Medicine Board

Read the label on your medicine package. 
AKOSE INSTRUCTIONS: IMMUNITY

Overview
Akose is vital to Orisa Lifestyle. We call it “medicine” but you may understand better if you think of akose as an assorted collection of spiritual resources. When used properly, akose provides the means to fulfill your divine mission. For best results, please follow the directions below.

Ingredients
  1. Akose powder

Directions: Any Day
  1. Prepare a hot drink (i.e., tea, coffee, hot water)
  2. Let it cool until it is drinkable
  3. Use the akose spoon to put one dose of powder onto left palm
  4. Lick the akose completely
  5. Drink the hot beverage to wash down the akose
  6. Repeat daily until akose is finished
AKOSE INSTRUCTIONS: OBARA OGUNDA

Overview
Akose is vital to Orisa Lifestyle. We call it “medicine” but you may understand better if you think of akose as an assorted collection of spiritual resources. When used properly, akose provides the means to fulfill your divine mission. For best results, please follow the directions below.

Ingredients
  • Akose
  • Coin-coin
  • Water

Directions: Saturdays
  1. Lather soap using coin-coin (native sponge).
  2. Wash head, neck, shoulders, give thanks, offer praise
  3. Wash body, call upon the spirit of ObaraOgunda for overall success
  4. Pray for specific outcomes
  5. Wash legs, feet, promise to use blessings to help bring about the Good Condition
  6. Rinse Air dry if possible or pat at LEAST 30 mins long
  7. Repeat until soap is finished
  8. Drop coin coin into a body of water (i.e., stream, ocean, lagoon, bay, etc)
OSA OSE
Akose:  Ebu (powder) taken with honey to make a man a king, increase his authority

Ingredients
1. Ebu (powder)
2. Oyin (pure honey) 16-24 oz

Instructions: Tuesdays
  1. Pour powder into honey and mix
  2. Say,

    Ó sa se
    Ó ri n se
    The acts fomented by the father
    Is what the children would continue to reap
    Cast divination for Ifá  
    Ifá was coming from heaven to the earth
    He was asked to perform sacrifice
    All his utterances, they said, would be as predicted. 
    Three kinds of bat are known on earth.
    When wealth speaks, let them keep quiet.

  3. Pray, "Orunmila, let Ifa's prediction come true. Bless me with the wealth necessary to ascend the throne."
  4. Take 1 teaspoon


OGBE OGUNDA
Akose:  Ori (shea butter) for character improvement and favor

Ingredients
1. Ori (shea butter) 
2. Cowry

Instructions: Use daily until finished
1. Dip the cowry into the shea butter
2. Say, "As ori (shea butter) does not destroy owo eyo (cowry) in its belly"
3. Touch your navel with the cowry
4. Pray "May my character not destroy my destiny"
​5. When the shea butter is finished, toss the corwy into a body of water (river, stream, lagoon, etc)
OSEIRETE
Afose to empower prayers, activate your mouth
Ingredients
1. Black powder

Instructions
1. Pour powder into 200ml bottle of Tanqueray
2. Drink 1 capful Saturdays
IRETEOWONRIN
​Akose Ose dudu for cooperation with awon iyami osoronga
Ingredients
  1. Ose dudu (black soap)
Directions: Mondays and Thursdays
  1. Wash from head to toe
  2. Pray:
    ​You have witchcraft bird
    And I have witchcraft bird
    Birds are sounding in the pockets of everyone of us
    It is forbidden for owners of bird power to fight one another
  3. When soap is finished, throw coincoin into a river, stream, ocean, bay, etc. If a natural body of water is not accessible, bury it in the ground and do not dig it up ever. 
OKANRANOGBE
​Akose (black soap) for breaking up conspiracy
Ingredients
  1. Coincoin
  2. Ose dudu (black soap)
Directions: Wednesdays
  1. Wash head alone with lukewarm water
  2. Pray: One who has been created by ori cannot be imitated. Ori knows combat better than the rest. Let my ori place me beyond the reach of all conspirators/combatants. 
  3. When soap is finished, throw coincoin into a river, stream, ocean, bay, etc. If a natural body of water is not accessible, bury it in the ground and do not dig it up ever. 
Tutuopon (bracelet) for Orunmila's protection and Eyonu (powder) for positive influence/favor of Iyami Osoronga
Ingredients
  1. Powder
  2. Local honey [20-24 oz]
  3. Bracelet
Directions: Any day
  1. Measure bracelet to fit comfortably onto left wrist. Remove beads as needed.
  2. Tie bracelet onto left wrist.
  3. Add powder to honey and shake/mix
  4. Take 1 teaspoon of honey
OgbeIrete: Black soap to turn adversity into opportunity
Ingredients: 
  1. Koinkoin (i.e., native sponge), not included.
  2. Soap
Directions: On Weds and Saturdays
  1. Bathe with black soap and pray; Ask Ifa to turn adversity into opportunity, enemies into allies. 
  2. Keep the koin koin
  3. When the soap is finished, throw koinkoin into a river, lake, ocean
Add powder to a 750ml bottle of tanqueray
Take one shot every Monday for wealth/financial blessings
Ose Dudu (black soap) align ori with blessings, protection, progress
Ingredients: 
  1. Koinkoin
  2. Soap
Directions: On or around January 1
  1. Soak soap/koin for 5 min, then wash your head and pray. Ask ori to foresee blessings, protection and progress. 
  2. Then, wash the reminder of the body.
  3. Keep the koin koin
Remaining Soap
  1. Add soap to the koin koin
  2. Wash from head down and pray. Ask ori to foresee blessings, protection and progress. 
  3. When the soap is finished, throw koinkoin into a river, lake, ocean
OgbeOyeku: Ose Dudu (black soap) for Obatala's blessing upon ori
Ingredients: 
  1. Koinkoin
  2. Soap
Directions: On ojo ose (Obatala's worship day)
  1. Take a piece of soap about the size of a cherry​
  2. Put onto the koinkoin
  3. Wash your head only and pray. Ask Obatala to restore/activate your prenatal choice
  4. When the soap is finished, throw koinkoin into a river, lake, ocean
OgbeOtura: Ebu to repel negative forces, purge evil from your dreams (prevent nightmares)
Ingredients: 
  1. Glass of water
  2. Ebu (powder)
Directions: Every Thurs morning
  1. Put 3 ounces (about the size of a dime) of powder onto your left palm
  2. Lick powder
  3. Drink water
​
OgundaIrete: Efun for protective blessing of Obatala (i.e., creativity, deliverance and exaltation)
Ingredients
  1. Efun​
Directions: On Sundays 
  1. Use right middle finger to dip into efun
  2. Mark from forehead to crown of head;
  3. Use right middle finger to dip into efun
  4. Mark from crown to occiput
  5. Use right middle finger to dip into efun
  6. Mark your head by your right ear
  7. Use right middle finger to dip into efun
  8. Mark your head by your left ear
  9. Pray: Obatala, you are the one who restores ori. Come, restore my ori today. 
  10. Ask for Obatala's support in your endeavors, especially pertaining to creativity, innovation and progress. 
IrosunOgbe (For Victory, fortune, progress)
Ingredients
  1. Soap
  2. Koin-koin
​
Directions: On Tuesdays and Saturdays 
  1. Wash from head to toe, using soap and koin koin
  2. Pray for victory, fortune, progress
  3. When soap is finished, thrown koin-koin into river or ocean pray that all limitations be washed away
IrosunIrete (For longevity)
Ingredients
  1. Soap
  2. Koin-koin
​
Directions: On Sundays
  1. Wash from head to toe, using soap and koin koin
  2. Pray for long life, good health
  3. When soap is finished, thrown koin-koin into river or ocean pray that all limitations be washed away
IrosunOtura (For comfort, progress and ease)
Ingredients
  1. Powder
  2. Local honey

Directions: Any day
  1. Dip middle finger into honey
  2. Suck honey 
  3. Pray for comfort, progress and ease
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OyekuOgbe Talisman
OYEKU OGBE I
Originally described as a powder, this awure (charm) is made to help you accomplish missions and attract blessings. 

Ingredients
  • Atare (alligator pepper)
  • Tanqueray 
  • Awure

Directions: Use at will 
  1. Chew seven grains of atare
  2. Sip gin from a shot glass
  3. Spray gin and atare onto the awure
  4. Pray: Oyeku Logbe is calling you, Awon-rin-won! Awo of the village, Please come to the city! Help me accomplish my mission... ​
  5. Carry on your person (except during sexual intercourse)
  6. Store in cool, shady place
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OyekuOgbe Talisman
OYEKU OGBE II
This awure (charm) is made for prosperity, progress and protection

Ingredients
  • Atare (alligator pepper)
  • Tanqueray 
  • Awure

Directions: Use at will
  1. Chew seven grains of atare
  2. Sip gin from a shot glass
  3. Spray gin and atare onto the awure
  4. Pray:
    Nobody knows the source of Olokun.
    Let nobody know the source of my good fortune.
    Let all waters bow before Olokun, the head of all waters. 
    Olokun, let mine be a head of utmost authority. 
    ​Ase
  5. Carry on your person (except during sexual intercourse)
  6. Store in cool, shady place
OkanranObara (For progress and favor with iyaami)
Ingredients
  1. Soap
Directions: Bathe in the morning AND before bed; On any day, use until finished​
  1. Wash from head to toe, using soap 
  2. Pray for favor of iyaami, progress and opportunities)
​OsaOgunda (for iyaami protection+)
​Ingredients
  1. Soap
  2. Koin-koin
​
Directions: On Tuesdays, use until finished​
  1. Wash from head to toe, using soap and koin koin
  2. Pray for protection from iyaami attacks, victory over enemies
  3. When soap is finished, thrown koin-koin into river or ocean pray that all limitations be washed away
OgbeOtura (For Victory over enemies)
Ingredients
  1. Soap
  2. Koin-koin
​
Directions: On Tuesdays, 8-10 washes
  1. Wash from head to toe, using soap and koin koin
  2. Pray for victory, triumph
  3. When soap is finished, thrown koin-koin into river or ocean pray that all limitations be washed away
OturaOfun (For comfort, progress and ease)
Ingredients
  1. Powder
  2. Local honey

Directions: Any day
  1. Dip middle finger into honey
  2. Suck honey 
  3. Pray for comfort, progress and ease
OgbeOgunda (Favor from Awon Iyaami)
Ingredients:
  1. Powder
  2. Glass of water
​
Directions: On Thursday
  1. Pour powder about the size of a dime onto left palm
  2. Pray for favor from awon iyaami
  3. Lick powder
  4. Drink full glass of water
OsaMeji (Purification/Protection)
Ingredients: 
  1. Powder
  2. Glass of water

Directions: Use on a Tuesday (3X)
  1. Using a baby spoon (ice cream sample spoon), pour one spoonful of power onto your left palm. 
  2. Pray, It is on the day that we drink water that we urinate. Whenever I urinate, may all hardship and negativity exit my body. Ase!
  3. Lick the powder
  4. Drink the water
OsaMeji (Money+)
Ingredients: 
  1. Koin koin
  2. Soap

Directions:
  1. On Mondays, pinch a bit of soap about the size of a quarter and wash your entire head with the soap and pray; As Kuku descended from heaven with wealth attached to every part of her body, let me be the embodiment of wealth. Ase! 
  2. Pinch another bit of soap and Wash the rest of your body - remember the hands and end with the feet - and continue to pray for wealth, progress and fortune. 
ObaraBogbe: 
Ingredients:
  1. White candle: 1
  2. Powder

Directions: 
  1. At night, pray; I command all wicked forces to leave at once or be burned in the fire of Ifa.  
  2.  Light the candle and let it burn completely (i.e., 5-7 days)
  3. In the morning, before you bathe, pour the powder into a bowl of water.  
  4. After you bathe, pour the bowl of water over your head and rinse. DO NOT WASH WITH SOAP during or after you rinse.  ​