The 256 Odu Ifá represent the comprehensive literary corpus of the Yoruba divination system, consisting of 16 major Odu (Oju Odu) and 240 minor Odu (Omo Odu) formed by their combinations. Summary of Key PDF Resources

Determination and the power to crush obstacles; often linked to illness and its cure . Ose Meji

Strength, inner spirit, and the danger of egotism or forcing one's will . Okanran Meji

), they create the 256 Omo Odù (the "children" or combinations).