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Omo Odu

Ọ̀yẹ̀kú-Ọ̀ṣẹ́

Yoruba Heritage Team

Ọ̀yẹ̀kú-Ọ̀ṣẹ́

Overview

Sweetness comes out of endings. The figure speaks of blessings that follow sacrifice and of gratitude toward those who have passed.

Governing Influences

  • Ọ̀yẹ̀kú Méjì — endings, the ancestors, the unseen world, mortality (Ikú (Death) / Ọ̀sun)
  • Ọ̀ṣẹ́ Méjì — blessings, sweetness, abundance, gratitude (Ọ̀ṣun)

Guidance

Give thanks to your ancestors and enjoy the good that their foundation has made possible.

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Ọ̀yẹ̀kú-Ọ̀ṣẹ́ 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.