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CHAPTER VI
ENCYCLOPEDIC TREATISE OF IFA

EAT THE TASTY FOOD

IRETE LACE IRETE OAK IRETE RED

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REZO: EVERYBODY STANDS TOGETHER TO HONOR THE GREAT DEITY OLOFIN.

IN THIS ODU IS BORN:

1- Born: Place OSUN in front of the board, so that she can witness the Itá in this Odu.
The dance of OSUN.
3- The scraping of OSANYIN.
4- " : That OSUN is the staff of ORUNMILA.
The Totem, the statues and religious images.
When they feed AZOJUANO, they also have to feed SHANGO.
7- Here: The letter is disrupted with sage and rooster.
Danger looms for the Awó and/or the consultant.
ORUNMILA was empty and OSUN cheered him up.
10- " : SHANGO wounded OSUN.
11- " : OLOFIN struck OSUN.
12- " : OSUN descends in the Iroko tree.
The Ifá of the Awó carries 1 container of ácana in the large hand
The dead were placed on the branch of the carob tree.
15- " : ORUNMILA discovers the candle.
16- " : The Odu is known as EDI (does not see what is in front of it)
17- Here: It is where AGAYU became a Deity.
18- " : He speaks about why SHANGO eats with AZOJUANO.
19- " : OGUN drove AZOJUANO from his house and exiled him.
20- The herbs are: sage, moruro, witch herb, and peony.

DESCRIPTION OF ODU IRETE LAZO.

It is Odu #216 of the Lordly Order of Ifá.

The person or the Awó can accidentally kill one. That is why games with it are prohibited.
weapons, both firearms and cutting ones. A danger looms for both the Awó and the
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consulted.

Indicates problems in the legs. To resolve this, a work is carried out with ELEGBA at the foot of a
Pipe, where one chicken is given. It must be on its knees.

For the scratching of OSAIN, OSAIN charcoal, 7 flies, epó, and Iyefá are mixed. 3 cuts are made.
upwards with a crystal on each shoulder blade and the Mejis are prayed, the sign of Awó and IRETE LAZO and
there the mixture is rubbed.

The person who receives this Odu is suffering from a brain condition or will be, they will have a crow with Omiero.
of sage to wash the head before.
The Awó of this Odu carries a pot of ácana in his large hand of Ifá.

There may be traps in the places where they invite him.

They are working on the house with Witchcraft (Ogú), including the candle.

OSUN is a saint who warns you and removes everything bad from your path.

The person dies from suffering due to the disappointment they experience with those around them.

He can die without having fulfilled. Eshu pursues him for being noncompliant.

The Odu commands the family to unite and behave well with the parents. When OSUN falls, it announces
misfortune.

The person is sick in the brain and in the legs.

The Odu speaks of obstacles and of not seeing things, it does not value the information it has in front of it.
One must strive, push oneself, and overcome new things to grow.

The Odu predicts that the person who has it must have authority in the world.

The person must be marked with a garment of OSANYIN.

Beware of whom you offer your housing to.

DICE IFA:

Open your eyes wide, because there are 3 people who want to deceive you, they might usurp your land.
Your son comes to bring you a fortune. -OSHUN chases her. -Do not cross the sea, at least for 7 days.
Be careful in a meeting where they invite you among the justice. - Your house is very hot. - Be careful with
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traps.-You are defending something that is not yours.-Don't eat anything red.-They have stolen something that is yours.
by right.-Bathed with sage and use a new towel for disorder problems. If you are a woman,
He must live with an Awó. His enemies do everything possible to make him disappear or kill him out of envy.
His children and godchildren repay him poorly. -Be careful whom you take into your home, as they may make you fall in love.
daughter or family and give a poor return for the favors they have done.

PROVERBS OF ODU IRETE LAZO.

1- OSUN turns around, but lands on its feet.

2- Give mass to the EGUN of the 4 winds.

3- The corpse did not corrupt, for it was not fulfilled.

4- He has the things in front of him and does not see them.

5- He is in the town and does not see the houses.

ESHU OF THE ODU IRETE LAZO.

Eshu LADE AKONGO RUJA.

This ESHU lives among the roots of Jagüey and by the riverbank. To prepare it, a
jio-jio to the Jagüey and a piece of that root is cut with eyebale and the head of the jio-jio is also taken.
Take a river stone, asked. It is added ero, obi, kolá, osun naború, obi motiwao (ashes).
aira, the head of jicotea, 16 ataré, jutía and smoked fish, corojo lard, corn, 21 Ikines,
tengue, guayacán, quiebra hacha, levántate, atiponlá, tua-tua.

A serrated knife is placed with corojo rope, with osun and Ejá-Oro (guabina).

HERBS OF THE ODU IRETE LAZO.

SAGE.

Used parts: The leaves and the flowers.

Sage is an official drug, known in Europe and America.

It is used against headaches, colds, and other ailments, such as hoarseness, ailments.
neuralgic; as an antiseptic and disinfectant in lotion or gargles. At high temperature as
diuretic, febrifuge, sudorific and emmenagogue (activate women's menstruation).
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The poultice of leaves is used on the painful area in cases of muscle strains (air).

SECRET OF IRETE LACE BY OSOBO.

Ingredientes: 1 carbón encendido, 1 paloma.

When this sign appears, if it is Awó and it is accompanied by OSALOFOBEYO, a dove is given.
At OSUN, and ELEGBA is placed beside him and is asked with coconut (obi omi tuto) if he wants blood. If the
ask, a drop of blood from the dove is given to him and immediately he is taken out to the patio to ELEGBA. He
a burning coal is placed on OSUN and a drop of blood from the dove is given and it is taken out.
this coal for the patio immediately. After the coal is removed, a drop of blood is given to
dove on the head of OSUN and the others around. OSUN is taken out and fresh water, honey and
Iyefá. The coal is stored.

NOTE: When the aleyo is made the same way, but a drop of blood is placed on its head, honey,
fresh water. Then OSUN is delivered and with it, it is raised and made into GOLD, the floor is cleaned. The
The dove is cooked and after three days it is thrown to the wilderness.

RELATION OF STORIES OR PATAKI OF THE ODU IRETE LAZO.

1- ORUNMILA, with the guinea, discovers the candle.

HISTORY.

ORUNMILA registered in the morning and received this Ifá, which indicated that he had to go to a
place, but be careful that there was a trap.

They had already invited him to a party. ORUNMILA took an etú and made EBO, and he went on cleaning.
with the guinea. When she reached the point she let it go and the etú stopped on a pole and began to say: - There it is.
Then ORUNMILA continued walking, put in the stick, sank, and jumped the flame of the candle.
Then he said: -TO IBAN ESHU and all the enemies fled.

ORUNMILA lived in a cane floor.

HISTORY

On this path, ORUNMILA, for his wisdom, was envied by many people, who
They did everything possible, through sorcery, to make him disappear or kill him.

ORUNMILA lived in a house whose floor was made of wild cane logs. One day, becoming Osode, he
he saw this sign and upon seeing OSUN, he noticed that it was moving, was very hot, and was swaying.
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what happened was that the enemies had made a cave that reached underneath the house of
ORUNMILA, and that was where they worked their witchcraft to bring down ORUNMILA.

ORUNMILA marked EBO, several other things apart from the EBO, the water offered which was thrown to OSUN.
the water falling on the ground, he saw that his enemies were there. The enemies, seeing that they were
discovered by ORUNMILA, they were given to him, telling him that if he had discovered his cave,
I could do whatever I wanted with them. And ORUNMILA told them that all he wanted was for them
they would repent and know just like him, that is, that they would do Ifá. TO IBA ESHU.

From that moment on, ORUNMILA understood that OSUN is a Saint, whose mission was
to warn of all the bad that could happen to the person. Therefore, this sign prescribes that OSUN is
the staff of ORUNMILA.

3- The trap for ORUNMILA.

EBO: rooster, hen, a trap, fresh water, a lot of money.

HISTORY

ORUNMILA lived in a wooden house but had many enemies. And these, seeing that
ORUNMILA knew everything, he was a diviner, they agreed to burn his Ilé, as they could not deal with him.

From the street door of ORUNMILA's house, they opened an underground tunnel without him realizing it.
count. The tunnel led them to the last room, which was that of ORUNMILA. Through the crack of the
They observed the floor where ORUNMILA sat every day to do Osode. The enemies
they placed four very strong beams under the floor where he sat so that the floor would not
They filled it with a lot of garbage and firewood, setting it on fire afterwards.

OSUN, who was on the right side of ORUNMILA, moved because of the heat she felt and upon seeing
ORUNMILA that OSUN was moving, put him in front. And the Osode was telling him that there was a trap for
much Iná (candle). ORUNMILA searched for many buckets of water and started throwing them until the
smoke flooded everything, seeing the candle through the cracks. With a bar, he broke the floor and
saved.

The enemies had to leave the place and surrendered to ORUNMILA, asking him to make.
with them what I would like. ORUNMILA said to them: -The only thing I want is for you to do Ifá, so that
know what I know.

ORUNMILA understood that OSUN was a saint, whose function was to warn and remove everything
bad that there was in his path, for this Odu prescribes that OSUN is the staff of
ORUNMILA.
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4- The King's Color.

PRINCE: CHILD OF A KING, CHILD OF A KING, CHILD OF A KING

HISTORY

There was an Awó, named Awó OBA TELE, who had many godchildren, who slandered him and
this forced the Awó to separate from them and from all those around him. For that reason, he died of
suffering.

They buried him in a high place, to which every year they went, they paid tribute and made him
ceremonies. When the moment of exhumation of the remains arrived, they extracted it and saw that the
the corpse had not decayed, it was exactly as it was buried, despite the time that had passed.
had passed.

The godchildren, for this reason, made many inquiries and came to the conclusion that the
the corpse was in that state and had died without having been fulfilled, due to bad influences from
the enemies with their children and with others, that furthermore OLOFIN had kept in this state
and he had turned it into a new Deity, to which all kinds of homage should be paid, just like
than the other Saints.

This is where AGAYU became a Deity.

5- Birth of the TOTEM, of statues and of religious images.

(From this Ifá, these three symbols are worshipped).

HISTORY

There was a King who ruled his people by the path of Good. Everything he could do in
he did it for the benefit of his people, but like in all sectors of life, there are always people
envious ones who try to hinder the good progress of others started to try to eliminate him.

The King, seeing all the setbacks that were occurring in his reign, called his Council.
of Ministers, unaware that it was divided. When he realized, he proposed the idea he had,
Well, until that moment I was unaware of what was happening. Then he called his family and was also able to.
to check that it was divided, not wanting to accept their ideas. Her son was also against
He. Then the King, saddened by such a situation, fell ill and died of suffering.

In that village, it was customary to place the dead among the branches of a tree called TELE.
(Algarrobo) and there they placed it. Then the cause of the destruction and death of the King, in union with
his own son, who was the one to succeed him on the throne, stirred up the people to remove the corpse of the
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King of that sacred tree and, at the same time, to fell the tree.

When they felled the tree, the box that contained the corpse fell to the ground and they saw that the corpse
it was in perfect condition. The village, upon seeing this, was astonished in such a way that
They searched for the traitors and killed them, worshipping from that moment on the corpse of the King.

NOTE: In this Ifá, the making of statues for the martyrs is born.

TOTEM. Natural entity (animal, plant, phenomenon) or material through which a group identifies itself
collectively in front of others and the representation of that entity.

Totemism. A system of beliefs and ritual practices based on the totem, characteristic of primitive tribes.
Totemism has been considered a system of taboos and beliefs that provides cohesion to the group.

Example of Totem: 1- Totem of New Ireland, in Melanesia.

2- Sculpture of the Aída Native American tribe.

Eshu steals corn.

HISTORY

Eshu gave a gourd of corn to TETENEGUN to keep and then Eshu himself took it away.

NOTE: Trickery, betrayal, and gossip.

NOTE: In this Odu, Eshu pursues the person for being noncompliant and that is the cause of the thefts that
they do to him/her.

Three blades are placed on ESHU.

REZO: IRETE LAYERS IFA ORUNMILA ADIFAFUN TETEREGUN MOROYO ADIFAFUN

OLD TREE GROWS VERY OLD.

EBO: 2 bananas, dove, 2 chickens, a lot of money.

REZO: TETEREGUN OFIRIBI MESA ADIFAFUN OBARA BANIREGUN TINSHOMO AWO

OLOFIN.

7- The Awoses trap Igbin (The Slug).

HISTORY

The Awoses cheated the Slug and invoked the 4 regions and saved themselves (They left them to ...
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they in the place of the problem). Sing IRETE LAZO TETE MOLER.

Work to resolve: A slug is carried in the pocket and when leaving, it is left in the place.

Inshé-Osanyin. 1 pigeon, jio-jio, 1 slug (Igbín), grains of toasted corn, from above and from
under the ear of corn, 7 sticks, white lamb's quarters, spike of melons, peony root. It is made with
foot of OSUN and OSANYIN.

Inshé-Osanyin. Guineo, land of the 4 winds, Ikín, sage, ash.

Inshé-Osanyin. 4 crushed aloe vera shells (Igbín), cumin, ground cinnamon, bark, ash
hot, I will tie 4, everything on a paper in front of ESHU, it is written IRETE-UNTELU, IRETE-LAZO,
OJUANI-SHOBI. After 3 days, the interested party is given the opportunity to go there 3 times in the place that
desire. If it is for the Awó, pray it.

8- OLOFIN strikes OSUN.

HISTORY.

They asked who was going to climb to the head of OKE to bring OSUN. ORUNMILA had sent.
EBO to undertake the commission, as a preliminary step. The tiñosa (Alakaso) was made the EBO and rose,
When he found the head of OSUN, he took it to OLOFI. Upon realizing the catch that the...
Tiñosa brought him, struck OSUN hard, and he fell upright in Igbín's yard.

NOTE: Children behave badly towards their parents, unify.

Work: OSUN is taken out to the patio, given a rooster, hot palm oil, and water, so that it does not
the house falls apart.

Work: dove to OSUN, a drop of blood on the head of the interested party, this is with burning coal.
on top of OSUN. Then, hot corojo butter to OSUN and water. The dove is roasted and placed
above OSUN, goes to the mountain.

NOTE: IFA FORE for the Awó, speaks OLOFIN. When OSUN falls, it announces misfortune. To become
Osode every day and place OSUN next to ORUNMILA. OSUN carries a parrot feather and a
dyed feather tied to him.
It is said that the owner of this Ifá must make an OSUN of their size (The path is not known that
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9- SHANGO wounded OSUN from behind.

NOTE: Be careful, it can accidentally injure or kill someone from behind, use is prohibited.
firearms or cutting weapons, danger to the Awó and consulted.

Work: Indian rooster, give the person's head to OSUN, the person is crazy, wash the head with
Sage infusion before.

Work: Indian rooster, coral root, crushed coral. It is given from the head of the person to
SHANGO.

10- OSUN descends in the Iroko tree.

HISTORY

ORUNMILA was empty, without spirit, and OSUN descended into the Irokoyle bush bringing back joy.

NOTE: Here OSUN is the staff of ORUNMILA.

EBO: rooster, dove, 8 candles, parrot feather, 1 staff, butter of cocoa, bark, a lot
money.

11- IRETE LAZO guessed Ifá for OLOFIN.

The Odu IRETE LAZO speaks of obstacles and does not foresee difficulties.

Observation: The client is often affected in their feelings by not being ready in the
identification of problems or causes, does not realize the facts, lacks initiative.

HISTORY

OLOFIN was advised to perform a sacrifice (EBO) to foresee problems. EBO: 1 white dove, 1
white hen, 24000 calories. Heard and sacrificed.

NOTE: The Odu indicates to strive, push oneself, overcome in new things to grow, seek the
Initiative. I push you so that you prosper for good, I push IROSO so that its status I you.
urgent push towards prosperity. If you want to have a solid life, I push or urge you for the
prosperity.
I push IROSO for its status. A child of this Odu will have authority in the world. Ifá of life,
Along with the emergence of the candle, live among the candle. Do works to live with bananas.
ripe plantains, a bottle of powders, and a crown. Write the Odu in the powders and use it for a time. Place it.
the powder written on cotton fabric, you tie it with a black and white strip, you make it into a package. It will be placed in
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a place that is not trampled or touched.

NOTE: This Odu is known as EDI, which is the man who is not able to specify or value the
Information that is in front of you does not see reality.

12- Why does SHANGO eat with AZOJUANO.

HISTORY.

While OGUN is at the door of his house, along with SHANGO, they see an old man coming down the road.
stumbling.

SHANGO said to OGUN: -Look how that old man is coming, from side to side, it seems like something is happening to him.
Something. The old man arrived next to them and SHANGO asked him: Old man, what's wrong? The old man replied:
I am very sick and feel a lot of fatigue. OGUN took pity on him and offered him shelter.
hospitality.

OGUN had a single daughter, who lived with him, and he offered her to the old man to take care of him. This
the old man was AZOJUANO. As time passed, the girl, with her diligence and care, healed the old man.
And he fell in love with her, seduced her, and they had sexual contact, leaving the girl pregnant.

She began to feel very unwell due to her pregnancy. OGUN, realizing this,
disease of her daughter, she decides to take her to the doctor. He examined her and told her that all the symptoms
were normal in a pregnant woman. OGUN was stunned and amazed at the same time, not
explaining how her daughter was in that state, which is why she called her to explain the
situation. The girl said to him: -I have had marital contact with the old man I took care of at the house. He
I fell in love with him and he with me, I grew fond of him and never thought about the embarrassment, nor the disgrace that
could fall on me.

OGUN reflected in a colloquium: -"So I gather him, give him shelter and food, I shower him with
I will look for the medicines you need, I give my daughter to the nurse and this is the payment.
"that gives me, dishonoring my daughter and getting her pregnant."

OGUN and his daughter returned home and called for the old man to his room and said: -I know the
the ailment that affects my daughter, the doctor first told me about it and then she told me everything. You will be.
driven by six men to distant lands and never to appear here again.

The men of OGUN took the old man far away from the place where OGUN resided and there he
They abandoned. SHANGO was on his way in other lands and upon his return went to the house of OGUN.
and not seeing the old man, he asked about him. OGUN told him what had happened. SHANGO did not believe what
he had heard and was accompanied by one of the men who took the old man to other lands and,
after much walking, he found it.
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SHANGO immediately asked the old man if what OGUN told him was true. The old man confirmed that
It was true, ashamed and embarrassed, looking at the floor. SHANGO observed that the poor old man had some.
wounds or sores on her skin and he said to her: -Wait for me here, I will bring you water and some herbs to heal you.
SHANGO returned with everything needed and AZOJUANO, in gratitude, said to him: -As long as the
world be world, when they feed me, they also have to feed you. TO IBAN
ESHU.