Okana Ká

nº 131 of 256

Where the earth, laid waste by Death, sacrificed and so never falls ill and never dies: here the Awó gave sight back to a whole town of the blind.

24 patakíes 4 eewó 7 ebbós and works 16 proverbs

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Okana Ká is Odù number 131 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Okana family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 24 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 131 of 256
Composition: Okana over Ika
Orishas that speak: Eshu · Ogún · The Elders of the Night · Olodumare · La tierra divina

What Ifá says in this sign

Okana Ká is the sign of the earth that does not die: when Death was laying it waste, the earth sacrificed — a hoe, a machete, a bow, bronze, iron and an old ewe — and that is why it never falls ill and never dies. It offers you the same: sacrifice for a long life and to live into old age.

Its warning is the mushroom: it made only the first sacrifice — it sprouted beautiful, and within 48 hours it was dead. The prosperity in this odu calls for two sacrifices: the one for abundance and the one for a happy ending — without the second, what you have gained is lost overnight. Do not stop halfway.

«The earth sacrificed and does not die; the mushroom sacrificed halfway and lasted two days — choose the full ebbó.»The pulse of Okana Ká

Its glory is a healer's: in his second life, this Odù gave sight back to a whole town of blind people — with the leaves of the elulú bird and the snake's herbs. The miracle comes with Eshu's help: a goat for him and a rooster for Ogún unstick the material benefit that never quite arrives. And like the sun — which sacrificed its broom —: nobody will be able to look you in the face.

The household care: cover the hole in the roof where the light comes in — the Elders of the Night watch you sleeping; before you marry, find out about the woman's background (the witch's beautiful daughter cost this Odù his first life), and with your mother-in-law, no arguing and no raised hand: serve the earth, and the Council falls apart. Do not step into other people's fights: the club that misses kills whoever is watching.

Its geography of prosperity: settle near the sea — and if you were a Christian before taking your Ifá, at peace: that faith does not block your Ifá line. Sacrifice before the journey so as to disarm those you will outshine — come back at night with your gifts, like the agbe bird: «Mo de le koro koro koro» — I got home whole, and with my fortune on me

The sign in one line

Make both sacrifices, cover the hole in your roof and respect your mother-in-law — Okana Ká cures the blind, outshines the envious and lives to be old.

The prayer of Okana Ká · Yoruba

Okonron eka sa kasa kasa, Babalawo Ile, adifafun Ile ni ojo ti Ile minu Ikú. Won ni ki Ile ru ebó.

Ifá says — what Okana Ká tells you

An Ifá of long life: the earth sacrificed, and never falls ill and never dies. The Ifá of the sun: it sacrificed a white rooster, a white pigeon, white cloth and a broom — and with the broom it dazzles the eyes of anyone who dares look it in the face. The Ifá of the miracle of sight: with the leaves of the elulú bird and the snake's herbs, mixed with iyerosun, the eyes of the people of Ilú-Omi were restored. The Ifá of the one who was a Christian before taking their Ifá: their Christianity does not block their line of Ifá.
Sacrifice for a long life and to be able to live into old age, like the earth.
Sacrifice for a prosperous life and a happy ending — without delay, because you can lose your prosperity overnight: both of the sacrifices marked for the mushrooms have to be made.
Sacrifice to earn the respect of the people around you; if you are a woman, be gentler with your husband.
You have a hole in the roof where you see the daylight come through: cover it, because the Elders of the Night watch everything you do while you sleep.
Before you marry, look into the woman's background in a reading: the witch's beautiful daughter cost this Odù his first life.
You should have your own Ifá — and if you have it, do not throw it out if you decide to take up another faith.
You should settle into a new life near the sea in order to become prosperous.
Sacrifice before making a planned journey, to avoid trouble with the people you will outshine in that place — like the agbe bird, who came back at night with his gifts while the envious slept.
Do not step in when people are fighting, so you are not killed without anyone meaning to, or by accident, with a club or a machete.
Sacrifice so you are not killed for what you own.
The material benefit that does not arrive: a goat for Eshu and a rooster for Ogún so you receive it.
The one who thought himself self-sufficient before God and looked down on the reading: he ended up between the devil and the bottom of the cliff.

Proverbs of Okana Ká · Òwe

“The earth never falls ill and never dies.”
“The mushroom shines one morning and does not see the second night.”
“Nobody looks the sun in the face.”
“I got home, boldly and safely, with my gifts.”
“The song of the hoe turns the bush into food.”
“When a woman picks up the hoe, the lazy man has lost his place.”
“You are baptized above and respected below.”
“Whoever does good and does harm does it to themselves.”
“Whoever makes deals with cats always gets scratched.”
“Whoever does not die in the fighting usually becomes known to the world.”
“Willfulness ruins the fool and reasoning saves the wise man.”
“The elephant's flesh rots the same as the leopard's.”
“Run from danger and you will not fall into it.”
“We complain that a tree grows crooked, when there are crooked people in our streets.”
“The dying is long, but the death is certain.”
“When the lion grows old, even the flies attack him.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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What is born in Okana Ká · Ìbí

That the earth never falls ill and never dies.
It sacrificed a hoe, a machete, a bow, bronze, iron and an old ewe when Death was laying it waste.
That it is impossible to look the sun in the face.
It spreads out its broom of rays and dazzles the eyes of anyone who dares stare at it.
That mushrooms do not live more than 48 hours.
They made the sacrifice for a brilliant life and not the one for a happy ending.
The use of the gourd as a plate, the calabash as a container, and the melon as food.
According to the sacrifice each brother made — full, halfway or none at all — Eshu taught humans what to do with each of them.
The song of the agbe bird: «Mo de le koro koro koro».
«I got home, boldly and safely, with my gifts».

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Do not argue with your mother-in-law, and much less raise your hand to her.
Your mother-in-law was the Queen of the Council of Witches: calling her a witch and hitting her was judged abominable, and it cost you your life.
Do not step into other people's fights.
So you are not killed by accident with a club or a machete.
Do not look straight at the one who shines more than you.
The sun spreads out its broom and blinds you.
Do not throw away your Ifá if you embrace another faith.
Christianity does not block the lineage of Ifá: despising Orunmila was the ruin of the first life of this odu.

Ebbós of Okana Ká · The sacrifices that open the road

Keeping death awayThe ebbó of the earth🔒 The Notebook MoneyThe mushroom's two sacrifices🔒 The Notebook Beating enemiesThe ebbó of the sun🔒 The Notebook LossThe ebbó of the calabash and her brothers🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe ebbó of the agbe's journey🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Okana Ká · The workings of the sign

HealthThe herbs for the eyes🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe covered roof🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Okana Ká · The roads of the Odù

1The earth that does not die

Okonron eka sa kasa kasa, the earth's Babalawo, read for it when Death was laying it waste: a hoe, a machete, a bow, bronze, iron and an old ewe. It made the sacrifice — which explains why the earth never falls ill and never dies. Make sacrifice for a long life and to live into old age.

The earth went for divination in the days when Death was ravaging it. The mark was to sacrifice with a hoe, a machete and a bow, along with bronze, iron and an old ewe.

The earth did what was marked, and from that comes the fact that it never gets sick and never dies. In an ordinary reading: make sacrifice to reach long life and old age.

2The mushrooms on the farm

Okonron awuka, the mushrooms' Babalawo, read for all the mushrooms on the farm: a white pigeon and white bean pudding for a brilliant life, and a goat for a happy ending. They made the first and not the second. They sprouted beautiful — and Eshu alerted humans to how nutritious they were: they cut them and they died at once; the ones that escaped lived only a couple of days once they were out in the sun. That is why mushrooms do not live more than 48 hours. Make both sacrifices, without delay: you can lose your prosperity overnight.

The divination was for all the mushrooms that were on the farm. Two works were marked for them: a white dove with white bean pudding (moin moin), so their life would be bright, and a goat with the rest of the ingredients, so the ending would be happy. They did the first one and left the second one undone.

When they sprouted in the field they looked beautiful and drew the eye. Eshu wasted no time: he let men know how nourishing they were, and they cut them; the mushrooms died on the spot. The few that escaped that sudden death barely lasted a couple of days, because the sun touched them. That is why no mushroom lasts more than 48 hours. In an ordinary reading: sacrifice for prosperity and for a good ending, and do not leave it for later, because wealth can go away from one day to the next. The two works that were marked for the mushrooms belong to you.

3The sun's broom

Okonron ribiti, the sun's Awó, read for it: a white rooster, a white pigeon, white cloth and a broom. It sacrificed, and was given the broom to keep: if anyone dared stare it in the face, it was to spread the broom of rays and dazzle their eyes. That is why it is impossible to look the sun in the face. Sacrifice to earn the respect of the people around you.

The sun had a reading done with him, and the mark was to sacrifice a rooster and a dove, both white, white cloth and a broom. He did it. When the work was over they handed him the broom to keep, with this charge: if anyone dared to fix their eyes on his face, he had to hold it out — the broom is his rays — and leave their eyes dazzled. That is why nobody can look straight at the sun.

In an ordinary reading: sacrifice is made to earn the respect of those around you. The woman is asked for more submission with her husband. The person has a hole in the roof where the first light of day comes in; he must cover it, because while he sleeps the Elders of the Night watch everything he does.

4The calabash, the gourd and the melon🔒 The Notebook 5The agbe bird and his gifts🔒 The Notebook 6The two lives of Okana Ká🔒 The Notebook 7The town of the blind🔒 The Notebook 8Okana Ka announces the ashé of the new year🔒 The Notebook 9The apostate🔒 The Notebook 10Where Obatalá traded the white clothes for black🔒 The Notebook 11The witch's trap🔒 The Notebook 12The road of great power🔒 The Notebook 13The son never scratches the father🔒 The Notebook 14The etu, the hunter and the trap🔒 The Notebook 15The black bird🔒 The Notebook 16Whoever does good and does harm does it to themselves🔒 The Notebook 17The bee and the calcoma🔒 The Notebook 18The road of the parrot feather🔒 The Notebook 19The three faces of Ifá🔒 The Notebook 20Words from the heart🔒 The Notebook 21The cat's scratch🔒 The Notebook 22The fisherman and the hunter🔒 The Notebook 23The slander of the guinea fowl🔒 The Notebook 24The hoe🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Okana Ká

What does the Odù Okana Ká mean in Ifá?

Where the earth, laid waste by Death, sacrificed and so never falls ill and never dies: here the Awó gave sight back to a whole town of the blind.

What number is Okana Ká among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Okana Ká is Odù number 131 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Okana family.

Which orishas speak in Okana Ká?

In the Odù Okana Ká these orishas speak: Eshu, Ogún, The Elders of the Night, Olodumare, La tierra divina.

What is a proverb of the Odù Okana Ká?

One of the proverbs of Okana Ká says: «The earth never falls ill and never dies.».

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