Oshe Tura

Also called Oshé Otura, Ashe Otua

nº 239 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

The Odù of the ashé, the messenger who carries the offerings to Heaven with Eshu Odara: no sacrifice is accepted unless he is called first.

31 patakíes 9 eewó 15 ebbós and works 16 proverbs

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Oshe Tura is Odù number 239 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Oshe family. It is also written as Oshé Otura or Ashe Otua. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 31 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 15 ebbós and works and the signs it shows in the consultation — with the full eewó in plain sight; the rest of the iré and osogbo and the full recipes open with The Notebook, in English.

The sign at a glance

Order in Ifá: Odù 239 of 256
Composition: Oshe over Otura
Orishas that speak: Eshu Odara · Oshún · Olofin / Olordumare · Odduduwa · Shangó · The Guardian Angels · Eledá (Ashedá Orisha) · Azojuano

What Ifá says in this sign

Oshe Tura, also known as Oshé Otura and as Akin Osó, is the sign of ashé. When all the odus went before Olofin to ask for what they wanted to be, only this one asked for ashé, and it kept it in its mouth, where no one can take it away. Here are born the dawn, the offering of a hutia to Eshu Elegbara and the gift of the Orisha speaking through the head of its children; Oshún gave birth to it as a baby boy, and from Oshún and Inle was born Logun Ede, who is androgynous, and Olofin sent Ifá to Earth with it. It is the messenger who carries the ebbó up to Heaven. Its ruling: what you say as a sentence comes true; take care with your word and do not cast curses, because afterward they weigh on you.

It is a sign of great material and spiritual wealth. Orunmila is going to raise you up; your house will fill with people, and a journey will take you where you will find fortune and affection. Olofin blesses you and makes you needed at all times. Your guardian angel is stronger than the Oshas: if it rejects the harm being prepared for you, that harm does not arrive. Whatever you desire, pretend not to desire it, and you will triumph. If your mother is alive, ask for her blessing; if she has died, have a Mass said for her.

«Everyone asked to be King, and Oshé Turá asked for ashé. That is why no ebbó reaches Heaven without calling on him first.»The pulse of Oshe Tura

Pride turns the world against you: you are accused of theft, labeled as what you are not, and attacked in secret. Do not go around with thieves and beware of the law, because you could be jailed. If you overstep your charge, they will want to kill you treacherously, and if you say more than you should, you lose the powers you gained. Your mother or your wife may put you in danger of death. Do not believe gossip, which stirs up a revolt, and beware of lightning, which can burn your house.

In health, this sign speaks of cancer of the mouth and throat, ailments of the pharynx and larynx, and cancer of the lip, more common in fair skin with blue eyes and very rare in dark or yellow skin, the teeth and sores at the corners of the mouth, and surgery of the belly or the anus. It is hard for a woman to carry a pregnancy to term. It is an Ifá of epidemic among youngsters who disrespect their elders: with ebbó and food for Eshu and Orunmila, the children heal.

In the family, a father's curse reaches the son: respect your mother and live far from your father, who may die soon. Treat your wife as a companion and not as a slave, and make Saint for her, so she will have health and help you prosper. The woman who wants to bind her husband while she loves another, and who lives by lies, brings on her own misfortune. Do not dream of the impossible. With humility and a clean word, this sign raises the fallen.

The sign in one line

Attend to Eshu first, do not speak more than is fitting and conceal what you desire, for the word of Oshé Turá becomes reality.

The prayer of Oshe Tura · Yoruba

Oshé Turá Eshú Agba Iré Tete, Oshé Turá Eshú Agba Iré Tete, Oshé Turá Eshú Agba Iré Tete, Atide Ashe Olordumare Ebbó Omó Iré Odara.

Súyere
Omodé Ilé E Gba Yi A Eshú, Agba Iré Tete.

Ifá says — what Oshe Tura tells you

It announces that nothing happens without the intervention of Eshu; it advises avoiding the law and enemies.
The mother or wife of Oshé Turá will expose him to death: his wife is manipulated and she goes as far as deceit to get her husband's secrets out of him.
When it comes out osobo, the person is sent on a journey to defeat their enemies: they are accused of thefts, must not keep company with thieves and are accused of what they are not; the world, because of your pride, is at odds with you.
To succeed, the person must pretend not to want what they really want: people fight against you in a hidden and underhanded way.
It announces the early death of the person's father and speaks of disrespect of children toward their parents: the father's curse falls on the son.
It is an Ifá of epidemic, especially for the boys who treat their elders badly: to save them, Eshu and Orunmila must be fed, and what Obatalá wants must be found out.
They try to discredit him, but his Guardian Angel will take care of him: if your Angel does not abandon you and you are dutiful, laugh at the world.
If he exceeds his mandate, they look for him to kill him from behind; he is not permitted to speak more than is fitting: he would suffer a humiliation and lose the powers he has obtained.
She may be operated on in the belly or the anus.
The cat is a thief by nature: they accuse you of theft; let the nails of your left hand grow long and wear something shiny.
The Guardian Angels are stronger than the Oshas: the Oshas carry out their affairs on the seventh day, and Ifá determines the opposite.
It is an Odù of great wealth: Ifá announces that you will have everything in this world, because Orunmila will lift you up; you will make a trip to a place where you will find fortune.
The mouth speaks: mouth sores, the teeth, cracks at the corners of the mouth, diseases of the pharynx and larynx, and the oral cancer that the treatise describes.
The cat speaks, who begged Olofin for the gift of walking without being heard and ended up becoming a thief: «Let each one take care of what is his».
The squids speak here. They dyed the water and saved Orunmila from his pursuers: the only obedient fish, which made ebbó.
The eyelé (dove) speaks here. It offended Orunmila and was cursed, and that is why, when its wings give out, it falls downward.
The seller and the buyer of palm oil speak here, the priests who cast Ifá for Akin Osó.
The red (Oshé Turá) that stained the white (Eyiogbe) speaks here, and they merged; and the chameleon, which defeated its pursuers with the ebbó of the needles.
The ewé of the Odù are: mango leaves, sargasso, moruro, dágame, black nightshade, prodigiosa and belladonna (ewé abamodá).

Proverbs of Oshe Tura · Òwe

“The cat is a thief by nature.”
“Fire is fierce, but it goes out.”
“If your Guardian Angel does not leave you, laugh at the world.”
“The cloud has covered the Babalawos since time out of mind; the crabs are in the river: go to Ifá.”
“The Great Power of God brought the child.”
“Nothing happens without the help of Eshu.”
“The father's curse reaches the child.”
“The oppressed and the oppressor are both children of Olorun, but their destinies are opposite.”
“Whoever disobeys the king will soon be in trouble.”
“Blows teach and petting makes you dull.”
“We can give one person's job to another, but not their ability.”
“The deer itself gives away its young.”
“Where there is no divine guidance there is no order.”
“Whoever speaks without thinking is the worst kind of fool.”
“Children are the blessing of the house.”
“Respect is owed to the big and to the small.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

What the person says as a pronouncement always comes true: the power of their word is their strength.
It is a sign of great wealth, both material and spiritual.
Their house fills with people.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

They suffer from cancer of the mouth and throat, and from diseases of the pharynx and larynx.
Cancer of the lip is more common in people with fair skin and blue eyes, and very rare in those with dark or yellow skin.
Their teeth and the corners of their lips are affected.

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What is born in Oshe Tura · Ìbí

The ashé.
All the Meyi asked to be Kings; Oshé Turá only asked for the ashé, and his ashé was in his mouth: no one could take it from him.
The dawn.
Oshé Turá was born at dawn: the 16th Odù that completed the 15 the Awó was counting.
Giving jutía (ekuté) to Eshu Elegbara.
It is the greatest ceremony for Elegbá in this Odù.
Adamu Orisha.
Son of Oduduwa and father of Inle and Abatá; his dance is performed with a mask and costume.
That Olofin resolves to send Ifá to the Earth together with Oshé Turá.
He granted him 17 beneficial attributes, and after he revealed the secret of Ogbe Lanuyé he took away 16 and left him only the ashé. That is why one must go to him for everything.
That Oshún gave birth to Oshé Turá, a baby boy, and named him Akin Osó.
"A fierce man with great supernatural power": the ashé of the 16 Irunmale, placed on Oshún every day, forced a boy to be born. Musó!
To grant the Orisha the ashé of the word.
Oshé Turá, as Ashedá, marked a cross on the tongue of the Orishas with his razor and gave them the neck of the etú to suck: «Speak, Orisha, speak, Santo».
The chant Akakanika, Alakakanika, Alapasapa Ijakalu.
These are the names given to Ifá, to the Odù and to Eshu Odara.
The skill of killing and of saving oneself.
The struggle between life and death: the world divided into two poles.
Giving money to the cooks.
In Ikofafún, Awofakán and Ifá the cooks are given owó and asked to taste the food first, because of what Oshún did when she was not taken into account.
Crying to have children.
From the road of the birth of Akin Osó.
That the Ikofafún is placed on a small board, and an okpele is put on top of it.
This rule was born in this Odù.
Cancer of the mouth and throat.
The mouth sores, the teeth, the cracks at the corners of the mouth and the ailments of the pharynx and larynx speak; also the shepe of Obatalá to the land of Ayabini.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Malanga is not eaten.
When they were looking for her in order to kill her, Oshún saved herself by hiding among the leaves of a malanga field.
Rooster and corn must not be eaten, and the foods of Azojuano must be respected.
Rules of this Odù.
Avoid salt and stay away from guinea pepper.
The Oshas ate the prohibitions of Odduduwa (salt and ataré) and lost their command before the Tutelary Angels.
Do not throw curses.
What is asked for comes true and is regretted afterward: with this Ifá one can help someone who has fallen to get up, or cast curses.
Do not build castles in the air.
So you do not suffer disappointments, and so they do not fall apart on you.
Do not believe gossip and do not listen to it.
A revolution can be stirred up.
Do not fall into disrespect with Babalawos.
Change your character: the son's lack of consideration toward the father of Ifá brings the shepe of the throat.
Do not live next to your father.
Rule of this Ifá: the son leaves the father.
Do not speak more than is fitting.
You suffer an embarrassment and you lose the powers you gained, as happened to you with the 16 gifts.

Ebbós of Oshe Tura · The sacrifices that open the road

SpiritualEkuté for Elegbara🔒 The Notebook MoneyWork with Oshún for a run of bad luck🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesThe chameleon work (for arayé)🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayParaldo and ebbó against prison🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesOduará against the arayé🔒 The Notebook MoneyFor good luck (the crab) and ebbó to Olordumare🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe defense work of the two boards🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesTo keep away the law and enemies🔒 The Notebook SpiritualWork for the Awó's journey🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Oshe Tura · The workings of the sign

SpiritualEshu Agbiri, Eshu Lashé and Eshu Odara🔒 The Notebook MoneyThe charm of Eshu Odara (belladonna leaf)🔒 The Notebook MoneyThe charm of money🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesThe lightning work and the work to fight🔒 The Notebook SpiritualMirror and purple corn for Elegbara🔒 The Notebook SpiritualOzain of Oshé Turá and inshé for trouble🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Oshe Tura · The roads of the Odù

1Why the dove glides down to the ground

An eyelé, or dove, offended Orunmila with a lack of respect. He cursed her like this: “If I am not right, your wings will stay stretched out and you will glide; if I am right, you will come down.”

And it happened that the eyelé fell. Ever since, when the strength of an eyelé's wings gives out, she lets herself drop to the ground, gliding.

What it teaches

Offending a person who is right brings a sentence that comes true. The way the dove comes down, with tired wings, remained as a trace of that word of Orunmila.

2Orunmila accused of stealing doves

One morning Orunmila did an osode and found out that in the place he was heading for he would have trouble because of the doves he was carrying. When he arrived, some boys shouted at him, mocking him, that he was a thief and had stolen the doves.

Orunmila passed a sentence on them: since he had not stolen any, they would be left stretched out, unable to get up. Soon afterward, an enormous epidemic spread through that land; the boys did not leave their beds and began to die.

The families of the sick little ones came to see him. Orunmila did the consultation for them and this Ifá came out. He told them there was no news and that they should make an ebbó with 3 pashanes, etá, a dog and an akukó. He also announced that at the corner the rooster and the dog would fight, and that, if the rooster won and crowed, they had to pass the pashanes over the children to cure them.

Eshu found his food at that corner and decided to favor the rooster. When the fight began, he pushed the dog until it fell and ordered the rooster to crow. The bird crowed about two or three times. With that the children were touched with the pashanes and were saved.

What it teaches

Falsely accusing an innocent person and laughing at him brings illness upon the accusers. Orunmila's sentence came true, and the ebbó with Eshu's help gave the children their health back.

Ebbó for the sick children

A dog, an akukó, 3 pashanes and etá.

At the corner, the rooster and the dog fight; if the rooster wins and crows, the children are touched with the pashanes.

Thanks

Thanks are due to Olofin and also to the Guardian Angel.

3Obatalá and the boys who mocked him

At the beginning of the world, Obatalá was already old and it was his duty to walk through the world that Olofin had entrusted to him. His hair was covered with white, and some boys laughed at his old age. Obatalá took an otá, threw it at them, and cursed them: all of them would fall ill and die.

Then the orishas begged him to forgive them. Obatalá answered: “Make a dog fight a rooster. If the dog defeats the rooster, the world will end.” The opposite happened, and the world was saved.

What it teaches

Mocking an old person for his age brings his curse. Repentance and a test passed well can save the world; respect for elders sustains it.

Work for fighting and work for lifting up

This path has a work for fighting and another for lifting up; how they are set up is in the complete treatise.

This path keeps 1 awó secret in the complete treatise.🔒 The Notebook

4Orunmila saves the children that Obatalá was throwing out of Heaven🔒 The Notebook 5The cat, a thief by nature🔒 The Notebook 6The squid made ebbó🔒 The Notebook 7The squids saved Orunmila🔒 The Notebook 8The ashé of Oshé Turá🔒 The Notebook 9Oshé Turá asked for ashé and the Meyi asked to be Kings🔒 The Notebook 10The chameleon and the boys🔒 The Notebook 11The son who did not respect his father🔒 The Notebook 12Oshé Turá and Eyiogbe: the red and the white🔒 The Notebook 13Oshé Turá and the two poles🔒 The Notebook 14When they wanted to kill Olofin🔒 The Notebook 15The birth of the ashé (the 17 gifts)🔒 The Notebook 16Why the guardian angels command the Oshas🔒 The Notebook 17Oduduwa and the sperm cells🔒 The Notebook 18Eshu and Oshé Turá, carriers of the offerings to Orun🔒 The Notebook 19Oshún hides under the taro leaf🔒 The Notebook 20Oshún the cook🔒 The Notebook 21Oshé Turá carries the offering to Orun and Eshu becomes the carrier🔒 The Notebook 22The secret of the ashé for the Santo🔒 The Notebook 23The turtle and the stolen brains🔒 The Notebook 24The ayakuá and the abó🔒 The Notebook 25The charm of Eshu Odara🔒 The Notebook 26The enchantment of money and honor🔒 The Notebook 27Whoever eats alone should hunt alone🔒 The Notebook 28The hunter who did not keep Osain's secret🔒 The Notebook 29The cat and the condor🔒 The Notebook 30Eshu steals Ogún's goats🔒 The Notebook 31The cat and the sparrows🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Oshe Tura

What does the Odù Oshe Tura mean in Ifá?

The Odù of the ashé, the messenger who carries the offerings to Heaven with Eshu Odara: no sacrifice is accepted unless he is called first.

What number is Oshe Tura among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Oshe Tura is Odù number 239 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Oshe family.

Which orishas speak in Oshe Tura?

In the Odù Oshe Tura these orishas speak: Eshu Odara, Oshún, Olofin / Olordumare, Odduduwa, Shangó, The Guardian Angels, Eledá (Ashedá Orisha), Azojuano.

What is a proverb of the Odù Oshe Tura?

One of the proverbs of Oshe Tura says: «The cat is a thief by nature.».

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