Module 9: The 240 Combined Odus | Ifá Wisdom

The mathematics of the 256, the orders of the Mejis, the Lucumí naming system and the identity of each combined Odu. Five lessons.

1. 1.From 16 to 256: the mathematics of the oracleHow sixteen figures generate two hundred and fifty-six Odus — and why 240 of them are something else.
2. 2.The sixteen elders: the Mejis and their ordersSeniority, the name "Eji", and why not even the elders’ order is the same everywhere.
3. 3.The names: how Cuba names the 240Nigerian juxtaposition, Lucumí elision, and the irregular names no rule generates.
4. 4.Reading a composite Odu: its own identity, not a sumWhy Ika Bemi is not "Ika + Ogbe" — demonstrated with the corpus in hand.
5. 5.Studying the 240 in practiceThe library as a tool, your own libreta, and a study plan that respects the tradition.

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