Ogunda-Oshe

Eguntan'Se cast for Orunmila Alade,
on the day that he was in serious trouble.
Orunmila was told that he should honor
his own Ori with a pigeon.
Ebo: 1 pigeon, 1 dog, palm oil and ewe.
The ewe must be used for bathing.

"Odunda did not give offence,
Ogunda did not cause pain, it is
not a good idea to punish Ogunda"
was the one who cast for Olowo,
and told him to sacrifice in order
not to be punished during his life.
They said that he would never
in his life be punished. The sacrifice?
A pigeon, a sheep, and 4400 cowries.
Olowo listened and made the sacrifice.
Honor and respect others; it is better
not to punish the son of an honorable man.
A tree is honored because of its crooked shape;
an albino is honored because of Obatala.
You should all honor me. Ebo:
one pigeon, one sheep and eleven cowries.

Ogunda-Oshe

Ogunda-Oshe admonishes us not to punish people because of their physical characteristics. Fairly often the client for whom this Odu appears, tends to march to the rhythm of a different drummer.
When Ogunda-Oshe comes with Ire, there is spiritual enlightment along the vertical axis of consciousness, in other words there is a need for upward development instead of sideways. Mental force and flexibility are necessary. The inner fire must be lit through discipline. The client should look for a certain independance from mechanical automatisms. This Odu speaks of controlled changes in consciousness, which might indicate the advisability of initiation into Orisha. The awareness of inner power will help protect the client from outside danger. It's time to unite light and dark. The Odu speaks of a change in life circumstances for the client. Some crisis or traumatic experience, of which the source lies outside the present consciousness, might be coming. The Odu admonishes us to be prepared for a crisis, she points towards creating order and harmony inside oneself, based on examples from the Corpus - this is the only possible preparation. There is a need to develop crystal pure ideals and principles. Only when a crisis leads to wise acts, good results can be expected. Re-shape the present situation according to high moral examples or archetypes. Keywords are change according to ideals, controlled crisis, conpletion, inner harmony, enlightenment, staying power, initiation and protection.
When this Odu comes with Ibi (Osogbo) in a relatively early stage of life, deep confusion and consternation can be the result. The hot fire that is lit can burn the candle too fast, leading to death and decay. Energy blockage can create a serious feeling of dissatisfaction, boredom and senselesness, leading to total stagnation and a lack of changes in life. Initially this might be considered pleasantly stable, but a crisis needs to be controlled and not avoided. The own will and self-discipline are weakened. A crisis may lead to destruction of the clients vitality, and of the sources he obtains his well-being from. There is a lack of preparation. Changes for the worse. Giving in to personal stagnation is an invitation for catastrophe. Some keywords are catastrophe, crisis, stagnation, loss of energy, cunfusion, destruction, dissatisfaction.