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Ọ̀bàrà-Òfún

Ọ̀bàrà-Òfún

Overview

Leadership ends well when it is clean. The figure praises integrity and a good legacy built on honesty.

Governing Influences

  • Ọ̀bàrà Méjì — honour, boastfulness, the danger of pride, leadership (Ṣàngó / Ọ̀bàtálá)
  • Òfún Méjì — purity, old age, completion, moral integrity (Ọbàtálá / Olódùmarè)

Guidance

Act so that your name is remembered with respect.

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Ọ̀bàrà-Òfún 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.