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A Writer, A Devotee of the
Orishas, A Santeria
Pataki of Orisha Oko Practitioner

The Pataki of Orisha Oko Orisha Oko was a man that tended to his job with Ask Me, Submit a post
the upmost respect. He would work all day on his crops to make sure the
crops are growing as said. Once the sun would start to go down and the
moon would rise, he would go to bed and leave his brother Korinkoto to tend Search
the crop fields as tomorrow was another long day. One morning Orisha Oko
was walking near the seashore planting his crops in a new town to help bring
harvest for them. Pages Tools
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He noticed a beautiful woman in the waters and was struck by her. He put
down his farming tools and walked towards the sea and yelled out to her. She
turned around and stayed looking at him. In his eyes, you can notice the look
of a similar puppy love he had for the women laying in the sea. The women
looked straight at him and told her that her name was Ibu Agana Eni and she
was not looking for any type of love affairs of puppy looks because she had a
defect that made it impossible not to leave the ocean. Note* Different people
say that the woman he saw in the ocean was Olokun and that’s who spoke to
him.

Olokun to some including myself is derived as a male orisha, father of the

bottom of the ocean floor. It was an aspect of Yemaya that spoke to Orisha
Oko. Orisha Oko looked at Agana and told her that he didn’t care about her
defeated looks. He told her that he did not care of that. Agana told him ok,
and she then told him to make a pact with her. She told him, you never
discuss or make fun of my defect or we will separate and never talk again.

Orisha Oko who was yearning for love none the less a wife agreed to the pact.
Ibu Agana agreed and she started to come to the waters edge. Now Agana
had a beautiful face but her body was somewhat deformed. She had one leg
bigger than the other, multiple scars and blisters near her womb area and
she had one breast. Orisha Oko seeing this paid no attention to it. Olofi
seeing all of this from the heavens came down and told Orisha Oko that he
did not want any disrespect towards Agana. He told Orisha Oko that he made
a castle for Agana deep in the ocean so she wouldn’t be ridiculed by anyone
for her defects. Orisha Oko gave Olofi his word that he will never disrespect
Ibu Agana and he will always cherish her.

Olofi then told the both that they needed to be married. Years passed on and
Orisha Oko and Ibu Agana lived happily together. Due to the fact that Orisha
Oko’s harvest was so abundant, he decided to sell his crops. So Orisha Oko
would go and collect the crops and the fruits that he grew and took them to
his wife where she would sell them to the people. Every day the townspeople
would come and purchase their harvest from Agana at the seashore. She
always was dressed to hide her defects from the world so they would not
make fun of her. One day some townsmen came to the seashore to buy some
fruits from Agana. They stayed staring at the orisha and were whispering
under their breath to one another.

Ibu Agana was feeling very reluctant and asked them what were they
discussing. They told her that they came because there was a man who
plowed the fields has said that there is a woman by the seashore who is
totally deformed. Agana got such in a rage that she turned into a ghostly
figure. You could see the hurt and dismay of her face. She left the sea and
went to where Orisha Oko was at. When Orisha Oko saw her approaching
him, he was wondering why his wife was coming to him at such a fast pace
and in such a rage. Agana told him of the hurt and the promise he broke to
her and she stated that as while the world is the world, I will always detest
you and we will live in separate places. And you will live far from me and you
and I will go upon your lands whenever I feel like it.

I will never talk to you and everyone must pay homage to me and with that I
will save my children who honor me. I will assign Elegua who is the guardian
of Olofi’s house, to receive the souls of the children of the earth as well as
yourself. I curse you that your own weapons will turn against you, your
animals will also turn against you. The lands that you fertilize will become
bad soil. Your children will no longer be your children, you will never see the
fruit of your harvest and man will always step on your grounds. She then
turned around and disappeared into the ocean.

Olofi who was very upset at Orisha Oko and he descended to where he was at
and told him with a strong voice that upon what Agana told him, his harvest
will always shrivel and die. The box that he uses to help with his harvest will
die of thirst, and the land will become sour. Orisha Oko upset and shamed
didn’t know where to turn his head as he has just be scolded by the great
Olofi. He went and collected fruits, a pig, and harvest and made a haste to
the seashore. He constructed a makeshift boat and sailed out into the sea.

The oceans water became very rocky as Agana was still in such a rage. There
Orisha Oko made a sacrifice to Agana and told Elegua to take the sacrifice to
her. He returned to land and picked up all the scraps from the marketplace
with 2 roosters and made a sacrifice to Elegua at the well. He left there and
sacrificed one of the ox’s to Olofi in forgiveness. By him doing these ebbos or
offerings, he was able to diminish the epidemic that was coming upon the
land from Agana.
Olofi spoke to him from the heavens and told Orisha Oko that he was pleased
with the sacrifice and he saw his serenity of what he did and from that day
forth Orisha Oko will have his harvest and be the orisha of ii and his lands
will always live very far from the ocean. This is where love was born and then
died.

She turned around and stayed looking at him. In his eyes, you can notice the
look of a similar puppy love he had for the women laying in the sea. The
women looked straight at him and told her that her name was Ibu Agana Eni
and she was not looking for any type of love affairs of puppy looks because
she had a defect that made it impossible not to leave the ocean. Note*
Different people say that the woman he saw in the ocean was Olokun and
that’s who spoke to him.

Olokun to some including myself is derived as a male orisha, father of the

bottom of the ocean floor. It was an aspect of Yemaya that spoke to Orisha
Oko. Orisha Oko looked at Agana and told her that he didn’t care about her
defeated looks. He told her that he did not care of that. Agana told him ok,
and she then told him to make a pact with her. She told him, you never
discuss or make fun of my defect or we will separate and never talk again.
Orisha Oko who was yearning for love none the less a wife agreed to the pact.

Ibu Agana agreed and she started to come to the waters edge. Now Agana
had a beautiful face but her body was somewhat deformed. She had one leg
bigger than the other, multiple scars and blisters near her womb area and
she had one breast. Orisha Oko seeing this paid no attention to it. Olofi
seeing all of this from the heavens came down and told Orisha Oko that he
did not want any disrespect towards Agana. He told Orisha Oko that he made
a castle for Agana deep in the ocean so she wouldn’t be ridiculed by anyone
for her defects.

Orisha Oko gave Olofi his word that he will never disrespect Ibu Agana and
he will always cherish her. Olofi then told the both that they needed to be
married. Years passed on and Orisha Oko and Ibu Agana lived happily
together. Due to the fact that Orisha Oko’s harvest was so abundant, he
decided to sell his crops. So Orisha Oko would go and collect the crops and
the fruits that he grew and took them to his wife where she would sell them
to the people. Every day the townspeople would come and purchase their
harvest from Agana at the seashore. She always was dressed to hide her
defects from the world so they would not make fun of her. One day some
townsmen came to the seashore to buy some fruits from Agana. They stayed
staring at the orisha and were whispering under their breath to one another.

Ibu Agana was feeling very reluctant and asked them what were they
discussing. They told her that they came because there was a man who
plowed the fields has said that there is a woman by the seashore who is
totally deformed. Agana got such in a rage that she turned into a ghostly
figure. You could see the hurt and dismay of her face. She left the sea and
went to where Orisha Oko was at. When Orisha Oko saw her approaching
him, he was wondering why his wife was coming to him at such a fast pace
and in such a rage. Agana told him of the hurt and the promise he broke to
her and she stated that as while the world is the world, I will always detest
you and we will live in separate places.

And you will live far from me and you and I will go upon your lands
whenever I feel like it. I will never talk to you and everyone must pay homage
to me and with that, I will save my children who honor me. I will assign
Elegua who is the guardian of Olofi’s house, to receive the souls of the
children of the earth as well as yourself. I curse you that your own weapons
will turn against you, your animals will also turn against you. The lands that
you fertilize will become bad soil.
Your children will no longer be your children, you will never see the fruit of
your harvest and man will always step on your grounds. She then turned
around and disappeared into the ocean. Olofi who was very upset at Orisha
Oko and he descended to where he was at and told him with a strong voice
that upon what Agana told him, his harvest will always shrivel and die. The
box that he uses to help with his harvest will die of thirst, and the land will
become sour. Orisha Oko upset and shamed didn’t know where to turn his
head as he has just be scolded by the great Olofi. He went and collected
fruits, a pig, and harvest and made a haste to the seashore.

He constructed a makeshift boat and sailed out into the sea. The oceans
water became very rocky as Agana was still in such a rage. There Orisha Oko
made a sacrifice to Agana and told Elegua to take the sacrifice to her. He
returned to land and picked up all the scraps from the marketplace with 2
roosters and made a sacrifice to Elegua at the well. He left there and
sacrificed one of the ox’s to Olofi in forgiveness. By him doing these ebbos or
offerings, he was able to diminish the epidemic that was coming upon the
land from Agana.

Olofi spoke to him from the heavens and told Orisha Oko that he was pleased
with the sacrifice and he saw his serenity of what he did and from that day
forth Orisha Oko will have his harvest and be the orisha of ii and his lands
will always live very far from the ocean. This is where love was born and then
died.

Source: Myyoruba

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