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Ìwòrì-Òfún

Ìwòrì-Òfún

Overview

Insight ripens into integrity. The figure honours a life lived honestly and suggests that self-knowledge reaches its fullest form in goodness.

Governing Influences

  • Ìwòrì Méjì — self-knowledge, hidden truth, inner vision (Ọ̀sanyìn / Ọ̀rúnmìlà)
  • Òfún Méjì — purity, old age, completion, moral integrity (Ọbàtálá / Olódùmarè)

Guidance

Live truthfully and trust that your character will carry you to a good conclusion.

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Ìwòrì-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.