Odu Obara

What the odu Obara (6 open cowries) answers, advises and warns against, and which orisha speaks through it. Free online cowrie reading.

6 open cowries · Speaks: Xangô, Oxóssi

Domains: abundance · justice · firm word · conquest · hunt and search · public recognition · negotiation

Six cowries open: Xangô with the axe of justice, Oxóssi with the bow of one who knows how to aim. Obara is the odu of conquered abundance — not that which falls from the sky, but that which is hunted. It is the outcome for those who speak and are heard, for those who sustain their own version and emerge stronger from the episode. There is abundance, and there is responsibility for what is said.

What it answers

Excellent for questions about work, negotiation, raises, public exposure, defending a right, changing jobs, and for 'should I or should I not speak my mind'.

The advice

Speak the truth firmly and without rudeness, and stand by what you said. Aim for a single target. Recognition comes when words and actions align.

The warning

Vanity, exaggeration in the story told, promising more than one delivers. Also, beware of others' envy and spending before receiving.

In a yes-or-no reading

Yes, and with concrete gain — provided the person publicly asserts their position instead of waiting for others to guess.

Symbols: double-bladed axe · bow and arrow · fire · red and green · forest with game · distant thunder · flour and fruits

Other spellings and correspondences

App table: Xangô and Oxóssi. Candomblé sources add Airá, Logun Edé, Odé, Orí and sometimes Oxum. The classic dual interpretation of Obara is nobility and abundance on one side, envy and covetousness on the other.