Okana Ka, also known as Un Machete and Un Arco, is the sign of the earth that Death could not defeat. Here it is born that the earth never falls ill or dies, that no one can look straight at the sun, and that mushrooms last barely two days; the use of the gourd, the calabash and the melon is also born here. Its ruling is clear: if you fulfill your sacrifice completely and on time, you will have a long life and reach old age, and the people around you will respect you.
The warning of the sign lies in the mushrooms, which did only half of what was asked: they grew beautiful and in a short time they were dead. That is what happens to anyone who stops halfway, because prosperity can leave you in a single night. What shines too brightly awakens greed, and someone could take your life for what you own. If you see a fight between others, step away: a stray blow can reach you.
«The earth made its sacrifice and does not die; the mushroom made half a sacrifice and lasted two days. Choose to make your ebbó complete.»The pulse of Okana Ka
At work you stand out, and far from home you will do well, but the people of that place will feel envy and agree among themselves so that you do not return with what you earned. Prepare before every journey and come back with caution, like the agbe bird. If a material good is slow to come, attend to Eshu and Ogún, and if you settle near the sea, your fortune grows. Do not leave your trade on the advice of envious people, and do not mix business with family.
In love, find out where your partner comes from before you marry: in this sign a woman can bring you a sudden death, and the wife and the mother in law, with the help of the Elders of the Night, can make you ill and take away your goods. Never argue with your mother in law or raise your hand to her, because she may have more power than you imagine. To the woman, the sign asks for more humility with her husband.
In health, Okana Ka speaks of a serious illness that does not respond to any treatment, that weakens you and drains your money. This sign warns of the danger of suicide: when illness, ruin and abandonment come together, the thought of taking your own life may appear. Take it very seriously: talk to someone you trust, see a doctor or a professional, do not stay alone, and attend as soon as possible to the earth, which in this sign gives strength to keep on living. Have your own Ifá and do not abandon it even if you embrace another faith. Whoever listens to the warnings, even those that come in dreams, lives prosperous into old age.
The sign in one lineMake both sacrifices, cover the hole in the roof, and respect your mother in law, for Okana Ká cures the blind, eclipses the envious, and reaches old age.