1 = single line (I); 2 = double line (II). Eight marks: the first four are the right-hand leg, the last four the left-hand leg, each read top to bottom; in an amulu the two halves are different figures. In the 0/1 notation used in the scholarly literature, 1 here = 0 there and 2 here = 1 there.
The commentary prescribes ẹbọ to Ifá, to Èṣù and to Àjẹ́ for wealth, ẹbọ to Orí to conquer enemies, ẹbọ to Ifá and Èṣù against imminent misfortune, and ẹbọ to the paternal egun for success. The number of directions in which it sends offerings is itself the odù's signature: it is a combination whose blessings are conditional on keeping several relationships in repair at once.
Òtúrá-Ìrẹ̀tẹ̀ is mystic vision arriving at determination, and its subject is gratitude. The tradition says a strong connection to spirit is what supplies the perseverance to keep going, that a healthy home is where blessing comes from, and that the person must be close to Ifá. It is a blessed odù with a warning attached: misfortune is imminent unless the offerings are made, and the gratitude the verse names as its diviner is the disposition that keeps the blessing in place. Its practical teaching is moderation, honesty and the repayment of what one owes one's family and one's dead.
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