Ọ̀bàrà-Ogbè

Overview

Honour meets light. The figure grants standing and favourable beginnings, and asks that leadership remain humble.

Governing Influences

* Ọ̀bàrà Méjì — honour, boastfulness, the danger of pride, leadership (Ṣàngó / Ọ̀bàtálá) * Èjì Ogbè — light, new beginnings, divine potential (Ọ̀rúnmìlà / Olódùmarè)

Guidance

Lead gracefully and credit those who helped you.

Ọ̀bàrà-Ogbè 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.