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Òdí-Ìrosùn

Òdí-Ìrosùn

Overview

Secrecy carries a price. The figure warns that hidden matters have consequences, and that offerings and honesty restore balance.

Governing Influences

  • Òdí Méjì — the womb, mystery, transformation, hidden depth (Ọya / Yemọja)
  • Ìrosùn Méjì — blood, sacrifice, warning, consequence (Ṣàngó / Ọya)

Guidance

Bring concealed problems into the open and make the necessary amends.

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Òdí-Ìrosùn 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.