When Orunmila was coming down from heaven, the Awoses Okonron Kosun Lere and Okonron Kosin read his destiny. They told him of the disputes awaiting him among the people of the world and marked offerings for him: for Eshu, a goat with a piece of white cloth; for Shangó, red cloth and a red rooster; for Ogún, a rooster with black cloth; and for his Guardian Angel, a female goat. Orunmila fulfilled everything before leaving. They also warned him that his wife on earth had to be a priestess of Shangó, since his prosperity would come with her.
Once in the world, he worked as a priest of Ifá. For a long time no woman took an interest in him, and he himself avoided any romantic dealings. With the years, the people of the town came to want to see him with a partner, since he was a man in his prime.
On business he traveled to Oyó. There he met a priestess of Shangó who was captivated by his manliness. Orunmila proposed marriage without delay and she gladly accepted. He spent three days in the village and did not leave without knowing well where she came from.
Nobody in his town expected him to marry, and seeing him arrive with a wife left them astonished. Many came out to receive her, but she watched them warily, since a good part of them were hostile to Orunmila. Soon after settling in, she asked her husband to have a reading done, because she sensed that serious problems were approaching him. Orunmila had the Awó Akun Osun summoned, the one who paints himself with osun, and he pointed out what he should offer: a female goat to his Ifá, a goat to Eshu, and a rooster to each of Shangó and Ogún. Orunmila did it without delay.
Not long afterward his wife was expecting a child; a boy was born, and Orunmila was able to build a house of his own. She came to be a highly sought after priestess of Shangó: every nine days she divined for the people, in a state of possession. The whole family got ahead, and Orunmila was given the title of chief. When this path comes out in the Igbodu, the advice is to marry a priestess, since recognition and wealth come with her.
Offerings made before birth and warnings heeded in time prepare the meeting with the partner who brings prosperity. When both do what is marked for them, the house is built up and the family grows.
For Eshu: a goat and a piece of white cloth. For Shangó: red cloth and a red rooster. For Ogún: a rooster and black cloth. For the Guardian Angel: a female goat.
For Ifá, a female goat; for Eshu, a goat; and a rooster for each of the orishas Shangó and Ogún.
In the Igbodu, the advice is to marry a priestess of Shangó, since recognition and wealth come with her.