Otura Rete

Also called Otura Tiyú, Otura Irete

nº 209 of 256 · Edited by Ricco Ledesma

Where the nuns were born, and the woman devoted to the care of Ifá: here Olofin gave Orunmila the ashé of all the Oshas. Moderation.

31 patakíes 5 eewó 21 ebbós and works 13 proverbs

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Otura Rete is Odù number 209 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Otura family. It is also written as Otura Tiyú or Otura Irete. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 31 patakíes (3 in full in plain sight, with their teaching, ebbó and chants), its proverbs, 21 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 209 of 256
Composition: Otura over Irete
Orishas that speak: Olofin · Orunmila · Ogún · Shangó · Eshu · Yemayá y Olokun · Boromu · Oshún · The Ibeyis (the twins) (Ibeyi) · Egun

What Ifá says in this sign

Otura Rete, also known as Otura Tiyú, is the sign where Olofin, once healed, gathered the power of every Saint to entrust it to Orunmila; that is why the two eat together here. Here were born the nuns, the posts of the vestals and the woman who devotes her life to the care of Ifá, whom the awó who looks after her must not touch; here were also born the ebb of the waves and the Chinese compass that guides by the stars. Its ruling promises you a turn: if you do what Orunmila tells you, from today your affairs begin to move forward and you will reach a position no one imagined.

But this sign speaks of ups and downs in life, and the hardest thing for you will be moderation. If you work, do not squander or drink and keep your promises, you rise again, and strengthening your spiritual life brings you good. An Arab entity in your spiritual circle protects you: attend to it. You have the ashé to heal, and you may be sent for from another place because only you will cure that person. You will receive great luck that gets you out of your troubles, and your enemies, angry because they cannot beat you, end up destroying one another.

«Whoever knows moderation will never fall into misfortune; and moderation will be the hardest thing for Otura Tiyú.»The pulse of Otura Rete

Do not tell anyone your secrets, your business or the good things you have, because that is where your misfortune begins. The warriors are angry and ask for blood; Ogún must be strengthened so he defends you from betrayals, and Eshu must be given what is his, because when it is denied illness and misfortune fall on everyone. Do not promise anything you cannot deliver: here Orunmila himself was put to shame for promising a result that did not come. Witchcraft has been worked against you with a dark Egun buried at the foot of a tree, people curse you, and someone you helped wishes you dead. There is a warning of death that is dealt with in time through Orunmila.

In love and family, your home and your marriage fall apart again and again: take care of them. Talk about business and work with your wife, because the angel who protects her also helps you. The woman you live with may give in to someone who insists, and the sign speaks of men bound to an intimate vice they do not want to leave. Abortions are forbidden, all the more if they were twins, because luck is lost. Do not send away the children who visit your house: luck comes in with them, and a party for the Jimaguas keeps it.

In health, look after your bones, which this sign sees eaten away from within, as in osteoporosis; look after your varicose veins, your arteries and your memory as well. One leg hurts because of the action of a lame Native American Egun. Give thanks to the Chinese Egun. Respect your godfather and what he keeps, because whoever tries to take his secrets in hiding pays with his life. If you stay close to Orunmila and do not cling to impossible wishes, you will see the path that truly leads you to grow.

The sign in one line

Do not assure anything, talk with your wife and do not throw the children out of your house. The compass of Otura Tiyú points to moderation, and there is your crown.

The prayer of Otura Rete · Yoruba

OTURA TIYU BABAYE OLOFIN ASHO LENU ASHO LERI AKUELO LERI AKUELO KI ORUN ORUMALE WAMALE IFA YERE IFA BABA IFA ASHO OTURA TIYU BABA YEYERE OLOFIN KOFIDENU ORUNMILA LORUBO.

Súyere
OTURA TIYU WAN WAN YOROO ASHOBO IFA ARUDA.

Ifá says — what Otura Rete tells you

It speaks of termites in the bones (osteoporosis) and of feeding Eshu.
The house and the marriage are always destroyed.
The person suffers in one leg because of the action of an Egun who was lame and Indian.
Orunmila made ebbó and works for the aleyo, did not manage to solve it and went through an embarrassment: one must be careful when marking and when doing the works, and nothing should be guaranteed. In the ebbó this Odù is prayed to spare the Awó embarrassment.
A work has been done to the person with a dark Egun, who was buried at the foot of a tree.
The rogación of the head is done with apple bananas (plátanos manzanos).
In your spiritual lineup there is an Arab entity that speaks: a glass with egg white is placed for it, presented to Olorun at noon, and the request is made.
The sea withdraws from the land.
Abortions are forbidden, and Boromu and the Twins are received.
The boy of Ifá spoke with Awofakán: those who have Awofakán speak in the Odù of Ifá when they are told to.
One suffers from varicose veins and problems with the arteries.
It speaks of moderation.
When the husband sits down to talk with his wife about business and work, the man prospers: the Guardian Angel that accompanies his wife helps him.
It symbolically represents men tied to a deep, private vice from which they find it hard to free themselves.
That the Awó with this Odù must make ebbó before attending a plante or an Ifá.
That a hook of hala hala wood from which three slugs and three snails hang is placed on the person.
Of the compass of the Odù: it is fastened to the necklace that belongs to Olokun and Orunmila, and that necklace is kept in the interior of the Ifá of Otura Tiyú. The Chinese Egun and the spirits of their science receive thanks.
That when it comes out in Untefá, before the Itá a guineo must be offered to Ogún at the entrance of the igbodun; during the Iyoyé, once Ogún's rooster has been given in the kutún, Shangó receives 2 roosters with his call, which says: SHANGO LAYE ORUN ABAWA SHORORO AWO ITAWA BAYAMI ONIFA IYAWO ORISHELE SHANGO EJA ORUN EREFUN UNFEFA ODARABI LAYE LAIRE BANI AYE AWO OTURA TIYU.
When the Awó receives Kakuanardo, before the washing the knives go on top of Ogún, who is given a banana; afterward they pass to Shangó, who receives two roosters, while singing: SHANGO OGUN OBE LODE KAWAO NIFA AGONGO BELE.
That children who visit the house are not sent away, so as not to lose one's luck, and a party is held for the Jimaguas with children who eat sweets and soft drinks, run and shout.
That one must be careful with Jewish jewelry, which brings destruction and illness.
The herb of the Odù is the plantain leaf.
Illnesses of this Odù: osteoporosis, varicose veins, memory loss and disorders of the arteries (arteriosclerosis).

Proverbs of Otura Rete · Òwe

“The owl screeches yesterday and a child dies today, but who knows how the child's death has anything to do with the bird.”
“Setting your spiritual life in order brings a man good.”
“Moderation makes a man rich.”
“When the children are happy, luck comes into the house.”
“With one hand alone you cannot lift a gourd.”
“There is no disobedience without punishment from Olorun.”
“Knowledge without humility is empty.”
“Whoever does what the oracle says settles things.”
“Indiscretion called misfortune in.”
“If you are no warehouse, neither is your house.”
“The doctor does not cure himself.”
“With measure you rise; with madness you fall.”
“The lazy man never lacks excuses for not working.”

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Iré and Osogbo

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

Iré · what the sign brings

From today on, all their affairs begin to move forward, if they do what Orunmila tells them.
They receive a very great stroke of luck that gets them out of all their troubles.
They reach a position that nobody had expected.

Osogbo · what the sign warns

Their life has ups and downs.
The home and the marriage are always destroyed.
There is a risk of dying, and a warning of death reaches them.

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What is born in Otura Rete · Ìbí

Nuns.
Women who enter a religious order for life and take their vows.
The retreat of the sea waves.
It causes the erosion of the coasts; in this Odù the sea withdraws from the land.
The compass, in Chinese land.
An Imole Filani (Chinese deity) gave the Inshé that works with the stars of the firmament and the four winds.
Olofin eating together with Orunmila.
The reason for giving the guinea (hen) to Ogún when Okana comes out at the door of the igbodun.
Ogún asked for his favorite food in order to take Otura Tiyú safe and sound to Olofin.
The offices of the vestals, and the woman devoting herself to the care of Ifá.
Eshu Lario, the son of Eshu Laroye.
That 9 flamboyant pods be added to the oath of Orún.

What is forbidden · Eewó

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

Do not reveal to anyone your secrets, your business or any good thing you have.
There your misfortune will be, like the hunter who gave away the flamboyant pod and lost his head.
Abortions cannot be done.
The luck is lost, like the one who aborted twins; give a party to the Jimaguas.
Do not keep in your home anything that belongs to another person.
Do not send away from your home the children who visit you.
Treat the children with respect: luck comes into the home when the children are happy.
Do not promise results and do not boast of what you know.
Orunmila himself went through an embarrassment here.

Ebbós of Otura Rete · The sacrifices that open the road

SpiritualEbbó of the three jio jio🔒 The Notebook MoneyEbbó of the three little gourds🔒 The Notebook Keeping death awayEbbó of Olofin ill🔒 The Notebook LossEbbó of the compass (the road of the sailor)🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesEbbó of Eshu's cauldron🔒 The Notebook HealthEbbó of the sick King🔒 The Notebook

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Works of Otura Rete · The workings of the sign

HealthOborí with manzano plantains🔒 The Notebook SpiritualWhen this Odù is seen🔒 The Notebook SpiritualFor the Arab entity🔒 The Notebook HealthTo fight varicose veins🔒 The Notebook SpiritualRam to Shangó and Yemayá🔒 The Notebook HealthFor the memory🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesWork against the enemies (plate of almonds)🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesWork against enemies (wicks to Olofin)🔒 The Notebook MoneyTo ask for a house🔒 The Notebook Overcoming enemiesTo keep the police away🔒 The Notebook SpiritualParaldo of the three little pots🔒 The Notebook SpiritualInshé of the grandmother (against an enemy)🔒 The Notebook SpiritualEshu Ejo Kusire (the Eshu of this Odù)🔒 The Notebook SpiritualEshu Otura Irete (Eshu arará)🔒 The Notebook SpiritualSoap of moderation🔒 The Notebook

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Patakíes of Otura Rete · The roads of the Odù

1The Son of Eshu Laroye

Eshu Laroye governed the land of Otura Tiyú, and the people lived in terror: whoever did not obey him he kept sick for a whole year.

That fear had its origin in a habit of his. Every day, at noon and at midnight, Eshu Laroye knelt and begged that all the people suffer evils.

In that place all the food was toasted corn, Guinea pepper, and smoked jutía and fish. As soon as Eshu Laroye began his pleas for evils, all the people also knelt and turned to Olofin. They begged for iré aikú (health), iré owó (prosperity), iré uyén (food), iré ashó (clothing), iré omá (intelligence), and the other blessings.

Eshu Lario, son of Eshu Laroye, was growing up in the house of Orunmila. One day he wanted to find out who his father was and what his name was. Orunmila told him that he was called Eshu Laroye, and the boy answered that he wished to see him.

Orunmila agreed, but first he ordered him to make ebbó. He was to hang the güiritos on himself, carry the little goat and the rooster in his hands, and present himself in the town with a song to Eshu Elegba and Eshu Laroye, saying “Eshu Lario” three times.

Eshu Lario did all he was told. He entered the town singing and said his name three times. At that hour, midnight, his father was on his knees with his pleas for evils, and he managed to hear the three güiritos and the song. He rose, ran to the young man, and embraced him; he wept and sang.

From that moment Eshu Laroye changed his petition and began to plead for the good of all. Then he killed the little goat and the rooster, cooked them with yam, and shared the food with the whole town.

What it teaches

Fear and punishment do not end with more harshness, but when the one who brings good comes home. The one who used to ask for evil ends up asking for good and sharing food with everyone.

Ebbó of Eshu Lario

A little goat, a dove, and a jicotea (a freshwater turtle); three jio jio and three birds of different kinds; three charged güiritos (small gourds), each in a different way; yam, honey, and palm oil (manteca de corojo); smoked fish and jutía; and a lot of money.

How the ebbó is presented

The bearer hangs the güiritos on himself, carries the little goat and the rooster in his hands, and enters the town singing.

Opening prayer of the path (it names Eshu Laroye and Eshu Lario)

OTURA TIYU LAPE LODOMINE ESHU KUYUREO LAROYE ADIFAFUN ESHU LARIO KAFEREFUN ORUNMILA.

Eshu Lario's song as he enters the town

ESHU ELEGBA EEE ESHU LAROYE MOFORIBALE ELEGBA EEE

What Eshu Laroye sang as he embraced his son

AGO ESHU LARIO ESHU NIFA LAROYE SOKUO ESHU NIFA LAROYE SOKUO

2When Olofin Fell Ill

Olofin was very ill and no Santo knew how to cure him. Otura Tiyú, an awó, went every day to ask about his health, since the Santos kept working on him without his improving.

One day he managed to slip past the guards who watched the room and appeared before Olofin while eating corn meal and apple bananas. He was still chewing when he managed to tell him that, according to Ifá, he had to eat if he wanted to recover.

Olofin at once sent for his trusted servant. He asked that a hen be killed and a broth made for him, and that, after he had drunk it, the Santos be summoned and told to come, each one with his ashé.

With everyone gathered, Olofin surprised them by asking for their ashé. They gave it to him, and he passed it to Orunmila. He told them that, since they abused their ashé and made war among themselves, it would now be with Orunmila, and that they should go to him when they needed it. He closed with a phrase in the sacred language.

The Santos left ashamed. From that day, Orunmila is the one who keeps the ashé that the Oshas and the Orishas had.

What it teaches

The remedy is sometimes simple, and it is lost by looking for it where it is not. One who acts with common sense can achieve what the powerful do not, and for this reason the ashé stays with Orunmila.

The phrase with which Olofin ends his speech to the Saints

TOO IBAN ESHU.

3The Compass

Lakoyo Omó Lokun was a sailor and lived by the sea. His work consisted of carrying the goods of the people of his town to remote places. As a son of Olokun, he mastered the affairs of the ocean; but he trusted so much in what he knew that he stopped bringing offerings to his father.

On one voyage he lost his route and ended up in a strange land, where he escaped with his life miraculously. In the disaster the ship and the whole cargo sank. He managed to get home by land, and there his creditors demanded that he pay for what had been lost.

With no other way out, he went to Orunmila. The osode revealed the odu Otura Tiyú. Orunmila explained that he had neglected his ancestors of Olokun and of Yemayá, and that for this reason Boromu, lord of the sea currents, had pushed him off his course. To become great he had to make ebbó and several works.

One of them was a sarayeye: a little duck adorned with blue ribbons of two shades and 16 roses of different tints, to be released into the sea. He also had to bathe with the herb astronomy (ewe take) and offer a rooster for Boromu, Olokun, and Yemayá.

Lakoyo Omó Lokun carried out every work that Orunmila pointed out. When he finished, an Imole Filani, a Chinese deity, appeared to him and gave him a secret: an inshé ruled by the irawós ayiwó and omí owí muelayé, which are the stars of the sky and the four winds. Thanks to it he found his bearings at sea and never again lost his way.

That inshé is a compass that works astronomically. This path has its own inshé, whose preparation and keeping belong to the awó.

What it teaches

Trusting in one’s own experience and abandoning the offerings to the ancestors pulls a person off course and takes away what was gained. Completing every work ordered brings back the guide, and with it the road is not lost again.

Ebbó of this path

Two roosters, a compass, a Chinese figure, sea sand, a ship’s keel, and the herb astronomy. In addition, a little duck, 16 roses of various shades, and blue ribbons of two shades.

Sarayeye of the little duck

A little duck with 16 roses of various tints and blue ribbons of two shades, which is released into the sea.

Bath and rooster of the story

A bath with the herb astronomy (ewe take) and a rooster offered to Boromu, to Olokun, and to Yemayá.

When this odu comes out

Boromu is received in this odu. To succeed, all the works must be carried out, for otherwise the power is lost. Thanks are given to the Egun Filani, who are the Chinese, and honor is paid to the spirits of Chinese learning, where the compass was born.

The prayer that opens this path

ENIKUN KUN LAKOYO OMO LAKUN AYARAKOTO INLE OKUN AGBADO NI FANLOKITI IRAWO AYIWO LODAFUN BOROMO KAFEREFUN YEMAYA ATI ORUNMILA.

This path keeps 1 awó secret in the complete treatise.🔒 The Notebook

4When the town did not feed Eshu🔒 The Notebook 5When Olofin was sick (the plantains and the dates)🔒 The Notebook 6The pod of the flamboyant tree🔒 The Notebook 7Ogún makes Otura Tiyú enter the igbodun🔒 The Notebook 8The great crested grebe🔒 The Notebook 9The goat and her three enemies🔒 The Notebook 10When they could not cure the King🔒 The Notebook 11Those who have Awofakán speak in the Odù of Ifá🔒 The Notebook 12The old men who threw out the boys🔒 The Notebook 13When the world was coming to an end🔒 The Notebook 14Otura Irete regains heart (moderation)🔒 The Notebook 15Ewi, the newly installed King🔒 The Notebook 16The hunter who did not fulfill his duty to Oshún🔒 The Notebook 17Odara Dara and the grandmother who believed only in money🔒 The Notebook 18Ogueday, the restless spirit🔒 The Notebook 19A son of Olofin pursued by Arun🔒 The Notebook 20Orunmila saves the town that Eshu was punishing🔒 The Notebook 21The thief of the secrets (Olongu Lamilo)🔒 The Notebook 22The peacock🔒 The Notebook 23Shangó's fire burns Oshosi's savanna🔒 The Notebook 24The fox and the rooster🔒 The Notebook 25Oti's joy🔒 The Notebook 26The smallest bird that became king🔒 The Notebook 27The cockroach🔒 The Notebook 28The hundred arrows of shame🔒 The Notebook 29The drummer and the critic🔒 The Notebook 30The drummer who mastered himself🔒 The Notebook 31Fire and commerce🔒 The Notebook

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Frequently asked questions about Otura Rete

What does the Odù Otura Rete mean in Ifá?

Where the nuns were born, and the woman devoted to the care of Ifá: here Olofin gave Orunmila the ashé of all the Oshas. Moderation.

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

Otura Rete is Odù number 209 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Otura family.

Which orishas speak in Otura Rete?

In the Odù Otura Rete these orishas speak: Olofin, Orunmila, Ogún, Shangó, Eshu, Yemayá y Olokun, Boromu, Oshún, The Ibeyis (the twins) (Ibeyi), Egun.

What is a proverb of the Odù Otura Rete?

One of the proverbs of Otura Rete says: «The owl screeches yesterday and a child dies today, but who knows how the child's death has anything to do with the bird.».

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