Otura Pompeyo

On this road, Yemayá Asezú did not bother to attend to the orishas, because she was too fond of parties. Once, finding herself ill, Asezú decided to go and see Orunmila so he would read her, and this Odù came up, and he told her that all the orishas had turned their backs on her and would not answer for her, and she was told that the only one facing her was Olokun; that she had to make ebbó and great ceremonies.

Orunmila performed all the ceremonies for Asezú, and with them she forgot everything she had done, she lost her memory, so as to go off afterward to Olokun's side, speak with him and live in Olokun's world once and for all.

From that moment on, Asezú went through a transformation in her life, becoming Olokun's favorite and inseparable daughter; and because of that, an egun of great power attached itself to her, since she lived joined to Olokun.

So whatever Asezú was going to do, she had her father behind her, since she had broken the alliances and commitments she had had in the world of the earth, wiping out what she had done in santo on earth. Through the work she did, she lost her memory.

Note: this road explains that she is the Yemayá closest to Olokun. She lives in a jar, carries an Osain and is the only one of all the Yemayás who eats duck. In this Odù you have to take Olokun from a Babalawo to beat the difficulties and take the power that is missing; if you already have it, give a white ram to Olokun to beat the problems.

On this road, Odideo, the eagle, was very bold; everyone was afraid of her. Orunmila sent for her to make ebbó, because a trap was being laid for her, a scheme to bring her down, and by making ebbó she would win. The eagle would not make the ebbó, because she said everyone respected her.

Before long, all the birds gathered for Orunmila to make ebbó for them, and he refused. But just then Eshu arrived and told Orunmila to do it. Orunmila obeyed Eshu and made ebbó for the birds.

When the birds came out from making the ebbó, they saw the eagle coming. They took sand and cotton, and when the eagle arrived, a great wind rose and they threw cotton with sand at her. They blinded her on the spot, and the eagle fell to the ground, and the birds took their chance and beat her.

On this road, Yemayá Asezú and Yewá always went about the sea together, with a very big boat they had, made of jocuma wood. They went all along the coast handing out ayo herb to all the men who spent their time gambling with them. Yemayá Asezú and Yewá had made a pact so that, by means of that game, they would have all the men under their control, since out of their fondness for gambling the men let everything go.

Asezú and Yewá were making themselves owners of all the wealth of that land, and they put Elegba in charge. They fetched the guacalotes from the land of Omó Ayo, which was very prosperous and had an outlet to the sea; but the people of that land were not satisfied with what they had or with what went on there, since the greatest wealth there was the guacalotes (seeds of the ayo plant), which came in every color.

In that land lived Awó Alayo Otá, whom everyone loved because he was an Awó of Orunmila, who had a great deal of wisdom and was always giving advice to the people of that land of Omó Ayo, where everyone was very argumentative.

They went to see Awó Alayo Otá, who read them and saw this Odù for them, telling them that they had to wait for Asezú and Yewá to arrive in their boat to collect the guacalotes; that when they arrived, they should give the two of them food, taking a ewe and a guinea hen, and that while they were eating, they should take the boat and gather up all the men who were waiting for them and for the guacalotes, and afterward bring them to his land of Omó Ayo, where Awó Alayo Otá would make Ifá for them. So they did.

While Awó Alayo Otá was making Ifá for them, he took the guacalotes, prepared an Ifá with them and set them to eat with the Ifá he was making, and gave food to Yewá. And when they began drawing the Odù toyale, Otura Iwori came out.

When Elegba learned of this, he grew angry and began working on the heads and the eyes of all the men who were children of the land of Omó Ayo. So Awó Alayo Otá took Alayonifa and washed them, telling Yewá and Asezú that Elegba had to be fetched and brought to that land and consecrated.

They took the boat and went off to Oni Okun, where Elegba lived, and began calling him: «Elegbá mota bi ayé Omó Ayo obani sokun, iré alayo Yewá kaniwaye alayonifa, Asezú moki otá.» Elegba, when he heard them, came aboard the boat, and then Yewá and Asezú sang to him: «Yewá Yewá Omó Ayo Yewá Yewá, Yewá Yewá oyu elese Yewá Omó Ayo Asezú.»

At which Elegba thanked them both a great deal, calmed down and went with them to the land of Omó Ayo; and there everything was already prepared, and Awó Alayo Otá made Ifá for Elegba, and Otura Iwori came out as his Odù. And he handed him Alayonifa together with Adelenifa; but he gave a rooster to Asezú and a young she-goat to Yewá along with his Ifá, and they prepared for him a head of ilekán, with eyes and mouth of dilogún, and they told Elegba: «You will always keep this beside your Ifá, and it will serve you for great powers and secrets in this land. And you should worship Asezú and Yewá, and their godfather Awó Alayo.»

The guacalote, besides being Olofin's game on earth, was that land's secret for the well-being and the health of its children.