Ọ̀bàrà-Ìká

Overview

Pride attracts envy. The figure warns that visible success draws resentment, and that restraint is the best shield.

Governing Influences

Ọ̀bàrà Méjì — honour, boastfulness, the danger of pride, leadership (Ṣàngó / Ọ̀bàtálá)
Ìká Méjì — cruelty, resentment, the need for restraint (Ọya / Èṣù)

Guidance

Be discreet about your achievements and generous toward critics.

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Ọ̀bàrà-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.