Module 9: The 240 Combined Odus

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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