Oyekun Meyi, also known as Baba Oyeku Meyi, is the first of the odus to be born and the one that brought Ikú into this world. With it were born the night, the rites for the dead, the sacred word of Orunmila, the Jimaguas and the custom of feeding Egungun. It is a feminine odu, born of two women, Oyantaro and Omilogbe. Its ruling is one of power: you were born to be at the very top and you have a long life, as long as you do not abandon the ebbó. But that power comes with a condition: if you put it at the service of evil, you are left with nothing.
Death walks behind you, and it is Shangó who does not let it reach you. This sign marks death from a dispute, instincts to kill and the risk that a fight ends with someone dead; it also warns of the risk of striking your own mother. You have a strong character, do as you please, disobey and can be coarse and rough; control yourself, respect your parents and ask your mother's forgiveness, since she is the one who can free you from the curse you carry. The law is after you, and if you are careless you will spend many years in prison. As a saying goes: he escaped the war and a grief killed him.
«He came out of the war alive, but an upset killed him: here the mortal enemy is one's own temper.»The pulse of Oyekun Meyi
When you keep your duties, the iré is great. Your enemies never defeat you, you escape illnesses and accidents, you find fortunes and you are always well dressed. If you live with honesty, love and loyalty, you will be great and loved by all. Even so, there are three enemies united against you: a white man, a woman and another with reddish skin, who know the religion and Palo and can lead you to death. At work your rights may be usurped and you may lose your job and your luck; keep what you promise, because breaking your word sinks your good name. Receive Olokun and Osain so you can work in peace.
In love you have had several partners, and all of them tried to destroy you. There is betrayal between siblings: a brother or a friend courts your wife and, if you are a woman, you may court your sister's husband. This sign warns that secrets are not entrusted to a woman, because she breaks the oath. Your children and godchildren drift away from you, and the children disobey. Do not take advantage of someone who has fallen and never deceive your godchildren.
In health, take care of your stomach, your eyes and your bones: this sign marks duodenal ulcer, lack of calcium, osteoporosis, fractures, tuberculosis, chest ailments, pyorrhea, malaria, filaria, blood infections and frayed nerves, and even leprosy, which shows itself with spots and sores. Eat yam and fish. Beware of an epidemic that affects the children of the home and check the building, which may collapse. Do not dress in red or the same as another person, do not wear other people's clothes, do not drink and do not go into the woods alone. Oyekun is good, but do not abuse it: the son of Shangó who found a treasure abandoned the ebbó, fell back into poverty and lost his life.
The sign in one lineRespect the old and the dead, keep your secrets and control your temper, because no enemy defeats Oyekun, only the annoyance he himself did not know how to keep quiet.