Orula Orisha oil – Orunmila for Knowledge and Wisdom

Characteristics of Orula

Orula is wise and represents knowledge. He is also a strong healer. He heals people by using herbs and roots. His colors are yellow and green, and the beads on his eleke (beaded collar) alternate between yellow and green. Men and women who have been given the mano de Orula or cofá de Orula wear a simple yellow and green beaded bracelet on their left wrist to keep them from dying too soon. Orula knows when everyone will die, and those who wear the idé (bracelet) of Orula on their left wrist won’t be taken by Ik (death) by accident. Orula keeps people from going crazy or getting sick of their minds.

He is merged into the Catholic faith with St. Francis of Asis, whose feast day is October 4. On October 4, all of a Babalawo’s godchildren should pay him a visit and give him some money or a gift to honor Orula. Two coconuts and two candles are the usual gift. As a guardian, Osn is often kept next to Orula at home. Those who have been given cofá or mano de Orula should go to Orula once a month, usually when the moon is new, in an official way. He gets red palm oil and honey, and we honor him by lighting two candles and whispering prayers and special requests to him as we do so. In some families, Orula’s day of the week is Sunday. In other families, Orula’s day of the week is every day of the week.