Overview
Òdí Méjì is the fourth principal Odù of the Ifá literary corpus. It is the Odù of Stabilization, Foundations, and the Sacred Womb.
Key Teachings
Stability is the Mother of Prosperity. Protection through Containment.
Lineage Notes
In Isese, linked to Iyami. In Lucumi, warning of perversion/gossip. In Candomble, used for bodies 'fechamento'.
Cultural Safety
Rites to invoke Iyami Osoronga are strictly initiatic and omitted.
Themes And Domains
Òdí Méjì governs the ethics of security and the necessity of roots.
Related Ese Ifa Curated
Verse of the Sacred Womb: The Foundation of Life
Related Patakis Curated
Associated Orishas Curated
Yemọja, Ọbàtálá (Baba Bashè), Oba-Nani, Iyami
Identity And Classification
Òdí Méjì is the fourth of the 16 Major Odù (Ojú Odù). Binary signature is 01100110 (0x66).