Oshe Ogbe

The sign at a glance

Order in Ifá

Odù 227 of 256

Composition

Oshe over Ogbe

In the Diloggún

5-8 · Oshé tonti Eyeunle

Orishas that speak

Obatalá · Oshósi · Aroní · Elegbá · Shangó · Yemayá · Oshún · Olokun · Odduduwa · Egun

What Ifá says in this sign

The prayer of Oshe Ogbe · Yoruba

Oshe Lobe Abagdo Koye Awa Osina Adofawa Nibati Olokun Iya Koro Koto Awa Ni Aye She. Awo Oshina Adifafun Orunmila Ni Bati Olosordo Olokun Akuelo Saba Da Awo Kayo Awo China Adifafun Orunmila Umbati Ni Osode Olokun.

Súyere
Baba Awo Oshe Oshe Moguero Nogun Oshe Baba Awo Oshe Nogun, Baba Awo Oshe Oshe Nogun.

Ifá says — what Oshe Ogbe tells you

• The confrontation is with a woman: a sorceress, a palera or a mayombera.
• God says: take care of yourself, and I will take care of you. You affirm that, unless God wills it, no one can do anything to you.
• The person carries a music inside.
• Both the Awó and the Aleyo may lose their sight: it must be taken care of.
• It alludes to a fixed idea about another person and to heat or hot flashes in the body.
• During the waning quarter the woman goes through a crisis because of the man: it is the time when she has the greatest sexual activity, according to the treatise on the Moon of this Odù.
• The obiní neglects herself; when alone she becomes bored and must marry or enter a marital union.
• The okuní is very talkative and scatters himself in all areas of his life, and for that reason people speak badly of him.
• An oath was made to an Egun to avenge him or to finish something he left unfinished; until it is fulfilled, there will be no iré.
• There are problems with papers and documents: according to this Ifá, a person may be penalized in his position and sentenced for slander.
• The man sees the woman with another man and throws her out of the home.
• The people of this Odù tend to be very greedy.
• The person who is given protection ends up accusing him of being a thief; that is why no one is lodged and no favors are done.
• About this Ifá there are those who claim one thing and those who claim another.
• Out of boredom the person has thought of taking his own life; he lives inhibited and without self control. If this happens, talk with someone you trust, seek help and do not stay alone.
• The blind beggar speaks, who was crowned King thanks to the snapper that returned the crown.
• The snapper (ejá bó) speaks: snapper blood is offered to Orunmila in Baba Eyiogbe, Ogbe Ate, Oyeku Biká, Oshé Nilogbe and Oshé Lezo.
• Oketé speaks, the guest who made love to the wife of Orunmila: whoever is given shelter can destroy the house.
• The porcupine speaks, which out of greed destroyed the crops of the dog that sheltered it and on top of that accused him of being a thief.
• The salta perico speaks, the dove with the corn in its crop and the hawk, Obá of the birds.
• The jagüey speaks, which makes its shade larger to shelter those who need it.
• The Moon and its influence speak: the peaks of aggressiveness and of ovulation at full Moon; the woman is most active in the last quarter.
• The tomeguín speaks, which took the abandoned girl to the sky, and so does the guásima, the tree without responsibility.
• The lips speak: a pleasant part of the body, or unforgettable kisses.
• The ewé herbs of the Odù are pajón grass and rabo de zorra; the baths are made with poplar and atiponlá, putting a fish inside them.

Proverbs of Oshe Ogbe · Òwe

• “As long as your Guardian Angel does not leave you, no King can stop you.”

• “In revenge lies death.”

• “Money does not stay quiet in any pocket, and harm done in this life does not go unpunished.”

• “You can always do good to whoever needs it, wherever you happen to be.”

• “Nobody knows the good they have until they lose it.”

• “To pass judgment you have to hear both sides.”

• “Be careful that a friend of the house does not turn out to be the husband.”

• “Folly is bound to the heart of a boy; but the rod of correction will drive it away from him.”

• “Whoever holds back the grain, the people will curse him; but blessing will be on the head of whoever sells it.”

• “Every coin has two faces and an edge.”

• “Orunmila said it would be wise to suffer first in order to prosper afterward.”

• “A bad head brings us misfortune.”

• “The glutton shames his parents.”

• “The axe and the knife are nobody's friends.”

• “Blood feeds the brain only when the circulation is good.”

• “Pride wipes out humility.”

• “Whoever scratched you should paint you.”

• “Whoever gives away his friend is cruel; whoever gives away his brother is vile.”

• “He walked into the wolf's mouth.”

Iré and Osogbo

Three iré and three osogbo of this sign, open to everyone.

What is born in Oshe Ogbe · Ìbí

• The reason why the eyes are cleansed with eggs.

  Orunmila passed two eñí adié with this sign painted on them over Olofin's empty eyes and he got his sight back.

• The cult of Oshósi and Aroní.

  From the road of Agbombon, who gave up his parents' cult and was left prisoner of his own deities.

• Amnesia and catalepsy; people with malformations and people who are deaf and mute.

  Agbombon turned up asleep in a tree with no idea of what had happened.

• The ability to travel in spirit, and clairvoyance.

  Oshé, Olofin's wife, caught his thought and found his eyes among the black-eyed peas.

• Informers and tell-tales.

  From the road of the blind man and the King's crown: his enemies went to the King with the story.

• Gunpowder (etubón), the secret of Oshósi, and his three arrows.

  Orunmila gave him the afoshé of etubón brought from the Ashanti mina land, with which he escaped the plot of Ketú.

• The curse that Olofin cast against the people of Ketú.

  The three arrows of Oshósi laid the curse that from the North, the East and the West enemies would come to enslave them, and so it happened.

• The secret of the ecstasy felt on the scalp.

  The person becomes drowsy when someone runs fingers over the head.

• The Ndoki and the flying witches.

  The struggle of this Ifá is against a woman who practices sorcery, a palera or a mayombera.

• The making of the office of Agbombon.

  In Ifé, in honor of the Awó who handed out the ewé and the adimuses at the ceremonies of the Orishas.

• That an eyelé is offered over the belly of the pregnant obiní.

  To prevent the birth of a child with malformations, with the 16 Meyi painted on the belly.

• Giving ejá bó (red snapper) to Orunmila in this Odù.

  The snapper was the one who brought happiness to the land of Egbado, with Olofin's authorization.

• The secret of the jagüey.

  Under its shade, squeezing together, the five who were fleeing the rain all fitted: you can always do good.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

• No one should be lodged in your house.

  The porcupine accused the dog that sheltered it, and Oketé courted the wife of Orunmila, who had taken him in as a favor.

• Do not do favors: everything you do must be charged for.

  The very person you protect accuses you of being a thief; the woman you always do favors for treats you only for her own gain.

• Black beans and organ meats are forbidden.

  From the road of the boy with the flute, whose fortune was black-eyed peas and corn.

• Black hats, hats with black ribbons and costume jewelry are forbidden.

  Rules of the treatise of this Odù.

• Elegba cannot be given to another person.

  Elegbá fell into three traps and he must be cared for a great deal; the one who saves here is Obatalá.

• Your lady must not shake anyone's hand or help out of kindness.

  From the road of Oketé: trust opens the door to betrayal.

• Do not be stubborn about matters that have no meaning or value.

  The town of Ogon Ilórun lived in fighting and uproar over anything of little value.

• Do not abandon the Orishas or Ifá, even if you work Ozain and everything else.

  Agbombon abandoned the worship of his parents and was left a prisoner of his own deities.

Ebbós of Oshe Ogbe · The sacrifices that open the road

Works of Oshe Ogbe · The workings of the sign

Patakíes of Oshe Ogbe · The roads of the Odù

Frequently asked questions about Oshe Ogbe