Odù 156 of 256 · Osa family

Osa Roso

Where it was born that Orunmila decides the Guardian Angel: you live the same in a wide place as in a narrow one — you have to adapt in order to be happy.

Osa Roso is Odù number 156 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Osa family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 23 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 12 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 156 of 256
Composition
Osa over Iroso
In the Diloggún
9-4 · Osá tonti Iroso
Orishas that speak
Shangó · Oshún · Oyá · Obatalá · Orunmila · Eshu · Osain · Osun

What Ifá says in this sign

Osa Roso is the sign where it was born that Orunmila decides each person's Guardian Angel — because Obatalá wanted to be owner of every head and was cheating. And where the wisdom of adapting was set down: you live the same in a wide place as in a narrow one — you have to adapt in order to be happy… and if you live narrow, Orunmila says: make the house bigger.

Its accounting law is sacred: what you promise is a debt — Orunmila owed Shangó the ram, and Shangó closed the road to his house with álamo until he collected. Pay what you promised — above all to Shangó: your setbacks come from that debt, and when you settle with him, buy lottery tickets.

«You live the same in a wide place as in a narrow one — and if you live narrow, Orunmila says: make the house bigger.»The pulse of Osa Roso

Your ally is a heroic one: a woman will help you overcome every difficulty without sparing any sacrifice — like Oyá, who cut off her braids and dressed Shangó in her clothes to save him from Ogún. Recognize her and honor her. And the blessing this odu gives freely: those who looked after Obatalá when he was ill and everyone else had left him received his blessing — whoever cares for someone gets paid in grace, whoever they are.

The house calls for an inspection: there is a woman with a mayombe prenda nearby, a nail buried — or about to be buried — at your door, and holes to be filled. The pigeons that make a mess, leave them: your luck is there. No broken mirrors, no raised hand (and with sticks least of all), and the woman who will come to provoke you: pay her no attention — the upheaval she brings can cost lives.

For the woman of this odu, two golden warnings: no abortions brought on — you lose your health for good — and no alcohol while pregnant; and for the daughter, something to do early on. Osa Roso is a traveler: that faraway place will go well for you — with ebbó first. And the final armor is complete: nothing they do to you will harm you, because Olordumare goes with you

The sign in one line

Pay what you promised, honor the woman who sacrifices for you and let the pigeons make their mess — Olordumare goes with Osa Roso, and nothing can harm him.

The prayer of Osa Roso · Yoruba

Adifafun Osa Roso Oshún Iyá mi ikobosi Iyá niwasi Iyá ni Yalode oguiodo Obatalá abe deba omi male ado ewe kikiriso kede toshe kuele kuele Yeye Moro.

Súyere
Ari dale oñí ekó ayiloda — ekó dale Oshún ekó ayiloda.

Ifá says — what Osa Roso tells you

Proverbs of Osa Roso · Òwe

16 proverb interpretations in this Odù, locked.Every proverb explained: which road it comes from and how it applies. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Iré and Osogbo

5 iré and osogbo readings in this Odù, locked.The iré and osogbo of the sign, sorted by subject — health, money, love, death, loss… Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

What is born in Osa Roso · Ìbí

What is forbidden · Eewó

6 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 Osa Roso · The sacrifices that open the road

LoveThe ebbó of unhappiness in marriage🔒 Babalawo
MoneyThe ebbó of the ram and the brooms🔒 Babalawo
Beating enemiesThe ebbó of the upheaval🔒 Babalawo
SpiritualThe ebbó of Ekulambe🔒 Babalawo
SpiritualThe ebbó of the Guardian Angel🔒 Babalawo
HealthThe sacrifice of Alaguemo🔒 Babalawo
MoneyThe sacrifice of Eeka-Alaje🔒 Babalawo
7 ebbós in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Works of Osa Roso · The workings of the sign

LoveOshún's squash🔒 Babalawo
MoneyThe three little pots for turning the odu fore🔒 Babalawo
HealthThe doll and Oyá's braids🔒 Babalawo
LoveOshún's honey over Shangó🔒 Babalawo
SpiritualThe meal of Orunmila and Oshún🔒 Babalawo
5 works in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Patakíes of Osa Roso · The roads of the Odù

1A woman's advice is worth listening to

Orunmila promised Shangó a ram, had it and never got around to giving it to him. Shangó took álamo and closed the road to his house: nobody came. Orunmila set about looking into it, and his wife told him to keep his promise of the ram he owed Shangó. So he did — and his aleyos began arriving again.

Orunmila promised Shangó a ram, and he had it and never got around to giving it to him. Shangó, seeing that, took álamo and closed the road to his house.

Orunmila, noticing that nobody was coming to the house, set about looking into it, and his wife told him to keep his promise of the ram he had to give Shangó.

Orunmila did so, and his aleyos began arriving again.

2Unhappiness in marriage

In the land of Eru Oba, Oshún lived with Shangó, who was a tyrant and mistreated her so badly that he was slowly destroying her. Her father Obatalá advised her to go to Orunmila, but she was afraid Shangó would leave her if he saw her going in there. Oshún fell gravely ill, and Obatalá went to Orunmila's house for her: he saw this Odù and made her the ebbó of the two hens — sleep all night with them to trade warmth, and then put them with the rooster to breed. And when Shangó came back, give him a dish of honey to eat while singing «Ari dale oñí ekó ayiloda». Shangó was enchanted by the song and the dance, they did ofikale trupon — which Oshún needed — and he told her: «You will always be a woman I respect».

In the land of Eru Oba there lived a young woman called Oshún, who lived with a man called Shangó, who was a tyrant to her and mistreated her a great deal, so much so that Oshún, being a young woman, lived in great suffering that had changed the way she was and was slowly destroying her.

Obatalá, who was Oshún's father, went one day to visit her and realized what was happening to his daughter, and told her: «Why do you not go to Orunmila, so he can put your situation right?». She answered: «Father, if Shangó sees me going into Orunmila's house, he will think I went looking for something to do against him, and then he will leave me, as he has done other times». Obatalá said nothing to her, but went away worried.

A few days later, Oshún fell gravely ill, but since Shangó had not been to the house for several days, he knew nothing about it. When Obatalá learned his daughter was ill in bed, he went quickly to Orunmila's house, who made osode for him, saw this Odù, and ordered the ebbó made for Obatalá's daughter: two hens, cloth from her body, bed linen, earth from the house, earth from the river, honey, a gourd and two hearts of mated pigeons.

Obatalá got what Orunmila had marked, and Orunmila made the ebbó for Obatalá's daughter. When it was finished, Orunmila told him: «Now take Oshún the rooster and the hens, and tell her to sleep all night with the hens, so she takes their warmth and they take hers; then take them and put them with the rooster so they breed. And when Shangó comes back to the house, take a dish of honey and give it to him to eat, and while he eats, you sing: “Ari dale oñí ekó ayiloda, ekó dale Oshún ekó ayiloda”».

When Shangó arrived, it was done, and Shangó was slowly enchanted by the song and the dance, until he told Oshún: «Let us do ofikale trupon» — which was something Oshún needed. After they finished, Shangó told her: «You will always be a woman I respect».

Note: when the hens are taken and put to sleep with the person, the prayer of this road is prayed to Oshún. When you want to sweeten Shangó, Oshún's stones are taken and plenty of honey is poured on them, so it falls straight from Oshún's stones onto Shangó's, while singing the suyere.

3The suffering

The mistreatment by a tyrant husband made the woman ill with suffering: here unhappiness in marriage was born, and its remedy belongs to Oshún.

There was a husband who was rather a tyrant with his wife: he mistreated her with words and even mistreated her with his hands.

That woman fell ill from suffering.

Here unhappiness in marriage was born, and its remedy is the ebbó of the hens and Oshún's honey.

4The land of the adodi🔒 Babalawo
5The nail🔒 Babalawo
6When Osain made peace with Orunmila🔒 Babalawo
7Why Oshún and Orunmila eat black hens together🔒 Babalawo
8Where Olofin gave Shangó the ashé of trade🔒 Babalawo
9Ekulambe, the secret society of the children of the leopard🔒 Babalawo
10Why Orunmila is the one who decides the Guardian Angel🔒 Babalawo
11The need🔒 Babalawo
12The reading made for Alaguemo🔒 Babalawo
13Eeka-Alaje was read for prosperity🔒 Babalawo
14The ram's testicles🔒 Babalawo
15The land of Eyigbo Meko🔒 Babalawo
16Agbo disrespected Oyá and Shangó🔒 Babalawo
17The ear and the mosquito🔒 Babalawo
18Whoever was born a monkey stays a monkey🔒 Babalawo
19How Osa Adiro got free of the egun's slavery🔒 Babalawo
20The land of Azojuano🔒 Babalawo
21The sorcerer and the wise man🔒 Babalawo
22The longed-for fruit tree🔒 Babalawo
23The path of fire🔒 Babalawo
20 more patakíes in this Odù, locked.Read every road in full with the Babalawo plan. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →
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Frequently asked questions about Osa Roso

What does the Odù Osa Roso mean in Ifá?

Where it was born that Orunmila decides the Guardian Angel: you live the same in a wide place as in a narrow one — you have to adapt in order to be happy.

What number is Osa Roso among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Osa Roso is Odù number 156 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Osa family.

Which orishas speak in Osa Roso?

In the Odù Osa Roso these orishas speak: Shangó, Oshún, Oyá, Obatalá, Orunmila, Eshu, Osain, Osun.

What is a proverb of the Odù Osa Roso?

One of the proverbs of Osa Roso says: «What you promise is a debt.».

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