powerful enemies who want to harm them, and if they let their guard down, they are reached.
Greed brings them many enemies and curses, and because of it the lucks waiting at their door do not finish arriving.
Their pride leads them to feel better than others, and because of their bad temper people do not treat them frankly.

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What is born in Ojuani Ka · Ìbí

Why Osanyin is buried.
He married Inle Oguere, and the wedding was performed by Orishaoko.
Being able to atefar with grains of corn.
In this sign Orunmila performed divination for humankind with corn kernels.
The Baduto.
The reason why an Awó does not read for the wife of another unless the latter is present or has authorized it.
Ogún ruled: "So that Ikabure no longer rules, no Awó shall do osode for the wife of another Awó while he is not present."
The curse of Ogún, because of ingratitude.
The origin of the yam being the crown of Orunmila.
Why the sea is the king of the rivers.
All of them end up flowing into the sea.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

No one should read for the wife of another Awó unless he is present or allows it.
He may end up in conflict with the other abure, as happened to Fiñabi and Odomi.
No one may be thrown out of the house.
Visitors bring you fortune.
Do not be greedy.
It is the ruin of this Odù: it brings you enemies and curses.
Do not abuse the weaker ones.
One day one of them will give you a fright, and they could even kill you.
Do not lose the measure of anything.
Owon eats, drinks, dresses and builds with moderation, and that is why he laughs with all his heart. The bat cannot hold up a tree: it falls.

Ebbós of Ojuani Ka · The sacrifices that open the road

Overcoming enemiesThe Osanyin of Ojuani Boka🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesThe plate of Esi and Baduto🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayThe white rooster at the entrance🔒 The Notebook MoneyThe corn in both hands🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Ojuani Ka · The workings of the sign

HealthThe beef blood and the yam crown🔒 The Notebook MoneyThe inshé of iré ayé🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesThe cat's four paws🔒 The Notebook HealthThe missionary's powder🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Ojuani Ka · The roads of the Odù

1Baduto and the power of Esi

In Baribia lived an awó named Baduto, of great intelligence, who knew how to solve any problem. His son Oyeye had Ojuani Boka as his odu and was a godson of Orunmila; the father was teaching him the secrets. Thanks to that power, Baduto had saved many people from the claws of the sorcerers, and for that reason many of them hated him.

One day he was called to attend a sick person. The sorcerers found out, waited in ambush on the road and killed him with poisoned arrows. Since that was not enough for them, they decided to eliminate his son Oyeye as well.

Oyeye went to his godfather Orunmila. Orunmila explained that Baduto had fallen because he relied only on his own wisdom. To win, Oyeye had to place himself under the protection of Esi, the god who protects Ifá and who had defeated Karakambuka, lord of black magic, and also under the protection of the Iwi of his father Baduto.

For this Orunmila marked an ebbó for him, a work of the awó in which Esi and Baduto were called. Its full preparation is in the treatise.

Oyeye did it that way, and Ojuani Boka defeated all his enemies.

Esi has his own foundation, with his symbol and his food, which belong to the complete treatise.

What it teaches

Trusting only one’s own knowledge leaves a person defenseless against those who hold a grudge. Whoever entrusts himself to the protector of Ifá and does what Orunmila marks comes out victorious.

Ebbó to defeat the enemies

Orunmila marked for Oyeye an ebbó to defeat his enemies; its preparation is in the complete treatise.

About Esi

Esi, guardian of Ifá, has his own foundation; his symbol and his food are in the complete treatise.

Prayer that opens the path

Baduto Elodo Lokuo Tutu Lofun Wayo Iwa Kolashe Wa Odashe, Ile Awo Ojuani Boka Eto Pasha Buruku Eña Kanlomi Buruku Tie Umbomi Pako Adifafun Iwi Adifafun Esi

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2The king's white elephant

A very proud white elephant lived at court. He was the king's closest friend, but he was arrogant, had a terrible temper, and treated everyone badly. He thought he deserved all the attention.

His power was enormous and he kept the animals and the soldiers of the palace cornered. Some he threw into the pond; he also broke the floors, took the fruit, and killed horses. The people lived frightened: they detested him but could not act, because the king ordered the death of anyone who harmed the elephant.

One day all the animals of the kingdom met to find a way to be rid of him without arousing the king's suspicion. Each one presented an idea, but every one of them was dangerous and the king could kill them all. Then the ant appeared with her proposal. They studied it, adjusted it, and it was settled like this: the mouse, being part of the family, would gnaw the bark of the trees and the stores of honey until the resin and the honey spilled, and the ants would dig a tunnel to the palace floor to undermine its foundations.

The Obá of another town proposed an endurance competition, and the day arrived. Everyone came in their finest clothes to see who would triumph in the challenge of the hills of Obi and Epo. The king left the palace on the white elephant, and the ants stung his legs. The animal began to stagger and the palace floor sank. They had to help the king to get down.

The king took a grudge against him for the humiliation he caused: he had had to bring out his treasures and hire caravans of camels to reach the palace. He made him a slave, treated him badly, and cast him aside; from then on he forced him to do hard labor at the court of Obi and Epo. That was the consequence of the shame the elephant caused his great friend.

What it teaches

Pride and abuse end up uniting the weak against the strong. Even someone who enjoys the king's favor can fall suddenly, and what is small, united, and constant brings down what is greatest.

3The missionary and the little powder

An Awó with the Odù Ojuani Boka did a consultation and arun otonowá came out. So he decided to go to other lands to work as a missionary.

He left the next day. He crossed one town without stopping and reached a neighboring region, where the people paid no attention to him. He wanted to know the cause, and the inhabitants answered: “In this place neither prosperity nor hope exists. We are all sick and every day someone robs us.”

“Then this is the place where I can serve, because I have come with a mission,” the Awó replied. “Against those misfortunes I carry a powder. Each of you must put it on your forehead. With that your sufferings will end, the robberies will stop and the sicknesses will disappear.”

The inhabitants followed the instruction, and peace and plenty settled in the town.

That powder has its own preparation, which is in the complete treatise. For this reason, among the things that go with the iyefá of this Odù, this powder is never missing.

What it teaches

A place full of sickness and theft is exactly where someone who brings help is most needed. Faith in the mission and in the remedy brought peace and well being back to the whole town.

The missionary's little powder

This path has a little powder against sickness and theft; its preparation and use are in the complete treatise.

This path keeps 1 awó secret in the complete treatise.🔒 The Notebook

4The war between two awós over a consultation🔒 The Notebook 5The curse of Ogún🔒 The Notebook 6The yam, Orunmila's crown🔒 The Notebook 7The tiger and the donkey🔒 The Notebook 8The town that ate Elegba's mother🔒 The Notebook 9Owon's measure🔒 The Notebook 10Oka the greedy🔒 The Notebook 11The melon and the calabash🔒 The Notebook 12Ojuani Ika settles in the lands of Oyo🔒 The Notebook 13Sekue and the pact with Osain🔒 The Notebook 14The old woman accused by the three guests🔒 The Notebook 15The silver mule🔒 The Notebook 16The pact between the dilogún and Opele🔒 The Notebook

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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 Ka in Spanish →

Frequently asked questions about Ojuani Ka

What does the Odù Ojuani Ka mean in Ifá?

The Ifá of moderation: Orunmila's crown is the yam, and the sea is the king of the rivers because all of them flow into it; greed is what ruins everything.

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

Ojuani Ka is Odù number 101 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ojuani family.

Which orishas speak in Ojuani Ka?

In the Odù Ojuani Ka these orishas speak: Osanyin, Elegba / Eshu, Ogún, Obatalá, Olokun y Yemayá, Oshún, Egun, Esi.

What is a proverb of the Odù Ojuani Ka?

One of the proverbs of Ojuani Ka says: «The bad comes in through the same door as the good.».

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