Odù 230 of 256 · Oshe family

Oshé Dí

Ebbó to be born and ebbó to die: Shangó set a load of firewood on him that will not come off — the luck arrives after three hardships, by Oshún's hand.

Oshé Dí is Odù number 230 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Oshe family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 17 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 8 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 230 of 256
Composition: Oshe over Odi
In the Diloggún: 5-7 · Oshé tonti Odí
Orishas that speak: Oshún · Yemayá · Shangó · Eshu Lalafan · Ozain · Ogún

What Ifá says in this sign

Oshé Dí foretells the most basic thing and the most forgotten: ebbó has to be made to be born and to die — nothing of any weight is crossed without sacrifice. And its law of war allows no sentiment: a beaten enemy is not taken back — if we do not tie the traitor down, once he has rested he will proclaim his victory over us.

Its portrait stings: a lamp in the street and darkness at home — Shangó has set a load of firewood on you that you cannot take off until you keep your word. And a warning about your strongbox: do not call so hard for money, because death can come with it — the greed in this odu makes you spend on wars what you hoarded so anxiously.

«Ebbó has to be made to be born and to die — and a beaten enemy is not taken back by Oshé Dí.»The pulse of Oshé Dí

Its calendar of fortune has a date: the luck arrives after three hardships, giving thanks to Oshún — get your tools ready, because a great deal of work is coming to you, and those who criticize you today will have to come to your feet. Remember Orunmila's three irés: it rains gold, it rains cloth and silk — but it also rains machetes: the ebbó decides which rain falls on you.

Its house wants the accounts settled: the woman who pawns her husband's things is going to wear him out — look after that man, because you can lose him —; the man who doubts the pregnancy will be convinced when the child is born; the chick makes war on the one who gave it life — the children are attended to: when this Odù comes up, your child needs the reading more than you do.

Its temper is its own pending ebbó: sure of yourself, mocking, hot-tempered — the Toad, the dandy, died in the two waters he did not know — and whoever looks down on others loses to the one he thinks beneath him. Look after your legs — a life spent on your feet wears you out and weakens your potency — and above all your faith: you believe in only one Santo and doubt Ifá — for not believing in Orunmila you go to ruin: believe, keep your word and wait for the third hardship: the luck comes right behind it.

The sign in one line

Light your own house, do not call so hard for money and believe in Orunmila — the luck of Oshé Dí arrives after three hardships, by Oshún's hand.

The prayer of Oshé Dí · Yoruba

Oshé Modi Mode Adifafún Obara Baniregun Ifá Nire Ifá Kaferefún Iyalordé, Orunmila, Shangó, Eshú Atí Obiní.

Súyere
Awá Aye Ebbó, Awá Aye Ebbó, Otolokun Ebbó Aye.

Ifá says — what Oshé Dí tells you

An Ifá of making ebbó to be born and to die. An Ifá of not taking a beaten enemy back: if we do not tie the traitor down, once he has rested he will proclaim his victory over us. An Ifá of a burden: Shangó sets a load of firewood on you that you cannot bear or take off. An Ifá of a lamp in the street and darkness at home. The Ifá of Orunmila's three irés: when it rains gold, when it rains cloth and silk, and when it rains machetes, rifles and arrows.
You have to look after your legs: it speaks of impotence in the man and discharge in the woman.
The man spends his life on his feet, and that is bad: it affects his legs, wears him out and weakens his potency.
It speaks of a pregnant woman: the man doubts whether the child is his, and will only be convinced when it is born.
The woman steals from you; the woman pawns your things and, if her husband does not give her the money, she loses them. Her husband is going to grow tired of giving her money, because she has wasted it all: look after that man, because you can lose him.
It speaks of everything being short: to settle it, you will have to make ebbó.
A piece of luck is coming to you after three hardships; get your tools ready, because a great deal of work is coming to you.
Those who are criticizing you are going to have to come to your feet.
When this Odù comes up for someone, their child needs a reading more than they do.
His or her temper can lead them to violent acts.
You are sure of yourself and look down on others, and at the end of your mockery you lose to the one you think beneath you.
A person full of prejudice, with no fixed word, hot-tempered, ungrateful and short of everything.
You believe in only one Santo or deity and doubt Ifá: you go to ruin for not believing in Orunmila.
For being greedy, you have to spend your money on the wars that come up.
The Toad and the Pig speak: the Toad, mocking and a dandy, died in the two waters he did not know, the cold and the hot.
Yemayá's pig speaks, which is scalded with hot water asking leave of Oshún and of Yemayá.
The chick speaks who makes war on the one who gave it life: the trouble with the children.
The ewé of this Odù is palo vencedor.
Impotence speaks: the treatise describes it through neurasthenic neurosis, diabetes and low hormone conditions; in the woman, trouble with the period and discharges.

Proverbs of Oshé Dí · Òwe

“Whoever owes and pays is in the clear.”
“See to your own first and to other people's afterward.”
“Olordumare loves all things, but not excess.”
“We should not take a beaten enemy back.”
“When you catch the thief, he does not leave without a beating.”
“Whoever takes pity on his enemy has already lost the war.”
“Revenge is sweet, but it leaves bitterness.”
“The only one who knows us inside is the doctor.”
“A man's word is his best guarantee.”
“Vices infect the blood.”
“Clear water goes muddy if we stir the bottom.”
“There is no worse thief than the one who steals from his parents.”
“They are like two male crabs in the same hole.”
“Whoever trusts the future prospers faster than the greedy man.”
“The drip stays on the stone long enough to make a hole.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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What is born in Oshé Dí · Ìbí

The great discontent of the woman: there is no man who suits her.
The woman does not like the husband she has, since she hopes to have another.
That ebbó has to be made to be born and to die.
It is the central prediction of this Odù.
Eshu Lalafan, who came down to Earth with this Odù.
He is the one who cleans away everything bad; the ebbó of this Odù goes wrapped in sacking.
The ball that is thrown at the enemy in his house.
It is made with onion powder, cigar butts, gunpowder and three guinea peppers, all ground together.
That the chick, on being born, dips its beak to the earth, and once grown makes war on the one who gave it life.
You will have great trouble with your children.
That when adimú is set for Oshún it is also set for Yemayá.
From the road of the pig breeder: you have to reckon with both waters.
That you do not run when you see others running.
From the rain of rifles: those who ran to gather up the money were left with no weapons.

What is forbidden · Eewó

8 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 Oshé Dí · The sacrifices that open the road

Vencer enemigosEbbó for war🔒 Babalawo

Vencer enemigosEbbó for trouble with the law🔒 Babalawo

Vencer enemigosThe ball against the arayé🔒 Babalawo

SaludEbbó misí (baths of the two waters)🔒 Babalawo

DineroAdimú to Oshún and Yemayá🔒 Babalawo

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Works of Oshé Dí · The workings of the sign

EspiritualInshé Ozain of the pipe🔒 Babalawo

EspiritualEshu Lalafan🔒 Babalawo

DineroPig to Yemayá🔒 Babalawo

3 works in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Patakíes of Oshé Dí · The roads of the Odù

1When it rained money, shells and rifles

Orunmila announced rains of money and shells and people gathered it all up, mocking him; when he announced a rain of rifles and machetes nobody went out, Orunmila gathered them up, and when the war came they had to buy the weapons from him with what they had gathered.

Orunmila announced that it was going to rain money, and it rained. And that it was going to rain shells, and they rained. And the people, gathering up shells and money, said: «What is the matter with Orunmila, that he announces it and does not come out to gather it? Look how foolish he is!»

Afterward he announced that it was going to rain rifles and machetes, and nobody wanted to go out. Orunmila gathered them all up. Before long a great war broke out to attack that town, and the people had no weapons to defend themselves with. And they had to buy the weapons from Orunmila, with the money and the shells they had gathered.

Note: keep rain from falling on you.

2Obatalá shares out gold and weapons

Obatalá shared out gold and precious stones among his children, and to Ogún he gave iron; when greed was born, they all had to spend those riches buying weapons from Ogún, who grew rich at the Santos' expense.

Obatalá shared out gold and precious stones among his children, and to Ogún he gave iron. When greed was born, they had to spend those riches buying weapons from Ogún. And that is how Ogún came into his riches, at the Santos' expense.

Note: a great deal of work is coming your way.

3The three irés

Oshé Dí announces to Orunmila his three irés: when it rains gold on him, when it rains cloth and silk, and when it rains machetes, rifles and arrows.

When Oshé Dí announces the three irés to Orunmila:

When it rains gold on him. When it rains cloth and silk on him. When it rains machetes, rifles and arrows on him.

4The pig breeder who believed only in Yemayá🔒 Babalawo

5Akeré and the eledé (the toad and the pig)🔒 Babalawo

6The children of Ozain🔒 Babalawo

7Shangó and jealousy🔒 Babalawo

8Awó Saunú Olé does not forgive the thief🔒 Babalawo

9Orodí, the grasping miser🔒 Babalawo

10Yemayá's disaster🔒 Babalawo

11Get ready for war🔒 Babalawo

12The bat and the owl🔒 Babalawo

13The shepherds and the fortune🔒 Babalawo

14The children of Aiye🔒 Babalawo

15Yewá goes back to her mother🔒 Babalawo

16The fox and the camel🔒 Babalawo

17The fruit of what we do🔒 Babalawo

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Frequently asked questions about Oshé Dí

What does the Odù Oshé Dí mean in Ifá?

Ebbó to be born and ebbó to die: Shangó set a load of firewood on him that will not come off — the luck arrives after three hardships, by Oshún's hand.

What number is Oshé Dí among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Oshé Dí is Odù number 230 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Oshe family.

Which orishas speak in Oshé Dí?

In the Odù Oshé Dí these orishas speak: Oshún, Yemayá, Shangó, Eshu Lalafan, Ozain, Ogún.

What is a proverb of the Odù Oshé Dí?

One of the proverbs of Oshé Dí says: «Whoever owes and pays is in the clear.».

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