Overview
Ìrẹ́tẹ̀ Méjì is the fourteenth principal Odù of the Ifá literary corpus. It is the Odù of Humility, Pressure, and the Sacred Earth.
Key Teachings
Pressure Forges the Diamond. The Law of Return.
Lineage Notes
In Isese, sign of initiation into core mysteries. In Lucumi, interpreted as sickness of blood and external pressure. In Candomble, sign of Omolu.
Cultural Safety
Specific Ofos for skin diseases and secrets of Babalu-Aye earth-contracts are omitted.
Themes And Domains
Ìrẹ́tẹ̀ Méjì governs the ethics of pressure and the necessity of rooting.
Related Ese Ifa Curated
Related Patakis Curated
The Footprints of the First Hunter, The Man who Washed Away the Debt
Associated Orishas Curated
Identity And Classification
Ìrẹ́tẹ̀ Méjì is the fourteenth of the 16 Major Odù (Ojú Odù). Binary signature is 11110111 (0xF7) in some notations, but MD states 00100010 (0x22).