Module 11: Eji Ogbe — the First Odu

The first of the sixteen Meji, studied by the method of this course: the sign and its seniority, the essence from the site entry, the patakís of the Cuban corpus, the two sides of the light, and the Lucumí name with its page. Five lessons.

1. 1.The sign: eight single marks, twiceThe I-I-I-I leg doubled, first place among the sixteen — and the paradox of the youngest who presides.
2. 2.The essence: the new dawnWhat the site entry says of Ogbe Meji: the absolute beginning, the light that opens roads — and what it asks of those who receive it.
3. 3.The patakís: the head that was a divinityThree stories from the largest entry in the Tratado: the crowning of the Orí, the impossible feast and the body that grew tired.
4. 4.The two sides of the lightThe warnings of the site entry and the proverbs of the Tratado: how the most auspicious Odu teaches its own limits.
5. 5.Ejiogbe across the traditions: the name with its pageÈjì Ogbè in Nigeria, Ejiogbe in Cuba — and what the largest entry in the Tratado contains, section by section.

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