Otrupon She

nº 195 of 256

Where saving and the money box were born, set at the foot of Orunmila: «do not waste it doing so many favors» — reread everything you sign.

13 patakíes 6 eewó 6 ebbós and works 10 proverbs

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Otrupon She is Odù number 195 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Otrupon family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 13 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 195 of 256
Composition
Otrupon over Oshe

What Ifá says in this sign

Otrupon She — also called Otrupón Oshe — is the sign where saving and the money box were born: Orunmila, for being a spendthrift, came to be badly off, and Olofin handed him the urn with a sentence: do not waste it doing so many favors. The money box at the foot of Orunmila is the work of this odu: putting money away is also a form of prayer.

Your legal front is open: this is an Ifá of complaints, lawsuits, debt collection and matters of law — and of documents with a trap in them: check and reread everything you receive or sign. And one prohibition at the root: the revenge you want to repeat — the thing you already did some time ago — will go badly for you now: do not do it. The knife or machete you have put away is asking for a rogation, not for use.

«Olofin handed Orunmila the money box with one order: do not waste it doing so many favors — Otrupon She saves or ruins himself.»The pulse of Otrupon She

The belly speaks loudly here: pains, a fever from inside that can be typhoid, the feeling of being pregnant — and when you are ill in your belly, never say so: in this odu a complaint spoken aloud gets worse. No tripe for you or your husband, never throw curses, and do not force your child, so he is not lost to you.

Behind you there is a shadow and your road is dark — but the shadow has a name: it was your mother, who came to save you in a dream and wants her mass. An egun sent you to be read: attend as well to the secret your mother left in the care of an older person, and repair the wrongs you have done to your elders.

You are fortunate — be careful your luck is not stolen from you: money is circling you, but there are bad things to be taken off you first. The remedy is already served: receive Orunmila, give food to Elegba, to Oshún and to Orunmila, and food for the street outside your house, because that is where you fall behind: Olofin's urn keeps whoever learned that not every favor is done and not every coin is spent.

The sign in one line

Set your money box at the foot of Orunmila, reread what you sign and have the mass said for your mother — the shadow behind Otrupon She came to save him, not to lose him.

The prayer of Otrupon She · Yoruba

Otrúpon She Ifá Ola Rudale Awó Obba Nitepa Ileké Ola Nitepa Oshede Odafun Bogbo Arumale Tinlo Oku Akasa Eyelé, Addié, Escalera Lorúbbo.

Súyere
Otrúpon She ofun oun lele egun oloni.

Ifá says — what Otrupon She tells you

Proverbs of Otrupon She · Òwe

7 proverb interpretations in this Odù, locked.Every proverb explained: which road it comes from and how it applies.Unlock →

Iré and Osogbo

5 iré and osogbo readings in this Odù, locked.The iré and osogbo of the sign, sorted by subject — health, money, love, death, loss…Unlock →

What is born in Otrupon She · Ìbí

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Ebbós of Otrupon She · The sacrifices that open the road

3 ebbós in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes.Unlock →

Works of Otrupon She · The workings of the sign

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Patakíes of Otrupon She · The roads of the Odù

1Ifá ni kaferefun Ololodí

Shangó had gone a long time without finding stability and went looking for Oyá, who lived among spirits that confused her. When he arrived he sang, the egun fled and she was cleansed on the spot. With his back turned, Shangó did oparaldo on her with a guinea and handed it to Ogún, who ran off. That attitude made Oyá fall in love, and from the union of the two she got pregnant; Shangó announced that the child would be a boy and would carry the name Omí Lala. She kept pressing him about whether he would bless the child at birth, handing him his secrets. Once the baby was born, he bathed him with leaves of cedar, amansa-guapo and para-mí; Olofin, who was listening, warned him: "all is well, but keep an eye on his mother". While Omí Lala grew, his father taught him and blessed him, pretending each day to go out right at noon; Oyá served the boy food made with malvate and Shangó, hidden, watched everything she asked him. One day Olofin called him to a lunch with Ogún to deal with certain secrets, and Oyá used the absence to take Shangó's secrets for herself. When he came back he found his son sick, and from there came the separation between the two. With the ebbó odara, the son was cured.

Shangó had gone a long time without finding stability and looked for Oyá, whose house was in an uproar of spirits. As soon as he set foot there, he sang: "Otrupon She ofun oun lele egun oloni". The egun fled in all directions and Oyá was cleansed at that very moment. Then he turned his back on her, took a small guinea he had with him and with it did an oparaldo on her; then he handed it to Ogún, who was there in the place, and Ogún also ran off.

That gesture made Oyá fall in love. From the union of the two she got pregnant, and Shangó announced to her that the child would be a boy and would carry the name Omí Lala.

Again and again Oyá asked him whether, when the baby was born, he would bless him and hand him all his secrets. When the birth came, Shangó bathed the boy with leaves of cedar, amansa-guapo and para-mí, and over the bath he sang: "Lerí Shangó ewe ibashe Olofin". From where he was listening, Olofin answered him: "All is well, but you must keep an eye on his mother." Shangó answered: "All right, father, I already know what I have to do."

Omí Lala kept growing and his father taught him and blessed him. Every day, when the talk with the boy was over, Shangó pretended to leave at noon and stayed hidden: from there he could see the questions Oyá asked the boy while she served him a meal made with malvate.

One day Shangó had to be away for a while, because Olofin sent for him to share a lunch with Ogún and to deal on that occasion with certain secrets. Oyá used that absence to take Shangó's secrets for herself. When he came back, he found his son sick, and from there came the separation between the two.

"Otrupon She obana dide Awó oko obatinfa obatinfa oshodo adifafun Orunmila ebbó odara". And his son was cured.

Note: Ifá orders you to find out what the mother's egun is demanding; if she is still alive, it is her turn to have obori done, so that her angel takes your side and saves you. It brings fever on the inside, which can turn into typhoid, and rashes come out on you; take care that your house does not come down and then you have nothing to raise it with again. Drink malvate.

2The lands of Lesa and Mogue

In the lands of Lesa and Mogue there were bitter quarrels: the land of Lesa grew vegetables, which produced a germ that, when the wind blew, spread to the land of Mogue, tainted the water and caused illness of the stomach and the legs. The bickering was such that war was about to break out. One man from Lesa decided to go and see Orunmila, who told him it was not possible to live in that struggle, because neither side was in the right; he sent for a representative from Mogue and told them they were mistaken, since there were no powders and no witchcraft and nothing sent against them — the illness was caused by a germ in the vegetables. He ordered the vegetables cleared, and all the trouble ended, and the towns of Lesa and Mogue had peace and quiet.

Between the lands of Lesa and Mogue, fights burned with no mercy. The reason was in the fields: Lesa lived by planting vegetables, and those vegetables bred a germ that the wind carried all the way to Mogue, where it dirtied the waters and made the people sick in the stomach and in the legs.

The dispute rose so high that war was one step from breaking out. Someone from Lesa decided to consult Orunmila, who made him see that no one could go on living in such an internal fight, because the right was not on either side. He then sent for a representative from Mogue and let him know that they were wrong: there were no powders there, no witchcraft, no sendings; the harm was caused by a germ the vegetables carried. He ordered them cut down, and with that all those evils would end, and so the towns of Lesa and Mogue were left in peace and quiet.

3Here the money box was born

Waste and favors left Orunmila ruined. To help him, Olofin sent for him along with the other saints and orishas to an event in honor of Oloddumare. The place was full when a heavy downpour broke out; there was no food, and the saints were left hungry and cold, and since they wanted to leave they begged Olofin to stop the rain. Olofin answered them with a condition: "for this downpour to end, all of you have to drop alms into that urn and pray to Oloddumare". Once the urn was full of money, the downpour stopped and each one went back home. Alone with Orunmila, Olofin lifted the full urn and put it in his hands, so he would have something to live on, with this warning: "do not waste your money doing so many favors".

From so much wasting and doing favors, Orunmila ended up in a very bad money situation. Olofin wanted to help him and sent for him, and with him all the other saints and orishas, to hold an event in honor of Oloddumare.

The place filled with people and a heavy downpour broke out. There was no food, so saints and orishas began to go hungry and cold; wanting to go back each to his own house, they started begging Olofin to stop the rain. Then Olofin set them a condition: "For this downpour of rain to end, all of you have to drop alms into that urn and pray to Oloddumare".

As soon as the urn filled with money, the downpour stopped, and saints and orishas went back each to his own house.

Alone with Orunmila, Olofin lifted the full urn and put it in his hands, so he would have something to live on, with this warning: "Do not waste your money doing so many favors".

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Frequently asked questions about Otrupon She

What does the Odù Otrupon She mean in Ifá?

Where saving and the money box were born, set at the foot of Orunmila: «do not waste it doing so many favors» — reread everything you sign.

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

Otrupon She is Odù number 195 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Otrupon family.

Which orishas speak in Otrupon She?

In the Odù Otrupon She these orishas speak: Orunmila, Shangó, Oyá, Oshún (Iyalorde), Obatalá (Obalofón), Elegba, Ogún, Egun (iyare), Olofin (Oloddumare).

What is a proverb of the Odù Otrupon She?

One of the proverbs of Otrupon She says: «However hard it rains, it clears.».

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