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Ọ̀wọ́nrín-Ìká

Ọ̀wọ́nrín-Ìká

Overview

Instability can breed resentment. The figure warns that frustration with change may turn into bitterness, and urges forgiveness.

Governing Influences

  • Ọ̀wọ́nrín Méjì — instability, change, the trickster's lesson, humility (Èṣù / Ọ̀rúnmìlà)
  • Ìká Méjì — cruelty, resentment, the need for restraint (Ọya / Èṣù)

Guidance

Let go of anger and focus on what you can control.

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Ọ̀wọ́nrín-Ìká 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.