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Ọ̀yẹ̀kú-Òfún

Ọ̀yẹ̀kú-Òfún

Overview

A life reaches its natural completion with dignity. The figure honours old age, a clean conscience and a peaceful transition.

Governing Influences

  • Ọ̀yẹ̀kú Méjì — endings, the ancestors, the unseen world, mortality (Ikú (Death) / Ọ̀sun)
  • Òfún Méjì — purity, old age, completion, moral integrity (Ọbàtálá / Olódùmarè)

Guidance

Live with integrity so that you may close each chapter in peace.

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Ọ̀yẹ̀kú-Òfún 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.