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Okana Wete

The water that beat its three enemies — clouds, rock and roots — with Eshu: sacrifice against sudden death, the way the cockroach did not.

Okana Wete is Odù number 134 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Okana family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 19 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 7 ebbós and works and the signs it shows in the consultation; the detail of iré and osogbo, the eewó and the full recipes open with the Babalawo plan — that locked part is still written in Spanish.

The sign at a glance

Order in Ifá: Odù 134 of 256
Composition: Okana over Irete
Orishas that speak: Eshu · Ogún · Osanyin · Elenini · Olokun / la divinidad del agua

What Ifá says in this sign

Okana Wete is the Ifá of the water that beat its three enemies — the clouds, the rock and the roots — when Eshu, armed with the machete, the hoe and the axe from the ebbó, opened its way: it rained for three days as never before. Its promise is exactly the same: you have three unbeatable enemies blocking your prosperity — with the sacrifice they come to nothing, and prosperity blooms.

Here Orunmila's lasting supremacy over Osanyin was sealed: in Elenini's test — seven days without food or water —, Orunmila won because, of God's 203 plants, he had only taught the herbalist 61. The lesson is a teacher's: teach generously, but never hand over the whole secret — and a student's: «an intelligent student is careful, not arrogant».

«The clouds, the rock and the roots swore to stop the water — and Eshu's ebbó opened its way.»The pulse of Okana Wete

Its geography of destiny is a parable: the childless priest spent three years looking for the Eye-Akoko bird without finding it — the destiny was the town of Akoko, where in three years he had a hundred children and the crown. What you are looking for as an object may be a place: move near the river or the sea when this odu calls for it, and do not mock whoever has nothing today — they may be tomorrow's king.

Its precautions: the cockroach did not sacrifice and died suddenly — do not put off the ebbó you are marked; the small, sarcastic person who can trick you (the squirrel gave the boa away); the woman from a royal family, forbidden — the princess of Ifé killed husbands with traps of law —; and the neighbors, painted without mercy: the ones across the street never look kindly on you, the ones on the left never think well of you, the ones on the right wish you dead. Live agreeably and sleep protected.

If you travel with company, sacrifice first — Oyekunle was saved because he carried in his bag what the road would ask of him. Serve your head with a guinea fowl, make offerings to the divinity of the water for children and prosperity: the water of Okana Wete always reaches the sea — when the ebbó opens the channel

The sign in one line

Clear your three enemies with ebbó, do not hand over the whole secret and look hard at your destiny — the Akoko of your hundred blessings may be where you least expected.

The prayer of Okana Wete · Yoruba

Okan re re re re, Babalawo anyinyan, odifa fun anyinyan. Okon rete rete rete, Awó oka, odifa fun oka.

Ifá says — what Okana Wete tells you

The Ifá of the water with an open way: the three unbeatable enemies blocking your prosperity come to nothing with the ebbó — and afterwards prosperity blooms. The Ifá of Orunmila's supremacy: he beat Osanyin in Elenini's test, because of God's 203 plants he had taught him only 61 — «an intelligent student would have been more careful and less arrogant». The Ifá of the town of Akoko: the bird he was looking for was a figure of speech — destiny is sometimes fulfilled where you think you are only passing through. The Ifá of the traveler with company: Oyekunle escaped the princess's trap because he carried in his bag exactly what the road would ask of him.
Sacrifice to avoid a sudden death: a hen, a rat, a fish, a rope and a cane — the ebbó the cockroach did not make.
Sacrifice so you are not tricked by a small, sarcastic person, like the squirrel who gives the boa away.
You have three unbeatable enemies fighting to block your prosperity: with the sacrifice, every one of your problems comes to nothing, and your prosperity will bloom.
Sacrifice with a ram or a goat to beat your enemies — above all a young person who thinks themselves better than you.
The man of this Odù in Ugbodu will be of exemplary character and good conduct: he will leave the place where he took his Ifá and settle somewhere new, near the river or the sea.
Serve your head with a guinea fowl and offer adimús to the divinity of the water at the sea, for children and prosperity.
The man should not marry anyone from a royal family, and should be careful of a certain woman who declares her love for him.
Sacrifice if you mean to travel — above all if you will have company on the journey.
About neighbors: «the ones in the house across the street never look kindly on you; the ones on the left never think well of you; the ones on the right always wish you dead».
The boa who chose to hide instead of sacrificing: the squirrel gives her away, and the man cuts the club.
Whoever mocks the childless priest: yesterday's laughing stock may be tomorrow's king of Akoko.
Idagolo, the Awó who wept on seeing the hundred children: that same Ifá had come out for him and he did not know how to read the sacrifice — whoever reads it halfway loses the whole blessing.
The princess of Ifé who used the law to commit murder: her two previous husbands died from her traps with water and fruit.

Proverbs of Okana Wete · Òwe

“The squirrel shouts out where the boa is.”
“It is too early to shout.”
“The master keeps 142 plants back.”
“Carry in your bag what the road is going to ask of you.”
“The bird he was looking for was a town.”
“You win not when you want to, but when you deserve to.”
“Movement dissolves the sugar at the bottom of the glass.”
“All the birds eat the rice and the blackbird takes the blame.”
“Revenge is man's justice; forgiveness is Olorun's.”
“The impulsive one acts without thinking; the thoughtful one thinks before acting.”
“Whoever kills out of passion kills for pleasure.”
“It is easier for an ant to move a mountain than to move those in charge.”
“It is better to stop a madman than to push a fool.”
“The rich man is never satisfied; the poor man knows how to be content.”
“Whoever falsifies the measures in their own favor is like someone sowing stones to reap bread.”
“The rich man does not lack friends; everyone despises the poor one.”
“Dog does not eat dog.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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What is born in Okana Wete · Ìbí

The cockroach's call to her Babalawo.
She fell on her back spinning in circles and crying «Okan re re re re» — and her cries drew the hen that ate her.
The squirrel's warning against the boa.
God appointed her to shout out where the many-colored boa was — «Oka ka ka ka» — warning men and animals.
The water's open way.
It beat the clouds, the rock and the roots with the ebbó and Eshu's hand.
Orunmila's lasting supremacy over Osanyin.
He survived Elenini's seven days and refused to come out on the fourth — «the seven days had not yet passed».
The reign of Akoko.
The childless priest reached the town inhabited only by women: in three years, close to a hundred children, and the crown.

What is forbidden · Eewó

5 eewó (taboos) in this Odù, locked.What the child of this sign must not eat, do or wear. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Ebbós of Okana Wete · The sacrifices that open the road

Pushing death awayThe cockroach's ebbó🔒 Babalawo

MoneyThe water's ebbó🔒 Babalawo

Beating enemiesThe ebbó of supremacy🔒 Babalawo

LossThe ebbó of Oyekunle's journey🔒 Babalawo

LoveAkoko's thanksgiving sacrifice🔒 Babalawo

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Works of Okana Wete · The workings of the sign

SpiritualYour own Ogún🔒 Babalawo

LoveThe guinea fowl for the head and the adimús at the sea🔒 Babalawo

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Patakíes of Okana Wete · The roads of the Odù

1The cockroach who did not sacrifice

Okan re re re re, the cockroach's Babalawo, warned her to sacrifice — a cane, a rope, a rat and a fish — to avoid a sudden death. She did not. One morning, the servant cleaning the house killed some of her children with the broom, and the mother fell outside the house on her back: since a cockroach cannot fly on her back, she spun in circles calling her Babalawo's name — and her cries drew the hen, who killed her and ate her.

He made the reading for the cockroach, warning her that she had to make sacrifice to avoid a sudden death: a cane, a rope, a rat and a fish. She did not make the sacrifice.

One morning, when the servant was cleaning the house, she saw the cockroach and her children: she killed some of the children with a broom, and the mother fell outside the house on her back. Since a cockroach cannot fly when she is on her back, she began to call her Babalawo's name — «Okan re re re re» — while spinning in circles. Her cries drew the hen, who killed her and ate her. In an ordinary reading: make sacrifice to avoid a sudden death — a hen, a rat, a fish, a rope and a cane.

2The boa and the squirrel

Okon rete rete rete, the boa's Awó, warned her to sacrifice so she would not be clubbed to death by humans. She did not: she chose to stay hidden, not knowing God had appointed the squirrel to shout out where she was — «Oka ka ka ka!» — warning men and animals about the many-colored boa. The announcement makes the animals flee and draws her worst enemy: the man cuts a club and often wins, since the boa does not flee from danger — she only moves when her tail is stepped on, and the intruder usually pays with his life. Sacrifice so you are not given away or tricked by a small, sarcastic person.

He made the reading for the boa. She was warned that she had to make sacrifice to avoid being clubbed to death by humans: she did not make the sacrifice. She chose to stay hidden, not knowing that God had appointed the squirrel to shout out where she was, alerting the other animals to her wicked attack. The squirrel's announcement warning of the boa's presence is: «Wa wo oka o elewu obobo. Oka re o elewu obobo. Oka wa mbi elewu obobo. Oka ka ka ka ka ka».

With this she warned everyone — men and animals — that the many-colored boa was in the area. The squirrel's declaration not only warned the animals to flee the area, but drew the boa's worst enemy: the human being. As soon as a man hears the squirrel's announcement, he cuts a club to kill the boa, and often wins, since the boa does not flee from danger: she only moves when her tail is stepped on by some unlucky intruder, who very often pays with his life. In an ordinary reading: make sacrifice so you are not tricked by a small, sarcastic person.

3The water's three enemies

The water had three deadly enemies — the clouds in the sky, the rock and the roots that stick out — who swore to cut its life short by blocking its movements. Afraid, it went to Orunmila: a band of cloth, a goat, an axe, bean pudding with no fat, ekó, pigeons, a hoe and a machete — and it sacrificed without delay. There was a great drought, since Eshu was holding the rain back: having eaten his goat, he opened it — three days of rain as never before —, cut the clouds with the machete from the ebbó, used the hoe to build a way around the rock, and with the hoe and the axe pulled out the roots and uprooted the trees blocking the way: the water had a clear channel. Your three unbeatable enemies come to nothing with the sacrifice.

He made the reading for the water, so it would win over its three deadly enemies: the clouds in the sky, the rock and the roots that stick out from tree trunks, who swore to cut the water's life short by blocking its movements. After this, it found its life badly blocked and began to be afraid. One day it decided to go to Orunmila for a reading, to find out what to do to overcome the difficulties its enemies were putting in its way: it was warned to sacrifice a band of cloth, a goat, an axe, bean pudding with no fat, ekó, pigeons, a hoe and a machete. It made the sacrifice without delay.

Meanwhile, there was a great drought, since Eshu was holding the rain back. After eating his goat, Eshu opened the rain, and it began to fall for three days: he used the machete the water had sacrificed with to cut the clouds, and the rain began to fall as never before. Every river that had dried up began to flow. To deal with the rock, Eshu used the hoe from the sacrifice and built a way around it; he also used the hoe and the axe to pull out the roots of the tree trunks that had sworn to block the water's advance — with Eshu's help, the water was able to uproot the trees blocking its way. Then the water had a clear channel. In an ordinary reading: you have three unbeatable enemies fighting to block your prosperity — you should make sacrifice so every one of your problems comes to nothing, after which your prosperity will bloom.

4Osanyin's challenge to Orunmila🔒 Babalawo

5The one who forgot to join with Ogún🔒 Babalawo

6The town of Akoko🔒 Babalawo

7Oyekunle and the princess of Ifé🔒 Babalawo

8The messengers of Adanu, Awó Oba Egun🔒 Babalawo

9Ire Adimula🔒 Babalawo

10The birth of the art of carving🔒 Babalawo

11The jumper🔒 Babalawo

12Agbeyami and Tolo Tolo🔒 Babalawo

13The road where Oyá beat Awó Oggon🔒 Babalawo

14Ayakua Tiroko, the diviner of the bush🔒 Babalawo

15The obini's betrayal🔒 Babalawo

16Ifá ni kaferefún Ogún, Ozain, Oduduwa and Oyá🔒 Babalawo

17All the birds eat the rice and the blackbird gets the name🔒 Babalawo

18Dog does not eat dog🔒 Babalawo

19The monkey, the fox and the hare🔒 Babalawo

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Frequently asked questions about Okana Wete

What does the Odù Okana Wete mean in Ifá?

The water that beat its three enemies — clouds, rock and roots — with Eshu: sacrifice against sudden death, the way the cockroach did not.

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

Okana Wete is Odù number 134 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Okana family.

Which orishas speak in Okana Wete?

In the Odù Okana Wete these orishas speak: Eshu, Ogún, Osanyin, Elenini, Olokun / la divinidad del agua.

What is a proverb of the Odù Okana Wete?

One of the proverbs of Okana Wete says: «The squirrel shouts out where the boa is.».

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