Otrupon Baraife

nº 188 of 256

Where cement was born: no favors are done here, because they cost a life —the goat lost his head over one— and your luck is brought to you by your wife.

11 patakíes 6 eewó 6 ebbós and works 13 proverbs

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Otrupon Baraife is Odù number 188 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Otrupon family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 11 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 6 ebbós and works and the signs it shows in the consultation — with the full eewó in plain sight; the detail of iré and osogbo and the full recipes open with The Notebook, in English.

The sign at a glance

Order in Ifá: Odù 188 of 256
Composition: Otrupon over Obara
Orishas that speak: Orunmila · Shangó · Orishaoko · Obatalá · Eshu / Elegba · Ogún · Oyá · Oshún · Osain · Obá · Egun

What Ifá says in this sign

Otrupon Baraife — also called Otrupón Bara — is the sign where cement was born, the thing that binds and hardens. But its greatest sentence is a hard warning: no favors are done here, because you can lose your life — the goat lost his head for doing one. Do not even help anyone lift a weight off the ground: that is where your misfortune lies.

The mirror of this sign is pride: you are a fighter, violent, and you settle everything the wrong way — and your happiness has one single price: change your temper. In this Ifá even Orunmila landed in jail for stealing to please Oyá — and what saved him was the rubbish: the humility of what nobody looks at.

«The goat lost his head for doing a favor — Otrupon Baraife does not carry another man's weight.»The pulse of Otrupon Baraife

Your luck is great, and that is why you are envied: you are going to win the lottery, they will send for you from somewhere for something good — make rogation before you go — and a visit from the country or a letter brings you fortune. But the deal you are about to make has a rule: do not try to make too much on it — greed is the trap of this odu.

The warnings have names: a woman who is going to push you into committing a theft — do not be led —, hidden enemies tracking you to keep you unsettled, powders blown at you, and seven days without going out in the street when this sign asks for it. Guard your tongue — do not talk about what is not your business — and the babalawo of this Ifá even looks after the butt of his cigar.

The body wants watching — the feet, the legs, the heart, hernias — and the house wants white lime on the walls: the ebbós of this odu carry scrapings from that wall. And do not forget where it all comes from: give thanks to your wife, who is the one who brings you your luck, and receive Osain, Oluo Popo and Obá: the proud man who softens inherits the fortune that violence was denying him.

The sign in one line

Change your temper, do no favors that cost a life, and thank your wife for the luck she brings you — the fortune of Otrupon Baraife arrives when the pride leaves.

The prayer of Otrupon Baraife · Yoruba

Otrupon Obara Ife Eyuquele Kañua Eku Eñi Lodafun Orunmila Luba Onle Ile Onife Eye Eya Ludenben Okara Ingara Okayi Aun Barin Aye Obe Loda Kaferefún Orishaoko, Shango, Orunmila Ati Oggun.

Súyere
Oloweweo eran orisha owaweo.

Ifá says — what Otrupon Baraife tells you

The Ifá where cement is born, and where putting herb in the mouth of the four-legged animal of the sacrifice is born. The Ifá where no favors are done, because you can lose your life. The Ifá of the goat who lost his head for doing a favor. An Ifá of pride: you are proud, a fighter and violent. The Ifá where Orunmila landed in jail for stealing to please his wife Oyá, and the rubbish saved him. An Ifá where a man is lost because of a woman and a woman because of a man.
You are proud and a fighter, very violent; your temper has to change for you to be happy.
You suffer from pain in your feet, from your heart, from strokes and from hernias; you must take great care of your legs.
You must guard against powders blown at you.
It marks being tracked: they are trying to pick up your trail to harm you, and they want to keep you unsettled.
The woman is not a maiden, and there is trouble in the brain.
If you are a Babalawo and you drink or smoke, be careful with the butt of your cigar: if they get hold of it, it turns fatal for you.
The walls are painted with white lime, and the ebbós of this Ifá carry scrapings from the wall of the room.
The herbs of the sign: calmada, doncella, tábano and peanut.
Do no favors for anyone, because you come to harm; and do not help carry heavy things, because that is where your misfortune lies.
Your enemies are hidden and they are fighting you: be careful with a loss of money or of family, and do not take your own life.
You have a great deal of luck and that is why they envy you, and you are going to win the lottery.
They are going to send for you from somewhere for something good: before you go, make rogation.
There is a woman who is going to push you into committing a theft.
Do not talk about what is not your business, because you can be in danger.
Your wife is going to come to you with a wish for you to take her out.
You are going to have a visit from the country, or a letter that brings you luck.
Do not go out in the street for seven days, because it can go badly for you.
You are going to make a deal: try not to make too much on it, and be careful with greed.
It has been years since your mother looked at you; if the daughter is of age, there can be a break between mother and daughter out of jealousy.
Everything you say is true, and that is why you have many people envying you, but nobody kills you except Olofin.

Proverbs of Otrupon Baraife · Òwe

“The goat lost his head for doing favors.”
“The rubbish saved him.”
“Doing favors is one thing; sacrificing yourself is another.”
“Whoever puts on a show of confidence is covering up his own unease.”
“A man married to a sensible woman will always be fortunate.”
“When the enemy is hidden, you never know when he will strike.”
“Blows teach.”
“Prudence is the shield against tears.”
“To know a man, put his words on one scale and his acts on the other.”
“With danger before his eyes, anyone thinks twice.”
“There are no roses without thorns.”
“Preparation is intelligence; success is a gift from Olorun.”
“Rivalry exists among relatives too.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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What is born in Otrupon Baraife · Ìbí

Cement.
Putting herb in the mouth of the four-legged animal that is sacrificed to the oshas.
That is why, at the sacrifice, herb is put in its mouth, saying «Oloweweo eran orisha owaweo», in memory of the goat who carried Orunmila and begged him for his life.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Do not do favors for anyone, and least of all for people who are sick or disabled.
You can lose your life, as the he-goat lost his head.
Do not help anyone lift weight from the floor or carry heavy things.
There is your misfortune.
Do not eat peanuts or sesame.
Do not talk about what does not concern you, and do not give your opinion on matters that are not your business.
You can be in danger.
Do not eat in a hurry, and do not get angry over food.
Do not go out into the street for seven days.
It can turn out badly for you.

Ebbós of Otrupon Baraife · The sacrifices that open the road

MoneyThe ebbós of this Odù🔒 The Notebook Beating enemiesThe ebbó of the goat and the peanut field🔒 The Notebook Beating enemiesThe ebbó to get a prisoner out (the rubbish)🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Otrupon Baraife · The workings of the sign

HealthObori with Shangó for the nerves🔒 The Notebook Beating enemiesInshé to calm an enemy🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe ceremony of the sand and the two goats🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Otrupon Baraife · The roads of the Odù

1Orunmila's goat

The santos agreed on a council for the good of humankind and invited Orunmila, but it was held in Ife, very far away. Orunmila walked so far that his feet swelled and he had to sit down; the goat, seeing him, offered to carry him, and riding on him they reached Ife. But to go into the council it was required to give blood at the door, and since Orunmila had brought no animal, he thought of the goat who had carried him. The goat begged him: «After doing you a favor, you pay me by taking my life.» Orunmila answered that there was no other way, since his presence was greatly needed to set humankind right, but that he would always live grateful to him — and right after that he killed him. That is why, when four-legged animals are sacrificed to the oshas, herb is put in their mouths, saying «Oloweweo eran orisha owaweo».

The saints called a council for the good of humanity and summoned Orunmila; the meeting, however, was held in Ife, a land that was very far from him.

Orunmila walked so much that his feet swelled and all he could do was sit down. The goat, seeing him like that, offered to carry him. Orunmila climbed on top of the goat and that is how the two of them reached Ife.

Now, to get into that assembly you had to give blood to the door, and Orunmila came without any animal. He then remembered the goat that had brought him there, which suited him perfectly, and he grabbed it. The animal begged him with these words: "After doing you a favor, you pay me by taking my life." Orunmila answered that there was no other way out, since it was very much needed for him to be at that meeting to set humanity right, though he would always be grateful to him; and he killed it right away.

Note: this is where it comes from that the four-legged animals sacrificed to the oshas are given grass in the mouth, saying: "Oloweweo eran orisha owaweo".

2The goat and the peanut field

Orunmila's wife was pregnant, and he went to a spot in the country where there was a peanut field; his wife wanted to eat peanuts and began digging. The goat, who guarded the field, saw Orunmila and asked what he was doing there; Orunmila said he was on his own land, but the goat answered no, that they were stealing peanuts. Orunmila told him to keep quiet, that he would give him a share, and the goat let him be. Then Eshu appeared and asked what was going on; Orunmila told him, cast, and said: «Olofin's daughter is ill.» Every doctor went to cure her and none got it right; Eshu told Olofin an old man had arrived who could. Olofin sent for him, Orunmila set out ebbó, asked for ekó and took it; he asked whether it was right, and was told it was not. He sent for Olofin and asked whether he had a piece of land, and that to save his daughter he had to bring him the man with the goat, the one with the red cap, and the one who shouted like Santa Bárbara, with bread in their mouths so they could not speak. That is where it comes from that the santos eat animals like goat and rooster.

With his wife pregnant, Orunmila went out to a spot in the country where there was a peanut patch, and she got a craving to eat peanuts. She went down to the peanut patch and started digging; the guard of that field was the goat, who on seeing Orunmila said to him: "What are you doing there?" Orunmila answered that he was on his own farm.

The goat denied it: what they were doing was stealing peanuts. Orunmila asked him to keep quiet and offered him an amount; with that the other left him alone, and things started off well.

That was when Eshu showed up and wanted to know: "What was going on?" Orunmila told him, threw and announced: "Olofin's daughter is sick." Every doctor who came to cure her got it wrong, and none of them found the remedy; that is why Eshu tells Olofin that an old man had arrived a short while back, and that this one really could heal her.

Olofin sent for him. Orunmila came and set an ebbó; in the middle of the ebbó he asked for ekó and drank it. Orunmila asked whether that was right, they answered no, and he sent for Olofin: he asked him if he had a piece of land, and that saving his daughter required bringing him the man with the goat, the one with the red cap and one who shouted like Santa Bárbara; and he put a piece of bread in his mouth so they do not talk.

Note: this is where it comes from that the saints eat animals like the goat and the rooster.

3Where Orunmila goes to jail because of Oyá

Orunmila disobeyed Ifá in the time when he lived with Oyá. On the way to another land their food ran out, and Oyá, hungry, threw herself on the ground and would not go on. Orunmila urged her to keep going; a little later she spotted a yam patch and pointed it out to him so he would steal a few. When he went into the farm the owners caught him, called him a thief and he ended up in jail. Locked up, he grieved that all of it came from Oyá and that he would never live with her again; he did osode, this Ifá came out with its ebbó marked, and he had nothing to put it together with. When they served him his food he found a piece of bone in his bowl of soup; he took it, scraped lime off the wall, threw it in the bowl, used the bone as an irofá, made the ebbó and threw it into the garbage can. Eshu, the sweeper, recognized it: "this is Orunmila's doing, he must be in jail"; he went and found Elegba and told him. Elegba visited him and told him to get inside the can at night, covered with garbage. The next day the can went out to the street, Elegba pulled him out and the two of them left that land. When they looked for him in the jail and understood what had happened, they arranged to stick a spike into the can before taking it out — but Orunmila was already free, and he never got together with Oyá again.

Orunmila lived with Oyá and did not obey what Ifá had told him. The two of them were headed for a land when their food ran out on the way; Oyá got hungry, threw herself on the ground and would not take another step. Orunmila hurried her: "Come on, Oyá, let's keep going, we will find something to eat."

They kept walking and a short way on Oyá caught sight of a yam patch; she pointed it out to Orunmila so he would go steal a few. Orunmila went into the farm, the owners found him, called him a thief and took him away to jail.

Shut in, he grieved over it, because it all came from Oyá, and he said he would not live with her again. He did osode, this Ifá came out and with it the mark of an ebbó, but he had nothing to put it together with.

When the food came they handed him a bowl of soup, and inside was a piece of bone. He took it, and also lime from the wall, which he then scraped off; he put the lime in the bowl, used the bone as an irofá, made the ebbó and threw it into the jail's garbage can.

The sweeper was Eshu, and as soon as he saw it he put it together: "This is Orunmila's doing, he must be in jail." He went on his way until he found Elegba, and told him: "Orunmila is in jail." Elegba went to see him. He heard from Orunmila that he could not stand that place any longer, and he gave him the instruction: get into the garbage can at night and cover himself with the garbage.

Day broke and the can went out to the street. Elegbara was waiting: he pulled him out of there, and together they left that land and its surroundings. In the jail they were quick to look for Orunmila and to understand what had happened; from that time on they made a habit of running a spike through the inside of the can before taking the garbage out to the street, so no one else would get away from them. And once he was free, Orunmila never got together with Oyá again.

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Frequently asked questions about Otrupon Baraife

What does the Odù Otrupon Baraife mean in Ifá?

Where cement was born: no favors are done here, because they cost a life —the goat lost his head over one— and your luck is brought to you by your wife.

What number is Otrupon Baraife among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Otrupon Baraife is Odù number 188 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Otrupon family.

Which orishas speak in Otrupon Baraife?

In the Odù Otrupon Baraife these orishas speak: Orunmila, Shangó, Orishaoko, Obatalá, Eshu / Elegba, Ogún, Oyá, Oshún, Osain, Obá, Egun.

What is a proverb of the Odù Otrupon Baraife?

One of the proverbs of Otrupon Baraife says: «The goat lost his head for doing favors.».

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