The Man who Escaped the Night
Philosophical Summary
A narrative where a man was surrounded by his enemies. Ọ̀sá Méjì gave him the 'Ase of the Wind,' allowing him to disappear into the shadows and reappear in a safe land, teaching that 'To run is to survive, to survive is to win.'
Summary
A man survives a certain death trap by transforming his fear into the swift energy of the wind.
Interpretation
Ọ̀sá Méjì is the Odu of 'Flight' and 'Sudden Motion.' It teaches that we must be flexible enough to change our form or our location when the odds are insurmountable. It honors the 'Runaway' who lives to fight another day.
Sacred Verses
English
A man was trapped in a box canyon by an army that wanted his head. He had no weapons and no backup. He cried out to Ọ̀sá Méjì. The Odu appeared as a whirlwind and whispered: 'You cannot fight a thousand with two hands, but you can be the air that hands cannot catch.' The man threw himself into the wind and literally dissolved into a gust of leaves. When the army reached the end of the canyon, there was only the sound of the breeze. The man reappeared miles away in his mother's house, proving that survival is the supreme victory.