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Omo Odu

Ọ̀yẹ̀kú-Ògúndá

Yoruba Heritage Team

Ọ̀yẹ̀kú-Ògúndá

Overview

The path is cleared through effort and respect for the dead. Work and ritual are two parts of the same duty.

Governing Influences

  • Ọ̀yẹ̀kú Méjì — endings, the ancestors, the unseen world, mortality (Ikú (Death) / Ọ̀sun)
  • Ògúndá Méjì — struggle, tools, perseverance, clearing the path (Ògún)

Guidance

Persevere in your labour and do not neglect your spiritual obligations.

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Ọ̀yẹ̀kú-Ògúndá 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.