Ìrosùn-Ọ̀bàrà

Overview

Pride invites a hard lesson. The figure warns that boasting after success can turn fortune around, and calls for restraint.

Governing Influences

Ìrosùn Méjì — blood, sacrifice, warning, consequence (Ṣàngó / Ọya)
Ọ̀bàrà Méjì — honour, boastfulness, the danger of pride, leadership (Ṣàngó / Ọ̀bàtálá)

Guidance

Let humility temper achievement and avoid showing off.

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Ìrosùn-Ọ̀bàrà 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.