Eyeunle tonti Ogunda

Description

The person of this sign is intelligent, analytical, and capable of achieving much, but can also be aggressive, jealous, impulsive, and prone to falling into arguments, vices, and mistakes if not controlled.

It is best for him/her to think before acting, avoid alcohol and weapons, respect his/her family and the Orishas, make Ebó, and behave with prudence, patience, and discretion.

Born in this sign

• The hooks of the butcher shop.
• The crutches.
• The dental filling.
• Where the egungun of eggun is put to Elegba.
• The pancreas disorders.
• The secret of the builder of heads (ajala).
• The unification of the world, as well as the union of human beings.
• The Ebbo shire.
• Here Ifa was made to Babalu Aye and he was called oluwo popo.
• Here Oshun was entitled for the first time.
• Oggun shoro shoro.
• The water reservoir (the dam).

Proverbs

• You knew the bad, now you will know the good.
• The sheep are still wearing last year's wool.
• The best fortune: to have, to be able, and to know.
• The hog makes the belly big and its head small.
• A he-goat that breaks the drum with its hide pays.
• The sheep that associate with a dog will eat shit.

Stories and patakíes

Why Oshun eats capon he-goat

It turns out that when Oshun lived together with Orunmila as husband, Orunmila had promised his wife that if she died he would have no more women and that would be castrated.

Soon after they spoke, Oshun died, becoming river; time passed and Orunmila did not fulfill his commitment.

One day Ozain sang to Orunmila:

– Okurin kuele eko adifayoko Oshun.

And this reminded him of the oath made to Oshun.

Then he consulted and was told to buy an owunko, castrate it and wrap the okos in a pair of his underpants and take them to the alakaso so that he would take them to Olofin as proof of the fulfillment of his promise, and that the drums would proclaim to the four winds that he, Orunmila, was ill.

That afterwards they should take the owunko, dress it in his clothes and hand it over to the ibu, so that Oshun could receive it.

Thus Orunmila did it, and Oshun remained satisfied and since then Oshun is offered the capon goat.

The goat that breaks drum with its hide pays

In the arará land several drummers gathered to play the king’s drum, but in that land the drum did not resound because it was made of human skin.

The king had issued a law that whoever broke it paid for it with his own hide, so everyone played it softly, almost in fear.

On becoming aware Orunmila made head rogation with owunko, an Akuko and then they went out playing through the ceremonies of the kingdom, carrying with them the owunko from the rogation.

Orunmila left playing the drum, which was made of owunko skin; that one could be heard from far away.

Distance and the king was very struck by the resonance of that drum and its sound.

At once he sent an emissary to invite that musician to his kingdom and play his drum.

The emissary met Orunmila, telling him the king’s intentions, and Orunmila told him that he did not set foot in those lands and much less played that drum because he knew the king’s prophecy.

When the king heard the response he became annoyed and went personally to meet Orunmila to invite him and have him teach his musicians how to play the drum.

Orunmila entered the court playing his drum and after a short while had a a crowd behind him, upon arriving at the king’s palace the king invited him to to play his drum and Orunmila answered him: majesty, I cannot play your the drum, “I am used to playing loudly and I am sure I would break it, and if that happens I know I have to pay for it with my hide, and you cannot force me to do it.

The owunko Orunmila was carrying said

So much trouble over playing a drum, well, I am going to play it and saying and doing he jumped on it and began play it,” but soon after it broke, and Orunmila then said: your majesty whoever got on the drum and played it was the owunko, so let him pay with his hide.

The owunko paid with his hide, and from then on the drummers of the kingdom played the drum made with the owunko’s hide, and it sounded and resounded just like Orunmila’s.

Note

Do not meddle where nobody calls you.

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