Odu Osa

Osa hails from Otta near Lagos, where his mother was pursued and finally (over)taken by the king of Otta. He is sometimes called "the son of the fleeing woman". Osa has a taboo against eating ooyo leaves and osun vegetables. He should not eat soup straight from the pot.

 

Osa Meji "Osa is rich, makes a lot of noise, the sound of the bell reaches earth" were the ones who cast for Odu on the day that she descended to Earth, and also for Ogun and Obatala, among whom Odu was the...

Osa-Ika "Secretly spoken words will become public, a hidden world will be opened to the people" was cast for Ayekogbeje, on the day that a good friend made an intimate secret public. A trusted person will ...

Osa-Irete "If the one who sleeps alone also has the misfortune to sleep badly, only Olorun can wake him" were the ones who cast Ifa for the Stranger, on the day that Stranger went out into the fields of Eluj...

Osa-Irosun "Everybody who has money will be able to buy good things" was cast for Eeka-Alaje. They told him that he would be prosperous, and would have many children. Four hens and 3200 cowries should be offe...

Osa-Iwori "Like it is one day, it rarely is the next day; that is why the Awo consults Ifa regularly" cast for Osa, whose father owned twenty slaves, and for Iwori, whose father owned thirty slaves, which me...

Osa-Obara "Cowards surrender to misery" cast for Calabash, on the day that he was depending on women and on small children. Oh yes, they told him to sacrifice a pigeon, a hen and cowries, on behalf of not be...

Osa-Odi "The way for Osa is not open. The way for Osa is blocked" was cast for Osa, who found himself unable to go anywhere. Ifa said that a sacrifice must be made, to open the way for Osa: A clay lamp, pa...

Osa-Ofun "Osa is traveling and meets Ofun on his way" cast for Person, on the day that he considered traveling to another country. The ebo was made, Person made a safe journey. Ebo: 4 pigeons, 4 hens and so...

Osa-Ogbe The trap kills the dog, but has no time to eat it. The trap kills the ram, but has no time to eat it. Atimumu kills the he-goat, but has no time to eat it. Eshu-Odara will allow me to take my treas...

Osa-Ogunda A high Aaja said that he foresaw a war. The prescribed sacrifice was not made. Seven days later the war broke out. Olibara had to flee the city. Ebo: one ram, and money.

Osa-Okanran "He who cannot bear insults, should not build his house in a remote place" was cast for Snail, on the day that they told him to sacrifice a turtle and 1800 cowries. Snail sacrificed, and they infor...

Osa-Oshe "Osa-she, Orin-she, the child follows the father's pattern" was the one who cast for Oluigbo and Oluodan. Both were instructed to sacrifice a goat, but only Oluigbo sacrificed. They told Oluigbo th...

Osa-Otura "Osa met Otura on the way, and Otura's body became very cool" was cast for Pigeon, who was told that all places in the world would be very pleasant for pigeons. Pigeon made the correct ebo, and sin...

Osa-Oturupon Osa-Oturupon refers to the inability to "create" life, i.e. infertility, and to the inability to live a long life. Sacrifice is in order to extend your life to its pre-ordained length, and a sacrif...

Osa-Owonrin Osa-Owonrin points out the senselesness of running away from problems or scandal. The client might meet sudden unpleasant changes in relationships. If Osa-Owonrin comes with Ire, some of the keywor...

Osa-Oyeku "Osayeku, to go running here and to go running there, will Death disappear from somebody's head" was cast for Branch of a tree, on the day that he was about to be torn off by a strong wind. The sac...