Ọ̀bàrà-Ìwòrì

Overview

Leadership needs self-knowledge. The figure says that real authority starts with an honest look at your own motives.

Governing Influences

Ọ̀bàrà Méjì — honour, boastfulness, the danger of pride, leadership (Ṣàngó / Ọ̀bàtálá)
Ìwòrì Méjì — self-knowledge, hidden truth, inner vision (Ọ̀sanyìn / Ọ̀rúnmìlà)

Guidance

Examine your motives before you ask others to follow you.

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Ọ̀bàrà-Ìwòrì 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.