1The yam that did not sacrifice
Okon bam bam, the yam's Awó, read for it when it was coming from heaven: a rooster, white cloth, a machete, candles and a club, so it would not suffer at its enemies' hands on earth. It came into the world without sacrificing — and at the farm the very machete it had refused to sacrifice was waiting: it cut the yam to pieces before it was beaten in the pot, cooked over the fire, put through the pestle and mortar, and ended up in the mouths of human beings, the enemy it was supposed to avoid.
He made the reading for the yam when it was coming from heaven. The yam was told to make sacrifice with a rooster, white cloth, a machete, candles and a club, so as to avoid suffering at its enemies' hands on earth. It came into the world without making the sacrifice.
When the yam got home from the farm, it met the very machete it had refused to sacrifice, which was used to cut it into pieces before it was beaten in the pot and cooked over the fire. It was later put through the pestle and mortar, before ending up in the mouths of human beings — the enemy it was supposed to avoid. In an ordinary reading: make sacrifice to avoid suffering at an enemy's hands — a goat, white cloth, a club and candles for Eshu, and a rabbit for the Night.
2The clay that builds houses
Okonron bar bar, the Babalawo of clay (atebó), read for it when it was coming from heaven: a goat to Eshu, to avoid trouble with human beings. It refused — and when it reached the world it was caught and pounded with both hands by human beings, before being used to build houses. For a woman: a goat to Eshu so she does not marry a man who will always be hitting her, out of whose claws she will not be able to escape; for a man: receive his own Ifá after the goat to Eshu, to avoid great ingratitude.
He made the reading for the clay used to build houses, when it was coming from heaven. It was told to serve Eshu with a goat to avoid difficulties with human beings: it refused to make the sacrifice.
When it reached the world, it was caught and pounded with both hands by human beings, before being used to build houses. When this sign appears in an ordinary reading for a woman: serve Eshu with a goat, so as to avoid marrying a man who will always be hitting you and out of whose claws you will not be able to escape. If it is for a man: he should receive his own Ifá after serving Eshu with a goat, to avoid the consequences of great ingratitude.
3The work that was laughed at
Okiki ba ba ba ni merun okpokpo read for this Odù when he was coming from heaven: a goat to Eshu with palm fruit and the instrument of the heralds' secret cult, and a guinea fowl to his Ifá — to avoid dishonorable behavior on earth. He sacrificed before he arrived. Even so, his work was laughed at and he was mocked: let down, he went for a reading — repeat the sacrifice made in heaven. He did, his fortune changed for the better, and in the end he became prosperous and popular.
Okiki ba ba ba ni merun okpokpo was the Awó who made the reading for this Odù when he was coming from heaven. He was told to make sacrifice to avoid dishonorable behavior on earth: to serve Eshu with a goat, palm fruit and the instrument used in the heralds' secret cult at curfew, and to serve his Ifá with a guinea fowl. He made the sacrifice before reaching the earth.
On arriving in the world, his work was laughed at and he was mocked. He felt so let down that he decided to go for a reading, where he was told to repeat the sacrifice he had made in heaven. He did it, and his fortune changed for the better: in the end he became prosperous and popular. Being mocked at the start does not cancel your destiny — it is beaten by repeating the ebbó.
4Oro, Olofin's wife🔒 Babalawo
5The Awó who divined in heaven🔒 Babalawo
6The unity of the town of Otumoba🔒 Babalawo
7The gourd and the melon🔒 Babalawo
8Olasoni🔒 Babalawo
9Ola-Ogún and the lightning🔒 Babalawo
10Orunmila at Obatalá's market🔒 Babalawo
11The road to the post🔒 Babalawo
12Obatalá, Olofin's doorkeeper🔒 Babalawo
13Obatalá admits his mistakes🔒 Babalawo
14The slave owners🔒 Babalawo
15Whoever does it pays for it🔒 Babalawo
16The woodpecker and the Tocororo🔒 Babalawo
17The betrayal of Shangó by Eshu and Osanyin🔒 Babalawo
18The war in the city🔒 Babalawo
19The rose, queen for a day🔒 Babalawo
20Okana Bara and the angel of death🔒 Babalawo
21The good king and the bad king🔒 Babalawo
22The priest and the merchant🔒 Babalawo
23The tablets of redemption🔒 Babalawo