Òdí Méjì

['I', 'II', 'II', 'I']

The wall. Then the gate.

A block that can become a room. Confinement, protection, a yes after a no.

When a path is shut. When a family must keep a boundary.

Òdí is the enclosing Odù. In language: a closed syllable, a taboo word, a name you do not shout in the street. The wall is not only punishment; it is a compound. Learn òdì (outside/enmity) beside òdí so the ear hears the difference.