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Ìwòrì-Ọ̀kànràn

Ìwòrì-Ọ̀kànràn

Overview

Sharp truth cuts through confusion. The figure promises that honest vision settles conflict, even if the process is uncomfortable.

Governing Influences

  • Ìwòrì Méjì — self-knowledge, hidden truth, inner vision (Ọ̀sanyìn / Ọ̀rúnmìlà)
  • Ọ̀kànràn Méjì — conflict, truth-telling, sharp consequences (Ọya / Ògún)

Guidance

Speak plainly and with insight, and accept that clarity can sting before it heals.

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Ìwòrì-Ọ̀kànràn 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.