Ọ̀yẹ̀kú-Ọ̀bàrà

Overview

Prestige is tempered by mortality. Whatever honour you hold is temporary, and the figure urges humility and generosity with it.

Governing Influences

Ọ̀yẹ̀kú Méjì — endings, the ancestors, the unseen world, mortality (Ikú (Death) / Ọ̀sun)
Ọ̀bàrà Méjì — honour, boastfulness, the danger of pride, leadership (Ṣàngó / Ọ̀bàtálá)

Guidance

Use your position to serve others, since status will not last forever.

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Ọ̀yẹ̀kú-Ọ̀bàrà is one of the 240 Omo Odù formed by combining two of the 16 principal Odù Méjì. Naming conventions for Omo Odù can vary between Ifá lineages; this entry uses a systematic right–left naming for clarity.