Ofun
Ofun family · a base sign of the diloggún
Description
The person of OFUN is usually deep, mysterious and contradictory: they may carry much suffering, have great spiritual strength and, at the same time, show hardness, shadows or instability if they do not take care of themselves.
It suits them to live with prudence, respect EGUN and the Orishas, make Ebó when indicated and seek clarity before acting.
Born in this sign
- The giving of sarao of eko to Obatala.
- Defenses against attacks.
- Karate in india.
- Wisdom.
- The pact between sickness and death.
Proverbs
- He who plays loses the money and the house.
- Wisdom is the most refined beauty of a person.
- In front of a woman, never forget your mother.
- Wet soap on the head disappears, but the head stays.
- Yams die, but the thorn of christ never dies.
- Whoever stole a little kitty from a female cat, the curse of that one accompanies him.
Stories and patakíes
The magic spider
Egun says that the spiritual path is secret and silent.
It is only known by its fruits.
The spider, one of Obatalá's messengers, after consulting offered a white hen in sacrifice and baba filled her with blessings.
The spider works as it advances, wherever it goes.
No one sees it weave.
No one knows how it handles its threads.
It does it magically.
The cowrie shell says it has become divine.
The wisdom of orunla
Obatalá, the serene god, says that without wisdom we cannot learn to heal.
If we do not know how to heal, we cannot cure serious illnesses.
If we cannot cure serious illnesses, we cannot gain wealth.
Without wealth, we cannot do great things.
Wisdom is the key to acquiring more wisdom.
Orunla-Ifá, the companion of humility, was going to the town of ila to divine.
He had never been there before so that his mission would go well, he offered a sacrifice.
On the road, orunla met some farmers working and stopped to greet them.
He asked them which way led to ila, and one of them offered to take him there.
Putting aside his hoe, he told orunla to follow him.
The farmer took him to his house and told him to come in.
He planned to deceive him.
He closed the door immediately and asked orunla to wait in the patio.
Meanwhile, he went to see his boss and told him that he had taken possession of a slave, who had come close to him in the field.
There was neither fight nor ambush, olodumare, god, sent him to me, the farmer lied.
The boss answered him:
– The king is the one who can accept strange things.
Take him to him.
And they took orunla before the king of ila.
They were going to tie him up, but Ifá said that it was not necessary, that he was staying with his master.
And from that moment, wherever his master sent him, he went without trying to escape.
In the morning they sent orunla to bring wood and he obeyed.
They sent him to gather herbs, river water and fruits from the palm tree.
Ifá always obeyed.
When orunla left his home before becoming a slave he forgot to take his diviner's board with him.
That is why, when he went out to work, he dedicated himself to looking for four-eyed palm seeds.
Little by little he collected the 16 he needed to complete his Ifa, and he washed them with all kinds of leaves to make them magical.
One day, the firstborn son of the king of ila was going out and asked him to saddle his horse.
Orunla looked at the prince's shadow and proceeded to divine his fate secretly.
When he finished, he covered the sign with a vessel so that no one could see it.
The prince mounted his horse and the drums began to sound.
He was going to visit a friend who received him hypocritically with food, drink and praises.
When the firstborn son of the king of ila was ready to return, orunla from the palace began to recite the verse of the sign he had drawn.
The prince fainted.
They tried to revive him but could not.
They called him and he did not respond.
He had been witched.
Very slowly they took him back home.
Meanwhile, orunla had gone out to the field to look for grass for the horse.
When he returned, they told him what had happened to the firstborn son and he decided to go see him.
Ifá told the king to prepare a throne and divide his son's belongings in two.
The half had to be placed next to the throne.
He also informed him that all the king's properties had to be divided and half left next to the throne.
He asked him to do the same with the women.
Orunla began to feed the prince.
He called him and he answered.
He asked him what he wanted to eat and the the first-born asked for cornstarch atole.
He also said that water should be brought to him to bath.
When he finished bathing, completely recovered, he went to his father, the king.
– Father, this man who has been our servant is not a slave, he is a king.
He has broken all the spells with which I had been bound.
He must receive the treatment of majesty.
And approaching orunla, he asked him to sit on the throne and offered him his crown.
The cowrie shell tells that from that moment there were two kings in ila.
The 16 signs of the Ofun family
Each combination of the diloggún with its entry:
The full entry is in the app
Prayer, attributes, keys, conduct and advice, health, works and ebó, and more patakíes of this sign in Signos del Caracol.