The Secrets of Afro-Cuban Divination by ocha'ni lele

Author:ocha'ni lele
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-17T00:00:00+00:00

The Eboses of Odí Merindilogún (7–16)

The diviner must mark an ebó to Elegguá, asking, “Ebó elese Elegguá?” If he will not mark an ebó, and if the letter will not close, then Elegguá needs to be offered the following: a rooster, a goat, and a chance for itá with the client.

This person must go to Ifá for a reading and a rogación. There is no other way to completely remove the obstacles he is having in his life.

The Eboses of the Parent Odu

If these have not been sufficient to bring the oracle to closure, the diviner must then begin to pick the offerings given for the parent odu, Odí; it will take one or more of these to bring the session to closure.

If the letter has not closed off the basic eboses given for the composite odu, the diviner must find out if this person’s mother is still alive. If she has passed, then Yemayá Asesu must be fed in the drains of the client’s house and many spiritual masses should be given for his mother’s spirit. If the mother is alive, the odu is demanding that she have a rogación with four snails added to strengthen her orí; she will die if this is not done. Not being in the religion, the client may have the rogación in her name. Once this is complete, he will have to sacrifice a hen to Yemayá to save his mother’s life.

In any orientation of osogbo (especially if the letter opened in ano or ikú), the client could need a rogación at the feet of Yemayá; the orí might also need an ebó of two white pigeons to offer it strength against sickness. The diviner should first ask, “Rogación elese Yemayá?” and if the answer is yes, he should then ask, “Eborí?” If both the rogación and eborí are marked, they should be done within the week. Once the cleansing is done, Yemayá should be offered some type of ebó or adimú. To see if she wants anything specific, the diviner should ask, “Ebó elese Yemayá?” If Yemayá will take a specific ebó, the diviner should mark what she requires.

In Odí, the client could have many unresolved issues with the dead, egun; the diviner should ask if they need ebó: “Ebó elese egun?” If so, the diviner must mark what they need. Even if they will take no specific ebó, the client must work egun frequently; with an opá ikú, they should be called daily and offered some type of adimú, even if that adimú is only fresh water. Masses should be given the dead to offer them strength and light.

Babaluaiye speaks often in this sign, and there may be unresolved issues with him. The diviner should check to see if the client has ever made an unpaid promise to this orisha. First ask, “Ebó eleke de Asohano?” and if the answer is no, he should ask, “Ebó elese Babaluaiye?” If yes, begin with the question “Adimú?” as given in chapter 1’s “Marking the Eboses, or Remedies for Odu.

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