Odù 163 of 256 · Osa family

Osa Ure

God favors whoever tells the truth: face what you are avoiding — of three roads, the obedient one walks the road of happiness.

Osa Ure is Odù number 163 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 163 of 256
Composition
Osa over Otura
Orishas that speak
Obatalá · Eshu · Shangó · Ogún · Oyá · Yemayá Mayelewo · Oshanlá · Osun

What Ifá says in this sign

Osa Ure is the Odù of truth rewarded: God favors those who tell the truth — and of practical courage: face the problem you are avoiding, because avoiding it does not settle it. Here Obatalá traded gold for silver: exchanges can go against you — look twice before you trade away what is safe.

Its three roads are drawn out: illness, restlessness and happiness — the obedient one lives the road of happiness; the disobedient one knows the other two. And a warning that shakes you: be careful of disobeying the Santo, in case everything gets settled and then you die — like the slave who died a free man: obey now, not later.

«Osa Ure has three roads: illness, restlessness and happiness — the obedient one walks the third.»The pulse of Osa Ure

Your blessing has a face: your mother has it — do not give her headaches and treat her as a Saint. And the luck you receive, share it: with your brothers and sisters and with your mother — or it is lost: the fortune in this odu belongs on a long table, not in a safe. Your luck also comes to you through a son or daughter of Oshún: look after them and see that they make Santo.

The cautions: your private health — gonorrhea was born here: protect yourself in relationships, and the harm done to you for impotence is undone with the work —; no weapons and no raised hands (a stabbing is seen in this odu), no caged birds, and no pulling other people's houses apart: that is what people get killed for. And the rule inside the trade: the godfather does not make the ebbó for the godchild under this Odù — another Awó does it, or the godfather loses his luck.

Your economics are a mirror: «you are worth what you have» — you waste a little, and your affairs, fruitful today, are not secure: secure them with ebbó and with saving. There is a woman who loves you and wants to help you: let her; the bunch of plantains for Shangó keeps failure away, and the money announced arrives — with a child you do not know included: the truth told in time opens the third road for you: the road of happiness

The sign in one line

Tell the truth, face what you are avoiding and share your luck with your mother — the road of happiness in Osa Ure is paid for with obedience.

The prayer of Osa Ure · Yoruba

Osa kure kuye jure adifafun Elegbara afetife obeayawo obini pelure okan komi shesi ebo opon aro okelakuen kaferefun Orunmila kaferefun Obatalá Ode Ogún Orunmila Yalorde ati Shangó.

Súyere
Osana Osa nana omolupao, ewe ni leri ke tutu, ewe asana omolupao.

Ifá says — what Osa Ure tells you

Proverbs of Osa Ure · 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

6 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 Ure · Ìbí

What is forbidden · Eewó

7 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 Ure · The sacrifices that open the road

MoneyThe ebbó for Shangó to give money🔒 Babalawo
Beating enemiesThe important work of the stick🔒 Babalawo
HealthThe work of the beef heart🔒 Babalawo
Pushing death awayOyá's work for making life longer🔒 Babalawo
Pushing death awayOrunmila's ribs🔒 Babalawo
SpiritualThe paraldo of the kestrel🔒 Babalawo
LoveThe inshé Osain of the waters🔒 Babalawo
HealthThe brew for impotence🔒 Babalawo
8 ebbós in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Works of Osa Ure · The workings of the sign

MoneyEshu's parrot feathers🔒 Babalawo
HealthThe teats of Obatalá's goat🔒 Babalawo
SpiritualThe ewe of Orun🔒 Babalawo
SpiritualThe ashé over the head🔒 Babalawo
4 works in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Patakíes of Osa Ure · The roads of the Odù

1Where the birds ruled once a year

In one town the birds ruled, but they all died within the year. When Osa Ure's turn came, before taking up the government he went to see Orunmila: his own Odù came out, and he was marked an ebbó with a goat, a stick his own height, plenty of palm oil and red cloth. Orunmila gave him the stick smeared with palm oil and told him to plant it with the goat's head on top and the red cloth underneath. At night, Osa Ure perched at the top of the stick, and when the ants came to attack him while he slept — as they did to all the other birds — they stuck fast in the palm oil and died. That is how he was able to rule for more than a year.

In one town the birds ruled, but they all died within the year, until Osa Ure's turn came. Before taking up the government he decided to go and see Orunmila to be read, and his own Odù came out, and Ifá told him he had to make ebbó with a goat, a stick his own height, plenty of palm oil and red cloth. He got everything and the ebbó was made; when Orunmila finished, he gave him the stick smeared with palm oil and told him to plant it, and to put the goat's head on top and the red cloth underneath.

At night, Osa Ure perched at the top of the stick, and when the ants came to attack him while he slept — as they did to all the other birds — the ants stuck fast in the palm oil and died. That is how Osa Ure was able to rule for more than a year.

Note: the birds only ruled a year, because they slept at the top of a stick, and the ants would climb up, bite them and kill them. This story is also told in the form of a king who was a son of Shangó.

2The birth of gonorrhea

Elegba wanted to marry and went to see Orunmila, since he loved a woman very much. Orunmila saw this Odù for him and marked him ebbó with a goat, a rooster, hens and a clay jar. Elegba left and never came back to have the ebbó made. Days later he lay with that young woman and caught gonorrhea: his penis swelled so much that it would not fit in his trousers, and he had to go everywhere with his penis outside, saying: «for not obeying Orunmila I have my penis outside». That is why Elegba shows his parts when he comes down into the head of one of his children. Gonorrhea was born here.

Elegba wanted to marry and went to see Orunmila to be told what he had to do, since he loved a woman very much. Orunmila made osode for him, saw this Odù, and told him to make ebbó with a goat, a rooster, hens, a clay jar and the other ingredients. Elegba left and never came back to have the ebbó made.

Days later, Elegba lay with that young woman and caught gonorrhea, and his penis swelled so much that it would not fit in his trousers, and Elegba had to go everywhere with his penis outside, and he said: «For not obeying Orunmila I have my penis outside».

That is why Elegba shows his parts when he comes down into the head of one of his children. Gonorrhea was born here.

3The blue stone

Oshanlá was guiding the people of Ifé, who wanted to know the truth of the mystery surrounding it: «the truth is held by Awó Osa Laye Otura, the man with the necklace of seguí stones and the ring of blue stone — the insignia of the ancient dead of Ifé». The Awó saw Osa Ure for them and told them: the truth of Ifé is Olorun, the owner of heaven who guides the Earth; the one who cannot be seen and yet guides everything; the character of Olordumare; the word that cannot be refused or denied and always comes true; the truth of Orunmila, owner of the word of Ifá. The earth gave birth to Otá Seguí, and with them the insignia of the power of truth were made. He marked them two white pigeons for Oshanlá and a rooster for Olorun, wrote Osa Ure on the atepón, passed the ashé over their heads — «Idabo Ifá Omariashé» — and gave everyone the sara-ekó to drink. Ever since, the necklace of seguí stone and the blue ring have been worn, so the light of truth shines on the earth.

Oshanlá had left the land of Ifé and was the one guiding its people, since they wanted to know the truth of the mystery surrounding Ifé. They asked Oshanlá: «What is the truth of Ifé?», and Oshanlá told them the truth was held by Awó Osa Laye Otura, the man who had the necklace of seguí stones and the ring of blue stone, which were the insignia of the ancient dead of Ifé.

So they went to the Awó's house and asked him: «What is the truth of Ifé?». And he made osode for them, saw Osa Ure and told them: «The truth of Ifé is Olorun, the owner of heaven who guides the Earth; the truth of Ifé is the one who cannot be seen and yet guides everything; the truth is the character of Olordumare; the truth is the word that cannot be refused or denied and always comes true; the truth of Orunmila, the owner of the word of Ifá, which is the ancient wisdom of Olordumare that surpasses everything». Orunmila was the one who saw this Odù in the land of Ifé when he wanted to know the truth, and he sang to them: «Ododowi otá aro kaye ododowi Ifá otá Awo kasheye Osha yio oluworan Baba egun enifa kualeshe».

The earth gave birth to Otá Seguí, and with them the insignia of the power of truth were made; through them, the eguns went on ruling in the kingdom of the living. And Awó Osa Laye Otura told them: «All those who speak the truth and live in it will be helped by the Oshas, and the light of the blue stones will never fail them». He also told them they had to give two white pigeons to Oshanlá and a rooster to Olorun, and he wrote Osa Ure on the atepón; he passed the ashé over their heads and told them: «Idabo Ifá Omariashé»; what was left he put into the sara-ekó and gave it to everyone to drink. Then he put the palm oil and the iyefá in their hands and prayed to Olorun with his Ifá in his hands; afterwards he ate the palm oil left in his hands — and so the truth was always with him and reached all of Oshanlá's children.

Ever since, in the land of Osa Laye Otura the necklace (ileké) of seguí stone and the ring of blue stone began to be worn, so the light of truth would always shine in that land.

Note: when this Odù comes up, a rooster is given to Olorun at once. Here passing the ashé over the head was born.

4Obatalá's female goat🔒 Babalawo
5The shared luck🔒 Babalawo
6A mother's sacrifice for her son🔒 Babalawo
7The parrot feather🔒 Babalawo
8You are worth what you have🔒 Babalawo
9The disobedient, willful man🔒 Babalawo
10When Obatalá traded gold for silver🔒 Babalawo
11Orunmila and death🔒 Babalawo
12When Ikú ate human flesh🔒 Babalawo
13Everyone should have what belongs to them🔒 Babalawo
14The selfless expedition🔒 Babalawo
15The profaning of the mad goat🔒 Babalawo
16The loss of the royal pet🔒 Babalawo
17The marriage with Aye🔒 Babalawo
18Tete and More🔒 Babalawo
19The three roads🔒 Babalawo
20The cowardly friend🔒 Babalawo
21The pigeon and the hawk🔒 Babalawo
22A mother's sacrifice🔒 Babalawo
23The power of the black stone🔒 Babalawo
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Frequently asked questions about Osa Ure

What does the Odù Osa Ure mean in Ifá?

God favors whoever tells the truth: face what you are avoiding — of three roads, the obedient one walks the road of happiness.

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

Osa Ure is Odù number 163 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Osa family.

Which orishas speak in Osa Ure?

In the Odù Osa Ure these orishas speak: Obatalá, Eshu, Shangó, Ogún, Oyá, Yemayá Mayelewo, Oshanlá, Osun.

What is a proverb of the Odù Osa Ure?

One of the proverbs of Osa Ure says: «Whoever gives away what they have is left begging.».

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