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 Eluju, to go and live there.
They told him it would be easy for him
to carry his loads to his new house.
They told him to sacrifice in order to
find someone who would do it for him,
help him carry his load on his head.
"Yes, yes," Stranger said, "but tell me:
what might be the sacrifice?"
The sacrifice is one hen,
three thousand two hundred cowries,
and ewe made of olusesaju,
by squeezing its leaves in water,
to bath in with soap, Stranger,
oh Stranger in this land!
Stranger carefully listened,
and made the sacrifice.
Then Stranger went off to the fields,
preparing his load, but,
looking left and right,
looking back and forth,
everywhere he looked he saw
no one to help him
Then the Winds of Heaven came,
took pity on Stranger who, after all,
had offered correctly,
and helped him to carry his load.
He said: "This load is now Olorun's load,
a dupe! Efufulele, therefor help me
to place this load on my head, Efulele.
Don't you know then, my friend,
don't you realize then after all,
that those having no humans to help them,
must place all their trust in Olorun?"
Don't you know that, my friend?

The Cotton Plant was desparate because
the birds ate its flowers, who were his children.
Whatever the Cotton Plant did to protect
his children, the birds always managed to eat them.
Then the Cotton Plant approached Orunmila.
Orunmila cast Ifa for the Cotton Plant
and prescribed ebo. The ebo was made.
Soon the Cotton Plant began to feel weird and prickly.
He looked at the nowly developing flowers,
and was pleasantly surprised: the buds
were vere sharp and prickly!
The Cotton Plant was happy,
his worries were over. From that moment on,
birds who tried to eat his children, were prevented
from doing so by the thorns, en soon they gave up.
After reciting this text, the diviner mighyt want to contirue with the following explanatory text:
Ifa says here is a smart but sometimes nasty person,
who pretends to be more stupid than he is. Ifa also says
that this person will have problems in a relationship, even
to the extend that not marrying at all may be the best solution.
Ifa adds that this person is stubborn, and not given
to accepting good advice. However: if moving house
is in the planning, this stubbornness may be a good thing,
because this person does receive lot of bad advice on the matter!
Ifa says we will win in the end, but our hot temper and
our stubbornness may hinder us. Ifa adds that we should
pay more attention to details. And finally: if this person
has digestive problems, he should eat no beans. No beans
of whatever kind.

Osa-Irete

Osa-Irete points out that only the Orishas can solve the clients present problems. Often the client doesn't receive sufficient practical or moral support from a spouse.