Ìrosùn-Ọ̀ṣẹ́

Overview

Sacrifice opens the way to sweetness. The figure says that what you give up in good faith returns as blessing.

Governing Influences

Ìrosùn Méjì — blood, sacrifice, warning, consequence (Ṣàngó / Ọya)
Ọ̀ṣẹ́ Méjì — blessings, sweetness, abundance, gratitude (Ọ̀ṣun)

Guidance

Give willingly and express gratitude for what comes back to you.

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Ìrosùn-Ọ̀ṣẹ́ 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.