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Ọ̀kànràn-Ìrosùn

Ọ̀kànràn-Ìrosùn

Overview

Conflict has consequences. The figure warns that anger can lead to injury or loss, and that sacrifice and restraint bring peace.

Governing Influences

  • Ọ̀kànràn Méjì — conflict, truth-telling, sharp consequences (Ọya / Ògún)
  • Ìrosùn Méjì — blood, sacrifice, warning, consequence (Ṣàngó / Ọya)

Guidance

Cool tempers, make amends and pay what is owed.

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Ọ̀kànràn-Ìrosùn 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.