Obara tonti Osa

Description

The person of this sign is distrustful, stubborn, given to illusions and to closing in on themselves when problems press; they can lose control, attract gossip, breakups, and mistreatment, but they also know how to warn, resist, and look for a way out.

It is advisable for them to live prudently, not be stubborn, respect their dead and Orishas, make Ebó, and straighten out their conduct to ward off envy, fights, and delays.

Born in this sign

• Eggun merilaye.

Proverbs

• Revulsion for sweets.
• You are not crazy, but you act crazy.
• Discredit closes businesses.
• The boat that is not tied down drifts away.
• The cyclone leaves a breach in its wake.
• Lies come to light.

Stories and patakíes

The daughter of Obatala

On this path Obatala had a daughter of singular beauty, who had innumerable suitors, both from his tribe and from distant tribes, who on the occasions they could would come to visit, reaching the point where several would gather all at once at Obatala's house, so much so that at times tragedies occurred among them.

Her father, seeing that this situation could not continue, set about looking for a solution to the problem of his daughter's suitors, realizing that the only thing he could do was to pretend that his daughter had died.

Obatala, clinging to his idea, explained to his daughter what he had thought of so as to decide from all those suitors who would be her true husband.

Obatala's daughter, faithful to her father, accepted without hesitation what he had decided because she was guided by wisdom.

From that moment Obatala set about simulating the funeral of his daughter with the help of Elegba, who gladly volunteered.

The false death of Obatala's daughter went from mouth to mouth; when people arrived and saw Obatala's daughter lying there, they condoled with him, the different suitors did the same and in condolecing Obatala they told him that they brought a gift for his daughter, but since she had died they took it back.

Only one of the suitors, who had flowers, upon seeing what had happened to his sweetheart offered his condolences, lamented what had occurred and said to Obatala: look, I brought flowers for her but since she has passed away, put them on her chest.

Obatala, upon seeing that man's gesture, thought he was the husband his daughter needed and said to him: no, no, my daughter is not dead, she lives and you will be her husband.

To iban Eshu.

Obatala explained the reason for that simulation, and thus that man, by his modesty and good feelings, became the husband of Obatala's daughter.

Aggayu the king

Shango went about proclaiming through all the towns of the earth but he could never approach a land that thundered and shook and was always covered by scorching gases.

He was eager to enter that land to proclaim the religion of Osha.

So he went to the house of his diviner, where the latter saw this sign and marked Ebbo, which he should take to the bank of a river.

Shango did everything as he told him, and when he went he met Elegba, who after greeting each other began to talk and Elegba told Shango that beyond the river there was a very fertile valley, where there was a town in which the people living there had no clear sense of what they had because they were distracted, whatever the matter to be discussed, and that the king of that place spoke to his subjects from far away so as not to be seen.

Shango was intrigued and asked Elegba how it was possible for a town to have a king whom they did not know or see.

Shango decided to go see that king and Elegba told him that the king used to go in the afternoons to the bank of the river to cool off and that there was a person, Oshun, who waited for him and knew where he lived.

As night fell Shango arrived at the river and after a short while there heard a very loud noise, like a roar, and saw a woman running along the opposite bank of the river; a little later he saw a very large man arrive, who immediately submerged himself to remove the smoke he had on him and the woman waited for him to come up to the surface of the river and began to pour water over his head to cool him.

Shango, who was watching everything, began to shout so they would see him, and when they noticed him they asked him what he wanted, and Shango replied, to cross the river.

Aggayu, who was that king, pulled up a palm tree and using it as a staff carried Shango from one bank to the other.

After he carried him across, the proper introductions were made, and they asked Shango again what he wanted, to which he replied that he wished to meet his people.

Shango went to the town and observed that its inhabitants behaved without control and saw how aggayu did not approach any of them.

When Shango inquired why people had that attitude, aggayu told him: come to my house and you will know.

And that is how Shango observed that aggayu lived in the volcano.

Aggayu was surprised to see Shango walking on the lava without burning himself and asked him how he was not burned; Shango said to him: I am the only son of iyamese and now I wish to set your people straight, for I have seen that some of your children can speak to you directly, but others, when they approach you, become disturbed.

Aggayu, Shango and Oshun made a pact so that Shango and Oshun would have the same right to set down the head of aggayu's children, as long as they could not speak to him directly.

To seal the pact aggayu served Shango, Akuko, meyi, etu and Eyele and painted on Shango's head, beneath his crown, a red line, a white line and a red line.

Where Shango served aggayu, etu, akuardo, oka, olele, ekru and so that everyone would know the pact, when the volcano erupts, first the flame appears, which is Shango, and then the lava, which is aggayu.

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.