In Yorùbá spirituality, life moves between Ìrẹ (fortune) and Òsógbó (misfortune). These are not abstract ideas of “good” and “bad” but real conditions revealed by Ifá. Ìrẹ brings health, wealth, children, and longevity when Orí is honored and Ìwà (character) is steady. Òsógbó—illness, conflict, loss, or hardship—appears when balance is broken, but through prayer, sacrifice, and ancestral reverence, it can be transformed back into Ìrẹ.

In Yorùbá spirituality, life moves between Ìrẹ (fortune) and Ìbì (misfortune). Ifá divination reveals whether one is enjoying Ìrẹ — health, wealth, children, or longevity — or facing Òsógbó, the many forms of misfortune such as illness, loss, conflict, or hardship. Neither state is final. Through Orí, Ìwà (character), ancestral reverence, and ẹbọ (sacrifice), misfortune can be transformed into blessing, and blessings sustained across generations.