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The right leg is the principal one and is read first; the left is the secondary (witness). — Bascom, Ifá Divination; Encyclopedic Treatise of Ifá.
Odu #95 · Omo Odu (Odu Combinado)
Owonrin Ose
"Oxum says the person is seated upon money; learn to act by your own decision."
Numerology
21 (synthesis of 6 with 15)
Elements
Wind - Unpredictability | Water - Purification | Synthesis — Integration of forces
Sacred Colors
Multicoloured (diversity) and Green (healing) (a combination of the energies of both Odus)
Symbolic reading — interpretation, not attributed to the Treatise.
Also known as: Owonrin Se · Owonrin Oshe · Ohuani Ose · Ohuani Oshe
What is the Odu Owonrin Ose
Ojuani Sheshere is an Ifá of ire aye umbo: Oxum says the person is seated upon money. It speaks of a boy whom everyone eyes and blames for everything — but it is he who has the greatest head and will save them all —, and of a person whom everyone mistreats and who will be the one to save them from the evil that comes.
Meaning
In the Tratado, Ojuani Sheshere commands dressing in white and making Osha, and here was born that the adodis and the people with defects who come to the awo's house be attended to — saving them, but only up to Awofaka or Ikofa. It warns that the person does not like to hear counsel and must learn to act by their own decision, without letting themselves be influenced; that the woman will be given bad counsel to leave her husband — do not heed it, so as not to lose your happiness. It says the body is dirty and one must bathe in the river and make oparaldo, for there is an evil thing behind.
Sacred Profile
Symbolic reading — interpretation, not attributed to the Treatise.
Numerology: 21 (synthesis of 6 with 15). This number resonates in the energy of this Odu, guiding the seeker in understanding the cycles and vibrations that govern this path.
Elements: Wind - Unpredictability | Water - Purification | Synthesis — Integration of forces. The sacred elements establish the bridge between the material and spiritual worlds, offering tools of balance and transformation.
Sacred Colors: Multicoloured (diversity) and Green (healing) (a combination of the energies of both Odus). The colors of this Odu carry specific vibrations that can be used in rituals, clothing, and environments to harmonize with its energy.
Qualities: Adaptability, Healing, Integration, Synthesis, Dynamic balance. These qualities represent the inner forces that the seeker can cultivate to walk in alignment with the wisdom of this Odu.
✦ Recommendations
Dress in white and make Osha. Bathe in the river, casting off your clothes so that the current carries away all the evil, and make rogación to the leri with two white doves. Attend to the boy whom everyone blames, for it is he who has the greatest head and will save them all. Learn to act by your own decision. If by osogbo, give five hens to Oxum, for there are obstacles.
⚠ Cautions
Do not fail to heed good counsel, and do not act influenced by those around you. If you are a woman, do not heed the bad counsel to leave your husband for another, so as not to lose your happiness. Do not mistreat the person whom everyone mistreats, for it is they who will save you. Make oparaldo, for you have an evil thing behind and that is why you have no fortune.
This Odu describes tendencies and possible paths to work on — not a fixed destiny or a guaranteed prediction.
Ire
The ire aye that arrives — the person seated upon money, says Oxum —, the child who will bring you fortune and the fortune that comes to you through a woman; the salvation that comes through the boy of the greatest head and through the one whom everyone mistreats.
Osogbo
The obstacles that call for the five hens to Oxum, the evil thing behind that takes away the fortune, and the dirty body that needs the river; the bad counsel that would make the woman lose her happiness, and the weakness of the one who acts influenced by others.
Context and study of the 256 Odus
Owonrin Ose belongs to the full corpus of the 256 Odus of Ifá, a body of oral and written wisdom spanning centuries across the African diaspora and the Americas. Understanding this Odu means placing energies, archetypes, and sacred narratives in relation to the opele, divination, and a life practice guided by balance. The philosophical reading offered on this page does not replace initiation with a Babalawo or Iyanifa, but it deepens respect for the tradition and supports structured study for those who learn with humility.
In Ifá texts, the name Owonrin Ose appears in prayers, ebo, and songs; its energy is tied to cycles of transformation and to relationship with the land, the Orishas, and community. Comparing this Odu with its root Meji and related Odus helps you recognize patterns of Irê and Osogbo that recur through life and everyday choices.
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Irê, Osogbo, and reading Owonrin Ose
In any Odù, Irê points to blessings and positive affinities; Osogbo highlights challenges and adjustments. Reading this Odu invites integrated reflection on relationships, work, emotional health, and purpose. Ifá asks for patience, right speech, and—when prescribed by an initiated priest—ebo and disciplines of conduct.
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Sources consulted
- Tratado Enciclopédico de Ifá, section Ojuani Sheshere (Ojuani Boshe)
Written by
- Pablo de Lima (Awofakan)
- Thaiana de Lima (Ikofá)
A couple initiated in Ifá in the Cuban lineage — Regla de Ocha / Ifá.
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