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Omo Odu

Ìwòrì-Ọ̀yẹ̀kú

Yoruba Heritage Team

Ìwòrì-Ọ̀yẹ̀kú

Overview

The inner eye turns toward the ancestors. Truth about yourself is tied to understanding your roots and the lives of those before you.

Governing Influences

  • Ìwòrì Méjì — self-knowledge, hidden truth, inner vision (Ọ̀sanyìn / Ọ̀rúnmìlà)
  • Ọ̀yẹ̀kú Méjì — endings, the ancestors, the unseen world, mortality (Ikú (Death) / Ọ̀sun)

Guidance

Study your family history and reflect on how it shapes your character.

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Ìwòrì-Ọ̀yẹ̀kú 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.