Okana Turale

nº 133 of 256

Where the mouth sacrificed and eats hot food without burning: only Olokun made the ebbó, and everyone's work makes the owner of the waters rich.

16 patakíes 4 eewó 7 ebbós and works 16 proverbs

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Okana Turale is Odù number 133 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Okana family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 16 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 133 of 256
Composition: Okana over Otura
Orishas that speak: Olokun · Eshu · Ifá / Orunmila · Osanyin

What Ifá says in this sign

Okana Turale is the sign of the mouth that can eat hot food — it sacrificed, and Eshu coated its stomach with the snails' cold liquid. The others — the hand, the throat, the stomach, the anus — refused the ebbó, and the economics of this odu were laid down: those who do not sacrifice work for the one who does — it all ends up making Olokun rich, the only one who paid.

Apply it to yourself: sacrifice so your efforts do not end up benefiting other people — the chain from the hand to the rubbish heap, which the rain washes down to the sea, is the portrait of whoever works without doing the work: you feed someone else's shore.

«Everyone works for Olokun, the only one who sacrificed — do not let your effort make someone else rich.»The pulse of Okana Turale

Its two lifelong prohibitions: a loose tongue and drink — the drunk Awó who gave away secrets at the conference was nearly cursed by the elders: he saved himself with an apology and a black female goat, but he was left off drink for life. And ingratitude, not even inherited: whoever forgot to thank Aden lost the power of his medicine — give credit to whoever taught you, or the secret stops working.

Its rule about thrones is the second son's: the eldest refused the ebbó, the youngest would not spend — and the crown fell to the one who sacrificed without having any right guaranteed. Invest in your destiny even when nothing is promised: the wise men declare Obá whoever paid. And do not put off the ebbó you are marked: the sudden death in this odu comes through relationships — the male pigeon's wife is still weeping for him.

The marriages in this odu are announced in advance: the woman marries a Babalawo; a dark-skinned woman is after the man — accept her once your Ifá is taken. Like the town of Otu, which sacrificed in full and had every wish granted: pay first, eat hot afterwards — and let nobody harvest what you sowed

The sign in one line

Sacrifice what is yours, keep your secrets and do not drink — in Okana Turale the mouth that paid is the only one that eats hot.

The prayer of Okana Turale · Yoruba

Okonron tua tua tua, Babalawo erun, odifa fun erun ni ojo ti erun tonje aye ogbono ara.

Ifá says — what Okana Turale tells you

The Ifá of the effort that makes someone else rich: everyone who refused to sacrifice works for Olokun, the only one who sacrificed. The Ifá of the Harmattan: the attractive, popular woman who strips bare whatever she rules — until the rain claims her. The Ifá of the loose tongue and of drink: the drunk Awó was nearly cursed by the elders for giving away secrets. An Ifá of ingratitude: the children of this Odù are called ungrateful — whoever forgot to thank Aden lost the power of the medicine.
You are facing a difficulty in understanding something: if it is iré, you should go ahead after sacrificing a hen and four snails; if it is ayeo, you should throw the sacrifice away.
Sacrifice so your efforts do not end up benefiting other people.
For the woman: it suits her to marry a Babalawo, because of the trouble that will come to her from a black man who will court her and whom she will turn down. For the man: a black woman wants to marry him — let him accept her, having taken his Ifá first.
Do not delay or put off carrying out the sacrifice marked: it prevents the danger of a sudden death brought on by your relationships — a female goat and a piece of red cloth.
You will be ungrateful to the Awó who prepared your Ifá and you will make trouble for him: a goat to Eshu, a rooster to Ogún — and plantains are forbidden to you.
The brothers who fought over their father's throne: the luck fell to the second son, the only one who sacrificed the mother goat to Ifá and the goat to Eshu.
The town short of money, marriages and prosperity in general: the sow, the 16 snails and the oil granted every wish.
Someone else's medicine used without credit: it stopped working, because the owner had not taught the whole secret.
The one warned not to talk too much among the elders and not to drink alcohol — and who, drunk, gave away closely kept secrets.

Proverbs of Okana Turale · Òwe

“The work of those who do not sacrifice makes the one who did sacrifice rich.”
“The male pigeon weeps the name of his diviner.”
“The drunk's tongue hands out what the sober one kept.”
“The throne belongs not to whoever inherits it, but to whoever sacrifices for it.”
“Food goes into the body smelling good and comes out stinking.”
“The fool takes pleasure in his conduct, the wise man in his actions.”
“Snakes have never been friendly with one another.”
“The hen cares little who throws the corn; she just runs to eat.”
“Whoever keeps away from evil out of fear is wise; whoever goes near out of daring is a fool.”
“The hunter who talks too much comes home empty-handed.”
“Today for you, tomorrow for me.”
“Passion and hatred are the children of drink.”
“Together, but not mixed.”
“The cow's tail looks right and left.”
“Whoever pesters the weak has hatred hidden in their heart.”
“Vultures on their own kill each other.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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What is born in Okana Turale · Ìbí

That the mouth can eat hot food.
The cold liquid from the four snails of the sacrifice instantly cools whatever goes in.
That the work of the hand, the throat, the stomach, the anus and the rubbish heap makes Olokun rich.
Only Olokun sacrificed against the danger of losing her fortune.
The weeping of the male pigeon.
He refused the sacrifice for his wife, and when she died he wept forever the name of his Babalawo: Okonron tu tu tu.
The town of Otu, in the Ifé region.
The place where the sacrifice of the sow, the 16 snails and the oil was made took that name.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Do not drink alcohol.
The Awó of this Odù was forbidden to drink for life, after the shame of the drunkenness — and afterwards he began to prosper.
Do not be very talkative in public gatherings and meetings.
He was warned not to be a talker in the middle of the elder priests.
Do not eat plantains.
A ban from the road of the ingratitude with Aden.
Do not use someone else's formula without giving credit or thanking the owner.
Aden's medicine stopped working: only the thanks — a she-goat and a hen — transferred the complete knowledge to him.

Ebbós of Okana Turale · The sacrifices that open the road

HealthThe ebbó of the mouth🔒 The Notebook MoneyOlokun's ebbó🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayThe pigeon's ebbó🔒 The Notebook Beating enemiesThe ebbó of the throne🔒 The Notebook MoneyThe ebbó of the town of Otu🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Okana Turale · The workings of the sign

SpiritualThe drunk's apology🔒 The Notebook LoveThe thanks to Aden🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Okana Turale · The roads of the Odù

1The mouth and the hot food

Okonron tua tua tua, the mouth's Babalawo, read for it so it could get past the problem of eating hot food: ekó and four snails. After the sacrifice, while the mouth slept, Eshu coated the walls of its stomach with a cold liquid that came from the snails: ever since, as soon as the mouth eats something hot, the snail's liquid cools it instantly.

The Awó read for the mouth when it was looking to get free of the suffering that hot food caused it. The mark was ekó and four snails.

Once the ebbó was done, one night while the mouth was asleep, Eshu sprayed the walls of its stomach with the cold liquid that came out of those snails from the sacrifice. From that moment on, anything hot the mouth takes in is cooled at once by that liquid. In an ordinary reading, if it is iré: the person is going through a difficulty of understanding and must go on with his road after sacrificing a hen and four snails; if it is ayeo (osogbo), he has to throw the sacrifice away.

2The hand, the throat, the stomach, the anus, the rubbish heap and the sea

Okonron tua tua tua read for the hand, the throat, the stomach, the anus, the rubbish heap and the sea: a sacrifice — a hen and four snails — against the danger of losing their fortune. They all refused, except Olokun. Ever since, the hand takes the meat to the mouth, the mouth to the throat, the throat to the stomach, the stomach to the anus, the anus to the rubbish heap — and the rainwater washes it all down to Olokun, who consumes it: the work of everyone who failed makes the divinity of the waters rich, the only one who sacrificed. Sacrifice so your efforts do not end up benefiting other people.

Okonron tua tua tua also read for the hand, the throat, the stomach and the anus, and along with them for the garbage and for the sea, which is Olokun. He warned them all of the risk of being left with no fortune and marked them the same ebbó: a hen and four snails. Nobody wanted to do it; the only one who did was Olokun, owner of the sea.

From then on the route was fixed: the hand takes the meat and hands it to the mouth; the mouth sends it down the throat to the stomach; the stomach passes it to the anus; from the anus it goes out to the dump through the bathroom, and there the rainwater washes it and drags it to Olokun, who eats it all. That whole job — the hand that feeds the mouth, the esophagus that leads to the stomach, the passage through the anus toward the garbage and what in the end filters through the pores of the earth toward the river or the sea — ends up fattening Olokun, the divinity of the waters, the only one who did sacrifice. In an ordinary reading: make sacrifice so your effort does not end up benefiting others.

3The Harmattan and the Rain

The male Rain proposed marriage in heaven to the female Harmattan — the cold, dry wind —, a beautiful woman who turned him down and fled from him, escaping to earth: there she made herself attractive and popular, bringing plants and animals under her rule. When her popularity reached heaven, the Rain grew angry and came down after her; by then, the Harmattan was stripping the plants bare and putting the animals out of sorts, and the Rain's appearance was welcomed as a relief. He took her back to heaven — and all the bare plants began to bloom. The woman: marry a Babalawo; the man: accept the woman who wants you, having taken your Ifá first.

The Awó read for the Harmattan when it was leaving heaven for earth. This is the dry, cold wind that comes down from the north and crosses the tropics between December and March. Up there, the Rain, who is male, wanted to marry the Harmattan, who is female and was beautiful, but she did not accept the proposal. He kept insisting; she kept refusing and dodging him, until she decided to run away to earth. Down here she became a very attractive woman, much loved, and she managed to bend the plants and the animals to her will.

Her fame rose up to heaven and the Rain, annoyed, came down to look for her. By then the Harmattan was already stripping the leaves off the plants and putting the animals in a bad mood, so seeing the Rain arrive was a relief the whole earth celebrated. The Rain took the Harmattan back up to heaven, and the plants that had been left with no leaves flowered again. In an ordinary reading, if it is a woman: it suits her to marry a Babalawo, because of the trouble that will come to her from a black man who will court her and whom she will turn down. If it is a man: there is a black woman who wants to marry him and he must accept her, but first he has to have taken his Ifá.

4The weeping of the male pigeon🔒 The Notebook 5The Awó's drunkenness🔒 The Notebook 6Aden's medicine🔒 The Notebook 7The sons who fought over the throne🔒 The Notebook 8The town of Otu🔒 The Notebook 9Answering the aleyo, the friendly Egun🔒 The Notebook 10The fat queen🔒 The Notebook 11The sailor's wife🔒 The Notebook 12The leftovers🔒 The Notebook 13The wasp🔒 The Notebook 14Pride is paid for with humiliation🔒 The Notebook 15The sweetness and the bitterness🔒 The Notebook 16The little fish🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Okana Turale

What does the Odù Okana Turale mean in Ifá?

Where the mouth sacrificed and eats hot food without burning: only Olokun made the ebbó, and everyone's work makes the owner of the waters rich.

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

Okana Turale is Odù number 133 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Okana family.

Which orishas speak in Okana Turale?

In the Odù Okana Turale these orishas speak: Olokun, Eshu, Ifá / Orunmila, Osanyin.

What is a proverb of the Odù Okana Turale?

One of the proverbs of Okana Turale says: «The work of those who do not sacrifice makes the one who did sacrifice rich.».

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