Otrupon She

Also called Otrúpon Oshe

nº 195 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

Where saving and the piggy bank are born, which is placed at the foot of Orunmila: «do not waste yourself 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. It is also written as Otrúpon Oshe. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 13 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 6 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 195 of 256
Composition: Otrupon over Oshe
Orishas that speak: Orunmila · Shangó · Oyá · Oshún (Iyalorde) · Obatalá (Obalofón) · Elegba · Ogún · Egun (iyare) · Olofin (Oloddumare)

What Ifá says in this sign

Otrupon She, also known as Otrúpon Oshe, is the sign where the saving of money and the piggy bank were born. Here Orunmila, by spending without measure and doing favors for everyone, ended up ruined, and Olofin gathered the saints under a downpour that only stopped when each one dropped an offering into an urn; afterward he gave Orunmila that full urn so he would have something to live on. That is the ruling of the sign: you are a fortunate person and money circles around you, but you must learn to keep it and not waste it on favors. Beware also of a theft, because your luck can be stolen.

The strongest warning of this sign is the law. There are traps in some documents: read and reread everything you receive or sign, because from there can come complaints, lawsuits and debt collections. You want to do again, out of revenge, something you did long ago; do not do it, because this time it would go badly for you. If you keep a knife or a machete with that revenge in mind, know that using it would take you to prison. You have been disrespectful to elders, and that weighs on you; do not cast curses, because they turn against the one who speaks them.

«Olofin gave the piggy bank to Orunmila with an order: do not waste yourself doing so many favors. Otrupon She either saves or is ruined.»The pulse of Otrupon She

You have a shadow behind you and your path is dark, and it is by receiving Orunmila that it becomes clear. One night you got up after seeing a dark figure in your dreams: it was the spirit of your mother, who came to save you and asks you for a mass. If your mother is alive, attend to her as she asks, and so your mother's guardian angel will protect you. Feed Elegba, Oshún and Orunmila, because you are falling behind.

In love and family, someone may take advantage of your absence to seize your secrets, as Oyá did when Shangó went out, and that made the son ill and separated the couple. Do not force your child, because you could lose him, and watch over your children, because one may have a fright and be in danger; teach them and bless them steadily, as Shangó did with his.

In health, there are pains in the belly, and the woman comes to believe she is pregnant; when you are like that, do not tell anyone. Do not eat tripe, neither you nor your husband, because it harms your stomachs. You may have an inner fever, with rashes, which may be typhoid, and be careful, because your home can fall apart without you having the means to raise it again. Ailments of the stomach and legs can come from contaminated water and not from witchcraft: look for the real cause before blaming others. After every rain the sky clears: keep what you receive, check what you sign and leave revenge in the hands of Ifá.

The sign in one line

Put your piggy bank at the foot of Orunmila, reread what you sign and have the mass said for your mother, because the shadow behind Otrupon She came to save you, not to ruin you.

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

Pay attention to the belly: there is pain and the woman believes she is pregnant; she has an inner fever that could be typhoid, with rashes.
You have a shadow behind you and your road is dark.
You have wronged older people.
Under your roof there is a pregnant woman.
One of your children will get a great fright and could be in danger; if you have no children, avoid making commitments.
You are fortunate: be careful that your luck is not stolen.
The herbs of the sign: para mí, cedar, aroma, amansa guapo and water.
That you want to do something you already did long ago, out of revenge: if you do it now, it will turn out badly.
That you keep a knife or a machete with which you must do a rogación.
That you will have trouble with the law.
That you must never curse anyone.
That your belly is troubled and, while you are in that condition, you should never mention it.
That you should not eat mondongo (tripe), and neither should your husband, to avoid stomach trouble.
That you should not force your son, so as not to lose him.
That you must beware of a theft: money is circling around you, but there are many bad things you must get rid of.
That you should keep in mind the secret that your mother entrusted to another older person.
That you suddenly woke up while lying down: in your sleep you had seen a shadow. It was your mother, who came to save you and wants you to have a mass said for her.
That you want to place yourself before Orunmila and feed Elegba, Oshún and Orunmila.
That food must be given to the street of your house, since you are falling behind.

Proverbs of Otrupon She · Òwe

“However hard it rains, it clears.”
“When the blood heats up, the head burns.”
“The drunk man loses his aim.”
“Food gives life just as easily as death.”
“Sour does not turn sweet, but sweet does turn sour.”
“Whoever keeps weapons finds war.”
“For elders, experience proves them right.”
“There is nothing more divisive than gossip.”
“Repression damages the free man's understanding more than the skin on a slave's back.”
“At great tables, great deals are struck or ruined.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

The habit of saving and of keeping a money box begins in this sign: keeping what they receive gives them something to live on.
When they are in great financial trouble, Olofin sends for them and gives them something to support themselves.
If they give alms with faith, the storm that beats upon them stops.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

There are traps in some documents that may bring them legal problems: they must check carefully everything they receive or sign.
They may be reported or sued, and they are chased for debts.
What happened to them once may happen again.

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What is born in Otrupon She · Ìbí

The habit of saving and the piggy bank.
Olofin had the santos put alms into an urn so the rain would stop, and when it was full he handed it to Orunmila so he would have something to live on.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Do not sign or receive documents without checking them and reading them over well.
There are traps that can bring you trouble with the law.
Do not do the thing you already did, out of revenge.
If you do it now, it will turn out badly for you.
Never lay curses on anyone.
You must not eat mondongo (tripe), and neither should your husband.
This way you will avoid falling ill in the stomach.
Do not force your child.
So that you do not lose him.
Do not say it when you are sick in the belly.

Ebbós of Otrupon She · The sacrifices that open the road

Overcoming enemiesThe ebbós of this Odù🔒 The Notebook LoveEbbó of the young rooster🔒 The Notebook LossEbbó so that you do not lose your son🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Otrupon She · The workings of the sign

MoneyThe money box at the foot of Orunmila🔒 The Notebook SpiritualThe three awona (wooden figures)🔒 The Notebook HealthThe spring bath for Shangó🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Otrupon She · The roads of the Odù

1Oyá takes over Shangó’s secrets

Shangó was going through a period without stability and went to see Oyá, to whose house spirits came that confused her. As soon as he arrived, he sang, and the egun fled in disorder, so that Oyá was set free at once. Then Shangó turned his back on her and, with a small guinea fowl he carried, performed an oparaldo for her. He handed the guinea fowl to Ogún, who was present, and Ogún also ran away.

Oyá fell in love because of what Shangó had done. The two came together and she became pregnant. Shangó told her that a boy would be born, whom they would call Omí Lala.

Again and again Oyá asked him whether, when the child was born, he would bless him and give him all his secrets. At the birth, Shangó bathed the newborn with a bath of leaves and sang over that water. Olofin heard him and warned him that all was going well but that he should watch the mother. Shangó answered that he already knew what to do.

Omí Lala grew while his father taught and blessed him. Every day, when he finished talking with the child, Shangó pretended to leave at noon, but stayed hidden. From his hiding place he listened to what Oyá asked the boy while she fed him a dish of malvate.

One time Shangó had to be away for a while: Olofin had called him to lunch with Ogún to talk about certain secrets. Oyá took advantage of that absence to take hold of Shangó’s secrets. On his return, he found the child sick, and from then on the two of them were separated.

Then the verse of Ifá of this odu was spoken, made for Orunmila and speaking of a good ebbó, and the child recovered.

What it teaches

A secret shared without caution can end up in the hands of whoever covets it. Teaching and blessing a son is not enough if one neglects the person at his side who waits for the moment of an absence.

When this odu appears

Ifá orders that one find out what the egun of the mother asks for. If she is still alive, the person must perform obori so that the mother’s angel favors him and saves him. This odu announces inner fever that could turn into typhoid, and eruptions on the skin. It warns to look after the house so that it does not collapse and there is then nothing to rebuild it with. Drinking malvate is recommended.

Prayer of this path

Otrúpon She Obbé Ni Dele Awó Omó Fo Otrúpon She Abashe Omó Lala Ni Shangó Otrúpon She Iyá Fareo Omó Lele Oyá Oniya.

What Shangó sang on reaching Oyá’s house

Otrupon She ofun oun lele egun oloni

What Shangó sang over the child’s bath

Lerí Shangó ewe ibashe Olofin

The verse of Ifá with which the child recovered

Otrupon She obana dide Awó oko obatinfa obatinfa oshodo adifafun Orunmila ebbó odara

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2The land of Lesa and Mogue

The lands of Lesa and Mogue were locked in bitter disputes. The origin was the crops: Lesa lived on its vegetables, which produced a germ; the wind carried it to Mogue, contaminated the water, and people fell ill in the stomach and the legs.

The conflict grew until war seemed unavoidable. A man of Lesa resolved to consult Orunmila, who explained to him that they could not go on like this, since neither of the two peoples was in the right. He had a representative of Mogue brought and told both that they were mistaken: there were no powders, witchcraft or sent evils, only a germ from the vegetables. He ordered them cut down, and all the evils disappeared. So Lesa and Mogue went back to living in peace and calm.

What it teaches

When an illness appears, the blame cast on the neighbor is often false. Finding the true cause, even when it is something ordinary, ends the quarrel and brings peace back.

Prayer of this path

Oban Didare Oban Tira Elegue Oban Tirepa Oshide Ide Adifafún Orunmila Ekú Agogo Lorúbbo Elegbá Falesile Adiecobo Baba Nobitishe Odoño Adifa Are Bure Ifani Ilu Shangó Iyalordé Ifá Onire.

3Here the money box was born

Orunmila had spent so much and done so many favors that he ended up in a very bad economic situation. Olofin wanted to help him: he summoned him, together with all the other saints and orishas, to a gathering to honor Olodumare.

When the place was full, a torrential rain began. There was a lack of food, and all the saints and orishas suffered hunger and cold. Eager to return to their homes, they begged Olofin to stop the rain. He set a condition: “For the downpour to cease, each one of you must put an alms offering in that urn and pray to Olodumare.”

As soon as the urn filled with money, the rain stopped and each one went back to his house.

When Orunmila and Olofin were left alone, Olofin took the full urn and gave it to Orunmila, so that he would have a living, with a piece of advice: “Do not spend so much on doing favors.”

What it teaches

Giving without measure leaves anyone without resources, and for that reason it is wise to take care of what one has. In this path help comes from everyone’s alms, and the urn that holds it is the origin of the money box.

4The mass death from germs🔒 The Notebook 5By compensating for damages we can heal🔒 The Notebook 6Only what is at risk is appreciated🔒 The Notebook 7One receives exactly what one gives🔒 The Notebook 8Life is time🔒 The Notebook 9The alms of Ifá🔒 The Notebook 10The piggy bank of the tyrant king🔒 The Notebook 11The cart🔒 The Notebook 12The vanity of Alakasu🔒 The Notebook 13The stork caught with the cranes🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Otrupon She

What does the Odù Otrupon She mean in Ifá?

Where saving and the piggy bank are born, which is placed at the foot of Orunmila: «do not waste yourself 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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