Teaching on Ẹ̀rìndínlógún (16 Cowrie Shells of the Orisa Tradition ) - Baba Odùdúwà

Ẹ̀rìndínlógún in the old way of using it:

Baba Odùdúwà: In ancient times, the "Cowrie Shell" was used whole. They didn’t took the belly out (the womb) as it done now in many places, when the full Cowrie was used (without opening the "belly"), the reading of the Oracle was something different, if the Cowrie Shell falls with the belly up, this means that it does not speak. 

If it fall with your mouth up or to the side, either looking at oneself or not, this counts as the Cowrie Shell is speaking, and is counted. The Cowrie Shell are taken with one hand, only you can grab with that one hand as many as you can without using the other hand, and then you take them, those Cowrie shell that remained on the mat there are left, and then you cast the Cowrie shells, and you count all the mouths that are up and or sideways.

Also you do not use IBO, instead you use have to know the seniority of the Odù to know if is Yes or No. Example: 3 is a Major Odù, it says YES. If is a Minor Odù combination like 6-3 it says No to the question been asked.

MAJOR AND MINOR ODÙ:

MAJOR ODÙ SAY YES ALWAYS:
1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

1-Ọ̀kànràn / Okana
2- Ejioko
3- Ògúndá
4- Ìròsùn
8- Ogbè
10- Òfún
12- Éjìla
13- Ìká
14- Òtúrúpọ̀n
15- Òfúnkanran
16- Ìrẹtẹ̀
17- Opira

MINOR ODÙ SAY NO, BUT THERE ARE EXEPTION

MINOR ODÙ: 5, 6, 7, 9, 11

MINOR ODÙ COMBINATION THAT BECOME MAJOR ODÙ AND SAY YES

5 - Ọ̀ŞẸ́́ 5-5
6 – Ọ̀bàrà: 6-6, 6-5, 6-7, 6-9
7 – Òdí: 7-7, 7-5
9 – Ọ̀sá: 9-9, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7
11 – Ọ̀wónrín: 11-11, 11-5 11-6 11-7 11-9

Always the MÉJÌ ODÙ among the MINOR ODÙ will become MAJOR and will Say YES.

Note: This was the old way of doing it, as Baba Odùdúwà taught.