Odù 45 of 256 · Oyekun family

Oyekun Pakioshe

The dead and reincarnation: here one person takes flesh again in another, and that is why this sign enters the Ituto — a sign of Yemayá where Olokun is received.

Oyekun Pakioshe is Odù number 45 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Oyekun family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 15 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 7 ebbós and works and the signs it shows in the consultation; the detail of iré and osogbo, the eewó and the full recipes open with the Babalawo plan — that locked part is still written in Spanish.

The sign at a glance

Order in Ifá: Odù 45 of 256
Composition: Oyekun over Oshe
In the Diloggún: 2-5 · Eyioko tonti Oshé
Orishas that speak: Yemayá · Olokun · Orunmila · Eshú / Elegba (Eshú Borde) · Shangó · Obatalá · Eggun

What Ifá says in this sign

Oyekun Pakioshe is the Ifá of the dead and of reincarnation: here it is known that, after dying, a person takes flesh again in another — that is why this Odù is placed in the Ituto. Its message to the living is urgent and tender at once: stop wishing yourself dead — she hears you, and she comes.

This odu finds you going through hardship: poor, worn down, working without being paid, with mended clothes — and so tired that they have asked to die. That is why they see death in dreams and even lay out their clothes. Stop: when you dream of death, ebbó at once — with a ram, parrot feathers and white, black and red cloth — and not one more word about being tired of life.

«Do not wish yourself dead, because she hears you — Oyekun Pakioshe has money on its way to you.»The pulse of Oyekun Pakioshe

Its rules of mourning are strict: do not go to wakes or visit the sick, do not keep flowers or perfumes in the house, do not lend needles. These are the borders between this world and the other that the sign requires you to respect — feed all the elder dead, and let them work for you from their side.

In love there is a ring closing in: trouble in the marriage caused by the husband's first wife, the sister in love with your husband, the in-laws against you — be careful, do not let them strike you with iron. And for the pregnant woman of this odu, ebbó for the birth — with Yoko Osha if it can be done: here motherhood is protected with santo.

The tide turns with Yemayá: maferefún Yemayá — receive Olokun, pray to Shangó with sugar cane, and wait for the exact sign this odu announces: money that reaches you from the countryside. The life you wanted to throw away has a payment outstanding — collect it alive.

The sign in one line

Shut your mouth to despair, feed your dead and receive Olokun — life owes Oyekun Pakioshe, and it is going to pay.

The prayer of Oyekun Pakioshe · Yoruba

Oyekun Pakioshe lordafun obi oshema eyeleo kama sheruwo ilé kende omá firo Oshún obini meyi tañilo.

Ifá says — what Oyekun Pakioshe tells you

Maferefún Yemayá. Olokun must be received.
After dying, a person takes flesh again in another; that is why this Odù is placed in the Ituto.
Here the great Obá and Omó Kolobá pray to Olofin for the great ones who have fallen.
In this Ifá no flowers and no perfumes are used.
Death is seen in dreams.
The pact of the compadres, where Yemayá threw the Okpele.
There is trouble in the marriage caused by the husband's first wife.
You lay out your clothes for your own death, because you have wished it on yourself, and the dead are coming to fetch you.
Your sister is in love with your husband, and another man is courting her.
The woman being read falls in love with the Awó.
Feed all the elder dead.
If the woman is expecting, ebbó must be made for her so she has no trouble at the birth.
Your husband's family is against you: be careful, do not let them strike you with iron.
A person going through hardship, very poor and worn down, who because of it has asked to die.
A person who works and works and is not paid, and goes about in mended clothes.
Money reaching you from the countryside.

Proverbs of Oyekun Pakioshe · Òwe

“Whoever wishes themselves dead is heard by death.”
“An itch you enjoy does not sting.”
“The dead lives on in the one who stays.”
“Kindness with nothing asked in return ends on the throne.”
“In the head where God does not stir, the devil stirs.”
“On the good road you do not stumble, even running.”
“Learning only benefits those who put it into practice.”
“Each person is a world, but the world is not each person.”
“Whoever walks with wicked steps is standing water.”
“The mad one is looked after by their family; the sane one, by their own head.”
“The water carries people off with one smell and brings them back with another.”
“Health gives life, and neglecting it gives death.”
“In the blood is life or death.”

13 proverb interpretations in this Odù, locked.Every proverb explained: which road it comes from and how it applies. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Iré and Osogbo

6 iré and osogbo readings in this Odù, locked.The iré and osogbo of the sign, sorted by subject — health, money, love, death, loss… Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

What is born in Oyekun Pakioshe · Ìbí

Marriage between first cousins.
From the road of the twins, where Orunmila and Elegba took the two cousins as their wives and made the family.
The hearse.

What is forbidden · Eewó

4 eewó (taboos) in this Odù, locked.What the child of this sign must not eat, do or wear. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Ebbós of Oyekun Pakioshe · The sacrifices that open the road

Pushing death awayEbbó for when you dream of death🔒 Babalawo

HealthEbbó of the mallow🔒 Babalawo

Changing the luckEbbó of the night dew🔒 Babalawo

Getting a wishEbbó to get what you want🔒 Babalawo

4 ebbós in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Works of Oyekun Pakioshe · The workings of the sign

ProtectionInshé of Ozain of the sign🔒 Babalawo

EggunParaldo of the sign🔒 Babalawo

OlokunStripping of Olokun King of Kings🔒 Babalawo

3 works in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Patakíes of Oyekun Pakioshe · The roads of the Odù

1The horse clipper

A horse clipper left his selfish first wife and married another; the spurned woman swore the marriage would fail. His daughter was born very ill, and only when he made ebbó and believed in the saints did the child get well and did they prosper.

A son close to his blacksmith father learned the trade, specializing in clipping horses. Once he was a man, he left his town, met a woman who turned very selfish, left her and married another. The first wife did not openly object, but swore that this marriage would be a disaster and would not last, since she felt she had been made a fool of. The trouble began, but the couple held on to their marriage; they had a first child with no difficulty, but when a second child, a girl, was born, she had serious health trouble and came close to death.

They went to Orunmila, who saw this Ifá for them and marked them an ebbó with the tools of the trade, a pair of scissors, a brush, a comb and horse hair. The girl got well at once and they prospered. All of it had happened because the man was not a believer. The person of this Ifá is not much of a believer; for steadiness and happiness they must receive the Warriors and Orunmila, feed the Eggun of the father and of the mother, and stay on top of the religion, because they have an arayé working witchcraft against them.

2The road of the twins

In a town where only two twin women lived, Elegba brought them before Orunmila; both fell in love with him for the way he spoke. Orunmila took one and Elegba the other, and from that the making of the family among cousins was born.

In a town where there were no men and nothing existed, only two twin women lived. One day Elegba, who had not seen Orunmila for a while, found him very sad and said: «I am going to bring you two women who live in this town so you can read for them». While Orunmila was explaining their situation to them, they noticed how well he spoke and fell in love with him. Elegba said «take them both», and Orunmila answered: «no, one for me and the other for you». Children of Orunmila were born and the making of the family took place; here the unions of cousins with cousins are born. And here, after a person dies, they take flesh again in another, which is why in the Ituto this Odù is placed, since it stands for all the dead.

3When Olokun King of Kings fell ill

No doctor could heal Olokun. A little old man — Orunmila — healed him with sage leaves and would take no payment. The envious doctors tried to stop the banquet, but the king named him supreme head of the courtiers.

Olokun, King of Kings, fell ill and no doctor could heal him. A little old man newly arrived — who was none other than Orunmila — asked for an audience and said he would heal him; the doctors had their doubts, but the king, frightened, agreed. Orunmila took sage leaves out of his jolóngo, set them on the king's forehead and made him an infusion; within a few days the king was as good as new.

Orunmila would take no money, but the king wanted to hold a banquet for him and sent Oggún to fetch him. The envious doctors told Oggún not to go for him, and he agreed. Orunmila had made osode and this Ifá came out, warning him of a betrayal. On the day of the banquet, the king, worried at how long he was taking, sent soldiers to bring him; seeing that no plate had been laid for him, he flew into a rage, stood up and declared Orunmila supreme head of all the courtiers, in payment for his kindness and for asking nothing in return.

4This Odù rules over the mad🔒 Babalawo

5The hunter Oka in the land of Olofin🔒 Babalawo

6All the great dead are ill🔒 Babalawo

7Orunmila won the heart of the devil's daughter🔒 Babalawo

8The making of the family (the daughters of Olokun)🔒 Babalawo

9The loneliness of the oak🔒 Babalawo

10The friendship of a jealous woman is very dangerous🔒 Babalawo

11The son of the one-eyed bird🔒 Babalawo

12The pact between Orunmila and the Eggun🔒 Babalawo

13The pact between life and death🔒 Babalawo

14The dreaming king🔒 Babalawo

15The selfish wife🔒 Babalawo

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Frequently asked questions about Oyekun Pakioshe

What does the Odù Oyekun Pakioshe mean in Ifá?

The dead and reincarnation: here one person takes flesh again in another, and that is why this sign enters the Ituto — a sign of Yemayá where Olokun is received.

What number is Oyekun Pakioshe among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Oyekun Pakioshe is Odù number 45 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Oyekun family.

Which orishas speak in Oyekun Pakioshe?

In the Odù Oyekun Pakioshe these orishas speak: Yemayá, Olokun, Orunmila, Eshú / Elegba (Eshú Borde), Shangó, Obatalá, Eggun.

What is a proverb of the Odù Oyekun Pakioshe?

One of the proverbs of Oyekun Pakioshe says: «Whoever wishes themselves dead is heard by death.».

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