Ojuani Ogbe

Also called Ojuani Shogbe

nº 92 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

Where crystal was first known (Oyá's glasses against Elegba): the earth was left half and half, and arrogance is the greatest osogbo.

23 patakíes 8 eewó 10 ebbós and works 17 proverbs

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Ojuani Ogbe is Odù number 92 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ojuani family. It is also written as Ojuani Shogbe. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 23 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 10 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 92 of 256
Composition: Ojuani over Ogbe
In the Diloggún: 11-8 · Ojuani tonti Eyeunle
Orishas that speak: Eshu / Elegba · Orunmila · Oyá · Obatalá · Olokun · Osanyin · Oduduwa · Azojuano

What Ifá says in this sign

Ojuani Ogbe, also known as Ojuani Shogbe, is the sign where good and evil learned to live together. Here are born the glass lenses of eyeglasses, the shaved head of the santero, the teaching that money is not enough for everything, and Elegba's cap, white and red with iré, red and black with osogbo. Its ruling is urgent: attend to Eshu at once, because something bad is coming and he can bring down your house in an instant. Once attended, that same Eshu becomes your protector.

This sign promises that you will become a leader or the head of something. There is a woman who lives very close with whom you will come to an understanding: make ebbó together and you will love each other deeply, because your woman is your luck, and the child you have with her is too. Someone will lend you money and forget to collect it. Do good without expecting gratitude, and attend to Olokun. But be careful with money: you are tight fisted and slow to pay, the more you have the more you want, and money brings you tragedies.

«There are things worth more than money: such was the sentence of Ojuani Shogbe to the miser.»The pulse of Ojuani Ogbe

The greatest osogbo is pride, which pushes you toward violence. When you lose your head you can even kill someone you trust most: be patient and settle problems with your mind, not your hand. Witchcraft takes away your peace, and an emotional relationship clouds your judgment. You have three enemies who seek revenge and want to drag you into trouble with the law, and there may be a theft in your house. Do not take revenge or make claims in a bad way. Gossip wants to separate you from a good friend, and you yourself may betray him by courting his woman.

In love, do not fight with your partner: if she leaves, she will fall in love with a stronger man and you will not be able to win her back. The sign warns of a knife tragedy over a woman who deceives her husband: if you find out, hold back your anger, because you could kill her and spend many years in prison. Also protect your children from your own temper; you have already suffered grief over a child, and there is a sick child in your home.

In health, your eyesight is your most delicate point: neglected nearsightedness can leave you blind, and respect Oyá, who punishes with blindness or madness. Avoid blows to the head, take care of your spine and bones because of arthritis, which can leave you crippled, and also your throat and blood. Do not eat black beans. With ebbó and a less bitter character, you drive the bad out of your home and let the good come in.

The sign in one line

Let go of arrogance and greed, look after your eyesight and do not fight your luck, because in the land of half and half, the ebbó of Ojuani Shogbe loads the dice toward good.

The prayer of Ojuani Ogbe · Yoruba

Ojuani Shobe tobayaku bain bain iki bain bain lobati adifafun oun babalawo merindilogun tinlodifa ile Olofin. Ojuani Shobe Eshu gba o, Eshu ba lohun, Eshu ba lode.

Súyere
Ojuani Shobe Eshu gba o — Ojuani Shobe Eshu gba o — Ojuani Shobe Eshu gba o — irun mole asheto, ashebo.

Ifá says — what Ojuani Ogbe tells you

That there may be theft: take measures.
Accidents with blows to the head, serious or of grave consequence.
Great eyesight problems: have your eyes checked constantly and wear dark glasses, even if they are natural.
That whoever has this Odù, whether Awó, apeterbí or ikofafún, must not baptize anyone.
Separation of two great friends.
That it is urgent to receive Osain, Olokun and Oduduwa, and also another Obatalá.
That there is a commitment that one wants to bring to an end.
Be careful with money, because it will cause you great misfortunes; feed it.
Of witchcraft or negative energies that disturb peace of mind: the person finds no calm and suffers the opposition of other people.
About an emotional relationship that clouds judgment.
That the greatest osogbo of this Odù is arrogance: it leads to violence and irreparable harm; blinded by it, the person can even kill people who are close to him.
That the person is not loyal to any friend: they are capable of winning over the wife of their best friend.
Of ailments of the throat, the blood, the eyes and the bones; if there is arthritis or spinal problems, the person must take care not to become disabled.
That whoever is an Awó of this sign works with Osain and practices witchcraft, since Ojuani Shogbe was born for that purpose.
That in the case of a man, there is a woman who gives him no rest, and from her will be born a child who will be his fortune.
That you will get along with a woman who is very close to you and you will be very fond of each other: make ebbó together to find happiness.
That aguardiente must be offered to the Egun of your father.

Proverbs of Ojuani Ogbe · Òwe

“Fetching water in a basket.”
“Whoever eats the egg does not think what it cost the hen.”
“What is bad is learned without a teacher.”
“Good and evil always went about together.”
“Money is not everything in this life.”
“A king's rage means death; a servant's, destruction.”
“Whoever worships money will soon lose it; whoever invests it wisely will multiply it.”
“Even the wicked have a purpose in Olodumare's plan.”
“Moneylenders keep their capital in constant danger.”
“Claiming your right in moderation secures the win.”
“Whoever steals an ounce will lose a pound.”
“A friend's wife is as sacred as Eshu's altar.”
“When haste arrives, the body aches and the head bleeds.”
“A patient man will always have the good sense to get past life's obstacles.”
“Trying to enlighten a halfwit is a sign of stupidity.”
“Whoever means to control another's will forgets how to steer their own steps.”
“When the floor is wet, nobody helps the fallen one up, for fear of falling.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

They become a chief or the head of something.
Someone lends them money and does not collect it, because they forget.
They get along with a woman who lives very close, and if they make the ebbó together, they love each other greatly and have happiness.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

Witchcraft and negative vibrations take away their peace of mind.
They live wrapped up in an emotional relationship that clouds their judgment, and they suffer the opposition of people.
Something bad is going to happen to them, and Eshu can destroy their house in an instant.

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What is born in Ojuani Ogbe · Ìbí

The shaving of the Iworo, the santero.
The glass in spectacles.
Oyá wrapped sand with egg white, and Olofin's lightning and the rays of the sun cooked the dough: that is how she gave back sight and memory to the land that Elegba had blinded.
That the good lives alongside the bad.
Olofin gave ashé to Shangó and ruled that in this world there must be half good and half evil: “To iban Eshu.”
That in life there is something more valuable than money.
Orunmila denied Ifá to Elegba, Ogún and Shangó because they had no money, and the three collected it from him until he consecrated them.
Elegba's cap: white and red when the Odù comes in iré, red and black when it comes in osobo.
That Elegba wanted everyone to obey his wishes.
Do not be like him.

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 black beans.
You do not keep other people's things, and you do not lend out your belongings.
The lent jar brought down the coconut tree, and the «lent» necklace asked for the head of the girl.
You do not make claims in a bad way.
To avoid tragedies.
Do not help anyone lift weight.
You fall behind and the other one rises.
Do not baptize any child.
If someone gives you a yellow necklace or a bracelet, do not put them on.
Do not step on blood, do not argue stubbornly, and if a tragedy occurs in your house, do not get involved.
For seven days, avoid going out into the street at night.

Ebbós of Ojuani Ogbe · The sacrifices that open the road

Overcoming enemiesEshu's urgent rooster🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesSecret ebbó of the three stones🔒 The Notebook HealthThe hen on the sand🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayThe oparaldo of the figure🔒 The Notebook LoveThe binding of the turtles🔒 The Notebook MoneyTo lift the Awó up🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Ojuani Ogbe · The workings of the sign

Overcoming enemiesThe plate behind the door🔒 The Notebook HealthThe no-te-avergüences herb🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe bath of the iyefá🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesSo you are not found out🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Ojuani Ogbe · The roads of the Odù

1The farmer who destroyed his own crops

There was a farmer with a huge field full of chard, cabbage and malanga, which stirred the envy of all his neighbors. One day Eshu came up to him and asked him for food. The man did not recognize him and refused: his harvest was not made to be handed out. Eshu left without arguing.

He came back the next day dressed as a servant of the king and went through the place announcing that the ruler ordered all the crops torn down, as they were harmful to health. The news filled the farmer with rage. He decided not to wait for others to do it, grabbed his machete and wiped out every plant in his field.

At dawn he understood that he should first have asked the king, and he went to the king’s palace. The king surprised him with his answer: he had never given such an order, and the culprit was Eshu, whom hunger had pushed into doing harm.

This path leaves the custom of offering a rooster to Eshu to keep misfortune away. And if the odu appears in foré, tragedy arrives together with someone who comes from outside.

What it teaches

Refusing the little that is asked for can make hunger collect in another way. Reacting with fury to a rumor, without checking it, ends in the ruin of what is one’s own. Before acting, it is wise to confirm the order with the one who supposedly gave it.

Offering to Eshu

A rooster is handed to Eshu, and with it misfortune is kept away.

When the odu comes out in foré

With the odu in foré, misfortune arrives hand in hand with a person who comes from outside.

2Eshu turned two friends against each other with his clothes

Eshu wanted to turn two friends against each other and make them angry. For that purpose he arranged himself in a very odd way: the right half of his clothes was clean, well ironed and without a single patch, and the left half was wrinkled, stained and full of mends. He did the same with his hair: he combed the right side carefully and left the other side completely messy.

He came to a corner where the two friends were chatting. He walked right between them and greeted neither. Offended by such boldness, they began to give opinions about him. One remarked that he looked very elegant, with clothes and hair in perfect order. The other answered no, that he looked badly dressed and uncombed.

Each one defended what he had seen, and the dispute grew louder until they struck each other. After that fight, the friends were never together again.

What it teaches

Each friend truly saw only one of the two sides of Eshu, and each believed he had the whole truth. A long friendship was lost because neither thought the other might have seen something different. It is worth remembering that some people enjoy watching friends fight.

When this odu comes out

It speaks of a break between two good friends, because someone wants to see them set against each other.

3The Three Thieving Monkeys

Orunmila hunted for a living. He went into the countryside without a sack: whatever he killed he left beside the trunk of a tree and went on after other prey. When he came back he found animals missing, because someone took them while he was far away.

He wanted to know the cause and consulted Ifá. This odu came out, and it asked him for an ebbó of two arrows, a black rooster and two white doves; the doves were for the prayer of the head. Orunmila carried out the ebbó.

The next time he went hunting, Ifá opened his eyes. Beside the tree he raised his head and discovered three monkeys among the branches: they were the thieves. He aimed at once, loosed his arrow and brought down two; the third fled. In this way he was freed from those who robbed him, who were also his enemies.

For this reason it is said that three monkeys should not live together: when they are one female and two males, they turn on each other.

What it teaches

Once the ebbó is made, Ifá clears up what was hidden and shows who is causing the loss. The thief may be an enemy who is very close. The story also explains why three monkeys together end up fighting among themselves.

Ebbó to uncover the thief

Two arrows, a black rooster and two white doves, the doves being for the prayer of the head.

Prayer of this path

ADIFAFUN ORUNMILA, OBE BIRAKO AWO ALA IYELUWA AKOFA LESE IGUI ALE ARAYE, EDUN META KAFEREFUN ORUNMILA.

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

4The arm of the sea🔒 The Notebook 5Ojuani and his friend Eyiogbe🔒 The Notebook 6The three difficulties🔒 The Notebook 7Olokun's masks and Eshu's cap🔒 The Notebook 8The foolish man and the basket of water🔒 The Notebook 9Oyá and the birth of eyeglasses🔒 The Notebook 10The pact with the Devil🔒 The Notebook 11The king who stopped feeding his protector🔒 The Notebook 12Eshu Fekun, the tiger skin🔒 The Notebook 13The jar and the borrowed necklace🔒 The Notebook 14Queen Obeleja and bitter Olu Oge🔒 The Notebook 15The brothers who fought over money🔒 The Notebook 16The divine seeds of Ifá🔒 The Notebook 17Stupidity that never ends🔒 The Notebook 18The farmer and the snake🔒 The Notebook 19The wise man who silenced the charlatan🔒 The Notebook 20The fruits of greed🔒 The Notebook 21The antelope that ate its friend's leaves🔒 The Notebook 22The kingdom that forgot Eshu🔒 The Notebook 23A lie is lame🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Ojuani Ogbe

What does the Odù Ojuani Ogbe mean in Ifá?

Where crystal was first known (Oyá's glasses against Elegba): the earth was left half and half, and arrogance is the greatest osogbo.

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

Ojuani Ogbe is Odù number 92 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Ojuani family.

Which orishas speak in Ojuani Ogbe?

In the Odù Ojuani Ogbe these orishas speak: Eshu / Elegba, Orunmila, Oyá, Obatalá, Olokun, Osanyin, Oduduwa, Azojuano.

What is a proverb of the Odù Ojuani Ogbe?

One of the proverbs of Ojuani Ogbe says: «Fetching water in a basket.».

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