Otura Kana

Also called Otura Tikú, Otura Okana

nº 204 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

The sacrifice of the mother, who turned into a goat so that her son could receive the power: here the mother is called upon for everything. Ikú walks close behind.

19 patakíes 11 eewó 12 ebbós and works 14 proverbs

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Otura Kana is Odù number 204 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Otura family. It is also written as Otura Tikú or Otura Okana. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 19 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 12 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 204 of 256
Composition: Otura over Okana
Orishas that speak: Orunmila · Obatalá · Shangó · Ikú · Osanyin y Oddé · Oyá · Azojuano · Yemayá · Odudúwa y Obá Kolabbá

What Ifá says in this sign

Otura Kana, also known as Otura Tikú, is the sign where belief in Olofin began. Here were born the Kashéoro, the sudden death of elders, Ogueday, a restless spirit, and the custom of always calling on the mother, because here a mother turned into a goat and gave her life for her son. Its ruling is serious: Ikú walks behind you and has stopped at your door, and only Orunmila saves you if you obey and fulfill what Ifá asks. When this sign comes out, the street door is opened and closed three times, and you do not return by the road you came on.

This sign says that you have thought of taking your own life, or have tried. Pay attention to it: talk about it with someone you trust, seek help from a doctor or a professional, do not stay alone, and fulfill the ebbó and the Ifá the sign calls for. You hear someone calling and nobody is there, you live frightened and you have a debt with the lonely soul. Without ebbó, there may be three deaths in your house. Take great care of your mother, for Ikú is circling her, and listen to the younger children, who see what adults miss.

«The mother of Otura Tikú turned into a goat so that her son could receive the power. That is why the mother is called upon for everything.»The pulse of Otura Kana

There is war with the saints, and in this sign that is certain death; on top of that, witchcraft powders are being thrown at you. Your loose tongue brings you losses. Master your curiosity, do not stand around on street corners, do not curse or allow it in your house, and never say "I know", because it harms you: the disobedient and the stubborn meet death. You are also tormented by the wish for something you could not obtain, or obtained only halfway.

In a couple, the first one to betray dies. It speaks of adultery and of a person who shows two faces; sexual excess drags you into struggles with women. There is danger of violence: a man with a bad temper can beat his wife and not leave her in peace after they separate; the woman holds a grudge against her husband and has thought of striking him with an iron bar, and someone keeps a bat or a log to hit someone, with risk of blood and of trouble with the law. Watch over a nervous daughter who sleepwalks through the house at night. The awó must not take a partner who is a child of Shangó. With luck you will have three businesses; take care of what Obatalá gives you.

In health, a dog bite or a cat scratch can make you ill and even cost you your life. You suffer from poisoning and indigestion, from the intestines and from the eyes; eat everything well cooked, do not go barefoot and keep warm, because you tend to catch colds. Impotence speaks. Beware of falling from a ladder and of fire, because in your house someone was burned or will be. The awó must soon receive Osain and Oddé to turn Ikú away, and the woman, Ikofafún. Clean the entrance of the house, where both the bad and the good are waiting, so that only the good comes in.

The sign in one line

Do not go back the way you came: cleanse your door and call your mother. Otura Tikú leaves Ikú standing at the corner when the ebbó is done on time.

The prayer of Otura Kana · Yoruba

OTURA KANA MOLU SHONSHE MOSHE ETU TINSHOWO OLOBO MOLU SHONSHE ADO AKARAN SHAWO MOLOKO MUODO MULAN SHESHE LODA FESHI TINSHOWO UMBO TIO BAYE. ADIFAFUN OYA, SHANGO ATI AZOJUANO.

Súyere
MOLLALLA INA INLE BELELE MOLLALLA INTORI ONA OBA IKU LOFOYE.

Ifá says — what Otura Kana tells you

It points to dog bites and cat scratches that make a person ill and can turn deadly.
When this Odù comes out, the street door opens and closes again three times; the first three people to arrive will have to do ebbó.
When this Ifá comes out for an Awó, another Awó has already seen it for himself too: the two have seen each other.
The suffering of the mothers was the possibility of dying young and leaving their children unprotected; the person may die before being fulfilled.
Death (Ikú) walks behind the person and stopped at the door. When the consultant leaves, he must not go back the way he came: death is waiting for him at the corner.
There are intoxications (indigestion) and impotence.
It announces sudden deaths among elders; the sick person does not survive.
There is a war of the Santos.
The osogbo of this letter is becoming obsessed with owning something that could not be obtained, or that was only half obtained.
The person has wanted to take their own life; a shadow follows them. Anyone going through this should talk about it with someone they trust, seek help, and not stay alone.
The daughter must be looked after, because she may turn out to be obsessive: she sleeps badly and at night she gets up and walks around the house (sleepwalking).
You live with a tricky person: be careful, because you could be deceived by someone with two faces.
It refers to four children who are siblings through the same father.
Your door holds both what is bad and what is good; it must be cleansed to drive away the bad and let the good come in.
In a couple, the first one to betray perishes.
There are problems with eyesight, and you must take care of your intestines.
That when this Ifá is seen, the first person who enters the house must be cleansed with a dove, palm oil (manteca de corojo) and aguardiente; afterward everything is sent to be thrown away in the manigua.
That the Awó who gets this Ifá in his own consultation must do an ebbó with three dolls dressed in cloths of red, white, black and blue.
That, to avoid falls, an ebbó is done with two ladders that receive dove blood.
That the Awó is forbidden to knock on a door; for this a baldeo is done for him.
Herbs of the Odù: paraíso, sage, canutillo, espanta muerto, romerillo, basil and quita maldición.
That, when the Awó Otura Tikú receives Kakuanardo, a mamey, shepé iguí and the Odù of Egun are placed inside the kutún.
Of the woman of this Odù: she holds something in her mind against her spouse, because she is unhappy with the way she lives.
That here a wise man boasted before the other Awó that he knew a great deal, and all of them abandoned him so that he would prove that knowledge: in this Ifá one must not say «I know», because whoever says it ends up harmed.
That one should obey, listen to advice and not overindulge sexually with women.
That when kobo orí (the head rogation) is done, a fish with white eyes is used.
That the decoction of the herb corazón de paloma must be drunk.
That Oparaldo is done periodically with a black hen.

Proverbs of Otura Kana · Òwe

“The gardener's dog neither eats nor lets others eat.”
“The disobedient and the stubborn meet death.”
“Only a mother sacrifices herself for a child.”
“War with the Santos, certain death.”
“Water you are not going to drink, let it run.”
“The intelligent man does not let his work be destroyed by ignorance.”
“An arrow with no point kills nobody.”
“Better to live in a tiger's den than in quarrelsome company.”
“The dead collect their debts too.”
“Olorun creates life out of dust as easily as out of seed.”
“Whoever argues against his own sign argues against Olorun.”
“For silver the monkey dances.”
“Water calms thirst; good news calms worry.”
“The innocent man does not tremble the way the guilty one does.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

The Kashéoro is born here and belief in Olofin begins.
The younger children have the gift of seeing what escapes the adults.
With ebbó, the man who would not leave her in peace leaves her alone, and she can rebuild her life with another.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

Death walks behind them, and stands waiting at their door.
It announces the sudden death of elderly people, and the gravely ill person is not saved.
If they do not do ebbó, three people may die in their house.

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What is born in Otura Kana · Ìbí

The Kashéoro.
The daily cleansing with the tablet that Ifá gave to Awó Orún Layé, reporting to Elegba so that he leads him along a good path.
The sudden death of elders.
From the road of the land of Ibañe Inlé, where the mothers rebelled and did not believe in the Orishas.
Ogueday, the restless spirit.
A son of Obatalá who never left his house; when he went out, the earth lost its peace until Osain bound him by oath to his secret.
That it is forbidden to knock on the door of the igbodun.
It is born from the sacrifice of the mother of Otura Tikú, so that his eyesight does not suffer and that gift is not wasted.
The transformation of the mother of Otura Tikú into a goat.
She gave her life so that her son could be sworn in the secret of Ogbeké Kakuanardo.
That the mother must be called upon in every matter.
The origin of faith in Olofin.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

You cannot eat ekó.
You must not go back by the road you came on.
Death waits for you at the corner.
You must not wear striped or spotted clothes, like the plumage of a guinea fowl.
You cannot knock on the door.
It comes from the oath of Otura Tikú, so that his eyesight does not suffer and the sacrifice of his mother is not wasted.
You cannot walk barefoot.
You catch cold; keep your feet warm, because you have a tendency to that illness.
You must not curse, nor allow cursing in your home.
You cannot say that you know.
He ends up harmed, just like the wise man who was abandoned to his fate so that he would prove what he knew.
The Awó cannot have a spouse who is a daughter of Shangó.
Both the children of Oyá and those of Oshún must abstain from cantaloupe.
Ordered by Obatalá.
Do not stand on the corners, and control your curiosity.
Whoever disobeys and persists in stubbornness meets death, as happened to Enfeloyu at the gathering of masked ones.
In marriage you cannot separate or betray each other.
Whoever does it first will die.

Ebbós of Otura Kana · The sacrifices that open the road

Keeping death awayEbbó of this Odù🔒 The Notebook HealthEbbó of the three pairs of underpants🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayEbbó Oparaldo for older people🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesEbbó of the disobedient man (the road of Enfeloyu)🔒 The Notebook LoveEbbó of the woman of the mariwó🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Otura Kana · The workings of the sign

SpiritualOparaldo of the two hens🔒 The Notebook SpiritualOparaldo of the doll🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayOffering to Ikú when this Odù appears in the reading of a boy or a girl🔒 The Notebook HealthFor the eyes🔒 The Notebook HealthKobo-orí and brew🔒 The Notebook SpiritualLoad and secret of the board of the Kashéoro🔒 The Notebook SpiritualEshu Laroye (the Eshu of this Odù)🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Otura Kana · The roads of the Odù

1The Dog in the Manger

Otura Tikú was married to a man well versed in the Santo, but who treated women badly and was nonetheless a great womanizer. He did not even respect his wife's friends: he got involved with an acquaintance of Otura Tikú, and because of this they quarreled often.

They had had three children, and she reproached him for his conduct. Amid fights and reproaches, one day he raised his hand against her. For that reason, when he spoke of separating, she agreed and they divorced.

But the man kept harassing her. Otura Tikú knew that he already had another woman, and yet she did not dare accept the company of any man, fearing that he would hit her again.

Worn out, she went to the awó of the town. He did an osode, saw the odu, and told her that she must make an ebbó so that this man would leave her in peace. She did it, and from then on she lived quietly and was able to accept another man.

What it teaches

Peace after a separation sometimes calls for an ebbó, when the other party will not let go. With the advice of the awó, the woman was freed from harassment and fear and could rebuild her life.

Ebbó to find peace

The awó prescribed an ebbó so that this man would leave the woman in peace. The text does not give its elements.

2Ogueday, the Restless Spirit

Obatalá had a son, Ogueday, in the land of Obí Ikú Orún. The boy was born with a deformity, felt ashamed and avoided going out; no one could see him. He took everything in his father’s house, and Obatalá, out of compassion, allowed it.

When he turned 14, Ogueday heard his father tell him that he was like anyone else and that there was no reason to stay shut in. The young man always promised to go out and always broke his promise. Tired of waiting, Obatalá built a house far from that land, from every kind of wood. He also took a stone, covered it with palm oil and left it in the center of the settlement. For a week he went to that stone to give it more palm oil, and to pass cotton over the house to clean it. On the seventh day, at noon, he began to sing to call Ogueday.

Ogueday heard the song and went out to find out what was happening. He grabbed a thick stick and ran off singing that death was on the loose.

From then on, the land had no more peace. Obatalá, terrified, looked at what he had caused, at the state in which he had left his son and at what his son was doing.

Elegba then returned to Obí Ikú Orún and asked why there was no calm. At noon he discovered Ogueday in full action and shouted: “Brother, I join you!” From the time they got together, the two did and undid as they pleased, and ruined whatever they wanted.

Obatalá suffered. He set out to find someone who would shelter him, to bring peace back to himself and to the land. On the road he sang, calling on Osain.

So he came to Orí Koye, the land of Osain. Osain heard him and answered with another song, in which he named Ogueday, Tinshe and Elegba.

The two embraced. Obatalá explained everything from Ogueday’s birth. Osain said he would consult with his father Shangó, in case he could fix what was happening in that land.

Osain went to Shangó and told him everything. Shangó wanted to know why Obatalá had not come, and ordered him to bring him. With the two before him, Shangó declared: “The fault for this is yours. You should have left Ogueday as he was and thought better about what to do with him.”

Obatalá wept, and Shangó took his tears away with his tongue. Then he said to Osain: “I am going to give you a gift: I will turn you into a bird with feathers.” And he did. Osain flew to Obí Ikú Orún. It was noon, and Ogueday and Elegba were in the middle of their uproar. On seeing the bird they were frightened, because it said: “I am Osain, and the world belongs to me.” He pulled Elegba away from Ogueday and said to him: “You, Elegba, have an ashé that comes from me.” He let him go, and Elegba fled from that land. Osain then took charge of Ogueday: he swore him into his secret. With that, peace returned.

What it teaches

What is hidden out of shame, if it is brought out by force, can upset an entire land. Calm returns when someone with authority takes the disorder and places it under his secret.

Ebbó of the path

1 zunzún, 2 doves, 2 roosters, the other ingredients, and a lot of money.

Prayer that opens this path

Adifafún Ogueday Omó Obbatalá obbi Intorí obbi Ikú Orún Inlé Omode Abukenke Iná Fun Loye Osanyín Walona Otá Fun Fun Addé Igomode Loddafún Osanyín Kaferefún Shangó.

What Obatalá sang at noon on the seventh day, calling Ogueday

Ogueday iná Fun Loye, Ogueday iná Fun Loye

What Ogueday sang as he ran out with the club

Ikú Loreo Awa Lenero Ikú Loreo Awa Lenero Ofó Ogueday

What Obatalá sang on the road, looking for shelter

Osanyín Bombo Osanyín Shakota Osanyín La Mira Mi

Osanyín's sung answer when he heard Obatalá

Awa Niye Omó Osanyín Awa Niye Omó Ogueday Awa Niye Omó Tinshe Omó Elegbá.

3Enfeloyu and the Masked Gathering

Enfeloyu was a disobedient, stubborn and curious man. They called him that because he wanted to know everything: he read, studied and sought to understand every matter. He had a business that he lived on in the land of Ilufa.

Some envious enemies did him wrong and the business declined. He then traveled to the land of Oyá and asked the awó of that place to do an osode for him. The awó saw the odu Otura Tikú, marked an ebbó for him and warned him of two things: if a gathering of masks was held, he must stay away; and the mask that was part of the ebbó he must not put on, because first he had to ask his Ifá what to do with it.

Enfeloyu did not obey. Out of curiosity to hear what they were saying, he put on the mask like the others and entered the gathering. Those people carried evil spirits above and behind them, and had come together to say the prayers Oyá had ordered them to say in order to be rid of the spirits.

On leaving, Enfeloyu began to fall ill and grew much worse; his business was also left behind. He went back to the awó of the land of Oyá and told him everything. The awó told him to receive Awofakán as soon as possible and then do Ifá, in order to heal, set his business right and put his relationship with his wife in order, because he had been a great lover.

He also asked him to listen to advice and stop being disobedient, stubborn and curious. Enfeloyu complied, and the prosperity and calm he sought arrived.

What it teaches

Wanting to know everything without heeding the awó's warning brings illness and decline. Obedience, the ebbó, and receiving the protection of Ifá in time restore health and the business.

Ebbó marked by the awó

Three roosters, one mask, one trap, three arrows, two bananas (guineos), two hens, the rest of the ingredients of the ebbó, and a lot of money.

What is advised afterward

Receive Awofakán as soon as possible and then do Ifá, in order to heal, set the business right and put the relationship with the wife in order. Also, listen to advice and stop being disobedient, stubborn and curious.

Prohibition

Do not go near a gathering of masks or put on the mask of the ebbó; first ask Ifá itself.

Prayer that opens this path

Otura Tikú Lasho Wene, Lasho Fifi Ka Owó Emetura Komarara Adifafún Enfeloyu Beri Beri Addié Elebo.

4Iyá ni Toshe gives her life for the power of her son🔒 The Notebook 5The mother of Orún Layé and the secret of the Kashéoro🔒 The Notebook 6The mothers without faith of Ibañe Inlé and the sudden death🔒 The Notebook 7Obatalá tastes the food of each saint🔒 The Notebook 8It was divined for Alafura🔒 The Notebook 9Otu marries the daughter of Olofin🔒 The Notebook 10When they did not make ebbó🔒 The Notebook 11The duck that changed its plumage🔒 The Notebook 12The woman of the mariwó🔒 The Notebook 13The impotence of the Oba🔒 The Notebook 14The bird that sang like its companions🔒 The Notebook 15The deadly leap🔒 The Notebook 16Oyá's masks🔒 The Notebook 17Why the goat is given every seven years🔒 The Notebook 18Osun asks for the itá with Opele🔒 The Notebook 19The princess of Ijesá who preferred water and yam🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Otura Kana

What does the Odù Otura Kana mean in Ifá?

The sacrifice of the mother, who turned into a goat so that her son could receive the power: here the mother is called upon for everything. Ikú walks close behind.

What number is Otura Kana among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Otura Kana is Odù number 204 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Otura family.

Which orishas speak in Otura Kana?

In the Odù Otura Kana these orishas speak: Orunmila, Obatalá, Shangó, Ikú, Osanyin y Oddé, Oyá, Azojuano, Yemayá, Odudúwa y Obá Kolabbá.

What is a proverb of the Odù Otura Kana?

One of the proverbs of Otura Kana says: «The gardener's dog neither eats nor lets others eat.».

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